Located at the Cave Hill campus in Barbados, the University of the West Indies offers an undergraduate accounting degree. The Bachelor of Science in Accounting has three levels of coursework. Level I includes introductory classes in mathematics, statistics, financial accounting and computers. Level II includes business law, managerial economics, financial management, principles of marketing and microcomputer applications for business. Level III classes include auditing, business strategy and policy, management accounting and business, government and society. Additionally, Level III coursework requires students to pick a class from a list of 20 accounting options, which includes include risk analysis and management, bank financial management, Caribbean business environment and international financial management.
The University of the West Indies
Cave Hill Campus
Cave Hill
Barbados W.I.
1-246-417-4000
cavehill.uwi.edu
Students attending the University of the Virgin Islands have the benefit of receiving an American education in the Caribbean. Founded in 1962 and with campuses on the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix, the university offers both associate and bachelor degrees in accounting. The accounting degree program includes classes in auditing, financial accounting, cost accounting and managerial accounting. Associate degree candidates must take accounting courses and classes in the business, economics and mathematics departments. Bachelor of Science candidates must take classes in the accounting, marketing, finance and the computer information science departments as part of their coursework.
University of the Virgin Islands
St. Croix Campus
RR1 10,000
Kingshill
USVI 00850-9781
340-693-1160
uvi.edu
The University of the Netherlands Antilles is situated on the southwestern Caribbean island of Curacao. Its accounting program offers associate and bachelor degrees. The associate degree can be completed in one year, while the Bachelor of Science track can be finished in three years. The associate program includes introductory coursework in financial accounting, mathematics and management skills. Students pursuing a bachelor's degree can enter either the auditing or controlling program. Auditing program classes include principles of accounting and principles of auditing. It also requires each student to participate in an accounting-related internship. Requirements for the controlling degree include coursework in business law, taxation and international economics, and participation in an internship.
University of the Netherlands Antilles
Jan Noorduynweg 111
Curacao
599-9-844-2222
una.net