The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus (UWI) 

IAU-016615

IAU Member

Jamaica

top General Information

Address

Street:Regional Headquarters Building
2a Hermitage Road

City:Kingston

Province:St Andrew

Post Code:7

WWW:https://www.mona.uwi.edu

Other Sites

Open campuses in various locations around the Caribbean

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1948; incorporated by Royal Charter 1962. The University is supported by and serves 15 different territories in the West Indies. An international institution recognized worldwide for its scholarship in Science, Medicine, Social Sciences, Agriculture and Humanities. The UWI campus in Mona, Jamaica serves as the headquarters of the University of the West Indies (UWI) system

Academic Year

August to May (August-December; January-May). Also Summer School, June-July

Admission Requirements

Completion of secondary school education General Certificate of Education for most Faculties

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

General Medical Council, Council for Legal Education, Joint Board of Moderators for Civil Engineering, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Institution of Electrical Engineers, The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Institution of Chemical Engineers

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Hilary Beckles

Job title:Vice-Chancellor

Years of office:2015-


Senior Administrative Officer : Dale Webber

Job title:Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal

Years of office:2018-


Senior Administrative Officer : Maurice Smith

Job title:University Registrar


International Relations Officer : Jessica Byron-Reid

Job title:Director, International Relations

top Divisions

Campus : Western Jamaica Campus (WJC)

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Information Technology, Mass Communication, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Social Sciences, Technology

More details:Montego Bay


Centre : Biotechnology

Fields of study:Biotechnology


Centre : Caribbean Thought

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Caribbean Studies


Centre : Environmental and Nuclear Sciences

Fields of study:Environmental Studies

More details:International


Centre : Marine Sciences

Fields of study:Marine Science and Oceanography


Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Engineering


Faculty : Humanities and Education

Fields of study:Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies, Distance Education, Documentation Techniques, Education, Educational Sciences, English, French, Geography, Geology, German, History, Information Sciences, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Secondary Education, Spanish, Theology


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Commercial Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Medical Sciences

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Community Health, Medicine, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology


Faculty : Science and Technology

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Management, Geography, Geology, Health Sciences, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Physics


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Economics, Government, Hotel Management, Management, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Tourism


Faculty : Sport

Fields of study:Sports


Institute : Gender and Development Studies

Fields of study:Development Studies, Gender Studies


Institute : Mona Geoinformatics Institute (Mona GIS)

Fields of study:Computer Science, Earth Sciences


Institute : Social and Economic Studies

Fields of study:Economics, Social Policy

More details:Sir Arthur Lewis


Research Division : Solutions for Developing Countries (SODECO)

Fields of study:Development Studies


Research Division : Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI)

Fields of study:Tropical Medicine


School : Continuing Education

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Education, Information Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences


Unit : Earthquake

Fields of study:Seismology


Unit : Electronics

Fields of study:Electronic Engineering


Unit : Fertility Management

Fields of study:Embryology and Reproduction Biology

More details:Hugh Wynter

top Degrees

Associate Degree

Fields of study:Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology


Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, African Studies, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Archaeology, Art Management, Arts and Humanities, Banking, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dance, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Studies, Film, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, Government, Heritage Preservation, History, Horticulture, Hotel and Restaurant, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Chemistry, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Journalism, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Leadership, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Biology, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Music, Nursing, Occupational Health, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Psychology, Public Administration, Radiology, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social and Community Services, Social Policy, Social Psychology, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Spanish, Sports, Statistics, Surgery, Theatre, Theology, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation, Tropical Agriculture, Visual Arts, Writing, Zoology


Postgraduate Diploma

Fields of study:Applied Physics, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Child Care and Development, Commercial Law, Community Health, Computer Education, Data Processing, Development Studies, Educational Administration, Energy Engineering, Epidemiology, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Gender Studies, Geography (Human), Geology, Gerontology, Health Administration, Horticulture, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Technology, Law, Linguistics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Microbiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Private Law, Public Law, Rural Planning, Science Education, Social Welfare, Sports, Sports Management, Teacher Training, Technology Education, Tourism, Town Planning


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, African Studies, Agricultural Management, Anatomy, Applied Physics, Archiving, Banking, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Community Health, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Development Studies, Diabetology, Ecology, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Gerontology, Government, Health Administration, Health Education, Heritage Preservation, Higher Education, History, Horticulture, Hotel and Restaurant, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Business, International Economics, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Leadership, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Private Law, Protective Services, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Retailing and Wholesaling, Rural Planning, Science Education, Service Trades, Social Policy, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Sports Management, Sports Medicine, Taxation, Teacher Training, Technology Education, Telecommunications Services, Theology, Tourism, Town Planning, Toxicology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Management, Vocational Education, Water Management, Zoology


Doctorate

Fields of study:Accountancy, Adult Education, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Applied Physics, Behavioural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Dermatology, Development Studies, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, Geology, Gerontology, Government, Haematology, Health Administration, Health Education, History, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Power Engineering, Primary Education, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiology, Science Education, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Sports, Surgery, Teacher Training, Technology Education, Theology, Toxicology, Urban Studies, Urology, Vocational Education, Zoology

Note

Also Certificate, Diploma, Undergraduate Diploma; Doctor of Dental Surgery; Doctor of Pharmacy; Licenciate in Philosophy and Theology; Executive MBA; Fellowship Certificates

Students

Statistics Year:2020-2021

Total:18000

Updated on 02-11-2021