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MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

(MPH)

&

MASTER OF SCIENCE

(MSc.)

IN BIOLOGY

CONTACT INFORMATION

Northern Caribbean University

Mandeville, Jamaica, W.I.

Telephone: (876) 523-2059/2077/2063

Fax: (876) 962-0075

E-mail: biochemt@ncu.edu.jm

Website: http://cnas@ncu.edu.jm

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Tel.: (876) 523-2063, 523-2059, 523-2077 Email:

biochemt@ncu.edu.jm

______________________________________________________________________________

Instructions for Preparing Official Application Documents

NCU welcomes you as an applicant to the Master of Public Health (MPH)/ Master of Science (MSc.) in Biology. All documents are to be filled out completely and legibly. You are responsible to request transcripts and other official documents to be sent directly to the College of Natural and Applied Sciences.

Here are a few suggestions to help to expedite this process:

1. You should fill out all information asked for on the Application Form. Be sure to print your full legal name legibly and use this name hereafter at NCU.

2. Northern Caribbean University needs certified or official copies of your complete college or university academic records in order to process your application promptly. Your records should list each subject you studied and the grade; mark, or other evidence indicating that you have completed the subject. The records must be sent directly from the institution issuing them to the Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences.

3. Your documents should include certified copies of any diplomas or degrees you have received (uncertified photocopies are not acceptable and cannot be used to process your application).

4. You will need to write a Statement of Purpose related to this programme and secure two recommendations.

5.

An application fee of US$30 or its equivalent must accompany your application

.

Please remember that you can help us process your application promptly and efficiently if you collect all material at one time, and fill out all documents completely.

Mailing Address:

Dean, Natural and Applied Sciences Northern Caribbean University Mandeville, Jamaica, W.I.

MISSION STATEMENT

Northern Caribbean University a Seventh-day Adventist institution

Has as its mission Quality Christ-centered education Achieved through academic excellence,

social interaction, physical and spiritual development and a strong work ethic, thereby fitting each student for committed professional service

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Application for Matriculation

Master of Science in Biology

Master of Public Health

2. Other names

3. Former Surname (if any)

4. Date of Birth

5. Title (Dr. Mr. Ms etc.)

6. Sex (Please tick) Male Female

7. Marital Status (Please tick) Single Married

8. Country of birth

9. Parish & country of permanent residence

10. Nationality

11. (a) Permanent Home Address

Telephone No. E-mail 11. (b) Correspondence Address (if different)

Telephone No. Fax No. 12. Religious Preference

13. PROGRAMME DATA I plan to begin:

[ ] September [ ] January [ ] 2006 [ ] 2007 [ ] 2008

College or Universities Attended: List last, first

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Tel.: (876) 523-2063, 523-2059, 523-2077 Email:

biochemt@ncu.edu.jm

______________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE READ AND SIGN:

In asking for admission to Northern Caribbean University, I voluntarily agree to uphold the ideals, standards and regulations set forth by the University and to respect the principles and traditions it upholds.

___________________________________________ ________________________ Signature Date

NOTICE:

Any omission of information could delay your acceptance. ALL application materials must be sent directly to the College of Natural and Applied Sciences.

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Accepted_________________ Date ______________ Denied ___________________ Date _______________

I.D. number:_________________

Status: [ ] Regular [ ] Low GPA

[ ] Provisional [ ] Pre-requisite Courses [ ] Partial Transcript [ ] Other ___________________ [ ] Undergraduate Deficiencies

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______________________________________________________________________________

GRADUATE EVALUATION FORM

Name of Applicant:__________________________________________________________________

(Type or print)

Degree program for which application has been made:______________________________________

TO THE APPLICANT: Provide information requested above. Then take or mail this evaluation form to a person who knows you well (teacher, pastor, employer). Urge them to return these forms to us immediately, since your application will not be processed until the required evaluations are received by our office.

TO THE RESPONDENT: In order to evaluate the applicant’s fitness for graduate study, it is necessary to gather certain information. The applicant considers that you are in a position to make judgements of value regarding his/her abilities to pursue successfully a graduate program. Please rate this applicant in comparison with other persons you know of similar age and status. Because we need your candid appraisal, every effort will be made within the law to maintain confidentiality. This evaluation form will be used for admission purposes only, and therefore will not be available for inspection afterwards. Kindly return this form today in order to expedite the evaluation of this candidate’s application. Thank you for your cooperation.

EVALUATION:

A. How long and between what dates have you known this applicant? ______________________________

B. In what capacity have you know this applicant? ________________________________________________

C. Check the category representing your evaluation of this applicant, with respect to each of the points listed.

Inferior Average Below Average Average Above Superior

No Basis

for

Response

1. SCHOLARLY ABILITY

2. PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE

(possesses common sense and judgement) 3. CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY

4. DEPENDABILITY (personal and professional)

5. INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONS (cooperative, considerate, perspective)

6. EMOTIONAL STABILITY (self-controlled, self-confident)

7. LEDARSHIP (demonstrates courage, possesses initiative, inspires confidence)

8. ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITY

9. ABILITY IN ORAL EXPRESSION * 10. ABILITY IN WRITTEN EXPRESSION *

* For applicants whose first language is not English, please comment further regarding your judgment of the applicant’s proficiency in the use of English:__________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ D. SUMMARY: Please indicate by checking the appropriate category, your judgement regarding this applicant’s promise as a candidate for a graduate degree:

E. FURTHER COMMENTS (If necessary, attach a sheet with more elaborate remarks):

Signature: _________________________________ Date: ____________________

Print Name: ________________________________ School or Business: _______________________________

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Tel.: (876) 523-2063, 523-2059, 523-2077 Email: biochemt@ncu.edu.jm

GRADUATE EVALUATION FORM

Name of Applicant:__________________________________________________________________

(Type or print)

Degree program for which application has been made:______________________________________

TO THE APPLICANT: Provide information requested above. Then take or mail this evaluation form to a person who knows you well (teacher, pastor, employer). Urge them to return these forms to us immediately, since your application will not be processed until the required evaluations are received by our office.

TO THE RESPONDENT: In order to evaluate the applicant’s fitness for graduate study, it is necessary to gather certain information. The applicant considers that you are in a position to make judgements of value regarding his/her abilities to pursue successfully a graduate program. Please rate this applicant in comparison with other persons you know of similar age and status. Because we need your candid appraisal, every effort will be made within the law to maintain confidentiality. This evaluation form will be used for admission purposes only, and therefore will not be available for inspection afterwards. Kindly return this form today in order to expedite the evaluation of this candidate’s application. Thank you for your cooperation.

EVALUATION:

D. How long and between what dates have you known this applicant? ______________________________

E. In what capacity have you know this applicant? ________________________________________________

F. Check the category representing your evaluation of this applicant, with respect to each of the points listed.

Inferior Average Below Average Average Above Superior

No Basis

for

Response

1. SCHOLARLY ABILITY

2. PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE

(possesses common sense and judgement) 3. CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY

4. DEPENDABILITY (personal and professional)

5. INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONS (cooperative, considerate, perspective)

6. EMOTIONAL STABILITY (self-controlled, self-confident)

7. LEDARSHIP (demonstrates courage, possesses initiative, inspires confidence)

8. ORGANIZATIONAL ABILITY

9. ABILITY IN ORAL EXPRESSION * 10. ABILITY IN WRITTEN EXPRESSION *

* For applicants whose first language is not English, please comment further regarding your judgment of the applicant’s proficiency in the use of English:__________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ D. SUMMARY: Please indicate by checking the appropriate category, your judgement regarding this applicant’s promise as a candidate for a graduate degree:

E. FURTHER COMMENTS (If necessary, attach a sheet with more elaborate remarks):

Signature: _________________________________ Date: ____________________

Print Name: ________________________________ School or Business: _______________________________

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FORM

Position or jobs held during the past ten years:

EMPLOYING ORGANIZATION TITLE OR OFFICE PLACE DATES

_________________________ ________________ ______________ _______ _________________________ ________________ ______________ _______ _________________________ ________________ ______________ _______ _________________________ ________________ ______________ _______ _________________________ ________________ ______________ _______ _________________________ ________________ ______________ _______ _________________________ ________________ ______________ _______

IF MORE SPACE IS NEEDED, CONTINUE ON THE BACK OF THIS FORM OR USE SECOND SHEET.

Special projects (including published books or articles) undertaken in connection with your vocation, profession or previous studies: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________

IF MORE SPACE IS NEEDED, CONTINUE ON THE BACK OF THIS FORM OR USE SECOND SHEET.

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Tel.: (876) 523-2063, 523-2059, 523-2077 Email:

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Please submit in writing (hand writing), a clear statement of your objectives for seeking this degree and a proposal of how you plan to relate the information received to meeting your personal, professional, and academic goals.

PLEASE PRINT NAME ____________________________________________ DATE __________________

SIGNATURE ____________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________

REQUEST FOR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF CREDIT

A copy of this form is to be filled out by the applicant and forwarded to the registrar(s) of each institution where the individual took undergraduate and/or graduate course work.

DATE: _________________ The Registrar --- Name of Institution --- Address ---

I am making application to attend Northern Caribbean University. Please forward an official copy of my transcript(s) showing my baccalaureate degree (or a partial transcript if still in college), post graduate or graduate course work to:

Dean, Natural and Applied Sciences Northern Caribbean University Mandeville, Jamaica, W.I.

--- Signature

--- Print name as it appears on record

Birthdate ………/…………/…………. day month year

Address

---

---

---

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Tel.: (876) 523-2063, 523-2059, 523-2077 Email:

biochemt@ncu.edu.jm

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

CURRICULUM FOR THE MPH PROGRAM

PUBLIC HEALTH CORE REQUIREMENTS

All students in the Public Health Programme are expected to develop an understanding of the

areas of knowledge basic to public health. This is accomplished by including the following

courses or their equivalent in each degree programme:

Public Health Core Courses (19 Credits)

Credits

PUHC

501

Health

Behavior

Change

3

PUHC 504

Principles of Epidemiology I

3

PUHC 509

Principles of Environmental Health

3

PUHC 512

Principles of Administration in Public Health

3

PUHC

550

Biostatistics

I 3

PUHC

589

Philosophy

of

Public

Health

1

GSED 500

Foundations of Christian Education

3

Epidemiology

Track

1.

Medical

Epidemiology 52

Credits

Track

2.

Research

Epidemiology

57

Credits

Students who opt for

Track 2

must do 5 credits of

PUHE 560: Field Practicum

in

addition to requirements for

Track 1.

Public Health Epidemiology Courses (52/57 Credits)

PUHE 510

Principles of Epidemiology II

3

PUHE 512

Multivariate Modeling I Epidemiology

1

PUHE

515

Clinical

Trials

3

(11)

PUHE 520

Grant and Proposal Writing

2

PUHE

522

Biostatistics

II

3

PUHE

557

Research

Data

Management

2

PUHE 560

Field Practicum (

Track 2 ONLY

)

5

PUHE 564

Survey and Advanced Research Methods

3

PUHE

565

Epidemiology

of

Cancer

3

PUHE 566

Epidemiology of Cardiovascular

Disease

3

PUHE

600

Research

I

2

Electives

Track

1,

Track

2

5

Public Health Nutrition Courses (57 Credits)

PUHN 510

Advanced Public Health Nutrition

3

PUHN

517

Advanced

Nutrition

I: carbohydrates and lipids

3

PUHN 518

Advanced Nutrition II: Proteins, Vitamins and Minerals

3

PUHN

520

Grant

and

Proposal

Writing

3

PUHN 525

Nutrition Policy, Programmes and Service

3

PUHN 528

Seminar: Seventh Day Adventist Philosophy of Nutrition 1

PUHN

534

Maternal

and

Child

Nutrition

3

PUHN

536

Programme

Planning

and

Evaluation

3

PUHN

538

Principles

of

Nutritional

Education

3

PUHN

545

Clinical

Nutrition

3

PUHN

560

Practicum

4

(60-80 hrs)

Electives

6

Electives (Choose six (6) credits)

BIOL

500 Principles

of

Pathology 3

ENVR

501

Environmental

Health

3

ENVR

502

Environmental

Management

3

PUHN

510

Nutrition

and

Aging

3

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Tel.: (876) 523-2063, 523-2059, 523-2077 Email:

biochemt@ncu.edu.jm

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CURRICULUM FOR THE MSc. IN BIOLOGY PROGRAM

COURSES FOR THE MSc. PROGRAMME

The following constitutes the curriculum for the Master of Science degree in Biology.

Microbiology

Track

21

Credits

BIOL

498

Molecular

Biology

4

BIOL 504

Graduate Seminar

1

BIOL 560

Environmental Microbiology

4

BIOL 530

Pathogenic Microbiology

4

CHEM 501

,

502

Biochemistry

I,

II

4,

4

Molecular

Biology

Track

21

Credits

BIOL 498

Molecular Biology

4

BIOL

504

Graduate

Seminar

1

CHEM 501, 502

Biochemistry I, II

4, 4

Graduate

Biology

Courses

8

Elective

Courses

10-12

Credits

BIOL

496

Cell

Biology-Histology 4

BIOL

509

Animal

Diversity

3

BIOL 519

,

520

Endocrinology

I,

II

3,

3

BIOL

600

Food

Microbiology

4

BIOL

610

Biotechnology

4

BIOL 500

Principles of Pathology

3

BIOL 622

Special Topics in Biology

1 - 2

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Environmental Tract (thesis and non-thesis options)

26 Credit

CHEM

501

Biochemistry

I

4

BIOL

504

Graduate

Seminar

1

BIOL 580

Environment & Resource Economics

3

BIOL 585

Conservation Principles

&

Practices

3

BIOL

598

Molecular

Biology

4

BIOL

608

Research

Methods

2

BIOL 630

Global Environmental Process

3

BIOL

650

Statistical

Methods

3

BIOL

690

Research

Thesis

1-6

GSED 500

Foundations of Christian Education

3

All full time students must carry no less than nine (9) credits per semester

* For Thesis Option only.

Elective Courses

BIOL 512

Environmental Science Seminar

1

BIOL

522

Environmental

Health

3

BIOL

540

Population

Dynamics

3

BIOL 560

Environmental

Microbiology

4

BIOL 602

Water Resource Management

4

BIOL

608

Research

Methods

2

References

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