﻿{"id":9,"date":"2019-06-24T19:53:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T23:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:05:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"faculty-rotator-bottom-border\">\n<div class=\"lc-block\">\n<div class=\"live-shortcode\">        <div id=\"uwi_slider\" class=\"carousel slide\" data-ride=\"carousel\">\n            <div class=\"lc-block\" editable=\"rich\">\n                <ol class=\"carousel-indicators p-2\">\n                <\/ol>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"carousel-inner\">\n\n                \n                    <!-- Carousel Containeer --> \n                    <div class=\"carousel-item\">\n                          \n                          <!-- Slider Image with anchor -->\n                          <a href=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"d-block w-100\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"CMP Building\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/Images\/Rotator\/CMP-Rotator-Building.jpg\"  data-holder-rendered=\"true\"><\/a>\n                          \n                          <!-- Overlay text box -->\n                          <div id=\"slider-overlay\" class=\"carousel-caption align-self-center col-md-4 box-red\"> <!-- d-md-block class removed -->\n                             <h1 id=\"slider-heading\"><\/h1>\n                             <p id=\"slider-shorttext\" class=\"slider-text\">                          \n                                    <span style=\"display:block;\">\n                                                           \n                                    <\/span>\n                             <\/p>   \n                          <\/div> <!-- ends slider-overlay -->\n                     <\/div> <!-- ends carousel-item -->\n                \n                <a class=\"carousel-control-prev\" href=\"#uwi_slider\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"prev\">\n                    <span class=\"carousel-control-prev-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                    <span class=\"sr-only\">Previous<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                <a class=\"carousel-control-next\" href=\"#uwi_slider\" role=\"button\" data-slide=\"next\">\n                    <span class=\"carousel-control-next-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n                    <span class=\"sr-only\">Next<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <script>\n        window.uwi_slider_id = 'uwi_slider'; \/\/global var for slider id\n    <\/script>\n    <script src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/Scripts\/slider-helper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n    \n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"container-fluid page-wrapper simple-text\">\n<div class=\"row rotator-content-divider\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<div>The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics forms the technology arm of the Faculty. Founded in 1989, the department has been offering teaching and research programmes in Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics and &nbsp; Physics.&nbsp;&nbsp;BSc&nbsp;programmes are offered at the undergraduate level&nbsp;for all disciplines, as well as supervised research at the postgraduate level for MPhil&nbsp;and PhD&nbsp;degrees. The department also offers MSc&nbsp;programmes in a number of areas within the disciplines. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/about-us\/\">Read more About Us \u00bb<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section class=\"row\">\n<section class=\"col-sm-6 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-title card-header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/about-us\/welcome-message\/\">Welcome Message<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-body card-link\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/Images\/Welcome\/CMP-Logo.png\" style=\"width: 200px; height: 143px; border-width: 3px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: left;\">Welcome to the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics (CMP) at UWI Cave Hill. I am delighted to serve as your Head of Department and to lead this exceptional team of educators, researchers, and support staff.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur department encompasses five vital disciplines: Computer Science, Electronics, Mathematics, Physics, and Software Engineering. These fields are at the forefront of technological innovation, scientific discovery, and the mathematical foundations that underpin our understanding of the natural world. In an era where digital transformation and scientific advancement drive economic growth, our disciplines are more relevant than ever to the Caribbean region and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAs a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and with extensive experience in mathematical sciences, I am committed to building upon our department&#8217;s strong foundation while fostering new opportunities for growth and excellence.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/about-us\/welcome-message\/\">Read more of this Message from Dr. Peter Chami, Department Head&nbsp; \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"col-sm-6 section-tile\">\n<section class=\"card lc-block\">\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-title card-header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/news-notices\/\">News<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div editable=\"rich\" class=\"card-body\">\n<div id=\"news-col\">\n<div class=\"list-group\">\n<div class=\"list-group lc-block\">\n<div lc-helper=\"shortcode\" class=\"live-shortcode\">            <div>\n                <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/news\/cmp-lunch-time-seminar-back-end-development-se\/\">CMP Lunch Time Seminar:  \u201cBack-End Development: Self-Documenting API\u2019s in Python\u201d<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">            \n                    <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                    <span class=\"NewsPDate\">\n                        22\/01\/2026                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>            \n                <div class=\"NewsPSummary\">                   \n                    <p><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">Please join us in person or via Zoom!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n                <\/div>        \n            <\/div>\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n                    <div>\n                <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/news\/cmp-lunch-time-seminar-front-end-development-r\/\">CMP Lunch Time Seminar:  &#8220;Front-End Development: Robust User Interfaces in Next.js&#8221;<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"NewsDateContainer\">            \n                    <i class=\"fas fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i>\n                    <span class=\"NewsPDate\">\n                        22\/01\/2026                    <\/span>\n                <\/div>            \n                <div class=\"NewsPSummary\">                   \n                    <p><strong>Please join us in person or via Zoom!<\/strong><\/p>\n                <\/div>        \n            <\/div>\n            <hr class=\"NewsPBreak\">\n                    <div>\n                <div class=\"NewsPTitle\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cavehill.uwi.edu\/fst-cmp\/news\/institute-for-gender-development-studies-electiv\/\">Institute for Gender &#038; 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