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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 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
Humanities: a foundation courseA100Module1971
An arts foundation courseA101Module1977
An arts foundation courseA102Module1987
An introduction to the humanitiesA103Module1998
Voices and textsA150Module2010
Making sense of things: an introduction to material cultureA151Module2012
Start writing for the internetA171Module2003
Start writing essaysA172Module2003
Start writing family historyA173Module2003
Start writing fictionA174Module2004
Start writing poetryA175Module2004
Start writing playsA176Module2004
Shakespeare: an introductionA177Module2004
Perspectives on Leonardo da VinciA178Module2003
Start listening to musicA179Module2007
Heritage, whose heritage?A180Module2008
Ethics in real lifeA181Module2008
Small country, big history: themes in the history of WalesA182Module2009
Renaissance and ReformationA201Module1972
The age of revolutionsA202Module1972
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