This programme is for students who want to understand the place and utility of language at all levels, ranging from people’s daily lives to governmental language policies. The programme’s courses focus on the social and communicative value of language, the organizing principles behind the structure of language, and the place of language in the historical and contemporary Caribbean. Graduates of the programme are expected to be lifelong adaptable learners, critical and analytic thinkers, capable researchers and communicators. This programme provides a basis for postgraduate degree study in Linguistics, in English Language, and related subject areas.

• Listing ID: 4318
• Field of Study: Humanities and Education
• Institution Category: Universities
• Institution Type: Public
• Awarding Body: The University of the West Indies
• Qualification Level:
• Education Sector: Higher Education
• ISCED Code: 02 Arts and Humanities- 023 Languages- 0232 Literature and Linguistics
• Qualification Developer: The University of the West Indies
• Quality Assurance Body: University Council of Jamaica (UCJ)
• Entry Requirements: Five CSEC subjects (General Proficiency Grades I-III) which must include English Language and Two double units CAPE or equivalent.
• Number of Credits: 90