Demography I: Population, Trends and Policies

Course Code: 
SOCI3018

The objective of this course is to empower the student with facts, theories and controversies in the field of population studies, so that he/she can understand and participate in discussions relating to the interface between population and development in his/her nation, region or the world.  This course examines: The nature of demography; The relationship between demography and other disciplines; Source of demographic data; Types of errors in demographic statistics; Basic rates and ratios in the study of fertility, nuptiality, mortality and migration; Theories of population trends, problems and prospects; Demographic history of the Caribbean population policies; Case study – implementation of population policies in selected Caribbean and Third World countries; Population and Development.

Semester: 
Semester 1
Pre-Requisites: 
SOCI2004
Department: 
Sociology, Psychology and Social Work