University of the West Indies

This course examines the abiotic environment; plankton and productivity; cephalopods and fish; adaptations to life in the epipelagic; marine turtles, mammals and seabirds - diversity, distribution, adaptations for feeding and reproduction, key Caribbean species and conservation status; life in the deep sea; and tropical coastal communities.

The course provides a general introduction to the discipline of archaeology within a global framework, including its goals, basic theoretical principles, techniques, and its development. Emphasis is on the multi-disciplinary nature of archaeology, its relationships within the ‘parent’ disciplines of history and anthropology, and the range of sub-disciplines with archaeology itself. Students will become familiar with the numerous types of archaeologies that are available as potential career choices, as well as the scientific techniques and technological approaches used by different archaeological professionals. Most aspects of fieldwork (survey and excavation) and post-excavation analysis will also be examined.

This course examines the basic nature of reasoning, and also focuses on fallacies which by their very nature obstruct good reasoning. In this respect, emphasis will be laid upon understanding the logical structure of argumentation which is important in recognizing the influence of emotional and rhetorical persuasion in everyday discourse and reasoning as well as in formal situations such as media presentations, political discussions, advertisements, general academic writings, etc.

This course examines the main methods of alternative dispute resolution practiced within the Commonwealth Caribbean, by examining the theoretical constructs, the legislative framework, and the proposals for reform. 

This course examines the discipline of communication studies and looks at the role theory plays in its study. It explores the range of concepts and models used to describe, explain and study the human experience of communication and presents different ways of thinking about communication as influenced by cultural, historical, and academic perspectives.

This course examines elements of music, musical style and the major musical forms. It covers the structure and composition of music with an emphasis on learning to become an active listener.