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Learn about the English language, how it's used around the world, study a wide range of literary texts, and develop skills highly valued by employers.

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16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	February 2027

This degree explores human communication by focusing on the English language, its history, diversity and flexibility.

Part-time	Full-time
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week

Covers a variety of perspectives, periods and subjects in the arts and humanities, as you specialise in studying English language.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	February 2027

Learn how to analyse a range of English literature texts, explore the English language, and develop your creative writing.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	February 2027

This Open University diploma explores human communication by focusing on the English language, its history, diversity and flexibility.

Part-time	Full-time
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week

This diploma lets you combine the study of two languages. Choose from English, French, German and Spanish and explore how language is structured and used.

Part-time	Full-time
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week

This Open University certificate explores human communication by focusing on the English language, its history, diversity and flexibility.

Part-time	Full-time
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week

This certificate offers an introduction to studying a choice of languages to varying levels; introduces the key concepts in language learning and develops study skills.

Part-time	Full-time
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week

Enrich your life and improve your skills for the workplace through this certificate that introduces a range of subjects in the arts and humanities.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	February 2027

Study Spanish from beginner to intermediate level, explore diverse cultures and develop the skills to communicate confidently in real-world situations.

Part-time
16-18 hours per week

Study French from beginner to intermediate level, explore diverse cultures and develop the skills to communicate confidently in real-world situations.

Part-time
16-18 hours per week

Study German from beginner to intermediate level, explore diverse cultures and develop the skills to communicate confidently in real-world situations.

Part-time
16-18 hours per week

Discover the fascinating role of language and communication in everyday life and learn how English is used in a connected, globalised, and multicultural world.

Part-time
16-18 hours per week

Develop the specific language skills you need for successful academic study in English.

Part-time
Less than 16 hours per week

Explore the history and global diversity of the English language, and investigate everyday English language practices in social and political contexts around the world.

Part-time
16-18 hours per week

A fast-track version of our Arts and Languages Access module – an ideal way to improve your study skills and prepare for a range of qualifications.

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Less than 16 hours per week	May 2027

Designed to develop academic skills for further study, this introductory module offers insights into a wide range of subject areas, including art history, English literature, history, and modern languages.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week	January 2027

This is an introduction to the genre of travel writing, where you will read the work of travel writers and learn to write a piece of your own.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week	February 2027

The course will introduce you to different ways of looking at crime fiction texts as well as introducing you to European authors from different countries.

Part-time
Less than 16 hours per week

Learn the skills central to three of the main forms of creative writing: poetry, fiction and scriptwriting.

Part-time
Less than 16 hours per week

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