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Choose from modules giving you a broad introduction to the arts and humanities, or focus on a particular subject ranging from art history to philosophy.
  • Cultures (A112)
    OU level 1
  • Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century (U101)
    OU level 1
  • Discovering the arts and humanities (A111)
    OU level 1
  • Exploring languages and cultures (L161)
    OU level 1
  • Exploring the creative industries (P100)
    OU level 1
  • French studies 1 (intermediate) (L112)
    OU level 1
  • German studies 1 (intermediate) (L113)
    OU level 1
  • Intermediate Chinese (L118)
    OU level 1
  • Introducing English language studies (L101)
    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
  • Revolutions (A113)
    OU level 1
  • Spanish studies 1 (intermediate) (L116)
    OU level 1
  • Art and life before 1800 (A237)
    OU level 2
  • Art and visual cultures in the modern world (A236)
    OU level 2
  • Classical Latin: the language of ancient Rome (A276)
    OU level 2
  • Creative writing (A215)
    OU level 2
  • Design for impact (T240)
    OU level 2
  • Early modern Europe: society and culture c.1500-1780 (A223)
    OU level 2
  • English in the world (L201)
    OU level 2
  • Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences (A227)
    OU level 2
  • Exploring the classical world (A229)
    OU level 2
  • Investigating philosophy (DA223)
    OU level 2
  • Literature matters (A240)
    OU level 2
  • Music, sound and technology (A232)
    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 music (A234)
    OU level 2
  • Advanced creative writing (A363)
    OU level 3
  • Art and its critical histories (A336)
    OU level 3
  • Art and its global histories (A344)
    OU level 3
  • Empires: power, resistance, legacies (A328)
    OU level 3
  • English literature from Shakespeare to Austen (A334)
    OU level 3
  • Europe 1914–2014: the remaking of a continent (A337)
    OU level 3
  • Greek and Roman myth: stories and histories (A350)
    OU level 3
  • Innovation: designing for change (T317)
    OU level 3
  • Language and creativity (E302)
    OU level 3
  • Language, literature and childhood (L301)
    OU level 3
  • Literature in transition: from 1800 to the present (A335)
    OU level 3
  • Religion and global challenges in the past and present (DA332)
    OU level 3
  • The making of Welsh history (A329)
    OU level 3
  • Arts and languages Access module (Y031)
    Access
  • Arts and languages Access module: fast track (YXFT031)
    Access
  • Science, technology and maths Access module (Y033)
    Access
  • Science, technology and maths Access module: fast track (YXFT033)
    Access
  • Cinema in the Spanish-speaking world (LG006)
    Short course
  • Digital photography: creating and sharing better images (TG089)
    Short course
  • Introduction to European crime fiction (LG008)
    Short course
  • Travel writing (AXS002)
    Short course
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