{"id":116,"date":"2018-07-25T19:04:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T19:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/economics\/mphil-phd-economics-0\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:20:17","slug":"mphil-phd-economics-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/economics\/mphil-phd-economics-0\/","title":{"rendered":"M.Phil.\/ Ph.D. Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1em|10%|3em|10%|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; 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The Department will decide on the eligibility and acceptance of all candidates<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<td data-label=\"Ph.D.\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Master&#8217;s degree from an approved University with a specialty in the area of study.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Candidates must prepare an appropriate research proposal for consideration in the area in which they wish to pursue.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Candidates may be required to attend an interview prior to being accepted. The Department will decide on the eligibility and acceptance of all candidates.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/tr>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<td>Programme Structure<\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<td data-label=\"M.Phil.\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Full-time MPhil students are expected to complete their programme within three (3) years. Students have a maximum of five (5) years to complete.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Part-time MPhil students are expected to complete their programme within five (5) years. Students have a maximum of seven (7) years to complete.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 MPhil students are required to read for taught courses totalling a minimum of six (6) credits and complete two (2) Research Seminars.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Taught courses are meant to provide students with research techniques and skills that will not only help them to complete their current research topic, but will also stand them in good stead for life after University.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Students are encouraged to explore all the Graduate courses available to them within this booklet and other Faculty Booklets in addition to ECON 7001 &#8211; Specialized Readings for MPhil Economics.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Any courses pursued must be at the graduate level.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<td data-label=\"Ph.D.\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Full-time PhD students are expected to complete their programme within five (5) years. Students have a maximum of seven (7) years to complete it.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Part-time PhD students are expected to complete their programme within seven (5) years. Students have a maximum of nine (9) years to complete it.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 PhD students are required to read for taught courses totalling a minimum of nine (9) credits and complete three (3) Research Seminars.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Taught courses are meant to provide students with research techniques and skills that will not only help them to complete their current research topic, but will also stand them in good stead for life after University.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Students are encouraged to explore all the Graduate courses available to them within this booklet and other Faculty Booklets in addition to ECON 8001 &#8211; Specialised Readings for PhD Economics.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->          <pee>\u2022 Any courses pursued must be at the graduate level.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/tr>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/p>\n<tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<td>Award of Degree<\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<td data-label=\"M.Phil.\">\u2022 The award of an MPhil degree would be issued on the successful examination of a written thesis.<\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        <\/p>\n<td data-label=\"Ph.D.\">\u2022 The award of a PhD degree would be issued on the successful examination of a written thesis, in addition to defending this thesis at a public oral examination.<\/td>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <\/tr>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/tbody>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/table>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programme Requirements The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees are research degrees. Research degrees involve independent study which is directed by an assigned supervisor, resulting in the production of a thesis. 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The Department will decide on the eligibility and acceptance of all candidates<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Master\u2019s degree from an approved University with a specialty in the area of study.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Candidates must prepare an appropriate research proposal for consideration in the area in which they wish to pursue.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Candidates may be required to attend an interview prior to being accepted. The Department will decide on the eligibility and acceptance of all candidates.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Programme Structure\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022Full-time MPhil students are expected to complete their programme within three (3) years. Students have a maximum of five (5) years to complete.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Part-time MPhil students are expected to complete their programme within five (5) years. Students have a maximum of seven (7) years to complete.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 MPhil students are required to read for taught courses totalling a minimum of six (6) credits and complete two (2) Research Seminars.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Taught courses are meant to provide students with research techniques and skills that will not only help them to complete their current research topic, but will also stand them in good stead for life after University.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Students are encouraged to explore all the Graduate courses available to them within this booklet and other Faculty Booklets in addition to ECON 7001- Specialized Readings for MPhil Economics.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Any courses pursued must be at the graduate level.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Full-time PhD students are expected to complete their programme within five (5) years. Students have a maximum of seven (7) years to complete.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Part-time PhD students are expected to complete their programme within seven (5) years. Students have a maximum of nine (9) years to complete.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 PhD students are required to read for taught courses totalling a minimum of nine (9) credits and complete three (3) Research Seminars<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Taught courses are meant to provide students with research techniques and skills that will not only help them to complete their current research topic, but will also stand them in good stead for life after University.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Students are encouraged to explore all the Graduate courses available to them within this booklet and other Faculty Booklets in addition to ECON 8001 - Specialised Readings for PhD Economics<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<p>\u2022 Any courses pursued must be at the graduate level.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<tr>\r\n\t\t\t<td>Award of Degree\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\u2022 The award of an MPhil degree would be issued on the successful examination of a written thesis.<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<td>\u2022 The award of a PhD degree would be issued on the successful examination of a written thesis, in addition to defending this thesis at a public oral examination.\u00a0<\/td>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"difl_page_category":[],"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>M.Phil.\/ Ph.D. Economics - UWI Department of Economics<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/economics\/mphil-phd-economics-0\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"M.Phil.\/ Ph.D. Economics - UWI Department of Economics\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Programme Requirements The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees are research degrees. 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