UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

Graduate students are required to maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.0 throughout the duration of their course of study to be in good academic stand- ing. A graduate student failing to maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 will be placed on academic probation for one semester immedi- ately following the semester in which the fai- lure to attain at least 3.0 occurred. If at the end of the period of academic probation the stu- dent’s cumulative GPA is still below 3.0, the student will be discontinued from the course of study. P O S T - G R A D U AT E C E R T I F I C AT E A postgraduate certificate is at the same level as a post-graduate diploma and generally post- graduate certificates are vocational in nature. At the University of Technology, Jamaica, This certificate requires successful completion of a minimum of 30 credits with or without a limited research component. P O S T - G R A D U AT E D I P L O M A A postgraduate diploma is a shorter qualifica- tion than a master’s degree, although at the same academic level. At the University of Tech- nology, Jamaica, this type of diploma requires successful completion of a minimum of 30 credits (24 credits of coursework and/or 6 credits of research). M A S T E R S D E G R E E This is an academic degree awarded by univer- sities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. Masters degrees at the University of Technology, Jamaica require suc- cessful completion of a minimum of 36 credits beyond the Bachelor’s degree. The credits are distributed among core modules (15–18 credits), specialization modules (12–15 credits), and a research project (6 credits). In some instances, the research project may be substituted with coursework. M A S T E R O F P H I L O S O P H Y The MPhil is regarded as an advanced masters degree standing before the Doctor of Philoso- phy. Undertaking a MPhil Degree involves: Critically investigating and evaluating an approved topic/problem; Demonstrating and understanding of research method (s) appropri- ate to the chosen topic/field of study; Present- ing and defending a substantial Thesis by Oral U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y , J A M A I C A – S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 170 A C A D E M I C P R O G R E S S A N D G R A N T I N G O F A W A R D S F O R G R A D U A T E S T U D E N T S