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Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with Honours in Open degree

The Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with Honours in Open degree in Language and Culture Studies is offered by The Open University.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science with Honours in Open degree offered by The Open University at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Do you want the freedom to study a range of subjects? Then our Open qualifications are ideal. The BA/BSc (Honours) Open is an honours degree with a difference. Free from the restriction of a subject-specific specialism, you can set the direction of your learning. By choosing modules from over 16 subject areas, you’ll create a bespoke qualification that reflects your interests, or helps you stand out in the competitive job market."The fact that the OU has the option of choosing an Open degree is fabulous. So many people I have spoken to wish they’d had this option at university rather than going down one route." – Carol Dow, BSc (Honours) Open


Key features of the course
  • Tailor your qualification to suit your needs
  • Choose modules from a wide range of subject areas
  • Study that fits your evolving career ambitions or personal interests
  • Count previous university study towards your qualification

Course details
This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits. For your BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree you can:

study a broad range of subjects; or
specialise in one subject area, and pick from a wide range of subjects to complete your qualification; or
specialise in two subject areas, dividing your time equally between both.

 Stage 1 (120 credits)
You’ll start Stage 1 with 60 credits from a wide choice of introductory modules. This can include Making your learning count (YXM130) which gives you the chance to count study from a variety of subjects towards your qualification. All introductory modules are worth 30 or 60 credits, and have been carefully selected to develop your subject knowledge and study skills in preparation for further OU study.

To complete this stage, you’ll choose a further 60 credits from a wider selection of our other Stage 1 modules. Many students focus broadly on one discipline, such as science or the humanities – but there’s nothing to stop you studying modules from entirely different subject areas.

Key introductory Stage 1 modules

You'll choose 60 credits from:
List of available introductory Stage 1 modules 60

All Stage 1 modules
You'll choose 60 credits from:
Complete list of available Stage 1 modules 60

 Stage 2 (120 credits)
Having completed Stage 1, you may have formed some ideas about the direction you want to follow – if so, you can start to focus on one or two subject areas and explore some of the topics you will have encountered at Stage 1 in more depth. Equally, you can continue to be inspired by different subjects, especially if you have previous knowledge or experience. Either way, after you've completed the 120 credits required for Stage 2, you will have enhanced your critical thinking and analytical skills.

All Stage 2 modules
You'll choose 120 credits from:
Complete list of available Stage 2 modules 120

 Stage 3 (120 credits)
Stage 3 is focused on the study of specialist topics and issues. During this stage you will develop significantly as an independent learner and acquire high-level thinking skills in preparation for graduate-level employment or postgraduate study. To complete the 120 credits of study required for Stage 3, we recommend that you build on previous modules to get the best from your studies.

Alternatively, if you’re interested in exploring some predefined subject-based routes through the qualification, expand the Routes through the degree section below.

All Stage 3 modules
You'll choose 120 credits from:
Complete list of available Stage 3 modules 120

 Routes through the degree
If you want to focus your Open degree on just one subject, you can choose 180 credits of subject-specific study across the three stages (as detailed in the example routes given below), combined with 180 credits from a wide range of modules. Alternatively, if you’d like to study two specific subjects, you could choose to combine 180 credits of subject-specific study from one route with 180 credits of subject-specific study from another.

These routes are optional and are provided just to give you a few ideas, other subjects and module choices are available when you register.

Following a suggested subject route, or combining two together, can be particularly beneficial if you’re keen to develop a specialism in a particular subject(s). However, please be aware that the subject(s) you study won’t be included on your degree certificate or in the name of your degree.

Some of the modules listed in the following suggested routes are currently only available to residents of the UK, Republic of Ireland and Western Europe.

Art history

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Discovering the arts and humanities (A111) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Exploring art and visual culture (A226) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Art and its global histories (A344) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Biology

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Questions in science (S111) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Cell biology (S294) 30
The biology of survival (S295) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Biological science: from genes to species (S317) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Business and management

Stage 1 (120 credits)
An introduction to business and management (B100) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Shaping business opportunities (B207) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Strategic management (B302) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Childhood and youth studies

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Introduction to childhood studies and child psychology (E102) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Exploring childhood and youth (E232) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Issues in research with children and young people (EK313) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Computer science

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Introduction to computing and information technology 1 (TM111) 30
Introduction to computing and information technology 2 (TM112) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Object-oriented Java programming (M250) 30
Algorithms, data structures and computability (M269) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Data management and analysis (TM351) 30
Interaction design and the user experience (TM356) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Design

Stage 1 (120 credits)
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Innovation: designing for change (T317) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Economics

Stage 1 (120 credits)

Investigating the social world (DD103) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Running the economy (DD209) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Doing economics: people, markets and policy (DD309) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60
DD103 is not a key introductory module. If you’re interested in studying this route, you’ll need to have completed 60 credits of key introductory modules in another subject.

Engineering

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Engineering: origins, methods, context (T192) 30
Engineering: frameworks, analysis, production (T193) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Core engineering A (T271) 30
Energy and sustainability (T213) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Engineering small worlds: micro and nano technologies (T356) 30
Structural integrity: designing against failure (T357) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Environmental technology

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Environment: journeys through a changing world (U116) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Energy and sustainability (T213) 30
Environmental management 1 (T219) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Renewable energy (T313) 30
Environmental management 2 (T319) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

French

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Bon départ: beginners' French (L192) 30
French studies 1 (intermediate) (L112) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
French studies 2: language and culture of the French-speaking world (L222) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Mises au point: advanced French (L310) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Health and social care

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Introducing health and social care (K102) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Critical issues in health and wellbeing (K219) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)

Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice (K311)60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Law

Stage 1 (120 credits)

An introduction to law (W101) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Public law and criminal law (W203) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
European Union law (W330) 30
Law, society and culture (W340) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Mathematics and statistics

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Discovering mathematics (MU123) 30
Essential mathematics 1 (MST124) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Mathematical methods (MST224) 30
Analysing data (M248) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Applications of probability (M343) 30
Linear statistical modelling (M346) 30
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Psychology

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Investigating psychology 1 (DE100) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Living psychology: from the everyday to the extraordinary (DD210) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Advancing social psychology (DD317) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60
DE100 is not a key introductory module. If you’re interested in studying this route, you’ll need to have completed 60 credits of key introductory modules in another subject.

Sport and fitness

Stage 1 (120 credits)
Introduction to sport and fitness (E117) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 2 (120 credits)
Applying sport and exercise sciences to coaching (E236) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60

Stage 3 (120 credits)
Exploring psychological aspects of athletic development (E313) 60
You'll choose 60 credits of free choice from this list of modules 60



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