Study Mode:
Full time: 3 Years
Part time: 4 Years
Start Date:
September 2025
Administrative Unit:
Department Geography
Email: geography@sta.uwi.edu
Phone: 1(868) 662 2002 ext. 84129
Programme Overview
This programme exposes you to a variety of exciting fields such as: Sustainable Planning, Social and Environmental Justice, Climatology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Natural Hazards and Disasters, Geomorphology, Hydrology and Environmental Modelling.
By the end of your degree you will be proficient in many valuable and in-demand skills such as GIS, remote sensing, mapping, interview and questionnaire design, proposal writing, programming, SPSS/Minitab, project management, presentation, critical thinking and analytical skills. A degree in Geography will be recognized globally and is one that will take you places.
GRADUATE CAREER PATHS
This programme is designed to equip graduates with the necessary competencies, skill sets and knowledge to begin a fulfilling career as a/an:
- Cartographer
- Urban Planner
- GIS Specialist
- Transportation Management Officer
- Geomorphologist
- Researcher/Teacher
- Demographer
- Remote Sensing Specialist
- Commercial/Residential Surveyor
- Hydrologist
- Climate Change Analyst
- Meteorologist
- Eco-Tourism Consultant
Programme Breakdown
This Certificate Programme is designed to fulfil the matriculation requirements for admission to year one of the BSc Agriculture (Special) programme. It seeks to deliver the necessary fundamental knowledge of agricultural practices and technologies, while exploring current key topics in the agricultural field,and setting a great foundation for progression into degree level study.
On successful completion, the Certificate qualifies all candidates for direct entry to the BSc Agriculture (Special) programme, which offers a higher level of understanding, more hands-on experience in the field, and advanced theoretical and applied knowledge.
The Certificate is a one year programme of work full-time.
Part-time registration for the Certificate is also available.
*Individual courses are available to the public once all entry requirements are satisfied.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1 Courses
AGRI 0101 Agriculture, Food and the Environment
AGRI 0102 Agricultural Physics
AGRI 0103 Agricultural Chemistry
AGRI 0104 Agricultural Biology I
AGRI 0105 Language and Communication
AGRI 0106 Computer and Information Literacy
SEMESTER 2 Courses
AGRI 0108 Agricultural Biology II
AGRI 0109 Agricultural Biochemistry
AGRI 0110 Introductory Soils Science
AGRI 0111 Crop Production I
AGRI 0112 Livestock Production I
SEMESTER 3 Courses
AGRI 0114 Farm Practice I
Entry Requirements
To enter into this programme, you must possess one of the following:
- UWI Certificate in Environmental Geography
- UWI Certificate in Agriculture
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2 CAPE Science subjects (Units | & Il) or ‘A’ Level equivalent and a pass in Geography at CSEC (CXC) or GCE O-Level or an approved equivalent
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2 CAPE subjects (Units | & Il) or ‘A’ Level equivalent, one (1) of which must be Geography or Environmental Science, normally with a minimum Grade of IV or D
- An approved Associate Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5