The program begins in late August and can be taken for fall or spring semesters or for the full academic year. Students are admitted to a particular faculty department of the university. However, students will be able to take classes in a combination of departments upon receiving the appropriate signatures on their registration form from their department advisors. Courses emphasize Caribbean related themes. A Women's Studies program is also available to interested students.
Instruction is in English and the university was originally modeled after the British system.
This has been modified somewhat with the change to semesters and modular courses but remains unchanged in the exam system and teaching styles. Course Requirements and Structure . The course structure is more like that of a British institution. Brown students are required to take 5 courses in order to receive 4 Brown credits for the semester. Lectures are not usually interrupted by questions or comments from the students.