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 Digitral 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
Understanding modern societiesD213Module1992
The United States in the twentieth centuryD214Module1994
The shape of the world: explorations in human geographyD215Module1995
Economics and changing economiesD216Module1995
Social policy: welfare, power and diversityD218Module1998
Family meaningsD270Module2008
Politics, media, war: 9/11 and its impactsD271Module2008
Professional judgement and decision makingD300Module1992
Cognitive psychologyD309Module1986
Family life and social policyD311Module1993
Crime, order and social controlD315Module1996
Democracy: from classical times to the presentD316Module1997
Social psychology: personal lives, social worldsD317Module1996
Culture, media and identitiesD318Module1997
Understanding economic behaviour: households, firms and marketsD319Module1998
The challenge of the social sciencesD820Module1998
Ecology, justice and citizenshipD830Module1999
Environmental valuation and policyD831Module2000
Environmental negotiation and conflict resolutionD832Module2000
Human geography, philosophy and social theoryD834Module2003