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Start Date: <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Administrative Unit:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Department of Agricultural
Economics and Extension<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Email: daee@sta.uwi.edu <\/a>
Phone: 1(868) 662 2002 ext. 82094<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Programme Overview<\/h4>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Candidates will be expected to complete the following courses:<\/p>\n

AGRI 6620 Statistics\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGBU 6301 Research Methodology\u00a0<\/p>\n

GRSM 7001 Graduate Research Seminar I<\/p>\n

GRSM 7002 Graduate Research Seminar II<\/p>\n

PLUS<\/strong> a minimum of 2\u00a0courses relevant to the student\u2019s area of specialization from the following list:<\/p>\n

HUEC 5000 Advanced Foodservice Systems Management\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUEC 5020 Advanced Clinical Nutrition\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUEC 5040 Advanced Community Nutrition\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGBU 6103 Sustainable Rural Development\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGBU 6002 International Trade and Marketing\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGBU 6201 Agricultural Marketing\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGBU 6202 Agribusiness Management\u00a0<\/p>\n

FOSQ 6001 Agri-food Safety\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUEC 7001 Epidemiology for Human Ecology\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUEC 7003 Advanced Nutrition in Health and Disease I\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUEC 7004 Public Health Nutrition\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUEC 7002 Nutrition Epidemiology\u00a0<\/p>\n

HUEC 7005 Selected Topics in Human Ecology\u00a0<\/p>\n

AGRI 6620 Statistics\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Thesis<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Entry Requirements<\/h4>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This is a research degree and candidates admitted to this programme will normally be expected to have a good undergraduate or postgraduate academic record.<\/p>\n

Previous experience in research will be given special consideration in assessing a candidate\u2019s suitability for admission.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Candidates who do not qualify for entry as specified above will be required to do a qualifying year consisting of a\u00a0minimum of eighteen (18) credits of supplementary courses in the area of Human Nutrition.<\/p>\n

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Start Dates:<\/h3> \r\n September 2025\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Study Mode:<\/h3> \r\nFull time:\r\n3 Years\r\n<\/div>\r\n