BSc Social Sciences Degree, Faculty of Social Sciences

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B.Sc. Social Sciences Degree

The BSc Social Sciences degree is designed to enable students to combine three different Social Sciences disciplines in their studies. The minors are chosen from the following areas

(a) Accounting
(b) Economics
(c) Management or Public Sector Management
(d) Political Science
(e) Sociology
(f)  Psychology

Level I | Levels II and III | Minor Options

Level I

(30 credits) as follows:

1. One of:

EC10A Elements of Microeconomics or
EC10B Elements of Macroeconomics
SY10A The Logic of Social Inquiry

2.    EC16B Introductory Statistics
3.    FD10H Rhetoric II: Writing for Special Purposes
4.    MS11A Fundamentals of Computers
5.    One of:

FD11A Caribbean Civilisation
FD12A Science, Medicine and Technology in Society

6-10.    Five (5) approved electives which should be chosen to ensure that the pre-requisites for the minors chosen in Levels II and III are normally satisfied.

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Electives for the following Minors (Option 6-10 in Level I above)
Accounting: MS15A, MS15B, EC14A
Economics: EC10A and/or EC10B, EC14A, EC14B
Management: MS12B, MS15A, MS15B
Public Sector Management: MS12B, MS15A, MS15B, GT10B
Political Science: none
Psychology: SY10A, SY11A or SY11B
Sociology: SY10A, SY11A, SY11B

Levels II and III

Sixty (60) credits as follows:

1. Three minors (fifteen credits) drawn from the following subject areas (45 credits).

                (a)    Accounting
                (b)    Economics
                (c)    Management or Public Sector Management
                (d)    Political Science
                (e)    Sociology
                (f)    Psychology

2. Any Five Level II or III courses (15 credits) of the student's choice. These are not restricted to the Faculty of Social Sciences courses.

Minor Options - (Option 1. in Levels II and II structure above)

Accounting Minor

1. MS25A    Intermediate Financial Accounting
               (prerequisites - MS15A, MS15B, EC14A, EC16B)
2. MS25B    Intermediate Financial Accounting II
               (prerequisites - MS25A)
3. MS36A    Principles of Auditing
               (prerequisites - MS25A)
4. MS35A    Intermediate Cost Accounting
               (EC14A, EC16B, MS15A, MS15B)
5. MS35D    Advanced Accounting Theory and Practice
               (MS25A, MS25B)

Economics Minor

1. EC20A  Intermediate Microeconomics I
       (prerequisites - EC10A, EC10B, EC14A, EC14B)
2. EC20B  Intermediate Microeconomics II
      (prerequisites - EC10A, EC10B, EC14A, EC14B)
3. EC21A Intermediate Macroeconomics I
      (prerequisites - EC10A, EC10B, EC14A, EC14B)
4. EC21B Intermediate Macroeconomic II
      (prerequisites - EC10B, EC14A, EC14B)
5. Any Level II or III course in the Department of Economics

Management Minor

1. MS20A    Principles of Marketing
               (prerequisites - MS15B, EC14A, EC16B)
2. MS21D    Management Information Systems I
               (Prerequisite - MS11A)
3. MS22A    Organizational Behaviour
             (prerequisite - MS12B)
4. MS22B    Human Resources Management
               (prerequisite - MS22A)
5. MS39E    Operations Management
               (Prerequisites - MS22A, MS26A, MS20A)

Public Sector Management Minor

1. MS22A    Organizational Behaviour
             (prerequisites - MS12B and SY11A or SY11B)
2. MS22B    Human Resources Management
             (Prerequisites - MS22A)
3. MS29D    Public Sector Management Analysis
               (Prerequisites - MS12B, Corequisite MS22A)
4. MS39A    Managing Development
               (MS12B, MS22A, GT10B)
5. MS39C    Project Management
               (MS15A, MS15B, MS22A)

Political Science Minor

                    1. GT36A    Caribbean Government and Politics I
                    2. GT36B    Caribbean Government and Politics II
                    3. GT26B    Western Political Philosophy in the 19th Century
                    4. GT26B    Modern Political Thought 20th Century

5. One of the following:

                    GT23A    Politics of Developing Nations
                    GT27C    Contemporary Western Political Democracies
                    GT35C    Theories and Concepts of International Politics

Sociology Minor

Fifteen credits are required at Levels II and III, to include the following:

1. SY20A    Classical Social Theory (Prerequisites - SY11A, SY11B) OR
SY20B    Modern Social Theory (Prerequisites - SY11A, SY11B)
2. SY22A    Qualitative Research Methods (Prerequisites - SY11A or SY11B) OR
SY22B    Quantitative Research Methods (Prerequisites - SY10A, SY22A, SY11A or SY11B)
3. SY39A    Caribbean Social Problems   (Prerequisites - SY11A and/or SY11B)
4. SY37A    Sociology of Development: Theory and Policy (Prerequisites - SY11A or SY11B)

          5. And one of the following:

                    SY33A    Social Policy
                    SY33B    Caribbean Social Policy
                    SY34A    Criminology
                    SY34D    Criminal Justice
                    SY34B    Social Gerontology
                    SY37B    Gender and Development
                    SY32A    Sociology of Health and Illness
                    SY32B    Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

Psychology Minor

          1. SY22B    Quantitative Research Methods
             (prerequisites - SY10A, SY22A, & SY11A OR SY11B)
          2. SY24A    Developmental Psychology
          3. SY24B    Abnormal Psychology (prerequisites - SY24A)
          4. ED20B    Learning Theory and Practice OR
          5. ED30B    Psychology of Teaching and Learning

Students holding non-Caribbean oriented Diploma degrees from any other recognised University or College may be exempted from First Year Social Sciences courses subject to the satisfaction of Departmental requirements for attainment of minimum Caribbean orientation.

The Faculty of Social Sciences
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
P.O.Box 64, Bridgetown, Barbados

Tel: (246) 417-4265/66 Fax: (246) 417-4270
E-mail: socsci@uwichill.edu.bb