Postgraduate taught 

Public Health (online) MPH/PgDip/PgCert: Online distance learning

Meet the Programme Director

Meet the Programme Director

Dr Hayley Connell

Lecturer in Public Health and Programme Director for Masters of Public Health online

Dr Hayley Connell works as a lecturer within the College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences. She is a UofG graduate completing both her Undergraduate and Master’s degree at the University. She then went on to complete a PhD focusing on stroke rehabilitation with her thesis entitled ‘Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour in acute stroke survivors using a novel behaviour change intervention’. She then returned to Glasgow University as staff in 2018. Her research interests focus on the use of behaviour change to encourage positive changes in health within various populations with a particular interest in cardiovascular disease, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and older adults.

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