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Target Groups and admission requirements
Admissions will be competitive with preference
given to applicants from Caribbean countries.
Approximately ten students in total will
be admitted each year across the available
disciplinary areas.
Admission to the programme will be based on
one of the two alternative sets of criteria listed
below.
1. Applicants holding a M.Sc. in Management
Applicants holding an M.Sc. in Management
Studies from UWI, or a M.Sc. from another
accredited University, where the research
component is at least 25% of the degree
content, and who have attained at least
a B+ average, will be eligible for direct
admission.
2. Applicants with Other Academic
Backgrounds
Such applicants must hold at least a master’s
degree from UWI or another accredited
University with a B+ average and with an
acceptable level of research content in the
programme pursued.
Depending on their background, such
applicants may be required to take
additional courses as determined by the
Department Head on the recommendation
of the Admissions Committee, prior to
registration.
Selection Criteria
The final selection of students for the two
categories above will be based on the following
criteria:
1. An interview with Admissions Committee
2. Recommendations from M.Sc. or MBA
Programme lecturers
3. Level of motivation, as assessed in the
interview.
4. Professional experience, where applicable
5. GMAT scores documenting a minimum of 550
total, including 20 in the verbal section and
22 in the quantitative section, in the cases of
non-UWI international students, who might
also be required to take an ESL Assessment
Test, where appropriate.
enrollment
To ensure adequate student instruction and
supervision, enrollment will be limited to at most
10 students entering the programme in any year
across all available disciplines.
Programme Structure and Content
The Ph.D. programme is comprised of 6 fourcredit
courses and two 5-credit courses plus
a dissertation worth 56 credits for a total of
90 credits.
Students will normally complete the Ph.D course
work and dissertation over a four-year period,
and must complete within seven years, while
also participating in instructional development
workshops and contributing to undergraduate
teaching within the Department of Management
Studies. Beginning in the third year, students
without teaching experience will be required
to teach two courses each year within their
area of specialisation, under the supervision of
an academic staff member designated by the
Department Head.
All doctoral students will be required to take a
common body of six (6) courses plus two (2)
optional courses to build their research and
analytical skills and to provide the requisite
disciplinary foundation for dissertation research.
These required and optional courses are:
required Courses for marketing and human
resources management Tracks
MGMT 8001 Multi-variate Statistics, including
structural equation modeling
MGMT 8002 Measurement Methods
MGMT 8005 Philosophy of Science
MGMT 8004 Qualitative Research Methods
ECON 6000 Micro-Economic Theory*
ECON 6001 Macro-Economic Theory*
(*Five credit year-long courses.)
additional Courses to be taken by marketing
track
Any two of the following courses:
MGMT 8008 Mathematical Models in
Marketing Decision Making
MGMT 8018 Marketing Theory Seminar
MGMT 8020 Services Marketing
MGMT 8017 Marketing Strategy
ECON 6006 Applied Econometrics
additional Courses to be taken by human resources
management Track
Any two of the following courses:
MGMT 8009 Research Methods in Organisations
MGMT 8014 Advanced Human Resources
Management
MGMT 8015 Current Topics and Trends in
Organisational Behaviour
MGMT 8023 Advanced Readings in Human
Resource Development
MGMT 8025 Contemporary Issues in Human
Resource Management
MGMT 8027 Industrial/Employment Relations
non-credit requirements
Students must demonstrate proficiency in Spanish or
an alternate foreign language, at the discretion of the
Department Head, and participate in a Business Ethics
seminar and Departmental Research Colloquium.
Comprehensive examination Process
Each candidate will be required to write a Comprehensive
Examination in his or her field at the conclusion of the
programme course work. Students must pass this exam
before proceeding further in the programme.
Dissertations: Supervision and Process
Each candidate will develop an original research
project and carry it out under the guidance of a
supervising thesis faculty committee. The committee
will consist of a thesis supervisor and two readers
drawn from this or any of the sister campuses of the
U.W.I or from any other approved University.
The dissertation will be defended orally, in an open
forum, at its completion.
mr. errol Simms (head)
mrs. Pavitra moonsammy (Secretary)
Tel: 1 (868) 662-2002 ext. 2105
Fax: 1 (868) 662-1140
Email: Pavitra.Moonsammy@sta.uwi.edu
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