The M.Sc. in Natural Resource Management (NRM) is offered through the Centre for Environmental Management in the Faculty of Science of Technology. The programme promotes effective management of environmental resources through research, graduate training and community outreach. It has responded to national and regional needs in Research, Postgraduate Training, Dissemination of Information and the promotion of Public Education, and Consultancy Services.
M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degrees The M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees are research-oriented and are based on the submission of a thesis. Students are also expected to read prescribed courses viz.
Programme Objectives To train competent and problem-solving researchers for industry, biomedical sciences and academia
Entry Requirements B.Sc. Degree with at least an Upper Second Class Honours or equivalent from a recognized university.
For Research Degrees: Areas of Research Biochemistry: Human, Plant Human Molecular Biology Molecular Plant Pathology Molecular Entomology Industrial and Environmental Microbiology
M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degrees The M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees are research-oriented and are based on the submission of a thesis. Students are also expected to read prescribed courses viz.
Research in the Biotechnology Centre is aimed at using tools and techniques of biotechnology and genetic engineering for research in the Caribbean, in order to assist in the development, transfer and commercialization of new bioscience discoveries and provide economic opportunities through Biotechnology.
The Biotechnology Centre offers M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in biotechnology. Collaborative projects may be done with other departments or with other universities or institutions.
At the end of this programme students will be able to:
1. Identify Caribbean terrestrial and aquatic communities and the processes which make these systems unique.
2. Appropriately use GIS, remote sensing, modelling as well as other environmental tools in the study of the environment.
3. Outline environmental management strategies that integrate biological, political, legal, social and ethical issues as well as design appropriate interventions to conserve threatened species and environments.