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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2019/2020

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Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
To achieve the Diploma in Global Challenges you must complete 2 out of the 3 Postgraduate Certificates (PG Certs) shown below. These are represented by 3 separate collections of core courses and 1 collection of elective 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 120 to achieve the Diploma). When studying on a part time intermittent basis, you will normally complete 1 PG Cert every 2 years and subsequently complete the Diploma within 4 years (however, you are able to complete the Diploma within 2 years if you choose to study at a faster pace).

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges.
OR

Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Health Challenges.
OR

Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Environment Challenges.
AND

Group A

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Global Challenges Electives

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
To achieve the Diploma in Global Challenges you must complete 2 out of the 3 Postgraduate Certificates (PG Certs) shown below. These are represented by 3 separate collections of core courses and 1 collection of elective 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 120 to achieve the Diploma). When studying on a part time intermittent basis, you will normally complete 1 PG Cert every 2 years and subsequently complete the Diploma within 4 years (however, you are able to complete the Diploma within 2 years if you choose to study at a faster pace).

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Global Development Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Development Challenges.
OR

Global Health Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Health Challenges.
OR

Global Environment Challenges (Online Learning) (PgCert)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses constitute the PG Cert in Global Environment Challenges.
AND

Group A

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Global Challenges Electives

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses

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