Social Sciences At The Open University

I have just recently finished the DD100 Introduction to Social Science which was a recommended course for my degree path. I havent received my results yet but 3 weeks tomorrow i'll have all fingers and toes crossed. The course started last October and ran for 8 months which seemed a long time at the beginning but it actually flew by and i can believe it is now over and i'm already looking forward to my next course in October. DD100 is a really diverse course, the idea behind it is to give you lots of information on a variety of different topics. Some i have to say i did not like at all and some i absolutely loved. Whats funny is (not haha funny) ...  Read the complete review

When i first thought about joining the OU its something I never thought id actually be able to do. I started by deciding what I wanted to do and how I go about getting there. I started looking into different university's and how I have to apply etc. It all looked very daunting and thats when I come across the Open University. I began looking through it and really did think it must be too good to be true, you get a respected degree from the comfort of your own home? With more research I realised it was correct! I was really drawn to the psychology degree at first (I wanted to become a forensic physchologist). I looked into the different course for ...  Read the complete review

I am currently coming towards the end of my Social Sciences degree at The Open University. The last six years have been a hard slog as like most Open University students, I have been fitting studying around work commitments. For my degree, I have studied the obligatory introductory course DD100: An Introduction to the Social Sciences, DA204 Understanding Media Studies, D218 Social Policy: Welfare, Power and Diversity, DD201 Sociology and Society, AA310 Film and Television History, and am currently studying DD308 Making Social Worlds. The courses have all been very thorough and detailed with lots of interesting content in the textbooks and audiovisual material ...  Read the complete review

I have to say I am only half way thorough my first Open University course. I am studying toward a degree in Criminology and Psychological Studies, but in order to progress you must first pass the DD100 course, which is An Introduction to The Social Sciences. ~The Course So Far~ Initially it began well for me because the first assignment was about crime and crime statistics, which is what interests me most. Unfortunately it's only a taster assignment so is only worth half the points of a normal assignment. From there is has gone down hill somewhat. The first full block was about Identity, and my word, it has to be the dullest topic on ...  Read the complete review

DD100, An Introduction to the Social Sciences was the first full-length Open University course that I studied some four years ago. At the time, I had taken two short courses, but had little experience of higher education and undergraduate study. The courses produced by the Faculty of the Social Sciences at the University have been of a consistently high quality. The materials are varied and of an excellent quality. The tutors are knowledgeable and well educated with a good grasp of their subject knowledge. They are encouraging and supportive in every way, particularly as I find, for a learner new to such study. I hadn't studied any sociology courses before, but did not ...  Read the complete review