Let the celebrations begin!

Did you know? Founded in 1969, at the outset of The Open University’s history, the OU’s BA/BSc (Hons) “Open” degree was the only degree qualification offered by The Open University for over 30 years, until named degrees were introduced in 2000.

As part of the OU’s 50th anniversary celebrations, we have set up this blog to celebrate the evolution of the OU’s multidisciplinary qualifications over the last 50 years and the opportunities it can provide students (and the OU more widely) in the years to come. You can find out more about the Open Programme’s history in our About section.

We will be posting guest blogs from a wide range of contributors to demonstrate the impact that this unique approach to personalised teaching and learning has had – and continues to have – on our students and staff. Our first blog post has been written by Open Programme Manager, Helen Cooke, and offers an insight into her own multidisciplinary career path and the importance of life long learning… You can read more below.

If you would like to contribute to this blog, we would love to share your journey too. Just drop us an email at open-programme@open.ac.uk.

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