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exceptionalities and/or special education)
•
Bachelor of Science in Applied
Professional Studies* (Concentration in
Teaching and Learning)
•
Doctor of Education (EdD) with
specialisation in Organisational
Leadership
Ohio State University/Edna Manley
College of the Visual and Performing
Arts
•
Master of Arts in Art Education
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota,
USA/Catholic College of Mandeville
•
Master of Education in Teaching and
Learning
Temple University, USA/Church
Teachers’ College
•
Bachelor of Science in Education*
•
Master of Education in Educational
Leadership (formerly Master of
Education in Educational Administration)
University College Birmingham
(formerly
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and
Creative Studies), UK
•
Master of Arts in Professional Hospitality
and Tourism Management (formerly
Master of Science in Hospitality with
Tourism Management)*
University of New Orleans, USA
•
Master of Business Administration
(Executive MBA)*
University of South Florida, USA/
Shortwood Teachers’ College
•
Masters in Early Childhood Education*
Western Carolina University, USA
•
Bachelor of Science in Education (with
concentrations in Special Education,
Administration, Science/Math, Early
Childhood)
•
Master of Arts in Education in Supervision
7. OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS
WITH PROGRAMMES
RECOGNISED BY THE UCJ
Programmes that are recognised by the
UCJ have the same standing and
recognition as the accredited programme.
Heriot-Watt University
The ordinary bachelor’s degrees (listed
below) are recognised as equivalent to the
first three years of the four-year bachelor’s
degrees and the first two years of the
three-year bachelor’s degrees.
•
Bachelor of Arts in Business and
Finance (Ordinary Bachelors Degree)
•
Bachelor of Arts in Management
(Ordinary Bachelors Degree)
•
Bachelor of Business Administration
(Ordinary Bachelors Degree)
•
Master of Business Administration
Walden University
•
Master of Science in Education
•
Master of Science in Early Childhood Studies
•
Master of Science in Instructional Design
•
Doctor of Education
8. OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS
WITH PROGRAMMES
ACCREDITED BY THE UCJ
Suriname College of Hospitality and
Tourism
•
Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and
Tourism Management (accreditation
expired September 30, 2014).
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ACCREDITED PROGRAMMES AND INSTITUTIONS AS AT MARCH 2018 (CONTINUED)
NB: Programmes identified by an asterisk (*) are no longer being delivered.
UCJ representatives elected to
CANQATE Board of Management
A
LTHEA HERON, executive director, the
University Council of Jamaica, was elected
as treasurer at the Caribbean Area Network
for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education’s
(CANQATE) 14th annual conference in
Paramaribo, Suriname, from November 8-10,
2017. Lisa Henlin, accreditation officer, was also
appointed as the Regional Representative
(North). Heron and Henlin will serve on
CANQATE’s Board of Management for the term
2017 to 2019.
The conference, held under the theme:
‘Promoting Regional Co-operation in Tertiary
Education Quality Assurance: Strength in
Sustainable Development and Harmony in
Action’, was also attended by Dr Angela Penny,
director, research and development, and former
CANQATE board member; and accreditation
officers, Dr Jessica Dunn and Eaton Hendricks.
The pre-conference activities included a
workshop titled: ‘Tools for Assessing Open and
Distance Learning’, facilitated by Dr Jabini
Franklin, professor of intercultural studies,
Emmaus Bible College, Iowa. The critical
importance of finding ways to protect the
integrity of distance learning programmes was
emphasised, as was the charge to make better
use of online and distance learning resources in
the Caribbean.
The plenary sessions on November 9, 2017
covered topics including, ‘Challenges institutions
face with regard to Self-assessment and Possible
Solutions’ facilitated by Dr Ruby Alleyne,
Vice-president of the University of Trinidad and
Tobago and immediate past president of
CANQATE; and ‘Assuring Quality Across
International Borders: Challenges and
Opportunities for Foreign Institutions Operating
in the Caribbean’, facilitated by Janne Karkkainen,
director of quality and compliance, ABE, United
Kingdom.
Dr Dunn presented a paper on ‘Defining Tertiary
and Higher Education in Jamaica: Exploring
Pathways to Developing an Integrated Higher
Education System’ at a concurrent session on
November 9, 2017. Attendees at the workshop
included immediate past-president of CANQATE, Dr
Ronald Brunton; president, Vincent Alexander
(chairman, National Accreditation Council, Guyana);
CANQATE Board representatives; participants from
Ministries and Departments of Education
(Suriname, Belize, Guyana), Higher Education
Institutions and External Quality Assurance
Agencies from the region.
Meanwhile, Hendricks and Dr Dunn presented
on the topic ‘The Utility of Institutional Data:
Examining Perceived and Actual Applications of
Institutional Research’ on November 10, 2017.
Dr Lincoln Edwards, president, Northern Caribbean
University, lecturing on the topic ‘International
Standards, Our Future’ during the 6th Dr Dennis
Irvine Lecture Series. The event was held on
Thursday, October 19, 2017 at the Knutsford Court
Hotel in Kingston.