The course takes a critical and holistic approach to global environmental politics and is designed to show how the instrumental and the intrinsic value of the environment are politicised. It examines the relationship between global political forces and environmental change and provides a comprehensive view of the roles and interests of governments and independent agencies. Considering that non-interference is the basic principle governing international politics today, the contents of this course will provide the basis on which the learner can examine fundamental questions like whether or not environmental protection provides a legitimate reason to interfere in the affairs of another state. The course takes a critical approach to politics of the environment. Learners who intend to become participants, decision-makers, advocators and planners in logistics, public management or international policy will benefit from this interface.
This course prepares students for investigating and applying a rigorous approach to research in economics in a professional setting and a real-life context. This course aims at developing students’ skills in theoretical and empirical analysis relevant to one or more areas in economics.
This course provides an introduction to the econometric methods frequently used to analyze data. The courses focuses on the linear regression model and more specifically, the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation procedure. Students will gain an understanding of how to use t-Test and F-Test to make inferences about the estimated parameters and the diagnostic tests that are available to test some of the assumptions of the simple OLS model.
This course builds on the foundations learned in Econometrics by focusing on the practical application of econometric methods in solving econometric problems. It also introduces topics such as panel data analysis and modern time series methods.
This course will introduce learners to the basic components of political science and analysis. Topics will include historically based issues such as conceptions of the state, an examination of democracy and its applications in the Caribbean, the machinery of government, potential influences on political systems and more recent concepts such as globalisation. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on establishing links between theories, concepts and real world scenarios in the Caribbean and beyond. On completing the course, it is expected that students will understand and appreciate the political process and its ultimate effect on the wider society.
This course introduces students to basic perspectives, principles, procedures and concepts of research methods. It aims to expose students to knowledge of the main components of a research framework i.e., problem definition, research design, data collection & analysis, ethical issues in research, report writing, and presentation.
Against the constantly changing background of economic and geopolitical international developments which impact the vulnerable economies of the Caribbean, new styles of management and professionalism are necessary in order to develop policy and practice that are truly informed. To help face these challenges, there is a clear and urgent need for citizens of the Caribbean to be grounded in the fundamentals of microeconomic theory.
This course emphasizes the markets in which goods and services are traded and the implications, from a welfare perspective, of the various types of market structures. The models examined include perfect competition with an emphasis on General Equilibrium analysis and welfare maxima, market failures such as public goods and externalities, the welfare losses of tariffs, dead weight losses of monopoly, price discrimination and multiplant monopolies. The course is organized according to the following areas: Theory of the Firm, Theory of Perfect Competition, General Equilibrium and Market Failure, Theory of Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition, Theory of Oligopoly, Price Leadership and Limit Pricing and Theoretical Welfare Economics.
This course examines the economic aspects of international relations. Special consideration is given to the position of developing countries within the international economic system.
