Master’s in Sports coming on stream

THE Cave Hill Campus of the University of West Indies (UWI) and New Brunswick University in Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as the regional university continues it push towards the implementation of a Sports Sciences programme in its curriculum.

Last week Wednesday, Principal of the UWI Cave Hill Campus, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, and Vice-President Frederiction at the University of New Brunswick, Dr. Anthony “Tony” Secco, completed the signing in the Principal’s main conference room for the Master’s programme, which is slated to be on offer from the next academic year.

Vice-President Frederiction at the University of New Brunswick,
Dr. Anthony ‘Tony’ Secco (left), and Principal of the University of
West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (centre),
during the signing of the MOU, while Dr. Wayne Albert looks on.

The programme, which is the first of its kind in the region, will be one year for full-time students and two years for part-time students. There will be 10 components to the programme, which is divided equally among each university.

Sir Hilary said that they hope it will be the flagship for the region and was happy with the partnership and “the notion of effectively sharing our collective knowledge”.

“We have arrived at the moment where we are all comfortable with the arrangements,” said Sir Hilary.

He mentioned that as a lover of sports, he had a personal interest in the programme and chose to set up the management of it from his office.

 Dr. Secco said that, “There is so much for those who play the sport and demonstrate athletic skill and with the help of those who understand the sport – the physical and psychological background – it can help them do their best.”

Also present at the signing was Dominic Blakely, Dr. Daniel Coleman, Dr. Wayne Albert and Assad David from New Brunswick University. (CG)