History (BA)
Programme Overview
The teaching of History at the UWI Mona provides a thorough foundation in Caribbean history, heritage and culture, and ex-poses our students to the broader currents of world history which have helped shape the region.
The courses focus on the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America, and on the theory and methods of history, archaeology, and heritage studies.
Programme Objectives
Help students to develop the following skills:
• Knowledge and understanding of the past as a way to understand national identity, culture and explain current global events
• Oral and written communication skills
• Critical reading of all kinds of written, numerical and visual texts
• Analytical and critical thinking aimed at problem-solving
Admission Requirements
Normally an O-Level pass or Grade 1, 2 or 3 CSEC General in History, or Its equivalent.
Programme Structure
History Majors are required to take a minimum of thirteen (13) History Courses, totaling thirty-nine (39 ) credits, namely:
• Three (3) courses in Year I,
• Five (5) courses in Year II
• Five (5) in Year III
Compulsory Courses for History Majors include:
Year I
HIST1601: The Atlantic World 1400-1600
HIST1703: Introduction to History
Year II
HIST2006: Conquest, colonization and Resistance in the Caribbean 1600 to the end of Slavery
HIST2007: Freedom, Decolonization and Independence in the Caribbean since 1804
Year III
Two(2) Caribbean History courses.
Any other THREE Level 3 History courses
Careers after Graduation
• Historian
• Educator
• Cultural Events Management and Planning
• The Preservation of our Folk Culture
• Documentary Producer, Filmmaker/Director or Film Consultant
• Historical Novelist and Fiction Writer
• Genealogist
• Museum Curator
• Cultural Entrepreneur
• Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs
• Media and Communication
• Planning Institutes
• Museums and Archives Management
• Government Ministries e.g. Ministry of Foreign Af-fairs, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Ministry of
• Tourism
• Heritage Management and Tourism
• The Field of Antiques
• Researcher in Memory Banks such as the one held at the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica (ACIJ)
• The work of national heritage trusts such as the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT)
• International Organizations and Agencies