Social Policy and Development The University of the West Indies

Overview

The Social Policy and Development program offered by The University of the West Indies aims to provide students with an understanding of sociological theory and the key social and development challenges facing Caribbean societies, of the meaning, role and functions of social policy in facilitating development, to expose students to the main approaches and frameworks for social policy making given the challenges posed by neo-liberalism and globalisation and to provide students with a grounding in the key development theories and to develop their understanding of the development strategies pursued in the Caribbean.

Graduates with B.S. in Social Policy and Development from The University of the West Indies will develop the following skills:

• Analytical

• Clear and logical thinking

• Communication

• Critical Evaluation

• Gathering, assessing and interpreting data

• Analytical and academic writing

• Statistical

• Organizing

• Planning

• Problem-solving

Careers

• University Lecturer

• Researchers

• Public Sector Managment

• Housing Advisor/Manager

• Social Policy Analyst

• Youth Worker

• Project Administrator