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UWI CARIMAC extends deadline for specialised MA in Communication

For Release Upon Receipt - March 18, 2010

St. Augustine


The University of the West Indies (UWI) Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) has extended its application deadline for the Master of Arts (MA) in Communication for Social and Behaviour Change (CSBC) to April 30th, 2010.

“This Master’s programme, which is the only one like it offered in the Caribbean, equips students with the foundation and expertise to conceptualise, design and manage programmes for social and communication change,” explained Dr. Anthea Henderson, UWI Lecturer and Acting Programme Coordinator.

The innovative programme serves participants from the entire region, and was tailored for relevance to the needs of the Caribbean market.  Courses give hands-on experience, and participants will learn to effectively communicate about social and development issues, such as environmental management, disaster preparedness, climate change and responses to the crisis of HIV and AIDS.  The modules are taught and examined by an expert team of well-known regional and international scholars in their fields.

“Our CSBC programme is designed to match theoretical knowledge with social needs within the frame of communication solutions and interventions.  It offers an applied research orientation, and this is perhaps one of its greatest strengths, based on feedback from our graduates,” Dr. Henderson stated.

For more information, click http://mona.uwi.carimac.com, or contact Olivia Bravo at (876) 977 2111 or 977 0898, or Olivia.Bravo@uwimona.edu.jm. For the latest UWI News, click http://sta.uwi.edu/news.

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About CARIMAC

The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at The University of the West Indies is the premier source for teaching, training, research, and product development within the field of media and communication in the Caribbean. To find out more, please visit CARIMAC at The University of the West Indies, 3 Sherlock Drive, Mona Campus, Kingston 7, Jamaica, or call  (876) 927-1481 or 977-2111, or e-mail carimac@uwimona.edu.jm, or click www.mona.uwi.edu/carimac.

 

About UWI

Over the last six decades, The University of the West Indies (UWI) has evolved from a fledgling college in Jamaica with 33 students to a full-fledged University with over 40,000 students. Today, UWI is the largest and most longstanding higher education provider in the English-speaking Caribbean, with main campuses in Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, and Centres in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent & the Grenadines. UWI recently launched its Open Campus, a virtual campus with over 50 physical site locations across the region, serving over 20 countries in the English-speaking Caribbean. UWI is an international university with faculty and students from over 40 countries and collaborative links with over 60 universities around the world. Through its seven Faculties, UWI offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Engineering, Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Pure & Applied Sciences, Science and Agriculture, and Social Sciences.

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