MPhil/ PhD is primarily a research degree and shall be awarded primarily on the basis of examination by thesis.

Candidates should normally have either a BSc Mathematics degree from a recognized university with at least Upper Second Class Honours, or have successfully completed a   MSc Mathematics from a recognized university.

Candidates should normally have a MPhil Mathematics, or an MSc Mathematics with a    research component that makes up at least 25% of the programme credits.

In each case candidates should identify a supervisor and develop a research proposal as part of the application.

• Stochastic Differential and Difference Eq .
• Mathematical Physics: General Relativity, Quantum Field Theory in curved spacetimes, Differential Geometry, Noncommutative geometry inspired solutions of Einstein field equations.
• Numerical Methods.
• Statistics

For the 2014/15 academic year (normally the same as the UGC funded course i.e. it is subsidized by the Jamaican Government) Departmental Awards may be given to students who obtained a GPA of 3.0 and above where tuition is waived and a stipend is given annually.  UWI Scholarships can also be given to students with GPA of 3.6 or above by applying to the Office of Graduate Studies & Research.

Duration: MPhil Mathematics             Duration: PhD Mathematics

Full time: 2 years                             Full time:  3 years

Part-time: 4 years                            Part time: 6 years

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