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All modules in Science

Choose a focused science module or study a range of sciences with a multidisciplinary science module.

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Science modules

OU level 1

  1. Contemporary topics in science
  2. Environment: journeys through a changing world
  3. Human biology: a body in balance
  4. Physics and space
  5. Questions in science
  6. Science and health: an evidence-based approach
  7. Science: concepts and practice

OU level 2

  1. Astronomy
  2. Biodiversity: survival in a changing world
  3. Brain, mind and mental health
  4. Cell and molecular biology
  5. Chemistry in life: food, water and medicines
  6. Concepts in chemistry
  7. Core physics
  8. Earth science
  9. Environmental science
  10. Human biology
  11. Infection, immunity and public health
  12. Investigating human health and disease
  13. Investigative approaches in biology and chemistry
  14. Planetary science and the search for life
  15. Remote experiments in physics and space

OU level 3

  1. Astrophysics of stars and exoplanets
  2. Biological science: from genes to species
  3. Chemistry: further concepts and applications
  4. Cosmology and the distant Universe
  5. Earth processes
  6. Electromagnetism
  7. Environment: responding to change
  8. Environmental management: pathways to sustainability
  9. Evaluating contemporary science
  10. Geology and sustainability
  11. Infectious disease and public health
  12. Quantum physics: fundamentals and applications
  13. Science project course: environmental science practical project
  14. Science project course: geosciences
  15. Science project course: radiation and matter
  16. Science project module: biology
  17. Science project module: chemistry
  18. Science project module: health sciences
  19. Signals and perception: the science of the senses
  20. Terrestrial ecosystems

Access modules

  1. Science, technology and maths Access module
  2. Science, technology and maths Access module: fast track

Other Science courses

  1. Science Degrees
  2. Science Diplomas
  3. Science Certificates