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Programmes Offered

For the Academic Year 2007/2008, the St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies will be offering the following Distance Education Programmes:

B.Sc. Management Studies (Full Programme)
B.Ed. Educational Administration (Full Programme)
B.Sc. Accounting (Level 1 & 2 only)
B.Sc. Economics (Level 1 only)
Diploma in Gender and Development Studies*

* Information on the Diploma in Gender and Development Studies may also be obtained from:

Dr. Yasmeen Yusuf-Khalil
Centre for Gender and Development
UWI Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica
Telephone: (876) 927 – 1913 or 927 -1660-9 Ext. 2494
Fax: (876) 927—0641
E-mail: yasmeen.yusufkhalil@uwimona.edu.jm OR cgdsrcu@uwimona.edu.jm
Website: http://www.uwi.edu/cgds/

undergraduate degree programmes & Entry Requirements

B.Sc. in Management Studies

The Faculty of Social Sciences offers the B.Sc. Management Studies degree by distance. Candidates for this degree are expected to pursue a course of study extending over a minimum of six (6) semesters and not more than eighteen (18) semesters, before being eligible for the award of the degree.

Programme Requirements

In order to qualify for the award of the degree, a student must compete a minimum of 90 credits (normally equivalent to 30 courses), of which:

a minimum of 30 credits are from Level 1 courses, and
a m inimum of 60 credits are from Levels II and III courses.

Students who register to study for the B.Sc. Managemen t Studies degree by distance will not normally be eligible for transfer to face-to-face study, and will be expected to complete the full degree programme by distance. They may, however, apply for transfer with the understanding that transfer is subject to the deci sion of the relevant Faculty Board and Entrance Committee.

Entry Requirements

In order to be accepted into the programme, a student should meet the University’s matriculation and Faculty requirements, both of which require CXC English Language Grades I and II a the General Proficiency Level, or Grade III General Proficiency from June 1998 (or the equivalent) and CXC Mathematics (or the equivalent).

B.Sc. in Accounting (Level I)

Students interested in pursuing a degree in Accounting can do Level 1 of their programme by distance. A student is allowed a maximum of four years to complete Level 1. Generally, students who complete the B.Sc. Level 1 by distance will have gained the 30 credits they need to be admitted into Level 2. However, it must be noted that for these degree options not all the Level 1 courses required are offered at a distance and students will have to take them when they enter Level 2 of their programme.

Distance students who wish to take the above options must apply for a transfer to a campus to complete Levels 2 and 3. A transfer request form must be completed between February and March of the year in which the student will have attained 30 credits at Level 1. Please note that completion of the Level 1 courses does not guarantee acceptance into the face-to-face programme that the student is pursuing. Transfer to a programme is subject to the decision of the relevant Faculty Board and Entrance Committee.

Entry Requirements

Students must meet the University’s matriculation requirements in order to be accepted into the programme. These require passes in CXC English Language Grades I or II at the General Proficiency Level, or Grade III from June 1998 or its equivalent, and CXC Mathematics or its equivalent. For entry into Economics or Accounting degree options, a minimum of a Grade 2 pass in CXC (General Proficiency) Mathematics is mandatory.

B.Sc. in Economics (Level I)

Students interested in pursuing a degree in Economics can do Level 1 of their programme by distance. A student is allowed a maximum of four years to complete Level 1. Generally, students who complete the B.Sc. Level 1 by distance will have gained the 30 credits they need to be admitted into Level 2. However, it must be noted that for these degree options not all the Level 1 courses required are offered at a distance and students will have to take them when they enter Level 2 of their programme.

Distance students who wish to take the above options must apply for a transfer to a campus to complete Levels 2 and 3. A transfer request form must be completed between February and March of the year in which the student will have attained 30 credits at Level 1. Please note that completion of the Level 1 courses does not guarantee acceptance into the face-to-face programme that the student is pursuing. Transfer to a programme is subject to the decision of the relevant Faculty Board and Entrance Committee.

Entry Requirements

B.Ed. in Education Administration

The B.Ed degree in Educational Administration is a professional degree programme that is intended for senior practitioners in the field of education. The degree will be awarded to persons who have satisfactorily completed the prescribed programme of study.

Entry Requirements

To qualify for entry into the programme, candidates should be practicing senior teachers who have administrative responsibilities in their school, and who are holders of the UWI Certificate in Education and normally teacher-training certification, or its equivalent. They will therefore be considered to have completed Level I of this programme and to have accumulated at least 30 credits. Candidates will be exempted from Level I and their entry into the programme will constitute entry to Level 2.

While the Certificate in Education or its equivalent is a normal requirement, the Faculty reserves the right to consider applicants who may not fulfil this requirement.

Diploma in Gender Studies

The diploma programme is specifically designed for women and men working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Women’s Bureaux, church-related organisations, community and international development agencies, social service agencies and national planning institutions.
The diploma aims to provide participants with an understanding of gender and its influence on all spheres of life: social, economic, political and personal; and an appreciation of its impact on national development. The programme aims to develop in participants:

an awareness of how gender shapes personal consciousness and interpersonal relationships and determines the social, political and economic inequalities between men and women in Caribbean society;
the ability to use gender as a tool of analysis in the development of projects, programmes and policies, and so make them more responsive to the specific needs of women and men.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should meet the lower level matriculation requirements for entry to a University course. These include:

Holders of five CXC certificates with acceptable passes or equivalent, not necessarily obtained at the same sitting as follows:

in English (A)
in Mathematics, or in a foreign language, or an approved science (not Health Science), or Additional Mathematics or Geography
in three other approved subjects not already counted above.

Persons over 25 years can enter on the basis of their overall academic and professional attainment and experience;
Holders of one or more of the eight certificates from the School of Continuing Studies including English Language at the CXC General Proficiency Level I, II or III or the GCE O-Level Examination

Note: Persons who can present evidence of satisfactory achievement may be granted admission to the University after appropriate assessment of their qualifications. Persons who do not wish to do the full Certificate Programme but would like to do some of the courses for credit/not for credit may apply as “Specially Admitted Students”.