Entrance
requirements
Academic
In order to be
considered for registration applicants must have:
EITHER
(a) a good degree in a social science discipline, or other
appropriate discipline, from a university or other institution
acceptable to the University (qualifications in other subjects
will be assessed on their merits)
OR
(b) previous education and experience without a First degree,
which satisfies the University as a qualification on the same
level as a First degree approved under (a) for this purpose, and
which has included suitable preliminary training.
English language
For all
applicants a high level of English language ability in reading,
writing and study skills, equivalent to a score of 7.0 in the
IELTS test or a score of 640 in the TOEFL test of English is
required. Applicants may be asked to provide evidence of
language ability as tested by the British Council or another
registered body.
Minimum computer specification
Notice is
hereby given that students registering for this programme on or
after 1 January 2005 will be required to have
access to the Internet in order to participate fully in the
learning process.
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Minimum / recommended PC specification
Processor: Pentium 266 (Pentium 500
recommended)
Memory (RAM): 64Mb (128Mb recommended)
Operating system: Windows 98 (Windows
XP recommended)
Free space on hard disk: 100Mb (200Mb
recommended)
Screen resolution: 800 x 600 colour
(1024 x 786 colour recommended)
CD/DVD-ROM drive: CD-ROM (24 x CD-ROM
recommended)
Modem speed: 56kbps (Broadband
recommended)
Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5
(Internet Explorer 6 recommended) |
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Minimum / recommended Mac specification
Processor: G3 (G4 recommended)
Memory (RAM): 64Mb (128Mb recommended)
Operating system: OS 9 (OS X
recommended)
Free space on hard disk: 100Mb (200Mb)
Screen resolution: 800 x 600 colour
(1024 x 786 colour recommended)
CD/DVD-ROM drive: CD-ROM (24 x CD-ROM
recommended)
Modem speed: 56kbps (Broadband
recommended)
Browser: Internet Explorer 5 |
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Note: The
VLE may work with other browsers such as Netscape 7 but
the preferred browser is Internet Explorer. |
