Study Mode:
Full time: 2 Years
Part time: 4 Years
Delivery: Blended
(online & in person)
Administrative Unit:
Department of Agricultural
Economics and Extension
Email: daee@sta.uwi.edu
Phone: 1(868) 662 2002 ext. 82094
Programme Overview
This applied Masters programme is designed for mid-career Agricultural professionals and economists in the private or public sector. The programme is experience-based and adopts a pragmatic approach to economic development from the different perspectives of sustainability, business economics, logistics, marketing, and international trade. Graduated students are also well equipped to apply to a PhD programme.
Programme Breakdown
This programme comprises taught courses and a compulsory research project as follows:
LEVEL I – SEMESTER 1
AGBU 6102 Statistics and Mathematics for Agribusiness
AGBU 6301 Research Methodology
AGBU 6501 Microeconomics
LEVEL I – SEMESTER 2
AGBU 6002 International Trade and Marketing
AGBU 6602 Quantitative Methods II (Econometrics)
AGBU 6901 Agricultural Policy and Analysis
LEVEL II – SEMESTER
AGBU 6302 Quantitative Methods I (Operations Research)
AGBU 6902 Environmental Economics II
LEVEL II – SEMESTER 2
AGBU 6999 Research Project
QUALIFYING YEAR
(For candidates not meeting the minimum entry requirements)
The qualifying year will be designed to suit the needs of the individual student. These courses may include:
ECON 2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics I
ECON 2003 Intermediate Macroeconomics II
ECON 2000 Intermediate Microeconomics I
ECON 2001 Intermediate Microeconomics II
ECON 2015 Mathematical Methods in Economics I
ECON 2006 Economic Statistics
Entry Requirements
At least a Lower Second Honours BSc degree (minimum GPA of 2.5 or equivalent) in Agribusiness, Agribusiness Management, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, Economics, Management or related areas.
*Candidates not considered suitable for minimum entry requirements may be admitted to a qualifying year as determined by the Department. Such candidates will be required to read courses to improve their competency in Economic Theory, Agricultural Economics, Mathematics or Statistics and which may be read on any of the campuses of The University of the West Indies. (See Programme Breakdown)