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
Exploring cognition: damaged brains and neural networksDS871Module2000
Health and productivity in dairy cattleP690Module1984
Science: a foundation courseS100Module01 February 1971
Science: a foundation courseS101Module1979
Science: a foundation courseS102Module1988
Discovering scienceS103Module07 February 1998
Analytical sciences in practiceS130Module2010
Science starts hereS154Module2007
Neighbourhood natureS159Module2009
Darwin and evolutionS170Module2009
Empire of the microbesS171Module2009
Sport: the science behind the medalsS172Module2010
Plants and peopleS173Module2010
Life in the oceans: exploring our blue planetS180Module2002
Studying mammalsS182Module2003
Elements of forensic scienceS187Module2008
Understanding the weatherS189Module2008
Global warming - the science behind the headlinesS190Module2000
Food and health - a chemical storyS191Module2000
Fossils and the history of lifeS193Module2001