Degree Programmes

• 2 Emphases: Guidance & Counselling, Biblical & Theological Studies
• Career Opportunities: Guidance Counselling, Education, Para-church Ministry, Missions, Human Resource, Administration, Research, Youth Ministries
• Credits: 66 Credit Hours
• 90 hours of practical training
• Length of Programme – 2 years full-time and 3 years part-time (part-time must include summers)
• Requirements – Associate degree (of at least 60 credits), Teaching Diploma from a recognized/accredited tertiary institution. English Language is compulsory (Grade I or II required).

• Career Opportunities – Counselling Agencies, Human Resource, Health Sector, Education, Para-church Ministry, Crisis Intervention, Youth Ministries, Correctional Services and Armed Forces.
• 120 Credit Hours
• 360 hours of practical training
• Length of Programme – 4 years full-time or part-time (part-time must include summers). This may be reduced if the applicant has certification at the level of CAPE/A’ Levels and higher.
• Requirements – 5 CSEC (CXC) or 5 GCE or the equivalent (SSC, Certificate, etc.); English Language is compulsory (Grade I or II required).

• Career Opportunities – Social Agencies, Justice System, Education, Aid Organizations, Communities, Health Sector, Counselling Agencies, Youth Ministries & Agencies, Community Development.
• 120 Credit Hours
• 600 hours of practical training
• Length of Programme – 4 years full-time or part-time (part-time must include summers). This may be reduced if the applicant has certification at the level of CAPE/A’ Levels and higher.
• Requirements – 5 CSEC (CXC) or 5 GCE or the equivalent (SSC, Certificate, etc.); English Language is compulsory (Grade I or II required).

• Career Opportunities – Educator, Pastor, Youth Worker, Bible Translator, Missionary, Lecturer, Author, Chaplain
• 120 Credit Hours
• 180 hours of practical training
• Length of Programme – 4 years full-time or part-time (part-time must include summers). This may be reduced if the applicant has certification at the level of CAPE/A’ Levels and higher.
• Requirements – 5 CSEC (CXC) or 5 GCE or the equivalent (SSC, Certificate, etc.); English Language is compulsory (Grade I or II required).

• Career Opportunities – Journalism, Media Production, Education, Advertising, Marketing, Musician, Entertainment Coordinator, Musical/Artistic Director
• 120 Credit Hours
• 180 hours of practical training
• Length of Programme – 4 years full-time or part-time (part-time must include summers). This may be reduced if the applicant has certification at the level of CAPE/A’ Levels and higher.
• Requirements – 5 CSEC (CXC) or 5 GCE or the equivalent (SSC, Certificate, etc.); English Language is compulsory (Grade I or II required).

• Career Opportunities – Social Agencies, Justice System, Education, Aid Organizations, Communities, Health Sector, Counselling Agencies, Youth Ministries & Agencies
• 90 Credit Hours
• 450 hours of practical training
• Length of Programme – 3 years part-time (part-time must include summers)
• Requirements – 5 CSEC (CXC) or 5 GCE or the equivalent (SSC, Certificate, etc.); English Language is compulsory (Grade I or II required). Applicants must be currently working in a social agency having completed a minimum of five years of active service e.g. Children services, Correctional Agencies, Police Force, Military

The ABA programme is the type of undergraduate degree that will give students a solid foundation in theory and experience and prepare them for diverse careers upon graduation, including working with:

• Organisations in Organisational Behaviour Management
• Children with a variety of disabilities
• The elderly
• Community Development
• Athletes
• Animals

As the first of its kind in the Caribbean, this programme is unique, combining dual fields of Special Education and Applied Behaviour Analysis, thus meeting the vision of changing the world, one life at a time. Graduates of this programme will be:

• Prepared to fill needed service demands in schools, homes and community settings
• Trained to consult in the assessment, design, implementation and evaluation of behavioural interventions for a variety of learners

Students completing the Bachelors of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis will be eligible to sit the Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) certification exam with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).  The BCaBA is an undergraduate level certification in behaviour analysis.  Students must complete coursework that covers the required content outlined in the BACB’s Fourth Edition Task List and complete 1000 hours of supervised fieldwork experience that complies with the Experience Standards in order to sit the certification exam.  Students who gain certification at the BCaBA level should not practice independently but under the supervision of someone certified at the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) level or doctoral level (BCBA-D).

Admission Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 CXC and/ or GCE subjects (grades 1-3/A – C including English Language and Math)

Specialisation Core:

• Theological Methodology
• Christology
• Contextual Emancipatory Theology
• Public Theology
• Practical Theology

Specialisation Options:

• Canonical Criticism / Historical Theology
• Prolegomena
• Sociology of Religion