Department: Arts & Humanities

Code Name Description
DAN100 Performance Technique This course is designed to strengthen technical skills in Dance and build on the foundation of modern contemporary and folk tech- niques. It will increase the students dance vocabulary with added emphasis on artistic presentation and performance. Stu...
DAN110 Dance Composition This course is designed to introduce the principles of structure and form that inform all artistic development. It will facilitate students obser- vation and comprehension of the progression that takes them from conceiving and refining an idea to imp...
ENG 205 Introduction to Creative Writing This course will provide students with a language-independent framework for learning core programming concepts and pro- gram design techniques. The course will give the student the foundation and under- standing needed in developing effective program...
ENG 211 English Literature I (The Middle Ages through the 18th Century) The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the main currents of English literature from the Middle Ages to the 18th Century and to acquaint them with the authors and themes of the period.
ENG 221 Survey of American Literature (17th through 19th Century) The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the main currents of American literature from the settlement of North America through the Civil War and to acquaint them with the major authors and themes of the period, as express...
ENG 222 Survey of American literature (19th Century onwards) This course provides an overview of the major issues and directions of American Literature, from the early 19th Century onwards, spotlighting classics of American writing across genres, with reference to a continuing analysis of the ever evolving Ame...
ENG 301 Advanced Writing Skills This course develops mature critical reading and writing skills, based on cross-cultural, cross-genre materials and exposures. It also develops research skills while reinforcing integrated writing styles by focusing on argu- mentative, expository, na...
ENG101 College Composition I The purpose of this course is to provide students with the essential writing skills required for university. College Composition 1 exposes students to a wide range of readings designed to foster their ability to think critically, analyse carefully, a...
ENG102 College Composition II This course is designed to reinforce and enhance the skills developed in College Composition I, with emphasis on critical, analytical, and integrative thinking, on formal argument, and on general response to literary stimuli. Students will also be in...
ENG150 Fundamentals of Speech The objective of this course is to enable students to design and deliver an effective speech, with a specific purpose for a particular audi- ence. Emphasis is on content, organisation, and delivery of informational and persua- sive speeches. This cou...
ENG151 Oral Communication An introduction to the basic concepts of communi- cation including therapeutic communication. Students will develop an understanding of the theoretical principles of verbal and non-verbal interaction, applying these in a variety of communication cont...
ENG201 Caribbean Literature The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the main trends of Caribbean literature and the major authors, themes and structural patterns. Study will emphasise the connections between the development of the literature and th...
ENG212 English Literature II (The Romantic Period through the 20th Century) This course develops the concepts and state- of-the-art techniques of object-oriented programming using a programming language such as C++. Students will undertake programming projects to implement various concepts and principles.
ENG231 Business Communication This course provides students with the essential skills in writing, comprehending and speaking, which are necessary for effective com- munication within the workplace. Students will develop the ability to understand and respond to business documentat...
ENG311 Research Methods and Report Writing This course introduces the student to scientific research methods and covers the skills and strategies necessary for writing formal reports at the undergraduate level. The focus will be on appropriate structure, relevant content, and grammatical accu...
HIS 102 Caymanian Society This course focuses on the history, economy, govern- mental structures and processes, culture and social structure of the Cayman Islands.
HIS 121 Survey of Caribbean History This course covers a broad survey of key themes in Caribbean history to the present day. It will focus on the Caribbean region, with particular emphasis on the British West Indies. Topics to be covered include: discovery and settlement, slavery and t...
HIS 131 Modern World History This course provides students with a greater under- standing of the political and social environment in which they live. It draws upon world events since 1945, looking specifically at two key themes: democracy and nationalism. The impact of these the...
HIS 132 Caribbean Civilisation This course seeks to define, question, and analyse civilisation - and its subsidiary themes - as applied to the Caribbean. Placing emphasis on the six tracks of civilisation, HIS 132 traces the intertwined historical, social, intellectual, political,...
HIS 303 History of Modern China This course explores the history of modern China from the collapse of the imperial order to the present. It puts into context Chinas continuous transformation and emphasises political, cultural, social and intellectual developments.
HUM201 Introduction to Caribbean Dance and Culture Participants will explore the role of the traditional Caribbean dance forms in particular religious dances meaning and purpose, and their relationship to other art forms and contemporary society, par- ticularly in Cayman. The course will facilitate t...
MUS 105 Steel Pan The UCCI Steel Pan Orchestra program gives students the opportunity to explore the traditions of Caribbean Steel Pan music, as well as classical, jazz and other popular arrangements and transcriptions. Through this programme, students will be given t...
MUS104 Mixed Choir This course is entirely performance-based and students are expected to develop the ability to sing in parts - Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass (SATB). 90-minute rehearsals are held three times a week to support the Choir's busy performance schedule on c...
MUS201 Music Notation and Appreciation This course is designed as a first step towards learning how to read sheet music, focusing initially on understanding rhythm notation. Topics covered include simple and compound time signatures, writing a rhythm to words, the musical stave, pitch as...
MUS202 Music Theory This course builds on the foundations laid in MUS201 learning focusing on the alto and tenor clefs as well as key signatures in six and seven flats and sharps, major and minor scales, primary triads and their inversions, cadences and modulation. Tran...
MUS220 Piano Performance (Beginners) This course focuses on piano performance although there will be significant application of music theory learnt prior to the course. Although students will play from sheet music, there will be a dimension of the course that enables them to explore pla...
MUS223 Piano Performance (Intermediate) This course challenges students to think more artistically about interpretation of the printed score as well as demonstrate a more developed ability to make decisions about stylistic choices in performance of a wide range of compositions. Students wi...
MUS226 Piano Performance (Advanced) This course challenges students to think more artistically about interpretation of the printed score as well as demonstrate a more developed ability to make decisions about stylistic choices in performance of a wide range of compositions. Students wi...
SPA101 Introduction to Spanish I/Lab This foundation course introduces and reinforces basic grammatical structures, vocabulary and sound patterns, necessary for communicative competence in the language.
SPA102 Introduction to Spanish II/Lab This course reinforces material and skills emphasised in SPA 101 and provides additional structures, vocabulary and aural/oral, reading/writing practice to develop greater communicative competence.
SPA215 Spanish Language and Culture The purpose of this course is to provide students with a background to the development of the Spanish language. It will focus on the growth and spread of the language, giving students insights into the pre-existent cultures of the Hispanic countries...