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T h e f a C u l T Y o f Engineering www.sta.uwi.edu m.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees are offered in: agricultural / BioSystems engineering The research degree programmes are offered in the main areas of Agricultural Engineering, viz. Engineering Design, Crop Processing and Post-Harvest Technology, and Soil and Water Engineering. At the M.Phil. level, candidates are required to take three (3) departmental courses in addition to the thesis and research seminar. The research degree in Engineering Design is aimed at training students to carry out research and development in the area of Tool and Equipment Design for Agriculture and related industry. The research degree in Crop Processing and Post- Harvest Technology is aimed at training graduate students in Post-Harvest Technology, Crop Processing and Agribusiness Development. The research degree in Soil and Water Engineering is aimed at training graduate students in Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Soil Erosion and Conservation Engineering, Theory and Practices of Soil Cultivation and General Water Resources Planning and Development related to Agriculture. Chemical engineering The Department of Chemical Engineering offers programmes of study by research leading to the M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in the areas of Chemical Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Geoscience, Petroleum Engineering and Petroleum Geoscience. Construction engineering and management Applicants to this programme need to have a good first degree, with honours in Civil or Structural Engineering, Construction, Building, Architecture, or an equivalent qualification and at least one year’s relevant working experience. Construction management For the research degree programme, the regulations for admission are a good honours degree in one of the construction-related professions, e.g. Civil Engineering, Building Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Planning and Land Surveying. Candidates should also have at least one year’s relevant work experience. electrical and Computer engineering Research for this degree is conducted largely in the 5 major focus areas: Communication Systems Computer Systems Engineering Control Systems Electronic Systems Energy Systems Geoinformatics The aim of the MPhil and PhD in Geoinformatics programme is to meet the growing needs of the Caribbean region for high-level critical thinkers who will be able to undertake research and development necessary to support sustainable development efforts of the region. The study programme for MPhil/PhD in Geoinformatics provides students with the knowledge and understanding for: • Critical assessment and understanding of the manipulation and analysis of spatial information. • A systematic approach to analyzing and solving spatial problems using a range of appropriate strategies and specific techniques. • Understanding of professional and legal issues, including ethical and intellectual property rights, and how Geoinformatics and spatial data embedded in particular economic, political, social and legal structures create social barriers affecting their wider use. • Understanding of the main issues surrounding data requirements, quality, analysis and management of spatial data. • Understanding of design, management and logistical issues in Enterprise GIS development. industrial engineering The M.Phil. in Industrial Engineering has several objectives: • To train, through teaching, students at the postgraduate level in specialised Industrial Engineering subject areas • To solve Industrial Engineering problems through research • To assist in the transfer of new, emerging and advanced technologies to the businesses of the region through the mechanism of research projects. • To develop and augment the region’s pool of expertise in Industrial Engineering and to assist in the development of the region through an outreach programme. Surveying and land information Systems Students seeking admission to an M.Phil. programme in Surveying and Land Information should normally have either a Bachelor’s degree with Second Class Honours in Land Surveying, or an equivalent qualification. urban and regional Planning Urban and regional planning is the profession that deals with the understanding and management of land uses in the hierarchy of urban and regional settlements and the spatial relations of human activities. It is an interdisciplinary science that deals with the physical, environmental, social, economic and cultural aspects of human settlements in both urban and rural areas. The study programme for MPhil/PhD in Urban and regional planning provides students with the knowledge and understanding of: • Comparative international theory and practice of urban and regional planning • Caribbean urban history and settlements structures • The Caribbean’s natural resource base as islands and implications for economic development in sectors such as industry, tourism, agriculture, forestry and sustainable development. • The legal and administrative structure governing Caribbean urban and regional planning and management including development planning and the regulation of land use and built development • The manipulation and analysis of spatial data and information as part of research and policy formulation www.sta.uwi.edu t h e u n i v e r s i t y o f t h e w e s t i n d i e s – s t . a u g u s t i n e c a m p u s > page 21
T h e f a C u l T Y o f Engineering page 22 > t h e u n i v e r s i t y o f t h e w e s t i n d i e s – s t . a u g u s t i n e c a m p u s DeParTmenT of ChemiCal enGineerinG www.sta.uwi.edu The Department of Chemical Engineering is part of the single campus Faculty of Engineering with a commitment to providing national and regional service to the process industries. These industries include the full spectrum available in the Caribbean including petroleum and petrochemicals, bauxite, sugar and food-processing. The Units of Food Science and Technology, and Petroleum Engineering are included in the Department of Chemical Engineering with specific remits to serve those industries. Research in the Department of Chemical Engineering is aimed at the development of the indigenous resources of the Caribbean region. The broad areas of research in the Department are as follows: • Agricultural Crop Processing • Biochemical Engineering • Enhanced Oil Recovery • Food Science and Technology • Heavy Oil Recovery • Industrial Pollution Control • Mineral Processing • Natural Gas Engineering • Petroleum Processing Technology • Process Design, Optimisation and Control • Reaction Engineering • Reservoir Engineering • Sugar Technology • Utilisation of Biomass food Science and Technology unit The Food Science and Technology Unit maintains links with industry, particularly in the area of food manufacture. Members of staff are also involved in scientific and technical societies, in particular, the Institute of Food Technologists (USA), the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, and the Institute of Food Science and Technology (UK). Areas of current research include: food analysis; food preference and sensory studies; food fermentations; milk, meat, fish, fruit and vegetable microbiology and technology; root crop processing-dehydration; extrusion and food product development (food formulation from novel components). www.sta.uwi.edu
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