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The Communication Arts and Technology Programme
The Communication Arts and Technology Unit comprises experts from Higher Education and the Media and Communication Industry.
Together, the staff, guided by an expert Advisory Committee, work together to provide one of the most comprehensive and sought-after programmes of its kind. Both lecturers and practitioners work together to produce multi-discliplinary scholars, work-ready personnel, well-rounded graduates and competent trans-media specialists.
The B.A. CAT Programme
The B.A. CAT offers three (3) areas of concentration: Journalism, Public Relations and Advertising, along with core modules in communications and multimedia production.
Past & Present
Programme Directors
2009 - 2011
Nova Gordon Bell
2009 - 2011
2011 - 2012
Michelle Stewart McKoy
2011 - 2012
2012 - 2013
Sydney Lowrie
2012 - 2013
2013 - 2016
Sheena Johnson Brown
2013 - 2016
2015 - 2020
Jerome Shepherd
2015 - 2020
2020 - 2022
Marilyn Facey
2020 - 2022
2022 - 2024
Melville Cooke
2022 - 2024
2024 - Present
Andrew Smith
2024 - Present
If you are interested in media and want to strengthen your skills, then check out UTech Journalism Society (UJS) that is supervised by B.A. CAT lecturers, Mr. Andrew Smith and Ms. Megan Thomas.
This is a student-based organization that informs the University of Technology, Jamaica student body of accurate news that is both local and international.
