Start Date:
September 2025
Administrative Unit:
Department of Agricultural
Economics and Extension
Email: daee@sta.uwi.edu
Phone: 1(868) 662 2002 ext. 82094
Programme Overview
This is a multidisciplinary research programme that explores the dynamic interactions between humans and their environments, with a focus on sustainable development within Caribbean societies. Drawing from disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, environmental studies, and public health, the programme encourages critical inquiry into how cultural, social, economic, and ecological factors influence human behaviour and well-being.
Programme Breakdown
Candidates will be expected to complete the following courses:
AGRI 6620 Statistics
AGBU 6301 Research Methodology
GRSM 7001 Graduate Research Seminar I
GRSM 7002 Graduate Research Seminar II
PLUS a minimum of 2 courses relevant to the student’s area of specialization from the following list:
HUEC 5000 Advanced Foodservice Systems Management
HUEC 5020 Advanced Clinical Nutrition
HUEC 5040 Advanced Community Nutrition
AGBU 6103 Sustainable Rural Development
AGBU 6002 International Trade and Marketing
AGBU 6201 Agricultural Marketing
AGBU 6202 Agribusiness Management
FOSQ 6001 Agri-food Safety
HUEC 7001 Epidemiology for Human Ecology
HUEC 7003 Advanced Nutrition in Health and Disease I
HUEC 7004 Public Health Nutrition
HUEC 7002 Nutrition Epidemiology
HUEC 7005 Selected Topics in Human Ecology
AGRI 6620 Statistics
Thesis
The candidate must complete the MPhil thesis (HUEC 7000) of the Faculty of Food and Agriculture and may defend his/her thesis at a public oral examination.
Entry Requirements
To enter into this programme, you must possess at least an Upper Second-Class Honours degree (minimum GPA of 3.0 or equivalent) in Human Ecology, Family and Consumer Sciences or Human Nutrition and Dietetics, or a related discipline.
This is a research degree and candidates admitted to this programme will normally be expected to have a good undergraduate or postgraduate academic record.
Previous experience in research will be given special consideration in assessing a candidate’s suitability for admission.
NOTE:
Candidates who do not qualify for entry as specified above will be required to do a qualifying year consisting of a minimum of eighteen (18) credits of supplementary courses in the area of Human Nutrition.