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Requirements for students

PC Hardware & Software Requirements

Any PC computer with reliable access to the Internet with either Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher OR Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher Web Browser installed.

Please note: at present the following browsers are not supported: AOL and Netscape 6. If you run either of these browsers, you will need to also install Internet Explorer 5 (see http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/).

There are also a few issues with Internet Explorer 6 and WebCT. Please mention when you register that you will be using IE6 and we'll advise you.

The preferred system is a Pentium class or higher with 64 Mb of RAM running Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT.

Macintosh Hardware & Software Requirements

Any Macintosh computer with reliable access to the Internet with either Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher OR Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher Web Browser installed.

The preferred system is a PowerMac, iMac or higher with 64 Mb of RAM running Operating System (OS) 8, 9, 10 or higher.

To check whether your PC or Mac computer/browser combination will run our WebCT-based courses, you can go to Browser Tune-Up.

You will need to be able to:

  • have a good knowledge of the English language
  • use a mouse
  • use a word processor (which will read text, rtf and preferably Microsoft Word-format documents)
  • log on to the Internet
  • use a browser
  • send and receive email