Start Date:
September 2025
Administrative Unit:
Department of Food Production
Email: food.production@sta.uwi.edu
Phone: 1(868) 662 2002 ext. 83989
Programme Overview
This programme will train students for careers in research and teaching in Tropical Earth and Environmental Science. Graduates of the programme are expected to make a significant contribution to the field. These graduates would be suited as research scientists in forestry, agriculture or the oil industry, environmental consultants, university or college lecturers or other positions requiring sophisticated training at the PhD level.
Entry Requirements
To enter into this programme, you must possess one of the following:
- A graduate of an approved university with a graduate degree awarded primarily for research
- A taught Masters degree from the UWI or another approved University, provided that the Masters programme included a research component of at least 25% of the total credit rating and the applicant achieved at least a B+ average or its equivalent
- Approval of upgrade application from MPhil studies
- Other such qualifications and experience as the Board for Graduate Studies and Research may approve