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Sticky: The Official 'Ask a Current Open University Student' Thread (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 5 hours ago 5 hours ago Replies: 181
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Sticky: Official Open University Applicant Thread for 2024 2 weeks ago 03 Mar 13:31 Replies: 5
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Open University 13 hours ago 18 Mar 17:03 Replies: 11
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Y031 Arts and Languages Access Module - Open University 18 hours ago 18 Mar 11:47 Replies: 2
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Travel while studying with Open University 1 day ago 18 Mar 5:13 Replies: 8
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Arts & Humanities Y031 1 day ago 18 Mar 4:12 Replies: 0
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The opportunity to complete the BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting 1 day ago 17 Mar 16:54 Replies: 0
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Open University BSc (Hons) Psychology. 3 days ago 15 Mar 19:56 Replies: 11
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Open university reading list 3 days ago 15 Mar 19:43 Replies: 2
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Tm111 - ou 3 days ago 15 Mar 16:38 Replies: 2
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Anyone Studying The Y033 Access Module? (Science, Technology, & Maths). 3 days ago 15 Mar 11:58 Replies: 6
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Work and uni balance 1 week ago 11 Mar 16:11 Replies: 6
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Accommodation as a PhD student at the OU 1 week ago 10 Mar 19:22 Replies: 0
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Academic conduct review 1 week ago 10 Mar 7:10 Replies: 1
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University break 1 week ago 10 Mar 7:09 Replies: 1
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Do you think studying DD102 or SDK100 would be better in my case? 1 week ago 08 Mar 23:46 Replies: 4
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OU email account 1 week ago 08 Mar 19:00 Replies: 1
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Failing a Module through Open University 2 weeks ago 04 Mar 12:52 Replies: 1
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Studying modules at the Open University 2 weeks ago 03 Mar 13:37 Replies: 1
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Open university 2 weeks ago 03 Mar 13:34 Replies: 1
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Going to warwick for a master's in mathematics with a BSc maths from OU 2 weeks ago 02 Mar 0:31 Replies: 1
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Studying at the Open University 2 weeks ago 29 Feb 22:24 Replies: 10
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Can I do an OU degree and a normal degree simultaneously 2 weeks ago 29 Feb 11:39 Replies: 5
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Open university and HCPC 2 weeks ago 28 Feb 16:08 Replies: 0
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What award could I get if I drop out now? 3 weeks ago 25 Feb 14:59 Replies: 4
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In two minds 4 weeks ago 19 Feb 9:19 Replies: 5
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Does it sound better to have an 'Open' Degree or a Subject Degree? (Pgs: 1 2) 4 weeks ago 16 Feb 14:39 Replies: 20
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Open University 4 weeks ago 14 Feb 20:18 Replies: 1
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T227 - Change, strategy and projects at work 13-02-2024 13 Feb 0:43 Replies: 2
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Public health and wellbeing open university 12-02-2024 12 Feb 18:36 Replies: 0
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Encountering psychology in context (D120) - which book? 12-02-2024 12 Feb 14:21 Replies: 4
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Psychology, social science and wellbeing access module 09-02-2024 09 Feb 21:18 Replies: 0
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Open Uni application 09-02-2024 09 Feb 19:46 Replies: 2
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Uni to OU 08-02-2024 08 Feb 21:24 Replies: 2
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Starting Open Uni 2024 08-02-2024 08 Feb 20:34 Replies: 1
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Getting ready for Maths at OU 05-02-2024 05 Feb 19:41 Replies: 6
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Open University: is it worth it? 05-02-2024 05 Feb 19:36 Replies: 4
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I would like to transfer 04-02-2024 04 Feb 21:25 Replies: 0
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Is a credit transfer applicable? 03-02-2024 03 Feb 9:13 Replies: 1
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Psychology with counselling open university 01-02-2024 01 Feb 15:09 Replies: 5
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Open University Reviews 31-01-2024 31 Jan 13:58 Replies: 0
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I dropped out of college - want to start university. 26-01-2024 26 Jan 22:11 Replies: 1
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Have you found Open University a let down? 26-01-2024 26 Jan 14:50 Replies: 2
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Criminology honors 23-01-2024 23 Jan 18:50 Replies: 1
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OU or UHI 23-01-2024 23 Jan 9:58 Replies: 0
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Open University predicted grade! 23-01-2024 23 Jan 5:54 Replies: 7
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How to be a counsellor with OU degree 20-01-2024 20 Jan 22:38 Replies: 8
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Open university start and end dates 20-01-2024 20 Jan 14:05 Replies: 3
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Ema 19-01-2024 19 Jan 8:44 Replies: 0
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MU123 to prep for M05 Astrophysics 18-01-2024 18 Jan 17:44 Replies: 5
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Starting OU in Feb 17-01-2024 17 Jan 20:09 Replies: 8
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OU time scale 12-01-2024 12 Jan 21:42 Replies: 4
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dropping out of open university? 11-01-2024 11 Jan 22:48 Replies: 4
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UCAS code for open uni not recognised? 11-01-2024 11 Jan 9:37 Replies: 4
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Email from OU asking for passport/residence/immigration status 10-01-2024 09 Jan 23:21 Replies: 2
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Open University Geology Degree? 08-01-2024 08 Jan 20:04 Replies: 1
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OU Academic Reference System Help 07-01-2024 07 Jan 16:57 Replies: 1
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Open university Transfer 05-01-2024 05 Jan 10:57 Replies: 2
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Open University Credit Transfer 04-01-2024 04 Jan 13:45 Replies: 1
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is open uni advisable? 01-01-2024 01 Jan 19:09 Replies: 13
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Study support 01-01-2024 01 Jan 14:21 Replies: 1
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Can i study 60 credits at open uni then switch to a brick UNI? 29-12-2023 28 Dec 2023 23:07 Replies: 3
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The open University 24-12-2023 24 Dec 2023 2:09 Replies: 0
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student loan help 20-12-2023 20 Dec 2023 20:26 Replies: 2
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student finance 20-12-2023 20 Dec 2023 12:51 Replies: 0
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Part time fee grant 18-12-2023 18 Dec 2023 20:30 Replies: 0
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Finance 08-12-2023 08 Dec 2023 21:32 Replies: 0
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Anyone done the Access Y032 course? (Pgs: 1 2 3) 06-12-2023 06 Dec 2023 16:50 Replies: 41
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Studying at OU and applying at a Dutch university 05-12-2023 05 Dec 2023 12:31 Replies: 4
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Student finance ni 04-12-2023 04 Dec 2023 20:59 Replies: 3
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Is the OU worth it? 29-11-2023 29 Nov 2023 15:40 Replies: 1
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student finance not showing?! 27-11-2023 26 Nov 2023 23:04 Replies: 2
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supercurricular programs open now? 24-11-2023 24 Nov 2023 21:38 Replies: 1
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North Yorkshire Police PCDA - modules 15-11-2023 15 Nov 2023 14:47 Replies: 1
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is health and social level 3 open-book? 14-11-2023 14 Nov 2023 22:03 Replies: 0
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Open University to Brick & Mortar Funding Queries? 08-11-2023 08 Nov 2023 12:29 Replies: 0
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PhD CLassics with Open University pros and cons 08-11-2023 08 Nov 2023 9:40 Replies: 3
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What’s your experience like with Open University? 02-11-2023 02 Nov 2023 18:31 Replies: 0
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BSc (Hons) Biology with the OU 31-10-2023 31 Oct 2023 9:54 Replies: 4
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Access Course into Science 28-10-2023 28 Oct 2023 11:51 Replies: 0
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Support for those with pending results (Pgs: 1 2 3 4 5 ) 26-10-2023 26 Oct 2023 22:43 Replies: 206
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Transferring credits 25-10-2023 25 Oct 2023 20:21 Replies: 0
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