{"id":90,"date":"2018-07-10T13:37:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T17:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/sociology\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:40:07","slug":"sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/programmes\/sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;54365f91-7ae2-4431-ae72-e2b0eeb6c82d&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;848cd46c-294c-4286-84c8-92e26a23a6bc&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;9654387c-288a-4062-bb70-2a0128e71b50&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"rtejustify\">Overview<\/h3>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The Department of Sociology was established in the early 1960s,\u00a0after the 1996\/1997 academic year, restructuring of the department led to the establishment of a new\u00a0Department of Behavioural Sciences. Sociology therefore is a well-established academic discipline\u00a0offering programmes both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The number of courses available in the discipline and the choice of postgraduate programmes,\u00a0give an indication of its formidable presence on the St. Augustine Campus. Of the many persons who have passed through the hands of our highly trained and dedicated academic staff many have gone on to post graduate work and others are gainfully employed within the public and private sectors of local and foreign companies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The standards of performance expected from Sociology students are high as the Unit seeks to follow closely the guiding principles set out in the University and the Campus Mission Statement, one of which is to make the University of the West Indies a premium research institution.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>Programmes Offered<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">BSc Sociology Major<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">Anthropology Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">Social Development \u00a0Policy and Planning Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">Social Policy Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialUndergrad.pdf\">Sociology Minor<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"rtejustify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialPostgrad.pdf\">MSc Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialPostgrad.pdf\">MPhil, PhD Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/resources\/documents\/facultybooklets\/SocialPostgrad.pdf\">MSc Child and Youth Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Academic Staff<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-talia-esnard\/\">Dr Talia Esnard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-shelene-gomes\/\">Dr Shelene Gomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-tyehimba-salandy\/\">Dr Tyehimba Salandy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/dr-bennie-berkeley\/\">Dr Bennie Berkeley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/behaviouralsciences\/ms-fareena-alladin\/\">Ms Fareena Alladin<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Department of Sociology was established in the early 1960s,\u00a0after the 1996\/1997 academic year, restructuring of the department led to the establishment of a new\u00a0Department of Behavioural Sciences. 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