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55 Master's degrees offered by the university
Intellectual Property in Creative and Cultural Industries
Intellectual Property in Creative and Cultural Industries from The University of the West Indies covers both creative industries and cultural industries.
Development Studies
Development Studies from The University of the West Indies is a one-year (two years, part-time) programme offered by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES).
Management (Public Sector Management)
Management (Public Sector Management) from The University of the West Indies aims to provide you with a learning environment in which you can strengthen your skills as a self-directed learner and enhance your capacity to interact and collaborate with your peers, share experiences, challenge accepted ideas and build new knowledge.
Language and Literacy Education
Language and Literacy Education from The University of the West Indies is the ideal preparation for a rewarding education career that makes a positive impact in both the lives of students and the systems that serve them.
Human Resource Development
Human Resource Development from The University of the West Indies aims to train professionals who can contribute to the strengthening of organisations both through organisational analysis and intervention and through training, team-building and effective leadership.
Project Management - Development Projects
At Project Management - Development Projects from The University of the West Indies you will learn how to effectively design, conduct and analyse projects to effect meaningful social, environmental and economic outcomes. Gain a deep understanding of the development sector and the requirements for attracting and maintaining donor funding.
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.
Economics
Economics from The University of the West Indies involves independent study, directed by a supervisor, and the production of a thesis. The essential difference between the master and doctoral levels lies in the quality of a successful Ph.D. thesis, which must be judged to be the result of original research.
International Economics and International Law
International Economics and International Law at The University of the West Indies aims to prepare the student to understand not only the economic rational but to have a strong grasp of the interplay between international economics and international law and institutions.
Counselling Psychology
Counselling Psychology from The University of the West Indies was developed to meet the growing need for qualified counsellors in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
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.
The Psychology of Education
The Psychology of Education from The University of the West Indies provides grounding in Psychology, giving particular attention to its implications for education, teaching, learning and research methods. Thus, the student gains an understanding of the psychological foundations of education and instructional strategies.
E-Governance
E-Governance from The University of the West Indies is about the use of information and communication technology (ICTs) to better deliver services and democracy. The programme also seeks to analyse and describe the linkages between government, the business world and civil society and their use of the internet and other digital devices to facilitate effective decision making.
Social Policy
Social Policy from The University of the West Indies is designed to teach the following: The philosophy of science and the research process; Alternative research designs; Time and information management principles; The management of information to support the research process; The use of computer programs written for the selected methods Provide practice in writing; presentation and study skills.
Gender and Development Studies
Gender and Development Studies from The University of the West Indies offers rigorous and advanced training in the inter-disciplinary field of gender.
Caribbean Studies - Languages
Caribbean Studies - Languages from The University of the West Indies lets you become an expert on Caribbean culture, language and literature.
Cultural Studies
Cultural Studies from The University of the West Indies aims to unlock the potential of the Caribbean Region and contribute to regional integration through the excellence of its scholarship and the education of the region’s human resources.
Government - Comparative Politics and Political Theory
Government - Comparative Politics and Political Theory from The University of the West Indies aims to illustrate the rich diversity of political life to show available institutional alternatives, to explain differences in processes and policy outcomes, and to communicate to students the importance of global political and economic changes.
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.
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.