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INTRODUCTION TO PROSE FICTION
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)
Comparative Literature
UCEAP Course Number
5
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO PROSE FICTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO PROSE FICTION
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the history and development of prose fiction. It explores critical concepts necessary for analyzing prose fiction.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LITS 1002
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO PROSE FICTION
Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Language, Linguistics & Literature
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HISTORICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY
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)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
49
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST ISSUES IN PSYC
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course investigates the paradigm shifts within psychology and provides students with the critical skills necessary to evaluate theories of psychology within their historical, disciplinary, social, and political context. Students explore psychology's development as a science in order to critically evaluate the assumptions, procedures, and issues concerning psychology as a science.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSYC 1015
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
UWI, Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of Education
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ATLANTIC WORLD 1400-1600
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)
History
UCEAP Course Number
124
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ATLANTIC WORLD 1400-1600
UCEAP Transcript Title
ATLANTC WRLD 15-17C
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course surveys the history of the Atlantic world and European, African, and American societies just before and after "discovery". It discusses the economic and political environment that led to the colonial enterprise and its consequences, as many diverse new societies were forged through conflict, conquest, resistance, and cooperation. This course examines how Europeans, Africans, and Indigenous peoples had their lives completely changed by the events that followed the Commercial Revolution and colonial expansion. It examines interconnections and lines between peoples, nations, trade, and global events.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HIST 1601
Host Institution Course Title
ATLANTIC WORLD 1400-1600
Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
History and Philosophy
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CULTURAL STUDIES AND CARIBBEAN DANCE
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)
Ethnic Studies
UCEAP Course Number
18
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CULTURAL STUDIES AND CARIBBEAN DANCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
CULTR ST&CARIB DANC
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
The movement expressions of the Caribbean have often been problematically dubbed as "folk or ethnic dance". Using conceptual frameworks provided by Cultural Studies this course explores the popular social dance forms of the Caribbean through the careful examination of the history and aesthetic principles that have guided their development and popularization. This course offers an introduction to a range of dance forms and later maps the stylization process they undergo when they move from the streets into the studio and onto the stage.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CLTR 1505
Host Institution Course Title
CULTURAL STUDIES AND CARIBBEAN DANCE
Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
History and Philosophy
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CARIBBEAN ISLAND BIODIVERSITY
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)
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
104
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CARIBBEAN ISLAND BIODIVERSITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
CARIBBN BIODIVERSTY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course focuses on several of the ecological environments on the island of Barbados. Topics include: geology and climate, terrestrial and aquatic environments and their flora, and vertebrates and invertebrates of the Caribbean. In addition to lectures, this course includes six fields trips throughout the term. Assessment is based on a midterm, final, and field notebook.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECOL 2461
Host Institution Course Title
CARIBBEAN ISLAND BIODIVERSITY
Host Institution Campus
Faculty of Science and Technology
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Biological and Chemical Sciences
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USER INTERFACE DESIGN
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)
Computer Science
UCEAP Course Number
116
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
USER INTERFACE DESIGN
UCEAP Transcript Title
USER INTRFACE DESGN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course discusses the following topics: relationship to computer science and software engineering; influences on interface design; general models and guidelines; methods of designing interfaces; software and hardware interface implementation; mechanisms of evaluation; future directions of user interface design. Pre-requisites: COMP2611 Data Structures (or COMP2115 Information Structures) and COMP2225 Software Engineering (or COMP2145 Software Engineering 1)
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
COMP 3435
Host Institution Course Title
USER INTERFACE DESIGN
Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Computer Science, Maths & Physics
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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
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)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
119
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC INTL LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course provides a study of the foundations of the international legal system, as well as the inter-relationship between the international and domestic legal systems.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LAW 2310
Host Institution Course Title
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Law
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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
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)
English Comparative Literature
UCEAP Course Number
10
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO TO POETRY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

The study offers a study of poetry in English from various cultures and periods designed to promote an understanding of how poetry works and competence in practical criticism.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
LITS 1001
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Faculty of Humanities and Education
Host Institution Degree
Bachelor of Arts in Literatures in English
Host Institution Department
Languages, Linguistics & Literature
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AFRICANA DANCES 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)
Dance
UCEAP Course Number
83
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
AFRICANA DANCES I
UCEAP Transcript Title
AFRICANA DANCES I
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course offers an introduction to various social dances of the African diaspora. It includes some performance observation and analysis with the primary focus being movement exercises in social dance techniques used in the improvisation and choreography of genres such as hip hop, house, salsa, rumba, bruk up, dancehall, jazz, voguing, and more.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
DANC 1016
Host Institution Course Title
AFRICANA DANCES I
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Faculty of Culture, Creative, and Performing Arts
Host Institution Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Host Institution Department
Department of Creative and Performing Arts
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FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION
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)
Health Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
23
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION
UCEAP Transcript Title
FUNDMNTLS NUTRITION
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This introductory course offers an overview of the basic principles of human nutrition including essential nutrients, their properties, requirements, interrelatedness, and metabolism. It discusses energy balance and the role of nutrition in the prevention and management of specific diseases (obesity and diabetes).
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HESC 1010
Host Institution Course Title
FUNDAMENTALS OF NUTRITION
Host Institution Campus
UWI-Cave Hill
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Faculty of Medical Sciences
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