Hardware and software requirements for studying at the UOC

The standard requirements for studying at the UOC are listed below.

You'll need a desktop or laptop computer with an internet connection. Your computer should be able to run the latest version of the recommended web browsers and office applications (word processor, spreadsheet, etc.).

For assessment activities, you'll need a computer and the appropriate permissions to be able to install the online supervision software. You'll also need a webcam (external or built-in), a microphone and a second device with a camera (a smartphone or tablet). Depending where you're doing the activity, you may need a tripod or stand to place this second device with a camera in the correct position. You may need to use speakers for some courses.

WindowsWindows 10 and 11
LinuxBecause of the wide variety of distributions available, we haven't listed all the possible versions here. You'll need to use a Windows emulator in some cases.
MacOS10.15 (Catalina) or higher
Mobile devicesAndroid 10 or iOS 16 or higher

We recommend having the latest version installed.

WindowsChrome, Firefox, or Edge
MacOSChrome, Firefox, or Safari
LinuxChrome or Firefox
Mobile devicesAndroid: Chrome; iOS: Safari

Although the latest versions of the browsers that we recommended in the point above include many of the necessary add-ons, we recommend that you install the latest versions of the following programs:

You can study using any broadband service: fibre, ADSL, mobile or satellite.

We recommend not using a metered mobile data connection for downloading materials or software.

HardwareOperating systems
  • 64-bit Intel/AMD architecture
  • At least 8 GB of memory
  • Between 40 and 80 GB of disk space
WindowsWindows 11 or 10
GNU/LinuxUbuntu, Fedora, Debian. Because of the wide variety of distributions available, we haven't listed all the possible versions here. You'll need to use an emulator (such as VirtualBox) in some cases.

For Apple, you'll need a device with Apple silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4), but bear in mind that you may not be able to use all the course software. With this in mind, we recommend having an alternative available.

Some courses use Jamovi and Labster software that are not compatible with 32-bit Windows operating systems. Check the specific requirements.

UOCJAMOVILABSTER
Operating systems
  • Windows: 10 and 11
  • Mac OS: 10.15 or higher
  • Android: version 10 and above
  • iOS: version 16 or above
  • Windows Vista (64-bit) or higher
  • MacOS 10.13 (High Sierra) or higher
  • iPads with the cloud version
  • Linux: all distributions which support Flatpak (most of them), and Chromebooks, from Flathub
  • Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher
  • MacOS 10.15: Catalina (64-bit) or higher
  • iOS 15 or higher
Browsers
  • Windows: Chrome, Firefox or Edge
  • macOS: Safari, Chrome or Firefox
  •  Linux: Chrome or Firefox
  • Mobile devices: Android, Chrome; iOS, Safari
 The latest version of Firefox and Chrome
Hardware
  

 

  • Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz or higher (a processor with a boost speed of at least 3.0 GHz is recommended)
  • RAM: at least 4 GB
  • Graphics card: Intel UHD 600 or higher

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