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HUMAN COMMUNICATION I
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Communication
UCEAP Course Number
24
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UCEAP Official Title
HUMAN COMMUNICATION I
UCEAP Transcript Title
HUMAN COMMUNICATION
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
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.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
COMS1101
Host Institution Course Title
HUMAN COMMUNICATION I
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Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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PHILOSOPHY OF SEX AND LOVE
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Women’s & Gender Studies
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
102
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UCEAP Official Title
PHILOSOPHY OF SEX AND LOVE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHIL OF SEX & LOVE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course investigates philosophical approaches to love, friendship, marriage, and eroticism in both classical and contemporary philosophy. It involves an investigation of the nature of sex, the nature of love, and the conceptual relationship between sexuality and love. Students also explore the concepts of gender and gender roles, and gender equality. They also look at social, ethical and legal controversies regarding sexual behavior, marriage, and privacy, and examine metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical queries.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHIL 3510
Host Institution Course Title
PHILOSOPHY OF SEX AND LOVE
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UWI-CH
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History and Philosophy
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL LISTENING
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Music
UCEAP Course Number
10
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL LISTENING
UCEAP Transcript Title
CRITICAL LISTENING
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
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.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MUSC1010
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL LISTENING
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2024-2025
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HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Latin American Studies
History
UCEAP Course Number
22
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST OF CARIBBEAN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers a survey of the history of the Caribbean from the arrival of the Spaniards to modern times. Topics include: Amerindian civilization; settlement and conquest; sugar revolution; slave trade and slavery; war and trade in the 18th Century; the organization of sugar estates; government and politics in the English and French colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries; emancipation; immigration; the West Indian economy after emancipation; Crown colony government; the role of the US in the Caribbean; disturbances of the 1930s and their aftermath; diversification of the economy; and finally, federation, independence, and cultural readjustment in the 20th century.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HIST1004
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN
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Faculty of Humanities and Education
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History and Philosophy
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN GLOBAL POLITICS
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN GLOBAL POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL DEV/GLOBAL POL
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
The course provides a study of international development and an examination of the role of development in international affairs. Topics covered include: perspectives on development; development assistance (from the Cold War to TINA, "there is no alternative"); IGOs and non-state actors in delivery of development assistance and programs; issues in IR and development (governance, environments, peace and security, public health, technology).
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GOVT 3076
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN GLOBAL POLITICS
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UWI, Cavehill Campus
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Government, Sociology & Social Work Department
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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WOMEN AND POLITICS
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
WOMEN AND POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
WOMEN AND POLITICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the relationship between women and politics globally. It analyzes conventional political theory and women; conventional and feminist theory on gender; the history of the women's movement; international political economy and women; the United Nations and women (with reference to UN agencies for women and resolutions); human rights and women; violence against women; constitutional and legal rights of women; and the gender gap in politics and women's involvement in the political system. In addition, attention is paid to specific public policy initiatives as they affect or are likely to affect women.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GOVT 2000
Host Institution Course Title
WOMEN AND POLITICS
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Host Institution Campus
UWI, Cavehill Campus
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Government, Sociology, & Social Work
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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SPANISH LANGUAGE 1A
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
19
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SPANISH LANGUAGE 1A
UCEAP Transcript Title
SPANISH LANGUAGE 1A
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
In this course students will improve: (i) their mastery of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and the development of student’s linguistic and socio-linguistic competence in the use of Spanish language. (ii) their comprehension of written and spoken Spanish from authentic sources (iii) their fluency in oral communication and competence in written expression.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SPAN1001
Host Institution Course Title
SPANISH LANGUAGE 1A
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Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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OCEANS AND CLIMATE
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
105
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OCEANS AND CLIMATE
UCEAP Transcript Title
OCEANS & CLIMATE
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course examines the following topics: the climate system; radiation; the atmosphere; greenhouse effect; climate variability; the oceans; chemical composition of the oceans; ocean circulation; cryosphere, biosphere, geosphere, timescales, and feedbacks; physical interactions between the ocean and atmosphere; long-wave radiation; heat and moisture exchange; oceanic heat balance; Coriolis force; geostrophy; tidal forces and their influence; wave formation and characteristics; wind-driven circulations; the ocean gyres; coastal upwelling; monsoonal circulation; oceanic eddies; the thermohaline circulation; oceanic impacts; tropical cyclones; and finally, mesocyclones are studied.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ERSC 1002
Host Institution Course Title
OCEANS AND CLIMATE
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Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
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Biological and Chemical Sciences
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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EARTH AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Geography
Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
30
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UCEAP Official Title
EARTH AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines world geography, including physical features, such as the location of continents, countries, oceans and oceanic currents, mountains, deserts, seas, as well as human population. Cartography and map analysis sessions are used to visualize specific features of the Earth system.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ENSC 1000
Host Institution Course Title
EARTH AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
UWI-CH
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Biological and Chemical Sciences
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025
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FOUNDATIONS OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Country
Barbados
Host Institution
University of the West Indies
Program(s)
University of the West Indies
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FOUNDATIONS OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the relationship between neuro-biological processes and psychological processes. It focuses on the organization of the nervous system, the role of the neurobiological process in sensory experiences, sleep, attention, arousal, motivation, emotions, learning, memory and language.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSYC 2003
Host Institution Course Title
FOUNDATIONS OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
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Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025