DEGREE
PROGRAMMES
Undergraduate
- Political Science
- Public Sector
  Management
- International Relations
- African & African
  Diaspora Studies
- Criminology (Minor only)
Post Graduate
- Political Theory &
  Comparative Politics
- Public Sector
   Managment
- International Relations
Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
Doctor of Philosphy (PHD)
 
Political Science
(Major)
[MAJOR]     [MINOR]
Please Note new course codes in brackets.
ALL students registering for a Political Science minor should note that they are required to take the following courses:
LEVEL I
CODE TITLE PRE-REQUISITES
GT11A (GOVT1000) Introduction to Political Institutions -
GT11B (GOVT1001) Introduction to Political Philosophy -
EC10C (ECON1001) Introduction to Microeconomics -
EC16A (ECON1005) Introduction to Statistics -
  • OR
SY16C (SOCI1005) Introductory Statistics for the Behavioural Sciences -
  • + 3 Foundation Courses
FD10A (FOUN1001) English for Academic Purposes -
FD11A (FOUN1101) Caribbean Civilization** -
FD12A (FOUN1201) Science, Medicine and Technology in Science** -
SY14G (SOCI1002) Sociology for the Caribbean -
SY13B (SOCI1001) Introduction to Social Research -

** - Students wishing to pursue combinations programmes of majors or minors may defer these courses to subsequent academic years.
 This will result in the student doing additional Level I courses.
 
LEVEL II & III
CODE TITLE PRE-REQUISITES
GT21B (GOVT2003) Theories of the State GT11A & GT11B
GT22A (GOVT2005) Caribbean Political Thought GT11A & GT11B
GT22C (GOVT2006) Foundations of Caribbean Politics GT11A & GT11B
GT22D (GOVT2007) Politics of the Caribbean GT11A, GT11B & GT22C
GT22M (GOVT2009) Introduction to African Politics GT11A and GT11B
*GT24M (GOVT2013) Research Methods in Political Science
co-requisites EC16A or SY16C		 GT11A & SY13B
GT32P (GOVT3009) The Politics of Industrial Societies GT11A
GT35M (GOVT3050) Comparative Foreign Policy GT11A & GT11B & any
level 2 Pol Sci / Intl Rel course
GT33M (GOVT3012) Issues in Contemporary Politics of Industrial Societies GT32P
  • OR
GT39G (GOVT3022) Garveyism in the Americas/Africa GT11A & GT11B & any level 2
Pol Sci / Econ / Hist course

N.B.: Course marked with an asterisk (*) are 6 credit course, offered over 2 semesters. All other courses are 3 credit courses.

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