open university starting with psychology

Hi everyone this is my 1st thread, so I would like to introduce myself.

I am currently waiting to start my y183 course with the open university, which begins on the 1st March 2012.

I hope I can meet others who are doing this course too. Please get in touch if you have done or are about to embark on this course.

Look forward to hearing from you all. :smile:

Reply 1

Bleak Lemming

Original post by karren

Hey,

I'm not going that course (mine are in my sig below), but welcome to the forums & good luck with your course :smile:

Open University

Milton Keynes

Reply 2

Hemisphere

Hi

I did this course back in 2010 - its really interesting and it covers a lot of different things.

Are you looking to go down the psychology degree route?

Reply 3

karren

Hi yes I am looking to do the BCs degree in Psychology.

what was it you did after your course ?

I do hope its enjoyable as its all going to be self motivating and that a biggie for me.

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Reply 4

Nitebot

Original post by karren

Hi yes I am looking to do the BCs degree in Psychology.

what was it you did after your course ?

I do hope its enjoyable as its all going to be self motivating and that a biggie for me.

With it being an openings course, you'll get a lot of questions about how you feel your learning is going as you progress along the course.

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Reply 5

karren

Oh great, I guess this way I will find out if Distance Learning id right for me.

Reply 6

Hemisphere

Original post by karren

Hi yes I am looking to do the BCs degree in Psychology.

what was it you did after your course ?

I do hope its enjoyable as its all going to be self motivating and that a biggie for me.

Hi, after that course I did DD131 Introducing the social sciences - part one and I'm now on part two. I'm aiming for the BA/BSc Combined Social Sciences, after one more TMA I will get the Certificate of Higher Education in Social Sciences.

Reply 7

GreatUnderachiever

I done this course it's allright.

Just know for yourself you need an MA to specialise in Psychology or a PhD if you want to be a general psychologist. A BA is not enough these days.

Reply 8

karren

Original post by GreatUnderachiever

I done this course it's allright.

Just know for yourself you need an MA to specialise in Psychology or a PhD if you want to be a general psychologist. A BA is not enough these days.

would you recommend the course then I am hoping to do some sort of mental health in the future. what is it you do now ? did you do any other studies with the OU.

Reply 9

Nitebot

Original post by karren

would you recommend the course then I am hoping to do some sort of mental health in the future. what is it you do now ? did you do any other studies with the OU.

Take a look at some of the suggested pathways, especially the mental health one, of the Health and Social Care degree. As you're an existing student you don't have to follow them exactly and you don't have to complete a degree but they are a good guide.
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/qualification/q18.htm

There's also the Psychology degree of course.
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/qualification/q07.htm

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Reply 10

GreatUnderachiever

Original post by karren

would you recommend the course then I am hoping to do some sort of mental health in the future. what is it you do now ? did you do any other studies with the OU.