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T h e f a C u l T Y o f
Social Sciences
DeParTmenT of manaGemenT STuDieS
Course of Study
The M.Sc. will normally be a 43-credit
programme.
However, for persons to whom the Postgraduate
Diploma was awarded and who choose to take a
break from their study and re-enter within two
years of the completion of the Postgraduate
Diploma, the programme will be a 49-credit
one.
The M.Sc. is comprised of a compulsory core and
electives as shown below:
Compulsory Courses
SPORTMGT Statistical Analysis (3 credits)
MGMT6007 Research Methods (4 credits)
SPORTMGT The Economics of Sports
(3 credits)
SPORTMGT Masters Research Project
(9 credits)
electives
Students will choose electives from among
those approved by the Department to satisfy
the remaining credit requirements for the
programme.
However, where it is determined that a student
in his/her earlier tertiary level studies has
successfully completed a course with a grade of
B or better that is similar in content and scope
to any of the approved elective courses, the
student will not be allowed to register for the
course in question.
The m.Sc. Tourism Development and
management
Programme objectives
The purpose of the Masters Degree is to:
(I) Develop the analytical skills of policy
makers and planners who are charged with
the responsibility of planning, developing
and managing the region’s tourism
resources in a sustainable manner;
(II) Develop a critical mass of intellectual
capital within the region that will help
lead the way forward in developing
innovative solutions, through research
and scholarship, to address the many
challenges facing the tourism industry.
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entry requirements
Applicants under this category should possess:
(I) A B.Sc. in Hospitality and Tourism or
other Bachelor’s degree from a University
or College acceptable to the UWI. Such
applicants should possess at least a Lower
Second Class Honours degree.
(II) Preference will be given to persons with
substantial experience at the management
level in the Hospitality and Tourism
sector.
Course of Study
The programme is to be delivered on either a
part-time basis over two academic years or on
a full-time basis over one calendar year. This
programme carries 42 credits and includes a mix
of six (6) core courses and four (4) electives.
The course offerings are as follows:
Year 1 - Semester 1
TOUR 6002 Tourism Destination Management
TOUR 6005 Tourism Planning in Developing
Countries
MGMT 6003 International Business
Management
Electives Two electives as approved by the
Head of Department
Year 1 - Semester 2
MGMT 6007 Research Methodology
TOUR 6003 Tourism Policy & Strategy
MS67T Sustainable Tourism Management
Electives Two electives as approved by the
Head of Department
Year 2 – Semester I
• Tourism Developmental Workshop (All
students)
• Research Project
additional requirements/information:
1. All students will be required to satisfy the
Department as to their reading proficiency
in a foreign language.
2. All students will be required to participate
in a Tourism Developmental Workshop to be
conducted in Trimester 3 as a departmental
requirement.
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3. A student who fails to complete the M.Sc. will
not be automatically awarded the Pg.Dip. Such a
student would have to successfully complete the
eight (8) courses required for the Pg.Dip. Also,
the student must make a request in writing to the
School for Graduate Studies and Research through
the Head of the Department of Management Studies
to withdraw from the completion of the research
project explaining the reasons for his/her inability
to complete the M.Sc. The final decision rests with
the School for Graduate Studies and Research. Each
case is examined on its own merit.
Ph.D. Business administration
Programme objectives
The purpose of the Ph.D. programme is to develop
leaders, innovators, and positive change agents
able to work as researchers, teachers, consultants
and administrators in a variety of settings including
public and private commercial organisation, Not-forprofit
agencies and academia (colleges/universities).
Rigorous research training is offered to enable
graduates to plan, design, implement and evaluate
research.
The curriculum is crafted with several specific
objectives in mind including providing graduates
with an appreciation for the broad range of issues
– economic, social, institutional, normative, and
political – that surround contemporary business
administration.
The specific objectives of the Ph.D. programme
are:
i. To generate knowledge that will contribute to
an understanding of the dynamics of business
administration in the increasing competitive
global economy.
ii. To prepare scholars in selected areas of business
administration for careers as researchers and
teachers at the UWI and other major universities
globally.
iii. To prepare leaders in selected areas of business
administration for careers as consultants and
administrators in private, public and state-owned
organisations in the Caribbean and globally.
iv. To prepare scholars capable of generating knowledge
that is inventive and rigorously tested within a
selected area of business administration.
v. To prepare individuals who will provide leadership
in business and academia.
vi. To maintain and expand the reputation of the UWI
as a regional and international leader in the field
of Business Administration.
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