T171 Resource pages - links to diploma/degree information
BA or BSc (Hons) International Studies
BSc (Hons) Information Technology and Computing
BA Business Studies [no link yet]
BSc Computing and Mathematical Sciences [no link yet]
The application period for most courses closes at the end of October; for these courses study is between February and October the following year.
* There are no entry qualifications.
* For most students the best place to start is with a single course at Level 1.
* There is no limit to the time you can take to complete a degree.
* Most courses are worth either 30 points or 60 points; a 30-point course means about eight hours of study a week and a 60-point course about sixteen hours.
* You can take courses worth up to 120 points' at any one time but in your first year we advise you to do no more than 60.
* You need 360 points to get a degree, including no more than 120 points at Level 1.
* Some of your points might be from credit we have awarded you for study done elsewhere.
* Degrees in specific subject areas are awarded with honours; other degrees can be awarded with or without honours.
* For an honours degree you need at least 120 points from courses at Level 3.
BA or BSc (Hons) International Studies
Code B11 - see Course Descriptions Part 1 for course details
If you are awarded a BA or BSc (Hons) International Studies you will have a broad understanding of contemporary global issues; of the key political, economic, environmental and cultural aspects of the global order; and of the dynamics of the global system. You will have an appreciation of cultural diversity and a knowledge of international institutions, together with an awareness of international citizenship. You need:
* 60 points from DD100 An introduction to the social sciences: understanding social change (60) or from the discontinued courses D102, D103 or from T171 You, your computer and the net (30) and T172 Working with our environment: technology for a sustainable future (30)
* U208 Third World development (60)
* At least 60 points from:
U206 Environment (60)
L221* Envol: take off in French (30)
DD200 Governing Europe (60)
U205 Health and disease (60)
L210 Mises au point: French language and culture (60)
L230* Motive: moving on in German (30)
U210 The English language: past, present and future (60)
D215 The shape of the world (60)
D214 The United States in the twentieth century (60)
L213 Variationen: German language and society (60)
L204 Viento en popa: moving on in Spanish (60)
A213 World religions (60)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued courses D205, DT210
* A new Level 3 course Global political economy available in 2003 (60)
* At least 60 points from:
L314 A buen puerto: fast forward in Spanish (60)
AT308 Cities and technology (60)
D316 Democracy: from classical times to the present (60)
DU310 Environmental policy in an international context (60)
DD302 Pacific studies (60)
DD304 Understanding cities (60)
A new Level 3 course in business studies available in November 2001 (60)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued courses D308, D312
* Or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning versions of these courses.
Any remaining points (maximum 60) can be from transferred credit or any OU courses that count towards a bachelor's degree, bearing in mind the overall requirements for an honours degree (see page 5).
BSc (Hons) Information Technology and Computing
Code B13 - see Course Descriptions Part 2 for course details
If you are awarded this degree you will have up-to-date knowledge of trends in information, computer and communication technologies and in the industries and services that use them. You will be able to make an effective contribution to discussions and decisions about use of and developments in computer and communication technologies. You will understand the software aspects of computing and the issues to do with large-scale software development; and you will be able to apply object-oriented analysis and design ideas and to develop small applications. You need:
* T171 You, your computer and the net (30) or, if you will complete your degree by the end of 2006, one of S103 Discovering science (60), MU120 Open mathematics (30), MST121 Using mathematics (30), or the discontinued courses M101, S102, T102
* M206 Computing: an object-oriented approach (60) or, if you will complete your degree by the end of 2005, the discontinued course M205
* 120 points, including at least 30 at Level 3, from:
T293 Communicating technology (30)
THD204 Information technology and society (60)
T223 Microprocessor-based computers (30)
MT262 Putting computer systems to work (30)
T396 Artificial intelligence for technology (30)
T305 Digital communications (60)
T395 Mechatronics: designing intelligent machines (30)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, and the eight-year rule below, the discontinued course T322
Courses in this list can count towards the degree for a maximum of eight years after we have stopped presenting them - please see Course Descriptions for presentation plans.
* at least 60 points, including at least 30 at Level 3 from:
M261 Mathematics in computing (30)
T223 Microprocessor-based computers (30)
MT262 Putting computer systems to work (30)
M358 Relational databases (30)
M301 Software systems and their development (60)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, and the eight-year rule below, the discontinued courses M353, M355, M357
Courses in this list can count towards the degree for a maximum of eight years after we have stopped presenting them - please see Course Descriptions for presentation plans.
* If necessary, at least 30 more points at Level 3 from the lists above to ensure that altogether you have at least 90 points at Level 3 from these lists.
* A new 30-point Level 3 project course available in 2002 at the earliest.
Any remaining points (maximum 60) can be from transferred credit or any OU courses that count towards a bachelor's degree, bearing in mind the overall requirements for an honours degree (see page 5).
Code B20 - see Course Descriptions Part 2 for course details
This degree will demonstrate that you understand and can apply the key concepts, methods and theories in the areas of technology you have studied. Using a range of media and equipment, you will develop skills of communication, critical reading, analysis, exposition and reporting, and an ability to learn independently. You need:
* At least 30 points from:
T173 Engineering the future (30)
TXR174 Technology in action (residential school based course) (10)
T172 Working with our environment (30)
T171 You, your computer and the net (30)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued course T102
* Courses that would qualify you for one of the following diplomas, including successful completion of any specified residential school (it is up to you whether you claim the diploma)
* Courses that would qualify you for a second of these diplomas, including successful completion of any specified residential school, or 120 points from any courses with T in their code, U206 Environment or U208 Third World development
* If not already included in the above, successful completion of at least one residential school associated with any course with T in its code or U208 Third World development
Any remaining points (maximum 90) can be from transferred credit or any OU courses that count towards a bachelor's degree, bearing in mind the overall requirements for an honours.
Diploma in Design and Innovation
T204 Design: principles and practice (60)
T302 Innovation: design, environment and strategy (60)
If you are counting courses in this diploma towards a BSc (Hons) Technology, you must ensure you successfully complete the residential school associated with T302
Diploma in Environment and Development
U206 Environment (60)
U208 Third World development (60)
If you are counting courses in this diploma towards a BSc (Hons) Technology, you must ensure you successfully complete the residential school associated with U208
Diploma in Information Technology
120 points, including at least 30 at Level 3 from:
T293 Communicating technology (30)
THD204 Information technology and society (60)
T223 Microprocessor-based computers (30)
MT262 Putting computer systems to work (30)
T396 Artificial intelligence for technology (30)
T305 Digital communications (60)
T395 Mechatronics: designing intelligent machines (30)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued course T322
Diploma in Pollution Control
T237 Environmental control and public health (30)
T303 Environmental modelling, monitoring and control (60)
and one course from:
ST240 Our chemical environment (30)
S268 Physical resources and environment (30)
S280 Science matters (30)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued courses PT272, S238, S266, T234, T334
Diploma in Systems Practice
60 points from:
T293 Communicating technology (30)
T205 Systems thinking: principles and practice (60)
Subject to the rules about excluded combinations, the discontinued courses T241, T244, T245, T247, T301
T306 Managing complexity: a systems approach (60)
If you are counting courses in this diploma towards a BSc (Hons) Technology, you must also successfully complete the residential school based course TRX248 or have successfully completed the residential school associated with discontinued systems courses.
Diploma in Computing
Diploma in Information Technology
Diploma in Pollution Control
Diploma in Systems Practice
Diploma in Design and Innovation
Diploma in Environment and Development