Cave Hill, Saint Michael, Barbados

Sign of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies.

Cave Hill, St. Michael is a suburban area situated in the parish of St. Michael. It is located about 4 km north-west of the capital-city Bridgetown along the west coast of Barbados.

The University of the West Indies comprises four campuses through the region, which are Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados and the Open Campus which serves students across the region. The total student body is approximately over 39,000 which is distributed amongst the Faculties of Law, Humanities & Education, Pure and Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and the School of Clinical Medicine & Research ; Arts & Education, Medical Sciences, Social Sciences and Pure & Applied Sciences at Mona; and Agriculture & Natural Sciences, Engineering, Humanities & Education, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences at St. Augustine. Barbados now boasts a student population of 10,000.[1]

University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus

University Drive, westbound with port in distance.
Dormitories at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies.

The Cave Hill Campus overlooks the island’s capital, Bridgetown, which is a mere five miles away. Despite its expansion in recent years, the campus maintains much of its original architecture of simple, low-rise buildings. The scenic attractiveness and relatively small size of the university community creates an inviting, intimate and friendly atmosphere.

This campus has 5 faculties which comprise academic departments. In addition, there are 5 research units and centres and 2 graduate institutions Cave Hill Campus. The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus' academic programmes offer diversity at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

Since 2004, the Cave Hill campus is the site of the West Indies Federal Archives Centre.

Faculties

Departments

Specialised Units & Centres

Affiliated Centres

Faculty of Law

Specialised Units & Centres

Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences

Departments

Specialised Units & Centres

Affiliated Centres

Faculty of Social Sciences

Departments

Academic Units & Centres

Affiliated Research Units & Centres

See also

Barbados Community College

References

  1. ↑ http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/headline-UWI-Cave-Hill-campus-in-Barbados-to-expand-5166.html

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Coordinates: 13°08′02″N 59°37′48″W / 13.134013°N 59.630088°W / 13.134013; -59.630088

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