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Can’t decide which course is right for you? Why not create your own! Study different subjects and build a qualification to showcase your interests while developing key skills sought after by employers.
Our Open qualifications allow you to build a multidisciplinary qualification that’s unique to you.
You have the freedom to combine modules from a wide range of subject areas and create a bespoke degree, diploma or certificate that fits your professional ambitions or personal interests.
Choose your Open qualification
This is your qualification; study at your own pace and choose the modules that interest you most. In fact, our Open qualifications are some of the most flexible on offer.
You’ll be able to:
86% of graduate employers are interested in abilities rather than specific subjects studied.
Studying in a multidisciplinary way means you can study across many different subject areas. Learning this way shows employers that you’re flexible and adaptable. It showcases the critical skills you’ve developed along the way. In fact, employers we work with have described OU students as ‘self-starters’, ‘adaptable’, ‘diverse’, ‘determined’, and ‘ambitious’.
Having an Open qualification on your CV shows more than your level of knowledge about a subject. You’ll have acquired a highly employable set of skills and attributes, including:
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What is an Open qualification?
The flexibility of the Open degree helped keep things new and exciting. Plus, studying all these different topics means I now have a skill set that’s unique to me.
An image to illustrate the Open degreeBA/BSc (Honours) Open degreeThe most flexible degree programme in the UK. Study any subjects you like, in any combination, building a qualification that's unique to you.
An image to illustrate the Open STEM degreeBSc (Honours) Combined STEMTailor your honours degree to specialist subject areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
An image to illustrate the Open diplomaDiploma of Higher Education OpenEquivalent to two-thirds of our BA/BSc (Honours) Open, create a diploma to expand your knowledge and improve your skillset.
An image to illustrate the Open certificateCertificate of Higher Education OpenIf you’re keen to try university study but want to keep your options open, this flexible certificate is the ideal starting point.
An image to illustrate the MA/MSc OpenMA/MSc Open Credits: 180
Duration: typically three years of part-time study
Our innovative masters degree is perfect if you want to design a postgraduate qualification individual to you using a choice of over 60 modules and microcredentials.
If you've studied at university level before, you may be able to transfer the academic credit you've been awarded towards an Open qualification. This could save you time and money by reducing the number of modules you need to study.
Visit credit transfer to find out more.
If you’d like to brush up on your study skills and improve your confidence first, an Access module is the ideal starting point. You'll get a broad introduction to several subject areas, and you could even study one for free.
For more details, visit Access modules.
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