Postgraduate taught 

Global Mental Health (online) MSc/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning

Try our Global Mental Health taster course

Try our Global Mental Health taster course

Try our Global Mental Health taster course by following these simple steps:

  1.  Access the virtual learning environment
  2.  Click create new account
  3.  Create user name
  4.  Create password
  5.  Enter email adress, first name and surname
  6.  Click create my new account
  7.  Choose the programme you are interested in from the list
  8.  Click enrol me.

We hope that our taster courses will provide you with an insight into how our programme runs and what studying online involves.  The Global Mental Health example is taken from one of our courses called: Improving Access to Mental Health Care in the Global Context. The short video gives general information and general housekeeping for the course. 

Community is a big factor in this programme and participating in discussions around different topics make the course a success and you feel well supported in your learning.  Whilst there will be a multitude of learning resources made available to you, we can also learn a lot from each other's experience as well.  So each week we'll encourage you to discuss the topics with each other, which makes for a great learning experience.  Of course, you tutor will also be on hand to answer your questions and encourage your discussions.

Computer requirements for studying online

Broadband internet connection

  • 3 mbps or higher

Internet Browsers

Our online learning platform Moodle is compatible with any standards compliant web browser. This includes:

Desktop:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Edge
  • Internet Explorer

Mobile:

  • MobileSafari
  • Google Chrome

For the best experience and optimum security, we recommend that you keep your browser up to date. 

Javascript needs to be enabled within your browser

Please note: legacy browsers with known compatibility issues with Moodle 3.3 are:

  • Internet Explorer 10 and below
  • Safari 7 and below

Computer specifications

  • Processor: 2GHz
  • Operating system (minimum):
    • Microsoft Windows Vista service pack 1
    • Windows 7
    • Mac OS X v10.4.11+
  • Memory: 3GB of RAM or more
  • Hard disk: 300GB
  • Sound card and microphone
  • Speakers or headphones
  • Monitor and video card with 1024x768 display or higher

Mobile device specifications

  • iOS: latest (Apple Safari & Google Chrome)
  • Android: 4.4+ with latest Google Chrome

Other software

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Media player e.g. Windows Media Player or VLC
  • Word processing software (that outputs to the following file types for marking online: .doc, .docx, .html, .txt, .rft, .pdf, .ppt, .pptx, .pps, .hwp)
  • Anti-virus software

Advised hardware / software

  • Microsoft Office 2010
  • Headset (ideally with a USB connector)
  • Webcam