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Sociology Unit
Department of Behavioural Sciences
Academic Advising
Undergraduate Degrees
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Academic Advising is a process that guides
students regarding course selection and is an
opportunity for them to learn about Minors
offered. It is also an opportunity for students
to meet with a member of academic staff and
consider possible course options in line with
their career objectives and interests.
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Students are expected to familiarise
themselves with these rules and regulations:
Undergraduate Information Guide
Faculty of Social Sciences Regulations &
Syllabuses 2013/2014
(Available at:
http://sta.uwi.edu/resources/documents/facultybooklets/SocsciUndergrad.pdf )
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Examination Regulations for First Degrees,
Associate Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
(Available at: http://sta.uwi.edu/resources/documents/exam_and_GPA_regulations.pdf )
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Initially a College of the University of London
First Campus located at Mona, Jamaica in 1948, making
UWI 65 years old today
First intake of students were Medical Students
Later expansion included campuses at Cave Hill and St.
Augustine
St Augustine Campus was founded in 1960 making it 53
years old
Today the University of the West Indies comprises 3 main
campuses, the Centre of Hotel and Tourism Management
in the Bahamas, the Institute of Business at St. Augustine
and Mona as well as 11 non-campus centres situated in
other Caribbean countries
Most recent expansion – Open Campus
The UWI motto is: Oriens Ex Occidente Lux or A light
rising from the West
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Food and Agriculture
Humanities and Education
Law
Medical Sciences
Science and Technology
Social Sciences
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The Faculty comprises the Departments:
 Behavioral Sciences
 Economics
 Management Studies
The Faculty is supported by the following Institutes and
Centers:
 Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies (CCMS)
 Institute of International Relations (IIR)
 Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic
Studies (SALISES)
 Institute for Gender & Development Studies (IGDS)
 Centre for Health Economics (HEU)
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Faculty of Social
Sciences
Economics
Department of
Behavioural
Sciences
Management
Studies
Criminology Unit
Government Unit
Mediation Unit
Psychology Unit
Social Work Unit
Sociology Unit
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Faculty of Social Sciences, St Augustine grants
as part of its teaching and research
programmes:
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Undergraduate Degrees, Certificates &
Diplomas
Post Graduate Degrees and Diplomas
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Undergraduate Courses in the Faculty of Social
Sciences are classified into:
 Level I
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Year 1
 Level II
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Year 2
 Level III Year 3
Level I courses are pre-requisites for Level II Courses.
Level II courses are pre-requisite for Level III Courses.
The objective is to prepare students for understanding
the next level that students are about to enter.
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You will take 5 courses per semester @ 3
credits each
This is equal to 30 credits per year
Contact hours for each course: one 2hr
lecture and one 1hr tutorial per week
At the end of level one you should have 30
credits
At the end of level two you should have 60
credits
To graduate, at the end of level three you
should have 90 credits.
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Accounting
Banking and Finance
Economics
Government (Political Science)
Hospitality and Tourism Management
International Tourism Management
International Relations
Leadership and Management
Management Studies
Psychology
Public Sector Management
Sports Management
 Sociology
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Students registered to read for degrees in the
Sociology Unit may hold the status of one of
the following:
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Full Time Student (Day Students)
Evening University Student (EU students)
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Majors and minors in the Faculty of Social
Sciences are made up of:
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Major – 30 credits drawn from Level II or III
Minor – 15 credits drawn from Level II or III
(equivalent to 5 courses at 3 credits each)
Courses for any minor cannot include any of the
compulsory courses from your major
I.e. As a student doing a Major in Sociology you
would not be able to count the two second year
Anthropology courses (SOCI 2010 and SOCI 2031)
toward a Minor in Anthropology
This may vary by Faculty, if you are interested in doing cross faculty minors
you are to consult with the relevant faculty regulations.
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The discipline of sociology is as old as
when Comte first coined the term. It is
as relevant today as it was centuries
ago. Sociologists measure and
document social phenomena in an
effort to explain scientifically how
societies function.
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Degree programmes and Minors in Sociology
are:
 Major in Sociology
 Minor in Sociology
 Minor in Anthropology
Each Major is comprised of :
 Core Courses (compulsory)
 Foundation Courses (compulsory)
 Elective Courses
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LEVEL I CORE COURSES:
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Code
SOCI 1002
SOCI 1000
SOCI 1005
FOUN 1001
FOUN 1101
FOUN 1210
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PLUS: Twelve (12) additional Level I course credits.
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NOTE: New suggested elective : SOCI 1006 – Semester I
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Course Title
Introduction to Sociology I
Introduction to Sociology II
Introductory Statistics
English for Academic Purposes
Caribbean Civilization
Sci, Med and Tech in Society
Credits
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Semester
I
II
I & II
I & II
I & II
I & II
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LEVELS II/III
Code
SOCI 2000
SOCI 2001
SOCI 2007
SOCI 2006
SOCI 2010
SOCI 2031
SOCI 2012
SOCI 3006
SOCI 3008
SOCI 3028
Course Title
Classical Social Theory
Modern Social Theory
Survey Design and Analysis
Qualitative Methods
Anthropology of the Caribbean I
Anthropology of the Caribbean II
Social Change and Development
Third World in Global Development
Industrial Sociology I
Caribbean Social Structure I
Credits
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3
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3
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3
3
3
3
Semester
I
II
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II
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PLUS: Thirty (30) additional Level II/III course credits i.e.
ten (10) Level II/III courses.
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Course Code
Course Title
FOUN 1001
English for Academic Purposes
FOUN 1101
Caribbean Civilization
FOUN 1201
Science Medicine & Technology in Society
Foundation courses can be taken in either Semester I and/ or Semester II
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Electives are chosen from any Faculty
provided there is space available and subject
to the student satisfying the necessary prerequisites.
Selection of electives should be guided by the
choice of your minor.
Feel free to consult with one of the academic
advisors for assistance in choosing electives.
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Students will be eligible for no more than three (3) credits for involvement in cocurricular activities. The activities may be Campus specific.
Co-curricular credits will be awarded on the following basis:
a. students must be involved in the activity for at least one (1) semester;
b. explicit learning outcomes must be identified for each activity;
c. there must be clearly defined mode(s) of assessment for each activity.
A Faculty Coordinator will be appointed, with the responsibility for the awarding of
co-curricular credits.
Co-curricular activities will be graded Pass/Fail.
All co-curricular activities/programmes must be approved in advance by the
Faculty and Academic Board.
Subject to Faculty regulations, co-curricular credits will form part of the ninety
(90) credits REQUIRED for a degree. However, in special circumstances, if credits
are earned in excess of those required for the degree, these credits and the
associated activity will be included on the student’s transcript.
Co-curricular course credits can only be counted as Level One course credits.
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Minors
 Anthropology
 Criminology
 Gender and Development Studies
 International Relations
 Management
 Political Science
 Sports Management
* Not restricted to, but highly recommended
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Examination Regulations for First Degrees, Associate Degrees,
Diplomas and Certificates including GPA Regulations:
19. Any candidate who has been absent from the University for a prolonged period
during the teaching of a particular course for any reason other than illness or
whose attendance at prescribed lectures, classes, practical classes, tutorials, or
clinical instructions has been unsatisfactory or who has failed to submit essays or
other exercises set by his/her teachers, may be debarred by the relevant Academic
Board.
In the Faculty of Social Sciences, students missing more than
75% of Tutorials are liable to be debarred from Examinations.
No Tolerance Policy for Cheating/Plagiarism
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Cheating shall constitute a major offence under these regulations.
Cheating is any attempt to benefit one’s self or another by deceit or
fraud.
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Plagiarism is a form of cheating.
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Plagiarism id the unauthorized and/ or unacknowledged use of another
person’s intellectual effort.
103. (i)…….If the candidate is found guilty of cheating or attempting to cheat, the
Committee shall disqualify the candidate from the examination in the course concerned,
and may also disqualify him/her from all examinations taken in that examination
session; and may also disqualify him/her from all further examinations of the
University……
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Effective January 2012 students who have not
maintained a Cumulative Grade Point
Average (GPA) as at the end of the academic
year of 1.0 will be denied continued GATE
funding and will be required to pay their own
tuition fees. Students who are affected will be
so informed.
Students must satisfy the requirements of
the Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills
Training to be reinstated in the GATE
programme.
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Credit and Exemptions
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CAPE Sociology Unit 1 – SOCI 1002 Introduction to
Sociology I
CAPE Sociology Unit 2 – SOCI 1000 Introduction to
Sociology II
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Exemptions only will be granted for passes in the following
subject areas:
CAPE Caribbean Studies – FOUN 1101 Caribbean Civilization
CAPE Communication Studies – FOUN 1001 English for Academic
Purposes
Students are required to read for additional Level I courses from
this or any other Faculty, to complete their Level I credit
requirements in cases where they have been granted exemption
only. In cases where exemption and credit have been granted,
students will be permitted to pursue extra courses inclusive of
co-curricular credit courses if they wish to do so.
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The Board of Undergraduate Studies (BUS) has
approved the change in the pass mark for
undergraduate courses for the Academic Year
2013/2014.
The pass mark will be 50%.
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Some Sub Specialty Areas in Sociology that you should consider:
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Behavioural Statistics
Criminology
Cultural Sociology
Labour Studies
Political Sociology
Sociology of Development
Sociology of Education
Social Gerontology
Sociology of Health
Sociology Religion
Sociology of Sport
Sociology of Youth
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Traditional Options:
 Employment as a Research Analyst or Research
Assistant
 Teaching Sociology and Social Studies at
Secondary & Tertiary Levels
 Postgraduate study:
Masters (M.Sc.) in Sociology
M.Phil. in Sociology
Ph.D. in Sociology
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Department
Student Matter
Appropriate
Mode
Admissions Addressed to the
Assistant Registrar
Addition or Change of Major *
In writing
Exemptions & Credits*
Form available
in admissions
Transfer of Coursework Marks
Online
Leave of Absence
Online
Review of Examination Results*
Form available
at the
examination
section
Clashes in Examination
Timetable
In writing
Examinations Addressed to the
Senior Assistant
Registrar
*See Campus Website for the Deadline for such request
Note: All request to the Assistant Registrars’ must be copied to the Dean of the Faculty
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Department
Student Matter
Appropriate
Mode
Faculty of Social
Sciences
Permission to add a 6th Course for
Full Time Students (only
considered in Level III)
Override
Permission to add a 4th Course for
Evening University Students (only
considered in Level III)
Override
Minors to be Declared in Level III in Forms available
the 2nd Semester
in faculty Office
Health Services
Unit
Submission of Medicals in the
event of not being able to attend
an examination due to illness
Submitted to
the Health
Services Unit
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Registration and Overrides are your
Responsibility
Students are advised to drop unwanted courses
before the end of the Registration Period. You are
duly registered for it and will be examined for it.
If you choose not to write the examination you
would be assigned an F and this will impact
negatively on your GPA
Students are to check online for Financial
Clearance before Accessing Library Resources
In email communication with the Faculty and
Departments of UWI your official UWI address
must always be used.
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Conferences
 Seminar series
 Weekly Forums
 Trinidad and Tobago Sociological
Association (TTSA)
 Community Outreach
* Please check with the Unit Coordinator, Dr
Ronald Marshall for further information about
upcoming events.
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 Have
a successful and
enjoyable academic year
 Welcome
to the Sociology
Unit!!
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