Postgraduate

MSc and Postgraduate Diploma/ Certificate in International Primary Health Care

Study Materials

When you register, you will be sent an individual study pack containing a range of specially written materials to help you plan your studies and prepare for examinations.

University of London will also provide CD-Rom based learning materials where appropriate and access to the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

In primary care, many practitioners are both geographically and professionally isolated. In addition to tutor-facilitated virtual seminars, students will be able to communicate and share ideas via the Virtual Learning Environment.

Why study an online course?
In primary care, many practitioners are both geographically and professionally isolated. The heavy and unpredictable demands of day-to-day practice make it difficult for postgraduate students of primary care to find regular protected study time. It is often neither practical nor affordable to seek full-timeflexible and affordable access to a high-quality learning environment, in which individual study is greatly enhanced by discourse with others who share the same vision for primary care and have met comparable problems.

One important goal of the course is to develop not merely individual self-directed learning skills but a thriving community of practice that will continue and grow even when students have graduated from the course. Developing primary health care services is often training either in their home country or overseas. The part-time, online modules in this programme offer a thankless task, requiring complex cross-disciplinary skills and intellectual flexibility. Simple email communication is known to be highly effective in helping local mission leaders to maintain perspective and benefit from the experiences of others in the ‘same boat’. This course aims to nurture and model the lateral support that will be essential for the continuing lifelong learning and professional development of the University students in their lives and work.

Equipment you will need The list below gives the specifications for a computer capable of running the International Primary Health Care software. A computer with the minimum (rather than recommended) specifications will be able to use the course but may be rather slow.

Computer: PC or Macintosh computer capable of fulfilling the requirements
below

Processor: Minimum Intel Pentium (PC) or PowerPC (Mac)

Memory (RAM): 8MB (minimum); 64MB or more (recommended) -

PC Platforms 32MB physical, 64MB virtual
(minimum); 64MB physical, 80MB virtual (recommended) Mac platforms

Hard Disk space: 69MB (minimum); More than 109MB (recommended) -

PC platforms
75MB (minimum); 100MB or more (recommended) - Mac platforms

CD-ROM Drive: Double speed or faster recommended

Operating System: Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, NT4, 2000
Mac OS 7.61; 8.0; 8.1; 8.51; 8.6; & 9.0

Internet connection: Access at 28.8 kb/sec or faster
Printer: Laser or inkjet recommended
Audio: Not essential but recommended