Introduction
Our Open qualifications are one of the most popular pathways of study at The Open University (OU). These qualifications allow you to combine different subjects in your qualification, enabling you to see how they can relate, connect and even influence each other. This is also known as multidisciplinary study.
There are a number of modules and qualifications at the OU which support multidisciplinary study from the Social Sciences, Arts and Sciences curriculum areas. However, for this course, we’re focusing on the Open qualifications which are the OU’s most flexible qualifications. The Open qualifications include:
- BA/BSc (Hons) Open degree
- BSc (Hons) Combined STEM degree
- MA/MSc Open
Activity 1
Watch our short animation introducing our qualifications. What are your first impressions? What do you think the value of qualifications like these are?
Discussion
This type of study enables students to draw on the skills, knowledge and expertise of different subjects and is said to be the future of learning. Being able to understand and analyse a project or problem from a number of viewpoints or through different lenses can generate creative solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems, like climate change or poverty.
OpenLearn - Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
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