Message from the Head of Department

Welcome to the Department of Behavioural Sciences (DBS). We are happy and excited that you have chosen to become a part of this dynamic department and by extension, The Faculty of Social Sciences and The University of the West Indies. We are also thrilled that you have selected our department as the conduit for your academic sojourn.

The Department of Behavioural Sciences is one of four departments within the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus. We offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programmes in the following disciplines: Child and Youth Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Mediation, Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work. Our undergraduate students can also pursue double majors as well as a wide range of minors to complement their selected degrees. Instructively, our programmes are multidisciplinary in nature, we partner with local, regional, and external stakeholders, conduct outreach activities, engage with a host of communities, facilitate deep, experiential learning that leads to self-discovery, while producing high quality theoretical and applied research.

As new and returning students to the Department of Behavioural Sciences, we are aware of your varying cultural, financial, geographic, and social backgrounds that shape your world views. However, despite your diversity, the Department of Behavioural Sciences is comprised of a dedicated, efficient, and helpful team of academic, administrative, technical, and support staff. Working in tandem, we are committed to the delivery of service ‘par excellence’ to you, our constituents, as we aim to deliver an educational experience that is aligned to the vision and mission of The University of the West Indies, so that student learning has real world application.

On behalf of the DBS family, we would like to warmly welcome you to our department. Do remember that the Department of Behavioural Sciences staff are here to assist as you traverse your academic journeys and that we are your first port of call if you encounter any distress or challenge in fulfilling your goals. It is with a heightened sense of unbridled joy that we look forward to partnering with you on your academic journey. We wish you nothing but success.

Wendell C. Wallace, PhD.
Head, Department of Behavioural Sciences