Eng Postgrad

P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3
THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
CONTENTS
Mission Statement.........................................................................................................................................................................................i
Message from the Dean............................................................................................................................................................................. ii
An Historical Note....................................................................................................................................................................................... iii
SECTION 0 - Staff Listing...................................................................................................................................... 1
Office of the Dean................................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Department of Chemical Engineering......................................................................................................................................... 2
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering............................................................................................................ 5
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering .......................................................................................................... 6
Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management....................................................................................... 7
Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering.................................................................................................. 8
SECTION 1 - Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Engineering.................................................................. 11
Department of Chemical Engineering.......................................................................................................................................16
Programmes in Chemical & Process Engineering...........................................................................................................16
Programmes in Food Science & Technology....................................................................................................................20
Programmes in Petroleum Studies .....................................................................................................................................24
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering...............................................................................................................32
Programmes in Construction Management ...................................................................................................................33
Programmes in Coastal Engineering & Management...................................................................................................38
Programmes in Civil & Environmental Engineering......................................................................................................41
MSc in Environmental Engineering.....................................................................................................................................43
Programmes in Water and Wastewater Services Management................................................................................48
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering..............................................................................................................50
Programmes in Electrical & Computer Engineering......................................................................................................51
Department of Geomatics Engineering and Land Management.....................................................................................60
MPhil/PhD Degrees in Surveying & Land Information, Geoinformatics or Urban and
Regional Planning......................................................................................................................................................................61
PGDIP/MSc in Urban & Regional Planning........................................................................................................................61
Postgraduate Diploma in Land Administration..............................................................................................................65
PGDIP/MSc in Geoinformatics...............................................................................................................................................67
Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering................................................................................................69
Masters & Doctoral Programmes in Agricultural Engineering (Biosystems Engineering)..............................70
Masters & Doctoral Programmes in Mechanical, Manufacturing,
Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management & Production Engineering and Management..............72
MSc Programmes in Production Engineering & Management, Production Management &
Engineering Management......................................................................................................................................................77
MSc in Engineering Asset Management............................................................................................................................79
Office of the Dean..............................................................................................................................................................................86
MSc in Project Management..................................................................................................................................................86
MPhil/PhD in Project Management.....................................................................................................................................90
SECTION 2 - Regulations
Regulations for Postgraduate Diplomas....................................................................................................................................90
Regulations for Masters Degrees.................................................................................................................................................91
Regulations for MSc/MfGE Programmes...................................................................................................................................91
Regulations for Research Degrees...............................................................................................................................................92
Regulations for MPhil Qualifying Examinations.....................................................................................................................92
Regulations for Part-time Postgraduate Students.................................................................................................................93
Regulations for Certificate Courses ............................................................................................................................................93
Guidelines for Postgraduate Programmes: MSc/Diploma...................................................................................................94
Guidelines for Staff and Students on Plagiarism.....................................................................................................................95
P O S T GR A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T
The Mission of the Faculty of Engineering is to be the provider
of a world quality education in Engineering, Geoinformatics
and Geosciences and research and development programmes
in support of Caribbean business, industry and infrastructure,
with its graduates, staff and facilities being at the forefront
in propelling growth, development and innovation in the
region.
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Welcome to all new and returning Postgraduate students to the
2012/2013 Academic Year and thanks for making The University of
the West Indies your choice for further study.
There are many reasons why students choose to continue on to post-

graduate studies. Many do so for career advancement, particularly
candidates for Masters Degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas which
do not have a substantial research component. Others do so simply
for self-gratification. Yet others choose this path as it is a require-
ment for their career choice. For example, academic careers require
a research degree such as a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor
of Philosophy (PhD). Non-research postgraduate degrees are, in
many ways extensions to the undergraduate offering, and provide
greater depth in selected areas and some breadth of learning as well.
MPhil and PhD degrees require increasing levels of independent and
individual research into the scientific unknown. They represent the
peak of academia where new knowledge and understanding are
discovered and shared for the benefit of mankind.
It should also be noted that under our current system of accredita-

tion, professional registration at the equivalent of a UK Chartered
Engineer required by Boards of Engineering across the Caribbean,
is now dependent on completion of an approved Masters level
degree course. This route is currently offered in Chemical Engineer-
ing, Civil and Environmental Engineering and in Mechanical and
Manufacturing Engineering.
By their very nature, all postgraduate options are quite demanding, or at home may impede your performance please do not hesitate
particularly for the majority of our postgraduate students who are to contact the Postgraduate representative in your Department -
part-time and must balance their studies with the needs of the work there are far too many cases of students who wait until they record
place. This is why we suggest that students think carefully before a poor exam record, when it is far too late, to apprise us of personal
proceeding unto postgraduate study. In particular, those who have circumstances.
just completed their undergraduate study should consider gaining
at least a years experience in the world of work before registering Finally, you should utilise all the resources available to you consult
for a postgraduate programme in their discipline. We are doing the with lecturers and other course support staff. Resist the trap of
best we can to facilitate your learning and your interest in furthering allowing conflicts in personalities to block you from accessing the
your qualifications. Just as you pride yourselves on the high qual- learning support that we have provided for you. Above all, take
ity of professional work that we know you are capable of, we pride responsibility for your own learning. As Paul Robinson noted in
ourselves on the continuing success and reputation of the UWI, his popular book, What smart students know: Maximum Grades. Op-
built upon a solid foundation of quality input, quality delivery and timum Learning. Minimum Time,A students are not so much those
quality output. Together, we must therefore work hard to maintain who have high IQs as those who place full responsibility for their
and even enhance this. academic success on themselves, not their teachers. I highly recom-
mend this book to all who are in need of additional guidance.
What you may have not considered is the vital contribution you are
making to the development of your respective countries by virtue of We wish you the greatest success for the 2012/2013 Academic
your postgraduate registration. Indeed, an increase in the pool of ap- Year.
propriately trained and educated postgraduates would, if properly
utilised, enhance any countrys ability to produce goods, negotiate
and engage with external professionals, earn much needed income Brian Copeland
and support a healthier GDP. This is all the more reason why you BSc (Eng), MSc (Toronto), PhD (USC)
should strive to do well in your chosen field of study. Professor and Dean, Faculty of Engineering
Apart from your present qualifications, there are two key require-
ments for success in your respective programmes: you need a
sense of motivation and you need to plan your work. THEN you
must work your plan. Manage your time well as a rough guide
you should spend the same amount of time you spend in class or
in the labs in self-study. Be prepared to change your plan if it is not
working. If you suspect that your personal circumstances at work
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P O S T GR A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
AN HISTORICAL NOTE
The University of the West Indies was founded in 1948 at Mona,
Jamaica as a College in special relationship with the University
of London, to serve the British territories in the Caribbean area. It
achieved full University status by Royal Charter in 1962, thereby
becoming a degree-granting institution in its own right.
A second campus of the University was established in 1960

when the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA) at St.
Augustine, Trinidad was incorporated into the University Col-
lege. On August 25, 1959, a Plan of Operation was signed which
provided for a United Nations Special Fund allocation and a
Government counterpart contribution for the establishment of
a Faculty of Engineering. The then Vice-Chancellor and Principal
of the University College, Nobel Laureate Sir Arthur Lewis had
the overall responsibility of securing funding for the financing of
the Engineering buildings and for expediting the final decision
to locate the Faculty of Engineering at St. Augustine.
The initial layout comprised five (5) blocks with a total of 5,400
square metres of floor space of which the laboratories occupied
3,030 square metres.
Construction commenced in 1961 and was completed by the

end of 1962. During the 1961/62 Academic Year (the first year of
teaching), the Faculty was housed in temporary accommodation
on the campus. The formal opening of the new buildings of the
Faculty took place on February 1, 1963.
Initially, undergraduate and graduate research degrees were

offered in the main branches of Engineering - Chemical, Civil,
Electrical and Mechanical. The Faculty steadily grew over the
years with a major expansion of both physical infrastructure and
academic programmes in the 1980s with additional disciplines at
the BSc level and several specialist MSc degrees. Floor space now
occupies close to 53,181 square metres of classrooms, laboratories
and offices, with expansion continuing almost on a yearly basis.
The semester system was introduced on a phased basis in 1990

at the undergraduate level, followed by the MSc programmes
at a later date.
From a modest beginning of 28 students in the Academic Year

1961/62, the Faculty has produced, up to Semester 2 of the
2011/2012 Academic Year, 7565 graduates in the fields of Chemical
(1144), Civil (1498), Civil with Environmental (84), Electrical and
Computer (1796), Agricultural (79), Geomatics (101), Industrial
(399), Land Management (Valuation) (16), Mechanical (1889),
Mechanical with Biosystems (36), Petroleum (48), Petroleum
Geoscience (123) and Surveying and Land Information (357).
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SECTION 0 Ms. Melissa Dattoo

Senior Administrative Assistant
(Research & Postgraduate Student Matters)
STAFF LISTING Ext. 82065
OFFICE OF THE DEAN Ms. Nancy Ayoung

Senior Administrative Assistant
Dean (Human Resources)
Copeland, Brian Ext. 82200
BSc (Eng) (UWI), MSc (Toronto), PhD (USC)
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Ms. Ella Granderson (On Leave)
Exts. 82198/82199 Administrative Assistant
Enterprise Development & Outreach
Deputy Deans Ext. 83919
Undergraduate Student Affairs
Sutherland, Michael Mrs. Margaret Richards
Dip. C.S. (CAST, now UTEC), (Hons), M.Sc.E., Secretary to Dean
PhD (New Brunswick), MISTT, MCIG Exts. 82198/82199
(Land Information Management)
Exts. 82061/82564 Ms. Olawande Ojoade
Secretary to Deputy Deans
Research & Postgraduate Student Affairs Ext. 83396
Lewis, Winston G.
BSc (Eng), MPhil (UWI), PhD (Tuns), MAPETT, MISS, MTSISS, REng
Professor of Industrial Systems Engineering TECHNICAL STAFF
(Manufacturing Technology, Plant Layout & Ergonomics) Mr. Dayanand Powdhar
Exts. 83181 Workshop Engineer
Ext. 83485
Enterprise Development & Outreach
Opadeyi, Jacob
BSc, MSc (Lagos), MEng, PhD (New Brunswick), SYSTEMS LABORATORY
MBA (UWI), FRICS Mrs. Paula John
Professor Manager
Ext. 83313 Exts. 82375/82370
Physical Facilities & Administrative, Ms. Candice Nicholls-Jones

Technical and Service Staff Clerical Assistant
Sharma, Chandrabhan Ext. 82370
BSc, MSc, PhD (Eng) (UWI), SMIEEE, MAPETT, SenMemISA,
MAWEA, REng
Leader, Energy Systems Group CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES UNIT
(Industrial & Commercial Power Systems, Energy Systems) Mr. Raymond Ward
Exts. 82058/83396 Assistant Manager
Exts. 82369/84435
ENGINEERING INSTITUTE
Opadeyi, Jacob Ms. Carol-Ann Persad-Ramlogan
Chairman, Continuing Education Committee and Clerical Assistant
Acting Manager Exts. 84435/84443/83397/83409
Exts. 82175/82197
TEACHING STAFF
Administrative Staff - Office of the dean Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics
Vacant Ramsamooj, Neil R.
Administrative Officer BSc (UWI), MA (Wisconsin-Madison), MA (Auburn),
Exts. 82059/84156 PhD (Wisconsin-Madison)
(Abstract Algebra, Topology, Combinatorial Maths, Applied
Ms. Sabah Ali Mathematics)
Assistant to Administrative Officer Office of the Dean
Ext. 84156 Ext. 83911
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Clerical Assistant

Suite, Winston H. E. Ms. Beverly Alexander (Acting)
Programme Coordinator Ext. 83412
BSc (Sp Physics), BSc (Eng), MSc, PhD (UWI), FAPETT, MASCE
Emeritus Professor
(Construction Engineering & Management, Academic Staff
Project Management) PROFESSORS EMERITII
Ext. 83149 Dawe, Richard
BA, MA, DPhil (Oxford), Eur Eng, CEng, CSc, CGeol,
Mrs. Margaret Sylvester-Lawrence FEI, CChem, FRSC, FGS
Administrative Assistant Trinidad & Tobago Methanol Chair in Petroleum Engineering
Ext. 83838 (Reservoir Engineering, Hydrocarbon Thermodynamics, Improved
Oil Recovery)
Part-time Lecturers
Burgess, Kenrick McGaw, David R.
BSc (Hons) (UWI), MBA (Brunel), DipCon. Eng. & Man, DipPA (UWI), BSc, MSc (Wales), PhD (UWI), FIChemE, CEng, MAIChemE,
DipMan (UK), MA (Separation Processes, Particle Technology)
(Project Management) Ext. 83395
Ext. 83838
Mellowes, Winston A.
Jantzen, Manfred BSc (Eng), MSc, PhD (UWI), MIChemE, CEng,
B.A. and Ph.D. (Economic History/Economics), University of MAIChemE, MCIC, FAPETT, REng
Wisconsin, USA, Associate Professor of Management, Loyola (Transport Phenomena, Sugar Technology,
University of Chicago, USA., Senior Advisor, Senior Lecturer Biomass Utilisations)
currently attached to the Principles Office, Business Development. Ext. 82513
etc Leadership and Strategic Management Consultant for more
than 20 years Richards, George Maxwell (His Excellency)
Ext. 83838 CM, MSc (Manch), PhD (Cantab), ARIC, AMCST, FInstPet,
MAPE, CEng,
Lau, Stanley President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
BSc (Eng) (UWI), MEng (Cornell), MSc (Accounting) (UWI), (Process Design & Economics, Petroleum Technology)
CSE, MAPETT, MIEEE (Industrial Management, Engineering
Economics & Finance)
Ext. 83838 PROFESSORS
Bertrand, Wayne
BSc (UWI), MSc (Brit Col)
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Distinguished Fellow in Practice in Petroleum Studies
(Petroleum Geoscience)
Head of Department Exts. 83496/83686
Baccus-Taylor, Gail S.H.
BSc (Agri), Dip, MSc (UWI), MSc (Reading),
PhD (Wis-Madison), MIFT, SENIOR LECTURERS
Senior Lecturer Abder, Clyde
(Food Microbiology/Food Safety & Risk Assessment/Food Quality BSc (Mech Eng) (UWI), Dual MS (Penns), CQE, CQA,
Assurance/Food Product Development) CPIM, CIRM (USA), MAPE, MSPE
Tel: 662-2002, Exts. 82169/82196 (Drilling & Completions, Production Engineering)
Ext. 83679
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Veronica Corbie Hosein, Raffie
Tel: 662-2002 Ext. 82168 BSc, MPhil, PhD (UWI)
(Hydrocarbon, Thermodynamics, Petroleum Engineering)
SECRETARIES Ext. 83078
Mrs. Natalie Thomas-Chance
(Department) Janes, David
Tel: 662-2002 Exts. 82169/82196 BSc (Aston), PhD (Birmingham)
(Simulation, Automation, Optimisation
Mrs. Nikeisha Plato-Robinson Process Design)
(Food, Science and Technology and Ext. 84430
Petroleum Engineering Unit)
Ext. 82190
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Riverol, Carmen Sobers, Lorraine

BSc, MSc (Chem Eng) (Simon Bolivar), PhD (Vigo), BS, MSc (Texas Tech University),
(Process Design & Economics, Process Control) PhD Petroleum Engineering (Imperial College)
Ext. 82677 (Carbon Storage, Enhanced Oil Recovery)
Ext. 84437
Thomas, Sydney
BSc (UWI), MSc (New Brunswick), PhD (McMaster),
MAIChemE, MAPETT PART-TIME LECTURERS
(Reaction Engineering, Petroleum & Natural Gas Processing) Ameerali, Ronnie
Ext. 83364 BSc Petroleum Geoscience (UWI),
MSc Petroleum Geophysics (Imperial)
Wilson, Jeremy Brent (Advanced Geophysics)
BSc, MSc, PhD (Wales), FGS
(Palaeontology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology) Archie, Curtis
Ext. 83676 BSc (Geol) (Mona, UWI)
(Petroleum Geology)
LECTURERS Balkarasingh, Shivanti

BSc (Surveying and Land Information)
Chakrabarti, Dhurjati
MPhil (Geodetic Surveying)
MSc (Mumbai), PhD (IIT, Kharagpur)
(Multi-phase Flow) Baptiste, Brian
Ext. 84001 BSc (Mona), Dip Man Studies, MSc (Pet Eng) (UWI)
(Petroleum Development Geology)
Henry, Hollis
BSc, Dip. (UWI), MSc (Penns) Charles, Donald Gregory
(Geophysics) BSc (Hons) (UWI), MSc (NexT)
Ext. 83871 Petrophysics & Formation Evaluation
Marcelle-De Silva, Jill Comissiong, Edward

BSc, MSc (UWI), Eng (Stanford) BSc (Mona), MSc, PhD (Massachusetts)
(Natural Gas Engineering & Well Test Analysis) (Food Chemistry, Food Packaging)
Ext. 83284
Deo, Roger
Marquez, Andres BSc (Eng) (UWI)
BSc, MSc (Chemical Engineering) Venezuela (Loss Prevention & Risk, Particle Technology)
PhD (Chemical Engineering) University of South Carolina, Ext. 4000
Columbia, USA
(Electrochemistry, Petrochemicals, Molecular Modeling) Farfan, Philip
Ext. BSc Geology (Edinburgh),
MSc Petroleum Geology (Imperial College)
Mujaffar, Saheeda (Geological Mapping)
BSc, MPhil, PhD (UWI)
(Food Process Engineering, Food Dehydration, Postharvest Forde, Voldis
Technology) BSc, MSc (University of Winnipeg)
Ext. 84434 (Food Quality Assurance, Product Development)
Sahoo, Manas R. Kalpee, Tyrone

BSc (UtKal), MSc, MTech, PhD (IIT, Kharagpur) BSc, MPhil, PhD (UWI)
(Structural Geology) (Health, Safety & Environment)
Ext. 83678
Lalla, Wilson
Smith, Jeffrey BSc (Geol) (Mona), MSc (Geol) (Tulsa)
BSc (Hons) (UWI), MASc (Toronto), MAPETT, AMIChemE (Petroleum Geology)
(Reaction Engineering, Transport Phenomena &
Computer-aided Engineering) Legall, George
Ext. 83074 BSc, MSc, PhD (UWI)
(Biostatistics)
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Mathura, Rudra McLean, Annalize

BSc (Surveying and Land Information) Instructor II
IHO (Class B Hydrographic Surveying) BSc (Pet Geoscience) (UWI)
(Geodetics) (Sedimentology)
Ext. 83686
Moonan, Xavier
BSc Geology, Geography (UWI, Mona),
MSc Structural Geology and Geophysics (Leeds) GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
(Structural Geology) Costelloe, Ashley
Dipg. (Brescia College), MSc (Geoscience) (UCL)
Persad, Krishna (Micropaleontology)
BSc, PhD (Geology) (Mona) Ext. 83686
(Petroleum Geology Management)
Jaleel, Muhammed
Ragbir, Samuel BSc (Chem. Eng) (UWI)
BSc (UWI), MSc (Leeds) (Biochemical Engineering)
(Geophysics) Exts. 83465/83466
Rajpaulsingh, Winston Lee, Therese

BSc (Geology) (Mona), PG Dip (Man. Studies), BSc (Chem. Eng) (UWI)
MPhil (Pet Eng) (UWI) (Biochemical Engineering)
(Geology) Ext. 83465/83466
Ramroop, Clement Iyare, Uwaila Charles

BSc, MSc (Rheinisch) BSc, MSc (UWI)
(Petroleum Geoscience) (Petroleum Engineering)
Ext. 83684
INDUSTRY LIAISONS
Rodrigues, Kirton Felix-Smith, Florette
BSc, PhD (Geology) (Mona), MSc (Env Studies) (Toronto) Sunshine Snacks Ltd.
(Geochemistry)
Georges, John
Russell, Allan Angostura Limited
BSc (Maths) (UWI), Dip, MSc (Pet Eng)
(Petroleum Engineering Management, Petroleum Economics) Holder, Anthony
Industrial Plant Services Limited (IPSL)
Vincent, Hasley
BSc (Mona), MSc (Imperial), PhD (Dalhousie) Inkim, Catherine
(Sedimentology) Petroleum Company of Tdad and Tgo Limited (PETROTRIN)
Young On, Victor Kennedy, Helen

BSc (Geophysics), BSc (Geomatics) (Toronto), Cert (Toronto) Food Technology Consultant
(Geophysics)
Khan, Farz
Chemistry, Food & Drug Division
INSTRUCTORS Ministry of Health
Dookeran, Mark
Instructor II Massiah, Maurice
BSc Environmental Studies (Chadwick University); Atlantic LNG
MSc Science & Management of Tropical Environments;
MSc Food Science & Technology; Sirinath, Baajnath
PhD Food Science & Technology (UWI) B P Tdad and Tobago LLC (bpTT)
(Food Microbiology, Sanitation in Food Processing, Commodity
Preservation & Processing) West Toolsie, Elizabeth
PCS Nitrogen Tdad Limited
Maharaj, Sharad
Instructor II Yarde-Williams, Janelle
BSc (Chem.Eng) (UWI) Trinidad & Tobago Agribusiness Association (TTABA)
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DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & LECTURERS

Cooper, Vincent
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING BSc (UWI), MEng (McGill), MASc (Nova Scotia), PhD (McGill)
(Environmental/Water Resources Engineering)
Head of Department
Ext. 83427
Clarke, Richard
BSc, MPhil, PhD (UWI), MIFS, CQE, REng
Gay, Derek
(Structural Engineering)
BSc (Eng) (UWI), DIC, MSc (Lond), PhD (Texas), MAPETT
Exts. 82504/82505
(Geotechnical Engineering, Coastal Engineering)
Ext. 83429
Mrs. Marlene Fletcher-Cockburn
Khan-Kernahan, Ian
Ext. 82605
BSc, MSc (Maths) (Lond), BSc, PhD (UWI), MAPETT
(Structural Analysis & Design, Information Technology)
SECRETARIES
Ext. 83432
Ms. Keisha Jordan (Acting)
(Department)
Martin, Hector
Ext: 82504
BSc, MSc (UWI)
(Construction Engineering and Management)
Ms. Rohanna Rafeek
Ext. 83435
(Construction Engineering & Management)
Ext. 82501
Mwasha, Abrahams
BSc, MSc (Kharkov), PhD (Wolverhampton)
Clerical Assistant
Ms. Alisa Valentine (Acting)
Ext. 83434
(MSc Coastal Engineering and Management
(MSc Environmental Engineering Programme)
Narinesingh, Pramenath
(MSc Water and Wastewater Service Management)
BSc (UWI), MSc (Delft), PhD (Delaware)
Ext: 84416
(Environmental/Water Resources Engineering)
Ext. 82504
Academic Staff
OBrien-Delpesh, Charmaine
PROFESSORS EMERITII
BSc, MSc (Waterloo)
Phelps, Harry O.
(Coastal Engineering and Management)
CMT, BSc (Wales), PhD (Manch), DIC, FIVE, CEng, FAPETT
Ext. 83428
(Water Resources, Environmental Engineering)
Ext. 83447
Peters, Everson
BSc (UWI), MSc (Guelph), PhD (New Zealand)
Suite, Winston, H. E.
(Water Resources & Environmental Engineering)
BSc (Eng.), MSc, PhD, FASCE, FAPE
Ext. 83439
(Construction Engineering and Management)
Ext. 83147
Villarroel-Lamb, Deborah
BSc (Eng), PhD, (UWI)
(Coastal Engineering)
SENIOR LECTURERS
Ext. 82500
Charles, Francis R.
BSc, MPhil (UWI), MAPETT, FIAT, FICE, REng
Williams, Rupert
(Highway Engineering, Coastal Zone Engineering
BSc (UWI), MSc (Br. Col.), PhD (Miami)
& Management)
Ext. 82507
Ext. 83433
Shrivastava, Gyan S.
Wilson, William
BTech, MTech (IIT), MSc (Lond), DIC, PhD (UWI), CEng, MICE
BSc (UG), MSc, PhD, DIC (Lond)
(Hydraulic Engineering)
Ext. 83448
Ext. 83430
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ASSISTANT LECTURER King, St. Clair A.

Ellis, Leighton BSc, MSc (MIT) (Eng), PhD (Glas)
Dip, BSc, MSc, PMI, ICE Professor Emeritus in Control Systems
(Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering Management) Ext. 82062
Ext. 83426
PROFESSORS
PART TIME LECTURER Copeland, Brian
Outridge, Derek BSc (Eng) (UWI), MSc (Toronto), PhD (USC)
BSc, GDL(LPE), LPC, MPhil, MRICS, ACIarb, FQSc, Pmp Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
(Quantity Surveying & Cost Engineering and Management, (Control Systems, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors)
Project Management Professional) Dean of Faculty
Ext. 83341 Exts. 82064/82198/82199
Sharma, Chandrabhan
HONORARY FELLOW BSc, MSc, PhD (Eng) (UWI), SMIEEE, MAPETT, SenMemISA,
Lee Young, Selwyn MAWEA, REng
BSc (Eng), PhD (Liverpool) Leader, Energy Systems Group
(Professional Practice) (Industrial & Commercial Power Systems, Energy Systems)
Ext. 83141
INDUSTRY LIAISONS
Abel, Andrea SENIOR LECTURERS
Trintoplan Consultants Limited Ibrir, Salim
BSc (Avionics) (Algeria)
Mellowes, Sean MSc, PhD (Eng) (France)
CEP Limited Ext. 83147
Joshi, Ajay
Dip, BS, PhD
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL Leader, Computer Systems Engineering Group
& COMPUTER ENGINEERING (Embedded Systems, Advanced Computer Architecture)
Ext. 83144
Head of Department
Gift, Stephan J.G. Mallalieu, Kim
BSc (Eng), PhD (UWI), FAPETT, SMIEEE, MCAS, REng BSEE (MIT), M.Sc. (Rochester), PhD (Lond), MSPIE,
Professor of Electrical Engineering Leader, Communication Systems Group
Leader, Control Systems Group; Electronic Systems Group (Communications, Optics)
(Electronics & Control Systems) Ext. 83191
Ext. 82167
Administrative Assistant LECTURERS

Ms. Camille Renaud Adams, Richelle
Ext. 82083 BSc, MSc (Eng) (UWI/Lucent), PhD (Georgia Tech)
(Telecommunication and Data Communication Systems)
SECRETARIES Ext. 83920
Ms. Gail Antoine
Ext. 82166 Bahadoorsingh, Sanjay
BSc (UWI), MSc (UMIST), PhD (Manchester), MIET, MIEEE
Ms. Necole Blake (Asset Management, Electrical Insulation, Energy Systems, Power
Ext. 83184 Engineering)
Ext. 83142
Academic Staff
PROFESSORS EMERITII De Four, Ronald
Julien, Kenneth S. BSc, MPhil (Eng), PhD (UWI), MIEEE
CMT, BSc (Nott), PhD (UBC), FIEEE, FIEE (Electronics, Power Systems, Power Electronics, Energy Systems)
Professor Emeritus in Energy Systems Ext. 82514
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Muddeen, Fasil Brown, Alvin

BSc, MSc (Eng) (UWI), PhD (UWI) BSc (Eng), (UWI)
(Signal Processing, Instrumentation Systems, Digital Systems) (Controls)
Ext. 83151 Exts. 83603/83604
Radix, Cathy-Ann Gordon, Itanie

BSc (Eng) (UWI), PhD (Plymouth), MIEEE BSc, MPhil (Eng), (UWI)
(Robotics, Embedded Systems) (Electronics)
Ext. 83157 Ext. 83641
Rocke, Sean (On Leave) Lessey, Mark

BSc (Eng) (UWI), MSc (Coventry) BSc (Eng), MSc (UWI)
(Communications Systems) (Communications)
Ext. 82638 Ext. 83191
Sastry, Musti Mohammed, Crista

BTech, MTech, PhD (India) BA, Dip Ed (UWI); Dip Tech Comm. (University of Sheffield Hallam)
(Computer, Energy Systems) (Technical Communications)
Ext. 83159 Ext. 83160
ASSISTANT LECTURERS
Deonarine, Ravi DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATICS ENGINEERING &
BSc, MSc (Eng.), (UWI) LAND MANAGEMENT
(Data Communications, Telecommunications)
Ext. 82073 Head of Department
Ramlal, Bheshem
Ganness, Marcus BSc (UWI), PGDip, MSc (ITC Netherlands), PhD (Maine),
BSc, (UWI), MASc (Toronto) Cert. Ed. (UBC), MISTT, MRICS
(Control Systems, Electromagnetic Field Theory) (Cartography, Geographic Information Systems, Surveying)
Ext: 83140 Exts. 82108/82109, 83312
Pooransingh, Akash Administrative Assistant

BSc, MSc (UWI) Mrs. Angela Oudit
(Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Ext. 83698
Computer Systems)
Ext. 82636 Secretary
Ms. Monique Joseph
Exts. 82108/82109
INSTRUCTORS
Abdool, Azim Academic Staff
BSc (Eng), (UWI) PROFESSOR
(Computers) Opadeyi, Jacob A.
Ext. 82073 BSc, MSc (Lagos), MEng, PhD (New Brunswick), MBA (UWI), fRICS
(Engineering Surveying, Geographic Information Systems,
Baker, Orrette Land Administration)
BSc (Eng), (UWI), MASc (Eng), (UWI) Ext. 83313
(Electronics)
Ext. 83043 SENIOR LECTURERS
Al-Tahir, Raid
Balgobin, Andrew BSc (Baghdad), MSc, PhD (Ohio State), MASPRS (USA),
BSc (Eng), (UWI) (Photogrammetry, Spatial Analysis, Remote Sensing)
(Energy) Ext. 83316
Ext. 83491
Miller, Keith
Blackwell, Crystal BSc (CNAA), PhD (CNAA)
BSc (Eng), (UWI) (Geodesy, Hydrography, Adjustment)
(Controls) Ext. 83314
Ext. 82676
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Mycoo, Michelle Grant, Ian

BA (Hons) (UWI), MSc (Hong Kong), PhD (McGill), MTTSP, BSc (UWI), TTLS
MISOCARP (Engineering Surveying)
(Land Use & Natural Resources Management,
Coastal Zone Planning, Planning Law and Administration, Khan, Kameel
Urban and Regional Planning, Planning Analysis) BSc (Polytechnic, London), FRICS
Ext. 82519
Ramos, Ria
LECTURERS BSc (Hons.), (UWI), MSc (Southbank Univ.)
Davis, Dexter (Valuation Methods and Projects)
BSc (Hons) (UWI), PhD (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), MISTT
(Surveying, Digital Photogrammetry, Geodesy, Saeed, Intesar
Adjustment, GNSS) BSc (Baghdad), MSc (UWI)
Ext. 83311 (Geomatics and Geoinformatics for Civil and Environmental
Engineering
Edwards, Earl
Dip. (CAST), B.Sc. (Hons) (UWI), M.Phil (Cambridge), Sultani-Maharaj, Shelly
PhD (Nottingham) BSc, MSc (UWI)
(GIS and Remote Sensing, Geospatial Information Sciences) (Planning)
Ext. 83634
Thomas, Deborah Heather-Dawn
Griffith-Charles, Charisse BA, MSc (Oxford Polytechnic), PhD (Cambridge)
BSc, MPhil (UWI), PhD (Univ of Florida), MISTT, MRICS, TTLS (Planning & Development)
(Cadastral Systems Surveying, Cartography, Land Administration)
Ext. 82520
Mohammed, Asad DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL &

BSc (Hons) (Waterloo), MRP, PhD (Cornell), MTTSP
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
(Planning & Development, Human Settlements,
Land Administration)
Head of Department
Ext. 82565
Ekwue, Edwin Ikenna
Professor
Sutherland, Michael
BEng (Nigeria), MSc, PhD (Cranfield), MASAE, MNSAE
Dip. C.S. (CAST, now UTEC), (Hons), M.Sc.E.,
Programme Coordinator
PhD (New Brunswick), MISTT, MCIG
BSc Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Bio-systems
(Land Information Management)
(Soil & Water Engineering, Farm Structures & Environment)
Ext. 82564
Exts. 82170/82171
INSTRUCTORS
Mrs. Ria Caliste
Taylor, Patrice
Ext. 83165
BArch (Tuskegee Univ.), MSc (Univ. Maryland)
(Graphic and Design Studio and Design for Development)
SECRETARIES
Ms. Nalinie Ragoonanan
(Department)
PART-TIME LECTURERS
Ext. 82071
Blaize, Colvin
BSc (UWI), LLB (Univ of London)
Mrs. June Charles-Noray
(Land Law)
Production Engineering and Management Office
(Postgraduate Office)
Boynes-Bardouille, Dena
Ext. 82067
BSc (UWI), DipEd (UWI) PG Certificate-Education Studies (UWI)
(Statistics)
Ms. Nalini Chatelal
Production Engineering and Management Office
Charles, Ainsley
(Postgraduate Office)
Cert Hydrography
Ext. 82071
(Royal Naval School of Hydrographic Surveying),
BSc (UWI), TTLS (T&T)
(Land Surveying)
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SUBJECT GROUPS AND ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERSHIP Pun, Kit-Fai

Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Mechanisation, MSc (Stirling), MEd (Manchester), MPhil (City Univ, Hong Kong),
Crop Processing & Post-harvest Technology, Soil & Water MSc, PhD (Middlesex), CEng, EurIng, CPEng, REng, FIET, FIEAust,
Engineering FHKIE, FHKSQ
Professor E. Ekwue Chartered Marketer
Professor C.K. Sankat Programme Coordinator - BSc Industrial Engineering
(Industrial Engineering & Management)
Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management Exts. 82068/82069
Dr. B.V. Chowdary
Dr. R. Ellis Sankat, Clement K.
Dr. Graham King BSc (Eng), MSc (UWI), PhD (Guelph), FIAgrE, CEng,
Professor W.G. Lewis MASAE, FAPETT
Professor Kit-Fai Pun Campus Principal and PVC
Professor Chanan S. Syan (Post-harvest & Food Process Engineering,
Engineering Graphics & Design)
Industrial Automation & AI Applications
Dr. J. Bridge Syan, Chanan S.
Dr. B.V. Chowdary BEng, PhD (Hull), FIMechE, CEng, MIET, MBCS, MAPETT
Dr. Graham King PRODUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Professor Chanan S. Syan (Postgraduate Office)
Programmes Coordinator - Postgraduate Programmes
Materials & Manufacturing (Technology & Systems) Programme Leader for MSc Production Engineering and
Dr. A. Bryan Management, MSc Production Management, MSc Engineering
Dr. B.V. Chowdary Management and MSc Engineering Asset Management
Professor W.G. Lewis Exts. 82074/82067
Dr. C. Maharaj
Professor Chanan S. Syan
SENIOR LECTURERS
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Chowdary, Boppana V.
Dr. S.Y. Keshavan BTech (Nagarjuna), MTech, PhD (IIT Delhi)
Dr. J. Bridge Programme Leader for MSc Manufacturing Engineering
(Production Technology, CAD/CAM, Manufacturing Systems)
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer & Renewable Energy Ext. 83185
Resources
Dr. S. Haldar Keshavan, Srirangapattanam Y.
Professor G.S. Kochhar BE (Bangalore), ME, PhD (IIS)
Dr. K. Manohar (Stress Analysis, Applied Mechanics)
Ext. 83168
Academic Staff Manohar, Krishpersad

PROFESSORS BSc (Eng), PhD (UWI), MASME, AMASHRAE
Kochhar, Gurmohan S. (Applied Thermodynamics)
BE (Baroda), MS (Wisconsin), PhD (UWI), MASME, Ext. 83190
MASHRAE, FAPETT
Programme Coordinator - BSc Mechanical Engineering Naganathan, Anantharaman
(Applied Thermodynamics, Energy) BE, ME (Eng) (Annamalai), PhD (Bombay)
Ext. 82060 (Industrial Engineering)
Ext. 83494
Lewis, Winston G.
BSc (Eng), MPhil (UWI), PhD (Tuns), MAPETT, MISS,
MTSISS, REng
Professor of Industrial Systems Engineering
(Manufacturing Technology, Plant Layout & Ergonomics)
Ext. 83181
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LECTURERS Matabadal, Sennen

Bridge, Jacqueline Thermal Power & Utilities Engineering
BSc (Eng)(UWI), PhD (Cornell), DipEd (Utech), MASME & Management Consultant
(Applied Mechanics, Vibrations)
Ext. 83166 Sealy, Lennox
BSc (Agric), Dip (Tech) (UWI), Dip (French Lang & Civ),
Bryan, April M. MS (France), PhD (Biochem & Physiology) (France)
BSc (Tuskegee University), MSc, PhD (University of Michigan) Dip Mang Stud (UWI), EMBA (UWI)
Lecturer - Mechanical Engineering (Human Resource Management)
(Engineering Drawing, CAD, Machine Design, Manufacturing)
Ext. 83167 Smart, Rodney Lawrence Arthur
BSc (UWI), Dip Security Mgt (UWI)
Ellis, Ruel Part-time Lecturer
BSc (Eng)(UWI), MSc (Brunel), PhD (UWI) (Industrial Management, Behavioural Science in Management)
(Industrial Engineering)
Ext. 83169 Sankar, Franklin
BSc, MSc (UWI)
Haldar, Subhas C. (Project Management
BEng (Calcutta), MTech (IIT, Madras), PhD (IIT, Kharagpur)
(Thermal Science) Williams, Jason
Ext. 83192 BSc (Ind Eng) (UWI), MBA (Concordia)
(Engineering Economics, Accounting & Financial Management)
King, Graham S.
BEng, MSc, EngD (Warwick), MIMechE, CEng
(Control Systems) INSTRUCTORS
Ext. 83187 Ali, Fahraz
BSc (Eng UWI)
Lalla, Terrence R.M. Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering
BSc (Eng) (UWI), MPhil, PhD (UWI) Ext. 82357
(Engineering Management, Production Management)
Ext. 83186 Birch, Robert
BSc (Eng), MPhil UWI
Maharaj, ChrisS. (Biosystems Engineering)
BSc (Eng)(UWI), MSc (UWI), PhD (Imperial), CEng, REng (TT), Ext. 83176
MIMechE, MASME, MAPETT
Lecturer in Materials and Manufacturing Design Sumadh, Dennis
Ext. BSc (Wales), PG Cert (Nott. Trent), CEng,
REng, MIMMM, MAPETT
(Metallurgy, Failure Analysis, Manufacturing Technology,
PART-TIME LECTURERS Quality Assurance)
Arlen-Benjamin, Anna-Lisa
BSc, MSc (UWI)
Industrial Marketing DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERS
Harnarine, Rodney
Arumugadasan, Nagamuttu S. BSc (Eng) UWI, MSc (Prod. Eng) Loughborough, REng
BSc, MSc, MPhil (Eng) (UWI) (Mechanical Engineering)
CEng, FIMechE Ext. 83170
(Systems Optimisation and Asset Management)
Chatoor, Benedict GRADUATE/RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

BSc (UWI), PG Dip (Aston) Bharat, Carlotta
(Materials Technology) BSc (Eng) (UWI)
(Biosystems)
Drakes, Arnim Ext. 82357
BSc (Eng) (UWI), MSc (Bir)
(Maintenance & Safety) Harnarinesingh, Randy
BSc (Eng) UWI)
Jhagroo, Kishore Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering
BSc, MSc (Eng) (UWI) Ext. 82357
(Maintenance Engineering & Management)
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Rampersad, Rudra
BSc (Eng) (UWI)
(Energy)
SECTION 1
Ext. 82357 POSTGRADUATE
INDUSTRY LIAISON COMMITTEEE
STUDIES IN THE
Ali, Tony
General Manager FACULTY OF
S. M. Jaleel Distributors Limited
Goyal, Arun
ENGINEERING
1.1 Introduction
Former General Manager
TCL Group 1.1.1 It is generally accepted that a Bachelors degree is only
the first step in the learning process that a professional
Khan, Zaid person should continue throughout his/her career.
CEO
In-Corr-Tech Ltd. 1.1.2 A first degree is an indication of a basic ability to
understand and apply the concepts underlying that
Jhagroo, Kishore discipline. It does not indicate competence as a
Head, Reliability Engineering, practitioner of the associated profession. That can
Petrotrin only come with experience and training within the
profession itself.
Quan-Vie, Valerie
Manager, Health Safety and Environment 1.2 Furthering Knowledge - MPhil, PhD
Petrotrin 1.2.1 One important element of any profession is that one
should be devoted to furthering the knowledge and
Redwood, Garnet understanding contained within the concepts that
Divisional Manager define the discipline.
Engineering & Maintenance Services
1.2.2 The task of furthering the frontiers of knowledge
normally falls upon those in academic fields and
specifically upon those undertaking postgraduate
studies towards research degrees.
1.2.3 It is therefore critical to both industry and the University

that graduates pursue research studies; this is reflected
in continuing active enrolment for the MPhil and PhD
research degree programmes.
1.2.4 The Faculty of Engineering offers MPhil and PhD

research degrees in the following subjects:-
i. Agricultural Engineering
ii. Chemical & Process Engineering
iii. Civil Engineering
iv. Civil with Environmental Engineering
v. Construction Engineering
vi. Construction Engineering & Management
vii. Construction Management
viii. Electrical & Computer Engineering
ix. Food Science & Technology
x. Geoinformatics
xi. Geoscience
xii. Industrial Engineering
xiii. Mechanical Engineering
xiv. Petroleum Engineering
xv Petroleum Geoscience
xvi. Surveying & Land Information
xvii. Urban and Regional Planning
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1.2.5 It should be noted that these research degrees are viii. Geoinformatics
not normally considered to be qualifications for ix. Water and Wastewater Services Management
professional practice in the broader sense, as they may
not necessarily allow for registration as a professional 1.3.5 The Faculty of Engineering currently offers the following
engineer. MSc degree programmes through examination by
written papers and a project:-
1.2.6 As a consequence, the Faculty of Engineering may i. Chemical & Process Engineering
allow suitably qualified non-engineering graduates, ii. Chemical & Process Engineering with
who obtained their degrees at the Honours level, to Management
register for higher degrees by research. iii. Chemical & Process Engineering with
Environmental Engineering
1.2.7 However, such students may be required to take iv. Civil Engineering
a qualifying examination within the Department v. Civil with Environmental Engineering
concerned, on topics that would enhance the students vi. Coastal Engineering & Management
academic competence in the area of the proposed vii. Construction Management (with a Major in
research. Operations)
viii Construction Management (with a Major in
1.2.8 Applicants wishing to register for the PhD who do Building)
not already have a Masters degree by research will xi. Electrical & Computer Engineering (MASc)
be required to register for the MPhil first and may be x. Engineering Asset Management
allowed to upgrade their registration to the PhD upon xi. Engineering Management
satisfying the appropriate regulations. xii. Environmental Engineering
xiii. Food Science & Technology
1.2.9 Candidates who have obtained a Master of Science
xiv. Geoinformatics
(MSc) degree with distinction maybe allowed to
xv. Manufacturing Engineering
register for the PhD provided a substantial part of
xvi. Petroleum Engineering
the MSc project has been carried out in the relevant
xvii. Production Engineering & Management
area.
xviii. Production Management
xix. Project Management
1.3 In Career Training - Diploma, MSc, MASc
xx. Reservoir Engineering
1.3.1 It has often been demonstrated that the emphasis
xxi. Urban and Regional Planning
of the work undertaken by professional engineers
changes as their careers progress. Normally their xxii. Water and Wastewater Services Management
work becomes either more specifically technical within
a closely defined subject area, or it becomes more 1.3.6 Normally, entry to such programmes is available to
oriented towards management responsibilities rather those who have a Lower Second Class honours degree
than technical ones. Sometimes it involves both. or its equivalent in the specified subject area or in a
related area with a record of experience in the subject
1.3.2 As a result, professionals often require retraining or area.
further training during the course of their careers. For
this purpose, it is important to industry that there is a 1.3.7 Students with Third Class or Pass degrees or equivalent
wide ranging and active programme of postgraduate in the relevant field of study shall only be accepted for
studies available at the University. admission to an MSc/Diploma programme provided
they have obtained at least two years experience in
1.3.3 To this end, the Faculty of Engineering offers a range of the field and have a satisfactory confidential reference
MSc, MASc and Postgraduate Diploma courses which from their employer.
are primarily taught courses. The details of these are
included in this booklet. 1.4 Course of Study - MSc/MASc/Diploma
1.4.1 The courses of advanced study for a postgraduate
1.3.4 The Faculty of Engineering currently offers the Diploma or a Masters degree by examination by
following Postgraduate Diploma programmes through written papers include, in addition to the courses
examination by written papers and a project: of instruction, supervised research development or
i. Coastal Engineering & Management industry-oriented work culminating in the submission
ii. Construction Engineering & Management of a Project Report. Guidelines for submission of
iii. Construction Management (with a major in Project Reports are indicated under the relevant
Operations) programmes.
iv. Construction Management (with a major in
Building)
v. Food Science & Technology
vi. Land Administration
vii. Petroleum Engineering
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1.4.2 Full-time MSc/MASc/Diploma students must normally 1.5 Distinctions - MSc/MASc/Diploma

submit their Project Reports nine (9) months after 1.5.1 A Distinction may be awarded for a Postgraduate
completion of the written examinations, while part- Diploma, MASc or MSc degree provided that the
time MSc/MASc/Diploma students are required to do candidate obtains 70% or more in EACH component
so within twelve (12) months. of the course of study, i.e., (i) Written Papers and (ii)
Candidates who fail to submit their Reports in good time Research Project.
shall be removed from the Register of Postgraduate
Students. 1.5.2 Candidates who repeat the examination in any course
shall not be eligible for the award of a diploma or
-Candidates are required to pass both written degree with distinction.
examinations and coursework of the MSc/MASc/
Diploma programmes at the first attempt. Candidates Completion Time - MPhil/PhD
failing the coursework or written examination at the 1.6.1 A candidate for the MPhil degree shall submit a thesis
first attempt may be allowed a second attempt at the for examination within five (5) calendar years of initial
examination on the recommendation of the Board of registration for full-time studies, or seven (7) calendar
Examiners. years for part-time studies.
-Candidates permitted a second attempt at a course, 1.6.2 A candidate for the PhD degree shall submit a thesis
having failed either the coursework or the written for examination within six (6) calendar years of initial
examination at the first attempt, will be required to registration for full-time studies, or eight (8) calendar
rewrite only that component (written examination or years for part-time studies.
coursework) failed, unless the Campus Committee in
any particular case otherwise decides. Marks allotted Research Seminars
to the component passed at the first attempt will be 1.7.1 All students registered for an MPhil degree must
credited to the candidate at his or her second attempt satisfactorily complete at least two (2) research seminars,
at the course. prior to submission of the MPhil thesis. Students
registered for the PhD degree must satisfactorily
-No candidate will be permitted to repeat the complete three (3) such seminars. Assessment of the
examination in any one course on more than one students seminars must be included in their Progress
occasion, unless the Board for Graduate Studies and Reports.
Research in any particular case otherwise decides.
1.7.2 This seminar is assessed normally by the Supervisor
1.4.3 A proportion of the marks which make up the final result of the students studies and is reported as being
of a particular course examined by a written Paper satisfactory or unsatisfactory on the students annual
may be derived from the candidates performance Progress Report. It is intended to:
in course work assignments, in course tests, etc. All
such assignments must be completed and submitted i. provide a forum for the critical appraisal of the
to the examiners before the date of the written objectives, methodology, direction and progress
examination. of the research being undertaken.
1.4.4 Candidates whose work is at any time reported by their ii. create a wider awareness in the University
Supervisors to be unsatisfactory or who do not satisfy community of the research activities within the
the Examiners on Courses or Project Reports that form Faculty.
part of the postgraduate programme may be removed
from the Register of Postgraduate Students. iii. provide additional means of monitoring the
progress of postgraduate students doing research
1.4.5 Such students shall not normally be readmitted for theses.
at least two years thereafter. Students readmitted to
MSc/MASc/Diploma programmes shall be eligible for iv. create and foster an appropriate research culture
credits for those courses passed creditably during their within the Faculty.
previous registration, provided that not more than five
years have elapsed since the applicants withdrew from 1.8 Procedural Guidelines for the Upgrading of an MPhil to
the University and that the course content has not to PhD
changed significantly in the interval. 1.8.1 Postgraduate students who are registered for the MPhil
Degree and who are contemplating the upgrading
of their registration status to that of the PhD are
required to do so within two (2) or three (3) years of
first registration.
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1.8.2 The following are the procedural guidelines for 1.9.2 The maximum length of Theses /Project Reports shall
upgrading of ones registration status: be as follows: -
i. The student should consult with his Supervisor(s) - PhD - 500 pages including Appendices.
on this matter. - MPhil - 250 pages including Appendices.
- MSc /MASc/ Diploma Project Reports 125
ii. The student will apply through his Supervisor(s) pages including Appendices
to the Head of Department, formally seeking - PG Diploma Project Reports 100 pages
upgrading, copying both the Assistant Registrar including Appendices
(Graduate Studies and Research) and the
Chairman, Faculty Sub-committee on Graduate 1.9.3 Essential, elements/components/constituents of the
Studies. proposed MSc Project Report should include the
following:
iii. The Head of Department, if in agreement, consults Introduction
with the Supervisor and Chairman, Faculty Sub- Background
Committee on Graduate Studies and Research Motivation
and establishes an Upgrading Assessment Scope and limitations
Committee. Underlying principles/literature review/theory
and fundamentals
iv. The Upgrading Assessment Committee should Methods/approach adopted/used and why
normally comprise the Supervisor(s) plus two Results
Independent Assessors. Discussion of results/review of
methodology
v. Assessors should be chosen on the basis of their Conclusions and recommendations
knowledge and experience at the appropriate Closure/comment on the significance of
level in the area of the students research and the findings from work, its contribution
may be drawn from outside of The University of to knowledge in the area, and the lessons
the West Indies. that should be learned from the project
experience
vi. The Chairman, Faculty Sub-Committee requests
from the student, a copy of his Proposal for The above items are listed in typical sequence. The
upgrading for each of the Assessors, and a mutually sequence itself is not fixed, and may be adjusted to
agreed date is set for the oral presentation by the some extent as appropriate to each particular case.
student of his:
(i) Report on work done under MPhil 1.10 Prizes
registration, 1.10.1 Prizes are awarded for excellent performance in
and Postgraduate Programmes as follows:
(ii) Research proposal to upgrade the work to
PhD. Construction Engineering & Management
Geotech Associates Ltd. Prize ($1,000)
vii. The Chairman, Faculty Sub-Committee chairs the Highest mark in Foundations Technology
oral presentation by the student of his Research
proposal and later receives from each Assessor, Scotia Trust & Merchant Bank Prize ($1,500)
a report with a recommendation regarding the Highest mark in Construction Accounting
requested upgrading. & Finance
viii. The Faculty Sub-Committee reviews the Reports NIPDEC Prize ($1,500)
and forwards a recommendation on upgrading Highest mark in Human Resources & Industrial
to the Campus Committee on Higher Degrees, Relations in Construction
through the Faculty Board.
PTSC Prize ($1,000)
1.9 Theses and Project Reports Highest mark in Maintenance & Facilities
1.9.1 The form of presentation of Theses and Project Reports Management
must conform to the Universitys General Regulations
governing Higher Degrees. Students should consult JCC Prize ($1,000)
the University Library on this matter as well as Highest mark in Structure & Operation of the
the Universitys publication Theses and Research Construction Sector
Papers.
Coosals Construction Prize ($1,000)
Highest mark in Construction Equipment
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CEP Prize ($1,500) Project Management

Highest mark in Structural Design Global Competitive Strategies Limited Prize ($2,000)
For the best Year 2 student in the MSc Project
Harricrete Ltd. Prize ($1,000) Management Programme
Highest mark in Construction Materials
Project Management Institute (PMI) Southern
Leonard Prize ($1,000) Caribbean Chapter Prize ($1,200)
Highest mark in Construction Project Management For the best Research Project in the MSc Project
Management Programme
PMI Southern Caribbean Chapter Prize ($1,200)
Best student in the Research Project/Practicum PROMASERV Prize ($2,000)
component in the MSc Project Management For the student obtaining the highest mark in the
course Risk Management for Project Managers
Alpha Engineering & Design (2002) Limited
Prize ($1,000) Joint Consultative Council (JCC) for the Construction
Highest mark in Construction Economics Industry Prize ($2,000)
For the best overall Year 1 student in the MSc Project
Consulting Engineers Associates Limited Management Programme
Prize ($1.500)
Highest mark in Infrastructure, Planning and Joint Consultative Council (JCC) for the Construction
Development Industry Prize ($2,500)
For the best overall Final Year student including the
Trinidad Cement Limited Prize ($1,500) Research Project in the MSc Project Management
Highest mark in Materials Technology Programme
Urban Development Corporation of UWI Project Management Alumni Prize ($1,500)

Trinidad & Tobago (UDECOTT) Prize ($2,000) For the highest average mark in the Project and
Highest mark in Organisation & Management Programme Management and Strategic Project
of Construction Planning Courses
Coastal Engineering Programme

Regional Coastal Engineering Prize ($1000)
Best Group during induction week

Best Thesis of the Year

Best Student of the Year

Best Group Project Report
Food Science & Technology

Associated Brands Industries Limited Prize ($1,000)
Highest mark in Food Microbiology
Kiss Baking Company ($1,000)

Highest Mark in Food Quality Assurance
National Agricultural Marketing & Development

Corporation (NAMDEVCO) ($1,000)
Highest Mark in Food Chemistry
Universal Foods Limited Prize ($1,000)

Highest mark in Food Process Engineering
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DEPARTMENT OF Programmes in Chemical

& Process Engineering
CHEMICAL MSc (Eng) in Chemical and Process Engineering
MSc (Eng) in Chemical and Process Engineering with
ENGINEERING
Research
Management
MSc (Eng) in Chemical and Process Engineering
with Environmental Engineering
The Department of Chemical Engineering is part of the single
campus Faculty of Engineering with a commitment to providing The Aims and Objectives
national and regional service to the process industries. These Technical deepening and broadening beyond the level covered
industries include the full spectrum available in the Caribbean by the BSc Honours Degree:
including petroleum and petrochemicals, bauxite, sugar and food- (a) To allow students to engage in creative and innovative
processing. The Units of Food Science & Technology and Petroleum development of Engineering technology.
Studies are included in the Department of Chemical Engineering
with specific remits to serve those industries. (b) To gain experience in team-working while broadening the
knowledge base through research and experimentation.
The Department recognises the need to promote industrial
linkages, applied research, fundamental research and the (c) To meet the full requisites of UK SPEC for eventual
continuing education of persons in the relevant disciplines. The registration of our graduates as Chartered Engineers.
research efforts are essentially geared to the solving of problems
relevant to the region as a whole. Structure of Programmes
Offered Full-time and Part-time. However, at this point in time
Research in the Department of Chemical Engineering is aimed at it is offered on a part-time basis only.
the development of the indigenous resources of the Caribbean
region. The broad areas of research in the Department are as Duration of Study
follows: A minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 36 months.
Agricultural Crop Processing
Biochemical Engineering No. of Credits Required
Desalination Route 1-46 Credits
Electrochemistry, Petrochemicals, Molecular Route 2-43 Credits
Modeling
Enhanced Oil Recovery ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Food Science & Technology There are two routes of admission:
Food Safety & Risk Assessment Route 1: Four (4) continuous years of study leading to the award of
Food Product Development the BSc Honours and MSc (Eng) Degrees. These students would be
Food Dehydration expected to undergo a Co-op Industrial Attachment (June - August)
Food Fermentations before entering the programme in September.
Gas Hydrates
Heavy Oil Recovery Route 2: Successful completion of the BSc Honours Degree in
Industrial Pollution Control Chemical & Process Engineering followed by two (2) years of initial
Mineral Processing Professional Development in the workplace.
Natural Gas Engineering
Palaeontology Based on the route of admission taken, students are required to
Petroleum Processing Technology take the following courses:
Process Design, Optimisation and Control
Reaction Engineering Compulsory Requirement prior to entry into the Programme
Reservoir Engineering (Route 1)
Separation & Extraction Processes
Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Course Course Number
Utilisation of Biomass Code Title of Credits
CHNG 6000 June - August C3
The Department offers programmes of study by research leading Co-op Industrial Attachment
to the MPhil and PhD degrees in Chemical Engineering.
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COURSE LISTING Syllabuses in Chemical Engineering

Semester 1 15 Credits
Course Course Number Semester: 1
Code Title of Credits Course Code: CHNG 6001
CHNG 6001 Advanced Process Dynamics & Controls C4 Course Title: Advanced Process Dynamics
CHNG 6002 Numerical Methods & Computing E4 & Controls
MENG 6506 Project Management E3 No. of Credits: 4
CHNG 6003 Process Synthesis, Analysis & Optimisation E4 Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Analysis and design of advanced control systems, control
Semester 2 13 Credits systems with multiple loops, feed forward and cascade control,
Course Course Number design of control systems for multivariable processes, synthesis
Code Title of Credits of alternative control configurations for multiple-input, multiple-
CHNG 6101 Advanced Chemical output (MIMO) processes, interaction of control loops, plantwide
Engineering Thermodynamics E3 control, application of artificial intelligence in process control, fuzzy
CHNG 6102 Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering E4 logic and neural networks, modeling and simulation using HYSYS
and MATLAB.
Together with two (2) optional courses to be chosen from one (1)
of the three (3) streams: Semester: 1
Course Code: CHNG 6002
Chemical & Process Engineering Stream Course Title: Numerical Methods & Computing
Course Course Number No. of Credits: 4
Code Title of Credits Prerequisites:
CHNG 6201 Biochemical Engineering II E3 Syllabus: Solution of linear and non-linear equations,
CHNG 6202 Food Technology E3
solving sets of equations, interpolating polynomials, numerical
CHNG 6203 Petroleum Processing Technology E3
differentiation and numerical integration, numerical solution
CHNG 6204 Utilities Engineering E3
of ordinary differential equations, boundary-value problems,
CHNG 6205 Sugar Technology E3
numerical solution of elliptic, parabolic an hyperbolic differential
MENG 6507 Entrepreneurship & Innovation E3
equations, applications in heat transfer, fluid mechanics and

reactor design.
Management Stream
Course Course Number
Semester: 1
Code Title of Credits
MENG 6402 Human Resource Management I E3 Course Code: CHNG 6003
MENG 6405 Total Quality Management E3 Course Title: Process Synthesis, Analysis
MENG 6502 Financial Management E3 & Optimisation
MENG 6507 Entrepreneurship & Innovation E3 No. of Credits: 4
Prerequisites:
Environmental Engineering Stream Syllabus: Process design principles: heuristics, shortcut methods.
Course Course Number Synthesis of process flow diagrams: reactors, separators, recycle,
Code Title of Credits process control. Process optimisation: basic concepts, standard
ENGR 6005 Pollution Prevention, Cleaner E3 techniques, advanced techniques (topological optimisation,
Production & Industrial Waste Abatement parametric optimisation). Pinch technology: basic concepts, heat
ENGR 6006 Water & Wastewater Engineering E3 exchanger network design, mass exchange networks. Analysis of
ENGR 6007 Air Pollution Control E3 process performance: input/output models, reliability.
ENGR 6018 Energy & The Environment E3
MENG 6507 Entrepreneurship & Innovation E3 Semester: 1
Course Code: MENG 6506
In addition, existing graduate courses in the Faculty can be taken Course Title: Project Management
but approval has to be obtained from the Department and Faculty No. of Credits: 3
prior to doing so. Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Project identification in context of investment
Project: programme at national and sectorial level, pre-investment
Semester 3 12 CREDITS studies, detailed project preparation, development and
Course Course Number evaluational project organisation, project analysis and evaluation
Code Title of Credits (technical, economic, financial, social and environmental). Project
*PENG 6023 Research Methods C3 implementation (procurement/contracts programming and
CHNG 6302 Chemical Engineering MSc Project C9 control); ex-post evaluation.
Part 1: Project Proposal (Literature Review &
Theory where applicable)
Part 2: (Experimental; Practical; Computational)
ENGR 6701 Management & Leadership Seminars C3
*PENG 6023 is now compulsory for all students.
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Semester: 2 Semester: 2
Course Code: CHNG 6018 Course Code: CHNG 6202
Course Title: Energy & The Environment Course Title: Food Technology
No. of Credits: 3 No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Energy conservation, principles and definitions of Syllabus: Fundamentals of food processing with special
renewable energy and sustainable energy practice, reducing reference to pasteurisation, sterilisation, chilling and freezing,
the impact of energy use through renewable energy, solar dehydration, fermentation, curing and smoking and radiation.
thermal conversion: principles and practice, solar photovoltaic: Food packaging: metal, glass and flexible packaging. Food quality
introduction, principles and practice, wind turbines: characterising control.
the wind, wind turbine principles, hydro-power principles,
biomass characterisation and direct use of biomass, hydrogen Semester: 2
and fuel cells. Global case studies: discussion and application in Course Code: CHNG 6203
the Caribbean area. Course Title: Petroleum Processing Technology
No. of Credits: 3
Semester: 2 Prerequisites:
Course Code: CHNG 6101 Syllabus: Structure of the international petroleum industry.
Course Title: Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis and test methods for crude petroleum including
Thermodynamics condensate and natural gas. Processing structure of petroleum
No. of Credits: 3 refineries for the manufacture of fuel products. Lubricants and
Prerequisites: petrochemical precursors. Processing of petrochemical feedstocks
Syllabus: Review of classical thermodynamics. Applications - oxidation, hydrogenation, chlorination, nitration, polymerisation,
to phase equilibrium: equation of state approach and mixed sulphonation and esterification, alkylation, synthesis of CO-H2
equation of state/activity coefficient model approach. mixtures. Refinery fuel products and lubricants specifications and
Applications to reaction equilibrium. Application to process test methods. Crude topping, distillate fractionation and vacuum
problems: equilibrium flash calculations, distillation problems, distillation - heaters, heat exchange equipment and distillation
multiphase reaction equilibrium, reactive distillation. towers. Conversion processes - cracking and reforming. Treatment
processes - desulphurisation, dewaxing, etc. Factors affecting
Semester: 2 investment decision in petroleum processing, scheduling. Process
Course Code: CHNG 6102 economics.
Course Title: Advanced Chemical Reaction
Engineering Semester: 2
No. of Credits: 4 Course Code: CHNG 6204
Prerequisites: Course Title: Utility Engineering
Syllabus: Flow models and reactor performance. Heterogeneous No. of Credits: 3
catalysis: kinetics of solid catalysed gaseous reactions. Catalyst Prerequisites:
types, characterisation, manufacture and industrial applications. Syllabus: Introduction to plant operation, plant start up prime
Biochemical kinetics and applications. Polymerisation kinetics movers, steam engines, steam turbines, internal combustion
and reactors. Gas/solid non-catalytic reactions, kinetics and engines, gas turbines, air compression C.S.A.B. - 52 lubrication.
applications. Gas/liquid reactions and industrial applications. Heating and air-conditioning systems and accessories,
Reactor modelling. Fixed-bed catalytic reactors, tower and bubble refrigeration systems. ASME Code Section 1, calculations of
(tank) reactors, fluidised bed reactors. Survey/analysis of existing cylindrical components, tubing, piping, stayed and unstayed
reactors. surfaces, openings and compensation, safety valves. Water
treatment impurities, internal and external treatment, analytical
Semester: 2 methods, industrial waste treatment, gas turbines, types,
Course Code: CHNG 6201 components, applications. Fuels, furnaces, design, ash handling,
Course Title: Biochemical Engineering II fluid gas treatment, draft, fan types, fan control, draft calculations,
No. of Credits: 3 steam turbines, principles of operation, construction, control,
Prerequisites: maintenance, commissioning, condensing equipment,
Syllabus: Application and analysis of advanced biological alternators, pressure vessels and components inspection, safety,
systems, biochemical engineering for graduate level students, hazards. Operation and maintenance, piping, support, expansion,
selected bioprocesses - bioremediation, introduction to bio- methods of connecting. Pumps, types, construction compressors,
process control - use of bio-sensors, design and implementation types, accessories, operation, maintenance, applications.
of bio-processes, advances in biochemical engineering,
bioprocess laboratory project/research paper, management of
bio-processes.
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Course Code: CHNG 6205 Course Code: ENGR 6007
Course Title: Sugar Technology Course Title: Air Pollution Control
Syllabus: The sugarcane industry: geographical distribution, Syllabus: Introduction/sources of air pollution, air pollution,
cane production, economics and marketing. Cane preparation. effects, air pollution control laws and regulations, air pollution
Milling: theory of extraction, mill feeing, imbibition. Diffusion control philosophies, air pollution measurements, emission
processes. Chemical and biological reactions in sugar processing estimates, meteorology for air pollution control engineers, air
properties of sugar, inversion, action of micro-organism. Treatment pollutant concentration models, general ideas in air pollution
of mixed juices, clarification. Evaporation: multi-effects units, control, the nature of particulate pollutants, control of primary
steam economy. Crystallisation: theory, sugar boiling systems. particulates, control of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), control
Centrifugal filtration. Sugar storage and handling. Quality control of sulphur oxides, control of nitrogen oxides, the motor vehicle
and instrumentation. Refining. By-products. problem, air pollution and the global climate. Control devices and
strategies.
Semester: 2
Course Code: ENGR 6005 Semester: 2
Course Title: Pollution Prevention, Cleaner Course Code: MENG 6402
Production & Industrial Waste Abatement Course Title: Human Resource Management I
Syllabus: Preventative environmental strategies vs. end-of- Syllabus: Formal and informal organisation, the bureaucratic
pipe treatment, environmentally-friendly product design, low- model, the organisational environment, modern organisation
waste production technologies, efficient use of energy and raw theory, the individual in the organisation, SKAO, theories of
materials, optimisation of existing technologies, operational safety, motivation and leadership industrial relations, IRA, RSBA,
integrated approach to waste minimisation. In plant survey. Waste communication in organisations, performance appraisal systems.
minimisation through volume and strength reduction process
modification, separation and segregation, recycle and reuse Semester: 2
technology. Characterisation of liquid, solid and gaseous wastes Course Code: MENG 6405
from important industries of the country or region. Treatment Course Title: Total Quality Management
of wastes from different industries - case studies. Combined No. of Credits: 3
treatment plant for small-scale industries. Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Philosophy and principles of total quality
Semester: 2 management, customer satisfaction, quality systems, quality
Course Code: ENGR 6006 tools, continuous improvement, employee involvement and
Course Title: Water & Wastewater Engineering empowerment, supplier partnerships, benchmarking, quality
No. of Credits: 3 function deployment, statistical process control, Taguchis quality
Prerequisites: engineering, experimental design.
Syllabus: Water quality and beneficial uses. Water quality
criteria and drinking water guidelines and standards. Water quality Semester: 2
indices. Physicochemical processes for water and wastewater Course Code: MENG 6502
treatment, sedimentation, flotation, chemical coagulation and Course Title: Financial Management
flocculation, filtration, ion exchange, adsorption, precipitation, No. of Credits: 3
disinfectation, aeration, membrane processes, water demand Prerequisites:
and distribution. Wastewater quantities, wastewater collection Syllabus: Analysis of financial statements, financial forecasting
system and characteristics of municipal wastewater. Preliminary, and planning, risk, return and valuation, capital budgeting,
primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater. Reactor financial structure and leverage, cost of capital, financing mix
kinetics, reactor types and their analyses. Aerobic and anaerobic decisions, current asset management, cash, marketable securities,
process design. Activated sludge and its modification, trickling accounts receivables, inventory and short-term financing, long-
filer, rotating biological contractors, suspended and attached term financing, common stock, debt, preferred stock, term loans
growth anaerobic systems. Stabilisation ponds, aerated lagoons, and leasing, dividend policy.
etc. Sludge treatment and disposal. Treated effluent disposal in
inland waters and marine environment. On-site waste treatment.
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Semester: 2
Course Code: MENG 6507 Food Science &
Course Title: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
No. of Credits: 3 Technology Unit
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Entrepreneurship (theory and practice). Regulations
Entrepreneurship in small businesses, entrepreneurial ventures.
Creative design and innovation. Patterns of creativity and
MSc in Food Science & Technology
The Regulations for the MSc in Food Science & Technology are the
innovation. Design, marketing and consumers; diffusion and same as the General Regulations for the MSc (Eng) in the Faculty of
transfer of technology and innovation. Strategic planning Engineering, except that candidates applying for registration should
(business planning and new ventures). normally have either:
a. A Bachelors Degree in Food Science & Technology, Natural
Semester: 3 Science or Nutrition (with Mathematics and/or Statistics
Course Code: ENGR 6701 and Chemistry at the Preliminary and Introductory Level)
Course Title: Management & Leadership Seminars or Agriculture, or Chemical Engineering or Agricultural
No. of Credits: 3 Engineering;
Prerequisites: or
Syllabus: Active participation in seminars and discussions on b. An equivalent academic or professional qualification
topics including: Project management, case studies in human acceptable to the Faculty of Engineering.
resource management, business processes and marketing, new
venture and product development, supply chain management,
HSE and other related areas. MPhil in Food Science &
Technology
Programmes in Food The Regulations for the MPhil in Food Science & Technology are the
same as the General Regulations for the MPhil except that candidates
Science & Technology applying for registration should normally have either:
MSc in Food Science & Technology a. A Bachelors Degree in Food Science & Technology or related
MPhil in Food Science & Technology discipline,
PhD in Food Science & Technology and
b. A Masters Degree in Food Science & Technology,
The Aims and Objectives or
a. To accommodate the useful application of knowledge to the c. An equivalent academic or professional qualification
developmental needs of the food industry in the Caribbean, acceptable to the Faculty of Engineering.
to the real world of commerce and to the public need.
b. To foster scholastic achievement in academics and in PhD in Food Science & Technology
the conduct of research by both applied and theoretical The Regulations for the PhD in Food Science & Technology are the
methods, thus producing individuals equipped for same as the University and Faculty of Engineering regulations for the
research, innovation and production in the food industry, in degree of Doctor of Philosophy except that candidates applying for
government institutions, in other universities and research registration should normally have either:
institutions, in development agencies, in other teaching and a. A Master of Philosophy Degree in Food Science & Technology
technical establishments, and in libraries and information of The University of the West Indies,
centres. or
b. An equivalent academic or professional qualification
acceptable to the Faculty of Engineering.
Entry Requirements
Candidates for registration in this programme must first hold a
degree in any of the following subjects:
Food Science & Technology;
Chemistry or Applied Chemistry;
Chemical, Biochemical or Agricultural Engineering;
Agriculture;
Nutrition;
Home Economics with a major in Nutrition or Food
Technology or other relevant qualifications acceptable to
the Faculty of Engineering.
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Structure of Programmes Other Information

Offered part-time and full-time The Food Science and Technology Unit is equipped with science
a. Part-time students: - must normally submit their Project laboratories which include a semi-commercial processing hall
Reports twelve (12) months after completion of the written containing a range of small-scale equipment suitably instrumented
examinations for the systematic study of operations involved in the food industry;
b. Full-time students: - must normally submit their Project a food microbiology laboratory, a quality control laboratory, a food
Reports nine (9) months after completion of the written research laboratory with specialised analytical equipment, and a
examinations sensory evaluation facility.
Candidates who fail to submit their Reports in good time shall be
removed from the Register of Postgraduate students. Areas of current research include food analysis, food safety
and risk assessment, food preference and sensory studies, food
MSc Programme - Course of Study fermentations, milk, meat, fish and seafood, fruit and vegetable
Following the pattern established by the Institute of Food microbiology and technology, food dehydration, and root crop
Technologists in the United States of America and the Institute of processing - dehydration, extrusion, food product development
Food Science & Technology in the United Kingdom, students will be (food formulation from novel components).
required to pursue an appropriate course of study as determined by
the School for Graduate Studies and Research, UWI, St. Augustine The Unit maintains links with the food processing industry and
and the Food Science & Technology Unit, Department of Chemical other relevant stakeholders particularly in the area of food product
Engineering. development/developmental research. Staff are also involved
in scientific and technical societies, in particular, the Institute of
Total No. of Credits Required: 41 Food Technologists (USA), the Canadian Institute of Food Science
No. of Course Credits 32 & Technology and the Institute of Food Science & Technology
Project - (*PENG 6023 Research Methods - 3 credits; (UK). Staff members also have numerous contacts with overseas
FOST 6019 MSc Project - 6 credits) 9 institutions which they visit, and in which they participate. Many
*PENG 6023 is now compulsory for all students. linkages exist with national and international development
agencies. Industry internships are NORMALLY offered to students
Students should demonstrate proficiency in Food Science & who have been successful in ALL courses.
Technology by satisfactory completion of at least 30 credits of
coursework, fifteen (15) of which must be the following core Graduates of this programme have found employment in the food
courses: industry, mainly in research and development, quality control
and production management. Some individuals are engaged in
COURSE LISTING research and innovation in government and industry-sponsored
Course Course Course research organisations. Other graduates are academic staff within
Code Title Credit universities. Many opportunities also arise within the catering and
FOST 6003 Food Chemistry 3 pharmaceutical industries, in teaching, in libraries and information
FOST 6005 Food Microbiology 4 centres, and within overseas institutions and development
FOST 6006 Food Quality Assurance 4 agencies.
FOST 6000 Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering 4
Candidates failing the examination in any course of the MSc
The remaining credits may be selected from the following options Programme may be allowed a second attempt at the examination
depending on the availability of teaching staff for that academic on the recommendations of the Examiners to the Board for Graduate
year: Studies.
Course Course Course Candidates will not be normally permitted to repeat the examination
Code Title Credit in any one course on more than one (1) subsequent occasion.
FOST 6001 Sanitation in Food Processing 3
FOST 6002 Food Packaging 2
FOST 6004 Food Processing Laboratories 3
FOST 6007 Preservation & Processing of Meat & Poultry 3
FOST 6008 Preservation & Processing of Fruits
and Vegetables 3
FOST 6009 Food Analysis 3
FOST 6010 Dairy Chemistry & Dairy Products Technology 3
FOST 6011 Beverage Processing 3
FOST 6012 Industrial Management 3
FOST 6013 Chemistry of Food Colours 3
FOST 6014 Chemistry & Processing of Fats & Oils 3
FOST 6015 Principles of Nutrition 3
FOST 6016 Preservation & Processing of Seafood 3
FOST 6017 Sensory Evaluation of Food 3
FOST 6018 Literature Survey 3
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Syllabuses in Food Science & Semester: 2

Course Code: FOST 6004
Technology Course Title: Food Processing Laboratories

No. of Credits: 3
Semester: 2
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Laboratory exercises in the preservation and
Course Title: Fundamentals of Food Process
processing of meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products and fruits and
Engineering
vegetables. Processes will include thermal processing (canning),
No. of Credits: 4
batch and HTST pasteurisation of milk, fruit juices and beverages.
Prerequisites: Mathematics
Production of soya products such as soy milk and tofu. Production
Syllabus: The basic engineering concepts of fluid flow, heat
of jams, jellies and marmalades. Oven, spray, drum and freeze
transfer and mass transfer in food processing operations and
drying. Meat curing and smoking. Production of fermented foods,
quantitative problem-solving in unit operations likely to be
e.g., yoghurt.
encountered in the food industry. Topics include: Material and
Energy Balances, Fluid flow in pipes, pressure drops, Bernoulli
Semester: 1
equation, Modes of heat transfer and thermal resistances through
walls and pipes, Heat exchangers, Pasteurization, canning and
Course Title: Food Microbiology
sterilization, Process time calculations, Psychrometry, Drying
No. of Credits: 4
kinetics and heat and mass transfer, Dryers, Refrigeration system,
Prerequisites:
pressure/ enthalpy charts, Freezing systems, prediction of freezing
Syllabus:Introductory microbiology. Microorganisms important
times.
in food microbiology. Principles of contamination, preservation and
food spoilage. Food safety management and associated standards.
Semester: 1
Epidemiological investigations.Microorganisms in the production
of foods. Food intoxications and infections. Fermentations
Course Title: Sanitation in Food Processing
and biotechnology.Genetic foods. Microbiology in food plant
No. of Credits: 3
sanitation. Methods for detection, enumeration and identification
Prerequisites:
of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms. Food safety and risk
Syllabus: Principles and practices of food plant sanitation.
assessment. Laboratory practicals in microbiological procedures,
The Food Code and Food Standards. Site & location selection.
the production of microbially- produced foods, their evaluation
Cleaning and sanitising. Control and evaluation of microbial,
and associated reporting procedures.
insect and rodent contamination. Pest Control. Hygienic design

and construction of buildings and equipment. Ancillary facilities.
Semester: 2
Organisation of a sanitation control programme. Personal and
personnel hygiene. Water. Food allergens. Waste & wastewater
Course Title: Food Quality Assurance
treatment and disposal. GMPs, SOPs, SSOPs and HACCP. public
No. of Credits: 4
Public health regulations.
Prerequisites:

Syllabus: Responsibilities and organisation of the quality
Semester: 2
assurance department. Quality management, systems and
procedures. Quality standards. Quality attributes- colour, flavour,
Course Title: Food Packaging
kinesthetics, shape, size and defects. Sensory Evaluation. Statistical
No. of Credits: 2
methods. Sampling and Inspection. Recording and reporting.
Prerequisites:
Grades and standards. Control charts. Production control. Food
Syllabus: Formulation of materials. Basic uses of packaging
analysis - methods and instrumentation. Laboratory practicals
materials. Packaging design. Physical and chemical properties
in the evaluation of quality attributes and associated reporting
of packaging materials. Limitations of packaging materials. Test
procedures.
methods. Shipping forms.

Semester: 1
Semester: 1
Course Title: Preservation & Processing of Meat &
Course Title: Food Chemistry
Poultry
No. of Credits: 3
No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Chemistry and physics of the major food constituents.
Syllabus: The study and applications of the principles and
Composition and structure of foods. Chemical reactions involved
techniques involved in processing meat and poultry. The
in food processing, storage and handling.
manufacture of further processed products. Structure, physical and

chemical composition of muscle and major organs. Meat quality.
Pre- and post-slaughter handling practices and their effects on
meat quality. Meat packaging.
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Semester: 2 Semester:
Course Code2: FOST 6008 Course Code: FOST 6012
Course Title: Preservation & Processing Fruits & Course Title: Industrial Management
Vegetables No. of Credits: 3
No. of Credits: 3 Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: Syllabus: Principles and models (qualitative and quantitative) that
Syllabus: Effect of post-harvest handling on the processing are critical to effective decision-making in Operations Management.
quality of fruits and vegetables. Unit operations of thermal Development and formulating operational strategies: capacity
processing, dehydration, refrigeration and freezing. Juices and strategy, product strategy, process strategy and human resource
beverages- their preparation and preservation. Processing of strategy. Technical support activities: aggregate planning, quality
miscellaneous vegetables. Jams, jellies and marmalades. Preserves, assurance - quality management control, cost control and shop
candied and crystallised products. Pickles and sauces. By-product floor control.
utilisation.
Semester:
Semester: Course Code: FOST 6013
Course Code: FOST 6009 Course Title: Chemistry of Food Colours
Course Title: Food Analysis No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Syllabus: Occurrence, structure, physical and chemical properties
Syllabus: Principles and application of the chemical, physical of natural and synthetic food colours. The interaction between
and instrumental methods used to determine the constituents of colour substances and other food components during processing
foods. Separation techniques using GC and HPLC, and spectroscopic and storage. Analytical aspects of food colours.
techniques including UV/Vis and IR methods. Special consideration
applicable to the analysis of certain foods. Legal and governmental Semester:
regulations. Course Code: FOST 6014
Course Title: Chemistry & Processing of Fats and
Semester: Oils
Course Code: FOST 6010 No. of Credits: 3
Course Title: Dairy Chemistry & Dairy Products Prerequisites:
Technology Syllabus: Structure and composition of fats and oils and their
No. of Credits: 3 chemical and physical properties. Deterioration of natural fats and
Prerequisites: oils. Theoretical study of fat sources; the processing of fats and
Syllabus: Basic composition, structure and properties of milk. oils and their application in foods. Fractionation, purification and
Chemistry of changes occurring in the commercial processing of analysis of fats and oils. Chemistry of autooxidation, antioxidants
milk for utilisation as food. Manufacture of cheeses. Selection and and emulsifiers. Health aspects of fats and oils.
preparation of cream for butter-making. Manufacture of fermented
milk foods. Ice cream manufacture and processing of other dairy- Semester:
based products. Course Code: FOST 6015
Course Title: Principles of Nutrition
Semester: No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Course Title: Beverage Processing
Syllabus: Nutrition value of foods and metabolism of essential
No. of Credits: 3
nutrients. Basic and applied principles of nutrition to the formulation,
Prerequisites:
fabrication, processing and marketing of food products. The
Syllabus: Processing technology of the three major beverage
application of principles of nutrition to the requirements of normal
groups - carbonated, non-alcoholic (soft drinks); carbonated mildly
individuals throughout the life cycle.
alcoholic (beer); non-alcoholic, non-carbonated, stimulating (coffee,

tea). Raw material ingredients. Manufacturing processes. Standards
Semester:
of identity and standards for grades. Nutritive, public health and
safety concerns. Course Code: FOST 6016
Course Title: Preservation & Processing of Seafood
No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Structure, physical and chemical composition
of important species. Post-mortem changes and fish quality.
Microbiology of fish. Handling and storage. Preservation and
processing: chilling, freezing, salting and marinating, drying and
smoking. Thermal processing. Fermented products. Fishery by-
products.

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Semester:
Course Code: FOST 6017 Programmes in Petroleum
Course Title: Sensory Evaluation of Foods
No. of Credits: 3
studies
MSc in Petroleum Engineering
Prerequisites:
MSc in Reservoir Engineering
Syllabus: The physiology, psychology and chemistry of flavour
and flavour perception. Factual, visual and auditory components
influencing the acceptability of foods. The principles and application Overview
of preference and discriminatory testing, and the interpretation of The Subject
panel evaluation data. Petroleum engineering involves the application of earth and
physical sciences to the evaluation and exploitation of natural
SEMESTER: 1ST & 2ND Semesters hydrocarbon resources. The dominant problems of the petroleum
Course Code: FOST 6018 engineer are those of flow and equilibrium in porous media, in
Course Title: Literature Survey vertical and horizontal well bores, in surface pipelines and in
No. of Credits: 3 primary process equipment. The complexity of the hydrocarbon
Prerequisites: fluids, and the geological strata involved in flow in reservoirs
Syllabus: To undertake a literature review of a specific topic and production systems raises problems requiring sophisticated
in Food Science & Technology, to document and to present the numerical techniques for their solution. In the practical field, drilling
findings at a seminar. The topic should be very closely related to and production engineering continually pose new engineering
the area of research to be undertaken. problems requiring engineered solutions.
Semester: Industrial Contact

Course Code: FOST 6019 We have strong links with both industry and government
Course Title: Food Science MSc Research Project maintained by the growing awareness of the need for an
No. of Credits: 6 interchange of advice and ideas. Industry also provides us with
Prerequisites: financial support for certain academic posts and scholarships.
Syllabus: To undertake relevant research in the areas of food Visiting lecturers from the industry and government establishments
safety and risk assessment, food fermentations, cocoa, food make an important contribution to the more specialised teaching
dehydration, root crops, and underutilized fruits and vegetables. of the MSc programme.
Cooperation with Industry

Many past students are now in responsible positions in
industry.
Lectures on some courses are given by personnel from
industry.
Regular seminars are given by engineers and managers from
oil companies.
Most companies regard the course as a good source of
potential recruits.
Industry support through scholarships and secondment.
Majority of project topics are proposed and partly supervised
by industry.
Industry welcomes our students on visits.
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

Strong interaction with the Society of Petroleum Engineers, an
international learned society looking after petroleum engineering.
The aim of the SPE is to disseminate frontier knowledge from
fundamental to field experience, including cost benefit. Over the
years, the SPE has been most generous in its support to Petroleum
Engineering at UWI, including scholarship support, running a
student paper and welcoming students to their meetings and
conferences.

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MSc in Petroleum Engineering Other information

Credits for Diploma Courses towards the MSc Degree

Holders of the Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering,
Overview
Petroleum Engineering and Management or Petroleum Management
The Petroleum Engineering MSc Programme consists of eight (8)
will be granted credit for courses completed in the programme if
taught courses, a Research Methods course and an Independent
they are subsequently admitted to the MSc degree, provided that
Project. It is a conversion programme from other engineering not more than five (5) years have elapsed since the date on which
and science-based degree foundations into the specialities of such courses were passed.
petroleum engineering.
Examination
The Aims and Objectives As follows:
To provide the necessary background for employment in the oil a. Evaluation in all courses will normally be by coursework and
and gas industry, or springboard for a research degree, as well as final examination. Candidates will be required to pass both
serving as a refresher for those already working in industry. the coursework and examination.
b. MSc Petroleum Project - evaluation will be on the report.
Regulations and Entry Requirements Candidates may also be orally examined.
1. The Regulations for the MSc (Eng) in Petroleum Engineering,
Reservoir Engineering, (subject to approval) Petroleum Students will, in addition, be required to present a Paper at a
Engineering & Management and Petroleum Management are seminar.
the same as the General Regulations for the MSc (Eng) in the
Faculty of Engineering, except that the candidates applying Short Courses and Seminars
for registration should have at least: The programme in Petroleum Engineering and Management
a. a Second Class Honours degree in Engineering/Natural also includes short courses and seminars on topics of interest to
Sciences (Physics & Chemistry majors)/Earth Sciences; supervisors, engineers and managers in the petroleum industry.
or These are on subjects of topical interest and are organised
b. an equivalent qualification, in respect of either frequently in response to the identified needs and problems. For
Engineering and/or Management. further details on these short courses or general advice on the
programme, you are invited to contact the Head, Department of
2. A candidate applying for registration with a Pass degree may Chemical Engineering.
be considered for entry provided the candidate has acceptable
industrial experience. Course Listing
An MSc (Eng) candidate in Petroleum Engineering will be required
Structure of Programme to pursue a course of study approved by the Board of the Faculty
Offered both Part-time and Full-time of Engineering. Such a course of study will normally be made up of
a. Part-time students: - Normally required to complete the eight (8) of the following courses a Research Methods course and
written examinations within two (2) years of registration an Independent Project.
- Project should be started at the commencement of
the semester following the completion of the written Course Course Number
examinations and completed within nine (9) months Code Title of Credits
b. Full-time students: - Normally required to complete the PENG 6000 Petroleum Geoscience 4
written examinations within one (1) year of registration PENG 6001 Advanced Petroleum Geology & Geophysics 4
- Project should be started at the commencement of PENG 6002 Drilling Engineering & Completions 4
the semester following the completion of the written PENG 6003 Advanced Drilling Engineering 4
examinations and completed within six (6) months. & Well Completions
PENG 6004 Advanced Production Engineering 4
NB The normal load for a part-time student is half that of a & Technology
full-time student. PENG 6005 Reservoir Evaluation 4
PENG 6006 Advanced Well Test Analysis 4
Duration of Study PENG 6007 Reservoir Engineering 4
This is dependent on whether the student is part-time or full- PENG 6008 Advanced Reservoir Engineering 4
time. PENG 6010 Improved Oil Recovery 4
a) Part-time students: Five (5) years. PENG 6012 Natural Gas Engineering 4
b) Full-time students: Three (3) years. PENG 6014 Offshore Structures & Systems 4
PENG 6015 Production Engineering 4
No. of Credits Required: 44 PENG 6016 Petroleum Economics & Management 4
No. of Credits 32 PENG 6017 Selected Topics 4
Project (Research Methods - 3 credits; Project - 9 credits) 12 PENG 6025 Group Field Project 4
PENG 6026 Directed Reading 4
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Each candidate will also be required to undertake PENG 6023 Information on Project
Research Methods (subject to availability) or Faculty Equivalent Each candidate will also be required to pass a Research Methods
COEM 6020 - Research Methods (Semester II); GINF 6024 Research course and submit a Project Report PENG 6024. This project would
Methodology (Semester I) or MENG 6508 Research Methods be a choice of:
(Semester II) (COEM 6020, GINF 6024 and MENG 6508 subject to (i) A traditional research project or
availability of space); followed by PENG 6024 Research Project (ii) A professional, industry-based project.
Note that not all courses listed will be offered in any given year. In both cases, the students will be examined by a written and, where
possible, an oral presentation.
N.B. Students who have already registered for PENG 6019
should continue to register for PENG 6019. All other students Course Listing
should register for PENG 6023 or Faculty Equivalent and An MSc (Eng) candidate in Reservoir Engineering will be required
PENG 6024. There may be field work on a Saturday and/or to pursue a course of study approved by the Board of the Faculty
on a Sunday. of Engineering. Such a course of study will normally be made up
of eight (8) of the following courses, a Research Methods course
and an Independent Project.
MSc in Reservoir Engineering Code Title of Credits
Overview
PENG 6000* Petroleum Geoscience 4
Reservoir Engineering is a sub-set of Petroleum Engineering where
PENG 6001 Advanced Petroleum Geology & Geophysics 4
understanding of the reservoir is studied in more detail. Reservoir
PENG 6005* Reservoir Evaluation 4
Engineers seek to economically optimise the exploration of the
reservoir.
PENG 6007* Reservoir Engineering 4

PENG 6008 Advanced Reservoir Engineering 4
Regulations and Entry Requirements
PENG 6010* Improved Oil Recovery 4
1. The regulations for the MSc (Eng) in Reservoir Engineering are
PENG 6012* Natural Gas Engineering 4
the same as the General Regulations for the MSc (Eng) in the
PENG 6017* Selected Topics (Field Project) 4
Faculty of Engineering, except that the candidates applying
for registration should be in possession of at least:
* Currently offered in the Petroleum Engineering MSc.
a Second Class Honours degree from an approved
university, in Engineering or Natural Sciences (Physics,
Each candidate will also be required to undertake PENG 6023 -
Chemistry, or Mathematics majors) or Earth Sciences,
Research Methods (subject to availability) or Faculty Equivalent
and preferably at least one (1) year of relevant industry
COEM 6020 - Research Methods (Semester II); GINF 6024 - Research
experience.
Methodology (Semester I) or MENG 6508 - Research Methods
(Semester II) (COEM 6020, GINF 6024 and MENG 6508 subject to
2. A candidate applying for registration with a Pass degree may
availability of space); followed by PENG 6024 - Research Project
be considered for entry provided the candidate has acceptable
industrial experience.
3. A candidate for admission may be required to sit a qualifying

examination. Candidates may be restricted by the Department
to certain subject areas in the course of study. In particular,
graduates must be numerate and have had some exposure
to the fields of geology/geophysics, natural sciences and
engineering. Candidates other than those that have had an
exposure of petroleum engineering may be required to take
qualifying examinations to become eligible for entry into the
programme, unless such a graduate possesses adequate and
practical experience in industry.
4. Examinations follow the same form as the MSc in Petroleum

Engineering.
Structure of Programme
Part-time/Full-time
No. of credits Required: 44

No. of Credits Courses 32
Project (Research Methods - 3 credits; Project - 9 credits) 12
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Postgraduate DiplomaS Course Listing

Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering
Candidates will be required to pursue three (3) of the following
Postgraduate Diploma In courses, plus a Research Methods course (PENG 6023 Research
Methods (subject to availability) or Faculty Equivalent COEM
Petroleum Engineering 6020 - Research Methods (Semester II); GINF 6024 Research
Methodology (Semester I) or MENG 6508 Research Methods
Entry Requirements (Semester II) (COEM 6020, GINF 6024 and MENG 6508 subject to
To be admitted to the prescribed course of study, candidates must availability of space); and undertake an Independent Project PENG
be: 6024.
in possession of at least a Second Class Honours degree
from an approved university, in Engineering or Natural Alternatively, candidates may pursue six (6) of the following
Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, or Mathematics majors) or courses:
Earth Sciences, and at least one (1) year of relevant industry Course Course Number
experience. A candidate applying for registration with a Pass Code Title of Credits
degree may be considered for entry provided the candidate PENG 6000 Petroleum Geoscience 4
has acceptable petroleum industry experience. PENG 6001 Advanced Petroleum Geology & Geophysics 4
PENG 6002 Drilling Engineering & Completions 4
in possession of an equivalent qualification which will PENG 6003 Advanced Drilling Engineering & Well
include a combination of academic training and petroleum Completions 4
industry experience and which is acceptable to the Board PENG 6004 Advanced Production Engineering & Technology 4
for Graduate Studies. PENG 6005 Reservoir Evaluation 4
A candidate for admission to the Postgraduate Diploma may PENG 6007 Reservoir Engineering 4
be required to sit a qualifying examination. Candidates may be PENG 6008 Advanced Reservoir Engineering 4
restricted by the Department to certain subject areas in the course PENG 6010 Improved Oil Recovery 4
of study. PENG 6012 Natural Gas Engineering 4
Examination PENG 6016 Petroleum Economics & Management 4
As follows: PENG 6017 Selected Topics 4
a. Evaluation in all courses will normally be by coursework and
final examination. Candidates will be required to pass both Note that not all courses listed will be offered in any given year.
the coursework and the examination.
Structure of Programmes
Offered both Part-time and Full-time
a) Part-time students: - Normally required to complete the
written examinations within two (2) years of registration
Project should be started at the commencement of
the semester following the completion of the written
examinations and completed within nine (9) months
b) Full-time students: - Normally required to complete the
written examinations within one (1) year of registration
Project should be started at the commencement of
the semester following the completion of the written
examinations and completed within six (6) months
Duration of Study
a) Part-time students: Five (5) years.
b) Full-time students: Three (3) years.

No. of Credits: 24
Course Load: The normal load for a part-time student is half that
of a full-time student
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Postgraduate Diploma in MPhil Programmes

MPhil in Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering & MPhil in Petroleum Geoscience
Management MPhil in Geoscience

Candidates will be required to pursue three (3) of the following
The Regulations for the MPhil in Petroleum Engineering, Petroleum
courses, plus a Research Methods course (PENG 6023 - Research
Geoscience or Geoscience are the same as the General Regulations
Methods (subject to availability) or Faculty Equivalent COEM
for MPhil, except that candidates applying for registration should
6020 - Research Methods (Semester II); GINF 6024 - Research
normally have either:
a. a Bachelors degree in Petroleum Engineering
(Semester II) (COEM 6020, GINF 6024 and MENG 6508 subject
or
to availability of space); and undertake an Independent Project
b. an equivalent qualification
PENG 6024.
or
c. a Diploma in Petroleum Engineering with a Pass with Credit
(at least 60%) of The University of the West Indies
PENG 6002 Drilling Engineering & Completions 4
Graduates in the fields of geology/geophysics, natural sciences, and
PENG 6003 Advanced Drilling Engineering &
engineering (other than petroleum engineering) may be required
Well Completions 4
to do qualifying examinations to become eligible for entry into
the programme unless such a graduate possesses adequate and
PENG 6007 Reservoir Engineering 4
practical experience in industry, in which case only Departmental
PENG 6008 Advanced Reservoir Engineering 4
examinations will be required.
PENG 6009 Strategic Petroleum Management & Organisations 4

PENG 6010 Improved Oil Recovery 4
PENG 6011 Petroleum Economics, Law & Contract
Administration 4
PhD Programmes
PhD in Petroleum Engineering
PENG 6012 Natural Gas Engineering 4
PhD in Petroleum Geoscience
PhD in Geoscience
PENG 6020 Economic & Quantitative Aids to Decision-Making 4

Alternatively, candidates may pursue six (6) of the above-
1. The appropriate University and Faculty of Engineering
mentioned courses:
Regulations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy shall
apply.
Postgraduate Diploma In
2. Candidates applying should normally have either:
Petroleum Management a. a Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering of
Candidates will be required to pursue three (3) of the following The University of the West Indies or an approved
courses, plus a Research Methods course (PENG 6023 - Research University
Methods (subject to availability) or Faculty Equivalent COEM or
6020 - Research Methods (Semester II); GINF 6024 - Research b. an equivalent qualification
(Semester II) (COEM 6020, GINF 6024 and MENG 6508 subject
to availability of space); and undertake an Independent Project
PENG 6024.
Course Course
Code Title
PENG 6009 Strategic Petroleum Management &
Organisations
PENG 6011 Petroleum Economics Law & Contract
Administration
PENG 6013 Financial Management & Accounting
PENG 6018 Petroleum Engineering Research Project
PENG 6020 Economic & Quantitative Aids to Decision- Making
PENG 6021 Production Planning & Control
PENG 6022 Maintenance & Safety Management
Alternatively, candidates may pursue six (6) of the above-

mentioned courses:
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Syllabuses in Petroleum Semester:

Course Code: PENG 6003
Engineering and Reservoir Course Title: Advanced Drilling Engineering & Well
Completion
Engineering No. of Credits:
Prerequisites:
Semester: Syllabus: Drilling fluids; Surface chemistry; Non-Newtonian
Course Code: PENG 6000 flow and pressure losses in the circulating system; Surge and swab
Course Title: Petroleum Geoscience pressures; Solids removal; Pore pressure prediction and fracture
No. of Credits: hydraulics; Blowout prevention and wellhead equipment; Bore
Prerequisites: hold stability; Deviated drilling; Hole problems and solutions; Drill
Syllabus: Introduction to Geology, Earth Structure, Plate string and casing string design; Offshore drilling and equipment;
Tectonics, Geological Time and History; Minerals and Rocks; Cementing, completion techniques; Completion/workover fluids;
Rock Forming Processes with Environments of Deposition; Subsea completions; Rig selection and evaluation; Bid evaluation;
Sedimentary basins; Structural Geology and Hydrocarbon Traps; Sand control; Stimulation; Computer modelling; Case studies.
Origin, Migration and Accumulation of Petroleum; Composition
of Hydrocarbons and Reservoir Characteristics. The petroleum Semester:
reservoir; Geophysical exploration techniques. Mapping - Surface Course Code: PENG 6004
and Subsurface; Geological Laboratory. Field Trip. Petroleum Course Title: Advanced Production Engineering &
Engineering vocabulary; Units. Pressures. Routine core analysis, Technology
laboratory procedures. Characteristics of reservoir rocks; pore space No. of Credits:
representation. Porosity; saturation; Volumetric representation Prerequisites:
of hydrocarbon in place. Permeability, Darcy and non-Darcy Syllabus: Concept of nodes in the total production system;
Flow; linear and radial flow; datum correction; Saturation effects; Inflow performance relationships; Single and multiphase flow;
capillary pressure, relative permeability essentials. Nodal analysis; Natural and artificial lift methods and equipment;
Production processes at surface; Control and instrumentation;
Semester: Production logging; Pressure and rate measurement; Subsurface
Course Code: PENG 6001 control and safety; Wellhead systems; Production economics.
Course Title: Advanced Petroleum Geology &
Geophysics Semester:
No. of Credits: Course Code: PENG 6005
Prerequisites: Course Title: Reservoir Evaluation
Syllabus: Interpretation of geological and geophysical No. of Credits:
data; Geological history of Trinidad & Tobago; Structural and Prerequisites:
stratigraphic setting of hydrocarbon occurrences; Hydrocarbon Syllabus: Well logging: Logging methods and interpretation
prospects; Evaluation of prospects; Seismic acquisition; Processing techniques; Conditions around the wellbore, effects on
and interpretation of 2-D and 3-D data; Case studies. measurements of mud filtrate invasion, formation contents etc. The
terminology of well logging, Sw, Sxo, Rt, Rxo etc. Formation and
Semester: fluid properties; The physical principles involved in geophysical
Course Code: PENG 6002 well logging: electrical logs; sonic log; radioactivity logs; dipmeter
Course Title: Drilling Engineering & Completions log. The Archie Equations in clean formations. Discussion of
No. of Credits: the uncertainties involved. Estimation of porosity in different
Prerequisites: lithologies. Cross-plots for porosity and lithology, uncertainties.
Syllabus: Rotary drilling rigs. Rig components, Drilling bits Estimation of water saturation. Gas effects. Differentiation
and bottom-hole assemblies; Coring. Drilling fluid systems. Mud between gas and oil hydrocarbon saturation. Effects of shaliness
engineering; Subsurface control and safety; Blowout prevention and modified equations. Shale estimation. Computed logs; Local
and wellhead equipment; Bore hold stability; Pressure losses; Rig field examples.
hydraulics; Deviated drilling; Directional drilling; Horizontal well
drilling; Hole problems and solutions; Fishing and stuck pipe; Drill Well testing: Principles of Pressure Transient Test Analysis; the
string and casing string design; Solids removal; Pore pressure Diffusivity Equation; Analysis of Buildup and Drawdown Tests;
prediction and fracture hydraulics; completion techniques; Multi-rate testing; Type-curve Analysis; Determination of skin;
Casing strings and setting depths. Subsea completions; Computer wellbore storage, drainage radius and stabilisation time; Gas well-
modelling; AFE; Offshore drilling and equipment. Drilling testing; Real gas potential application; Other well tests. Gas well-
Safety. Drilling practice in Trinidad. Well completion design. testing; computer logging packages. Local field examples.
Casing, Tubing & Wellhead Equipment; Packers; Downhole
Tubulars; Subsurface control and safety; Cementing; Perforating;
Completion/Workover fluids; Sand control; wireline operations;
Coiled Tubing; Stimulation; Horizontal wells; Workover
Programmes; Case studies.

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Semester: Semester:
Course Code: PENG 6006 Course Code: PENG 6010
Course Title: Advanced Well Test Analysis Course Title: Improved Oil Recovery
No. of Credits: No. of Credits:
Syllabus: Diffusivity equation; Constant rate and constant Syllabus: Water influx; Waterflooding; Problems of
pressure; Solutions; Effects of total skin and wellbore storage; waterflooding. Models - Buckley Leverett, Stiles. Miscible and
Type-curve analysis; Varying wellbore storage; Determination Immiscible Fluid Displacements; Carbon dioxide flooding;
of average pressure; Radius of drainage and stabilisation time; Ternary Diagrams; Minimum Miscible Pressure; Thermal methods
Multiphase flow; Real gas potential application; Multi-rate, of oil recovery; Heavy oil problems relevant to Trinidad. Well
interference, pulse and vertical permeability testing; Layered completion types for thermal processes; Other IOR processes.
systems; Fractured reservoirs; Faults; Channel sands; Use of Screening Criteria; Reservoir simulation - single and multi-phase;
pressure and its time derivative in type curve matching; Gas well- Computer exercises.
testing; Real gas potential application; gas flow tests with non-
Darcy flow; extended well testing. Computerised methods of Semester:
analysis. Local field examples. Course Code: PENG 6011
Course Title: Petroleum Economics, Law & Contract
Semester: Administration
Course Code: PENG 6007 No. of Credits:
Course Title: Reservoir Engineering Prerequisites:
No. of Credits: Syllabus: World energy supply/demand; Oil pricing; Petroleum
Prerequisites: leasing/contracts; Petroleum taxation; Comparison of petroleum
Syllabus: Hydrocarbon Composition; Properties of reservoir natural gas; Managing petroleum resources; Petroleum act and
rocks and fluids; Phase behaviour; Vapour-liquid Equilibria; Oil and regulations; Petroleum taxes act; Income tax in aid of industry
gas reservoirs; Drive mechanisms; Pore Volume Compressibility; act; Contractual arrangements; Drilling contracts; Natural gas
Reservoir mechanics: PVT Analysis, General material balance; contracts; Service (rental) contracts; Services contracts; Oil sales/
Natural water influx. purchase contracts.
Semester: Semester:
Course Title: Advanced Reservoir Engineering Course Title: Natural Gas Engineering
No. of Credits: No. of Credits:
Syllabus: Dry gas, gas-condensate and oil reservoirs; Material Syllabus: Properties of Natural Gas Systems; Gas Volumes;
balance and applications; Tarners method; Natural water influx; Reserve estimates; Pressure Transient Testing of Gas Wells;
Immiscible flooding; Reservoir simulation - single and multi- Deliverability Testing of Gas Wells; Gas Flow Measurement;
phase; Compositional simulators; Computer simulation exercises. Compression of Natural Gas; Gas Conditioning and Processing;
Uses of natural gas; LNG; Field Development/Management;
Semester: Gas Transmission/Pipeline Design Considerations; Offshore
Course Code: PENG 6009 Operations; Gas Contracts.
Course Title: Strategic Petroleum Management &
Organisations Semester:
No. of Credits: Course Code: PENG 6013
Prerequisites: Course Title: Financial Management & Accounting
Syllabus: The nature and role of strategy in petroleum No. of Credits:
operations; Involvement of strategy in organisations; Structuring Prerequisites:
change; Leadership styles; Life cycles; Range of strategic planning Syllabus: Basic principles of financial management; Financial
and organisational behaviour; Learning and Development; reporting and the local regulatory framework; Financial ratio
Communicating strategy; Corporate cultures; Analysis of the analysis; Corporate report analysis; International differences in
corporate environment; Response to challenges. petroleum finance; Budgeting and budgetary control; Short-
term decision analysis; Long-term decision analysis; Introduction
to strategic financial management; Balance sheets; Profit and
loss accounts; Management of working capital; Preparation
of management accounting statements; Investment appraisal
techniques.

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Semester: Semester:
Course Title: Offshore Structures & Systems Course Title: Economic & Quantitative Aids
No. of Credits: to Decision-Making
Prerequisites: NO. OF CREDITS: 4
Syllabus: Oil and gas production facilities; Dynamics of floating PREREQUISITES: NONE
structures; Floating production systems; Offshore loading; Syllabus: Linear programming; Non-linear programming;
Offshore storage facilities; Articulated columns; Submerged Network planning techniques; Simulation in petroleum industry
production systems. situations; Demand and supply of key commodities in the
petroleum industry; Demand analysis; Energy market structures;
Semester: Pricing practices; The role of the state in the market economy;
Course Code: PENG 6015 Decision-making under uncertainty, time value of capital,
correlation and regression analysis, analysis of time-series data,
Course Title: Production Engineering
stochastic decision-making and Markov Analysis; Other decision-
No. of Credits:
making models.
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Productivity Index (PI) and the Inflow Performance Semester:
Relationships (IPR) for oil and gas wells. Single and multiphase Course Code: PENG 6021
flow; tubing sizing; Nodal analysis; Natural and artificial lift Course Title: Petroleum Production Planning
methods and equipment; Typical production profiles (plateau & Control
and exponential decline). Control and instrumentation; Pressure NO. OF CREDITS: 4
and rate measurement; Production logging; Surface operations; PREREQUISITES: NONE
Wellhead systems; Surface facilities - onshore, offshore. Design Syllabus: Decision theory; Forecasting techniques in petroleum
and operation of crude oil separation, Emulsion breaking; liquid production operations; Processing and capacity planning;
recovery. Gas production. Sand control; Wax and asphaltine Inventory management; Material requirement planning;
problems, Hydrate prevention; Stimulation acidisation and Sequencing and line balancing; Scheduling operations; Resource
fracturing. HSE in production. Local field examples. allocation; Project management techniques.
Semester: Semester:
Course Title: Petroleum Economics & Management Course Title: Maintenance & Safety Management
No. of Credits: NO. OF CREDITS: 4
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES: NONE
Syllabus: World energy supply/demand; Oil pricing; Petroleum Syllabus: Maintenance activities; Types of maintenance;
taxation systems and comparisons; Cash flow, profit and Trouble-shooting; Production equipment; Drilling equipment and
profitability; Uncertainty and risk; Incremental investments; maintenance; Scheduling planning activities for maintenance;
Contractual arrangements; Economic issues in natural gas; Repair and programming design and evaluation; Health safety
Managing petroleum resources. and welfare; Provision and role of the management in safety and
awareness; Management of health; Occupational safety; Accidents
and their causes; Financial implications of accidents; Protective
Semester:
devices; Legislation for safety and environmental issues.
Course Code: PENG 6017
Course Title: Selected Topics
COURSE CODE: PENG 6023
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODS
PREREQUISITES: NONE NO. OF CREDITS: 3
SYLLABUS: A series of lectures on topics of relevance to petroleum PREREQUISITES: NONE
engineering but not covered in other courses. SYLLABUS: Introduction to research methods. Research process
Assessment: Coursework only. from conceptualisation to analysis and conclusions. Types of
research, defining a research topic, originality and thinking of
Semester: research, identifying issues and objectives for research, developing
Course Code: PENG 6018 research methodology, literature review, finding research
Course Title: Human Resource Management material, data collection, referencing and citation, executing the
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 research, hypothesis testing, data analysis, reporting the findings
PREREQUISITES: NONE of the research, dealing with supervisors.
Syllabus: Social environment of the petroleum industry;
Managing change and creating effectiveness; Management COURSE CODE: PENG 6024
structures; Diagnosis of change; Conflict management; Leadership; COURSE TITLE: PROJECT
The strategy; Human resource planning; Organisations and culture; NO. OF CREDITS: 9
Communication; Labour markets; Trade unions and the collective PREREQUISITES:
bargaining process in petroleum industries; Work design and SYLLABUS: Each candidate will also be required to submit a
motivation; Management development; Evaluation and reward. Project Report of an individual analysis of a problem.
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COURSE CODE: PENG6017

COURSE TITLE: SELECTED TOPICS
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL
PREREQUISITES: NONE
Syllabus: A series of lectures on topics of relevance to petroleum & ENVIRONMENTAL
engineering but not covered in other courses.
COURSE CODE: PENG6025

ENGINEERING
Research
COURSE TITLE: GROUP FIELD PROJECT Civil Engineering is intimately concerned with what is called the Built
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 Environment. In this regard, it is directed at the provision of facilities
PREREQUISITES: NONE that can be used beneficially by the community. Clearly, such facilities
Syllabus: The group field design project is a reservoir
condition the process of social and economic development and to a
evaluation/development exercise of part of a licence block and
large extent, mirror them. The civil engineering industry is therefore
the preparation of recommendations for development of a gas
of strategic national and regional importance in the Caribbean. An
and/or oil field through to abandonment carried out by groups
of three/six students. Active participation by all the group important aspect of research in the Department is the role of the
members is essential. The initial data are made available at the construction sector in the local national economies.
start of the semester. The group projects will be assessed initially
by presentation to section staff, and selected groups may make Because civil engineering works are essentially resource hungry,
further presentations to an invited audience from the industry. that is to say, they consume large quantities of materials in their
creation, there is a considerable potential for cost savings in the use
COURSE CODE: PENG6026 of materials for construction. One way of achieving this is through
COURSE TITLE: DIRECTED READING more imaginative use of traditional materials. Another is to develop
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 entirely new materials from indigenous sources. Materials research is
PREREQUISITES: NONE therefore an area accorded high priority by the Department.
Syllabus: An in-depth critical review by the student of the
current literature in a special topic of importance to Petroleum Other areas of priority take account of the special conditions under
Engineering. The student will prepare a report and present the which civil engineering works are carried out in the Caribbean. This is
findings at a seminar. true of the organisation and management of labour, the techniques
of construction, operation and maintenance of facilities, no less than
of the design of systems and the specification of materials. Additional
focus is also placed on Hazard Resistant Construction and Coastal
Engineering.
The research interests of the Department are thus related directly

to the critical needs and interests of the wider community. Towards
this end, it seeks to cultivate links with organisations and interest
groups outside the University. Research funded by the National
Institute of Higher Education Research, Science and Technology
(NIHERST), TANTEAK, IDRC and the EU are typical examples. Funds are
also obtained from international sources such as the British Council.
The facilities provided are good and constantly being improved.
There are eight laboratories: Structures, Concrete, Fluid Mechanics,
Environmental Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Highway Materials,
Geology and Transportation, to which has recently been added a
new computing facility.
The main areas of research can be listed as follows:

Civil Engineering Economics
Civil Engineering Project Management
Coastal Engineering and Management
Computer-aided Engineering & Design
Disaster Mitigation & Management
Environmental Engineering
Materials Engineering
The Analysis & Design of Foundations
The Analysis & Design of Hydraulic Systems
The Analysis & Design of Structures
Transport Engineering
Other areas of research related to the Construction
programme are indicated in Section 3.5.4.
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The Department offers programmes of study by research leading

to the MPhil and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering in all its areas
Postgraduate Diplomas in:
of specialty. Construction Engineering AND
Programmes in Construction Management & Construction
Management Management (option to major In
Overview building or operations)
The practice of civil engineering involves a series of decisions Regulations and Entry Requirements
having to be made on choices from a diverse and complex set of Before registration as a student of the University proceeding
alternatives. Such choices are often interrelated and are usually to the Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Management or
urgent. These decisions have to be made throughout the life of a Construction Engineering & Management, a candidate must have
project from the basis of the initial conception through the design a minimum of one years appropriate practical experience as well
phase, and material and procedure selection to the construction as the following:
and commissioning of the completed structure. At any stage, the i. A first degree or equivalent qualification in Civil, Structural,
effectiveness of the whole process can be compromised by poor Construction, Building or Architectural Engineering;
decision-making. or
ii. A first degree or equivalent qualification in Architecture or
As a result, a heavy demand is placed upon both the managerial Quantity Surveying or Surveying & Land Information
and technical skills of the engineers involved. There has been a or
continuing tendency for civil engineering projects to become both iii. An equivalent qualification acceptable to the Faculty of
increasingly large and increasingly complex. This has naturally Engineering.
resulted in the technical and managerial functions not only
becoming more difficult but also becoming more important. As a Any candidate for the Diploma may be required to sit an entrance
result, there is a continuing need to provide training programmes examination and/or complete an introductory/qualifying course
that upgrade the skills and capabilities of engineers and other before being granted permission to read for the Diploma. In
construction professionals in modern engineering and managerial addition, candidates seeking admission under (ii) or (iii) may be
techniques. An important secondary objective of the MSc/Diploma restricted to certain subject areas in the Course of Study.
programme is to provide this service.
Structure of Programmes
By allowing a wider perspective of engineering technology and Offered both part-time and full-time, the candidate must pass
economy to be taken, it is anticipated that the quality of engineering four courses 3 compulsory plus one elective the Practical Team
management should thereby improve. Emphasis is placed upon Project and the Independent Investigative Project. The Diploma
the publication and presentation of the results of this research to requires a minimum of 26 credits.
the widest possible national and international audience. Clearly
the spin-off benefits of this programme include enhancing the Duration of Study
initiative, creativity and purposeful thinking that are generated in Full-time: Not less than one (1) academic year
those who participate. Part-time: Not less than two (2) academic years

The Aims and Objectives
a) To provide instruction in a range of engineering,
economic and managerial subjects that should enable
engineers and construction professionals to be better
able to deal with the problems that can occur on a
construction project.
b) To improve the decision-making capabilities of

engineers and other construction professionals in the
region, with a view to improving the efficiency and
effectiveness of the whole construction process.
c) To equip engineers and construction professionals

to apply modern knowledge effectively in the real,
competitive world of industry, and hence to assist the
nations of the regions in their bid for modernization
and development.
d) To foster the advancement of knowledge through

the promotion of research into the problems and
opportunities that face the construction sector.
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Course Listing Course Listing

Construction Management (option to Construction Engineering & Management
major In building or operations) Structure of Programmes
The courses offered are: Offered both part-time and full-time, the candidate must pass four
courses 3 compulsory plus one elective the Practical Team Project
CORE COURSES and the Independent Investigative Project
Semester 1
Course Course Number Duration of Study
Code Title of Credits The same as for Construction Management
COEM 6006 Construction Accounting & Finance E4
COEM 6009 Contracts Management & Construction Law E4 The courses offered are:
COEM 6013 Materials Technology E4
(core to building major) CORE COURSES
COEM6016 Natural Hazards Management E4 Semester 1
(core to operations major) Course Course Number
Semester 2 COEM 6006 Construction Accounting & Finance E4
Course Course Number COEM 6009 Contracts Management & Construction Law E4
COEM 6020 Research Methods C3 Semester 2
COEM 6005 Construction Project Management E4 Course Course Number
(suggested option) Code Title of Credits
COEM 6015 Maintenance & Facilities Management E4 Any two courses from the list below or others approved by the
(suggested option) Department:
OR One option from the list below or other approved by the CIEN 6000 Advanced Environmental Engineering
Department Systems Design E4
CIEN 6001 Advanced Structural Engineering E4
CIEN 6002 Road Network Conservation E4
ELECTIVES COEM 6012 Geotechnics in Construction E4
SEMESTER 1
Course Course Number NOTE: All Diploma students must also complete Practical Team
Code Title of Credits Project (COEM 6025) (5 Credits) and an Individual Investigative
COEM 6003 Organization & Management of Construction E4 Project (COEM 6002) carrying 6 credits.
SEMESTER 2 Candidates for the Diploma may be awarded the Diploma without
Course Course Number completing the Individual Investigative Project provided that they
Code Title of Credits have completed all core courses plus Practical Team Project (COEM
CIEN 6000 Advanced Environmental Engineering E4 6025) and have earned a minimum of 26 credits.
Systems Design
CIEN 6001 Advanced Structural Engineering E4 Other information
CIEN 6002 Road Network Conservation 1. Candidates pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma will be required to
E4 COEM 6012 Geotechnics follow and pass examinations in four (4) courses, and to complete
in Construction E4 the Practical Team Project (COEM 6025) carrying 5 Credits and an
Individual Investigative Project (COEM 6002) carrying 6 credits.
2. They will also be required to carry out coursework as
prescribed.
3. The examination will be conducted by means of written papers
and coursework. Candidates may also be orally examined on any
part of the examination.
4. Part-time students will be required to complete the written
examinations and submit the project within two (2) academic
years.
5. Successful completion of the examinations will lead to the award
of a Diploma in Construction Management or Construction
Engineering & Management. The designation will depend upon
the course combinations.
6. Candidates registered for an MSc (Eng) may be awarded a
Postgraduate Diploma if they follow and pass examinations in
courses carrying a minimum of 26 credits at the graduate level,
as well as the prescribed coursework.
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MSc (Eng) in Construction ELECTIVES

SEMESTER 1
Management Course Course Number
MSc (non-technical) COEM 6003 Organization & Management of Construction E4
This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further
SEMESTER 2
Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who
have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) Code Title of Credits
undergraduate first degree. CIEN 6000 Advanced Environmental Engineering E4
Systems Design
See www.jbm.org.uk for further information. CIEN 6001 Advanced Structural Engineering E4
CIEN 6002 Road Network Conservation E4
Regulations and Entry Requirements COEM 6012 Geotechnics in Construction E4
Candidates applying for registration should normally have a COEM 6005 Construction Project Management E4
minimum of one years appropriate practical experience as well (suggested option)
as either: COEM 6015 Maintenance & Facilities Management E4
i. A Bachelors Degree in Civil, Structural, Construction, (suggested option)
Building Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Land Surveying,
or Other information
ii. An equivalent qualification. 1. Students in both programmes must submit a Practical Team
Project (COEM6025) carrying 5 credits and an Independent
Course Listing - MSc Research Project (COEM 6018) that has a nine (9) credit
value.
in Construction Management 2. A minimum of 44 credits are required for the MSc.
An MSc candidate in MSc in Construction Management will be 3. Students will be expected normally to complete their
required to follow and sit examinations in six (6) core courses as Independent Research Projects within 3 months of finishing
well as two (2) other electives, in addition to the two projects: examinations.
4. Full-time students will be required normally to complete
CORE COURSES altogether within one (1) calendar year.
SEMESTER 1 5. Part-time students will be required normally to complete
Course Course Number altogether within two (2) calendar years.
Code Title of Credits 6. Candidates registered for an MSc (Eng) may be awarded a
COEM 6003 Organization & Management of Construction E4 Postgraduate Diploma if they follow and pass examinations
COEM 6006 Construction Accounting & Finance E4 in courses carrying a minimum of 26 credits at the graduate
COEM 6009 Contracts Management & Construction Law E4 level, as well as the prescribed coursework.
COEM 6013 Materials Technology E4
(for those interested in building) Short Courses and Seminars
COEM 6016 Natural Hazards Management E4 1. The Programme in Construction Engineering & Management
(for those interested in operations) may also include Short Courses and/or Seminars on topics of
interest to the sector. These are on subjects of topical interest
CORE COURSES and are organized at various times in response to identified
SEMESTER 2 needs and problems.
Course Course Number 2. Details of Short Courses and Seminars are advertised widely
Code Title of Credits and notified to appropriate individuals as and when details
COEM 6005 Construction Project Management E4 are finalized.
COEM 6020 Research Methods C3 3. For further details of the courses and the programme syllabus,
or general advice on the programme, please contact the
Head, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, or
The above six (6) courses are compulsory core courses; the
the Leader of the Programme.
candidate will also be required to complete two (2) elective courses
(see options below) and a Practical Team Project (COEM6025) and
an Independent Research Project (COEM 6018).
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Syllabuses in Construction SEMESTER: 1

COURSE CODE: COEM 6005
Engineering & Management and COURSE TITLE: CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Construction Management NO. OF CREDITS: 4
PREREQUISITES: NONE
SEMESTER: 2+ SYLLABUS: This course addresses the culture, principles and
COURSE CODE: COEM 6002 techniques of project and programme management. The following
COURSE TITLE: THE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT are covered: What is a project? What is project management?
NO. OF CREDITS: 6 The project life cycles for different industries, project context:
PREREQUISITES: SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED planning the project (project selection - tools and techniques),
CORE AND OPTIONAL COURSES scope management defining the project. Project planning, work
SYLLABUS: The research project takes the form of an investigation breakdown structures, Gantt Chart, PERT Chart, CPM, preparing
into a topic of significance to the construction sector, and is the master plan, project budgeting, responsibility matrix,
intended to ensure the capacity of the student to apply skills communication plan, project criterion for success, project control
acquired within the prescribed courses. It is executed under the (project baseline, status reporting, control cycle, monitoring
direction of one or more supervisors approved by the Department, and control tools, resource grading, change control, resource
and is examined by the submission of a written report, which is leveling, variance reporting tools, project audit). Implementation,
required to conform to the general standards for MSc projects project finalization and close-out. Project cost, risk and quality
within the Faculty of Engineering. The project shall be formally management. What is programme management, benefits of
assigned as soon as practicable after the results of the written programme management, programme management organization
examinations are available, and in any case not normally later than /programme planning, benefits management, stakeholder
July 1 in any year. The project shall normally be completed within management, programme management processes, effective
three (3) months of being assigned, i.e., by the end of September project and programme teams. The project support office,
of the year in question. Any project not completed at the end of audit, applications of project management software, e-business
December of the year of assignment shall require formal approval
programme management.
of extension of time.
SEMESTER: 1
SEMESTER: 1
COURSE TITLE: CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
COURSE TITLE: ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT OF
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
CONSTRUCTION
PREREQUISITES: NONE
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
SYLLABUS: Introduction to accounting: the nature and purpose
PREREQUISITES: NONE
of financing accounting, business entity, chart of accounts,
SYLLABUS: The functions of managers; planning, organizing, recording accounting transactions, the accounting cycle, profit
controlling and leading. The role of managers; interpersonal, and loss statement, balance sheet, accounting ratios, accounting
informational and decision-making. The evolution of management controls. Introduction to Management Accounting: cost
thought, from the Industrial Revolution to now. Professional classification, methods of costing, job costing and contract costing,
ethics and the engineer/manager. Problem-solving and decision- integrated accounts. Introduction to Financial Management:
making. Initiative and creativity. Information Technology (IT) project financing, budgeting, financial planning and cost control.
and management information systems (MIS), and the role of Construction claims, performance of construction contracts.
computers in information management. The management of
quality; TQM and ISO 9000.
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SEMESTER: 1 SEMESTER: 1
COURSE CODE: COEM 6009 COURSE CODE: COEM 6016
COURSE TITLE: CONTRACT MANAGEMENT & CONSTRUCTION COURSE TITLE: NATURAL HAZARDS MANAGEMENT
LAW NO. OF CREDITS: 4
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 PREREQUISITES: NONE
PREREQUISITES: NONE SYLLABUS: The course deals with the genesis and nature of
SYLLABUS: An introduction to the different legal systems. The natural hazards, their physical and theoretical basis as well as
impact of law on the delivery of engineering goods and services; their operation and propagation. It deals with their economic and
Law and the construction sector. The making of law and the social impact; vulnerability of structures; policy and legislation;
courts; litigation. The elements of contract law and relation with planning response; engineering and physical response; the
the construction sector. Types of contracts; Different procurement development of site-specific disaster plans; international, regional
systems; Standard form building contracts (specifications codes of and local response agencies; evacuation and evacuation drills and
practice; Standards, statutes and local government regulations); simulations; search and rescue; recovery, emergency relief shelter
The elements of the Law of Tort, disputes and conflict resolution management and risk analysis.
methods; Professional associations, codes of ethics, professional
liability; Construction claims; Different forms of business SEMESTER: II
organizations; Business law and the company act; Health and COURSE CODE: COEM 6020
safety legislation; Environmental law; Introduction to intellectual COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODS
property; Confidentiality of information; Warranties and indemnity. NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
Introduction to international law. SYLLABUS: The topics covered in the unit will include: Principles
of research, information sources, research design, research
SEMESTER: 1 methodology, data collection, data analysis, presenting research
COURSE CODE: COEM 6013 proposals and writing research reports.
COURSE TITLE: MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 SEMESTER: II
PREREQUISITES: NONE COURSE CODE: COEM 6025
SYLLABUS: Factors affecting the choice and use of materials in COURSE TITLE: PRACTICAL TEAM PROJECT
construction. The general properties and behaviour of the major NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5
types of construction materials. Factors affecting the production SYLLABUS: The projects are based upon real schemes and involve
of the construction materials in major use in the Caribbean. information gathering, planning, organization, co-ordination,
Specifications, standards and testing of materials. Methods of detailed assessment of ideas, reporting and presentation.
improving the properties and performance of materials. Major-
project patterns in the Caribbean (e.g., marine projects) and
the resultant demands for materials performance. Materials
procurement, handling, storage, and extraction control.
SEMESTER: 2
COURSE TITLE: MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
PREREQUISITES: NONE
SYLLABUS: Maintenance awareness. Planned maintenance,
maintenance management systems. Maintenance of facilities.
Maintenance policy - housing, offices, industries - private and
public sector projects. Maintenance surveys, repairs, rehabilitation
of structures. Corrosion in construction, building defects,
deterioration, repair procedures. Performance audit, reliability,
performance evaluation. Maintenance financing, budget. Planning
considerations, upgrading, recycling, reuse. Maintenance manuals,
checklists, information systems.
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MPhil, PhD in Construction Programmes in Coastal

engineering & management Engineering
and Construction & Management
Integrated coastal zone management in the wider Caribbean
Management is recognized as the approach for ensuring the survival and
The Construction Engineering & Management Programme also sustainable development of the coastal resources of the region.
offers programmes of study by research leading to the MPhil and The Coastal Zone Manager needs to have a pool of knowledge and
PhD Degrees in Construction Engineering & Management and skills that support reliable decision-making for the preservation,
Construction Management. enhancement and sustainable development of the coastal zone..
Regulations and Entry Requirements The Graduate Programme in Coastal Engineering and Management
The regulations for the MPhil in Construction Engineering &
in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering has two
Management or Construction Management would require:
(2) degree offerings:
1. A good honours degree (Upper Second Class) in one of the Postgraduate Diploma in Coastal Engineering and Management,
construction-related professions, e.g., Civil Engineering, and
Building Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, MSc in Coastal Engineering and Management
Planning, Land Surveying, etc.
2. At least one (1) year of relevant industrial experience. Aims of the Programme
3. Before completion must have passed a course in Research 1. To provide advanced and specialized knowledge in the field
Methodology of coastal engineering and management associated with the
natural and man-made coastal zone infrastructure.
For the Construction Management or Construction Engineering &
2. To equip the graduate with the knowledge of coastal
Management Programme, the applicant must possess:
processes and coastal engineering techniques required for
1. A first degree with Honours (Upper Second Class) in Civil or the assessment of coastal defence systems and the design
Structural Engineering, Construction, Building or Architectural of coastal engineering schemes, with particular emphasis on
Engineering or Caribbean conditions.
2. An equivalent acceptable qualification and 3. To produce a graduate capable of developing coastal
3. At least one (1) year of relevant industrial experience. management plans and management systems.
4. To produce a graduate capable of implementing and
A candidate may be required to sit an entrance examination
managing new research initiatives.
and/or complete introductory/qualifying courses before being
allowed to read for the MPhil or PhD degree.
Course Delivery
The Principal Areas of Research The course is designed to be delivered as a distance learning course
The principal areas of research are as follows: through the myelearning platform, to facilitate participation across
Caribbean Construction Firms all Caribbean Islands. To provide the students with some face
Construction Economics to face contact, both with staff and fellow students, the course
Construction Finance includes three one week intensive sessions for group activities, field
Construction Management & Administration trips and group design exercises. For students based in Trinidad,
Construction Materials face to face lecturing is also available.
Construction Public Policy
Construction Technology
Contract Procurement Systems Regulations and Entry Requirements
Expert Systems in Construction 1. A first degree (lower second class honours minimum) from an
Infrastructure Technology in Construction approved University in the Natural Sciences, Planning, Civil
Management Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Surveying, Land
Macro & Micro Economic Issues in Construction Information, or
Management of Quality in Construction
Productivity in Construction 2. An accredited BTech or HND/Associate Degree in Civil
Resource Management
Engineering plus five (5) years related postgraduate
experience.
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Postgraduate Diploma in SEMESTER II

Coastal Engineering and Code
CZEM 6102
Title
Coastal Zone Metrics
of Credits
C4
Management CZEM 6106
CZEM 6112
Design of Coastal Structures
Coastal Zone Modelling
C4
C4
COEM 6020 Research Methods C3
Structure of Programme
Offered both Part-time and Full-time SEMESTER III
Duration of Study: Code Title of Credits
Minimum of two (2) semesters or a maximum of four (4) CZEM 6108 Research Project C9
semesters
Number of credits required: 28 Syllabuses in Coastal Engineering and

Management
Course Listing SEMESTER: 1
SEMESTER I COURSE CODE: CZEM 6100
Course Course Number COURSE TITLE: COASTAL PROCESSES & HAZARDS
Code Title of Credits NO. OF CREDITS: 4
CZEM 6100 Coastal Processes & Hazards E4 PREREQUISITES: NONE
CZEM 6101 Coastal Geomorphology E4 SYLLABUS: Description and calculation procedures for tides;
CZEM 6130 Principles of Coastal Defence, currents (Caribbean), storm surges; global wind systems,
Management and Environmental Assessment E4 hurricanes, linear wave theory, wave transformation and
COEM 6016 Natural Hazards Management E4 attenuation processes, random waves, short and long term wave
statistics, design wave specification, wave prediction from wind
SEMESTER II records, wave-induced longshore currents; coastal sediment
Course Course Number transport, sediment budgets, assessing site functionality and
Code Title of Credits vulnerability to coastal disasters.
CZEM 6102 Coastal Zone Metrics C4
COEM6106 Design of Coastal Structures C4 SEMESTER: 1
CZEM 6112 Coastal Zone Modelling C4 COURSE CODE: CZEM 6101
COURSE TITLE: COASTAL GEOMORPHOLOGY
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
PREREQUISITES: NONE
MSc in Coastal Engineering & SYLLABUS: Coastal classification and morphology, volcanic
coasts, reefs, corals, estuaries and wetlands, continental shelf;
Management coastal morphodynamics, coastal inlets, morphodynamics and
Structure of Programme shoreface processes; geotechnical investigations; slope and
Offered Part-time and Full-time embankment stability; soil liquefaction, stabilisation, compaction,
bearing capacity and settlement.
Duration of Study:
Minimum of two (2) semesters or a maximum of four (4) SEMESTER: 1
semesters COURSE CODE: CZEM 6130
COURSE TITLE: Principles of Coastal Defence
Number of Credits Required: 40 Management and Environmental Assessment
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
Course Listing PREREQUISITES: NONE
SEMESTER I SYLLABUS: The functional performance of coastal defence
Course Course Number techniques including artificial headlands, offshore breakwaters,
Code Title of Credits groynes, beach nourishment, sea walls and revetments, managed
CZEM 6100 Coastal Processes & Hazards E4 retreat. Identification of their environmental impacts and
CZEM 6101 Coastal Geomorphology E4 opportunities. Introduction to shoreline management plans
CZEM 6130 Principles of Coastal Defence, and coastal zone plan development. Objectives of EIA, legal
Management and Environmental Assessment E4 context, scope of impacts of coastal developments, watershed
COEM 6016 Natural Hazards Management E4 impacts; mitigation and remedial measures, control measures,
consequences of infringement, monitoring and management.

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SEMESTER: 2 SEMESTER: 3
COURSE CODE: CZEM 6102 COURSE CODE: CZEM 6108
COURSE TITLE: COASTAL ZONE METRICS COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH PROJECT
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 NO. OF CREDITS: 9
PREREQUISITES: NONE PREREQUISITES: NONE
SYLLABUS: Descriptive statistics; nearshore and upland SYLLABUS: Indicative Syllabus
sampling, measurements and monitoring techniques for 1 The material covered will be a reflection of the students own
storms, beach profiling, tidal, wind and wave measurements, requirements. In general, all projects will demand: - problem
currents and sediments; aqueous sampling techniques; coastal identification and definition of objectives; - planning and
resources, hazards, classification and configuration, coastal hazard execution within time and cost constraints; - information
vulnerability tools; database development; spatial techniques and search and its interpretation; - evaluation resulting in the
web-based solutions making of conclusions.
2 The project may be suggested by a member of staff, by the
SEMESTER: 2 individual student or an industrial concern. Industry generated
COURSE CODE: CZEM 6106 projects must be approved by academic staff as being suitable
COURSE TITLE: DESIGN OF COASTAL STRUCTURES before being accepted.
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 3 Project allocation procedures provide each student to: - select
PREREQUISITES: NONE a preferred area, based upon a taught programme or upon
SYLLABUS: Deterministic and probabilistic design methods for previous experience; - discuss projects with prospective
coastal applications. supervisors; - agree on a particular project, supervisor and
The structural performance of coastal structures: Design wave outline project terms of reference.
loading; design methods for jetties, breakwaters, sea walls, 4 Each project will be supervised by a member of academic staff
revetments and beach renourishment. Design for enhancement who will monitor progress, offer guidance and encourage the
of capacity in response to climate change and sea level rise. student to take the active lead role in researching and the
development of the project. The need to plan the objective
SEMESTER: 2 and outcomes against a time scale will be stressed.
COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODS
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: NONE
SYLLABUS: Principles of research, information sources, research
design, research methodology, data collection, data analysis,
presenting research proposals, writing research reports.
SEMESTER: 2
COURSE CODE: CZEM 6112
COURSE TITLE: COASTAL ZONE MODELLING
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
PREREQUISITES: NONE
SYLLABUS: Introduction to modelling concepts, types and
time scales including process-based numerical models and
scaled physical models, behaviour-based numerical models,
Geomorphological analysis and parametric equilibrium models.
Concepts of computational fluid dynamics; Navier Stokes
equations, numerical solution techniques, practical application
of models. Wave model types and applicability. Coastal
morphodynamic model types and applications. Circulation
models. Physical models. Case studies; wave and current models
and morphodynamic models.
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Programmes in Structure of Programmes

Offered part-time
Civil AND Environmental It is an evening programme with lectures and tutorials being
delivered face-to-face between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm on
Engineering weekdays.
Duration of Study
MSc (technical) Minimum of three (3) semesters or a maximum of six (6)
semesters.
This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further
Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who
have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) Students failing to complete all course requirements for the MSc
or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first programme within the specified period but have obtained 28 or
degree. more credits may be granted a Post Graduate Diploma in Civil
Engineering or Civil with Environmental Engineering upon request.
See www.jbm.org.uk for further information. Students who are awarded the post graduate diploma shall not
be able to apply any of these credits for earning the MSc in Civil
There are two (2) Degrees offered in this programme:- Engineering and /or MSc in Civil with Environmental Engineering.
(i) MSc in Civil Engineering
(ii) MSc in Civil with Environmental Engineering Credits for the post graduate diploma shall comprise the
following:
The Aims and Objectives 1. Twenty-eight (28) credits from the core courses; AND
a) To extend existing engineering and science knowledge 2. At least three (3) or four (4) other credits from the list of
beyond the level covered at the BSc Honours Degree level optional courses (or any other course approved by the
and to move to a professional, Masters output. Head of Department).
b) To widen existing engineering and science knowledge and to
include areas not covered in the BSc Honours Degree level. No. of Credits required: 40 or 41
c) To develop the skills required for team-working (and, for The credits required to complete the programme are dependent
CEng, leadership), social and business awareness, through on the electives chosen. The semester 1 workload is 16 credits,
further studies, such as law, finance, management, risk semester 2 has 15 or 16 credits and semester 3 (May to July) has
assessment and environmental issues. 9 credits.
d) To gain experience of team-working, ideally with cross-
disciplinary elements, integrating topics covered in the BSc
level and centered on real professional and business issues.

There are two routes offered for admission to the programmes:
1. Route 1 provides for 4 continuous years of study leading to the
award of the BSc Honours and the MSc Degrees. Applicants
must have successfully completed the 3-year BSc Honours
Degree programme in three (3) years, attaining a minimum
of 55 % weighted average across the three (3) years (GPA of
2.5).
2. Route 2 provides for successful completion of the BSc Honours

Degree and pursuit of the MSc Degree after one (1) year of
Initial Professional Development in the workplace. This would
give the student an opportunity to better understand the
learning outcomes of BSc Honours Degree before proceeding
to the MSc.
An MSc candidate in Civil Engineering must normally have a BSc

Civil Engineering Honours Degree and those for the MSc Civil with
Environmental Engineering Degree must normally have a BSc Civil
with Environmental Engineering Honours Degree, or an equivalent
qualification.
A candidate for any MSc degree must normally pass a course in

Research Methodology.
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MSc IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MSc IN CIVIL WITH

COURSE LISTING ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Candidates are required to select one (1) optional subject in
semester 2. COURSE LISTING
Candidates are required to select one (1) optional subject in
SEMESTER 1 Semester 2.
The core subjects are:
Course Course Number SEMESTER 1
Code Title of Credits The core subjects are:
CIEN 6001 Advanced Structural Engineering E4 Course Course Number
COEM 6006 Construction Accounting & Finance E4 Code Title of Credits
COEM 6009 Contracts Management & Construction Law E4 CIEN 6000 Advanced Environmental Engineering E4
COEM 6012 Geotechnics in Construction E4 COEM 6006 Construction Accounting & Finance E4
COEM 6009 Contracts Management & Construction Law E4
SEMESTER 2 COEM 6012 Geotechnics in Construction E4
The core subjects are:
Course Course Number SEMESTER 2
Code Title of Credits The core subjects are:
CIEN 6005 Civil Engineering Design Project C9 Course Course Number
COEM 6020 Research Methods E3 Code Title of Credits
CIEN 6005 Civil Engineering Design Project C9
The optional subjects are: COEM 6020 Research Methods E3
Code Title of Credits The optional subjects are:
CIEN 6002 Road Network Conservation C3 Course Course Number
CZEM 6106 Design of Coastal Structures C4 Code Title of Credits
COEM 6004 Construction Equipment E4 CIEN 6002 Road Network Conservation C3
COEM 6005 Construction Project Management E4 CZEM 6106 Design of Coastal Structures C4
COEM 6011 Construction Economics E4 COEM 6004 Construction Equipment E4
COEM 6013 Materials Technology E4 COEM 6005 Construction Project Management E4
COEM 6015 Maintenance and Facilities Management E4 COEM 6011 Construction Economics E4
COEM 6016 Natural Hazards Management E4 COEM 6013 Materials Technology E4
COEM 6017 Construction in Hazard Prone Areas E4 COEM 6015 Maintenance and Facilities E4
CIEN 6030 Performance Based Seismic Design E4 COEM 6016 Natural Hazards Management E4
COEM 6017 Construction in Hazard Prone Areas E4
In addition to the listed courses, the Department may approve any
other course as an optional subject.
In addition to the listed courses, the Department can approve any
SEMESTER 3 (May-July) other course as an optional subject.
Code Title of Credits SEMESTER 3 (May-July)
COEM 6018 Research Project C9 Course Course Number
COEM 6018 Research Project C9
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Syllabuses in Civil & Environmental SEMESTER: 2

COURSE CODE: CIEN 6030
Engineering COURSE TITLE: PERFORMANCE BASED SEISMIC DESIGN
(TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH SYLLABUSES FROM OTHER
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMMES WHERE APPLICABLE)
PREREQUISITES: NONE
SYLLABUS: Introduction to the principles of Performance Based
SEMESTER: 2
Earthquake Engineering and Consequence-Based Earthquake
Engineering; The Seismic Rehabilitation Design Process and
COURSE TITLE: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Objectives; Capacity Spectrum NSP Analysis; Coefficient Method
SYSTEMS DESIGN
NSP Analysis; Acceptance Criteria for Systems analyzed by Linear
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
Methods and Nonlinear Methods; Retrofit and Management
PREREQUISITES: NONE
Strategies and Systems; SAC-FEMA Reliability Analysis Method;
SYLLABUS: Water supply and treatment systems;Wastewater
Vulnerability Analysis Methods; Software for Pushover Analysis
collection and treatment;Solid waste management; urban drainage
and NDP Analysis; Regional Seismic Risk Assessment; Introduction
systems; Air and noise pollution prevention and mitigation in built
to HAZUS.
environment.
SEMESTER: 2
COURSE CODE: CIEN 6001 MSc IN ENVIRONMENTAL
COURSE TITLE: ADVANCED STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 ENGINEERING
PREREQUISITES: NONE INTRODUCTION
SYLLABUS: Flexibility and stiffness methods; numerical methods in Environmental Engineering in the Caribbean is concerned primarily
Structural Engineering, non-linear analysis; computer aided analysis with the provision of an adequate supply of safe and potable water,
and design. the prevention of pollution of land, water and air, the collection,

treatment and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, urban and
SEMESTER: 2
land drainage, forest and soil conservation, management and
COURSE TITLE: ROAD NETWORK CONSERVATION mitigation of natural and industrial disasters, safety, management
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 of resources in the coastal zone, the protection of public health
PREREQUISITES: NONE and the economics of sustainable development. The programme
SYLLABUS: Road networks, classes, function and configuration; provides both a theoretical and practical approach to environmental
Pavement Maintenance Management Systems; Roadway problems that will ultimately lead to improved effectiveness of
characteristics, vehicle fleet costs and performance; Maintenance environmental management.
and rehabilitation strategies and policies; Pavement design
and performance prediction models; Road pricing, sustainable THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
maintenance budgeting and financing, optimization and programme The overall aim of the programme is to provide advanced
development. education and training for graduates in Engineering, Science, and
(Coursework) related areas to meet current and future needs of environmental
engineering in the region.
SEMESTER: 2 Its objectives are:
To alert participants to major environmental concerns at the
COURSE TITLE: PROJECT: CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN IV
global, regional and local levels.
NO. OF CREDITS: 9
PREREQUISITES: COMPLETION OF ALL REQUIRED CORE AND To promote, among participants, a holistic and proactive
OPTIONAL COURSES approach to the solution of environmental problems.
SYLLABUS: This course is a capstone project designed to generate To familiarise participants with instruments and techniques
a learning atmosphere that is close as possible to the experience of used for the prediction and measurement of environmental
working on the design of a real engineering project. The project work quality.
is carried out yearlong, engenders a sense of leadership in the student, To train participants in the planning and design of engineering
and draws on the first three years of learning in the programme. The works related to the preservation and improvement of the
emphasis is on self-learning, creativity, design, understanding, project
environment.
team-working and communication skills, as well as engineering
judgment and problem solving. The projects are interdisciplinary,
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
with the involvement of students from other departments,
The requirements for admission to the programme are as follows:
experienced practicing professional engineers in addition to the UWI
Applicants must have a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or an
supervisors and tutors, as well as other Engineering Departments in
equivalent qualification. Candidates with a Bachelors Degree in
the Faculty. Students may also pursue internship/industry projects
the physical sciences will be considered if they have at least one
that are approved by the Department. This course applies to the Civil
(1) year relevant work experience. Qualifying examinations may
Engineering programme.
also be prescribed for such candidates.
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STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME Course Listing for the MSc Programme

Offered both part-time and full-time Course Course Number
DURATION OF STUDY: ENGR 6000 Introduction to Environmental
Part-time students: Normally expected to complete the Engineering & Management E4
examination requirements within four (4) semesters and to ENGR 6001 Environmental Data: Quality Standards,
complete the project in accordance with the relevant University Sampling & Analysis E4
Regulations Full-time students: Normally expected to complete ENGR 6002 Environmental & Health Effects of Pollution E4
the examination requirements within two (2) semesters and to ENGR 6003 Environmental Engineering Research Project C9
complete the project in accordance with the relevant University
Regulations.
SPECIALISED OPTIONAL COURSES
(Six courses are to be selected from the following)
Students failing to complete all course requirements for the MSc
programme within the specified period may be granted a Post
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Engineering upon request,
ENGR 6004 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management E4
provided that 24 or more credits have been obtained. Students
ENGR 6005 Pollution Prevention & Industrial
who are awarded the post graduate diploma shall not be able
Waste Abatement E4
to apply any of these credits for earning the MSc Environmental
ENGR 6006 Water and Wastewater Engineering
Engineering.
(ENGR 6013 and ENGR 6014)** E4
ENGR 6007 Air Pollution Control (ENGR 6014) E4
Credits for the post graduate diploma shall comprise the
ENGR 6008 Environmental Impact Assessment in
following:
Environmental Engineering C4
1. Twelve (12) credits from the core courses; AND
ENGR 6009 Engineering in Disaster Management &
2. at least twelve (12) other credits from the list of
Mitigation E4
optional courses (or any other course approved by the
ENGR 6010 Economics for Environmental Engineering E4
Department).
ENGR 6011 GIS, Land Use & Resource Management in
Environmental Engineering C4
NO. OF CREDITS: 45
ENGR 6012 Hydrology & Drainage Systems E4
Project (consisting of either a laboratory or
ENGR 6013 Chemistry & Microbiology for
field study or detailed design) 9
Environmental Engineering E4
Compulsory group of courses 12
ENGR 6014 Transport of Pollutants E4
Optional group of courses 24 (minimum)
ENGR 6015 Environmental Separation Processes E4
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** Prerequisites
The compulsory group of courses is designed to introduce students
In addition to the listed courses, the Department can approve any
to major global, regional and local environmental concerns and to
other course as an optional subject.
provide them with the basic background knowledge for a proper
understanding of the specialist topics that follow.
OTHER INFORMATION
Evaluation
Courses should be selected in consultation with the programme
Evaluation in all courses will normally be by approved combination
co-ordinator according to the students background and interest.
of coursework and final written examination. However, in some
instances evaluation will be entirely by coursework. Candidates
Upon the recommendation of the programme co-ordinator, up to
will be required to pass both the coursework and written
two (2) courses (8 credits) can be credited for studies undertaken
examination where applicable. Students who fail more than
at other institutions of higher education.
two courses in any one semester may be required to withdraw.
Students will not normally be permitted more than two attempts
Course Load: Each course will carry four (4) credits, which includes
at any course examination. Part-time students will normally be
39 lecture hours per semester and a minimum of 30 hours of Labs,
allowed a pro-rated number of attempts before withdrawal.
tutorial coursework and mini-projects additional to this.
With the exception of those courses listed below, the coursework
INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT
component of all courses (which may contain individual mini
Projects will relate to real environmental problems and will test
projects), will count for forty percent (40%) of the final mark. The
a candidates ability to work independently. A project may be a
exceptions are:
major laboratory or field investigation, detailed design or research
or any combination of these. Its scope will reflect the fact that
Coursework Component of Final Mark (%)
it counts for close to twenty percent (20%) of the total number
Environmental Impact Assessment in
of credits. The MSc Project will be evaluated based on the final
Environmental Engineering 100
report.
GIS - Land Use and Resource Management in
Environmental Engineering 100
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The MSc Project will be evaluated based on the final report. The Syllabuses
MSc will be awarded with distinction to candidates who achieve
an overall average of 70% in the courses, as well as 70% in the
COMPULSORY COURSES
SEMESTER:
Project.
COURSE CODE: ENGR 6000
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL
Students failing to complete all course requirements for the
ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT
MSc programme within the specified period but have obtained
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
24 or more credits will be granted a Post Graduate Diploma in
PREREQUISITES:
Environmental Engineering upon request.
SYLLABUS: The nature of the environment; environmental
concerns: global, regional, local; the environmental movement;
PROGRAMME DELIVERY AND ACADEMIC SUPERVISION
population and poverty; environmental management; evolution of
The programme will draw mainly on staff in the Departments of
environmental management, energy consumption; environmental
Chemical and Civil & Environmental Engineering, but staff in the
pathways; sustainable development; environment assessment
Departments of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering and
methods; life cycle assessment; environmental impact statements;
Surveying & Land Information and of Departments in the Faculties
economic assessments; environmental auditing; impact matrices;
of Science & Agriculture, Social Sciences, Medicine and Law will
environmental ethics; environmental design, environmental
also contribute to teaching. Teaching will be complemented by
management systems, integration with health, safety and quality
the services of visiting specialists from consulting firms, public
management systems; environmental standards and legislation
authorities, international agencies and industry. The programme
in the Caribbean; economic instruments for pollution control;
will be delivered through lectures, laboratory classes, field trips,
regulations for pollution control.
coursework assignments, design classes, mini projects, tutorials,
seminars and the Project.
SEMESTER:
RESOURCES
COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL DATA QUALITY
Library
STANDARDS, SAMPLING & ANALYSIS
The UWI Library has an excellent stock of books, journals and
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
reports relevant to the many discipline areas, which comprise the
PREREQUISITES:
MSc programme. This collection is continuously augmented by
SYLLABUS: Quality standards for the atmosphere, hydrosphere
annual additions.
and lithosphere and for the built environment; sampling
techniques; analysis and interpretation of results in connection
Laboratories and Equipment
with standard methods for the physical, chemical and biological
The laboratories that will be used for teaching are extensive and
examination of water, waste water, air quality and soil; statistical
well equipped. All the basic equipment for carrying out routine
methods in environmental data analysis.
analyses of water, wastewater and solid wastes are available in
the Environmental Engineering Laboratory of the Department.
SEMESTER:
These facilities are complemented by the generously equipped
laboratories of the University.
COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH EFFECTS OF
POLLUTION
Computer Facilities
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
Students will have full access to the computer system that consists
PREREQUISITES:
of an interconnection of the computers of the five departments in a
SYLLABUS: Health effects of inorganic and organic contaminants;
Faculty network, and the INTERNET. Students will be trained in the
sanitation and health; pathogenic organisms; waterborne
use of the INTERNET and in tapping the vast information resources
diseases; airborne diseases; diseases spread by vermin; toxic
available therein. A large collection of specialized environmental
effects of inorganic and organic contaminants on flora and fauna;
software has also been acquired.
eutrophication; pollution and self purification of streams; living
indices of pollution.
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SPECIALIST OPTIONAL COURSES SEMESTER:

SEMESTER: COURSE CODE: ENGR 6007
COURSE CODE: ENGR 6004 COURSE TITLE: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
COURSE TITLE: SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT NO. OF CREDITS: 4
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 PREREQUISITES:
PREREQUISITES: SYLLABUS: Sources of air pollution; natural and industrial sources;
SYLLABUS: Definition of Municipal Solid Waste Management emissions from utilities, transportation; domestic emissions
(MSW) and hazardous wastes systems; system objectives; and their influence on indoor air quality; estimates of emission;
waste classification; municipal and hazardous waste quantities, concept of source reduction; process change; fuel change;
composition and characteristics; collection systems; waste disposal material substitution. Control devices for: particulates and mist,
at sanitary landfills; design of sanitary landfills, hazardous waste gaseous pollutants, choice of device and design of trains; control
treatment and disposal; hazardous waste handling and transport; for re-use and recovery; industry-specific control strategies.
secure landfills; hazardous waste management organizations
SEMESTER:
organizations, resource recovery; re-use, recycling and waste
minimization; energy recovery through incineration; composting;
COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
agricultural waste treatment process and plant design; disposal of
IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
treated agricultural wastes.
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
PREREQUISITES:
SEMESTER:
SYLLABUS: Elements of the EIA process; design of an EIA; Leopold
matrices; EIA in development projects; international EIAs; case
COURSE TITLE: POLLUTION PREVENTION, studies; Environmental Impact Statements (EIS): definition,
CLEANER PRODUCTION & INDUSTRIAL WASTE ABATEMENT documentation, typical headings, major sections; checklist.
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
PREREQUISITES: SEMESTER:
SYLLABUS: Preventative Environmental strategies versus end- COURSE CODE: ENGR 6009
of-pipe treatment, environmentally friendly product design, low- COURSE TITLE: ENGINEERING IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
waste production technologies, efficient use of energy and raw & MITIGATION
materials, optimisation of existing technologies, operational safety, NO. OF CREDITS: 4
integrated approach to waste minimization. In plant Survey. Waste PREREQUISITES:
minimization through volume and strength reduction, process SYLLABUS: Environmental and socio-economic impacts of
modification, separation and segregation, recycle and reuse natural disasters: wind, floods, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis,
technology. Characterization of liquid, solid and gaseous wastes volcanoes; preparedness mitigation, prediction emergency
from important industries of the country or region. Treatment of response; engineering in management and mitigation. Industrial
waste from different industries case studies. Combined treatment accidents; oil spills; environmental and socio-economic impacts;
plant for small-scale industries. hazard and risk assessment; systematic identification and
quantification of hazards; flammability assessment and fire
SEMESTER: prevention; safety of plant in start-up, operation; shut-down,
COURSE CODE: ENGR 6006 maintenance and modification; fire and explosion; toxicity and
COURSE TITLE: WATER & WASTEWATER ENGINEERING toxic release; Factory Acts; Health and Safety at Work Act.
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
SYLLABUS: Water quality and beneficial uses. Water quality COURSE CODE: ENGR 6010
criteria and drinking water guidelines and standards. Water quality COURSE TITLE: ECONOMICS FOR
indices. Physicochemical processes for water and wastewater ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
treatment: sedimentation; flotation; chemical coagulation and NO. OF CREDITS: 4
flocculation; filtration; ion exchange; adsorption; precipitation; PREREQUISITES:
disinfection; aeration; membrane processes; water demand and SYLLABUS: Economics of environmental management;
distribution. Wastewater quantities, wastewater collection system, internalization of externalities; concept of public ownership of
and characteristics of municipal wastewater. Preliminary, primary, natural resources; resource evaluation; economics of sustainable
secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater. Reactor kinetics, development in small island states; economics of pollution,
reactor types and their analyses. Aerobic and anaerobic process project economics; cost-benefit analysis including environmental
design. Activated sludge and its modification; trickling filter; components; shadow pricing; risk analysis; the role of the
rotating biological contractors; suspended and attached growth international lending agencies.
anaerobic systems. Stabilization ponds aerated lagoons etc. Sludge
treatment and disposal. Treated effluent disposal in inland waters
and marine environment. On-site waste treatment.
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SEMESTER: SEMESTER:
COURSE CODE: ENGR 6011 COURSE CODE: ENGR 6014
COURSE TITLE: GIS, LAND USE & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN COURSE TITLE: TRANSPORT OF POLLUTANTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING NO. OF CREDITS: 4
NO. OF CREDITS: 4 PREREQUISITES:
PREREQUISITES: SYLLABUS: Modelling of pollutant transport in watercourses and
SYLLABUS: Principles of integrated land-use planning; planning coastal water; the Navier-Stokes Equations; Diffusion Equations;
practice; managing forests and fragile eco-systems; managing numerical solutions using finite elements methods; modelling of
renewable resources; sustainable human settlement, principles pollutant transport in groundwater flow; Darcy Equation; Stream
of land surveying; aerial surveys and photographic interpretation; and potential functions; flow notes; flow modelling techniques;
data acquisition and analysis for geographic and land information numerical solution techniques; finite difference and finite element
systems. methods; the advection-dispersion equation; use of computer
models. Air pollution meteorology, ventilation, stagnation, wind,
SEMESTER: atmospheric stability, mixing height; modelling air pollution:
COURSE CODE: ENGR 6012 point, area and line sources; reactive pollutants; heavier than air
COURSE TITLE: HYDROLOGY & DRAINAGE SYSTEMS gases.
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
SYLLABUS: Catchment morphology; natural run-off processes COURSE CODE: ENGR 6015
in the humid tropics; linear theory and the unit hydrograph; COURSE TITLE: ENVIRONMENTAL SEPARATION PROCESSES
non-linear rainfall run-off models; lumped and distributed flow NO. OF CREDITS: 4
routing; catchment responses to changing land uses; the role of PREREQUISITES:
natural forests in catchment water balance relationships; design SYLLABUS: Screening of water, wastewater and liquids; settling
of land drainage and flood control systems; modelling of run-off and flotation; aerobic and biological processes; coagulation and
in urban catchments; effects of urban development on catchment flocculation; filtration; ion exchange; adsorption; disinfection
responses; lumped and continuous simulation models; numerical separation by membranes, sludge stabilization, thickening and
solution of the Saint Venant equations; design of storm-water conditioning, solidification. Settling of particulates by gravity,
drainage systems; erositivity and erodibility; modelling soil loss; inertia, electrostatic and wet collectors, gas and vapour absorption
erosion control; design of control structures; the role of forests processes; adsorption processes.
in limiting erosions; protecting soil quantity and modelling
flooding; effects of deforestation; agro-forest systems, forestry
management.
SEMESTER:
COURSE TITLE: CHEMISTRY & MICROBIOLOGY FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
NO. OF CREDITS: 4
PREREQUISITES:
SYLLABUS: Particle dispersion, solutions and solubility; acid-
base reactions; Redox reaction; the carbonate system; acidity and
alkalinity, laws relating to gases and gaseous mixtures; gas-liquid
transfer; mass and charge balances; Nernsts equation; corrosion;
chemical precipitation; chemical coagulation; precipitation of
iron and manganese; phosphate precipitation. Special reference
to water and waste treatment processes, chemical equilibria and
kinetics relevant to the water cycle allowing definition of water
quality parameters. Micro-organisms and their characteristics;
bacterial growth and death; viruses, algae, fungi and protozoa in
wastewater treatment processes and environmental pollution;
microbiology of soil, solid wastes, water, wastewater, the
atmosphere and indoor air; laboratory techniques for the culture
and identification of micro-organisms. The role of different species
in the various treatment processes. An outline of the bacterial
metabolism which occurs during aerobic biological sewage
treatment and anaerobic sewage sludge digestion.
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Programmes in Water Postgraduate Diploma in

and Wastewater Services Water and Wastewater
Management Services Management
The Postgraduate Diploma and MSc programmes in Water and
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMME
Wastewater Services Management have been developed to
This programme is offered both as part-time and full-time.
address the current needs for skilled personnel in the expanding
water and wastewater sectors in Trinidad and Tobago and the
Caribbean. Through the courses, students will acquire deeper DURATION OF STUDY
knowledge and understanding in technical and management Part-time students: Normally expected to complete the examination
aspects of the industry. Students will make immediate impact by requirements within four (4) semesters. Full-time students:
doing research projects that address real problems in the sectors. Normally expected to complete the examination requirements in
Industry is involved in the programme via the delivery of lectures, two (2) semesters.
the hosting of field trips and the identification and co-supervision
of the research projects. NUMBER OF CREDITS
AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME Thirty (30) credits must be completed for the postgraduate diploma,
1. To provide advanced and specialized knowledge in the field which include twenty four (24) credits from core courses and at
of water resources management. least six (6) credits from options.
2. To promote the adoption of sustainable approaches to
management of water resources.
3. To equip engineers and water resources professionals to
COURSE LISTING
Candidates are required to select options approved by the
apply modern knowledge effectively in the water sector, and
Department, in Semester II, equivalent to at least six (6) credits.
hence to assist in the modernization and development of the
Caribbean region.
SEMESTER I
4. To develop postgraduate students intellectual abilities, critical
The core courses are:
faculties, transferable skills and knowledge in the interests of
Course Code Course Title Number of Credits
their personal development, career prospects and potential
CIEN 6000 Advanced Environmental Engineering E4
contribution to the economy and to society at large.
CIEN 6010 Advanced Engineering Hydrology E3
COEM 6006 Construction Accounting and Finance E4
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS COEM 6009 Contract Management and Construction Law E4
Candidates applying for registration should normally have a
minimum of one (1) year work experience in the water sector as SEMESTER II
well as either: The core courses are:
1. A BSc degree in a scientifically-based water programme, or Course Code Course Title Number of Credits
in engineering; or equivalent qualification. CIEN 6011 Water Resources Metrics E4
COEM 6025 Practical Team Project E5
PROGRAMME DELIVERY
It is an evening programme with lectures and tutorials being The optional courses are:
delivered between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm on weekdays, mainly Course Code Course Title Number of Credits
in a face-to-face mode; a portion of the course material may be CIEN 6009 EIA of Water Resources Projects E4
available on-line. Any other course approved by the Department
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MSc IN WATER AND WASTEWATER SYLLABUSES IN WATER AND WASTEWATER

SERVICES MANAGEMENT
SERVICES MANAGEMENT SEMESTER: I
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMME COURSE TITLE: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
The programme is offered both part-time and full-time. NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4
SYLLABUS: Theory of water and wastewater treatment. Design
DURATION OF STUDY of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems. Advanced
Part-time students: Normally expected to complete the examination water and wastewater treatment systems (for example chemical
requirements within four (4) semesters and to complete the project precipitation, aeration, ion exchange, membrane processes).
in accordance with the relevant University Regulations. Full- Biological nutrient removal systems. industrial ecology, waste
time students: Normally expected to complete the examination minimization technologies, pollution prevention, end-of-pipe
requirements in two (2) semesters and to complete the project in treatment. Gaseous pollutants and dispersion models. Life cycle
accordance with the relevant University Regulations. assessment.
SEMESTER: II
NUMBER OF CREDITS COURSE CODE: CIEN 6009
Forty (40) credits must be completed for the MSc, which include COURSE TITLE: EIA OF WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS
thirty six (36) credits from core courses and four (4) credits from NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4
options. SYLLABUS: Objectives of EIA, legal context; scope of impacts
of water resource projects, visual, audible, smell, water quality,
COURSE LISTING contaminants in water and on sediments, pollution ecology,
Candidates are required to select options approved by the quality standards; the impact of water resource management
Department, in Semester II, equivalent to at least four (4) credits. on urban and rural communities; watershed impacts; mitigation
and remedial measures, control measures, consequences of
infringement, monitoring and management.
SEMESTER I
The core courses are: SEMESTER: I
Course Code Course Title Number of Credits COURSE CODE: CIEN 6010
CIEN 6000 Advanced Environmental Engineering E4 COURSE TITLE: ADVANCED ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
CIEN 6010 Advanced Engineering Hydrology E3 NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3
COEM 6006 Construction Accounting and Finance E4 SYLLABUS: Hydrologic processes; climate change issues; hydrologic
COEM 6009 Contract Management and Construction Law E4 data; design of hydrometeorological networks; probability
and statistics for hydrology; modelling approaches; stochastic
SEMESTER II modelling; deterministic modelling; model applications.
The core courses are:
Course Code Course Title Number of Credits SEMESTER: II
CIEN 6011 Water Resources Metrics E4 COURSE CODE: CIEN 6011
COEM 6025 Practical Team Project E5 COURSE TITLE: WATER RESOURCES METRICS
COEM 6020 Research Methods E3 NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4
SYLLABUS: Descriptive statistics; measurements and monitoring
The optional courses are: techniques for hydrometeorological surveys; sediment and water
Course Code Course Title Number of Credits quality sampling techniques; emerging technologies and best
CIEN 6009 EIA of Water Resources Projects E4 practice; database development; spatial techniques.
Any other Departmental approved course, worth at least 4
credits. SEMESTER: I
SEMESTER III (May-July) COURSE TITLE: CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Course Code Course Title Number of Credits NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4
COEM 6018 Research Project C9 SYLLABUS: Introduction to accounting: the nature and purpose
of financial accounting, business entity, different forms of
business organizations; business law and the company act, chart
of accounts, recording accounting transactions, the accounting
cycle, profit and loss statement, balance sheet, accounting ratios,
accounting controls. Introduction to Management Accounting: cost
classification, methods of costing, job costing and contract costing,
integrated accounts. Introduction to Financial Management: project
financing, budgeting, financial planning and cost control.
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SEMESTER: I
COURSE TITLE: CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION
DEPARTMENT
LAW
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 4
OF ELECTRICAL
SYLLABUS: The elements of the Law of Tort; The impact of law
on the delivery of goods and services; Types of contracts; different & COMPUTER
procurement systems; standard form of contracts (specifications
codes of practice; standards, statutes and local government
regulations). Identification of skills required, manpower planning
ENGINEERING
and development, education, training, recruitment, certification,
Industrial climate, politics, trade unionism, disputes and conflict Research
resolution methods; professional codes of ethics, professional GENERAL ACTIVITIES
liability; claims; the risk assessment of time, cost, quality, health The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (http://
& safety, sustainability and environmental issues. Introduction to www.eng.uwi.tt/depts/elec/) offers taught postgraduate pro-
international law. grammes leading to the award of a Master of Applied Science
(MASc) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical & Computer En-
SEMESTER: II gineering. It also offers programmes of study and research leading
COURSE CODE: COEM 6020 to MPhil and PhD degrees in Electrical & Computer Engineering.
COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODS Postgraduate programmes are conducted in four (4) major subject
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 areas: Communication Systems, Control Systems, Energy Systems
SYLLABUS: The topics covered in the unit will include: Principles and Integrated Systems. Departmental research activities are con-
of research, information sources, research design, research ducted in five (5) major subject areas: Communication Systems,
methodology, data collection, data analysis, presenting research Computer Systems Engineering, Control Systems, Electronic Sys-
proposals, writing research reports. tems and Energy Systems.
SEMESTER: II RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

COURSE CODE: COEM 6025 Communication Systems
COURSE TITLE: PRACTICAL TEAM PROJECT Research in Communication Systems includes mobile technologies
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 5
for social and economic development; cognitive, semantic and
SYLLABUS: The projects are based upon real schemes and involve
related technologies for productivity enhancement, and network
information gathering, planning, organization, co-ordination,
detailed assessment of ideas, reporting and presentation. and application performance studies.
Research in new and emerging communications technologies
focuses heavily on the performance analysis of wired and wireless
high-speed, multiservice networks. The group is actively engaged
in, for example, the evaluation of IP networks in wired and wireless
environments, mobility management for wireless networks,
mobile IP and the performance of TCP in wireless as well as mobile
environments. This work is conducted both on simulated platforms
as well as on a multiservice carrier-grade hardware platform
hosted in the Nortel Networks Communications Laboratory in the
Department.
The Communication Systems Group has a keen interest in technical

areas, such as spectrum management and monitoring that relate
to telecommunications regulation and policy.
The group has enjoyed the gracious support of industry and

international organizations for a number of years. Support has
been forthcoming in a variety of ways from TTNIC, Nortel Networks,
Lucent Wireless Networks Group, Digidata, TSTT, The Ministry of
Energy and Energy Industries, Microsoft Caribbean, NGC, OAS, ICL,
IBM, TTARS and the International Development Research Centre
(IDRC).
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Energy Systems Integrated Systems

Research in Power Systems is related to real operating and planning The Electronic Systems and Computer Engineering Systems groups
problems encountered in the industry. Emphasis is placed on conduct research in the development and application of Integrated
special problems related to peculiarities of small, isolated systems Systems involving the complex interaction of electronic and
as obtains in all the Caribbean countries.The Energy Systems computer sub-systems in real-world applications. This combination
Group conducts research in electricity generation, with renewable is becoming increasingly important and has encouraged the
and conventional sources, and its transmission and distribution. Department to introduce a major in Integrated Systems.
Current research activities include consideration of the effects of
large loads, such as arc furnaces, on the system operation and the
life span of equipment; simulation of various electromechanical and
electromagnetic transient phenomena; introduction of wind energy
Postgraduate Programmes
systems to a grid; linear and non-linear optimisation problems as in Electrical and
applied to power systems and design and simulation of power
electronic drives. The Group additionally conducts research in the
Computer Engineering
The Department offers two (2) Master's level programmes:
application of power electronics to electrical drive systems.
1. Master of Applied Science (MASc) in Electrical Computer
Engineering.
Research is being conducted in the electronic control of machines
2. Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Computer
and drives where induction motors are being controlled using
Engineering.
rotor field-oriented control and digital signal processing methods.
Electro-magnetic interference and radio frequency interference
The MASc and Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering
problems are being studied as well as power factor correction in
are offered with Majors in four (4) subject areas, i.e., Communica-
the presence of harmonics.
tion Systems, Control Systems Engineering, Energy Systems and
Integrated Systems.
Computer Systems Engineering
The Computer Systems Engineering Group conducts research
in areas of computer architecture & organisation, advanced Regulations for MASc and Diploma
computer architecture, microprocessor / microcontroller based Programmes
hardware & software design, design of application specific parallel Entry Requirements
architectures, embedded systems, supercomputer technologies, Minimum requirements for entry into the MASc and Diploma
image processing, artificial intelligence and robotics. Programmes are:
1. BSc (Hons) in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering
Control Systems 2. BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering
Automation, control and instrumentation theory is crucial to 3. BSc (Hons) in Applied Physics majoring in Electronics
measurement and product quality control. Control plays a vital 4. Other such qualifications deemed equivalent to any of the
role in regulating machines and processes to close tolerances. The above (1,2,3) by the Faculty.
Control Systems Group conducts research in industrial control and
instrumentation systems analysis, design and implementation. For entry into MASc Energy Systems option, only candidates with
This includes the application of electronic, computer and qualifications under categories 1 or 2 or equivalent are eligible for
communications technologies to the programming, design and entry.
application of advanced control strategies on Real Time Embedded Candidates with a BSc Third Class (Hons) Degree in Electrical
Controllers, Programmable Logic Controllers and Distributed Engineering may be considered eligible for entry, subject to an
Computer Control Systems. evaluation of the BSc degree and relevant post-degree industrial
experience.
Electronic Systems
Research in this area involves the design and testing of new All students who seek entry under categories 2, 3 and 4 may be
analogue circuit configurations using operational amplifiers and required to pursue qualifying courses and undertake examinations
linear integrated circuits. Other areas under investigation include in these courses. The qualifying courses will be determined by
the design and application of a new form of transconductance the Head of Department and will normally not exceed twelve (12)
amplifier, the use of current feedback techniques in small and large credits.
signal design and the evaluation of current conveyors and their
comparison with operational amplifiers in the design of voltage
amplifiers, filters, multiphase oscillators and gyrators.
The Electronics group is actively involved in the design of digital

logic systems using the current technologies. In this regard, the
Department boasts of state-of-the-art FPGA and CPLD technologies
for rapid prototyping of logic solutions.
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Credit Requirements Duration of Study

Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical and Computer Both the Diploma and MASc programmes are offered in full-time
Engineering and part-time modes. Part-time students are normally expected
The Diploma will be awarded to students who pass 21 credits of to fulfill the degree requirements in six (6) semesters. Full-time
courses approved by the Department. Students will be required students are normally expected to fulfill the degree requirements
to select a major subject area from the five already listed and in three (3) semesters
must register for five courses listed as core for that major and
the compulsory course ECNG 6709- Business Management MASc Project
The remaining credits may be obtained from any of the other The MASc Project must be conducted in the area of the selected
postgraduate courses offered by the Department or from other major.
Departments within the Faculty and approved by the Head of (a) Students who have completed the taught course
Department. requirements and are approved to proceed to the project
phase MUST register for the following courses:
Master of Applied Science ECNG 6021 MASc Research I 4 credits, followed by
ECNG 6022 MASc Research II 0 credits, followed by
in Electrical and Computer ECNG 6023 MASc Project 8 credits
Engineering Students can register for these courses in any semester.

Aims and Objectives ECNG 6022 registration is only required if the student
The overall aim of the primary taught postgraduate award, the requires more than one semester to complete the research
Master of Applied Science (MASc), is to provide advanced exposure project [refer to (c) below].
to the breadth and depth of Electrical and Computer Systems and
technologies, as well as pertinent Engineering Practice, thereby (b) Project Selection
enabling graduates to demonstrate technical and commercial As early as the semester prior to anticipated registration in
leadership. This is accomplished by improving business ECNG 6021, proposals for MASc projects must be submitted
management and general research skills and facilitating the to the Department on the prescribed form duly signed
development of subject-specific skills and knowledge levels using by the project supervisor(s). Students should consult the
existing and emerging technologies. Through this Programme, MASc Project Guide or the Department website for further
the Department also aims to make a significant contribution to details.
the pool of professional and technological resources available
locally and regionally to support associated industry, teaching and (c) Students who have made substantial progress in their work
research in locally and regionally-relevant Electrical & Computer in ECNG-6021, can take up an accelerated path and hence
Engineering-based areas. can register for ECNG 6022 and ECNG 6023 in the second
semester of the project phase.
The Learning Objectives of the Master of Applied Science (MASc)
in Electrical & Computer Engineering programme are to: (d) Examination of Project Components
1. Use a combination of general and specialist engineering First and second examiners for each student project will
knowledge and understanding to optimise the application be appointed by the Head of Department immediately
of existing and emerging technology. following the submission and approval of the project
2. Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the proposal.
analysis and solution of engineering problems.
3. Provide technical and commercial leadership. ECNG 6021 and ECNG 6022 will be examined by way of an
4. Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills. interim report submitted by the student and examined
Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, by the first and second examiners. ECNG 6023 will be
recognising obligations to society, the profession and the examined by way of a final report submitted by the
environment. student and examined by the first and second examiners.
Evaluation of ECNG 6023 may include a demonstration,
The MASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering will be awarded report presentation and oral examination led by a panel
to students who obtain a minimum of 36 credits as follows: comprising the first examiner, second examiner and a
Taught courses 24 credits moderator.
Supervised Research Course 4 credits
MASc Project 8 credits Students who fail ECNG 6021 or ECNG 6022 on the first
attempt will be deemed to have failed the programme and
Twenty four (24) credits must comprise five courses from any of asked to withdraw. As recognition of the work completed
the majors and two compulsory courses (ECNG 6709 and ECNG in the MASc Programme, these students will be offered a
6710) and an elective. Postgraduate Diploma Degree. Students who fail ECNG 6023
will be allowed one final opportunity to pass the course.
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Course Listing for the MASc and Major in Energy Systems

Diploma Programmes CORE COURSES:
Prerequisite Courses Course Course
Each major has a list of prerequisite BSc level courses. Prerequisites Code Title
may be waived based on qualification and experience. Otherwise, ECNG 6500 Computer Aided Power Systems Analysis
candidates will be required to complete the relevant prerequisites ECNG 6503 Advanced Power System Protection
ECNG 6504 Electrical Drives & Industrial Power Systems
as qualifying or departmental courses, as determined by the Head
ECNG 6505 Surge Phenomena & Insulation Coordination
of Department. Students may opt to register for electives other than ECNG 6509 Switchgear & Transformer Technology
those listed for the selected major.
Prerequisite Courses:
*Compulsory Courses(for all majors) ECNG 3008 Power Electronic Circuits
Course Course ECNG 3010 Electrical Machines & Drive Systems
Code Title ECNG 3012 Power Systems Analysis
ECNG 6710 Research Methods ECNG 3015 Industrial & Commercial Electrical Systems
ECNG 6709 Business Management
PREREQUISITE COURSES: MAJOR IN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS

ECNG 3021 or equivalent undergraduate course of study. CORE COURSES:
Course Course
Code Title
Major in Communication ECNG 6600 Real Time Systems
ECNG 6601 Digital Electronic Systems
Systems ECNG 6605 Distributed Computer Control
CORE COURSES: ECNG 6613 Database Systems Principles and Design
Course Course ECNG 6614 Multiprocessor Systems
Code Title
ECNG 6700 Stochastic Processes PREREQUISITE COURSES:
ECNG 6701 Data Communication Networks ECNG 3006 Microprocessor Systems: Design and Applications
ECNG 6703 Principles of Communication
ECNG 6704 Performance Engineering of Computer
Communication Systems
ECNG 6708 Transmission Systems
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Semester: 1 & 2
Course Code: ECNG 6021
Prerequisite Courses:
Course Title: MASc RESEARCH I
ECNG 3001 Communication Systems II
No. of Credits: 4
ECNG 3002 Data Communication Systems
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course represents the first phase
ECNG 3003 Telecommunication Networks
of the MASc. Project. Students are expected to identify their
project area and proceed to fully engage their research. A 4-credit
Major in Control Systems weighting has been applied to underscore the effort expected
in the timely and effective management of the research project.
Core Courses:
Course Course Grading and assessment will be based on the submission of a
Code Title report.
ECNG 6600 Real Time Systems
ECNG 6603 Modern Control Strategies Semester: 1 & 2
ECNG 6604 Linear Control Systems Course Code: ECNG 6022
ECNG 6605 Distributed Computer Control Course Title: MASc RESEARCH II
ECNG 6700 Stochastic Processes No. of Credits: 0
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is offered on a PASS/FAIL
Prerequisite Courses: basis only. During the semester of registration in ECNG 6022
ECNG 3004 Control and Instrumentation II MASc. Research II, it is expected that students would complete
ECNG 3032 Control and Instrumentation I their MASc research activity but not yet completed their final
report. Assessment will be based on the submission of a report.
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Semester: 1 & 2 Semester: 1

Course Code: ECNG 6023 Course Code: ECNG 6503
Course Title: MASc PROJECT Course Title: Advanced Power System Protection
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Students registered for the ECNG 6023 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to review the
MASc. Project are expected to complete their final report for fundamental protection equipment used in a power system,
submission no later than three (3) weeks prior to the start of introduce students to their applications and the special
the relevant end-of-semester examinations. ECNG 6023 MASc. considerations of the power system. The problem of improper
Project will be assessed by way of dissertation presentation and coordination and proper grading of the power system are also
oral examination led by a panel comprising the first examiner and analysed. At the end of this course, students will be able to:
second examiners as well as a moderator. These presentations understand and apply power system protection equipment;
will be held in the week prior to the start of examinations in any analyse mathematically the operation of comparators; apply
given semester. Candidates are to arrange for the demonstration current transformers and digital transducers; perform coordination
of working models/software packages developed to the first and studies on the power system; differentiate between distance
second examiners within one week of submission of the Final protection and power swings; compare the application of digital
Report. techniques in power system protection.
Course Title: Computer-Aided Power Course Title: Electrical Drives & Industrial
System Analysis Power Systems
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to revisit COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course deals with the utilisation
fundamental concepts and develop understanding of of electric power in electric systems. At the end of this course,
fundamental techniques employed for power systems analysis. students will be able to: define the components requires for system
At the end of this course, students will be able to: model the development; describe and understand the effects of three phase
components of power systems; statistically assess power systems short-circuit faults and unbalanced faults on the choice of circuit
and their components; apply the per-unit system to evaluate breaker and for specifying cables and transformers; understand
power system analyses; understand the power transfer problem; and apply the basic techniques in the analysis of the performance
calculate symmetrical and asymmetrical fault studies; apply of induction motors, d.c. motors and synchronous motors;
numerical techniques to the solution of large networks and apply describe and understand the main numerical methods available
computer-based applications for power systems analysis. for the determination of system parameters and their modification
in order to achieve optimal efficiency and performance.
Semester:
Course Code: ECNG 6501 Semester: 2
Course Title: Power System Dynamics Course Code: ECNG 6505
No. of Credits: 3 Course Title: Surge Phenomena &
Insulation Coordination
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course treats with the study and
No. of Credits: 3
analysis of the dynamic behaviour of electric power systems in
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course presents the fundamental
response to small and large disturbances. The basic aim is to
types of overvoltages that can be encountered in electric
provide students with the knowledge involved in the operation,
networks, their typical scenarios and methods of analysis. At the
planning and design of electric power systems from the point of
end of this course, students will be able to: identify different types
view of stability. Additionally, students will learn about modelling
of sources of dielectric stress in the power system; understand
and simulation of power systems, especially the synchronous
the concepts of insulation coordination, insulation levels and
machine and its control systems. This course is designed to
related concepts; understand and use mathematical techniques
provide an adequate background for a career in the electric
to simulate and study the behaviours of electric networks under
utilities or in the energy-based industries.
transient conditions; analyse the response of the electric network
to different types of surges; understand the concepts of wave
Semester:
propagation, calculation of line parameters and their frequency;
understand and apply the concepts of different techniques for
Course Title: Power System Operation & Planning
the mitigation of overvoltages.
No. of Credits: 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to cover a variety
of matters that relate to power system operation and planning. In
particular, it treats with economic and security methods in power
systems; control of interconnected systems; reliability analysis of
power systems; system planning and expansion.
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Semester: Semester:
Course Title: Optimisation Techniques Course Title: Power Systems Monitoring &
No. of Credits: 3 Control
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to cover a No. of Credits: 3
variety of techniques applicable to optimisation. In particular, it COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to cover a variety
treats with linear programming matters including simplex and of systems and techniques applicable to power systems monitoring
revised simplex methods, duality, sensitivity analysis as well as and control. In particular, it treats with SCADA systems, networking
dynamic programming, integer programming methods and applied to power systems; on-line load flow and security analysis;
network planning techniques. It also covers PERT/CPM; dynamic state estimation techniques and automatic load frequency control.
optimisation methods and applications to engineering systems. The course contextualizes these themes in explorations of modern
trends in power system monitoring and control.
Semester:
Course Code: ECNG 6507 Semester: 2
Course Title: Energy Economics & Planning Course Code: ECNG 6600
No. of Credits: 3 Course Title: Real Time Systems
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to expose students No. of Credits: 3
to aspects of finance, economics, system design, economic COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides students with
operation and short term and long term generation planning in an understanding of Real Time Systems (RTS) theory and the
the context of electric energy systems. At the end of this course, practical issues involved when applying RTS principles to digital
students will be able to: define and analyse the problem of load control systems. At the end of this course, students will be able to:
forecasting; describe the different resources needed for system identify and discuss the real-time characteristics of an application;
development; understand and apply the basic techniques used utilise available techniques to (a) ranslate application-based
in the analysis of long term and short term generation planning; specifications into periodic/deadline specifications, (b) map
describe and understand the various financial and computer ideal priority levels onto available OS priorities and (c) alleviate
methods available for arriving at an optimal long term, least cost constraints due to hardware and interprocess communications;
utility development; characterise the basic principles used to produce schedules for cyclic executive, ideal DM, RM or EDF
model economic load dispatch; understand and describe the rules systems and demonstrate their validity by applying utilisation
and basis for cost allocation and classification in arriving at rates and response-time based criteria; identify the real-time specific
and tariffs. features of a real time OS and contrast it with ideal/open real-time
OS; produce a graphical representation of a RTS using UML and
Semester: related techniques; analyse a RTS in terms of its reliability and fault
Course Code: ECNG 6508 tolerance; propose a solution for a real-time scenario involving
Course Title: Power System Instrumentation hardware control and implement the solution using a real-time
No. of Credits: 3 OS kernel.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course covers a variety of topics that
relate to power systems instrumentation. In particular, it treats Semester: 2
with signal processing and conditioning; transducers; metering Course Code: ECNG 6601
technology (volts, amperes, watts, vars, frequency, etc.); application Course Title: Digital Electronic Systems
of P techniques in instrumentation; thermal measurements (flow No. of Credits: 3
pressure, temperature, etc.); networking of instruments; application COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course presents the methods and
of computers to measurement and display; transient data recorders design considerations for the implementation of digital systems
and maintenance of power system instruments. on FPGAs. At the end of this course, students will be able to: discuss
the timing issues in digital systems; explain the rationale for the
Semester: 2 techniques employed in implementing digital systems on FPGAs;
Course Code: ECNG 6509 use VHDL in designing Intellectual Property (IP) Core Modules;
Course Title: Switchgear & design a digital system; understand Functional Verification
Transformer Technology of Digital Systems; use effectively Xilinx ISE, Modelsim and a
No. of Credits: 3 Functional Verification Tool in FPGA-based design projects.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course reviews the physics of the
electric AC arc and its application to circuit breaking. At the end
of this course, students will be able to: understand and apply
circuit breakers and power transformers; analyse mathematically
the operation of circuit breakers and transformers; apply
engineering analysis in the selection of circuit breakers and
transformers; recognise the importance of the circuit breaker and
the transformer in the efficient operation of the power system;
understand the difference between the various types of arc media;
understand the maintenance requirements of the circuit breaker
and transformer.
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Semester: Semester: 1
Course Title: Digital Electronic Design Course Title: Distributed Computer Control
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This digital design course focuses on COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the fundamental
digital electronic design using regionally accessible technology, concepts and theoretical issues in modern distributed computer
most particularly, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) and controlled systems. At the end of this course, students will be
Programmable Array Logic(PAL)devices. The course covers logic able to: define terms and concepts used in distributed computer
design tools, design considerations and applications of IP cores controlled systems, distributed operating systems and distributed
in signal/image processing and digital communications. It also database systems; distinguish between the different hardware/
treats with the use of formal specification, formal hardware software architectural models used in the design of distributed
verification and reconfigurable computing. Students will develop systems; recognise the constraints placed on distributed system
a variety of relevant skills through supervised lab sessions, designs by ancillary issues and propose appropriate strategies/
classroom discussions, audio-visual presentations, unsupervised counter-measures; relate industrial practice and standards to
lab activities, research, project execution, report preparations and the theory of distributed systems; appraise the choice of physical
presentations. architecture/software infrastructure components for a distributed
system application.
Course Title: Modern Control Strategies Course Title: Optical Components
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course aims to provide hands-on COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course identifies key components
immersion in advanced control systems design. Topics that will used in optical systems: fiber, sources, detectors, amplifiers,
be covered include: State Space methods; Optimal Control; Linear modulators, etc. It presents the theoretical foundation for the
Quadratic Regulation (LQR); Linear Quadratic Gaussion (LQG) physical phenomena utilised in the operation of the optical
methods; State Estimation; Optimal State Estimators and Kalman devices and then investigates the performance limitations
filters; Stochastic Control; Model Reference Adaptive Control imposed by these physical processes. Ideal and real characteristics
(MRAC); Self Tuning Regulators; Intelligent Control Systems and of the optical devices are related to performance specifications
Neuro-Fuzzy Control. represented in commercial data sheets. Case studies treat cost
analysis for system design.
Semester: 1
Course Code: ECNG 6604 Semester:
Course Title: Linear Control Systems Course Code: ECNG 6607
No. of Credits: 3 Course Title: Optical Applications
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course treats with the design of No. of Credits: 3
advanced control systems that utilise advanced analog or discrete COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course treats the design and
multivariable controllers. Topics that will be covered include: performance analysis of systems derived from a range of optical
mathematical representation of dynamic systems; matrix theory applications. Optical applications are drawn from Communications
review: eigenvalues and eigenvectors, generalised eigenvectors, and Instrumentation. At the end of this course, students will
Jordan form, functions of a square matrix; concept of state-space have an appreciation for the description of light in terms of its
description of dynamic systems; controllability and observability; degrees of freedom (amplitude, phase, frequency, polarisation
feedback control and state estimation; canonical decomposition and propagation direction) and the physical processes used
of state-space systems; system stability; non-linear systems to manipulate these parameters for communications, sensing
and their state-space representation; stability analysis; optimal and beam-positioning. Students should be able to evaluate the
control. performance of a range of systems and offer reasonable component
selection criteria for the design of such systems. Cost analysis is
treated.
Semester:
Course Title: Digital Integrated Circuits
No. of Credits: 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course on digital integrated circuits
presents an introduction to Integrated Circuit (IC) fabrication
techniques and provides a comparative study of logic families. It
reviews the structure of memory elements and focuses heavily on
VLSI design using stick diagram, and other relevanttechniques.
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SEMESTER: Semester: 2
COURSE CODE: ECNG 6609 Course Code: ECNG 6613
COURSE TITLE: ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS Course Title: Database Systems Principles & Design
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 No. of Credits: 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This graduate course offers an advanced COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the principles and
treatment of the analysis and design of discrete analog electronic application associated with database systems. These principles
building blocks. In particular, the course treats with these aspects will be used to design and develop software to meet specific
as they relate to current sources as well as voltage sources and requirements and quality standards within the framework of time
references. It analyses amplifier characteristics and implementations and cost. At the end of this course, students will be able to: design
such as the differential amplifier and op-amp circuits. It also treats a DBMS for information processing of a given system; understand
special function circuits, both integrated and discrete; high power the concepts, tools and technologies related to information
audio amplifier techniques; switch mode power supply design and systems; design and develop PL/SQL programs for existing
high frequency amplifier design. databases for information extraction and decision making.
Course Title: Digital System Hardware Course Title: Multiprocessor Systems
Organisation & Design No. of Credits: 3
No. of Credits: 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an introduction to parallel
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This graduate course focuses on the processing techniques. It covers parallel processing languages and
architecture of representative processors. It includes coverage of algorithms as well as introduction topics relating to synchronous
hardware programming languages; machine organisation; hardware multiprocessing.
realisation; micro-programming; intersystem communication;
interrupt and memory mapped I/O; communication and error Semester:
control; large memory systems and high-speed computer arithmetic Course Code: ECNG 6616
realisations. Course Title: Computer Graphics
No. of Credits: 3
Semester: COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces theory and practice
Course Code: ECNG 6611 techniques, which will enable the student to create, manipulate,
Course Title: Software Engineering II display and analyse digital data, using either a compiled (C/C++) or
No. of Credits: 3 an interpreted (MATLAB, Tcl) language and appropriate software
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course opens with a review of packages/ libraries. At the end of this course, students should
design methodologies,modularity and decomposition.It then be capable of implementing display/processing algorithms for
treats with programme design; design quality; programme digital data, by using appropriate theory/techniques drawn from
implementation and testing; system testing; performance testing the fields of Information Visualisation ,Computer Graphics, Digital
and documentation and maintenance. The course covers parallel Image Processing, Machine and Computer Vision.
programming and treats with practical aspects such as phased
development; changing schedules and requirements; productivity Semester:
and updating documentation. Course Code: ECNG 6617
Course Title: Artificial Intelligence Systems
Course Code: ECNG 6612 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course covers fuzzy computing; basic
Course Title: operating systemS definitions and terminology, fuzzy set operations, membership
No. of Credits: 3 functions, fuzzy relations, fuzzy if-then-else rules, fuzzy reasoning;
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course treats with a variety of topics adaptive networks; architecture, back propagation learning
that relate to operating systems. In particular, it includes coverage methods, associative memory learning methods, supervised and
of Communicating Sequential Process (CSP): symbolic description unsupervised learning neural networks, neuro-fuzzy modeling,
of processors, traces, communication channels, pipes, etc. with system identification; least squares methods; derivative-based
analysis of properties such as synchronisation, parallelism, deadlock and derivative free optimisation methods, genetic algorithms;
neuro-fuzzy computing applications.
and livelock and data flow, etc. It distinguishes between centralised
and distributed systems and comparesthe behaviour of centralised
operating systems vs. distributed operating systems. It treats with
synchronisation as well asdeadlock and livelock analysis using CS;
layered protocol and the client server model; ISO OSI model, layers,
interfaces and protocols; Remote Procedure calls and Distributed
File Systems, message transport over network, RPC GEN tools and
programming for operating system development. The course
recognizes UNIX as an industrialised standard platform.
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SEMESTER: 1 Semester: 2
COURSE CODE: ECNG 6619 Course Code: ECNG 6701
COURSE TITLE: VISUAL MEDIA PROCESSING I Course Title: Data Communication Networks
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 No. of Credits: 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This optional post-graduate/final-year COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this course, networks are designed
course targets students who wish to understand the scope to support multi-service traffic. To guide the design process,
and limitations of digital visual media. It introduces common requirements specifications will be developed, taking account
standards, and explains the tradeoffs inherent in utilising these of user-defined service metrics such as mobility, security, and
standards in different application domains, such as cinema post- availability objectives. In this course, students will also be exposed
production, machine vision, and visual consumer electronics. to contemporary networking protocols and technologies, which
At the end of this course, students will be able to identify, will be used to synthesize logical network designs. For these
analyse, recommend, and justify use of image processing tools designs, issues such as logical addressing, routing, security,
in applications. Topics include: image filtering, image content and network management will be considered. This course
analysis, image compression, and motion estimation in image also exposes students to the use of computer-aided techniques
sequences. that employ protocol analysers and simulation tools for design
validation. This course forms the basis for further analysis and
SEMESTER: optimisation of communications networks and protocols.
COURSE CODE: ECNG 6620
Semester:
COURSE TITLE: VISUAL MEDIA PROCESSING II Course Code: ECNG 6702
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 3 Course Title: Principles of Switching
PRE-REQUISITE: ECNG6619 Visual Media Processing I No. of Credits: 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This optional post-graduate/final-year COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course treats switched networks
course targets students who wish to investigate and/or manipulate for telecommunications appllications. It includes coverage of
digital visual media in their capstone project. Students will teletraffic analysis; digital circuit switching; integrated digital
explore the tradeoffs inherent in utilising industrial standards in networks; packet switching and signaling and control in digital
image and video communication (e.g. JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG4) in telephone networks.The course contextualizes these topics
different application domains, such as cinema post-production, in explorations of new developments in digital telephone
machine vision, and visual consumer electronics. At the end of networks.
this course students will be able to use, design and exploit image
processing tools for creation/ manipulation of visual media. Semester: 1
Semester: 1 Course Title: Principles of Communication
Course Code: ECNG 6700 No. of Credits: 3
Course Title: Stochastic Processes COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines those digital
No. of Credits: 3 communication techniques employed at the physical layer
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course demonstrates that models for the reliable and efficient transfer of information across a
in which there is uncertainty or randomness play a very important communication channel in the presence of additive, white
role in the analysis and design of engineering systems. These Gaussian Noise (AWGN). This course examines those functional
models are used in a variety of applications where the signals elements that comprise a digital communications link, particularly
as well as the system parameters may change randomly and source encoding, channel encoding, and modulation, and
where the signals may also be corrupted with noise. This course determines how optimal performance can be achieved. In the
provides the tools required to be able to model mathematically examination of the functional elements, a discrete source is
such processes and ask questions such as: assumed. Students engage in simulation exercises using MATLAB
What are the spectral properties of a process? to help reinforce the understanding of the behaviour and the
How does noise affect system performance? performance of these digital communication techniques.
What is a receivers ability to recover transmitted data
correctly?
What is the optimum processing algorithm that a receiver
should use?
What is the best model of a process?
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Course Title: Performance Engineering of Computer Course Title: Multimedia Communication Systems
Communication Systems No. of Credits: 3
No. of Credits: 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course recognizes that multimedia
COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this course, the performance of communication technologies have propelled the development and
multi-service communication networks will be investigated using
the popularity of the World Wide Web as a means of communication,
analytic and simulation-based methods. The requirements of
various classes of applications will be mapped to performance and as a source of information and entertainment. Image, audio
metrics such as throughput, delay, jitter, and packet loss rate. and video compression and coding techniques facilitate the
Passive and active techniques for quantifying these metrics will be proper functioning of multimedia applications by reducing
explored. From an empirical standpoint, input analysis performed load requirements on networks while network protocols play a
on the real-world traffic will be used to drive simulation models complementary role by ensuring that data is transmitted efficiently
which in turn will be used to predict the performance for a wider with little compromise in quality. With these technologies industries
range of scenarios. However, prediction will also be performed across the region can be assisted in becoming more integrated as
using analytic means by assuming input distributions and they are able to increase interaction and maketheir services more
using tools such as discrete-time and continuous-time Markov easily accessible to each other and to citizens. The resulting boost
chains, queuing models, and models for networks of queues. in productivity will stimulate growth, as well as help increase the
Performance predictions and knowledge of quality-of-service international competitiveness in these sectors. This course will
(QoS) architectures will be used to inform strategies for the examine fundamental concepts and technologies necessary to
improvement of network performance. multimedia communications.
Course Title: Applied Probability Course Title: Transmission Systems
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course treats a variety of topics COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this course, the design of transmission
relating to applied probability. In particular, it treats with modeling, systems employed in communication networks for the delivery of
quantification and analysis of uncertainty; formulation and solution data, voice and video traffic will be performed. To drive this design
in sample space; random variables, transform techniques, simple process, requirements specifications for the physical layer, which
random processes and their probability distributions; Markov include coverage, capacity, and error-performance objectives will
processes; Limit theorems; Elements of statistical interference, be developed, taking into account a logical network design and
and decision-making under uncertainty; and Interpretations. pertinent geographical information. In both the wired and wireless
The course includes a rich portfolio of applications and lecture domains, contemporary transmission and access technologies, as
demonstrations. well as their governing standards, will be considered. Suitable
simulation tools will be used to validate the design.
Semester:
Course Code: ECNG 6706 SEMESTER: 1
Course Title: Antennas & Radiation COURSE CODE: ECNG 6709
No. of Credits: 3 COURSE TITLE: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course investigates analysis and NO. OF CREDITS: 3
design techniques for basic antenna systems employed in wireless COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces students to the
communication systems. This course examines those functional rudiments and the operations of managing business organizations
elements that comprise the wireless communications link, with in a real world scenario. The course provides students with a
focus upon the transceiver front-end, waveguides, the propagation working knowledge of the foundation elements of successful
channel and the antenna itself. Traditional analytical techniques planning, operation and control of industries and businesses as
will be complimented with computer-aided tools for both the they relate to the functioning in todays business and operational
analysis and design of antenna systems. These will aid in reinforcing environment. The areas of study will cover: leadership and
the understanding the concepts presented and provide a basis management or organizations; the legal and regulatory framework
for investigating performance of these systems. The theoretical of business; ethics and professional practice; managerial finance and
approach will be enhanced with coverage of practical issues such accounting; and sustainable economic development.
as performance measurement, EMC, and RF safety. Contemporary
technologies involving antennas will be investigated through SEMESTER: 2
examination of the role of antenna systems and processing COURSE CODE: ECNG 6710
techniques in emerging standards and technologies. COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODS
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course introduces the concepts of
research methods in detail, from conceptualization to conclusion.
Major topics include principle qualitative methods of research;
statistical methods of data estimation, testing.
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DEPARTMENT Relevant theory and methodology for Caribbean Planning

and Resource Management.
Resources for research include automated field and GPS data
OF GEOMATICS recording and computation systems, photogrammetric and
satellite images processing and analysis tools, GIS and mapping
ENGINEERING & LAND hardware and software, in addition to state-of-the-art computing

and digital services facilities.
MANAGEMENT MPhil/PhD Degrees

Research
The Department has nine academic staff members involved with in Surveying & Land
three taught postgraduate programmes in addition to MPhil
and PhD research degrees. The taught programmes are MSc Information, GEOINFORMATICS
Geoinformatics, MSc Urban and Regional Planning and Graduate
Diploma in Land Administration. and URBAN AND REGIONAL
The Departments research expertise is established in the ability to PLANNING
understand, capture and visualise the spatio-temporal phenomena Regulations
and processes to provide reliable management options for MPhil in Surveying & Land Information
decision-makers to achieve sustainable development. MPhil in Urban and Regional Planning
MPhil in Geoinformatics
These objectives are achieved by using surveying, mapping, The Regulations for the MPhil in Surveying and Land Information,
monitoring, modelling and spatial analysis tools and techniques. MPhil in Urban and Regional Planning,
Cutting edge technology is being utilised in the research such and MPhil in Geoinformatics are the same as the General
as global positioning systems, satellite remote sensing and GIS. Regulations for the MPhil, except that candidates applying for
The other side of the approach is in the field of physical planning registration should normally have either:
and development associated with policy planning, strategic and a. A Bachelors degree with Second Class Honours in Surveying
development planning, coastal zone planning and development & Land Information/Geomatics;
control. or
b. An equivalent qualification suited to the fields of Urban &
Priority areas and new themes of research have been identified
Regional Planning or Geoinformatics.
and are being pursued. The research focus extends to areas
covering geomatics, geodesy, land administration, spatial analysis,
geoinformatics, spatial and settlements planning, the environment
and ecosystems. The following are some topics of immediate
PhD in Surveying & Land
concern: Information
Mapping and modelling of land cover/use dynamics for the
sustainable management of the environment and natural PHD IN GEOINFORMATICS
resources.
Extraction of spatial information from aerial and satellite PHD IN URBAN AND REGIONAL
Imagery and Lidar.
Coastal zone management and modelling coastal changes for pLANNING
sustainable development. The Regulations for the PhD in Surveying and Land Information,
Comparative analysis of planning statutes and administrative Geoinformatics and in Urban and Regional Planning are the same
structures in the Caribbean. as the University and Faculty of Engineering regulations for the
Design for sustainable development of urban and other Degree of Doctor of Philosophy except that candidates applying
settlement areas, environmental planning and policy should normally have either:
planning. a. An MPhil Degree in Surveying and Land Information/
Urban structure and urban form in the Caribbean. Geomatics, Geoinformatics or Urban and Regional Planning
Community and participatory planning. of The University of the West Indies
Non-structural measures for hazard mitigation. or
Formulation and definition of national datums. b. A Masters Degree by Research in Geomatics, Urban &
Geohazards; flooding and landslides, developing plans for Regional Planning or Geoinformatics of an approved
areas exposed to natural and man-made hazards. University.
Global climate change, climate change and food security, sea
level change.
Land tenure rights and practices including family land in
specific jurisdictions.
Quality assurance of spatial data and other land-related
information, development of standards for spatial data
exchanges.
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MPHIL/PhD DEGREE IN MSc IN URBAN

GEOINFORMATICS & REGIONAL PLANNING
The aim of the MPhil and PhD in Geoinformatics programme is Introduction
to meet the growing needs of the Caribbean region for high- The MSC Urban and Regional Planning Programme is driven by the
level critical thinkers who will be able to undertake research and need to produce a cadre of planning professionals with a tailored
development necessary to support sustainable development education and training in Caribbean planning issues, which are
efforts of the region. The study programme for MPhil/PhD in distinct from other regions of the world by virtue of population
Geoinformatics provides students with the knowledge and dynamics, economic evolution, social problems and unique
understanding for: physical environment. The programme focuses on the evolution of
Critical assessment and understanding of the manipulation theoretical perspectives on planning, especially with a developing
and analysis of spatial information. country planning epistemology, it aims to equip the graduate
A systematic approach to analyzing and solving spatial with the knowledge associated with policy planning, strategic
problems using a range of appropriate strategies and and development planning, physical planning and design, as well
specific techniques. as development control in areas of development relevant to the
Understanding of the main issues surrounding data Caribbean region.
requirements, quality, analysis and management of spatial
data embedded in particular economic, political, social The Aims and Objectives
and legal structures create social barriers affecting their Aims
wider use. a. To provide general and specialised knowledge in the field
Understanding of design, management and logistical of physical planning with respect to theory, methodology,
Issues in Enterprise GIS development. analysis and applications.
b. To equip the graduate with the knowledge for a profession
MPHIL/PhD DEGREE IN URBAN in the field of urban and regional planning, associated
with policy planning, strategic and development planning,
AND REGIONAL PLANNING physical planning and urban design, coastal zone planning,
environmental planning, as well as development control.
Urban and regional planning is the profession that deals with the
understanding and management of land uses in the hierarchy c. To produce a graduate capable of developing appropriate
of urban and regional settlements and the spatial relations of plans for communities and settlements, open areas, coastal
human activities. It is an interdisciplinary science that deals with zones, protected areas, areas exposed to natural and man-
the physical, environment, social, economic and cultural aspects made hazards, and other areas where development occurs,
of human settlements in both urban and rural areas. The study or areas which are subjected to protection, conservation, or
programme for MPhil/PhD in Urban and regional planning provides any other special treatment.
students with the knowledge and understanding of: d. To produce a graduate capable of managing the implementation
Comparative International theory and practice of urban and monitoring of policies and plans.
and regional planning.
Caribbean urban history and settlements structures. Objectives
The Caribbeans natural resource base as islands and i. The core courses are intended to fulfil the following
implications for economic development in sectors such objectives:
as industry, tourism, agriculture, forestry and sustainable To provide students with full understanding of planning
development. as a discipline, the philosophical basis of planning, and
The legal and administrative structure governing the major theoretical and analytic developments in the
Caribbean urban and regional planning and management field.
including development planning and the regulation of To cover the methods and procedures for making plans
land use and built development. for physical development, be it for the public or private
The manipulation and analysis of spatial data and sector, at the national, regional, local or site level.
information as part of research and policy formulation. To equip students with a reflective and insightful
understanding of the social and environmental
conditions of human settlements and spatial
development and change.
To equip students with an understanding and
knowledge of implementing policies, strategic and
development plans, physical and urban design plans,
as well as development control measures.
To understand and evaluate the impact of
development.
ii. The electives provide the basis for students to acquire a
measure of skills mix, as well as the background for further
work, research and development.
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Learning Outcomes Entry Requirements

As a result of the course content and instruction graduates should Applicants for the MSc Urban and Regional Planning should
be able to: have:
Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to unfamiliar (1) at least a Second Class Bachelors Degree in a related area from
problems in unfamiliar contexts. a recognised institution, or
Formulate and propose incisive and innovative policies, (2) a combination of maturity, training and professional
strategies and courses of action as responses to a variety of experience acceptable to the Faculty. A typical applicant
planning problems, transforming existing systems and not would have a previous degree gained in Urban and/or
simply function within an ineffective one. Regional Planning, Surveying, Natural Sciences, Engineering,
Synthesise and Integrate data from various sources and to Geography, Architecture, Sociology, Economics, Political
identify the contexts in which the various data types are Science, Management and Law.
appropriate.
Describe the genesis and function of planning in society. Qualifying Student
Apply the history and theory of planning in relation to social An applicant not considered suitable for direct admission may be
and economic structures, including, but not limited to, such admitted as a qualifying student, up to one year. The structure
characteristics as income, race, ethnicity, and gender. of study will be designed to suit the needs of the individual
Understand the ethics of professional practice and behaviour, student.
including the relationship to clients and the public, and the
role of citizens in a democratic society. Transfer of Credits
Interpret case laws relevant to the field of urban and regional Up to six (6) credit hours of coursework taken prior to enrolment
planning and application of these laws to realistic hypothetical in the Masters programme, whether at this university or another,
situations. may be counted towards the Masters degree, if the Head of
Conceptualise problems from complex, real world situations so Department formally approves acceptance of these courses. Prior
that the problems are meaningful to clients and are research to the approval, the advice from the Programme Coordinator
worthy. should be sought.
Apply statistical and other analytic techniques, as well as
computer methods, to define planning problems, generate Structure of Programme
alternatives, and evaluate their consequences. Use census Offered part-time and full-time
data to inform policy formulation. a) Part-time students: - Normally required to complete
Effectively and fluently communicate a wide variety of the coursework and written examinations within six (6)
planning information, ideas, principles, arguments and semesters of registration - Project should be started at the
proposals through well-prepared written, graphic, oral and commencement of the semester following the completion
electronic means, and demonstrate effectively and fluently of the written examinations and completed within nine (9)
written, numeric, oral, IT and information literacy skills. months
Work effectively as members and leaders of planning teams, b) Full-time students: - Normally required to complete the
and to apply an understanding of interpersonal and group coursework and written examinations within three (3)
dynamics to assure effective group action. semesters of registration - Project should be started at the
Interpret case laws relevant to the field of urban and regional commencement of the semester following the completion
planning and application of these laws to realistic hypothetical of the written examinations and completed within six (6)
situations. months
Exhibit an excellent level of understanding of the complexities
of planning issues and problems especially the complexities of NB The normal load for a part-time student is half that of a
planning within the Caribbean context, with regards to space, full-time student.
ecology, resources and susceptibility to natural disasters.
Demonstrate originality and flair in the treatment and Duration of Study
exposition of the subject matter, making excellent connections Part-time students: Must normally complete the programme within
between the different areas of the curriculum ten (10) semesters.
Work very well individually and in groups, demonstrating high Full-time students: Must normally complete the programme within
levels of initiative, autonomy and leadership eight (8) semesters.
Exhibit a sensibility in formulating interventions that reflect
an understanding of place-specific socioeconomic, political, No. of Credits Required: 39 No. of Credits
and cultural circumstances. Core courses 18
Elective courses 9
The programme offers a wide range of courses that allows Research Project 12
the student to pursue individual specialisations, progress to
employment within the field and to embark on advanced study
within planning, including MPhil/PhD research.
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Other information SEMESTER: 1

Examination COURSE CODE: PLAN 6000
(a) Evaluation may take one of the following modes: (1) coursework COURSE TITLE: PHILOSOPHY & PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
only, normally applied for studio work, (2) combination of NO. OF CREDITS: 3
coursework and final examination, and (3) final examination. PREREQUISITES: NONE
In the case of combination, candidates will be required to pass Syllabus: The material covered in this course is related to the
both the coursework and examination. context and environment of the Caribbean and illustrated by case
(b) In MSc Research Project evaluation will be on the report. studies from the region and other similar societies as far as available.
Candidates may also be orally examined. They will in addition The content covered by this course includes: Garden cities, Anglo-
be required to present at least one acceptable seminar. American and European tradition, Third World urbanisation and
(c) A full-time candidate who fails not more than two courses, or planning, Planning in the Caribbean SIDS, Sustainable development
a part-time candidate who fails not more than one course in a and sustainable planning, National urban strategies, growth centre
semester may be allowed to repeat such courses if the Board and secondary cities, Self- Help; architecture of the poor, Globalisation
of Higher Degrees so decides. and impacts on planning, Impacts of ICTS.
(d) A full-time candidate who fails more than two courses, or a part-
time candidate who fails more than one course in a semester, SEMESTER: 1
will normally be required to withdraw from the programme. COURSE CODE: PLAN 6001
COURSE TITLE: PLANNING PRACTICE LAW &
Award of Degree ETHICS IN THE CARIBBEAN
1. The MSc in Urban & Regional Planning will be awarded on suc- NO. OF CREDITS: 3
cessful completion of all courses and the Research Project. PREREQUISITES: NONE
2. The MSc may be awarded with distinction if the candidate Syllabus: This course examines planning law and the effectiveness
attains an overall mark of A grade and a similar mark in the of institutions involved in physical planning and development and
project. to determine the need for institutional reform given the goals and
objectives of planning. The evolution of Caribbean legislation; Public
Course Listing and private property rights and policy instruments; Constitutional
Core Courses powers and responsibility of the government for the provision of
Course Course Number land and environmental resources, utilities, transport, social services
Code Title of Credits and public health; Planning-related legislation such as the Public
PLAN 6000 Philosophy & Principles of Planning 3 Health Ordinance, Municipal Corporations Act, the Housing Act,
PLAN 6001 Planning Practice Law and Ethics in Slum Clearance and Housing Act; Public decision making in the
the Caribbean 3 Caribbean-the roles of government, political parties, interest groups,
PLAN 6002 Graphic and Design Studio 3 entrepreneurs and individuals; decision making and the judicial
PLAN 6003 Design for Development 3 review of public decision and appellate tribunals.
PLAN 6004 Planning Analysis and Evaluation 3
PLAN 6024 Research Methods 3 SEMESTER: 1
PLAN 6030 Research Project (MSc Urban and COURSE CODE: PLAN 6004
Regional Planning Only) 12 COURSE TITLE: PLANNING ANALYSIS & EVALUATION
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
Elective Courses: PREREQUISITES: NONE
Course Course Number Syllabus: This course deals with tools and techniques of Data
Code Title of Credits Collection and Analysis; encompassing Survey techniques; Site
PLAN 6005 Urban Design 3 analysis and processing of development applications; Settlement
PLAN 6006 Sustainable Housing and Settlements Planning 3 Planning; Sampling; Probability analysis; Project analysis; Planning
PLAN 6007 Community and Participatory Planning 3 evaluation tools; Goal achievement matrices; Multiple criteria
PLAN 6008 Tourism Planning 3 evaluation; Planning balance sheets; Time value of money; Internal
PLAN 6009 Transportation Planning 3 Rate of Return; NPV; Demographic Projections.
PLAN 6011 Planning in the Coastal Zone 3
PLAN 6012 Professional Planning Internship 3 SEMESTER: 1
PLAN 6014 SIDS Resource Management 3 COURSE CODE: PLAN 6002
PLAN 6025 Independent Study in Urban and COURSE TITLE: GRAPHIC & DESIGN STUDIO
Regional Planning 3 NO. OF CREDITS: 3
TOUR 6040 Sustainable Tourism Management 3 PREREQUISITES: NONE
TOUR 6002 Tourism Destination Management 3 Syllabus: This course offers a practical, problem solving approach
TOUR 6003 Tourism Policy and Strategy 3 that involves students in varied planning projects, and introduces
GINF 6100 Principle of Geoinformatics 3 students to various graphic methods used to aid in design. It is
intended to give students an introduction to graphics and spatial data
analysis and presentation, including the use of digital techniques. It
will be done in a studio context and will include a range of graphic
and design problems and techniques, such as AutoCAD, sketchup,
cartography, and other graphic software used in planning.
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SEMESTER: 2 SEMESTER: INACTIVE

COURSE CODE: PLAN 6003 COURSE CODE: PLAN 6007
COURSE TITLE: DESIGN FOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE TITLE: COMMUNITY & PARTICIPATORY PLANNING
PREREQUISITES: NONE PREREQUISITES: NONE
Syllabus: This course is designed around a studio project which Syllabus: This course deals with the history, role and functions
aims at highlighting the physical aspects of urban development of both community and participatory planning, including the
and its relationship to the economic, social and environmental growing role of the public and stakeholder interests in the
features of human settlements development. The content of planning process. The evolution of planning in the Anglo-American
this course includes the following topics: Existing urban centres and international experience, the specific process and tools of
and towns, Re-development and renewal, Development of public consultation and participation in the development of and
coherent communities into the real neighbourhoods and diverse regulatory functions, the problems associated with community
districts, Public spaces. Conservation of natural environments planning and participation in the planning process, Tools and
and the preservation of the built legacy, Urban places framed by techniques used in community planning exercises which include:
architecture and landscape design rooted in local history, climate, Community mapping, Needs assessment, Strategic planning and
ecology and building practice, Infrastructure and amenity design lobbying, Community Visioning.
and standards, including local traffic distribution, transportation
and related land-use controls, Re-establishment of the relationship SEMESTER: 1
between the art of building and the making of community, through COURSE CODE: PLAN 6009
citizen-based participatory planning and design. COURSE TITLE: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
SEMESTER: 2 PREREQUISITES: NONE
COURSE CODE: PLAN 6014 Syllabus: This course gives an introduction to transportation
COURSE TITLE: SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS) planning, and its relationship to land-use planning, it will acquaint
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT students with the profession of transportation planning and the
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 types and activities that transport planners are required to conduct.
PREREQUISITES: NONE Urban transportation planning and its relationship to land-use
Syllabus: This course is aimed at giving the student an planning, including procedures for traffic impact analysis of urban
appreciation of the critical issues in land use and natural resources development sites, analysis framework for long-range planning,
management, and to foster a solution-oriented approach to the data collection procedures, basic demand forecasting, assessment
management of these vital resources. The content of this course of alternative transport plans and impact on the environment and
includes: The concept of ecosystems, Debates on development land development at the regional scale.
and the environment, Challenges of rural environments, The Brown
Agenda, Land Use and integrated water resources management, SEMESTER: 1
Natural Hazards, Policy framework, Institutional strengthening, COURSE CODE: PLAN 6006
The human face of land use planning and natural resource COURSE TITLE: SUSTAINABLE HOUSING & SETTLEMENTS
management, The green agenda and protected areas, Coastal PLANNING
development. NO. OF CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES: NONE
SEMESTER: 1 Syllabus: This course aims at demonstrating the ways in
COURSE CODE: PLAN 6011 which human settlements planning is undertaken, whether
COURSE TITLE: PLANNING IN THE COASTAL ZONE this is for small towns, villages, neighbourhoods or extensive
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 urban areas, with the focus being on sustainability of these
PREREQUISITES: NONE developments. Housing Demand Analysis; Housing Finance;
Housing Infrastructure; Construction; residential environment
Syllabus: The course is designed to enhance the students
and community development, with the associated issues of
understanding of the challenges in planning for coastal areas in the
fostering employment opportunities, responding to social and
Caribbean given the concentration of development on lands along
educational needs, commercial and recreational facilities demand
the coast. It will cover the importance of the coast, coastal issues, transportation, infrastructure and environmental concerns.
governing the coast and coastal zone management approaches,
drawing on case studies from the Caribbean Region. The content
of this course includes the following: Stress from development and
conflict, Development constraints: pollution, natural hazards, global
climate change etc, Development potential in the coastal zone,
The integrated planning framework, Legislative and administrative
framework, Institutional environment and stakeholders, Land use
optimisation, Planning process/planning methodology, Industry
norms and standards.
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SEMESTER: INACTIVE
COURSE CODE: PLAN 6005
Postgraduate Diploma in
COURSE TITLE: URBAN DESIGN
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
Land Administration
This programme is being developed to address the reform of the
PREREQUISITES: NONE policies, procedures, statutes and institutions involved in Land
Syllabus: Cultural basis for design, new approaches: smart
Administration and Management throughout the Caribbean. This
cities, sustainable cities, new urbanism. The competing goals and
programme is a response to the need to maintain and strengthen
objectives in urban design, Users versus providers of the built
the human resources employed in land administration and land
environment, urban structure, public space, safety and security in
urban design. Elements and components: neighbourhood, block, management in key institutions of the state, and private quasi-
street, individual building. Guidelines and standards. state sectors.
SEMESTER: 2 The Aims and Objectives

COURSE CODE: PLAN 6008 a. Provide specialised training in Land Administration
COURSE TITLE: TOURISM PLANNING Management to key public, quasi-state and private sector
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 professionals.
PREREQUISITES: NONE b. To enhance the existing process of reform in Land Administration
Syllabus: This course gives an introduction to the land-use, in the public sector.
infrastructure, coastal and environmental impacts and needs of c. To enhance the Departments capability in offering training
the tourism industry, this will be done at the macro, national, and in the broader area of Land Studies and Land Management in
regional planning levels as well as the more detailed project site keeping with the Departments strategic plan.
and community levels.
Entry Requirements
SEMESTER: 2 The main condition for entry would be a relevant first degree
COURSE CODE: PLAN 6024 and relevant industrial experience or maturity and professional
COURSE TITLE: RESEARCH METHODS experience acceptable to the Faculty. Present entry requirements
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 for either MSc Planning and Development or MSc Geoinformatics
PREREQUISITES: would also be acceptable. The target groups are:
Syllabus: Preparation and methods of research. Problem
definition: research objectives, quantitative and qualitative (a) Public officials nominated by sponsoring institution.
methods, data collection and analysis, field surveys, preparation of (b) Professionals: Surveyors, engineers, planners, geographers,
questionnaires, literature reviews, testing hypotheses, case studies, agriculturalists, natural and social scientists interested in the
historical and policy analysis, report preparation. area of Land Administration and Management.
(c) Individuals interested in upgrading their skills on a course-by-
SEMESTERS: 1 and 2 course basis.
COURSE TITLE: INDEPENDENT STUDY IN URBAN AND Structure of Programme
REGIONAL PLANNING The programme will be delivered in six (6) short intensive
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 instructional periods each approximately one week of whole day
PREREQUISITES: Must have completed all core courses in the lectures, tutorial demonstrations and lab/field exercises. There will
programme. be a full-time, three-week period when students will work on their
SYLLABUS: A special topic involving a specialised area of urban special projects towards the end of the cycle.
and regional planning not normally available through taught
courses will be made available to the students. The course will be Duration of Study
evaluated by a combination of the following: a technical report, Twelve (12) months.
design project, or a major research paper which may include a
seminar presentation. Course Listing
Students are required to complete the following courses:
SEMESTER: Not applicable Course Course Number
COURSE CODE: PLAN 6030 Code Title of Credits
COURSE TITLE: MSC RESEARCH PROJECT LAND 5000 Introduction to Land Administration E3
NO. OF CREDITS: 12 LAND 5002 Land Economy & Property Management E3
PREREQUISITES: LAND 5003 Land Law E3
Syllabus: The research project is expected to be the result of a LAND 5004 Land Information Management E3
comprehensive investigation and independent analysis of a topic LAND 5006 Special Project C6
that is germane to the area of interest to the student. The goal of LAND 5007 Cadastral Systems E3
the research should be to study a specific area or phenomenon and
PLAN 6014 Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
to provide a contribution of new knowledge to the field of study or
Resource Management E3
produce a new interpretation of existing information.
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Assessment and Award of Diploma SEMESTER:

With the exception of LAND 5006 Special Project which shall be COURSE CODE: LAND 5004
assessed as a 100% coursework, all other courses shall be assessed COURSE TITLE: LAND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
as follows: NO. OF CREDITS: 3
Final examination: 60% PREREQUISITES: NONE
Assessed assignments: 40%. SYLLABUS: This course examines the concept of systems,
Students are required to complete 18 credits of core taught courses information systems, geographic systems, and land information
and 6 credits of project for a total of 24 credits. systems. It discusses data in LIS, their acquisition, input, pre-
Diplomas shall be awarded upon completion of all courses and the processing, verification, structures, management, manipulation,
final project. analysis, output and quality. Hardware and software
considerations are investigated including project specification
and national systems, their design and development.
Syllabuses
SEMESTER: SEMESTER:
COURSE CODE: LAND 5000 COURSE CODE: LAND 5006
COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO LAND ADMINISTRATION COURSE TITLE: SPECIAL PROJECT
PREREQUISITES: PREREQUISITES:
SYLLABUS: This course introduces the concepts of land SYLLABUS: Students will be expected to do a Special Project of
administration including the legislative provisions and policy approximately 10,000 - 15,000 words. The topic will be chosen
concepts relating to land, its transfer and control. Land settlement in in collaboration with the agencies sending students to make it
the Caribbean is covered including evolution of policy frameworks. relevant to their work situation.
State lands and their management, land policy formulation,
information needs are also introduced with land administration SEMESTER:
and land management concepts in general. COURSE CODE: LAND 5007
COURSE TITLE: CADASTRAL SYSTEMS
SEMESTER: NO. OF CREDITS: 3
COURSE CODE: LAND 5002 PREREQUISITES: NONE
COURSE TITLE: LAND ECONOMY & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SYLLABUS: This course examines the importance of cadastral
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 systems to land administration. The cadastral system as a
PREREQUISITES: foundational element of the land information system is discussed.
SYLLABUS: This course gives an overview of the land economy of The evolution of cadastral systems to their current role in the
the Caribbean. It introduces the nature of real property, land rent socio-economic development of a country is covered along with
theory, locational theory, the role of the State in the land economy, aspects of establishment, maintenance reform and re-engineering
land and property taxation, the real estate industry and the finance
of systems.
sector, land and property speculation, and the relationship between
formal and informal economy. Also covered are property and real
SEMESTER:
estate management, and project and programme financing and
management. The project cycle is also investigated including
COURSE TITLE: SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS)
management formulation and appraisal, project evaluation, public
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
good vs. economic good, time value of money, internal rate of
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
return, net present value and discounting and shadow pricing. PREREQUISITES: NONE
SYLLABUS: This course is aimed at giving the student an
SEMESTER: appreciation of the critical issues in land use and natural resources
COURSE CODE: LAND 5003 management, and to foster a solution-oriented approach to the
COURSE TITLE: LAND LAW management of these vital resources. The content of this course
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 includes: The concept of ecosystems, Debates on development
PREREQUISITES: NONE and the environment, Challenges of rural environments, The
SYLLABUS: This course introduces Caribbean legal systems Brown Agenda, Land Use and integrated water resources
including introduction to case laws. Discussed are sources of
management, Natural Hazards, Policy framework, Institutional
land law including equity and statutes. Covered are doctrines of
estates, reception of English law in the Caribbean and its evolution,
the meaning of law, estates and interests including freehold,
leasehold, absolute, co-ownership, joint tenancies, tenancies in
common, profits-a-prendre. Also covered are easements, restrictive
covenants, adverse possession, prescription, contracts for sale of
land, the doctrine of part performance, pre-contract enquiries and
inspection. An investigation of title of unregistered land, forms
of deed and other documents, registration of deeds and other
document, and registration of title including the Torrens system.
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PGDip/MSc in Geoinformatics Structure of Programme

Offered both part-time and full-time
Introduction
Geoinformatics is a nascent multidisciplinary field in which
Course of Study
graduates must be prepared to apply knowledge in new contexts,
Students registered for the Postgraduate Diploma in Geoinformatics
work cooperatively and communicate effectively.
are expected to complete 26 credits of core courses and six credits
of elective courses, while students registered for the MSc in
The Aims and Objectives
Geoinformatics are expected to complete 36 credits of core courses
Aims
and six credits of elective courses.
The goal of the MSc/PGDip Geoinformatics programmes is to provide
high-quality professional graduate instructions in Geoinformatics
that leads to productive careers and long life learning. COURSE LISTING
Core Courses
Objectives The core courses for the PGDip/MSc Geoinformatics programmes
The graduate with a MSc/PGDip in Geoinformatics will be able to: are as follows:
Explain the principles, theories, tools and techniques of Course Course Number
Geoinformatics. Code Title of Credits
Apply specialised knowledge of Geoinformatics to a wide range GINF 6100 Principles of Geoinformatics 3
of disciplines. GINF 6015 Extraction and Management of
Use the skills required to work individually or as a member of Information from Geo-images 4
a team. GINF 6020 Spatial Databases 4
Apply creative and critical thinking in solving applications in GINF 6021 GIS and Society 4
multidisciplinary areas using Geoinformatics. GINF 6022 Spatial Analysis and Modeling 4
Formulate and effectively communicate professional opinions GINF 6023 Enterprise GIS Design and Development 4
on topical issues. GINF 6024 Research Methodology 3
GINF 6006 Research Project (MSc Geoinformatics only) 12
In addition to the above, the graduate with an MSc in Geoinformatics
will be able to: Elective Courses
Develop research capabilities to contribute to the further There are several courses available in the Department of Surveying
academic and professional development of Geoinformatics. and Land Information and other departments that may be selected
to cover the elective courses that students are allowed to take.
Entry Requirements Elective courses may be taken in consultation with the Programme
Applicants for the MSc or the PGDip in Geoinformatics programmes Coordinator or the Head of Department.
should have one of the following:
(a) A Second Class Honours BSc degree in Surveying and Land Course Course Number
Information /Geomatics, or a degree in a related area from a Code Title of Credits
recognised institution. GINF 6009 Applications of GIS in Natural
(b) A Second Class Honours BSc degree in Engineering, Natural Resource Management 4
Science, Agriculture or Geography, which includes Mathematics GINF 6010 Applications of GIS in Urban Development 4
and Computer Science at levels equivalent to the respective GINF 6007 Issues and Application of Remote Sensing 4
courses in (a). GINF 6030 Independent Study in Geoinformatics 3
(c) An equivalent qualification acceptable to the Faculty of GINF 6025 Professional Internship (new) 3
Engineering. PLAN 6011 Planning in the Coastal Zone 3
(d) A PGDip in Geoinformatics (for MSc Geoinformatics only) PLAN 6014 SIDS Resource Management 3
PLAN 6006 Sustainable Housing and Settlements Planning 3
A graduate student in these programmes is also expected to have PLAN 6007 Community and Participatory Planning 3
a strong mathematical/analytical background and ability to use PLAN 6008 Tourism Planning 3
specialised software applications within this context. PLAN 6009 Transportation Planning 3
COMP 6100 Computer Communications Network 3
Duration of Study and Award of Degree COMP 6150 Distributed Computing 3
The programme is geared towards full-time study. It is expected ECNG 6613 Database Systems, Principles & Design 3
that full-time students will complete the PGDip in 9 months and
the MSc programme in 12 months. Part-time is expected to take
two (2) calendar years for the PGDip programme and two and a
1
half (2 / ) calendar years for the MSc programme. Upon comple-
2
tion of all course requirements, a candidate will be awarded a
PGDip in Geoinformatics. With the additional completion of the
research thesis, a candidate will be awarded the Masters degree
in Geoinformatics.
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Programme of Study Semester: 1

A typical schedule of courses for the PGDip and MSc Geoinformatics Course Code: GINF 6100
would look like the following; Course Title: Principles of Geoinformatics
Semester I Number of Credits: 3
Course Course Number Prerequisites: None, Computer skills would
Code Title of Credits be an asset
GINF 6100 Principles of Geoinformatics 3 Syllabus: Introduction to GIS: definitions of GIS, The Geography,
GINF 6020 Spatial Databases 4 Information and Systems in the GIS, Current Issues and Views of
GINF 6015 Extraction and Management of GIS, Spatial data issues- Acquisition and Input, introduction to
Information from Geo-images 4 GNSS measurements and processing, Data Management, Data
GINF 6024 Research Methodology 3 Processing. GIS Data Structures, Raster GIS Capabilities, Vector
One Elective 3 GIS capabilities, GIS and Network Analysis, GIS functionality and
applications, Manipulating and extracting information, Spatial
Semester II data quality issues, Hardware and Software Systems, Introduction
Course Course Number to designing and implementing GIS.
GINF 6022 Spatial Analysis and Modeling 4 Semester: 2
GINF 6023 Enterprise GIS Design and Development 4 Course code: GINF 6015
GINF 6021 GIS and Society 4 Course title: Extraction and Management of
One Elective 3 Information from Geo-images
Number of credits:
Semester II Prerequisites: None
Course Course Number Syllabus: Electromagnetic radiation: properties and behaviour;
Code Title of Credits Interaction of EM with Earths atmosphere and surface features.
GINF 6006 Research Project (MSc Geoinformatics only) 12 Aerial photographs: geometry of aerial photograph: scale, relief
and tilt displacement; Principles of photo interpretation. Space
borne sensors and systems (optical, thermal, radar). Principles of
Syllabuses digital image processing: digital images; Image correction and
enhancement; Thematic information extraction. Applications in
Semester: the environment and natural resource management. Practical
Course Code: GINF 6007 Work: photo interpretation, digital image processing, multi-spectral
Course Title: Issues & Applications in Remote classification
Sensing
No. of Credits: 4 Semester: 1
Prerequisites: GINF 6015 or equivalent Course code: GINF 6020
Syllabus: The course is intended to familiarise students with Course title: Spatial Databases
the range of management and scientific problems that may be Number of credits:
addressed with remote sensing. Scale issues in remote sensing, Prerequisites: None
Multi-spectral image processing methods, image interpretation, Syllabus: A review of basic concepts of databases; Spatial
analysing spatial patterns, issues in data integration, accuracy database design; The Extended Entity-Relationship Model; Object-
assessment, remote sensing and GIS. Remote sensing and change Oriented Database for GIS; Distributed and Networked Spatial
detection, remote sensing in the Caribbean. Remote sensing and Databases; Web-based GIS database design and management.
hazard assessment and mitigation, remote sensing and biodiversity,
remote sensing and coastal zone management, global remote Semester: 2
sensing. New directions in remote sensing. Course code: GINF 6021
Course title: GIS and Society
Number of credits:
Semester: 2
Prerequisites: None
Course Code: GINF 6010
Syllabus: This course examines the interrelationships between
Course Title: Applications of Geoinformatics
GIS and the structures of modern society. Through case studies of
IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT related to private and public organisations as well as the general
No. of Credits: 4 public, the broader social implications of GIS will be examined. How
Prerequisites: GIS systems and spatial data are embedded in particular economic,
Syllabus: Introduction to GIS concepts; GIS application areas in political, social and legal structures create social barriers affecting
urban development; database design and development; building the wider use of GIS, such barriers will be debated throughout the
applications in urban planning and development: site selection course. The way in which GIS is employed in society has the ability to
models, locating landfill sites, estimating the carrying capacity influence values, perceptions and knowledge, the representation of
of land resources; urban crime analysis; modelling equity in the knowledge in GIS will be discussed with particular reference to how
distribution of social facilities. information held by marginalised groups of society is represented.
Other areas of importance include the impact of internet mapping,
ethics and privacy and the use and misuse of GIS.
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Semester: 2
Course code: GINF 6022
Course title: Spatial Analysis and Modelling
DEPARTMENT OF
Number of credits:
Prerequisites: GINF 6100 or Equivalent MECHANICAL &
Syllabus: Introduction to spatial analysis; spatial phenomena
types and relationships. Spatial analysis and GIS; raster and vector
capabilities, network analysis, spatial phenomena and relationships;
MANUFACTURING
analysis for discrete entries, spatial data modelling; cartographic
modelling, vector and raster overlay. Statistical analysis of attributes: ENGINEERING
univariate and bivariate descriptions. Spatial interpolation;
polynomials, splines, TIN, Geostatistics; spatial correlation, modelling
of a spatial process, geostatistical interpolation, semivariogram,
Research
The Department offers the facilities to carry out research leading
kriging, Digital Elevation Models, surface analysis techniques. Spatial
to the MPhil and PhD Degrees in a wide range of important areas:
Analysis Applications.
Mechanical, Industrial and Agricultural Engineering (Biosystems),
Semester: 1 Production Engineering & Management.
Course code: GINF 6023
Course title: Enterprise GIS Design and Research students register for the MPhil degree in the first instance
Development and then, subject to the Faculty and Universitys Regulations,
Number of credits: 4 may upgrade to the PhD degree. Students who already have a
Prerequisites: GINF 6100 or Equivalent Masters degree obtained through a substantial research project,
Syllabus: Enterprise GIS design concepts and issues; user may register directly for the PhD. A research student works in his
requirements analysis including the design of URA questionnaires; chosen field of research under the guidance of a supervisor who
conceptual and logical design strategies; executing and evaluating pilot has substantial expertise and experience in the field.
studies, benchmarking methodologies, planning for data collection
and automation; GIS system integration, application development, Persons interested in pursuing research leading to the MPhil or
Graphic User Interface development and customisation. PhD degrees in Agricultural, Industrial, Mechanical or Production /
Manufacturing Engineering & Management are invited to contact
Semester: 2 the Head of Department to discuss their research interests and
Course code: GINF 6024 for further information on research opportunities within the
Course title: Research Methodology Department. The Department may be able to provide some financial
Number of credits: 3 support for specific research projects.
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Research and its characteristics, types of research, A sample of recent Research Theses and Projects are listed as
defining a research topic, originality and thinking of research, follows:
identifying issues and objectives for research, developing research i. Neural Network Model for a Cement Kiln.
methodology, literature review, finding research material, referencing ii. An Exergy Analysis of a Hydrocarbon Processing Unit.
and citation, executing the research, reporting the findings of the
iii. Solids of Revolution: Pose from Symmetry.
research, dealing with supervisors.
iv. Heat Transfer Mechanism in Biological Fibrous
Materials.
Semester: 2
Course code: GINF 6025 v. An Investigation into Wave Energy Potential of the
Course title: Professional Internship Caribbean and Application of Symmetrical Heaving
Number of credits: 3 Body Recovery Systems.
Prerequisites: On completion of a minimum vi. Deep Drawing with a Novel Technique for Blank
of 2 core courses Holding.
Syllabus: The content of this course will vary with the agency to vii. Thermal Conductivity Measurement of Local Building
which the student is assigned. Materials.
viii. Post-harvest Handling and Processing Systems for
Semester: Peanuts, Nutmegs, etc.
Course code: GINF 6006 ix. Refrigerated and Controlled Atmosphere Storage for
Course title: Research Project Breadfruit, Mangoes, Carambola, etc.
Number of credits: 12 x. Osmotic and Air-drying Behaviour of Fruit and Fish.
Prerequisites: NONE xi. A Reliability Centred Maintenance Programme.
Syllabus: A Research Project is required to be completed for the xii. Induction Melting of Iron Carbide.
MSc Geoinformatics. The research project report is expected to be xiii. Strategic Remodelling of the Quality Systems of the
the result of a comprehensive investigation and independent in- Laboratories at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre
depth analysis of a topic that is germane to the concentration that is (CEC).
being pursued by the student. The goal of the research should be to
study a specific area or phenomenon and to provide an incremental
contribution of new knowledge to the field of study or produce a new
interpretation of existing information.
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Masters and Doctoral The Degree in Soil & Water Engineering

The Research Degree in Soil & Water Engineering is aimed at
Programmes in Agricultural the training of graduate students in Irrigation and Drainage
Engineering, Soil Erosion and Conservation Engineering, Theory
Engineering and Practices of Soil Cultivation and General Water Resources
Planning and Development related to agriculture. Emphasis will be
(Biosystems Engineering) placed on modern methods of irrigation design and planning as
well as on techniques of modifying the soil mechanical properties
The Aims and Objectives in order to improve soil workability by farm machinery and to
The main objective of these programmes is to offer sound, minimise soil erosion. The research work in Soil & Water Engineering
attractive Graduate degrees through both teaching and research will also assess the effectiveness of new and existing techniques
in the three main areas of Agricultural Engineering viz: to reduce the related problems of soil erosion and degradation,
poor drainage status and soil compaction under the impact of
i. Engineering Design mechanical forces.
ii. Crop Processing, Food Engineering &
Post-harvest Technology Degree Structure for MPhil and PhD
iii. Soil & Water Engineering These being Research Degrees, students will be expected to
produce a satisfactory Thesis (MPhil or PhD) as stipulated in the
These guidelines apply to Master's and Doctoral Degree candidates Universitys regulations.
and the number and nature of courses taken will be determined
by both the background of the candidate and the Degree of Additionally, students depending upon their academic background,
interest. will be required to take three (MPhil) or four (PhD) Departmental
courses. These courses will be used to direct the students
All of the current rules, regulations and examination requirements approach towards the research topic in particular, strengthening
for Postgraduate Degrees by Research in the University will apply, their knowledge base in their area of interest and to research
i.e., regulations for the MPhil and the PhD degrees. methodology in general.
The Degree in Engineering Design Finally, the student will be asked to give a mandatory research
The Research Degree in Engineering Design is aimed at training Seminar within three (MPhil) or four (PhD) Semesters of first
students to carry out research and development in the area of Tool registration.
and Equipment Design for agriculture and related industry. This
will cover field equipment from hand tools and special accessories The Degree structure therefore comprises the following: -
for local crops and products, to handling and pre-processing i. An MPhil or PhD Thesis
equipment for the food industry. Farm machinery design and ii. Departmental Courses (three for MPhil, four for PhD)
development for small farm usage and for tropical crops will be iii. A Research Seminar
encouraged.
The Degree in Crop Processing & Post-harvest Technology

Course Listing
For all three Degrees, both at the MPhil and PhD levels, the structure
The Research Degree in Crop Processing & Post-harvest Technology
is therefore as follows: -
is aimed at the training of graduate students in post-harvest
Course Course
technology, crop processing and agribusiness development. The
Code Title
emphasis will be on primary crop processing and post-harvest
AENG 6000 Research Methodology (Agriculture Economics)
technology of perishables (high moisture content, biological
AENG 6001 Processing & Storage of Perishable Crops
products, e.g., cereal grains, vegetables, fish and meat) and durable
AENG 6002 Processing & Storage of Durable Crops
(lower moisture content, e.g., cereal grains, oilseeds). Product and
AENG 6003 Physical Properties of Agricultural Products
process development will be encouraged all within a framework of
AENG 6004 Special Topics in Design
agribusiness development for the Caribbean. Developing improved
AENG 6005 Reading Course in Agricultural Engineering
systems to process and store tropical crops/foods and by-products
AENG 6006 Hydrology & Water Resources
can lead to increased agribusiness activities in the Caribbean. These
AENG 6007 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
include packing-houses for fruits, vegetables, root crops and cut
AENG 6008 Soil Mechanics & Cultivation
flowers both for domestic and export markets and food processing
AENG 6009 Soil & Water Conservation Engineering
industries which utilise tropical fruits, vegetables, fish meat, etc.
AGBU 3000 Farm Business Management
AGBU 3006 Agricultural Project Appraisal & Implementation
MENG 6501 Statistical Methods in Engineering
Other suitable courses from the Faculties of Engineering and

Science & Agriculture may also be taken, subject to Departmental
approval.
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Course Course Semester:

Code Title Course Code: AENG 6003
AENG 6010 Research Seminar Course Title: Physical Properties of Agricultural
AENG 7000 MPhil Thesis Products
AENG 8000 PhD Thesis No. of Credits:
Syllabus: Geometry and shape factors. Some flotation and
Duration of Study aerodynamic properties. Elastic and viscoelastic behaviour
It is envisaged that a Masters programme of research and study can including variation with moisture and temperature. Measurement
be completed by full-time postgraduate students in two to three (2-3) of toughness, friction, impact strength, and other properties that
calendar years. This will be encouraged. The time limits for completion may be used as quality indicators.
of postgraduate degrees (MPhil and PhD) however, are those as
normally specified by the University. Semester:
Course Code: AENG 6004
Regulations and Entry Requirements Course Title: Special Topics in Design
The normal University Regulations will apply for entry into the MPhil No. of Credits:
programme specifically an Honours Degree in any of the following Syllabus: This is a project course graded by coursework only.
disciplines viz.: Students will be required to analyse problems and existing
- Engineering equipment and to carry out design or modification work.
- Natural Sciences
- Earth Sciences Semester:
- Food Science Course Code: AENG 6006
- Agriculture Course Title: Hydrology & Water Resources
- Agricultural Economics No. of Credits:
as well as any other suitable degree. The suitability of the applicants Prerequisites:
undergraduate training as generally specified above will be matched Syllabus: Surface water hydrology and movement; Meterology,
to the specific degree of interest. Students with Pass Degrees will Runoff measurement; Hydrograph analysis; Water balance studies;
be accepted only under special circumstances principally related to Groundwater resources; Pumping test; Bore hole design; Computer
postgraduate experience. applications.
Syllabuses Semester:
Semester: Course Code: AENG 6007
Course Code: AENG 6000 Course Title: Irrigation & Drainage Engineering
Course Title: Research Methodology No. of Credits:
No. of Credits: Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: Syllabus: Surface, sprinkler and trickle irrigation, land grading;
Syllabus: Critical discussion of the application of scientific methodology On-farm and scheme water requirements; Scheduling of irrigation;
to research in agricultural economics. The role of inductive and Design of canals and hydraulic structures; Drainage design theories;
deductive logic in scientific research in the Caribbean. Drain spacing and depth requirement for irrigated areas; Drainage
system monitoring; Computer applications.
Semester:
Course Code: AENG 6001 Semester:
Course Title: Processing & Storage of Perishable Crops Course Code: AENG 6008
No. of Credits: Course Title: Soil Mechanics & Cultivation
Prerequisites: No. of Credits:
Syllabus: Harvesting and handling of perishable crops; Post-harvest Prerequisites:
physiology; Crop pre-treatment for storage and processing; Water Syllabus: Soil shear strength; Coulomb equation; Mohr-Coulomb
activity; Intermediate moisture foods; Principles of refrigeration and failure criteria; Active and passive Rankine states; Bearing capacity;
application to chilling and freezing; Thermal properties; Packing-house The general soil mechanics equation; Techniques for predicting
requirements; Packaging; Perishable process/Preservation principles. forces on soil engaging tools; Soil cultivation requirements and
techniques for effective crop production.
Semester:
Course Code: AENG 6002 Semester:
Course Title: Processing & Storage of Durable Crops Course Code: AENG 6009
No. of Credits: Course Title: Soil & Water Conservation
Prerequisites: Engineering
Syllabus: Crop physical properties and characteristics; Harvest No. of Credits:
methods; Transient heat and mass transfer; Psychrometrics; Handling; Syllabus: Soil erosion study as a basis for designing soil conservation
Cleaning; Drying and storage systems; Dehydration; Pest control; schemes; Water and wind erosion; Erositivity; Erodibility; Soil loss
Primary processing operations; Milling; Separation and Extraction; prediction; Design of terraces; Waterways; Shelter belts; Gully control
Processing of selected tropical crops. structures; Conservation tillage; Water resources conservation and
development. Computer applications.
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Masters and Doctoral Degree Structure for MPhil and PhD

The Degree structure comprises the following:
Programmes in Mechanical, i. An MPhil or PhD Thesis
ii. Departmental Courses (three for MPhil, four for PhD)
Manufacturing, Industrial iii. A Research Seminar (one for MPhil and two for PhD)
Engineering AND PRODUCTION Research Thesis
ENGINEERING AND These being Research Degrees, students will be expected to
produce a satisfactory Thesis (MPhil or PhD) as stipulated in the
MANAGEMENT Universitys regulations.
Background Duration of Study

A research degree programme that leads to the award of a Master Part-time students: Normally expected to complete the
of Philosophy (MPhil) or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical examination requirements within four (4) semesters for MPhil and
Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Management or Industrial six (6) semesters for PhD, and complete the MPhil programme in
Engineering is being offered by the Department. accordance with the relevant University Regulations.
At the undergraduate level in Mechanical & Manufacturing Full-time students: Normally expected to complete the course
Engineering, students are founded on the areas of Engineering examination requirements within two (2) semesters for MPhil
Mechanics and Design, Thermal Engineering and Energy Systems, and three (3) semesters for PhD, and complete the programme in
and Manufacturing Design, Processes and Systems. Students accordance with the relevant University Regulations.
acquire the ability to deal with interrelated activities and operations
involving product design, materials selection, production planning, Departmental Courses
quality assurance and management, and development of methods Depending upon their academic background, students will
for integrating facilities and systems by which products may be be required to take three (MPhil) or four (PhD) Departmental
manufactured economically. courses. These courses will be used to direct the students
approach towards the research topic in particular, strengthening
At the undergraduate level in Industrial Engineering, students are their knowledge base in their area of interest and to research
grounded in Information Systems and Technology, Manufacturing methodology in general.
Systems and Technology, Human Factors Engineering, and
Management Science Operations Research. The current emphasis A. Compulsory Course
of IE is on the design, improvement and installation of integrated MENG 6508 Research Methods
systems of people, material, equipment, information and energy.
Graduates are employed in the service and manufacturing b. Elective Courses in PRODUCTION
industries to harness and manage resources for sustainable ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT /
development in the Caribbean region. Industrial Engineering
Course Course
The Aims and Objectives Code Title
The objectives of the MPhil/PhD programmes in Mechanical/ IENG 6000 Total Quality Management
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering by research are: IENG 6001 Expert Systems (COMP 2800 OR IENG 3004)*
IENG 6002 Distributed Information
a. To provide training at the postgraduate level in specialised Systems & Databases (IENG 3013)*
Mechanical / Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering subject IENG 6003 Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems
areas through teaching and to solve engineering problems IENG 6004 Occupational Biomechanics
through research. IENG 6005 Industrial Ergonomics
b. To assist in the transfer of new, emerging and advanced IENG 6006 Occupational Safety & Health
technologies to the businesses of the Region through the IENG 6007 Industrial Automation
mechanism of research projects. IENG 6009 Robotic Technology & Applications
c. To develop and augment the regions pool of expertise in IENG 6010 Operations Research in Manufacturing I
Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering. (IENG 3007)*
d. To assist in the development of the Region through an IENG 6011 Operations Research in Manufacturing II
outreach programme. (IENG 3007)*
IENG 6012 Operations Research in Services (IENG 3007)*
Entry Requirements IENG 6013 Directed Readings
a. BSc Honours Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing MATH 3530 Mathematics III (MATH 2240)*
or Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Only in exceptional MENG 6506 Project Management
circumstances will candidates with pass degrees be
considered.
b. Normally, at least one (1) year of industrial experience is
desirable.
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c. Mechanical / Manufacturing / Semester:

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT Course Code: IENG 6001
Engineering Courses: Course Title: Expert Systems
Course Course No. of Credits: 3
Code Title Prerequisites: COMP 2800 OR IENG 3004
MENG 6200 Production Technology (MENG 2008)* Syllabus: Expert systems, applications, and domains. Languages,
MENG 6201 Machine Tool Technology shells, and tools. Procedural paradigms/ non-procedural paradigms.
MENG 6202 Applied Materials Technology Knowledge engineering process (knowledge, acquisition, knowledge
MENG 6203 Robotic Technology & Applications representation, inference methods, etc.). Prototyping, hardware
MENG 6300 Applied Ergonomics and software support. Reasoning under uncertainty. Approximate
MENG 6301 Computer Applications in Manufacturing reasoning/fuzzy sets/logic. Neural networks.
MENG 6302 Design of Plant & Services
MENG 6303 Computer Control Systems Semester:
MENG 6400 Production Planning & Control Course Code: IENG 6002
MENG 6401 Advanced Production Management Course Title: Distributed Information Systems &
MENG 6402 Human Resource Management I Databases
MENG 6403 Human Management II No. of Credits: 3
MENG 6404 Maintenance Engineering & Management Prerequisites: IENG 3013
MENG 6405 Total Quality Management Syllabus: Information systems in business/industry. Systems
MENG 6500 Industrial Marketing planning, requirements analysis. Systems analysis and design methods
MENG 6501 Statistical Methods in Engineering including structured methodologies. Data communications and
MENG 6502 Financial Management distributed processing. Distributed database system, Management
MENG 6503 Applied Operations Research support systems.
MENG 6504 Technology & Product Development
MENG 6505 Health, Safety & The Environment Semester:
MENG 6506 Project Management for Mechanical Engineers Course Code: IENG 6003
MENG 6508 Research Methods Course Title: Computer Integrated Manufacturing
MENG 6600 Final Project System
No. of Credits: 3
The above courses build upon the foundations laid at the Prerequisites:
undergraduate level and are thus vertically integrated with the Syllabus: Overview of CIM. CIM user-computer interface. Interactive
undergraduate programme. display techniques for CIM. Modelling in manufacturing design.
Concurrent engineering techniques in design. Distributed processing
d. Research Seminar - IENG 6015 and networks. Automated assembly. Quality control in CIM. Planning
This is compulsory and must be completed within three (3) (MPhil) for CIM. Implementation and management of CIM systems.
or four (4) (PhD) Semesters of first registration.
Semester:
Course Code: IENG 6004
Syllabuses Course Title: Occupational Biomechanics
No. of Credits: 3
Semester: Prerequisites:
Course Code: IENG 6000 Syllabus: Introduction to anatomy and neurophysiology. Work
Course Title: Total Quality Management physiology. Anthropometry in Occupational Biomechanics. Basic
No. of Credits: 3 statics and dynamics and its application to the human body.
Prerequisites: Modelling in Biomechanics. Mechanical work-capacity evaluation.
Syllabus: Principles of Quality Systems, Quality Assurance, and Measurement systems and bio-instrumentation. Electromyography.
Total Quality Management. Company-wide planning for quality. Applications to Industry.
Quality improvement tools. Basic philosophies of Deming, Juran,
Crosby, Taguchi, Imai, etc., training for quality. Cost of quality Semester:
systems. Quality Standards and ISO 9000 - Implementation, Course Code: IENG 6005
Certification, Auditing. Design of experiment; Taguchi approaches Course Title: Industrial Ergonomics
to robust design. No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Introduction to the attributes of the human as a
functioning system. The human sensory processes as human
information input channels. Anthropometry and physical workspace
and arrangement. Displays, controls and workplace design. Manual
material handling and human strength. The working environment -
atmospheric conditions; light, color, illumination; noise and vibration.
Circadian rhythms, chronobiology and shift work in the workplace.
Human-computer interaction.
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Semester: Semester:
Course Code: IENG 6006 Course Code: IENG 6012
Course Title: Occupational Safety & Health Course Title: Operations Research in Services
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: IENG 3007
Syllabus: Introduction to occupational safety and health. Syllabus: Application of operations research methodology to
Occupational health. Occupational safety. Ergonomics applied strategy, facilities, logistics, and scheduling decisions in service
to occupational safety and health. Insurance. Management of organisations.
occupational safety and health. Information sources and databases.
Training programmes in occupational safety and health. Economics. Semester:
Analytical tools. Legal aspects of occupational safety and health. Course Code: IENG 6013
Course Title: Directed Readings
Course Code: IENG 6007 Prerequisites:
Course Title: Industrial Automation Syllabus: A critical review of the current literature in a special
No. of Credits: 3 topic of importance to Industrial Engineering.
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Introduction to control systems. Discrete models for Semester:
machines and processes. Analog and discrete controllers. The Course Code: MATH 3530)
B-transform. Transfer functions and block diagrams. Solution Course Title: Mathematics III
of difference equations. Stability analysis. Discrete function No. of Credits: 3
generation. Response of computer control systems. Final value Prerequisites: MATH 2240
theorem. Discrete controller design. Sampling. Feedforward and Syllabus: Linear algebra. Systems of equation, vector spaces,
cascaded control systems. Binary logic. Architecture of computer determinants, eigen values, similarity, positive definite matrices,
systems. Assembly programming. Interfacing techniques. Boolean singular value decomposition. Optimisation and mathematical
algebra. Ladder diagrams. Sequential logic design. programming. Calculus of variations.
Semester: Semester:
Course Code: IENG 6009 Course Code: MENG 6200
Course Title: Robotic Technology & Applications Course Title: Production Technology
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: MENG 2008
Syllabus: Basic structure of robotics; classification and structure Syllabus: This course follows on from the fundamental principles
of robotic systems. Drives and control systems. Co-ordinate of the manufacturing process and design in the undergraduate
transformation and kinematic analysis. Trajectory planning programme and emphasises the broader aspects of the production
and control. Programming. Intelligent robotic systems. Robotic systems as opposed to the processes themselves. Topics will include
applications and installations. welding design considerations and specifications, foundry systems,
metal-forming equipment, polymer technology, machining system,
Semester: automation and Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
Course Code: IENG 6010
Course Title: Operations Research in Semester:
Manufacturing I Course Code: MENG 6201
No. of Credits: 3 Course Title: Machine Tool Technology
Prerequisites: IENG 3013 No. of Credits: 3
Syllabus: Application of Operations Research methodology Prerequisites:
to Strategy, Planning, Scheduling, Sequencing, and distribution Syllabus: Functional study of different types of machine tool
decisions in manufacturing organisations. elements such as spindles drives, bedways, bearings, tool holders,
and work holding devices; effect of vibrations and methods of
Semester: controlling vibrations; lubrication and cooling; acceptance test
Course Code: IENG 6011 for machine tools; machine tools for newer machining techniques;
Course Title: Operations Research in large machine tool systems, numerical control of machine tools.
Manufacturing II
No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites: IENG 3007
Syllabus: Application of operations research methodology to
distribution, Independent inventory, layout and handling, and
Maintenance decisions in manufacturing organisations.
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Semester: Semester:
Course Code: MENG 6202 Course Code: MENG 6302
Course Title: Applied Materials Technology Course Title: Design of Plant & Services
Syllabus: This course follows on from the fundamental principles Syllabus: Product, process and schedule design, line balancing;
in the undergraduate programme and goes further into the more Activity relationships and space requirements; Personnel
applied aspects of materials performance. The emphasis would be requirements; Material handling including robotic and automatic-
on preventive and investigative methods and would include such guided vehicles; Plant layout; Computer-aided plant layout;
topics as inspection techniques, failure mechanisms and analysis. Receiving and shipping; Storage and warehousing; Office
planning; Facility services - electricity, water, air-conditioning
Semester: communications.
Course Title: Robotic Technology & Applications Semester:
No. of Credits: 3 Course Code: MENG 6303
Prerequisites: Course Title: Computer Control Systems
Syllabus: Basic structure of robots; Classification and structure No. of Credits: 3
of robotic systems; Drives and control systems; Co-ordinate Prerequisites:
transformation and kinematic analysis; Trajectory planning Syllabus: Concepts of computer control; Process modelling,
and control; Programming; Intelligent robotic systems; Robotic solution of difference equations; Stability analysis; System inputs
applications and installation. Programmable Logic Controls. and generating functions; System response; Discrete controller
design, stability and realisability; sample period selection, feed
Semester: forward control and cascade control; control computers; computer
Course Code: MENG 6300 interfacing and sensors for computer control.
Course Title: Applied Ergonomics
No. of Credits: 3 Semester:
Prerequisites: Course Code: MENG 6400
Syllabus: Effect of heat on workers, acclimatisation; noise Course Title: Production Planning & Control
in industry, hearing loss, noise control; Colours in working No. of Credits: 3
environments; Light sources, illumination standards, brightness and Prerequisites:
contrast, visual fatigue; Levers, dials and controls; Human vibration Syllabus: Computer-controlled production and inventory
control; Man-machine systems; Work design, hand-tool design, systems; Computer-aided process planning techniques; Database
work-station design; Wider application of ergonomics. configuration and techniques for forecasting and implementation
of aggregate plans; Groups Technology for planning and control;
SEMESTER: Manufacturing Automation Protocol at the Shop Floor; Computer-
COURSE CODE: MENG 6301 controlled scheduling and sequencing techniques; Computerised
COURSE TITLE: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN costing systems.
MANUFACTURING
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 Semester:
PREREQUISITES: Course Code: MENG 6401
Syllabus: This course provides an overview of how computers Course Title: Advanced Production Management
are used to improve competitiveness in manufacturing enterprises. No. of Credits: 3
It takes a holistic viewpoint, tying together more detailed Prerequisites: IENG 3006 for the Project
considerations of elements of the manufacturing business that are Management Course only
presented in other courses. Understanding how computers and Syllabus: Designing, managing and improving operations
especially modelling and simulation have transformed product in competitive environments; Supply chain management/
and process development is a key theme. Another is how computer logistics in operations; Management of the global business/
applications are used in management of production operations operations environment; Managing technology and innovation
and support functions. for competitive advantage.
Semester: Semester:
Course Title: Computer Applications Course Title: Human Resource Management I
in Manufacturing No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Syllabus: Formal and informal organisation; The bureaucratic
Syllabus: Introduction to artificial intelligence, artificial neural model; The organisational environment; Modern organisation
networks, expert systems, fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy systems and their theory; The individual in the organisation; SKAO; Theories
applications in the manufacturing and process industries.* of motivation and leadership industrial relations; IRA, RSBA;
Communication in organisations; Performance appraisal systems.
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Semester: Semester:
Course Title: Human Resource Management II Course Title: Financial Management
Syllabus: External staffing; Internal staffing; Base wage and Syllabus: Analysis of financial statements; Financial forecasting
salary systems; Training and development; Job evaluation and planning; Risk, return and valuation; Capital budgeting;
systems; HRM planning; OD and change; Occupational health and Financial structure and leverage; Cost of capital; Financing mix
safety; Future issues. decisions; Current asset management: Cash, marketable securities,
accounts receivables, inventory and short-term financing; Long-
Semester: term financing; Common stock, debt, preferred stock, term loans,
Course Code: MENG 6404 and leasing; Dividend policy.
Course Title: Maintenance Engineering
& Management Semester:
Prerequisites: Course Title: Applied Operations Research
Syllabus: Objectives and policies of maintenance; Reliability, No. of Credits: 3
availability, and maintainability; Failure statistics and analysis. Prerequisites:
Terotechnology and life cycle costing; Preventive maintenance: Syllabus: Modelling and optimisation of large scale systems;
Condition-based and scheduled maintenance; Corrective Linear and non-linear models, stochastic models, multi-criteria
maintenance and overhauls; Plant turnarounds; Work-planning models; Use of computer software packages; Decision support
and control; Performance and productivity analysis; Quantitative systems.
technique; Computer in maintenance.
Semester:
Semester: Course Code: MENG 6504
Course Code: MENG 6405 Course Title: Technology & Product Development
Course Title: Total Quality Management No. of Credits: 3
No. of Credits: 3 Prerequisites: MENG 3013
Prerequisites: Syllabus: Relationship between technology transfers,
Syllabus: Philosophy and principles of total quality technological change and economic development. Technology
management; Customer satisfaction; Quality systems; Quality diffusion and innovation industry; Technology selection and
tools; Continuous improvement; Employee involvement and capacity planning; Design axioms and corollaries; Features in
empowerment; Supplier partnerships; Benchmarking; Quality design and manufacturing; Management of product development;
function deployment; Statistical process control; Taguchis quality Strategic approval; Integration of expert systems; Databases and
engineering; Experimental design. CAD; Neural networks in design of products.
Semester: Semester:
Course Title: Industrial Marketing Course Title: Health, Safety & The Environment
Syllabus: Nature and scope of marketing; Characteristics of Syllabus: Hazards associated with manual work, machinery,
industrial marketing; Organisational buyer behaviour; Industrial mechanical systems, construction and other common industrial
marketing research; Industrial marketing planning; Product scenarios; Safety technology and engineering controls; Electricity
planning, industrial innovation and new product strategies; and fire; Principles of industrial hygiene; Occupational health
Choice of channels and physical distribution; Price determination; hazards; Personal Protective Equipment; Ergonomics; Welfare
issues - the working environment; Risk assessment and hazard
Industrial advertising and sales promotion; Personal selling;
analysis; Job safety analysis; Safe systems of work, including permit
Marketing audit, cost analysis and controls. to work systems; Inspection techniques; Accidents: causation,
investigation, reporting and costs; Communication; Motivation
Semester: and training; Psychological factors in safe behaviour; Safety and
Course Code: MENG 6501 health legislation (in Trinidad and Tobago, and key legislation in
Course Title: Statistical Methods in Engineering the UK and USA).
No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: Probability distributions; Estimation and hypothesis
testing; Correlation and regression analysis of variance;
Experimental design; Multivariate statistics.
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Semester:
MSc Programmes in
Course Title: Project Management
No. of Credits: 3
Production Engineering &
Prerequisites: Management,
Syllabus: Project identification in context of investment
programme at national and sectorial level; Pre-investment studies; Production Management,
Detailed project preparation, development and evaluational
project organisation; Project analysis and evaluation (technical, AND Engineering Management
economics, financial, social and environmental). Project MSc in Production Engineering & Management
implementation (procurement/contracts programming and MSc in Production Management
control); ex-post evaluation. MSc in Engineering Management
Semester: All taught MSc programmes in the Department of Mechanical and

Course Code: MENG 6508 Manufacturing Engineering are accredited to CEng (Chartered
Course Title: Research Methods Engineer) level by the Institution of the Mechanical Engineers (UK).
No. of Credits: 3 Therefore these programmes satisfy fully the engineering education
Prerequisites: requirements for Chartered Engineer at (CEng) level 2.
Syllabus: Introduction to research methods. Research process
from conceptualisation to analysis and conclusions. The use The Aims and Objectives
of constructs. Operationalisation of constructs. Measurement. a) To provide advanced education and training for graduates in
instruments - design, testing and administration. Data collection. Engineering, Science and related areas to meet current and
Data coding and encoding. Date entry and verification. Hypothesis future needs of manufacturing and allied industries.
testing. Data analysis. Model building. Drawing conclusions
from data analysis. Report writing and presentation of results. Three areas of specialisation are identified to enable students
References and searches. to pursue a course of study closely related to the needs of their
organisations and their personal career advancement:
i. MSc in Production Engineering & Management

To provide graduates in Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering with an in-depth understanding of the
technical, economic and managerial factors and their
integration in the specification, design and operation
of manufacturing systems.
Output: A competent Production Engineer capable of

combining technical and managerial functions.
ii. MSc in Production Management

To provide graduates in Engineering and Science with a
thorough understanding of the analysis, planning and
control of production systems.
Output: A competent Production Manager capable of

profitable operations of manufacturing enterprises.
iii. MSc in Engineering Management

To enable graduates in Engineering to strengthen and
enhance their managerial capabilities.
Output: A competent Engineering Manager capable

of effective management of engineering functions
and services.
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Regulations Structure of Programme

1. The General Regulations of the University and Faculty of Duration of Study
Engineering Regulations for MSc Degrees shall apply. Part-time students: Normally expected to complete the examination
requirements within four (4) semesters and complete the Project in
2. Candidates are required to pass both coursework and written accordance with the relevant University Regulations.
examinations in each course offered.
Full-time students: Normally expected to complete the examination
3. In respect of each candidate who fails the examination in requirements within two (2) semesters and complete the Project in
any course, the Examiners shall recommend to the Board accordance with the relevant University Regulations.
for Graduate Studies whether a second attempt at the
examination should be permitted. The Programme consists of a set of courses grouped under four
(4) major Subject Groups and a Final Project. Each course is taught
4. A full-time candidate who fails not more than two (2) courses over one (1) semester and carries three (3) credits and the Final
in a semester may be allowed a second attempt at the Project carries nine (9) credits. MENG 6508 Research Methods is a
examinations in those courses. compulsory course for all MSc programmes in the Department.
5. A part-time candidate who fails not more than one (1) course Course Listing
in a semester may be allowed a second attempt at the A. Production Technology and Materials
examination in that course. Course Course
Code Title
6. Candidates will not normally be permitted to repeat the MENG 6200) Production Technology MENG 2008*
examination of any one (1) course on more than one MENG 6201 Machine Tool Technology
subsequent occasion. MENG 6202 Applied Materials Technology MENG 3015
MENG 6203 Robotic Technology & Applications
Entry Requirements
The requirements for admission to the Programme are as B. Production Systems Design
follows: Course Course
i. MSc in Production Engineering & Management: Code Title
A BSc Degree in Mechanical, Industrial or Production MENG 6300 Applied Ergonomics
Engineering or an equivalent. MENG 6301 Computer Applications in Manufacturing
MENG 6302 Design of Plant & Services
MSc in Production Management: MENG 6303 Computer Control Systems
BSc Degree in Engineering or Science or an equivalent.
Candidates with other qualifications will be considered C. Production Management & Control
if they have at least ten (10) years industrial experience Course Course
in the area of Production Management. Qualifying Code Title
examinations may also be prescribed for such MENG 6400 Production Planning & Control
candidates. MENG 6401 Advanced Production Management MENG 3006
MENG 6402 Human Resource Management I
MSc in Engineering Management: MENG 6403 Human Resource Management II
BSc in Engineering or an equivalent. Candidates with MENG 6404 Maintenance Engineering & Management
other qualifications will be considered if they have at MENG 6405 Total Quality Management
least ten (10) years industrial experience in the area of
Engineering Management. Qualifying examinations D. Engineering Management & Optimisation
may also be prescribed for such candidates. Course Course
Code Title
ii. Normally, at least one (1) year of industrial experience MENG 6500 Industrial Marketing
is desirable. MENG 6501 Statistical Methods in Engineering
MENG 6502 Financial Management
MENG 6503 Applied Operations Research
MENG 6504 Technology & Product Development
(MENG 3013)
MENG 6505 Health, Safety & The Environment
MENG 6506 Project Management
MENG 6600 Final Project
MENG 6508 Research Methods
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In addition, undergraduate options, not more than the equivalent

of nine (9) credits, may be taken from the following list in each of
MSc in Engineering
the subject groups:-
Group A
Asset Management
Course Course The Aims and Objectives
Code Title To provide advanced education and training for graduates in
MENG 2008 Manufacturing Technology Engineering to meet current and future needs of Engineering
MENG 3014 Computer-aided Design & Manufacture Asset Management (EAM) which enables effective maintenance
MENG 3015 Materials Technology of physical plant in a wide range of engineering and production
organsations including, energy, utilities, manufacturing (all
Group B sectors), production and processing plans.
Course Course
Code Title This area of specialisation has been identified in close consultation
IENG 2000 Work Study & Ergonomics with local industry that aims to enable students to pursue a
IENG 3004 Control Systems Technology course of study closely related to the needs of their organisations
IENG 3006 Automation and their personal career advancement In the domain of EAM
to provide graduates with an in-depth understanding of the
Group C technical, economic and managerial factors and their integration
Course Course in the specification, design and operation of EAM systems.
Code Title
MENG 3006 Production Management Output: A competent EAM Engineer capable of combining
technical and managerial functions.
Group D
Course Course The graduates would be provided with in depth theoretical and
Code Title practical knowledge and skills required to:
IENG 2002 Operations Research I Develop, deploy and control strategic plans and
IENG 3007 Operations Research II programmes to support organizational strategies
IENG 3008 Simulation Formulate and implement maintenance programmes for
physical assets based on their criticality to operations
Other information Design organizational structures and procedures for
Requirements for Award of MSc managing physical assets
Candidates are required to obtain a total of 36 credits, as given Implement and control work processes and procedures
below, in coursework and complete an industry-oriented project, to optimize use of resources
MENG 6600, equivalent to nine (9) credits. Develop measurement and reporting systems for the
assessment of performance of assets and operations
i. MSc in Production Engineering & Management: Formulate and execute long and medium term plans for
18 credits from Subject Groups A and B and 18 credits from continuous improvement in asset performance
Subject Groups C and D. Measure and improve asset reliability and maintainability
ii. MSc in Production Management: to meet changes in the operating environment
24 credits from Subject Groups B and C and 12 credits from Select and use computerized maintenance management
Subject Group D. information systems to support fact based decisions.
iii. MSc in Engineering Management: Integrate safety and environmental factors in the
12 credits from Subject Groups A and B, and 24 credits from implementation of work methods and procedures
Subject Groups C and D. Implement project management technology for the
timely execution of work assignments
There are mandatory courses for each of the programmes that must Implement systems and procedures for the assessment
be taken by students. These are essential for students to matriculate and development of human resources to support
for the award of an MSc in each of the programmes listed above. changing needs
Selection of courses is subject to the approval of the Department. Prepare and implement annual budgetary control
programs
Who Should Enrol?
The Programmes would be most useful to Engineers and Managers
holding responsibilities for Planning, Design and Development,
Production/Operations, Plant Maintenance, and Projects in
Manufacturing and Service Industries.
Graduates in Engineering or Science wishing to pursue careers in

Production/Operations Management may also apply.
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Regulations Course Listing

1. The General Regulations of the University and Faculty of The structure and the courses for each type will consist of the
Engineering Regulations for MSc Degrees shall apply. following courses:
2. Candidates are required to pass both coursework and
written examinations in each course offered.
A. Full-Time Programme Structure:
CORE COURSES
3. In respect of each candidate who fails the examination
Semester 1
in any course, the Examiners shall recommend to the
Course Code Course Title
Board for Graduate Studies whether a second attempt
MENG 6700 Strategic Asset Management
at the examination should be permitted.
MENG 6701 Asset Maintenance Technologies
4. A full-time candidate who fails not more than two (2)
MENG 6705 Maintainability Engineering & Management
courses in a semester may be allowed a second attempt
at the examinations in those courses.
Semester 2
5. A part-time candidate who fails not more than one (1)
course in a semester may be allowed a second attempt
MENG 6702 Work Planning and Scheduling
at the examination in that course.
MENG 6703 Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics
6. Candidates will not normally be permitted to repeat the
MENG 6704 Maintenance Analysis and Optimisation
examination of any one (1) course on more than one
MENG 6706 Asset Reliability Management
subsequent occasion.
MENG 6508 Research Methods
Entry Requirements
OPTIONAL COURSES
The requirements for admission to the Programme are as follows:
Semester 1
-
a. BSc in Engineering a related degree. Candidates with other
MENG 6505 Health, Safety and the Environment
qualifications will be considered if they have at least ten MENG 6708 Reliability Centered Maintenance
(10) years industrial experience in the area of Engineering MENG 6506 Project Management
Asset Management. Qualifying examinations may also be
prescribed for such candidates. Semester 2
b. Normally, at least one (1) year of industrial experience is Course Code Course Title
desirable. This may be waived in cases of high class of first MENG 6707 Asset Performance Management
degree from a recognised institution (i.e. first or upper MENG 6405 Total Quality Management
second class honours).
Structure of Programme MENG 6600 Final Project
Offered part-time and full-time (On successful completion of 12 courses)
Duration of Study B. PART-Time Programme Structure:

Part-time students: Normally expected to complete the CORE COURSES
examination requirements within four (4) semesters and Year 1
complete the Project in accordance with the relevant University Semester 1
Regulations. Course Code Course Title
MENG 6700 Strategic Asset Management
Full-time students: Normally expected to complete the examination MENG 6701 Asset Maintenance Technologies
requirements within two (2) semesters and complete the Project MENG 6402 Human Resource Management I
in accordance with the relevant University Regulations.
Semester 2
The Programme consists of twelve (12) courses and a Final Project. Course Code Course Title
Each course is taught over one (1) semester and carries three (3) MENG 6702 Work Planning and Scheduling
credits and the Final Project carries nine (9) credits. MENG 6508 MENG 6703 Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics
Research Methods is a compulsory course for all MSc programmes MENG 6706 Asset Reliability Management
in the department.
Year 2
Semester 1
MENG 6705 Maintainability Engineering
and Management
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Semester 2 Regulations and Entry Requirements

Course Code Course Title A) The General Regulations of the University, the Faculty
MENG 6704 Maintenance Analysis and Optimisation of Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and
MENG 6508 Research Methods Manufacturing Engineering for MSc Degrees shall apply.
OPTIONAL COURSES B) The requirements for admission to the programme are as

Year 2 follows:
Semester 1 1) UWI graduates with:
Course Code Course Title i) BSc (Eng) in Mechanical Engineering
MENG 6505 Health, Safety and the Environment ii) BSc (Eng) in Industrial Engineering, and
MENG 6506 Project Management iii) BSc (Eng) Mechanical Engineering with a
MENG 6708 Reliability Centered Maintenance Minor in Biosystems
2) Graduates with a BSc Degree in Mechanical, Industrial,
Year 2 Manufacturing or Production Engineering or equivalent
Semester 2 from recognised universities or institutes of higher
Course Code Course Title education.
MENG 6707 Asset Performance Management 3) Only in exceptional circumstances will candidates with
MENG 6405 Total Quality Management Pass Degrees be considered.

Course Code Course Title Structure of Programme
MENG 6600 Final Project Offered part-time and full-time
(On successful completion of 12 courses)
Duration of Study
Other information Part-time students: Minimum of two (2) years
Requirements for Award of MSc Full-time students: One-year (3 semesters)
Candidates are required to obtain a total of 36 credits, as given
In the part-time and full-time cprogramme structure and courses No. of Credits Required: 45 No. of Credits
above, in coursework and complete an industry-oriented project, Seven (7) Compulsory Courses 21
MENG 6600, equivalent to nine (9) credits. Five (5) Optional Courses 15
Final Project 9
Who Should Enrol?
The Programmes would be most useful to Engineers and Managers Other information
holding responsibilities for Asset Management, Plant and Project The programme consists of a set of seven (7) compulsory courses
maintenance, Reliability and Operational Efficiency and Projects in and five (5) optional courses and a final project. All courses are of
Engineering, Manufacturing and Service Industries. three (3) credits unless otherwise specified.
Graduates in Engineering or Science wishing to pursue careers in The programme stresses university-industry linkages. Student
Engineering Asset Management may also apply. projects will normally be provided and sponsored by companies in
which a joint advisory committee of Faculty members and corporate
personnel will provide guidance.
MSc in Manufacturing
Course Listing
Engineering (MfgE) Compulsory Courses:
Course Course
The Aims and Objectives Code Title
i) To provide students with greater depth of technical MENG 6207 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
knowledge in manufacturing and greater breadth and MENG 6208 Product Tool & Manufacturing Analysis
options in related areas; MENG 6505 Health, Safety & The Environment
ii) To develop an understanding of manufacturing systems, MENG 6507 Entrepreneurship & Innovation
modelling and simulation. MENG 6508 Research Methods
iii) To provide a deeper understanding of the knowledge MENG 6603 Group Project
required for designing products, tools and manufacturing ENGR 6701 Management & Leadership
systems in a concurrent engineering perspective; MENG 6600 Final Project
iv) To synthesise and apply the knowledge and techniques in
the taught courses in project work; and One (1) course to be chosen from the following:
v) To develop an understanding of the multi-disciplinary Course Course
nature of manufacturing through group design projects Code Title
that provide experience in team-based business and design MENG 6402 Human Resource Management I
projects. MENG 6506 Project Management
Two (2) courses to be chosen from the following:
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Course Course Semester:

Code Title Course Code: MENG 6203
MENG 6204 Advanced Machining Methods & Analysis Course Title: Robotic Technology & Applications
MENG 6205 Advanced Forming Methods & Analysis No. of Credits: 3
MENG 6206 Plastics Processing Prerequisites:
MENG 6504 Technology & Product Development Syllabus: Basic structure of robots; Classification and structure
MENG 6304 Advanced Manufacturing Systems of robotic systems; Drives and control systems; Co-ordinate
transformation and kinematics analysis; Trajectory planning
One (1) course to be chosen from the following: and control; Programming; Intelligent robotic systems; Robotic
Course Course applications and installation; Programmable Logic Controls.
Code Title
MENG 6200 Production Technology Semester:
MENG 6202 Applied Materials Technology Course Code: MENG 6204
MENG 6203 Robotic Technology & Applications Course Title: ADVANCED MACHINING METHODS
MENG 6401 Advanced Production Management & ANALYSIS;
MENG 6405 Total Quality Management No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
One course from the following: Syllabus: Overview of methods and systems for material
Production Engineering and Management Programme courses removal; Machining methods employing tools of defined
OR Production Management Programme Courses geometry; Mechanics of orthogonal and oblique cutting; Nature
OR Engineering Management Programme Courses of contact between chip and tool; Thermal aspects; Tool wear
and Tool life; Machinability; Cutting fluids; Analysis of turning,
Syllabuses drilling and milling processes; Abrasive machining processes;
Developments in non-traditional machining methods; Economics
Semester: of machining.
Course Code: ENGR 6701
Course Title: Management & Leadership Semester:
Prerequisites: Course Title: ADVANCED FORMINg METHODS
Syllabus: Leadership and Team-Building; Decision Making, & ANALYSIS
Communication and Presentation; Motivation and People No. of Credits: 3
Management; Time and Project Management; Business Processes; Prerequisites:
New Venture Development; Supply Chain Management; other Syllabus: Stress and strain analysis; Yield conditions; Stress-
related areas. strain relations in elastic and plastic deformations; Workhardening;
Formulation of elastic and plastic problems; Methods of
Semester: solution: Slab method; Slip-line fields and extremum principles;
Course Code: MENG 6200 Applications of theory of plasticity to metal-working operations
Course Title: Production Technology viz: wire drawing, extrusion, rolling, forging, deep drawing,
No. of Credits: 3 spinning, etc; Friction in metal-forming; Recent developments in
Prerequisites: MENG 2008 technology and theory of metal-forming.
Syllabus: This course follows on from the fundamental
principles of the manufacturing process and design in the Semester:
undergraduate programme and emphasises the broader Course Code: MENG 6206
aspects of the production systems as opposed to the processes Course Title: PLASTICS PROCESSING
themselves. Topics will include welding design considerations No. of Credits: 3
and specifications, foundry systems, metal-forming equipment, Prerequisites:
polymer technology, machining system, automation and Syllabus: Properties and applications of common and
Computer Integrated Manufacturing. engineering plastics; Manufacturing methods for products of
thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers; Design for production
Semester: and development of tooling for Extrusion, Injection moulding;
Course Code: MENG 6202 Thermoforming; Calendering; Rotational moulding; Compression
Course Title: Applied Materials Technology moulding; Transfer moulding; Blow moulding; Film blowing;
No. of Credits: 3 Analysis of polymer melt-flow; Processing of reinforced plastics.
Prerequisites: MENG 3015
Syllabus: This course follows from the fundamental principles
of materials technology and goes further into the more applied
aspects of materials performance. The emphasis would be on
preventive and investigative methods and would include such
topics as inspection and analytical techniques, failure mechanisms
and analysis.
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Semester: Semester:
Course Title: COMPUTER INTERGRATED Course Title: Advanced Production Management
MANUFACTURING No. of Credits: 3
No. of Credits: 3 Prerequisites: MENG 3006
Prerequisites: Syllabus: Designing, managing and improving operations in
Syllabus: Introduction to CIM; Role of the computer in competitive environments by focusing on key elements: Quality,
manufacturing; Hardware and software components of productivity and technology; Supply chain management/logistics
computer automation; Advanced computer architectures used in operations; Management of the global business/operations
in manufacturing; Computer Aided Design (CAD); Computer environment; Integrated flow of funds, data and materials;
Aided Manufacturing (CAM); Linking CAD with CAM; Control of Industrial ecology process and product audits, EIA and ISO 14000;
manufacturing equipment; Computer controlled parts handling Management and the legal environment.
and assembly; Simulation of manufacturing processes; Quality in
CIM perspective; Programmable factory. Semester:
Semester: Course Title: Human Resource Management I
Course Code: MENG 6208 No. of Credits: 3
Course Title: PRODUCT TOOL & MANUFACTURING Prerequisites:
ENGINEERING Syllabus: Formal and informal organisations; The bureaucratic
No. of Credits: 3 model; The organisational environment; Modern organisation
Prerequisites: theory; The individual in the organisation; SKAO; Theories
Syllabus: Product domain/process domain; Product design/ of motivation and leadership; Industrial relations; IRA, RSBA;
product quality; Process flow chart; Sheet metal forming design Communication in organisations; Performance appraisal systems.
considerations; Metal cast parts design; Plastic component design;
Wood products design; Design for assembly; Finishes; Detailed Semester:
tool, dye and mould design; Equipment selection; Manufacturing Course Code: MENG 6405
support systems. Course Title: Total Quality Management
No. of Credits: 3
Semester: Prerequisites:
Course Code: MENG 6304 Syllabus: Philosophies and principles of total quality
Course Title: Advanced Manufacturing Systems management; Customer satisfaction; Quality systems; Quality
No. of Credits: 3 tools; Continuous improvement; Employee involvement and
Prerequisites: empowerment; Supplier partnerships; Benchmarking; Quality
Syllabus: Flexible manufacturing concepts: Planning and function deployment; Statistical process control; Taguchi's quality
Control of FMS; Cellular manufacturing; Case studies in flexible engineering; Experimental design.
manufacturing; Global strategy issues: Structuring international
capacity; strategic management of advanced integrated Semester:
manufacturing technologies; Methods and tools for agile Course Code: MENG 6504
manufacturing; Manufacturing strategy for globally competitive Course Title: Technology & Product Development
market evaluation, selection and adoption of AMS: Decision No. of Credits: 3
support system for evaluating and selecting projects incorporating Prerequisites: MENG 3013
strategic business objectives; Planning and justification of Syllabus: Relationship between technology transfers,
advanced manufacturing technologies; Implementation issues; technological change and economic development. Technology
Practices for implementing concurrent engineering; Simulation diffusion and innovation industry; Technology selection and
for cellular layouts; Internet for manufacturing managers and capacity planning; Design axioms and corollaries; Features in
researchers. design and manufacturing; Management of product development;
Strategic approval; Integration of expert systems; Databases and
SEMESTER: CAD; Neural networks in design of products.
COURSE CODE: MENG 6305
COURSE TITLE: FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
IN MANUFACTURING
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
Syllabus: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
Material properties. Truss and beam elements. Two-dimensional
brick elements. Combining elements. Static linear analysis,
modal analysis and buckling. Verification of accuracy of results.
Introduction to non-linear analysis. Application to manufacturing
problems.
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Semester: COURSE CODE: MENG 6603

Course Code: MENG 6505 COURSE TITLE: GROUP PROJECT
Course Title: Health, Safety & The Environment NO. OF CREDITS: 3
No. of Credits: 3 PREREQUISTES:
Prerequisites: Syllabus: Investigation of an industrial problem with the
Syllabus: Hazards associated with manual work, machinery, guidance of academic and industry-based supervisors. This could
mechanical systems, construction and other common industrial be a feasibility study, or the design of a product, together with
scenarios; Safety technology and engineering controls; Electricity the design or selection of relevant equipment and tooling, the
and fire; Principles of industrial hygiene; Occupational health appropriate manufacturing process(es), plant layout, materials
hazards; Personal Protective Equipment; Ergonomics; Welfare handling, inspection procedures, and production, inventory and
issues - the working environment; Risk assessment and hazard material requirements planning or system design/review for
analysis; Job safety analysis; Safe systems of work, including permit productivity and quality improvement or other similar assignment
to work systems; Inspection techniques; Accidents: causation, approved by the course leader/coordinator of the programme.
investigation, reporting and costs; Communication; Motivation
and training; Psychological factors in safe behaviour; Safety and
health legislation (in Trinidad and Tobago, and key legislation in CORE COURSES
the UK and USA). YEAR: 1
SEMESTER: 1
Semester: COURSE CODE: MENG 6700
Course Code: MENG 6506 COURSE TITLE: STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT
Course Title: Project Management NO. OF CREDITS: 3
No. of Credits: 3 PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisites: SYLLABUS: Historical development of maintenance practices.
Syllabus: Project identification in the context of investment Strategic characteristics of physical assets. Business Plans.
programmes at national and sectoral levels; Pre-investment Operations Strategy and Plans. Maintenance Objectives and Goals.
studies; Project management, development and evaluation; Maintenance Strategies and Tactics. Maintenance Organisation
Project organisation; Project analysis and evaluation (market, and Staffing. Outsourcing Maintenance. Quality and Maintenance.
technical, economic, financial, social and environmental); Project Asset Strategy and Acquisitions. Life Cycle Costing. Measurement
implementation (procurement/contracts programming and of Performance. Data Collection and Reporting Systems
control); Export evaluation.
YEAR: 1
Semester: SEMESTER: 1
Course Code: MENG 6507 COURSE CODE: MENG 6701
Course Title: Entrepreneurship & Innovation COURSE TITLE: ASSET MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGIES
No. of Credits: 3 NO. OF CREDITS: 3
Prerequisites: PREREQUISITES:
Syllabus: Entrepreneurship (Theory and Practice); SYLLABUS: Preventive and Corrective Maintenance. Condition
Entrepreneurship in small businesses; Entrepreneurial ventures; based Maintenance. Predictive Maintenance. Cost, benefits
Creative design and innovation; Patterns of creativity and and implementation guidelines. RCM: Concepts and processes;
innovation (Ideas to Product to Market); Design, marketing and the Introduction and implementation issues. TPM: Concepts and
consumers; Diffusion and transfer of technology and innovation; processes. Introduction and implementation issues. CMMS:
Strategic planning (Business Planning and New Ventures). Features and benefits; Systems specification, sourcing and
implementation issues.
Semester:
Course Code: MENG 6508 YEAR: 1
Course Title: Research Methods SEMESTER: 2
No. of Credits: 3 COURSE CODE: MENG 6702
Prerequisites: COURSE TITLE: WORK PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
Syllabus: Introduction to research methods. Research process NO. OF CREDITS: 3
from conceptualization to analysis and conclusions. The use of PREREQUISITES:
constructs. Operationalisation of constructs. Measurement. SYLLABUS: Maintenance Plans and Programs. Job Planning.
Instruments design, testing and administration. Data collection. Work Order Systems. Work Measurement. Maintenance Resource
Data coding and encoding. Data entry and verification. Planning. Quality Assurance. Work Scheduling, Monitoring
Hypothesis testing. Data analysis. Model building. Drawing and Control. Backlog Control. Budget Preparation and Control.
conclusions from data analysis. Report writing and presentation Inventory Control Systems. Inventory usage analysis and control.
of results. References and searches. Shutdowns and Overhauls: Planning; Estimating and Budgeting;
Scheduling, Feedback and Control
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YEAR: 1 OPTIONAL COURSES

SEMESTER: 2 YEAR: 2
COURSE CODE: MENG 6703 SEMESTER: 2
COURSE TITLE: CONDITION MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS COURSE CODE: MENG 6707
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 COURSE TITLE: ASSET PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PREREQUISITES: NO. OF CREDITS: 3
SYLLABUS: Predictive Maintenance: Condition Monitoring PREREQUISITES:
Techniques. Selection, Justification, and Applications. Vibration SYLLABUS: Maintenance Scorecard: Strategy Level Functional
Basics. Vibration Analysis Techniques Lubricating Oil Analysis. Level Implementation. Benchmarking Fundamentals.
Wear Debris Analysis. Thermography Process Parameters. Benchmarking Best Practices. Maintenance Improvement Plans.
Ultrasonics. Visual Inspection Selection and Implementation of Corrective Action and Continuous Improvement
System Optimisation and Control of Programme.
YEAR: 1
YEAR: 1 SEMESTER: 1
SEMESTER: 2 COURSE CODE: MENG 6708
COURSE CODE: MENG 6704 COURSE TITLE: RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE
COURSE TITLE: MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS AND NO. OF CREDITS: 3
OPTIMISATION PREREQUISITES:
NO. OF CREDITS: 3 SYLLABUS: Developments in RCM. RCM Process: Equipment
PREREQUISITES: Functions, Standards, and Failures. Maintenance Tasks. Maintenance
SYLLABUS: Component Replacement Decisions: Individual Plans and Schedules. Implementation Plans.. Review and Control.
Replacement Policies; Group Replacement Policies Inspection
Decisions to Maximise Profits Inspection Decisions to Maximise
Availability . Equipment Replacement for Minimisation of Cost.
Equipment Replacement for Maximisation of Discounted Benefits
Optimum Number of Machines to Meet Service Demand Optimum
Crew Size to Meet Service Demand
YEAR: 2
SEMESTER: 1
COURSE TITLE: MAINTAINABILITY ENGINEERING AND
MANAGEMENT
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
SYLLABUS: Maintainability Functions and Measures.
Maintainability Tools. Availability. Maintainability Design
Characteristics. Maintainability Design for Human Factors and
Safety. Maintainability Prediction and Demonstration.
YEAR: 2
SEMESTER: 2
COURSE TITLE: ASSET RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
NO. OF CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
SYLLABUS: Reliability of components and systems. Reliability
Modeling and Prediction Failure Mode Effects and Criticality
Analysis. Fault Tree Analysis. Design for Reliability Reliability Data
Collection and Analysis. Reliability Testing and Demonstration.
Root Cause Failure Analysis. Reliability Improvement
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OFFICE OF THE DEAN No. of Credits Required: 45

No. of Credits
Eight (8) core courses to be done
MSc IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT over the first two semesters 24
Project (over the third and fourth semesters) 9
This is a Campus programme involving the Faculty of Engineering, Four (4) electives over the third and fourth semesters 12
Faculty of Social Sciences (Department of Management Studies) Total 45
and the Institute of Business, and it is administered in the Faculty
by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering through Course Listing
a Programme Coordinator. It is academically managed by a Course Course Number
Campus-based team led by the Dean of the Faculty. This MSc is a Code Title of Credits
two-year evening programme. The Degree will be awarded with PRMG 6001 Project Leadership & Organisational Behaviour 3
Pass or Distinction, following the normal University requirements PRMG 6003 Project & Programme Management 3
for taught Master's Programmes. PRMG 6004 Project Accounting & Finance 3
PRMG 6002 Project Management Information Systems 3
The Aims and Objectives PRMG 6006 Strategic Project Planning 3
To train and produce Graduates who will be able to: PRMG 6007 Procurement Management,
Solve real-world management problems associated with the Logistics & Contracting 3
project cycle and to exercise sound management judgment PRMG 6010 Risk Management for Project Managers 3
through practical application of Project Management concepts PRMG 6015 Contract Management & Contract Law for
and skills; Project Managers
Apply management principles to business situations;
Develop and communicate project financial and performance Candidates will be required to deliver seminar presentations for
objectives; three (3) of the eight (8) core courses.
Accurately develop Master Plans for projects and programmes,
including tasks, budget and resource requirements; Electives
Effectively monitor, control and report project costs, the The following is a list of the Elective Courses from which the
scheduled and quality /performance levels needed to meet candidate is required to complete four (4) by the end of the
agreed milestones and required levels of earned value; and fourth semester. Other courses may be selected from graduate
Provide effective leadership and promote a true environment programmes but must be approved by the Programme
that will help motivate team members and resolve conflicts. Coordinator.
Entry Requirements Course Course Number

A first degree from an approved University in Project Management, Code Title of Credits
Information Technology, Planning, Agriculture, Accounting, COEM 6016 Natural Hazards Management 3
Engineering, Management Sciences, Economics, Architecture, IENG 6006 Occupational Safety & Health 3
Quantity Surveying, Land Surveying, Construction Management. MENG 6405 Total Quality Management 3
Applicants must possess sufficient related work experience that MENG 6505 Health, Safety & The Environment 3
would assist the candidate in becoming eligible for registration PRMG 6005 Marketing Management &
in related professional associations and institutions. Candidates Business Communication 3
with a good first degree in other areas will be entertained on a PRMG 6008 Project Estimating & Cost Management 3
case-by-case basis. PRMG 6009 Managing Information
Technology Projects (PRMG 6002) 3
Structure of Programme PRMG 6011 Advanced Project Management Practice 3
Offered Part-time only PRMG 6012 Value Engineering & Management 3
The programme will be an evening programme with lectures PRMG 6013 International Project Management 3
and tutorials being delivered between 4.00 pm and 8.00 pm on GINF 5002 Geographic Information Systems 1 3
weekdays, and will involve an interactive approach to learning PRMG 6014 Project Management Research Project 9
embracing real life problems and experiences. Group discussions PRMG6016 Ethics for the Project Manager 3
and pursuit of topics and assignments will be an essential feature PRMG6017 Project Management for Small & Medium
of the delivery format. Size Organisations 3
PRMG6018 Financial Risk Management & Regulatory
Duration of Study: Compliance (Banks and Financial Institution 3
A minimum of four (4) semesters or a maximum of six (6)
semesters. Designated courses are already delivered within the Campus Units
involved.
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Project Management Semester: 1

Course Code: PRMG 6003
Research Project Course Title: Project & Programme Management
No. of Credits: 3
This project-based course carries nine (9) credits, and provides Prerequisites:
the student with the opportunity to integrate knowledge and Syllabus: This course addresses the culture, principles and
skills learned throughout the programme, and should normally techniques of project and programme management. The following
be taken as the last course in the delivery of the programme. are covered: What is a project? What is project management? The
Conceptual work on the Project will begin at the end of the first project life cycles for different industries, project context: Planning
the project (project selection - tools and techniques), scope
semester, and the project should be completed by the end of the
management defining the project. Project planning, work breakdown
fourth semester. Students develop, design and present a project;
structures, Gantt chart, PERT chart, CPM, preparing the master plan,
plan and justify the project; work to satisfy performance, schedule
project budgeting, responsibility matrix, communication plan,
and budget requirements; adjust for unplanned occurrences; and
project criterion for success, project control [project baseline, status
provide status reports.
reporting, control cycle, monitoring and control tools, resource
grading, change control, esource levelling, variance reporting tools,
As an alternative, the student may opt to pursue an internship
project audit], implementation, Project Finalisation and close-out.
project, within the mainstream of their area of specialisation, that
Project cost, risk and quality management. What is programme
is approved by the Academic Unit involved. management, benefits of programme management, programme
management organisation/programme planning, benefits
Syllabuses for Core Courses management, stakeholder management, programme management
Semester: 1 processes, effective project and programme teams, the project
Course Code: PRMG 6001 support office, audit, applications of project management software,
Course Title: Project Leadership & e-business programme management.
Organisational Behaviour
No. of Credits: 3 Semester: 1
Prerequisites: Course Code: PRMG 6004
Syllabus: This course examines interpersonal and intrapersonal Course Title: Project Accounting & Finance
dynamics as they affect the achievement of corporate goals. Topics No. of Credits: 3
include: leadership, theories of organisational behaviour including Prerequisites:
motivation, group dynamics, organisational communication Syllabus: The objective of this course is to apply principles,
processes, leadership skills for project managers (profile of effective concepts, tools and techniques of accounting and finance to the
project managers), project leadership, developing a project vision, different phases of project conception, imitation and planning,
leadership and team building, team dynamics and cultural diversity, scheduling and control and implementation, termination and post-
Project organisational design and structure, managing stress, evaluation; financial statements and analysis; accounting principles
negotiation, understanding conflict in the project environment, and policies, valuing projects - engineering economic analysis,
managing change in a complex domestic and international financial methods (NPV, IRR, profitability index), multi-criteria
environment, leadership, power, influence and politics in project methods of evaluation, real options analysis, social cost-benefit
management. analysis and development impacts, cost capacity relationships/
life cycle costing, earned value approach, the costing of products
Semester: 2 and services (product-costing, job-costing), projects budgets in
Course Code: PRMG 6002 planning, cost control and performance evaluation.
Course Title: Project Management Information
Systems (PMIS) Semester: 2
No. of Credits: 3 Course Code: PRMG 6006
Prerequisites: Course Title: Strategic Project Planning
Syllabus: This course addresses project management principles No. of Credits: 3
and methods from the standpoint of the project and programme Prerequisites:
manager who must organise, plan, implement and control non- Syllabus: This course examines practical, real world tools and
routine activities to achieve schedule, budget and performance techniques for many projects, in order to help students develop
objectives. Topics include: project life cycles, definition of PMIS, distinctive skills in managing strategic projects across functions:
the planning system and the control systems, networking systems, students will also learn how to develop twenty critical plans for
performance management systems, cost and resource management managing projects to maximise returns from investment in capital
systems, capacity planning systems. Evaluating systems, project projects. Topics include: the growth in project management,
management procedures, system selection and implementation, success, maturity and excellence definitions, strategic planning
project management software, earned value techniques and project for project and programme management, project execution, The
audits are studied. project charter, the project planning basis, plans for production
and control, project implementation profile. The integrated logical
framework and stakeholder management.
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Semester: 2 SEMESTER: 1
Course Code: PRMG 6007 COURSE CODE: PRMG 6015
Course Title: Procurement Management, COURSE TITLE: Contract Management & Contract Law
Logistics & Contracting for Project Managers
No. of Credits: 3 NO. OF CREDITS: 3
Prerequisites: SYLLABUS: An introduction of the different legal systems, the
Syllabus: Principles and concepts essential to effecting large hierarchy of local courts, creation of laws and the role of the
procurement programmes. Planning, sourcing and contractual Parliament and Statute. Contract and the conduct of business.
design for diverse acquisitions. This course examines processes Types of Contracts (Oral v. Written). Employment contract,
through which works, goods and services are acquired in the contracts of service and contracts for services (Consultation, etc).
project management. Topics include: What is procurement Elements of the law of Contract and application to business. Sale
management, contract and procurement strategies [IDB, WB, EEC, of Goods Contracts, Insurance Contracts, Warranties, Guarantees.
CDB, private sector and public sector]; legal issues, contracting Different types of Contracts, Admeasurement Contracts, Cost
pricing alternatives; writing terms; reference, technical, managerial plus Imbursement Contracts, Lump Sum Contracts, Labour only
and commercial requirements, request for proposals (RFP) contracts, their Application and Management. Standard Form
development, source selection, invitation to bid, bid evaluation Contracts and their parts. Standards, Specification and Codes of
(process criteria report), risk assessment, contract negotiation and Practice. The different procurement systems; Design and Build
administration, contract close out and case studies. (D&B) Turnkey contracts, Design, Finance and Contracts.
Semester: 2
Course Code: PRMG 6010 Syllabuses for Electives
Course Title: Risk Management for Project Semester: 2
Managers Course Code: PRMG 6005
No. of Credits: 3 Course Title: Marketing Management & Business
Prerequisites: Communication
Syllabus: This course will emphasise risks and risk management No. of Credits: 3
processes in projects and firms that are involved in project Prerequisites:
management. It will discuss and explore the concept of risk Syllabus: This course presents a structured approach to
management both from the strategic and tactical levels. Topics: understanding the marketing function. Each student chooses
Why project risk management? The risk management cycle, a product or service and develops a written marketing plan to
the nature of risk management, risk and decision-makers, learn how to determine and integrate the elements of marketing
integration, general approach and definitions, risk identification, strategy. Topics include: marketing segregation, targeting and
risk assessment goals and methodology, computer applications, positioning, market research, product decisions, pricing, channels
risk response and documentation, management of contingency of distribution, sales management, advertising, marketing
allowances, managing the risks of the project environment dealing budgets. Business communication emphasises communication
with risks in contracts and project risk analysis and management competencies that can help ensure business success. Topics
(tools and techniques) e.g. assumption analysis, check lists, prompt covered include how to conduct research, analyse information
lists, brainstorming, Delphi technique, probability impact tables, and prepare business reports, deliver effective information and
interviews, risk register, decision trees, influence diagrams, Monte persuasive oral presentations, work successfully with an assigned
Carlo simulation, sensitivity analysis, PERT and control techniques). group and communicate effectively in a global workplace.
The practical use of statistics in collecting, organising, analysing,
interpreting and presenting data both descriptive and inferential Semester: 1
techniques are covered. The perspective will be aimed at medium Course Code: PRMG 6008
and upper level project managers in various organisations. Course Title: Project Estimating &
Cost Management
No. of Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Syllabus: This course addresses the need for project managers
to understand and apply advance tools and techniques to the
development and management of project financial plans. Topics
include project cost and benefit estimation, project financial
analysis, project simulation, budgeting, cost/schedule integration,
the cost breakdown structure, the cost commitment profile,
techniques for monitoring and controlling project cost, methods
of payment and their uses, types of estimate, estimates at different
stages of the project life cycle, estimating methods such as:
parametric, comparative, bottom-up estimating, computerised
tools, analytical, accuracy of estimates, earned value management
systems.
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Semester: 2 SEMESTER: 1
Course Code: PRMG 6009 COURSE CODE: PRMG 6016
Course Title: Managing Information COURSE TITLE: ETHICS FOR THE PROJECT MANAGER
Technology Projects NO OF CREDITS: 3
No. of Credits: 3 PREREQUISITES: NONE
Prerequisite: PRMG 6002 SYLLABUS: The course treats with the historical evolution of the
Syllabus: This course addresses all areas of IT project management, concept of ethics from antiquity to the present debate within the various
hardware, software, systems integration, and human resources. It professions. It relates ethics to several areas of the Law, Contract, Statute
extends traditional project management concepts into the IT arena. and Tort. The course is then divided into the Old challenges, Registration
Topics covered: IT project phases, strategies for IT projects, Project Boards, Registration Acts, Abuse of Privilege, Office and power, Conflict
initiation and requirements definition, establishing IT project teams, of interest and the role of professional bodies. The course then discusses
project planning estimation, project execution and control, project
the new challenges, Environmental Ethics, Whistle Blowing and Business
close-out, managing hardware and telecommunications projects,
Ethics, Medical Research, Integrity legislation, Plagiarism, Copyright,
managing software projects, managing systems, integration
Intellectual property and Confidentiality. The course then seeks to
projects.
ground the discussion on the ethical dilemma through case studies and
Semester: 2 finally the development of a unified code of ethics.
Course Code: PRMG 6011
Course Title: Advanced Project SEMESTER: 2
Management Practice COURSE CODE: PRMG 6017
No. of Credits: 3 COURSE TITLE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM
Prerequisites: SIZE ORGANISATIONS
Syllabus: Advanced PM practice and professional exam NO OF CREDITS: 3
preparation examines current topics in the project management PREREQUISITES: NONE
field and provides a comprehensive review of the project SYLLABUS: The course discusses the business environment within the
management body of knowledge PMBOK (USA) and BOK (Europe). informal sector, small and medium enterprises, sole traders, the NGOs,
Topics include: global project management, leadership, virtual and CBOs. It discusses the unique challenges to the conduct of business
teams and project information systems. within this sector. It treats with the principal weaknesses of management
operations and practice in the sector and the role of documentation,
Semester: 1 availability and use of technology, written and oral communication
Course Code: PRMG 6012 and the preparation of a business plan as well as managing finance,
Course Title: Value Engineering & Management organizational structure, applications of management tools in respect of
No. of Credits: 3 time, cost and quality management. It discusses the unique challenges
Prerequisites: of applying management tools to this sector. The course is about
Syllabus: This course provides students with central concepts identifying and studying the unique nature of small business and seeks
and practical tools and techniques in Value Engineering (VE), Value to answer the question; does small business require a separate and
Management (VM) and Value Analysis (VA). Topics include: the distinct managerial strategy and distinct tools?
value concept, value engineering methodology [information phase,
speculative phase, analytical phase, proposal phase and final report SEMESTER: 2
phase]. Several techniques for project selection e.g., breakdown
COURSE CODE: PRMG 6018
analyses, cost modelling techniques, delphi techniques, energy
COURSE TITLE: FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT AND
modelling, lifecycle cost model. Life cycle costing methodology.
REGULATORY COMNPLIANCE (BANKS AND FINANCIAL
Value management plan, keys to successful VE implementation and
programme management strategy for a VE/VA programme. INSTITUTIONS)
NO OF CREDITS: 3
Semester: 1 PREREQUISITE: PRMG 6010 RISK MANAGEMENT FOR PROJECT
Course Code: PRMG 6013 MANAGERS
Course Title: International Project Management PRMG 6004 PROJECT ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
No. of Credits: 3 SYLLABUS: The course is offered as a specialist course in Risk
Prerequisites: Management as it applies to the financial sector. It provides knowledge
Syllabus: Geography, culture and society, transnational and understanding of the key elements of risk management and
commerce and finance; international principles and regulations for their ability to protect business organizations and add value to the
procurement of finance, goods and services, tendering procedures; organization and shareholder value. It identifies the key risks facing
project preparation, planning, financing and execution; international financing services institutions and identifies the source of risks especially
contract law and operations in the conduct of transnational projects, in banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions. It
preparing contracts, negotiating contracts, dispute resolution; discusses the question of due diligence and the role of central banks
transnational joint ventures and the management of resources for and regulatory legislation. It explores the relevance and application of
project execution and closure. various statistical measures within risk analysis. It also discusses special
issues e.g. Efficient Market Hypothesis; Mean Variance Portfolio Theory,
Arbitrage Pricing Theory and Factor Models and Risk Adjusted Measures.
The course uses case studies as the principal vehicle of treating with
financial risk management practices.
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MPHIL/PHD DEGREES SECTION 2

IN PROJECT REGULATIONS FOR
MANAGEMENT POSTGRADUATE
REGULATIONS: DIPLOMAS
General Regulations
The Postgraduate Diploma shall be awarded on the basis of an
MPhil in Project Management examination by written papers and/or approved combinations of
The Regulations for the MPhil in Project Management are the same written papers and coursework which may include a Project. The
as the General Regulations for the MPhil, except that the candidates duration of the programme shall be not less than one (1) calendar year
applying for registration should normally have either: for full-time study and not less than two (2) calendar years for part-time
(a) A Bachelors degree with Second Class Honours in Project study. The appropriate University Regulations for the Postgraduate
Diploma shall apply.
Management, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering
and Management or
Normally entry is available to those who have a Lower Second Class
(b) An equivalent qualification in the field of Management Honours degree or its equivalent in the specified subject area or in a
Studies related area with a record of experience in the subject area.
PhD in Project Management Applicants holding non-engineering Bachelors degrees may be

required to pass a qualifying examination.
The Regulations for the PhD in Project Management are the same
as the University and Faculty of Engineering regulations for the All applications must be approved by the Board for Graduate Studies and
Degree of Doctor of Philosophy except that Candidates applying Research and a candidate may be required to satisfy such prerequisites
should normally have either as are deemed necessary before proceeding to the Postgraduate
(a) An MPhil Degree in Project Management or Diploma programme.
(b) An MSc in Project Management awarded at the level of
Distinction No candidate will be allowed to proceed to a Project before successfully
completing the written papers of the examination unless the Board of
The aim and objectives Examiners decides otherwise.
Technical deepening and broadening beyond the level covered by
the taught MSc degree in Project and Programme Management Candidates with full-time registration who start their Projects after
by research into the specific problem that arise in a wide range of completing their written papers of the examination may be allowed
industries and sectors in the economy: to change their registration to part-time provided they are in full-
time employment and that they make the necessary request to the
Registry.
(i) To immerse the student in first hand contact with the many
challenges in project and programme management.
There shall be at least one External Examiner and his role and duties
shall be identical to those for the BSc (Eng) Examination.
(ii) To expose the student to advanced theoretical and
applied analysis in the field of project and programme Boards of Examiners shall be established by the Board of the Faculty
management. of Engineering. The Faculty Board shall establish from time to time,
guidelines for the Board of Examiners.
(iii) To provide the student with the intellectual environment to be
able to conceptualise real challenges into a problem format, The Board of Examiners shall make recommendations to the Chairman
then apply rigorous analysis within the context of the project of the Campus Committee on Graduate Studies and Research on passes
management discipline to be able to produce a theoretical and failures in the examination. Permission to repeat all or part of the
formulation to problem solutions. examination shall be at the discretion of the Board for Graduate Studies
and Research.
(iv) To provide the context within which the student can
generate new innovative and novel solutions to real problems The results of the examination shall be published in a Pass Lists in which
encountered by project management practitioners. names of the successful candidates shall be arranged alphabetically
as follows:
i. Distinction
For further information, contact ii. Pass
The Project Management Office
Tel: 1 (868) 662-2002; ext: 83838 The Board for Graduate Studies and Research may recommend to the
Senate the withdrawal of any candidate whose performance it considers
to be unsatisfactory.
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REGULATIONS FOR REGULATIONS FOR

MASTERS/MASc MSc PROGRAMMES
- Master's in Civil Engineering (MSc)
DEGREES -
-
Master's in Civil with Environmental Engineering (MSc)
Master's in Manufacturing Engineering (MSc)
General Regulations
The Master's (Eng) Degree shall be awarded on the basis of an General Regulations
examination by written papers and/or approved combinations of These programmes are specially designed for candidates seeking
written papers and course work which may include a Project. The to fulfill the academic requirements for advancement to practise
duration of the programme shall be not less than one (1) calendar as a registered professional engineer and are of twelve (12) months
year for full-time study and not less than two (2) calendar years for duration, full-time.
part-time study. The appropriate University Regulations for the
Masters Degree shall apply. Admission
Candidates for admission to these programmes should have a
Normally entry is available to those who have a Lower Second Bachelors degree, normally at the level of at least Second Class
Class Honours degree or its equivalent in the specified subject Honours in the relevant discipline.
area or in a related area with a record of experience in the subject
area. Qualified candidates opting to pursue these Master's programmes
immediately following completion of the BSc programmes in
Applicants holding non-engineering Bachelors Degrees may also Engineering, will not be required to submit an application for entry,
be considered provided they hold passes, not lower than Second but be allowed to progress seamlessly into these programmes.
Class Honours level, in appropriate or equivalent Engineering
subjects. Such candidates may also be required to pass qualifying A student who has completed the Level 2 programme at the
examinations. Bachelors level with a weighted average of a minimum of 50%
may be granted provisional direct entry into these Master's
All applications must be approved by the Board for Graduate Studies programmes.
and Research and any candidate may be required to satisfy such
prerequisites as are deemed necessary before proceeding to the Course of Study
Master's Degree programme. The course of study for these Master's programmes include in
addition to the courses of instruction, examination by written
No candidate will be allowed to proceed to a Project before papers, supervised design/research work which may be industry-
successfully completing the written papers of the examination based and oral and written presentations.
unless the Board of Examiners decides otherwise.
Full-time Master's students must complete and submit project
Candidates with full-time registrations who start their project requirements at the time stipulated by the Departments. All project
after completing their written papers of the examination may be work must have been completed within one (1) calendar year of
allowed to change their registration to part-time provided they are the start of the programme.
in full-time employment and that they make the necessary request
to the Registry. Candidates failing the examination in any course or the project
may be allowed a second attempt at the examination on the
There shall be at least one External Examiner and his role and duties recommendation of the Board of Examiners.
shall be identical to those for the BSc (Eng) Examination.
A proportion of the marks which make up the final result of a
A Board of Examiners shall be established by the Board of the Faculty particular course examined by a written Paper may be derived from
of Engineering. The Faculty Board shall establish from time to time, the candidates performance in course work assignments, in course
guidelines for the Board of Examiners. tests, etc. All such assignments must be completed and submitted
to the examiners before the date of the written examination.
The Board of Examiners shall make recommendations to the
Chairman of the Campus Committee of Board for Graduate Studies Candidates must pass both the written examination and the course
and Research on passes and failures in the examination shall be at work component with at least a 50% mark to be credited with a
the discretion of the Board for Graduate Studies and Research. Pass.
The results of the examination shall be published in a Pass List Candidates whose work is at any time reported by their Supervisors
in which names of the successful candidates shall be arranged to be unsatisfactory or who do not satisfy the Examiners on Courses
alphabetically as follows: or Project Work that form part of the programme will be required to
i. Distinction withdraw and will be removed from the Register of Postgraduate
ii. Pass students.
The Board for Graduate Studies and Research may recommend to

the Senate the withdrawal of any candidate whose performance it
considers to be unsatisfactory.
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Such students shall not normally be readmitted for at least two (2)
years thereafter. Students readmitted to these programmes shall be
eligible for credits for those courses passed creditably during their
REGULATIONS FOR
previous registration, provided that not more than five (5) years
have elapsed since the applicants withdrew from the University MPHIL QUALIFYING
EXAMINATIONS
and that the course content has not changed significantly in the
interval.
REGULATIONS FOR
General Regulations
Any person wishing to proceed to MPhil in the Faculty of
Engineering must take a qualifying examination unless:
RESEARCH DEGREES a) He/she possesses at least a an Upper Second Class Honours
Degree or equivalent in the area in which he/she is working
General Regulations
or in a related area;
A candidate for the MPhil degree is required to read courses
or
totaling a minimum of six (6) credits. A candidate for the PhD
b) He/she has been appointed to the post of Assistant Lecturer
degree is required to read courses totaling a minimum of nine (9)
or higher in the Faculty;
credits. Candidates are required to pass both the coursework and
or
the written examinations before submitting the thesis.
c) The Board for Graduate Studies and Research exempts him/
her on the recommendation of the Faculty Sub-committee of
Where graduate students write undergraduate examinations
the Board for Graduate Studies and Research.
for graduate credit, or where they are writing qualifying or
departmental examinations, they must pass both components of
The qualifying examination shall consist of at least two (2) papers
the course (i.e. coursework and written examination) in accordance
lasting three (3) hours each.
with the Universitys marking scheme before proceeding to
graduate work.
Normally, one of the papers shall be taken from the BSc (Eng)
Degree Examination or be of equivalent standard and one will be
Master of Philosophy
specific paper in the specialist area of interest.
The MPhil Degree shall be awarded on the basis of an examination
by thesis and the appropriate University Regulations for the
There shall be a Moderator appointed by the Dean on the
Masters Degree shall apply.
recommendation of the Head of Department from among persons
not working in the Department(s) involved in the research.
Candidates applying for registration should normally be holders
of a Bachelors Degree in Engineering or other appropriate field
The Head of the Department will assign the responsibility for
of at least the standard of at least an Upper Second Class Honours
the preparation of the question papers and the marking of the
Degree of The University of the West Indies. Holders of lower
scripts.
class Degrees or a General Bachelors Degree must normally pass
qualifying examinations. The Moderator mentioned in the Regulations above shall be
required to examine the question papers before the examination
Doctor of Philosophy and to examine the scripts after they have been marked. He may, if
The appropriate University and Faculty of Engineering Regulations he wishes, require an oral examination. In order for the candidate to
for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy shall apply. pass, the Examiners must certify to the Board for Graduate Studies
and Research that the candidate has reached at least a standard
Attendance at the oral examination for the PhD Degree in equivalent to Second Class Honours in the papers examined and
the Faculty of Engineering shall be open to the academic and the Moderator must give his approval of the examination.
professional community. A minimum of seven days notice shall
be given before the examination.
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REGULATIONS FOR REGULATIONS FOR

PART-TIME CERTIFICATE COURSES
POSTGRADUATE General Regulations
Construction Engineering and/or Management
STUDENTS Before registration as a student of the University proceeding to

a Certificate in Construction Engineering and/or Management, a
General Regulations candidate must:
A part-time postgraduate student is anyone who, while reading a. Satisfy the matriculation requirements of the University,
for the Master's or PhD Degrees or any other Postgraduate Degree and
or Diploma, spends an average of nine or more hours a week in b. Have, in the opinion of the Faculty, practical experience, or
any paid employment. A part-time student will not, except in other qualifications or general standard of education of special
very special circumstances, be permitted to register for PhD in relevance to the course of study.
Engineering without having previously achieved the Master's in
Engineering of this University. Any candidate for the Certificate may be required by the Faculty
to sit an entrance examination and/or successfully complete an
Applicants for registration for part-time study towards a introductory course before being granted permission to read the
postgraduate degree will be required to meet all the academic Certificate.
requirements for admission into full-time postgraduate studies.
Candidates for the Certificate will be required to follow the
Those applicants who are required to pass qualifying examinations prescribed course of study for a period of not less than one (1)
will sit such examinations under existing Faculty Regulations. academic year (full-time) or two (2) academic years (part-time).
On acceptance for postgraduate studies a part-time student shall They will also be required to carry out coursework as prescribed.
be assigned to one or more supervisors to whom the student shall
report in person or in writing not less than once every term. The examination will be conducted by means of written papers
and course work. Candidates may be orally examined on any part
All part-time postgraduate students may be required to attend such of the examinations.
postgraduate seminars as may be arranged by the department in
the Faculty of Engineering during the academic year. Part-time students will be required to take examinations in two (2)
courses in the first year and the third course in the second year.
Not less than two (2) calendar years (unless the Faculty relaxes this
requirement if it can be shown that the candidates employment The Board of the Faculty of Engineering may recommend to the
is such that his normal work is the same as the research work Senate the withdrawal of any candidate whose performance it
for his degree) after passing the qualifying examination a part- considers unsatisfactory.
time student for the MPhil will present a dissertation and may
also be orally examined on the general field of study or on the Successful completion of the examination will lead to the award
dissertation. of a Certificate in Construction Engineering or Construction
Management or Construction Engineering & Management. The
A part-time student for the PhD will submit a thesis and be orally designation will depend on the course combinations.
examined in the general field of study and on the thesis not less than
three (3) calendar years (unless the Faculty relaxes this requirement The results of the examinations shall be published in a Pass List in
if it can be shown that the candidates employment is such that his which the names of the successful candidates shall be arranged
normal work is the same as the research work for his degree) after alphabetically.
registration for the degree.
The reports of the examiners and the Pass List shall be laid before
The award to a part-time student of the postgraduate degree, be it the Senate for approval.
Master's or PhD Degree, will be subject to the conditions of award
to full-time postgraduate students. A Certificate in Construction Engineering or Construction
Management or Construction Engineering & Management under
For part-time students, an MPhil thesis must be submitted normally the seal of the University shall be sent thereafter to each successful
not later than six (6) years after the date of registration. Similarly, candidate.
a PhD thesis must be submitted not later than eight (8) years after
the date of registration.
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GUIDELINES FOR Procedure for Examination Reports

The Faculty will continue to submit all project reports to External
Examiners in cases where the projects constitute more than 25% of
POSTGRADUATE the programme credit ratings. Project Reports are to be submitted
simultaneously to all examiners. For a student to pass (i.e. average
PROGRAMMES: project mark is 50%) all examiners should normally concur. Where
there is no-agreement among examiners, the Board of Examiners
will decide on the appropriate action to be taken. For programmes
MSc/MASc/DIPLOMA with less than 25% project credit rating, the use of an external
examiner could be avoided.
Guideline for Postgraduate Programmes: MSc
The following are the approved guidelines for the conduct of Withdrawal
Graduate Programme in the Faculty of Engineering. A candidate required to withdraw will not be considered for re-
admission within two (2) years of their withdrawal, but within five
Registration (5) years after withdrawal. The candidate will retain credits for
A full-time candidate will not normally be permitted to register for courses already successfully completed. Candidates who voluntarily
more than 18 credits per semester, and a part-time candidate for withdraw may be allowed to re-enter at the next available
not more than 9 credits. opportunity. In this case, all credits previously accumulated will
be retained by the candidate (normally for up to five (5) years
A full-time student should complete all the course requirements thereafter, at the discretion of the department).
(including project) within two (2) years, a part-time student within
four (4) years. No extensions will be granted to students beyond three (3) years
full-time and six (6) years of part-time.
Total Number of Credits in Master's Programme
The total number of credits should normally be set at 45 in
accordance with the recommendations of the Board for Graduate
Studies.
Value of a Course Credit

A course credit is defined as one (1) contact hour per week OR
one (1) 2 hour lab per week OR one (1) hour supervised research
per week.
Performance of Students:
Qualifying candidates may normally be allowed one (1) attempt
at the original examination for any one course.
Masters/Diploma candidates may normally not have more than
two (2) attempts at an examination for any one course.
To maintain registration, candidates should normally pass a
minimum of 50% of the course load in each semester.
University Regulations state that candidates may not have more

than two (2) attempts at an examination.
Oral Examination
Students may be orally examined at the discretion of the Depart-
ment, subject to the approval of The Office of Graduate Studies
and Research.
Marking System
Examination of Project Report
Examiners must observe the University guidelines for report
marking. Marks awarded for each section should be indicated in
the report together with brief comments. Where this is not done,
the report will be sent back to the examiner for re-examination.
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GUIDELINES FOR TURNITIN

The University has created an account to allow you to check
your papers for plagiarism. Here are some instructions for
STAFF AND STUDENTS creating a new student account:

1. Visit Turnitins website at www.turnitin.com then
click on Create Account
ON PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is frowned upon in the University and as such penalties
2. Under New Students Start Here click on Create a
User Profile
3. Below Have you Ever Used Turnitin? Scroll down
will be applied to any person found guilty of plagiarism. The fol- until you see Create A New Account click on Student
lowing is an extract from The University of the West Indies Policy on (N.B. the credentials will not work in any other
Graduate Student Plagiarism approved by the Board for Graduate instance).
Studies and Research at its meeting in October 2010: 4. Under Create A New Student Account, insert the
credentials (i.e. Class ID and enrolment password),
Definition of Plagiarism complete the rest of the form and follow the
Plagiarism is defined as the unacknowledged use of the words, ideas instructions.
or creations of another. The principal categories of unacknowledged
use are unacknowledged quotation, which is failure to credit quota- In order to obtain the credentials necessary to create your
tions of another persons spoken or written words; and unattributed new student account please visit the Office of Graduate
borrowing, which is failure to credit another persons ideas, opinions, Studies and Research to pick up your UWI Grip Card.
theories, graphs or diagrams. Unattributed borrowing also includes
the failure to credit another persons work when paraphrasing from Useful Turnitin Links
that work. Cosmetic paraphrasing is also plagiarism. This occurs Getting Started:
when, even with acknowledgment, the words are so close to the http://www.turnitin.com/en_us/training/getting-started
original that what is deemed to have been paraphrased is, in fact For further assistance with Turnitin,
a modified quote, but is not presented as such. A more technical please e-mail www.turnitin.com/help
form of plagiarism is wrongly attributed borrowing, where one does
not acknowledge the work from which one obtained an idea, but
quotes, instead, the original source without having read it. This may
well convey a broader research effort than that actually expended
and may perpetuate misinterpretation.
GUIDELINES
It is now a requirement for all students to pass their written
assignments, be it coursework, theses, research papers, project
reports through plagiarism detection software. In the case of
theses, research papers and project reports, supervisors are
required to sit with their students and run the thesis, research
paper or project report through Turnitin in order to provide
guidance on any revisions that may be required as a result of
this process.
Supervisors must then sign the relevant forms indicating that
the student has indeed run their work through a plagiarism
detection software.
Post Graduate Students submitting theses, research papers
or project reports for examination must submit an electronic
copy of the Turnitin report to the Office of Graduate Studies
and Research.
The similarity index in the Turnitin report should not be higher
than 9%.
Please note that if it exceeds 9% the thesis, project report or
research paper will not be accepted for examination by the
Office of Graduate Studies and Research.
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P O S T G R A D U A T E R E G U L A T I O N S & S Y L L A B U S E S 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3

THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

The Mission of the Faculty of Engineering is to be the provider

of a world quality education in Engineering, Geoinformatics

and Geosciences and research and development programmes

in support of Caribbean business, industry and infrastructure,

with its graduates, staff and facilities being at the forefront

in propelling growth, development and innovation in the

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

There are many reasons why students choose to continue on to post-

It should also be noted that under our current system of accredita-

A second campus of the University was established in 1960

Construction commenced in 1961 and was completed by the

Initially, undergraduate and graduate research degrees were

The semester system was introduced on a phased basis in 1990

From a modest beginning of 28 students in the Academic Year

SECTION 0 Ms. Melissa Dattoo

STAFF LISTING Ext. 82065

OFFICE OF THE DEAN Ms. Nancy Ayoung

Physical Facilities & Administrative, Ms. Candice Nicholls-Jones

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Clerical Assistant

Riverol, Carmen Sobers, Lorraine

LECTURERS Balkarasingh, Shivanti

Marcelle-De Silva, Jill Comissiong, Edward

Sahoo, Manas R. Kalpee, Tyrone

Mathura, Rudra McLean, Annalize

Rajpaulsingh, Winston Lee, Therese

Ramroop, Clement Iyare, Uwaila Charles

Young On, Victor Kennedy, Helen

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL & LECTURERS

ASSISTANT LECTURER King, St. Clair A.

Administrative Assistant LECTURERS

Muddeen, Fasil Brown, Alvin

Radix, Cathy-Ann Gordon, Itanie

Rocke, Sean (On Leave) Lessey, Mark

Sastry, Musti Mohammed, Crista

Pooransingh, Akash Administrative Assistant

Mycoo, Michelle Grant, Ian

Mohammed, Asad DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL &

SUBJECT GROUPS AND ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERSHIP Pun, Kit-Fai

Academic Staff Manohar, Krishpersad

LECTURERS Matabadal, Sennen

Chatoor, Benedict GRADUATE/RESEARCH ASSISTANTS

1.2.3 It is therefore critical to both industry and the University

1.2.4 The Faculty of Engineering offers MPhil and PhD

1.4.2 Full-time MSc/MASc/Diploma students must normally 1.5 Distinctions - MSc/MASc/Diploma

CEP Prize ($1,500) Project Management

Urban Development Corporation of UWI Project Management Alumni Prize ($1,500)

Coastal Engineering Programme

Regional Coastal Engineering Prize ($500)

Regional Coastal Engineering Prize ($1000)

Regional Coastal Engineering Prize ($1000)

Food Science & Technology

Kiss Baking Company ($1,000)

National Agricultural Marketing & Development

Universal Foods Limited Prize ($1,000)

DEPARTMENT OF Programmes in Chemical

COURSE LISTING Syllabuses in Chemical Engineering

Structure of Programmes Other Information

Syllabuses in Food Science & Semester: 2