This course is designed for further study of Caribbean dance forms for the intermediate/advanced student, incorporating the Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus techniques. Students will continue to experience movement in Caribbean dances seen on the various Caribbean islands as they up-grade their skills. The dances will be taken from traditional, folkloric and or contemporary settings. Technique classes will incorporate the use of the barre and centre
This course is a continuation of DANS 201. It is designed for further study of Caribbean dance forms for the intermediate/advanced student, incorporating the Katherine Dunham and Pearl Primus techniques. Students will continue to experience movement in Caribbean dances seen on the various Caribbean islands as they up-grade their skills. The dances will be taken from traditional, folkloric and or contemporary settings. Technique classes will incorporate the use of the barre and centre.
This course is designed to train students to develop a high level of technical proficiency and expertise in Caribbean dance forms. Technique incorporates different dance styles from the various regions of the Caribbean. Students will explore the link to African retentions in Caribbean dance and should acquire a vernacular repertoire to demonstrate through class activity and performance, a working knowledge of the selected traditional dance forms studied.
This course is a continuation of DANS 301. It is designed to train students to develop a high level of technical proficiency and expertise in Caribbean dance forms. Technique incorporates different dance styles from the various regions of the Caribbean. Students will explore the link to African retentions in Caribbean dance and should acquire a vernacular repertoire to demonstrate through class activity and performance, a working knowledge of the selected traditional dance forms studied
Introduction to Caribbean Economy introduces students to key principles, concepts, models, and theories that have been developed and applied to Caribbean Economies.
This course is design to familiarize students with the Caribbean health systems in terms of their: socioeconomic and political context, health infrastructure (plants and equipment; services and human resource development); health legislation and policy; health promotion strategies; and basic indicators used to evaluate health systems and health care.
It will also introduce students to the study of global health problems and trends, translated to needs and demands; socioeconomic and political impact on health delivery; prevailing international systems compared to local and Caribbean system: the role of international health agencies.
A generation which ignores history has not past and no future –R. Heinlein
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon –Napoleon Bonaparte
This course introduces Heritage and its discipline—history (including archaeology).
The weeks spent on studying the archaeology and the history help us to identify and articulate the importance of Heritage.
Major events and conditions of the period which influenced the transformation of the European colonial countries in the Caribbean will form the bases if this course. Some of the major developments to be considered are the struggles for independence, United States of America involvement, economic challenges and cultural renaissance.
This course seeks to apply the skills and techniques learned in HIST 112 in a systematic way to the investigation of Caribbean History. A variety of opportunities will be given for the examination and analysis of a wide range of archival materials including written and oral accounts.
This course introduces the major theoretical models and paradigms used to explain the development of Caribbean societies, historical influences, the cultural, structural and ideological factors, which stimulated their development and the controversies influencing the development of Caribbean sociology.
This course covers the examination of tuk, the steel band, folk, calypso, Caribbean religious forms as well as an overview of spouge, reggae and Latin American rhythms. The course will focus on actual performance of the music and so students will be attached to groups performing the music listed. In each area; instrumentation, integral rhythms, performance practice and rehearsal techniques will be studied.
This course covers the interface of economy and politics in domestic context. Both the liberal and the Marxist traditions in the study of political economy are covered.
Carefully selected units are designed to give a historic background of the Caribbean Political Movement. The Constitutional structure of the various territories and the two party system of government patterned after the Westminster Model are stressed. Issues related to globalisation and trade liberalisation and their impact on the Caribbean are highlighted
This course is a multi-disciplinary course drawing from politics, law, sociology and history. In doing this course you will acquire a deeper understanding of political systems, structures and institutions as they function within the
This course is a multi-disciplinary course drawing from politics, law, sociology and history. In doing this course you will acquire a deeper understanding of political systems, structures and institutions as they function within the
This course is a multi-disciplinary course drawing from politics, law, sociology and history. In doing this course you will acquire a deeper understanding of political systems, structures and institutions as they function within the
This course is a multi-disciplinary course drawing from politics, law, sociology and history. In doing this course you will acquire a deeper understanding of political systems, structures and institutions as they function within the
This course covers the interface of economy and politics in domestic context. It examines both the liberal and the Marxist traditions in the study of the development of political structures and economies in the Caribbean.