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Degree Programme Table: Global Challenges (Online Distance Learning)(ICL) MSc - 3 - 6 Years (PTMSCGLOCH1U)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete 3 out of the 4 Postgraduate Certificates (PG Certs) shown below. These are represented by 4 separate collections of courses. The PG Certs can be studied in any order, but you must fully complete one before moving onto another. Each PG Cert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc). When studying on a part time intermittent basis, you will normally complete 1 PG Cert every 2 years and subsequently complete the MSc within 6 years (however, you are able to complete the MSc within 3 years if you choose to study at a faster pace). Please note, you can take EITHER the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges OR the PG Cert in Africa and International Development as part of the MSc, BUT NOT BOTH.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11326    Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11318    Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11319    Analysing Development (Distance Learning)   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11329    Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)   20  
    EMND11028    Newborn and Child Health   10  
    GLHE11006    Global Health Challenges: An Introduction   20  
    GLHE11014    Maternal health   10  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Health Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11190    Global Environment Challenges   20  
    PGGE11189    Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (Online)   20  
    PGGE11188    Ecosystem Values and Management   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Environment Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11319    Analysing Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11320    Roots of African Poverty and Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11318    Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Africa and International Development.
     


    Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete 3 out of the 4 Postgraduate Certificates (PG Certs) shown below. These are represented by 4 separate collections of courses. The PG Certs can be studied in any order, but you must fully complete one before moving onto another. Each PG Cert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc). When studying on a part time intermittent basis, you will normally complete 1 PG Cert every 2 years and subsequently complete the MSc within 6 years (however, you are able to complete the MSc within 3 years if you choose to study at a faster pace). Please note, you can take EITHER the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges OR the PG Cert in Africa and International Development as part of the MSc, BUT NOT BOTH.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11326    Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11318    Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11319    Analysing Development (Distance Learning)   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11329    Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)   20  
    EMND11028    Newborn and Child Health   10  
    GLHE11006    Global Health Challenges: An Introduction   20  
    GLHE11014    Maternal health   10  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Health Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11190    Global Environment Challenges   20  
    PGGE11189    Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (Online)   20  
    PGGE11188    Ecosystem Values and Management   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Environment Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11319    Analysing Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11320    Roots of African Poverty and Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11318    Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Africa and International Development.
     


    Year 3, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September

  • Notes: To achieve the MSc in Global Challenges you must complete 3 out of the 4 Postgraduate Certificates (PG Certs) shown below. These are represented by 4 separate collections of courses. The PG Certs can be studied in any order, but you must fully complete one before moving onto another. Each PG Cert is worth 60 credits (you need 180 to achieve the MSc). When studying on a part time intermittent basis, you will normally complete 1 PG Cert every 2 years and subsequently complete the MSc within 6 years (however, you are able to complete the MSc within 3 years if you choose to study at a faster pace). Please note, you can take EITHER the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges OR the PG Cert in Africa and International Development as part of the MSc, BUT NOT BOTH.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11326    Global Development Challenges (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11318    Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11319    Analysing Development (Distance Learning)   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11329    Health inequities and the social determinants of health (Distance learning)   20  
    EMND11028    Newborn and Child Health   10  
    GLHE11006    Global Health Challenges: An Introduction   20  
    GLHE11014    Maternal health   10  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Health Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGGE11190    Global Environment Challenges   20  
    PGGE11189    Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (Online)   20  
    PGGE11188    Ecosystem Values and Management   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Environment Challenges.
     
    OR   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PGSP11319    Analysing Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11320    Roots of African Poverty and Development (Distance Learning)   20  
    PGSP11318    Politics and Theories of International Development (Distance Learning)   20  

    Notes:These courses constitute the PG Cert in Africa and International Development.
     


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