This programme is offered jointly by the Department of Life Sciences and Environmental Management Unit (EMU) and is a speciallisation of the overarching MSc in Natural Resources Management.
The programme will cover selected aspects of biodiversity associated with Jamaican aquatic and terrestrial environments, with a greater emphasis on their management, conservation and sustainable use. At the end of this programme students will be able to:
Entrants are required to have obtained a B.Sc. (honours) degree in the biological sciences from a recognized institution.
The programme duration is 15 months full-time or 18 months with the 12-credit project and will be offered on evenings and weekends.
NRM CORE 2017/2018
| ENVR6401 | Environmental Law and Multilateral Environmental Agreements | 3 |
| ENVR6402 | Research Methods and Project Management | 3 |
| ENVR6406 | ocio-ecology and Natural Resource Management | 3 |
| ENVR6403 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| ENVR6404 | Principles and Practice of Geoinformatics | 3 |
| ENVR6405 | Management and Analysis of Environmental Data | 3 |
| ENVR6407 | Environmental Economics - June 2018 (not required by students doing BIOL6550) | 3 |
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| BIOL6413 | Sustainable Use and Management of Natural Resources | 3 |
| BIOL6414 | Integrated Coastal Zone Management | 3 |
| BIOL6412 | Conservation & Management of Biodiversity | 3 |
| BIOL6415/ENVR6430 | National Parks, Tourism and Recreational Amenities | 3 |
| ENVR6500 | Environmental Project | 3 |
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| BIOL6550 | Environmental Research project | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 12 | |
| ** Access to BIOL6550 is contingent on student performance in the Semester 1 courses. (No failures and B+ or better in all courses). | ||
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
