Faculty Booklet - The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine ...

P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3
THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
LEVEL 2 – M.SC. gENDEr AND
DEVELOPMENT
Programme goals
1. To improve the quality of gender-based analysis in the public,
private and not-for-profit sectors;
2. To demonstrate the breadth of the field of gender studies, its
history of thought and development, its research methods
and its applications to the Caribbean situation;
3. To provide senior professionals with a range of modern
techniques and an enhanced capacity to address
developmental issues in a globalising world;
4. To strengthen and improve the pool of academic institutions
that train or teach women’s/gender and development
studies at different levels;
5. To inculcate attitudes essential for life-long learning and
professional problem-solving among graduates;
6. To develop a cadre of well-trained gender specialists;
7. To facilitate gender-based research and publication in
diverse subject areas;
8. To expose students to the importance of appreciating
difference vis à vis gender and other social categories of
analysis.
Admission requirements
First Degree with at least 2 nd Class Honours or its equivalent (GPA
3.5). Preference will be given to students with some prior training
in gender studies. This could include the UWI Minor in Gender and
Development or Gender Studies or its equivalent or at least three
(3) relevant qualifying courses chosen from the following:
• GEND2203 Feminist Theoretical Frameworks
• GEND 2013 Men and Masculinities in the Caribbean
• SOCI 3039/
GEND 3039 Gender and Development with reference to
the Caribbean
• SOCI 3031/
GEND3031 Sex, Gender and Society: Sociological
Perspectives
• SOCI 3038/
GEND3038 Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in the
Anglophone Caribbean
• GEND 3260 Gender and Science
• GEND 3501 The Philosophy of Gender
• GEND 3502 The Philosophy of Gender in Caribbean
Thought
• GEND 3001 Gender,Violence and Trauma in Discourse
· GEND 2104/
FILM 2I01 Gender and Caribbean Cinema OR
• UWI Diploma in Gender and Development plus Associate
Degree or equivalent tertiary level diploma and extensive
working experience in a related field;
NB Entrance into the M.Sc. for persons not holding the
required degree would be based on the successful completion
of the Postgraduate Diploma
Course Structure
The M.Sc. programme is constructed as a two year part-time
programme during which time the candidate will have completed
thirty-six credits (36), consisting of:
• 5 compulsory core courses (20 credits)
• 1 elective course (4 credits)
• 1 research course (4 credits) (linked to preparation of the
Research Report)
• 1 research paper/thesis (15,000 - 20,000 words) or an
internship report supervised by a gender specialist - 10,000
-12,000 words (8 credits)
Students will be required to do two core courses in Semester 1,
two additional core courses in Semester 2, and the Key Issues
core course in the summer term. An elective which must be
related to their area of research specialisation, can be taken
either year. In Year 2 the student completes the compulsory
Research Design and Methods course in order to begin the
process of researching and writing their research project/
thesis. As part of this research course the student prepares and
presents their first research proposal.
During Semester 4 students will be expected to each present
a seminar on their research and to complete and submit the
research project or thesis by the end of Semester 4.
Core Courses
The core courses are:
1. Contemporary Feminist Theorising
2. Feminist Epistemology and Methodology
3. Gender Analysis for Development Policy and Planning
4. Sexualities, Bodies and Power
5. Key Issues in Gender and Transformation in the Caribbean
6. Research Design and Methods
LEVEL 3 - M.PHIL. / PH.D.
INTErDISCIPLINArY gENDEr
STUDIES
This programme is directed at students who are interested in a
more research oriented degree. It replaces the existing M.Phil./
Ph.D. Programme which has been in existence since 1997.
Programme goals
The goals of this programme would be:
1. the development of a body of gender-based knowledge
and research on the Caribbean;
2. to contribute to the development of feminist theory and
methodology internationally based on the Caribbean
experience;
3. To mould a new generation of experts and specialists in the
area of gender and feminist studies;
4. To expand the knowledge base from which to draw for
teachers and researchers.
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