What are the benefits of interdisciplinary study?
It seems to be a buzzword in education and one that gets thrown around quite a lot these days. But what does 'interdisciplinary' study really mean? And why is it so desirable?
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Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
The advantages of studying more than one subject and the future forward for learning.
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Interdisciplinary study: disciples of disciplines?
What are 'disciplines' and what is 'interdisciplinary study'?
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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits
This free course, Multidisciplinary study: the values and benefits, explores the advantages of studying more than one subject and will help you to decide if multidisciplinary study is for you. Featuring videos with students on the Open University’s ‘Open’ qualifications, you will learn about the unique skills you can gain from studying a multi-subject qualification and how it can benefit your career prospects.The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey 342. Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey 343. Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others.
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Should Economics and the Environment work together?
The recent UK general election saw many parties pledge to ‘improve’ the environment. Vicky Johnson considers progress can be measured by more closely connecting the environment to economics.
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The power of popular culture
Mark Banks explores the power of popular culture, as Thinking Allowed looks at comic book heroes.
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Themes and theories for working in virtual project teams
This free course, Themes and theories for working in virtual project teams, offers an introduction to working in virtual project teams. It explains the terms and concepts related to teams and projects, and highlights the complexity around the interaction of people and technology.
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The challenge of cross-professional working
After watching Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS?: One Year On, Shirley Reveley looks at the issues involved with different professionals working in the same environment
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Managing virtual project teams
Many projects are now ‘virtual’, i.e. some or all of the team are located remotely and may be working in different time zones. The project manager needs all the traditional soft skills, and more. This free course, Managing virtual project teams, looks at knowledge and techniques which underpin team selection and then consider the additional expertise needed to manage teams in a virtual environment.
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Interdisciplinary Twitter
From The Digital Scholar: discover the power and problems of a connected social network.
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Interdisciplinarity
From the Digital Scholar: Discover how blogging boosted interdisciplinary thinking.
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Knowledge in everyday life
This free course, Knowledge in everyday life, is designed to help those working with children between the ages of 3 and 8. You will be encouraged to explore your knowledge, feelings and attitudes in language, mathematics and science in order to understand the place that these subjects have in the life of both individuals and society as a whole.
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Ecological economics
From Nature Matters: Including ethics and social values in economic modelling.
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Children and violence: An introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Children are subject to many forms of adversity, for example, poverty or ill health. However, a significant form of adversity experienced by children in many different regions of the world is violence. The form of violence against children varies widely and is hugely disparate. In this free course, Children and violence: An introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach, the focus is on three different environments where children experience violence.
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From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Human communication is vastly more complex than that of any other species we know about. It is so complex that linguists are only just beginning to identify the processes in the brain that are related to understanding language. This free course, From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language, looks at how language is understood by taking an interdisciplinary approach.
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BA/BSc (Hons) Open Degree
The most flexible degree programme in the UK allows you to study any subjects you like, in any combination.
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Certificate of Higher Education Open
If you’re keen to try university study but want to keep your options open, this flexible certificate is the ideal starting point.
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Diploma of Higher Education Open
The Diploma of Higher Education Open enables you to study any subjects you like, in any combination.
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