This course is designed to explore concepts of health promotion and its implications for Community Health Nursing. The course acknowledges that the ability to teach is an important component of health promotion activities. Therefore, the student will be exposed to concepts of adult learning and its relevance to health promotion.
This course presents a study of the basic knowledge and skills in health statistics and focuses on the applications of the techniques for analyzing and calculating hospital, health and vital statistics. The health statistics are used for administrative and health care planning, utilization of manual and computerized health information systems for the purpose of graphic display and required reporting.
This course focuses on the basic histology and techniques used in the clinical laboratory to prepare tissues for diagnostic examination by clinical pathologist. The course is designed to expose students to the theoretical and practical aspects of histopathology, as well as to highlight the principles involved in the preparation of human tissue for diagnosis. Additionally, the course will equip the students with knowledge of the correct procedures to be used in the selection and preparation of human tissue.
This course focuses on the principles and procedures involved in the histological and cytological examination of normal and abnormal tissues. Students will be equipped with the basic skills required for these examinations, inclusive of the preparation, staining, identification and/or differentiation of selected tissues or tissue systems.
This course is a continuation of Histopathology I and entails an in-depth study of the histological techniques which are used in the processing, preparing and staining of tissue in the identification of a disease state. Additionally, an assessment will be made of the biological and immuno-histochemical aspects of the staining process.
The course focuses on a continued examination of the practical aspects of the Histopathology laboratory. It includes an in-depth assessment of tissue preparation commencing with the receipt of tissue into the laboratory, through to the selection, processing, cutting, staining and identification of the tissue element.
This course is designed to explore an introduction to history of Dance with particular reference to early origins, and the evolution of dance. The course also examines selected historical influences on style and dance in major civilizations. It will also assist students to acquire knowledge and skills related to the relevant historical background in dance, so that an interest in the aesthetic of dance is fostered, as well as an aptitude for research into the discipline. Particular emphasis is placed on the history of Caribbean dance.
The History of Graphic Design course draws specifically from the Industrial Revolution (The Machine Age) to contemporary trailblazers in the field. The course explores the relationship between design and its audience. Students are introduced to the semantic and syntactic aspects of visual communication through relevant case studies of Graphic Design from an international perspective as well as within the Caribbean context.
This is a survey course that introduces the students to the history of theatre and drama from both western and non-western theater forms and examines theatre from its earliest ritual beginnings to contemporary dramatic literature. This includes selected periods and styles, genres from the Greeks to the development of post war century drama. This course involves extensive private reading with an emphasis on understanding the social, political, and cultural milieu of the writings of that as well as understanding of the elements of plays read.
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