Special Superman 37 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Just wondering does anyone here have any experience of studying with the open uni for a degree? I left school at 16 so dont have any qualifications above my gcse's... Im looking into doing history degree as I have always enjoyed history Thanks for any help :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ndaw4 0 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 My missus is doing an OU degree currently. Seems to like it, keeps her very busy in her free time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Mitchell 0 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) Hi! Open uni is fantastic, like any university course styled place. It's a massive life changer. My advice for you, is to go into your local book store, or online and consider buying some GCSE, A-level and Further education books on your chosen subject. This will give you such an advantage and the basic knowledge for future essays and exams. The workload is very different from GCSE to Uni so be prepared for 2000+ worded essays etc, haha! Best of luck to you! Edited May 10, 2013 by Jamie_M92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Superman 37 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 Cheers for the info guys I think im going to do it to be honest Been looking at the classical history pathway they have available as I always like roman and greeks etc I will also look into getting some relevant books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck + 293 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Yeh I was looking into this a while ago and it looks like a good idea! Good luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary + 292 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I've had friends who've done OU degrees and found them great - good luck with it all, hope it goes well! I graduated from my history degree last year and I really enjoyed the subject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone 1 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'm currently a student with the OU and it's really good - definitely encourage you to go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepura 15 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Hi I completed a natural sciences certificate and 30 credits in psychology with the Open University, both for personal interest. I recommend you try out a "openings" course (worth 10-15 credits) a chance for you to try out the OU way of studying and see if it is for you, rather then committing to a full degree. You do have to be quite self disciplined, in setting time for studying around the rest of your life. I stopped studying with the OU when their fee's went up a lot (along with rest of the other UK universities) as could not justify the cost, shame else I probably would had carried onto achieving either a Natural Sciences / Psychology degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonigsc + 312 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 If you want any specific help feel free to PM me...I work for the OU P.s. airwavesw11 unfortunately the govt has removed a lot of subsidies but if you haven't got a degree previously there might be schemes you can get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Superman 37 Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 Cheers for all the replies everyone much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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