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55 Master's degrees offered by the university
International Trade Policy
The M.S. in International Trade Policy at The University of the West Indies was developed in recognition of a rapidly globalizing economy and the opportunities and challenges presented to a new group of professional practitioners.
Government
Government from The University of the West Indies not only leads to a well-educatedsociety and a highly trained professional work force, but also contributes significantly to the University's research and scholarship.
International Public and Development Management
International Public and Development Management from The University of the West Indies responds to the “global management revolution” in which public services and policy management are designated development management and seeks to equip students with adequate conceptual and practical tools for managing development efforts.
Gender Studies
Gender Studies from The University of the West Indies seeks to analyse theoretical approaches to gender and development while localizing them in the regional context and beyond.
Applied Psychology
Applied Psychology from The University of the West Indies was developed to meet the needs of the growing number of graduates in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
International Economic Law (Leuphana Double Degree)
International Economic Law (Leuphana Double Degree) from The University of the West Indies is a minimum 12-month degree programme, starting with two semesters at the University of the West Indies, followed by a semester and research paper at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Germany.
Gender and Development Studies
Gender and Development Studies from The University of the West Indies is designed to provide a comprehensive interdisciplinary programme, focusing on gender and development.
Social Policy
Social Policy from The University of the West Indies focuses on issues relevant to small developing countries operating within a dynamic international environment.
Governance and Public Policy
The M.Phil. in Governance and Public Policy at The University of the West Indies is a research-oriented programme with supervision in the areas of social policy (including human resource development); governance and public policy; economic development policy and management; and integration theory and practice.
National Security and Strategic Studies
The M.S. in National Security and Strategic Studies at The University of the West Indies is focusing on a policy oriented approach, as well as on critical examination of the theories and concepts that have influenced regional strategic, defence and anti-crime policies.
Sociology
The M.S. in Sociology at The University of the West Indies is a strategic response to a need for critical research that seeks to document, assess and predict sociological factors that affect and are affected by social constructs, institutions and conditions.
Applied Psychology
The M.Sc. in Applied Psychology at The University of the West Indies was developed to meet the needs of the growing number of graduates in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
Spanish
The M.Phil. in Spanish at The University of the West Indies offers research supervision of Reading Fields leading to the M.Phil in Hispanic literatures, Spanish language as well as interdisciplinary topics.
Geography
At Geography from The University of the West Indies we address some of the most pressing concerns facing the Caribbean today including environmental and climatic change, urban and rural development, coastal dynamics, natural hazards, water resources and environmental management.
Caribbean Studies: Literatures
The M.A. in Caribbean Studies: Literatures at The University of the West Indies offers an interdisciplinary approach to language, literature and culture well known overseas.
Gender and Development Studies
Gender and Development Studies from The University of the West Indies is designed to provide a comprehensive interdisciplinary programme, focusing on gender and development.
Government - International Relations
Government - International Relations from The University of the West Indies explores the dynamic of global and regional conflict and cooperation from historical and transnational perspectives. It seeks to promote a critical understanding of contemporary events by exposing students to different theoretical perspectives, empirical and other methodologies.
Cultural Studies
The M.Phil. in Cultural Studies at The University of the West Indies is designed for students that seek to understand the complexity of culture and its political uses. Its contemporary force and relevance is that it has a wide vocabulary for the accommodation of the comparative understanding of different societies.
Literatures in English
Literatures in English from The University of the West Indies covers Caribbean literature, English literature from Elizabethan to modern times.
Cultural Studies
The M.A. in Cultural Studies at The University of the West Indies is designed for students that seek to understand the complexity of culture and its political uses. Its contemporary force and relevance is that it has a wide vocabulary for the accommodation of the comparative understanding of different societies.