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.
Arts and Humanities Modules
OU level 1
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
OU level 2
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)
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English in the world (L201)
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Exploring religion: places, practices, texts and experiences (A227)
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Exploring the classical world (A229)
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Investigating philosophy (DA223)
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Literature matters (A240)
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Music, sound and technology (A232)
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Telling stories: the novel and beyond (A233)
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The British Isles and the modern world, 1789–1914 (A225)
OU level 2
Understanding music (A234)
OU level 2
OU level 3
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
Access modules
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
Short courses
Cinema in the Spanish-speaking world (LG006)
Short course
Digital photography: creating and sharing better images (TG089)