Anthropology Minor

Suggested Pre-Requisites

 

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

HIST 1801

Introduction to Archaeology

3

I

NOTE: Level I course credits DO NOT COUNT towards a Minor

 

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

SOCI 2031 (SOCI

2011)

Anthropology of Peoples of the Caribbean II

3

II

PLUS: Three (3) electives chosen from the following courses:

 

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

LING 2501

Language, Gender and Sex

3

I

COMS 2201

Intercultural Communication

3

I

GEND 2203

Feminist Frameworks

3

I

GEND 2013

Men and Masculinities

3

II

GOVT 2022

Foundations of West Indian Government

3

I

MUSC 2008

Steelband History and Development

3

II

HIST 2003

History of the West Indies 1660 – 1830

3

I

HIST 2005

Caribbean Economic History

3

I

HIST 2805

Pre-Columbian History of the Caribbean

3

I

 

 

Course Code Course Title Credits Semester

GEND 3031

Sex, Gender and Society

3

II

GEND 3039

Gender and Development with Reference to Caribbean Society

3

I

GEND 2104

Cinema and Gender

3

II

NOTE: Students enrolled in the Sociology Major and reading for the Minor in Anthropology are required to take one (1) additional course from the approved electives provided herein (above). The additional course MUST be selected from this list.

 

Criminology Minor

Course Code Couse Title Credits Semester
Govt 2011 Criminal Justice Systems 3 I
SOCI 3030 Sociology of Penal Practice 3 II
SOCI 3032 Criminology I 3 I
SOCI 3036 Criminology II: Police and Society 3 II
PLUS: One (1) of the following:
SOCI 2007 Survey Design and Analysis 3 I
SOCI 2006 Qualitative Methods 3 II
GEND 2013 Men and Masculinities in the Caribbean 3 II

NOTE: Where any course is already counted for another major, special or minor, the student is required to select another Level II/III elective in order to qualify for a minor in

Criminology.

 

Psychology Minor

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

PSYC 2004

Personality Theory

3

I

PSYC 2011

Selected Theories in Social Psychology

3

I

PLUS EITHER

 

 

 

PSYC 2012

Developmental Psychology

3

I

 

OR

 

 

 

PSYC 2010

Statistics and Research Design in Psychology

3

I

AND EITHER

 

 

 

PSYC 2002

Abnormal Psychology

3

II

OR

 

 

 

PSYC 2003

Physiological Psychology

3

II

AND EITHER

 

 

 

PSYC 3023

Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology

3

I

OR

 

 

 

PSYC 2019

Experimental and Applied Psychology

3

II

 

Social Development Policy and Planning Minor

The Minor in Social Development Policy will consist of three essential courses and any two electives from the approved listings. All courses are three (3) credits each. The three (3) essential courses are

LEVEL II

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Title

 

Credits

 

Semester

 

SOCI 2030

 

Social Development Policy

 

3

 

I OR II

 

SOCI 2015

 

The Organisation and Management of Social Services

 

3

 

II

 

LEVEL III

 

 

 

 

SOCI 3020

 

Social Development Planning

 

3

 

II

TWO ELECTIVES are to be chosen from any of the clusters of approved courses listed below. It is strongly recommended that students select courses from within a cluster in keeping with their career and Postgraduate study ambitions. Sociology majors who do a Minor in Social Development Policy and Planning must choose 3 electives as SOCI 2030 – Social Development Policy cannot be counted for both the Sociology major and the Social Development Policy and Planning Minor

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

 

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

GOVT 2023

Issues of Governance and Politics of the West Indies

3

II

GOVT 2030

Project Administration

3

II

GOVT 2070

Anti-corruption strategies in Developing Countries

3

I

SOCI 3008

Industrial Sociology I: Theories & Practice

3

I

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

 

 

SOCI 2007

Survey Design

3

I

GEOM 2010

Fundamentals of GIS

3

I

SOCI 3019

Social Policy and Analysis

3

I

SOCI 3023

Population Studies I

3

II

HEALTH AND SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT (For employment in specialised units of Ministries of Social Development e.g. Aging, Family Services, HIV/AIDS or Disability Affairs)

SOCI 3005

Sociology of Health and Illness

3

II

SOCI 2022

Social Gerontology

3

I

SOWK 2007

Disability Studies

3

II

SOCI 3040

Sociology of Families

3

II

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

 

 

SOCI 2012

Social Change and Development

3

I

SOCI 3006

The Third World in Global Development

3

II

SOCI 3039

Gender and Development with Reference to Caribbean Society

3

II

 

Social Policy Minor

All students wishing to pursue a minor in Social Policy are required to do the following four (4) compulsory core courses at Levels II and III

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

SOWK 2004

The Development of Social Policy

3

I

SOCI 2015

The Organization and Management of Social Services

3

II

SOCI 3019

Social Policy Analysis (Social Policy and Administration II)

3

I

SOCI 3020

Social Development Planning

3

II

PLUS: One (1) of the following from Government (Political Science), Sociology, Social Work or Gender Studies for a total of fifteen

(15) credits.

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

GOVT 3122

Public Sector Management

3

I

GOVT 3035

Comparative Public Policy

3

II

GOVT 2030

Project Administration

3

II

SOCI 2022

Social Gerontology

3

I

SOCI 3003

Sociology of Education II

3

II

SOCI 3005

Sociology of Health and Illness

3

II

SOCI 3023

Population Studies I

3

I

SOCI 3041 (SOCI

3037)

Population Studies II

3

II

SOCI 3032

Criminology I

3

I

SOCI 3030

Sociology of Penal Practice

3

II

SOCI 3040

Sociology of Families

3

II

GEND 2013

Men and Masculinities in the Caribbean

3

II

SOCI 3039 / GEND 3039

Gender and Development with Reference to Caribbean Society

3

I

 

SOCI 3031 / GEND 3031

Sex, Gender and Society: Sociological Perspectives

3

II

SOWK 2007

Disability Studies

3

II

SOWK 2009

International Social Work

3

II

OTHER ELECTIVES

 

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

GEND 2203

Feminist Theoretical Frameworks

3

I

AGEX 3003

Gender Issues in Agriculture

3

I

GEND 3501

Philosophy of Gender

3

I

GEND 2104 / FILM 2101

Cinema and Gender

3

II

GENS 3260

Gender and Science

4

II

HIST 3003

Women and Gender in the History of the English-Speaking Caribbean

3

I

SOCI 3038 / GEND 3038

Gender, Ethnicity and Class: Issues of Identity, Nation and Citizenship in the English-Speaking Caribbean

3

II

NOTES:

  1. Gender Courses are offered by other Faculties but are available to students of The Faculty of Social Sciences.
  2. Where any course is already counted for another major, special or minor, the student is required to select another elective in order to qualify for a minor in Social Policy.

Sociology Minor

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Semester

SOCI 2000

Classical Social Theory

3

I

SOCI 2010

Anthropology of the Peoples of the Caribbean I

3

I

 

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