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OU Study Materials

The Open University has been delivering modules/courses to students since 1971. The Study Materials collection is a comprehensive archive, including printed, audio/visual, multimedia and web materials. The collection also includes associated materials, such as transcripts of audio/visual content, set books, prospectuses and a selection of home experiment kits. The OU Digital Archive collection of Study Materials contains a sample of the full archive. The collection will grow as further materials are added

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Title Module Code Resource Type Start Date
Science: a foundation courseS102Module1988
Biology: form and functionS202Module1981
GeologyS236Module1983
The Earth, structure, composition and evolutionS237Module1981
The Earth's physical resourcesS238Module1984
Matter in the UniverseS256Module1985
Discovering physicsS271Module1981
The physics of matterS272Module1986
GeneticsS298Module1987
Biochemistry and cell biologyS325Module1986
EcologyS326Module1986
Photochemistry: light, chemical change and lifeS341Module1982
Understanding space and timeS354Module1979
EvolutionS364Module1981
Exploring the chemistry of a neurotransmitterS441Module1986
Nuclear magnetic resonance in chemistry and the life sciencesS442Module1991
Chemistry for science teachersS623Module1993
Primary teachers learning scienceS624Module1995
Biology, brain and behaviourSD286Module1981
ElectromagnetismSM352Module1980
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