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You can study the following subjects in our collaborative schemes (the tables below specify which courses from these institutions are collaborative ones):
| SUBJECTS | COLLABORATIVE TEACHING INSTITUTION |
| Archaeology and Local History | Oxford University Department for Continuing Education |
| Counselling | Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) |
| Planning | Joint Distance Learning Consortium |
| Scottish History | Dundee University |
Although many UK universities may teach these subjects, you will qualify for collaborative credit only if you successfully pass courses which are approved as part of our collaborative schemes.
Please note that this website shows all the OU's approved collaborative courses - it may not differentiate between courses which are running and courses which are no longer offered. If you have already studied any of them, you might be eligible for collaborative credit towards your chosen OU qualification. If you want to study a collaborative course, please contact the relevant teaching institution to check whether the particular course will be offered when you wish to study it.
Please note that the following schemes have now ended and so it is no longer possible to study them:
You can be awarded collaborative credit for these courses if you studied them while the collaborative scheme was running.
The list below (and the footprints on the right) gives a list of the courses they offer within the collaborative scheme, showing their OU course codes, CATS points and levels.
All the collaborative courses below can count towards
The following CPCAB courses can count towards the BA/BSc Open degree, and the Foundation Degree (G14) and DipHE (E63) in Counselling:
| Course title | OU module code | Can count towards |
| Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (TC-L4) (previously called the Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling TC-03) (September 2002 onwards) | CCPP120 | G14 and E63 |
| Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5) (January 2010 onwards) | n/a | G14 and E63 |
| Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (PC-L5) (September 2005 onwards) | n/a | G14 and E63 |
| Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory (CBT-L5) (January 2007 - December 2009) | n/a | G14 and E63 |
The Consortium (University of the West of England, Leeds Metropolitan University, University of Dundee, The Open University) offers an MA in Town and Country Planning. The following course is eligible for collaborative credit:
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level |
| CJC301 | Planning 1 | 60 | 3 |
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level | Can count towards |
| CDDR300 | Modern Scottish history | 60 | 3 | B01, B03 |
| CDDR310 | Medieval Scotland (last presentation : 2006) | 30 | 3 | B01, B03 |
| CDDR320 | Medieval and Early Modern Scotland 1100-1707 (starting in February 2007) | 60 | 3 | B01, B03 |
These courses below are no longer offered by the University of Durham but, if you have already studied them, you can count them as collaborative credit.
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level |
| CDU320 | Minerals and under the microscope | 20 | 3 |
| CDU323 | Environmental geochemistry | 20 | 3 |
| CDU330 | Paleobiology and environmental geochemistry | 60 | 3 |
These courses below are no longer offered by the University of Manchester but, if you have already studied them, you can count them as collaborative credit.
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level | |
| CMAS100 | Life in the universe and SETI | 20 | 1 | |
| CMAS101 | Introduction to radio astronomy | 10 | 1 | |
| CMAS102 | Exploring the radio universe | 20 | 1 | |
| CMAD201 | Minerals and rocks under the microscope | 10 | 2 | |
| CMAD202 | The ecology of fossils | 10 | 2 | |
| CMAD203 | Fieldwork | 10 | 2 | |
| CMAD204 | Carbonate sedimentology | 10 | 2 | |
| CMAD205 | Regional studies in geology 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| CMAD206 | Regional studies in geology 2 | 10 | 2 | |
| CMAD301 | Volcanoes and volcanic materials | 10 | 3 | |
| CMAD302 | Tectonics and geodynamics | 10 | 3 | |
| CMAD303 | Making and interpreting field measurements | 10 | 3 | |
| CMAD304 | Metamorphic petrology | 10 | 3 | |
| CMAD305 | Sedimentology in the field | 10 | 3 | |
Courses shown in green are no longer running but, if you have already studied them, you can count them as collaborative credit.
Undergraduate Diploma in English Local History
is worth 120 points at Level 2 and comprises two modules (each worth 60 points)
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level | Can count towards |
| COXR205 | English local history to c.1550 | 60 | 2 | B01, B03 |
| COXR206 | English local history from c.1550 | 60 | 2 | B01, B03 |
Undergraduate Diploma in Local History via the Internet
is worth 60 points at Level 3
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level | Can count towards |
| COXR305 | Local history via the internet | 60 | 3 | B01, B03 |
Undergraduate Advanced Diploma in Archaeological Practice
is worth 120 points at Level 3 and comprises two modules from a list (each worth 60 points)
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level | Can count towards |
| COXR301 | Diploma in applied archaeology | 60 | 3 | B03 |
| COXR302 | Resources for landscaping archaeology | 60 | 3 | B03 |
| COXR303 | Studying material culture - Module 2 | 60 | 3 | B03 |
| COXR304 | Environmental and scientific archaeology | 60 | 3 | B03 |
Undergraduate Diploma in British Archaeology
(2 years part-time) is worth 120 points at Level 2 and comprises two modules from a choice of six (each worth 60 points)
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level | Can count towards |
| COXR201 | Prehistoric archaeology | 60 | 2 | B03 |
| COXR202 | Romano-British archaeology | 60 | 2 | B03 |
| COXR203 | Early Mediaeval archaeology | 60 | 2 | B03 |
| COXR204 | Mediaeval archaeology | 60 | 2 | B03 |
| COXR207 | Anglo-Saxon archaeology | 60 | 2 | B03 |
| COXR208 | Neolithic and Bronze-Age Britain | 60 | 2 | B03 |
| COXR209 | Palaeolithic Mesolithic archaeology | 60 | 2 | B03 |
| COXR210 | Later prehistory | 60 | 2 | B03 |
These courses are no longer running but, if you have already studied them, you can count them as collaborative credit.
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level |
| CNWR301 | 14th-century Wales | 60 | 3 |
| CNWR304 | Wales 1660-1789 | 60 | 3 |
| CNWR305 | Early Mediaeval Wales | 60 | 3 |
| CNWR306 | Cymru 1050-1400 | 60 | 3 |
| CNWR307 | Hanesyddiaeth Cymru | 60 | 3 |
| CNWR322 | Church, chapel and hustings in Wales | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR326 | Crisis and conquest 1267-1283 | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR327 | The making of the gentry 1282-1450 | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR328 | Wales, England and Europe during the Renaissance | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR329 | Society, homes, fashions, Renaissance Wales | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR330 | Religion and the spirit of reform in Wales | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR331 | Religion and politics in Wales 1870-1920 | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR332 | Wales and minority nationalism in Europe | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR333 | Argyfwng A Choncwest | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR334 | Cymru, Lloegr Ac Ewrop Adeg Y Dadeni | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR335 | Crefydd A'r Ysbryd Diwygiol 1790-1868 | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR336 | Cymru A Chenedlaetholdeb Lleiafrifol | 30 | 3 |
| CNWR337 | The making of the gentry | 20 | 3 |
| CNWR338 | Society and economy in 14th-century Wales | 40 | 3 |
| CNWR341 | Gentry, society and economy in Wales | 60 | 3 |
These courses are no longer running but, if you have already studied them, you can count them as collaborative credit.
| OU module code | Course title | CATS points | Level |
| CCFR301 | The dilemma of South Wales 1909-1939 | 60 | 3 |
| CCFR302 | Wales and the Tudor state 1534-1603 | 60 | 3 |
| CCFR320 | Settlement and society | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR321 | The dilemma of South Wales 1909-1939 | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR322 | Wales 1775-1972 | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR323 | Wales 1200-1714 | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR324 | Religion and politics | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR325 | Development of Welsh society 1735-1832 | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR326 | Culture and society in Wales 1880-1980 | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR327 | The age of Owain Glydwr | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR328 | Wales and the Tudor state 1534-1603 | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR329 | Welsh politics and society 1832 - 1885 | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR330 | Religious life and thought in Wales | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR331 | Government and society in Stuart Wales | 30 | 3 |
| CCFR341 | Urban South Wales and the Great War | 60 | 3 |
