THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, MONA

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Virtual UNDERGRADUATE ORIENTATION, ACADEMIC ADVISING AND REGISTRATION 2020/2021

Monday, August 31

Virtual FACULTY WELCOME CEREMONY

What to expect: Official welcome to the Faculty ● Meet Dean, Deputy Dean, Staff and Student Leaders ●
Presentations relating to: FSS Governance Structure, Regulations, Resources and Opportunities ● Registration Tips ● Health, Wellness and Resilience
● Student Guild ● Clubs and Societies

Invitees: All New FSS Students (including students at WJC)

Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Virtual Venue: Live stream @ https://bit.ly/2FBYyCx
Recording will be available on YouTube via UWI Mona Media @ link above

Virtual DEPARTMENTAL WELCOME CEREMONY Virtual ACADEMIC ADVISING & REGISTRATION

What to expect: Meet your Head of Department, Lecturers, Academic Advisors and staff. What to expect: Course Selection ● Registration Assistance ● Career Planning ● Make
enquiries relating to Degree Requirements ● Change of Major ● Pre-requisite and Test Score
Errors ● Credit Checks ● Closed Section Overrides
Tuesday, September 1

9am–10:30am MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
Invitees: All New Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Majors: Accounting ● Entrepreneurship ● Human Resource Management ●
Management Studies ● Marketing ● Operations Management ● Tourism and Hotel
Management
Virtual Venue: Live Stream on YouTube @ https://bit.ly/3hanI9g
11am–4pm MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
Invitees: All New Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Venue Click on your degree major to enter virtual room:
Majors: Accounting ● Entrepreneurship ● Human Resource Management ●
Management Studies ● Marketing ● Hotel and Tourism Management ●
Operations .Management

11am–12:30pm DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 1pm–4pm DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Invitees: All New Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Majors: Banking & Finance ● Economics ● Statistics
Virtual Venue: Live Stream on YouTube @ https://bit.ly/3hanI9g
Wednesday, September 2
Invitees: New and Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing Econ Majors
Majors: Banking & Finance ● Economics ● Statistics
Venue Click on activity to enter virtual room:
Activities: Registration and Technical Support (All Econ Students)
Academic Advising (Returning Econ Students)

9am–10:30am DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT 11am–2pm DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT

Invitees: All New Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors Invitees: All New Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Majors: International Relations ● Political Leadership, Strategy & Management ● Venue Click on your degree major to enter virtual room:
Political Science ● Public Policy and Management Majors: International Relations ● Political Leadership, Strategy & Management
Virtual Venue: Live Stream on YouTube @ https://bit.ly/3hanI9g ● Political Science ● Public Policy and Management

11am–12:30pm DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Invitees: All New Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors:
Majors: Demography ● Labour & Employment Relations ● Psychology ● Social
Anthropology ● Social Policy and Development ● Sociology ● Social Work
Virtual Venue: Live Stream on YouTube @ https://bit.ly/3hanI9g
1pm–4pm DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Invitees: All New Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors:
Venue Click on your degree major to enter virtual room:
Majors: Demography ● Labour & Employment Relations ● Psychology ● Social
Anthropology ● Social Policy and Development ● Sociology ● Social Work
 Virtual ACADEMIC ADVISING & REGISTRATION Cont’d**
What to Expect: Course Selection and Registration Assistance ● Career Planning ● Make enquiries relating to Degree Requirements ● Change of Major ● Pre-requisite and Test Score Errors ●
Credit Checks ● Closed Section Overrides
Wednesday September 2 cont.

10am – 12pm DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Invitees: New and Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors | Majors: Banking & Finance ● Economics ● Statistics
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room: Registration and Technical Support (All Econ Students) | Academic Advising (Returning Econ Students)

10am – 12pm MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Invitees: New and Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Majors: Accounting ● Entrepreneurship ● Human Resource Management ● Management Studies ● Marketing ● Operations Management ● Hotel and Tourism Management
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room: Academic Advising (Returning Students)

2pm – 6pm DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

Invitees: New and Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors | Majors: Banking & Finance ● Economics ● Statistics
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room: Registration and Technical Support (All Econ Students) | Academic Advising (Returning Econ Students)

5pm – 6pm MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

Invitees: New and Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Majors: Accounting ● Entrepreneurship ● Human Resource Management ● Management Studies ● Marketing ● Operations Management ● Hotel and Tourism Management
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room: Academic Advising (Returning Students)

Virtual ACADEMIC ADVISING & REGISTRATION Cont’d**

What to Expect: Course Selection and Registration Assistance ● Career Planning ● Make enquiries relating to Degree Requirements ● Change of Major ● Pre-requisite and Test Score Errors ●
Credit Checks ● Closed Section Overrides

10am – 12pm DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

& Invitees: New and Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
2pm – 5pm Majors: Banking & Finance ● Economics ● Statistics
Friday, September 4

Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room for 10am – 12pm session: Registration and Technical Support (All Econ Students) | Academic Advising (Returning Students)
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room for 2pm – 5pm session: Registration and Technical Support (All Econ Students) | Academic Advising (Returning Students)

10am – 12pm MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

& Invitees: Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
1pm – 3pm Majors: Accounting ● Entrepreneurship ● Human Resource Management ● Management Studies ● Marketing ● Operations Management ● Hotel and Tourism Management
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room for 10am – 12pm session: Academic Advising (Returning Students)
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room for 1pm – 3pm session: Academic Advising (Returning Students)

11am – 2pm DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT

Invitees: Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Majors: International Relations ● Political Leadership, Strategy & Management ● Political Science ● Public Policy and Management
Venue: Click on activity to enter virtual room: Academic Advising (Returning Govt Students)

10am – 3pm DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK

Invitees: Returning Mona and WJC Students Pursuing the Following Majors
Venue: Click on major to enter virtual room: Demography ● Labour & Employment Relations ● Psychology ● Social Anthropology ● Social Policy and Development ●
Sociology ● Social Work

*If you have attended any of the Academic Advising and Registration Sessions on Tuesday or Wednesday, it may not be necessary for you to attend on Friday.
Note: Academic Advising will not be held on Thursday, September 3.
 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Communication Channels
ONLINE LIVE SUPPORT: https://support.mona.uwi.edu/

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Majors: Banking & Finance ● Economics ● Statistics
Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/economics/ Email: econ@uwimona.edu.jm
Telephone: (876) 977-1188, Mobile: (876) 428-6268

DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
Majors: International Relations ● Political Leadership, Strategy & Management ●
Political Science ● Public Policy & Management
Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/government/ Email: govt@uwimona.edu.jm
Telephone: (876) 977-5935

MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

Majors: Accounting ● Entrepreneurship ● Human Resource Management ● Management
Studies ● Marketing ● Operations Management ● Tourism & Hotel Management
Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/msbm/ Email: msbm.studentquery@uwimona.edu.jm
Telephone: (876) 977-4649, (876) 977-3808, (876) 977-3775 Mobile: (876) 553-3553

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK

Majors: Demography ● Labour & Employment Relations ● Psychology ● Social
Anthropology ● Social Policy & Development ● Sociology ● Social Work
Website: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/spsw/ Email: spswork@uwimona.edu.jm
Telephone: (876) 970-4336 [Social Work] (876) 970-3896 [Psychology]
(876) 977-6267, (876) 977-0315 [All Other Programmes]

UWI WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS

Majors Accounting ● Banking and Finance ● Entrepreneurship Finance ● Human
Resource Management ● International Relations ● Management Studies
● Psychology ● Marketing● Operations Mgmt ● Tourism and Hotel Management
Website: See departmental websites above
Email: msbmundergrad.wjc@uwimona.edu.jm | psychologyunitwjc@gmail.com|
jevon.henry@uwimona.edu.jm | craig.clarke04@uwimona.edu.jm
SOCIALTelephone:
SCIENCES FACULTY (876) 940-5561 [MSBM] (876) 940-43494 (876) 564-5747 [All Programmes]
OFFICE
Matters relating to: Leave of Absence ● Waiver of the Requirement to Withdraw (RTW) ● Change
of Enrolment Status ● Declaration of Degrees ● Maximum Credit Override ●
Exemption ● Exams Only.

www.mona.uwi.edu/socsci/ fss_studentmatters@uwimona.edu.jm

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