Overview

The Geography program offered by The University of the West Indies synthesizes ideas and information from the environment, economics, politics, society and culture.

In a world increasingly characterized by global change (climate warming and other environmental changes, and economic and cultural globalization), the importance of having persons skilled in a solid, broad-based geographical education and its application to an understanding of our complex, inter-related world has never been greater.

It is critical to the Caribbean region that we offer a Major in Geography, so that there are skilled professionals with a geographical knowledge of these broad-based global issues, in order to achieve further social and economic development in a sustainable manner, and to further enhance Geography education throughout the region.

Graduates with B.A. in Geography from The University of the West Indies will:

develop specialist, conceptual spatial analytical and fieldwork skills

develop problem-oriented, enquiring minds.

acquire a range of cognitive, generic and transferable skills which will contribute to their professional and personal skills and career development beyond Higher Education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Geography Population, Migration and Human Settlement

Earth Environments Geomorphology and Soils

World Economy, Agriculture and Food

Climate and the Biosphere

Research Methods in Geography

Urban Geographies

Geographies of Development

Earth Surface Processes

Environmental Change

Water Resources

Tourism Planning & Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Kingston, Jamaica

Disciplines

Geography

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Five CSEC subjects (General Proficiency Grades I-III) and/or GCE O'Level/BGCSE subjects (Grades A-C) which must include English Language, Mathematics, and at least two approved laboratory science subjects AND Two double Units CAPE or 2 GCE A- Level subjects chosen from Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science.

Birth certificate, Academic certificates, Professional certificates and/or Diplomas

Applicants should have the equivalent of 5 subjects (grades 1-3, including English Language) of which two(2) should be at the advanced level. CAPE (2 units each) at grades 1-5, to be eligible for the full time 3 year degree programmes.

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Tuition Fees

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15000 USD / year

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3750 USD / year

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Additional Details

National tuition full-time per year: J$587,821

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Graduates with B.A. in Geography from The University of the West Indies will:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

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Additional Details

Funding

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