Humanities At The Open University in general Reviews
Newest Review: ... it works ********** OK, stay with me! Each course you decide to study ahs a points award when you pass. For a BA you need 360 points. So I am studying 6 x 60 point courses, over four and a half years. You must study all 360 points that you are claoming for your degree within a six year period, so one 60 point course a year = six years. Study two x 60 pointers a year and you'll do it in three. That's hard work though! Some courses, especially at level 2 and 3, have exams. Each course has a system of continual assessment in the form of Tutor marked Assignments. My current courses have six of those each. What you get for the money **... more
Customer Humanities At The Open University in general Reviews (2)
by - written on 06/01/10 (Very useful, 147 readings)
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Studying Humanities at The Open University has been a real eye opener for me. I wanted to go to uni when I left school but for various reasons didn't, and now, twenty odd years later I am finally studying for my BA, thanks to The Open University. What attracted me to the OU over a bricks and mortar uni was mainly a financial advantage. At my age, the last thing I wanted to do was accumulate a massive student debt. So paying for my courses individually, and being able to carry on with my normal daily life was an advantage. I was shocked to find out that I actually qualified for Financial support from the uni, which means to study half of the BA has only ... Read the complete review
by - written on 11/04/03, updated on 11/04/03 (Useful, 392 readings)
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An Introduction to the Humanities, A103, was my first course with the Open University, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Ok there are parts of it each indivual will find dull, but for a broad based introduction course I am sure it is second to none. The course covers Literature, Music, Philosophy,Religion, Art History and History, and covers a huge time span from the Ancient Greeks to the Sixties. The course can be studied on its own, and indeed you will be awarded a certificate at the end of it, or can also be included towards a degree. To gain a degree you will need 360 points, to which this particular course counts for 60. The ... Read the complete review
