M.A., M. PHIL., PH.D. IN HUMAN COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Faculty of Humanities and Education
Department of Liberal Arts

Commencing September 2009

Programme

For students interested in a fuller range of study than in other programmes in the field of human communication the UWI St. Augustine M.A., M. Phil., Ph.D. in Human Communication Studies offers an academic and professional alternative.

• The M.A. provides taught courses and taught policy and professionally oriented project tracks in either health communication, or media studies, or corporate and organizational communications, and future specialties such as communication, culture and conflict. The M.A. targets professionals and policy makers who need to have a solid basis for building local and wider capacity and the means to develop reflective and critical expertise in their sub-specialties. It is offered initially as a part-time programme over two years with intakes every two years.
• The M. Phil. and Ph.D. programmes emphasize independent research and innovation after completion of required courses based on available supervisory expertise.

Entry Date
September 2009

Entry Requirements

• Candidates for the M.A. are required to have at least an honours degree with a major or minor in Communication Studies or a major in a related discipline.
• Applicants for the M. Phil. /Ph. D. are required to submit a research proposal and must have at least an Upper Second Class undergraduate degree or GPA equivalent

Application Procedure

• Applications can only be made online at www.sta.uwi.edu/postgrad/apply.asp
• Graduates of Universities other than UWI must request that a copy of their official transcript be sent from the Educational Institution to the Office for Graduate Studies
• The closing date for the online receipt of applications is May 15 2009.

Further Information
Please contact Dr. Godfrey Steele with any academic inquiries at Godfrey.Steele@sta.uwi.edu or Mr. Jason Leach with any administrative inquiries at Jason.Leach@sta.uwi.edu