History and Heritage The University of the West Indies

Overview

The History and Heritage program offered by The University of the West Indies teaches oral and written communication skills, critical reading of all kinds of written, numerical, and visual texts,critical thinking aimed at problem solving and global awareness.

Careers

• Cultural Events Management and Planning

• The preservation of our Folk Culture

• Documentary Producer, Filmmaker/Director or Film Consultant

• Historical Novelist and Fiction Writer

• International Policy Consultant / NGO Director

• Preservation Scientist

• Genealogist 

• Forensic Anthropologist or Forensic Scientist

• Forensic Crime Analyst

• Museum Curator

• Cultural Entrepreneur

• Diplomatic and Foreign Affairs

• Media and Communication

• Museums and Archives Management

• Government Ministries

• Architectural Preservation

• 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)

• The preservation of our Folk Culture

• The care of the built or Natural Environment International Organizations and Agencies