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Course title	OU course	Hours	Level
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health K102	K102	4	Introductory
Accessibility of eLearning H807	H807	15	Advanced
Active, healthy lifestyles E500	E500	10	Introductory
A freelance career in the creative arts		24	Introductory
Am I ready to be a distance learner?		3	Introductory
An introduction to data and information in health and social care M150	M150	12	Introductory
An introduction to death, dying and grief K220	K220	7	Intermediate
An introduction to design engineering T192	T192	10	Introductory
An introduction to social work K113	K113	15	Introductory
An introduction to social work in Wales K113	K113	10	Introductory
An introduction to social work law K271	K271	5	Intermediate
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration K271	K271	8	Intermediate
Applying social work law with children and families K271	K271	5	Intermediate
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology		6	Advanced
A question of ethics: right or wrong? EXCF224	EXCF224	7	Intermediate
Astudio meddygaeth yn ddwyieithog		1	Introductory
Attachment in the early years E219	E219	6	Intermediate
Beth amdana i? Cwrs datblygiad personol ar gyfer gofalwyr yng Nghymru		5	Introductory
Biological, psychological and social complexities in childhood development K234	K234	12	Intermediate
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis LB170	LB170	8	Introductory
Business models in strategic management B302	B302	10	Intermediate
Caring for adults		15	Introductory
Challenging ideas in mental health K272	K272	8	Intermediate
Childhood in crisis? E212	E212	6	Intermediate
Childhood in the digital age		12	Introductory
Children and young people’s participation E807	E807	12	Advanced
Coaching others to coach		24	Intermediate
Collective leadership B208	B208	6	Introductory
Commercial awareness BG020	BG020	2	Introductory
Communication and working relationships in sport and fitness E119	E119	24	Introductory
Communication, management and your own context LB720	LB720	8	Advanced
Companies and financial accounting B293	B293	6	Introductory
Contemporary issues in managing B870	B870	8	Introductory
Conversations and interviews B204	B204	5	Intermediate
Critically exploring psychology D810	D810	3	Advanced
Cyflwyniad i waith cymdeithasol K113	K113	15	Introductory
Cyflwyniad i waith cymdeithasol yng Nghymru K113	K113	10	Introductory
Death and medicine: postponement and promise K260	K260	1	Intermediate
Dechrau gyda seicoleg Y183	Y183	5	Introductory
Decision trees and dealing with uncertainty B874	B874	5	Advanced

Course title	OU course	Hours	Level
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis L101	L101	5	Introductory
Academi Arian MSE		12	Introductory
Accessibility of eLearning H807	H807	15	Advanced
Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)		5	Introductory
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris L310	L310	15	Advanced
Advanced German: Language, culture and history L313	L313	12	Advanced
Advanced German: Regional landscapes L313	L313	15	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires L314	L314	4	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts L314	L314	12	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Language in context L314	L314	4	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Protest song L314	L314	4	Advanced
A global dimension to science education in schools		8	Intermediate
AI matters LG003	LG003	6	Introductory
All my own work: exploring academic integrity		6	Introductory
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)		10	Advanced
Am I ready to be a distance learner?		3	Introductory
An education in Religion and Worldviews		3	Introductory
An introduction to complex numbers M337	M337	16	Advanced
An introduction to computers and computer systems		16	Introductory
An introduction to crime and criminology DD105	DD105	6	Introductory
An introduction to design engineering T192	T192	10	Introductory
An introduction to electronics T212	T212	10	Intermediate
An introduction to geology		12	Introductory
An introduction to interaction design TM356	TM356	10	Intermediate
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace LG004	LG004	6	Introductory
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)		5	Introductory
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope S276	S276	8	Intermediate
An introduction to music theory A224	A224	8	Introductory
An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) H800	H800	6	Advanced
An introduction to public leadership		9	Introductory
An introduction to school librarianship		24	Introductory
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration K271	K271	8	Intermediate
Approaches to software development TM354	TM354	9	Advanced
Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations A210	A210	15	Intermediate
Approaching plays A210	A210	15	Intermediate
Approaching poetry A210	A210	20	Intermediate
Approaching prose fiction A210	A210	20	Intermediate
Aquatic mammals S182	S182	5	Introductory
Are you ready for postgraduate study?		20	Advanced
Art and life in ancient Egypt GA060	GA060	30	Introductory