Overview

The Labour and Employment Relations program offered by The University of the West Indies aims to develop a cadre of graduate students with a high level and comprehensive understanding of labour history, labour relations, and employment issues confronted in the workplace, develop advanced abilities in analysis and independent work which will equip them to deal skillfully with new circumstances and issues arising in the workplace and provide graduates with the necessary tools for a greater degree of understanding and management of labour relations.

Key features

What Will I Study?

Industrial and employment relations systems.

Legal regulations encompassing industrial relations and the role that the law serves in shaping employment and industrial relations.

How to apply effective industrial and employment relations strategies.

The tools and methodologies for effective labour management relations.

How to advise government, employers’ and workers’ representatives on industrial and employment relations issues.

Careers

The programme prepares students for the enhancement of their careers in human resource management, industrial and labour relations, labour economics or as trade union or labour researchers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Compensation Managernent

Labour History

Employment Relations in a Global Environment

Caribbean and International Labour Law

Collective Bargaining &Disputes Resolution

Occupational Safety, Health and the Environment

Labour Economics

Research Methods For Business & Social Sciences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-30 00:00:00

More details

Expressions of interest are accepted throughout the year.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

82

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Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Bridgetown, Barbados
Bridgetown, Barbados

Disciplines

Human Resource Management

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least Second Class Honours

Prior work experience

Two letters of reference/recommendation

Application Processing Fee (BDS $30 for applicants from contributing countries OR US $30 for applicants from a non-contributing countries)

Birth Certificate (certified or notarized copy)

Curriculum Vitae (2 copies)

Two (2) Referee reports

Professional Certificates/Diplomas

Tuition Fee

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International

20000 BBD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30000 BBD for the full programme during 18 months.
National

20000 BBD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 30000 BBD for the full programme during 18 months.

Funding

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