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Honours Degrees (2)
BSc (Honours) Combined STEM (R28) BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree (QD)
Diplomas of Higher Education (1)
Diploma of Higher Education Open (W34)
Certificates of Higher Education (1)
Certificate of Higher Education Open (T09)
OU level 1
Active bodies: introducing the study of sport and exercise (E114)OU level 1
An introduction to business and management (B100)OU level 1
Beginners’ Chinese (L108)OU level 1
Business data analytics and decision making (B126)OU level 1
Civil justice and tort law (W112)OU level 1
Communication skills for business and management (LB170)OU level 1
Contemporary topics in science (SXM150)OU level 1
Criminal law and the courts (W111)OU level 1
Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century (U101)OU level 1
Discovering the arts and humanities (A111)OU level 1
Economics in context (DD126)OU level 1
Engineering: frameworks, analysis, production (T193)OU level 1
Engineering: mathematics, modelling, applications (T194)OU level 1
Engineering: origins, methods, context (T192)OU level 1
Environment: journeys through a changing world (U116)OU level 1
Essential mathematics 1 (MST124)OU level 1
Essential mathematics 2 (MST125)OU level 1
Exploring languages and cultures (L161)OU level 1
Exploring perspectives on young children's lives and learning (E109)OU level 1
Exploring psychological worlds: thinking, feeling, doing (D110)OU level 1
French studies 1 (intermediate) (L112)OU level 1
German studies 1 (intermediate) (L113)OU level 1
Human biology: a body in balance (SK190)OU level 1
Intermediate Chinese (L118)OU level 1
Introducing English language studies (L101)OU level 1
Introducing health and social care (K102)OU level 1
Introducing statistics (M140)OU level 1
Introduction to childhood studies and child psychology (E104)OU level 1
Introduction to computing and information technology 2 (TM112)OU level 1
Introduction to criminology (DD105)OU level 1
Introduction to French studies (beginners) (L102)OU level 1
Introduction to German studies (beginners) (L103)OU level 1
Introduction to Spanish studies (beginners) (L106)OU level 1
Learning and teaching in the primary years (E103)OU level 1
Making your learning count (YXM130)OU level 1
Marketing essentials (B128)OU level 1
Physics and space (SM123)OU level 1
Questions in science (S111)OU level 1
Science and health: an evidence-based approach (SDK100)OU level 1
Science: concepts and practice (S112)OU level 1
Spanish studies 1 (intermediate) (L116)OU level 1
Technologies in practice (TM129)OU level 1
Wellbeing across the lifecourse (K119)OU level 1
Working effectively in sport and exercise (E129)OU level 1
You and your money (DB125)OU level 1
You and your world: introducing the social sciences (D112)OU level 1
OU level 2
Algorithms, data structures and computability (M269)OU level 2
Applying psychology (D250)OU level 2
Art and life before 1800 (A237)OU level 2
Art and visual cultures in the modern world (A236)OU level 2
Biodiversity: survival in a changing world (S286)OU level 2
Brain, mind and mental health (SK298)OU level 2
Business and employment law (W240)OU level 2
Cell and molecular biology (S296)OU level 2
Change, strategy and projects at work (T227)OU level 2
Changing geographies of the United Kingdom (D225)OU level 2
Chemistry in life: food, water and medicines (S248)OU level 2
Child development: birth to adolescence (E225)OU level 2
Cisco networking (CCNA) part 1 (TM257)OU level 2
Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome (A276)OU level 2
Communication and information technologies (TM255)OU level 2
Concepts in chemistry (S218)OU level 2
Core engineering A (T271)OU level 2
Core engineering B (T272)OU level 2
Critical ideas in wellbeing and public health (K212)OU level 2
Developing subject knowledge for the primary years (E209)OU level 2
Early modern Europe: society and culture c.1500-1780 (A223)OU level 2
Earth science: understanding our planet (S229)OU level 2
Economics in practice (DD226)OU level 2
Electronics: sensing, logic and actuation (T212)OU level 2
Energy and sustainability (T213)OU level 2
English in the world (L201)OU level 2
Entrepreneurship and innovation (B209)OU level 2
Environment and society (DD213)OU level 2
Environment: inhabiting a changing planet (DST216)OU level 2
Environmental management: systems and sustainability (T220)OU level 2
Environmental science (S226)OU level 2
Essential economics: macro and micro perspectives (D217)OU level 2
Exploring childhood and youth (E232)OU level 2
Exploring mental health and counselling (D241)OU level 2
Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences (A227)OU level 2
Exploring the classical world (A229)OU level 2
Financial accounting in context (B293)OU level 2
Financial analysis and decision making (B294)OU level 2
French studies 2: language and culture of the French-speaking world (L222)OU level 2
German studies 2: language and culture of the German-speaking world (L223)OU level 2
Infection, immunity and public health (SK297)OU level 2
International, environmental and space law (W260)OU level 2
Introducing global development: poverty, inequality, sustainability (D229)OU level 2
Investigating human health and disease (S290)OU level 2
Investigating philosophy (DA223)OU level 2
Investigative approaches in biology and chemistry (S285)OU level 2
Listening to young children: critical reflections (E229)OU level 2
Literature matters (A240)OU level 2
Managing IT: the why, the what and the how (TM254)OU level 2
Mathematical methods (MST224)OU level 2
Mathematical methods, models and modelling (MST210)OU level 2
Mechanical engineering: heat and flow (T229)OU level 2
Music, sound and technology (A232)OU level 2
Object-oriented Java programming (M250)OU level 2
Remote experiments in physics and space (SXPS288)OU level 2
Shaping business opportunities (B207)OU level 2
Social research: crime, justice and society (DD215)OU level 2
Spanish studies 2: language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world (L226)OU level 2
Sport and exercise psychology in action (E235)OU level 2
Supporting children and young people's wellbeing (KE207)OU level 2
Telling stories: the novel and beyond (A233)OU level 2
The British Isles and the modern world, 1789–1914 (A225)OU level 2
Understanding criminology (DD212)OU level 2
Understanding customers (B206)OU level 2
Understanding digital societies (DD218)OU level 2
Understanding leadership (B211)OU level 2
Understanding music (A234)OU level 2
Understanding politics: ideas and institutions in the modern world (DD211)OU level 2
OU level 3
Advanced creative writing (A363)OU level 3
Applications of probability (M343)OU level 3
Applied statistical modelling (M348)OU level 3
Art and its critical histories (A336)OU level 3
Art and its global histories (A344)OU level 3
Astrophysics of stars and exoplanets (S384)OU level 3
Athletic development: a psychological perspective (E312)OU level 3
Biological science: from genes to species (S317)OU level 3
Brands, branding and society (B323)OU level 3
Chemistry: further concepts and applications (S315)OU level 3
Cisco networking (CCNA) part 2 (TM357)OU level 3
Communications technology (TM355)OU level 3
Comparative and international studies in primary education (E309)OU level 3
Computational applied mathematics (MST374)OU level 3
Contemporary research with children and young people (E320)OU level 3
Contemporary sport and exercise issues (E315)OU level 3
Cosmology and the distant Universe (S385)OU level 3
Counselling and forensic psychology: investigating crime and therapy (DD310)OU level 3
Creating futures: sustainable enterprise and innovation (B327)OU level 3
Crime, harm and the state (DD311)OU level 3
Data management and analysis (TM351)OU level 3
Deterministic and stochastic dynamics (MS327)OU level 3
Doing economics: inequalities, innovation and environment (DD320)OU level 3
Economics for a changing world (DD321)OU level 3
Electronics: signal processing, control and communications (T312)OU level 3
Empires: power, resistance, legacies (A328)OU level 3
English literature from Shakespeare to Austen (A334)OU level 3
Environment: responding to change (SDT306)OU level 3
Environmental management: pathways to sustainability (T330)OU level 3
Environmental policy in an international context (DD319)OU level 3
Europe 1914–2014: the remaking of a continent (A337)OU level 3
European Union law (W330)OU level 3
Evaluating contemporary science (S350)OU level 3
Exploring legal boundaries (W350)OU level 3
Exploring mental health (K347)OU level 3
French studies 3: language and culture of the French-speaking world (L332)OU level 3
Further pure mathematics (M303)OU level 3
Geology and sustainability (S319)OU level 3
German studies 3: language and culture of the German-speaking world (L333)OU level 3
Graphs, games and designs (MST368)OU level 3
Greek and Roman myth: stories and histories (A350)OU level 3
Health and disease: a biomedical approach (S370)OU level 3
Infectious disease and public health (SK320)OU level 3
Innovation: designing for change (T317)OU level 3
Interaction design and the user experience (TM356)OU level 3
International relations: people, power and change (D322)OU level 3
Investigating global development: crisis, complexity, change (D329)OU level 3
IT systems: planning for success (TM353)OU level 3
Language and creativity (E302)OU level 3
Language, literature and childhood (L301)OU level 3
Law, society and culture (W340)OU level 3
Leadership in a changing world (B329)OU level 3
Learning and doing algebra (ME322)OU level 3
Learning and doing geometry (ME321)OU level 3
Literature in transition: from 1800 to the present (A335)OU level 3
Management accounting and international finance (B391)OU level 3
Marketing in action (B328)OU level 3
Mathematical methods and fluid mechanics (MST326)OU level 3
Mathematical statistics (M347)OU level 3
Mathematical thinking in schools (ME620)OU level 3
Mechanical engineering: computer-aided engineering (T329)OU level 3
Modern political ideas (DD316)OU level 3
Nanoscale engineering (T366)OU level 3
Quantum physics: fundamentals and applications (SM380)OU level 3
Religion and global challenges in the past and present (DA332)OU level 3
Researching everyday geographies (D325)OU level 3
Science project course: environmental science practical project (SXE390)OU level 3
Science project course: geosciences (SXG390)OU level 3
Science project module: biology (SXB390)OU level 3
Science project module: biomedical sciences (SXBM390)OU level 3
Science project module: chemistry (SXC390)OU level 3
Science project module: health sciences (SXH390)OU level 3
Signals and perception: the science of the senses (SD329)OU level 3
Social psychology for the 21st century (D360)OU level 3
Social theory: changing social worlds (DD318)OU level 3
Software engineering (TM354)OU level 3
Spanish studies 3: language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world (L336)OU level 3
Strategic management (B302)OU level 3
Structural integrity: predicting and assessing performance (T367)OU level 3
Terrestrial ecosystems (S397)OU level 3
The making of Welsh history (A329)OU level 3
Web, mobile and cloud technologies (TM352)OU level 3
Access modules
Arts and languages Access module (Y031)Access
Arts and languages Access module: fast track (YXFT031)Access
Business and law Access module (Y035)Access
Business and law Access module: fast track (YXFT035)Access
Psychology, social science and wellbeing Access module (Y034)Access
Psychology, social science and wellbeing Access module: fast track (YXFT034)Access
Science, technology and maths Access module (Y033)Access
Science, technology and maths Access module: fast track (YXFT033)Access
