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Learn how to think like a social scientist and understand society, relationships, inequality and the everyday world you live in.

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16-18 hours per week	October 2026

This module is an ideal introduction to the social sciences – criminology, geography and environment, politics and international studies, economics and sociology.

Part-time
16-18 hours per week

This module investigates some of the major challenges facing the world today and explores how social science helps us understand and respond to them.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	October 2026

This module introduces topics and academic skills in the social sciences, psychology, health and social wellbeing, sport, education and childhood studies.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week	October 2026

This module introduces topics and academic skills in the social sciences, psychology, health and social wellbeing, sport, education and childhood studies.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week	August 2026

Explore language technologies, a rapidly rising form of AI (Artificial Intelligence), and their impact in our everyday working lives.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week	August 2026

Produced collaboratively with the British Film Institute, this Open University online short course explores the relationship between media, politics, and society.

Part-time
Less than 16 hours per week

This short course explores the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the role of languages and cultures in situations of crisis across the world.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
Less than 16 hours per week	August 2026

Develop a rich synthesis of knowledge and skills drawn from the breadth of social science subjects: criminology; development; economics; geography; philosophy; politics; psychology; and sociology.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

Develop a rich synthesis of knowledge and skills drawn from the breadth of social science subjects, whilst focusing your studies on criminology.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

Develop a rich synthesis of knowledge and skills drawn from the breadth of social science subjects, whilst focusing your studies on psychology.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

Offers you an understanding of society and how it is structured, as well as exploring concepts, evidence, and ideas from a range of specialist disciplines within social science.

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16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

Explore a variety of topics, including human biology, cellular and analytical biology, neurobiology, cognitive psychology, mental health, and more.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

Investigate questions of crime, criminalisation and social harm, and explore how sociology understands major social issues and how the world works.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

This broad introduction to how society is structured and works provides fascinating insights into everyday life in our communities, personal lives and workplaces.

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16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

This certificate offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the science behind human health and disease.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

Examine human health by focusing on particular health conditions, and use science, maths, psychology and epidemiology to explore the causes and distribution of ill health.

Part-time	Full-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	32-36 hours per week	October 2026

This certificate provides evidence of scientific literacy and numeracy in health contexts and builds skills in interpreting and analysing evidence.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	October 2026

This certificate provides you with a sound and critical understanding of public health, health promotion and health security.

Part-time	Earliest Start date:
16-18 hours per week	October 2026

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