The Department offers taught masters programmes:
Developed in 2005 with support from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), UWI's Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health (OESH) programme is a collaborative effort between the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry and the Mona School of Business (MSB). It addresses the growing requirement for all employers, managers, supervisors, policy makers and public leaders for a functional awareness of the key issues related to environmental and occupational safety and health. It draws on the expertise from the labour movement, industry, governmental ministries of Labour and Health, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and Jamaica Employer’s Federation (JEF).
The UWI Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health (OESH) programme offers professional development in the field of OESH through undergraduate, postgraduate and general interest courses.
Learn more about OESH Taught Masters programmes.
Introduced in 2012, the Master of Science in Food and Agro-Processing Technology (M.Sc. FAPT) is a professional programme designed to produce highly skilled technical graduates who are on the cutting edge of innovation in the food and agro-processing sectors. With the support of internationally recognized faculty, graduates will gain a competitive advantage for employment in both the private and public sectors.
Programme duration: 16 months Credit Requirement: 45 credits (minimum) to include credits from all nine (9) core courses and a research Project. A minimum of six credits from elective process specialization courses is also required.
Year 1:
Semester 1: Four core courses (15 credits) Semester 2: Three core courses (11 credits), and one of two elective process specialization courses (3 or 4 credits) Semester 3 (Summer): Two core courses (7 credits) and one of two elective process specialization courses (2 or 3 credits)
Year 2:
Semester 1: Research Project I or II (6 credits or 12 credits)
Part Time
Programme duration: 28 monthsCredit Requirement: 45 credits (minimum) to include credits from all nine (9) core courses and a research project. A minimum of six credits from elective process specialization courses is also required.
Year 1:
Semester 1: Two core courses (8 credits) Semester 2: Two core courses (6 credits) Semester 3 (Summer): One core course (4 credits)
Year 2:
Semester 1: Two core courses (8 credits) Semester 2: Two core courses (6 credits) Semester 3 (Summer): One core course (4 credits)
*A minimum of six credits from elective process specialization courses is required.
Programme duration: 12 months
Credit Requirement: Minimum of 22 credits selected from core courses, and must include Agro-Processing
Technology, Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Food Safety and Quality Standards
Semester 1: Minimum of three core courses (11 credits minimum) Semester 2: Minimum of two core courses (7 credits minimum) Semester 3: One core course (3 or 4 credits)
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Apply online at http://sas.uwimona.edu.jm:9010
Applications must be submitted on-line
Load the SRS webpage above and select "APPLY FOR ENTRY TO THE UWI" and follow the instructions
Please submit supporting documents (resume, letters of recommendation and all other relevant documents) to the Assistant Registrar, Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Mona Campus. For details visit the postgraduate prospectus webpages
Applicants should request that official transcripts from degree granting institutions, (other than the UWI), be forwarded directly to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Mona Campus, within six weeks of application)
Tuition Fees for 2017/2018 M.Sc. FAPT (Full time & Part time) Cost: J $1.6 million for entire programme
Post graduate Diploma M.Sc. FAPT Cost: US $7,700 - US $8,750 (depending on the number of credits - minimum of 22 credits; maximum of 25 credits)
Research Projects FAPT Cohorts ACS Travel Grant Recipients
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
