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Open University in Ireland, The
The Open University in Ireland provides distance learning, higher education courses and opportunities to students across the Republic of Ireland, helping ordinary people achieve extraordinary things.
We offer over 570 courses leading to 250 qualifications, which means you re bound to find one that appeals to you at The Open University in Ireland. Our awards are fully aligned with the National Framework of Qualifications, Ireland.
The Open University in Ireland offers high quality, flexible distance learning and is open to everyone with the desire to learn. Almost 3,000 students in the Republic of Ireland are studying courses with us to develop new skills or boost their careers.
The Open University in Ireland offers everything from introductory courses through to vocational qualifications, degrees and postgraduate degrees. We awards degrees and other qualifications through distance learning. The Open University, voted top for student satisfaction for three years running, could provide the flexibility, qualifications and top-class teaching you re looking for. For most undergraduate courses you don’t need any previous qualifications. And with our world-leading blend of supported open learning and innovative course materials, you ll get an exceptional learning experience.
For information about distance learning courses from The Open University in Ireland, view our course listings in the Nightcourses.com Course Finder below.
A buen puerto: fast forward in Spanish Extend your Spanish language skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – develop your knowledge of Spanish and Latin American culture, and complete the Diploma in Spanish. |
A world of whose making? This interdisciplinary perspective on contemporary international studies provides the analytical tools needed to understand global developments in politics, economics, technology and culture. |
Accessible online learning: supporting disabled students Examine the learning experiences of disabled students, the technical aspects of accessibility, and the current debates and discussions about disability and accessibility in educational contexts. |
Accounting for strategy implementation Explore accounting concepts and applications employed at a strategic level – like organising for performance, using diagnostic and interactive control systems, achieving profit goals and strategies. |
Accreditation of Certificated Practitioners 1 MT127 enables The Open University to award academic credit for specified, non-OU, practice-based qualifications from ICT vendors (eg. Microsoft) that you may already have. |
Action in French (French summer school) Develop your basic French language skills – speaking and writing – and understanding of France and its culture with this residential week at Caen University in Normandy. |
Advanced creative writing Improve your creative writing skills by widening your range – including style, including fiction, poetry, drama and life writing – and developing your individual style and voice. |
Advanced Diploma in Applied Linguistics |
Advanced Diploma in Applied Linguistics |
Advanced Diploma in Child Development |
Advanced Diploma in Child Development |
Advanced Diploma in Environmental Decision Making |
Advanced Diploma in Equality and Diversity |
Advanced Diploma in Language and Literacy |
Advanced experimental design and analysis Explore statistical methods for psychological research through advanced data analysis, and consider experimental design in psychology – extending analysis of variance into several advanced topics. |
Advanced mathematical methods Learn advanced mathematical methods with the aid of algebraic computing language Maple, and explore various forms of approximation on this MSc in Mathematics course. |
Advanced mathematical methods Learn advanced mathematical methods with the aid of algebraic computing language Maple, and explore various forms of approximation on this MSc in Mathematics course. |
Advanced mathematical methods Learn advanced mathematical methods with the aid of algebraic computing language Maple, and explore various forms of approximation on this MSc in Mathematics course. |
Advanced routing - CCNP 1 This course provides the knowledge, understanding and skills to deploy and manage internal and external routing protocols for large scale inter-networks using Cisco equipment. |
Advancing your personal leadership This course helps you improve your current leadership style, empower others to think innovatively, review your decision making, and build and improve organisational networks. |
An intro to the social sciences: understanding social change part 2 This course – along with DD121 – presents the same materials as An introduction to the social sciences (DD100), but takes a more gradual pace. |
An intro to the social sciences: understanding social change part 2 This course – along with DD121 – presents the same materials as An introduction to the social sciences (DD100), but takes a more gradual pace. |
An introduction to business studies This course introduces internal and external elements of a business, explains the context in which a business operates, and explores common aims and characteristics. |
An introduction to Finite Element Analysis This course will introduce some of the computational modelling and analysis techniques used in engineering the products, processes and systems that support our modern lifestyles. |
An introduction to health and social care Explore through real-life case studies how we give or receive health and social care services in residential and community settings, hospitals, clinics or GP surgeries. |
An introduction to health and social care Explore through real-life case studies how we give or receive health and social care services in residential and community settings, hospitals, clinics or GP surgeries. |
An introduction to health and social care Part of our Common Foundation Programme in nursing, this lively introductory course develops practical caring skills and prepares you for further study towards your diploma. |
An introduction to law in contemporary Scotland Investigate key areas of the Scottish legal system, including laws relating to employment and children, and consider the role of the Scottish Parliament and Courts. |
Analysing data Gain an understanding of statistics, and learn to make use of basic statistical concepts on this introductory course. You’ll need a good grounding in mathematics. |
Analysis and design of enterprise systems: an object-oriented approach This introduction to the object-oriented approach to software, its principles, benefits, techniques and practical applications, gives you practical skills in applying object-oriented analysis and design. |
Analysis and design of enterprise systems: an object-oriented approach This introduction to the object-oriented approach to software, its principles, benefits, techniques and practical applications, gives you practical skills in applying object-oriented analysis and design. |
Analytic number theory I This course introduces number theory – which is still undergoing intensive development – using techniques from analysis, particularly the convergence of series and the calculus of residues. |
Analytic number theory II This course teaches number theory using techniques from analysis, and in particular the convergence of series and the calculus of residues. |
Ancient mountains: practical geology in Scotland Study igneous, metamorphic and structurally complex rocks in their natural settings on field trips at this six-day geology residential school in the Scottish Highlands. |
Andante: beginners' Italian Learn to speak and understand Italian in various practical situations, and get a real feel for Italian life with this carefully structured beginners’ course. |
Andante: beginners' Italian Learn to speak and understand Italian in various practical situations, and get a real feel for Italian life with this carefully structured beginners’ course. |
Applicable differential geometry This postgraduate course examines differential geometry, which dates back at least as far as Euler, and is an amalgam of ideas from calculus and geometry. |
Applicable differential geometry This postgraduate course examines differential geometry, which dates back at least as far as Euler, and is an amalgam of ideas from calculus and geometry. |
Applications of probability Discover how models can describe the occurrences of events – from a gambler’s ruin or the positions of plants, to the spread of an epidemic. |
Applied complex variables Complex variable theory pervades many subjects, and this course teaches topics that are useful in the theoretical sciences and of interest in their own right. |
Applied complex variables Complex variable theory pervades many subjects, and this course teaches topics that are useful in the theoretical sciences and of interest in their own right. |
Applied social work practice This course in our Social Work degree programme helps you to understand the application of social work practice and includes a 100-day practice learning opportunity. |
Applying psychology This introduction to applied psychology explores how psychological theories and methods are used to address real-world problems in clinical, health, occupational and forensic fields. |
Applying strategic thinking Acquire tools, frameworks and ideas to help you play a more effective role in contributing to strategic thinking within your organisation. |
Approaching literature This introduction to studying literature – fiction, poetry and drama – considers questions like the meaning of texts, and how a play moves from page to performance. |
Approximation theory Develop your understanding of the mathematical theory behind many approximation methods in common use. The course is based on M.J.D. Powell’s Approximation Theory and Methods . |
Approximation theory Develop your understanding of the mathematical theory behind many approximation methods in common use. The course is based on M.J.D. Powell’s Approximation Theory and Methods . |
Archaeology: the science of investigation Develops your awareness of the role of scientific investigation in archaeology and how it provides new insights into the evolution of past cultures and societies. |
Art and its histories A broad introduction to art history spanning the Renaissance to the present day, exploring different approaches to analysing art through detailed study of individual works. |
Art and life in ancient Egypt: the Nebamun wall paintings Art and life in ancient Egypt: the Nebamun wall paintings |
Art and life in ancient Egypt: the Nebamun wall paintings Art and life in ancient Egypt: the Nebamun wall paintings |
Art of the twentieth century Explore the key media, artists, movements which have revolutionised the concept and practice of art in modern times – from painting and sculpture to performance art. |
Astronomy This introductory astronomy course looks at the structure of stars and their life cycles, galaxies and quasars, and the origin and evolution of our universe. |
Astronomy This introductory astronomy course looks at the structure of stars and their life cycles, galaxies and quasars, and the origin and evolution of our universe. |
Astrophysics Explore the astrophysics of stars and exoplanets – planets beyond our solar system – examining their properties, structure, evolution and the physical processes that occur within them. |
Astrophysics Explore the astrophysics of stars and exoplanets – planets beyond our solar system – examining their properties, structure, evolution and the physical processes that occur within them. |
Auftakt: intermediate German This course will develop your confidence in understanding, speaking and reading German, and offers an insight into German-speaking countries and communities. |
Auftakt: intermediate German This course will develop your confidence in understanding, speaking and reading German, and offers an insight into German-speaking countries and communities. |
BA (Honours) Business Studies |
BA (Honours) Childhood and Youth Studies |
BA (Honours) English Language and Literature |
BA (Honours) History |
BA (Honours) Humanities |
BA (Honours) Language Studies |
BA (Honours) Literature |
BA (Honours) Modern Language Studies |
BA (Honours) Philosophy and Psychological Studies |
BA (Honours) Politics, Philosophy and Economics |
BA (Honours) Social Work (England) |
BA (Honours) Social Work (Scotland) |
BA (Honours) Social Work (Wales) |
BA (Honours) Social Work Studies |
BA (Honours) Working with Young People |
BA (Hons) Leadership and Management |
BA Early Years |
BA/BSc (Honours) Computing and Mathematical Sciences |
BA/BSc (Honours) Computing and Statistics |
BA/BSc (Honours) Criminology and Psychological Studies |
BA/BSc (Honours) Economics and Mathematical Sciences |
BA/BSc (Honours) Environmental Studies |
BA/BSc (Honours) European Studies |
BA/BSc (Honours) Health and Social Care |
BA/BSc (Honours) Health Studies |
BA/BSc (Honours) International Studies |
BA/BSc (Honours) Mathematics |
BA/BSc (Honours) Mathematics and Statistics |
BA/BSc (Honours) Nursing Studies |
BA/BSc (Honours) Social Policy and Criminology |
BA/BSc (Honours) Social Sciences |
BA/BSc Open degree |
BA/BSc Open degree |
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) |
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) |
Becoming an effective project manager This course provides a concentrated overview of, and practice in, some of the key skills and knowledge required to be an effective project manager. |
Beginners French for primary teaching Beginners French for primary teaching |
Beginners French for primary teaching Beginners French for primary teaching |
Beginners German for primary teaching Beginners German for primary teaching |
Beginners German for primary teaching Beginners German for primary teaching |
Beginners Spanish for primary teaching Beginners Spanish for primary teaching |
Beginners Spanish for primary teaching Beginners Spanish for primary teaching |
Beginners' Chinese Teaches beginners to speak and understand simple Chinese (Mandarin) in a wide range of practical, everyday situations, and explores aspects of Chinese society and culture. |
Beginners' Chinese Teaches beginners to speak and understand simple Chinese (Mandarin) in a wide range of practical, everyday situations, and explores aspects of Chinese society and culture. |
Biological psychology: exploring the brain Investigate the brain and nervous system – focusing on human health and behaviour – exploring questions like ‘What do we mean by consciousness”, and ‘What is schizophrenia” |
Biology: uniformity and diversity This course introduces modern biology, looking at common features underlying the enormous diversity of life forms. It applies these principles to plants, microbes and animals. |
Biology: uniformity and diversity This course introduces modern biology, looking at common features underlying the enormous diversity of life forms. It applies these principles to plants, microbes and animals. |
Bon d?part: beginners' French Learn to speak and understand French in a wide range of practical situations, and explore French life and culture with this carefully structured beginners’ course. |
Bon d?part: beginners' French Learn to speak and understand French in a wide range of practical situations, and explore French life and culture with this carefully structured beginners’ course. |
BSc (Honours) Computing |
BSc (Honours) Computing and Design |
BSc (Honours) Computing and Systems Practice |
BSc (Honours) Computing with Business |
BSc (Honours) Computing with Psychological Studies |
BSc (Honours) Environmental Science |
BSc (Honours) Geosciences |
BSc (Honours) Information and Communication Technologies |
BSc (Honours) Information Technology and Computing |
BSc (Honours) Life Sciences |
BSc (Honours) Mathematics and its Learning |
BSc (Honours) Molecular Science |
BSc (Honours) Natural Sciences |
BSc (Honours) Nursing Practice |
BSc (Honours) Physical Science |
BSc (Honours) Psychology |
BSc (Honours) Secondary Education in Physics |
BSc (Honours) Technology |
Building blocks of software ion in code; data structures; and data types and classes. It then investigates efficiency and proof of correctness of programs, providing a basis for formal methods of software development, and includes an introduction to formal logic. Mathematical ideas |
Business functions in context A practice-based course about how five essential organisational functions – human resources; marketing; operations management; information management; and accounting and finance – operate and integrate within business. |
Business operations: delivering value The course aims to equip managers with the skills to make the business processes in their organisation more effective in meeting the needs of stakeholders. |
Business operations: delivering value The course aims to equip managers with the skills to make the business processes in their organisation more effective in meeting the needs of stakeholders. |
Business organisations and their environments This practical course about sharing and developing personal and professional practice in business is delivered mainly online, building your IT skills at the same time. |
Calculus of Variations and advanced calculus This course, which develops the theory of the Calculus of Variations and other related topics, is the starting point for our MSC in Mathematics. |
Capacities for managing development This course provides development practitioners with a conceptual framework for analysing development management practice; and develops skills and capacities for analytical thinking and strategic action. |
Care, welfare and community Examine the issues involved in supporting and caring for vulnerable adults – within families, between friends and neighbours, and within the health and social care services. |
Care, welfare and community Examine the issues involved in supporting and caring for vulnerable adults – within families, between friends and neighbours, and within the health and social care services. |
Care, welfare and community for social workers This course from our BA (Hons) Social Work programme emphasises rights, differences, partnerships and inequalities in delivering sensitive support for vulnerable adults. |
Care, welfare and community for social workers This course from our BA (Hons) Social Work programme emphasises rights, differences, partnerships and inequalities in delivering sensitive support for vulnerable adults. |
Certificate in accounting This certificate provides fundamental accountancy skills. It enables you to go straight into professional training for accounting, or continue with diploma or degree level study. |
Certificate in Accounting |
Certificate in Astronomy and Planetary Science |
Certificate in Astronomy and Planetary Science |
Certificate in Business Studies |
Certificate in Communication in Health and Social Care |
Certificate in Computing and Mathematics |
Certificate in Contemporary Science |
Certificate in Contemporary Science |
Certificate in Early Years Practice |
Certificate in Early Years Practice |
Certificate in French |
Certificate in French |
Certificate in German |
Certificate in German |
Certificate in Health and Social Care |
Certificate in Health Sciences |
Certificate in Information Technology and Computing |
Certificate in Introductory Astronomy |
Certificate in Legal Studies |
Certificate in Legal Studies |
Certificate in Managing Care |
Certificate in Mathematics |
Certificate in Mental Health Studies |
Certificate in Natural Sciences |
Certificate in Natural Sciences |
Certificate in Physics |
Certificate in Physics |
Certificate in Professional Practice in Delivering Public Services |
Certificate in Professional Practice in Delivering Public Services |
Certificate in Promoting Public Health |
Certificate in Quantitative Studies for Business |
Certificate in Social Sciences |
Certificate in Social Sciences |
Certificate in Spanish |
Certificate in Spanish |
Certificate in Supporting Learning in Primary Schools |
Certificate in Supporting Learning in Primary Schools |
Certificate in Web Applications Development |
Certificate in Web Applications Development |
Certificate in Working Together for Children |
Certificate in Working with Young People |
Certificate in Working with Young People |
Certificate in Youth: perspectives and practice |
Certificate in Youth: perspectives and practice |
Certificate of Higher Education in Health Care Practice |
Certificate of Higher Education in Health Care Practice |
Certificate of Higher Education in Humanities |
Certificate of Higher Education in Social Sciences |
Certificate of Higher Education in Sport, Fitness and Management |
Certificate of Higher Education in Sport, Fitness and Management |
Certificate of Higher Education in Youth Justice (England and Wales) |
Certificate of Higher Education in Youth Justice (England and Wales) |
Certificate revision and examination module This course provides revision materials and online group activities using problem-based questions, to prepare you for the Professional Certificate in Management examination (modular route). |
Challenging ideas in mental health Take a new look at mental health, considering the views of all concerned (especially people experiencing mental distress), debating hotly contested ideas and exploring practice. |
Challenging obesity Examine biological, psychological and social aspects of eating and exercise, and their implications for energy balance; weight control strategies; and policy options for tackling obesity. |
Chance, risk and health Introduces some of the main ideas of modern statistics and explores the role of statistics in science generally and medicine in particular. |
Chance, risk and health Introduces some of the main ideas of modern statistics and explores the role of statistics in science generally and medicine in particular. |
Change, policy and practice This ‘gateway’ course for our programmes in Advancing Healthcare Practice provides scholarly skills and introduces conventions of critical discourse and interprofessional study at postgraduate level. |
Chemical change and environmental applications Learn about the factors that cause and direct chemical reactions – from those in a car exhaust to those in the complex natural system of the atmosphere. |
Child development Discover how psychological enquiry can help us to improve our understanding of the personal, social, cognitive and linguistic development of children and young people. |
Children and young people's worlds: frameworks for integrated practice This course engages with a range of critical perspectives on children’s lives and experiences in the contemporary world, at national and international levels. |
Children and young people's worlds: frameworks for integrated practice This course engages with a range of critical perspectives on children’s lives and experiences in the contemporary world, at national and international levels. |
Children and young people's worlds: frameworks for integrated practice This course engages with a range of critical perspectives on children’s lives and experiences in the contemporary world, at national and international levels. |
Children's literature A broad introduction to the vibrant field of children’s literature studies encompassing eighteenth-century fairy tales to examples of contemporary fiction illustrating current trends. |
Cisco networking (CCNA) This course provides the skills needed to configure a LAN/WAN using Cisco equipment, and prepares you to sit the industry-standard CCNA certification examination. |
Cisco networking (CCNA) This course provides the skills needed to configure a LAN/WAN using Cisco equipment, and prepares you to sit the industry-standard CCNA certification examination. |
Classroom research and action Undertake research in your own classroom or school, reflect on your professional practice, and evaluate your contribution to school improvement and pupil learning. |
Classroom research and action Undertake research in your own classroom or school, reflect on your professional practice, and evaluate your contribution to school improvement and pupil learning. |
Coding theory Explore the theory of error-detecting and error-correcting codes, investigate the bounds of these codes, and discover how they can be used in real situations. |
Cognitive psychology How does memory work’ How do we understand language’ How do we think’ Examine theories, evidence, arguments and methods of cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and neuroimaging. |
Communicating science in the information age Consider how and science is communicated between professionals and to members of the public – from academic journals to popular science books, TV and news reports. |
Communicating science in the information age Consider how and science is communicated between professionals and to members of the public – from academic journals to popular science books, TV and news reports. |
Communication and information technologies Learn about new developments in the digital communication and information technologies that are rapidly transforming modern society. |
Communication in health and social care Investigate communication – interpersonal, institutional or social – in health and social care contexts, explore how practice can be improved, and reflect on your own experiences. |
Communication in health and social care Investigate communication – interpersonal, institutional or social – in health and social care contexts, explore how practice can be improved, and reflect on your own experiences. |
Community safety, crime prevention and social control This introduction to new thinking on crime prevention, safety and risk management considers contemporary contexts of crime reduction and community safety in Britain and abroad. |
Complex analysis This course develops the theory of functions of a complex variable, emphasising their geometric properties and indicating some applications. |
Complex analysis This course develops the theory of functions of a complex variable, emphasising their geometric properties and indicating some applications. |
Computer algebra, chaos and simulations Explore and experiment with mathematics and dynamical systems using Maple , a software package that allows computers to manipulate, evaluate, and graphically visualise mathematical expressions. |
Computer forensics and investigations If a criminal stole your organisation’s data, could you detect it’ This course gives you the grounding you need to investigate forensic computing incidents. |
Computers and processors This course explores the diversity of computer applications and describes the fundamental components of computer systems, covering topics such as operating systems, processors, and memory. |
Computers and processors This course explores the diversity of computer applications and describes the fundamental components of computer systems, covering topics such as operating systems, processors, and memory. |
Computing: a work-based approach This course offers a work-based approach to becoming a computing professional for employees or volunteers working in IT-rich environments, mapping activities against industry-wide standards. |
Computing: a work-based approach This course offers a work-based approach to becoming a computing professional for employees or volunteers working in IT-rich environments, mapping activities against industry-wide standards. |
Conducting healthcare research Transform a preliminary research proposal into a comprehensive research project plan, in this second of two courses preparing you for ethical and effective healthcare research. |
Contemporary issues in science learning Investigate key issues in contemporary science teaching, including the influence of theories of learning; the purposes of science education; and using ICT to support learning. |
Contemporary issues in science learning Investigate key issues in contemporary science teaching, including the influence of theories of learning; the purposes of science education; and using ICT to support learning. |
Continuing classical Latin Build on your knowledge of Latin grammar and vocabulary and learn to read and appreciate the great works of Roman literature, from Catullus to Virgil. |
Corporate social responsibility in practice Corporate social responsibility in practice |
Counselling: exploring fear and sadness Explore how the emotions of fear and sadness have been understood and treated historically and examine current counselling approaches and therapies |
Counselling: exploring fear and sadness Explore how the emotions of fear and sadness have been understood and treated historically and examine current counselling approaches and therapies |
Creative problem solving Creative problem solving |
Creative problem solving Creative problem solving |
Creative problem solving Creative problem solving |
Creative problem solving Creative problem solving |
Creative writing This practical creative writing course identifies your strengths and interests, and helps you develop as a writer of fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography or travel writing. |
Creativity, innovation and change This interdisciplinary course is about managing innovation and change, sustaining a creative climate in your organisation, and promoting imaginative, flexible and practical thought and action. |
Critical social work practice Learn to reflect critically on social work practice, including your own; develop analytical, evaluative and research skills; and develop as an independent learner. |
Critical social work practice This course for Social Work students in Wales supports you in becoming a confident, critical, analytical practitioner, and to apply critical reflection to your practice. |
Critical social work practice Learn to reflect critically on social work practice, including your own; develop analytical, evaluative and research skills; and develop as an independent learner. |
Critical social work practice This course for Social Work students in Wales supports you in becoming a confident, critical, analytical practitioner, and to apply critical reflection to your practice. |
Croeso: beginners' Welsh Develop the skills you need to speak and understand simple Welsh in everyday situations, while gaining a real feel for Welsh society and culture. |
Croeso: beginners' Welsh Develop the skills you need to speak and understand simple Welsh in everyday situations, while gaining a real feel for Welsh society and culture. |
Cultural and media studies dissertation Consolidate and apply your knowledge gained from other courses in the Cultural and Media Studies MA, and develop skills useful for employment or further study. |
Cultural and media studies dissertation Consolidate and apply your knowledge gained from other courses in the Cultural and Media Studies MA, and develop skills useful for employment or further study. |
Culture, identity and power in the Roman empire What did it mean to be ‘Roman’ in the Roman Empire’ Examine the different effects of imperial power on conquests from Britain to North Africa. |
Current issues in public management and social enterprise Focus on current practice in public management and social enterprise in areas such as partnership and multi-agency working, evidence-based management, stakeholder engagement and governance. |
Curriculum, learning and society: investigating practice This course enables teachers and education professionals to analyse, evaluate and develop their own and others’ practice and enter debates in teaching, learning and assessment. |
Darwin and evolution Explore Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, set out in his book On the Origin of Species , and its consequences for life today. |
Darwin and evolution Explore Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, set out in his book On the Origin of Species , and its consequences for life today. |
Data, computing and information This data, computing and information course explains how computers work, how mechanisms are embedded in hardware and software, and how to write simple programs. |
Data, computing and information This data, computing and information course explains how computers work, how mechanisms are embedded in hardware and software, and how to write simple programs. |
Databases in enterprise systems Describes how relational databases can be used to maintain persistent data in software systems. |
Databases in enterprise systems Describes how relational databases can be used to maintain persistent data in software systems. |
Databases within website design This short course in our Certificate in Web Application Development introduces the basics of database design within websites, and explores the ColdFusion server extension. |
Death and dying Explore how society handles death, how care for dying people has changed, the impact of palliative care, and the complex ethical dilemmas involved in decision-making. |
Death and dying Explore how society handles death, how care for dying people has changed, the impact of palliative care, and the complex ethical dilemmas involved in decision-making. |
Delivering the youth rehabilitation order For experienced youth justice practitioners involved in assessing and planning interventions for young people in the context of the Youth Rehabilitation Order. |
Delivering the youth rehabilitation order For experienced youth justice practitioners involved in assessing and planning interventions for young people in the context of the Youth Rehabilitation Order. |
Design and designing Discover the design processes that generate products, gain an understanding of basic design skills, and find out what being a designer involves. |
Design and designing Discover the design processes that generate products, gain an understanding of basic design skills, and find out what being a designer involves. |
Design and the Web This online course explores the elements of web page and website design, using its own course website, and supported by an expertly- moderated online forum. |
Design and the Web This online course explores the elements of web page and website design, using its own course website, and supported by an expertly- moderated online forum. |
Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century Explore the common principles of design, acquire new designing skills and develop an understanding of ways of thinking that lead to innovation and creative solutions. |
Design thinking: creativity for the 21st century Explore the common principles of design, acquire new designing skills and develop an understanding of ways of thinking that lead to innovation and creative solutions. |
Designing applications with Visual Basic Learn to write small applications using Visual Basic Express and object-oriented programming, from a simple traffic survey to more complex, database-linked applications. |
Designing applications with Visual Basic Learn to write small applications using Visual Basic Express and object-oriented programming, from a simple traffic survey to more complex, database-linked applications. |
Designing healthcare research Explore fundamental questions relating to the early stages of research design, and premises about science, research and health care that underpin development of new knowledge. |
Designing healthcare research Explore fundamental questions relating to the early stages of research design, and premises about science, research and health care that underpin development of new knowledge. |
Developing adult nursing practice Develop your performance in practice, theorise practice and develop nursing skills in this first practice-based course in the Adult Branch of our Pre-registration Nursing Programme. |
Developing algebraic thinking Develop your understanding how people learn and use algebra at Key Stages 2’4, and of different teaching constructs and principles. |
Developing concurrent distributed systems classes, polymorphism, packages and access modifiers graphical user interface components, event handling techniques, and the use of exceptions the use of Java APIs, such as the Collections package. |
Developing concurrent distributed systems classes, polymorphism, packages and access modifiers graphical user interface components, event handling techniques, and the use of exceptions the use of Java APIs, such as the Collections package. |
Developing food science skills: food composition and analysis This course focuses on the nutrient and non-nutrient composition of food, enabling you to appreciate the role of chemical analysis in making safe, wholesome food. |
Developing food science skills: food composition and analysis This course focuses on the nutrient and non-nutrient composition of food, enabling you to appreciate the role of chemical analysis in making safe, wholesome food. |
Developing food science skills: food microbiology and hygiene Explore basic aspects of food microbiology, including detrimental and beneficial micro-organisms, and learn about food hygiene in terms of premises, equipment, cleaning and disinfection. |
Developing food science skills: food preservation and packaging Develop your skills in preservation and packaging techniques and the microbiology behind the methods, and consider the issues of shelf-life and the recycling of packaging. |
Developing geometric thinking Develop your understanding of the learning of geometry at Key Stages 2-4, explore a range of different teaching approaches and develop your geometric thinking. |
Developing leadership Well-informed leadership is an essential component of effective nursing practice and health care delivery. This course will acknowledge and develop your professional leadership skills. |
Developing mathematical thinking at Key Stage 3 Develop your understanding of the mathematics that underpins Key Stage 3, and explore a range of teaching approaches on this one-week residential course. |
Developing mathematical thinking at Key Stage 3 Develop your understanding of the mathematics that underpins Key Stage 3, and explore a range of teaching approaches on this one-week residential course. |
Developing mental health nursing practice Develop your knowledge, practical skills and evidence-based care in mental health practice, in this first course from the Mental Health Branch of our Nursing Programme. |
Developing skills for practice Understand how your own and other people’s skills contribute to the delivery of effective healthcare practice and support collaborative achievements. |
Developing skills for practice Understand how your own and other people’s skills contribute to the delivery of effective healthcare practice and support collaborative achievements. |
Developing statistical thinking This course will help you develop your knowledge, appreciation and understanding of the learning of statistics at Key Stages 2 to 4. As well as improving your statistical thinking, you’ll learn about different teaching approaches, including use of ICT too |
Developing your health science practice Improve your practical health science skills and develop your understanding of the science and theory underpinning them with this work-based course. |
Developing your operating department practice A work-based course covering the science underpinning work in perioperative care – includes introductory biochemistry and enzymology, haematology, histology, pharmacology and pathophysiology. |
Developing your operating department practice A work-based course covering the science underpinning work in perioperative care – includes introductory biochemistry and enzymology, haematology, histology, pharmacology and pathophysiology. |
Developing your paramedic practice Improve your practical paramedic skills and develop your understanding of the science and theory underpinning them with this work-based course. |
Development: context and practice This foundation course for our MSc in Development Management gives a grounding in development studies and explores the meaning and challenge of international development today. |
Diabetes care Explore how people with diabetes can be supported to make informed choices about treatment and lifestyle; and medical, social and psychological aspects of the condition. |
Difficulties in literacy development Explore appropriate curriculum responses to the needs of children as well as the wider issues relevant to adults who experience difficulty in literacy development. |
Difficulties in literacy development Explore appropriate curriculum responses to the needs of children as well as the wider issues relevant to adults who experience difficulty in literacy development. |
Digital photography: creating and sharing better images This visually-focused, online course for the beginner or keen amateur will develop your technical, visual and creative skills in creating and sharing digital images. |
Digital photography: creating and sharing better images This visually-focused, online course for the beginner or keen amateur will develop your technical, visual and creative skills in creating and sharing digital images. |
Digital worlds: designing games, creating alternative realities Discover how computer games and interactive digital experiences are designed, made, marketed and played. |
Diploma in Business Studies |
Diploma in Business Studies |
Diploma in Childhood and Youth Studies |
Diploma in Classical Studies |
Diploma in Computing |
Diploma in Computing |
Diploma in Design and Innovation |
Diploma in Design and Innovation |
Diploma in Design and Innovation |
Diploma in Economics |
Diploma in English Language Studies |
Diploma in English Law |
Diploma in English Law |
Diploma in Environment and Development |
Diploma in Environmental Policy |
Diploma in French |
Diploma in French |
Diploma in Geography |
Diploma in Geography |
Diploma in Geography and Environment |
Diploma in Geosciences |
Diploma in Geosciences |
Diploma in German |
Diploma in German |
Diploma in Health and Social Care |
Diploma in Health Sciences |
Diploma in Health Sciences |
Diploma in Information Technology |
Diploma in Information Technology |
Diploma in Innovation, Economics and Sustainability |
Diploma in International Development and Business Innovation |
Diploma in Law and French |
Diploma in Law and French |
Diploma in Life Sciences |
Diploma in Life Sciences |
Diploma in Literature |
Diploma in Literature and Creative Writing |
Diploma in Mathematics |
Diploma in Mathematics |
Diploma in Molecular Science |
Diploma in Molecular Science |
Diploma in Music |
Diploma in Natural Sciences |
Diploma in Natural Sciences |
Diploma in Physical Science |
Diploma in Physical Science |
Diploma in Politics and Government |
Diploma in Politics and Government |
Diploma in Pollution Control |
Diploma in Psychology (Conversion for Postgraduates) |
Diploma in Religious Studies |
Diploma in Social Policy |
Diploma in Social Policy and Criminology |
Diploma in Sociology |
Diploma in Spanish |
Diploma in Spanish |
Diploma in Statistics |
Diploma in Statistics |
Diploma in Systems Practice |
Diploma of Higher Education in Adult Nursing |
Diploma of Higher Education in Adult Nursing |
Diploma of Higher Education in Analytical Sciences |
Diploma of Higher Education in Business |
Diploma of Higher Education in Business |
Diploma of Higher Education in Business Information Technology |
Diploma of Higher Education in Computing and its Practice |
Diploma of Higher Education in Computing and its Practice |
Diploma of Higher Education in Early Years |
Diploma of Higher Education in Financial Services |
Diploma of Higher Education in Financial Services |
Diploma of Higher Education in Health and Social Care |
Diploma of Higher Education in Health Sciences |
Diploma of Higher Education in Health Sciences |
Diploma of Higher Education in ICT |
Diploma of Higher Education in ICT |
Diploma of Higher Education in Leadership and Management |
Diploma of Higher Education in Leadership and Management |
Diploma of Higher Education in Materials Fabrication and Engineering |
Diploma of Higher Education in Materials Fabrication and Engineering |
Diploma of Higher Education in Mental Health Nursing |
Diploma of Higher Education in Mental Health Nursing |
Diploma of Higher Education in Mental Health Nursing |
Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice |
Diploma of Higher Education in Operating Department Practice |
Diploma of Higher Education in Paramedic Sciences |
Diploma of Higher Education in Paramedic Sciences |
Diploma of Higher Education in Primary Teaching and Learning |
Diploma of Higher Education in Social Sciences |
Diploma of Higher Education in Social Sciences |
Diploma of Higher Education in Sport and Fitness |
Diploma of Higher Education in Working with Young People |
Diploma of Higher Education in Working with Young People |
Discourse analysis This course focuses on the varied traditions around meaning-making, including socio-linguistics, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, discursive psychology and genealogical research. |
Discover and apply your creative skills Discover and apply your creative skills |
Discovering mathematics Introduces and helps integrate key ideas from statistics, algebra, geometry and trigonometry into your everyday thinking to build your confidence in learning and using mathematics. |
Dissertation in mathematics Undertake independent study of the history of modern geometry or advances in approximation theory, culminating in a dissertation on a topic of your choice. |
Dissertation: a research project This one-year research dissertation project completes the Masters in Advancing Healthcare Practice, deepening and diversifying your understanding of advancing practice, project planning and decision-making. |
Diverse perspectives on mental health Explore how social, environmental, economic and political factors shape and constrain our understandings and experiences of mental health and distress, using service users’ own accounts. |
Doing economics: people, markets and policy Examine the various economic theories that explain people’s behaviour in households, businesses and governments and make critical judgements of which alternative best serves which purpose. |
Doing economics: people, markets and policy Examine the various economic theories that explain people’s behaviour in households, businesses and governments and make critical judgements of which alternative best serves which purpose. |
Doing philosophy This week-long residential school is an ideal opportunity to develop skills of analysis, argument and writing needed to do philosophy, which thrives on discussion and debate. |
Drug design and synthesis Explores the complex process involved in the discovery, design, development and synthesis of new drugs for use in healthcare and disease-prevention. |
Drug design and synthesis Explores the complex process involved in the discovery, design, development and synthesis of new drugs for use in healthcare and disease-prevention. |
Early years focus on research with children and young people This project-based course focuses on the research process with children and young people. You’ll develop your own research skills, focusing on an early years topic. |
Early years focus on research with children and young people This project-based course focuses on the research process with children and young people. You’ll develop your own research skills, focusing on an early years topic. |
Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context Investigate causes and consequences of international environmental problems and resource conflicts, including loss of biological diversity, water allocation and urbanisation – focusing particularly on climate change. |
Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice This course explores the driving forces behind developments in ebusiness, introducing the fundamental technologies and protocols upon which new systems and services can be built. |
Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice This course explores the driving forces behind developments in ebusiness, introducing the fundamental technologies and protocols upon which new systems and services can be built. |
Ebusiness technologies: foundations and practice This course explores the driving forces behind developments in ebusiness, introducing the fundamental technologies and protocols upon which new systems and services can be built. |
Economics and economic change forms of argument. The course is suitable both as a broad introduction to economics for those who want to take only one course in the subject, and as a good basis for further study in economics. If you have any doubt about the suitability o |
Economics and economic change forms of argument. The course is suitable both as a broad introduction to economics for those who want to take only one course in the subject, and as a good basis for further study in economics. If you have any doubt about the suitability o |
Ecosystems Explore the interactions between organisms and their environment that together form an ecosystem – from simple microbial communities to entire rainforests, and even the Earth itself. |
Education for all How far is your classroom ‘inclusive” This course in our Chartered Teacher Programme for teachers in Scotland explores issues of equality, discrimination, and social justice. |
Education for all How far is your classroom ‘inclusive” This course in our Chartered Teacher Programme for teachers in Scotland explores issues of equality, discrimination, and social justice. |
Education for all: independent study route This course for teachers in Scotland who have successfully completed Self-evaluation (EE851) or equivalent, considers diversity in education and ways of overcoming barriers to learning. |
Education for all: independent study route This course for teachers in Scotland who have successfully completed Self-evaluation (EE851) or equivalent, considers diversity in education and ways of overcoming barriers to learning. |
Education for development Explores the relationship between education and development through topics such as teachers, use of new technologies and gender equality in education. |
Education for development Explores the relationship between education and development through topics such as teachers, use of new technologies and gender equality in education. |
Educational enquiry Explore educational enquiry, including data processing and analysis, and learn effective techniques for reading, assessing and reviewing research literatures with this introductory masters-level course. |
Educational enquiry Explore educational enquiry, including data processing and analysis, and learn effective techniques for reading, assessing and reviewing research literatures with this introductory masters-level course. |
Effective collaboration in construction Effective collaboration in construction |
Effective collaboration in construction Effective collaboration in construction |
Effective collaboration in construction Effective collaboration in construction |
Effective decision-making skills Effective decision-making skills |
Effective leadership skills Examine different leadership ideas and theories, identify those of most value to you, and develop your own leadership practices and skills with this practical course. |
Effective practice in youth justice Develop the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively in youth Offending Teams (YOTs), and gain the Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Youth Justice). |
Effective practice in youth justice Develop the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively in youth Offending Teams (YOTs), and gain the Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Youth Justice). |
Effective practice in youth justice Develop the knowledge and skills needed to work effectively in youth Offending Teams (YOTs), and gain the Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Youth Justice). |
Effective virtual teams Effective virtual teams |
Electromagnetism Explore the electromagnetic fields and radiation that pervade the world around you, their encapsulation in Maxwell’s equations, and how they explain dozens of interesting phenomena. |
Electromagnetism Explore the electromagnetic fields and radiation that pervade the world around you, their encapsulation in Maxwell’s equations, and how they explain dozens of interesting phenomena. |
Electromagnetism: experiments, applications and simulations Explore electromagnetism through experimental physics at this residential week – developing your understanding of electromagnetic concepts, showing how our knowledge is based on observations. |
Electromagnetism: experiments, applications and simulations Explore electromagnetism through experimental physics at this residential week – developing your understanding of electromagnetic concepts, showing how our knowledge is based on observations. |
Elements of forensic science Explore how forensic scientists work and how chemistry, DNA and genetics are used in crime scene investigations. |
Empire of the microbes Explore the extraordinary world of microbes – the history of their discovery, their practical uses and even the possibility of their discovery on other planets. |
Empire of the microbes Explore the extraordinary world of microbes – the history of their discovery, their practical uses and even the possibility of their discovery on other planets. |
Empire: 1492-1975 Explore the astonishing impact empires (British, French, Russian, Chinese and others) have had on the development of the modern world over the last five centuries. |
Employment law and practice This course considers the development and characteristics of the modern employment relationship. It examines issues such as discrimination, breach of contract, unfair dismissal and redundancy. |
En rumbo: intermediate Spanish Develop your confidence in understanding, speaking and reading Spanish, while gaining an insight into Spanish and Latin American society and culture. |
Energy for a sustainable future Is environmentally sustainable energy just a pipe dream’ Explore the sustainability problems of current fuel use, and examine more efficient use of energy, including renewables. |
Energy for a sustainable future Is environmentally sustainable energy just a pipe dream’ Explore the sustainability problems of current fuel use, and examine more efficient use of energy, including renewables. |
Energy measurements at home Learn to measure how much energy your home uses, take control of your domestic energy consumption, reduce your ecological ‘footprint’ and cut your home energy costs. |
Energy measurements at home Learn to measure how much energy your home uses, take control of your domestic energy consumption, reduce your ecological ‘footprint’ and cut your home energy costs. |
Engineering at work 1 Improve your performance at work while gaining academic credit for the practical and professional skills learned and developed in your engineering workplace. |
Engineering at work 1 Improve your performance at work while gaining academic credit for the practical and professional skills learned and developed in your engineering workplace. |
Engineering in action This one-week residential school course will help you develop a range of essential practical and intellectual skills relevant to engineers and students continuing in technology. |
Engineering small worlds: micro and nano technologies This course examines the development of micro- and nano-scale devices in terms of their engineering and operation, through detailed study of real devices. |
Engineering small worlds: micro and nano technologies This course examines the development of micro- and nano-scale devices in terms of their engineering and operation, through detailed study of real devices. |
Engineering the future This course offers an introduction to what engineering is and how it is practised in modern society, and looks at developments that will shape the future. |
Engineering the future This course offers an introduction to what engineering is and how it is practised in modern society, and looks at developments that will shape the future. |
Engineering: mechanics, materials, design Explore how engineers find solutions for technical problems, studying aspects of the mechanics of solids and fluids and the structure and properties of materials. |
Engineering: mechanics, materials, design Explore how engineers find solutions for technical problems, studying aspects of the mechanics of solids and fluids and the structure and properties of materials. |
English communication skills for global managers (preMBA) Develops the skills in written and spoken English that are required to study successfully at MBA level and to communicate effectively in a global business environment. |
English for academic purposes online Develop the specific language skills you need for successful academic study in English. |
English grammar in context Understand how English ‘works’ in a wide range of contexts, including the media, academic writing and everyday conversation, on this practical and intellectually stimulating course. |
English grammar in context Understand how English ‘works’ in a wide range of contexts, including the media, academic writing and everyday conversation, on this practical and intellectually stimulating course. |
Enhancing child health nursing practice Develop your confidence in practising sensitively with babies, children, young people and their families and undertake a critical examination of family-centred health care. |
Environment: journeys through a changing world Introduces studying the environment and explores the issues arising from environmental change and the ways in which these challenges are being addressed. |
Environmental change: the record in the rocks Undertake practical fieldwork and supplementary laboratory experience appropriate to an Earth sciences degree, investigating the interpretation of fossil environmental indicators, with this six-day residential school. |
Environmental control and public health Gain an understanding of environmental and pollution management; how our natural resources are affected by human activity; effects of pollution on health; monitoring and legislation. |
Environmental decision making: a systems approach This course uses systems ideas to explore environmental decision-making situations, to make sense of their complexity and to look for feasible changes and action. |
Environmental monitoring, modelling and control Drinking water supply, air quality management, noise control and solid waste are the main themes of this course, concluding with an environmental impact assessment project. |
Environmental science This wide-ranging course draws together biology, chemistry, Earth science and physics. It fosters a holistic approach, studying the processes that link together different environments. |
Environmental science in the field Gain practical observational, data gathering and analytical skills for studying landforms, soils, water and vegetation in this in this one-week, field-based environmental science residential school. |
Envol: upper intermediate French Extend your French language skills and cultural knowledge with this upper intermediate course, which includes a residential school in France (or online alternative). |
Envol: upper intermediate French Extend your French language skills and cultural knowledge with this upper intermediate course, which includes a residential school in France (or online alternative). |
Envol: upper intermediate French Extend your French language skills and cultural knowledge with this upper intermediate course, which includes a residential school in France (or online alternative). |
Ethics at work: professional ethics in the 21st century This short online course about ethics at work is designed to support professionals who encounter complex, important and topical ethical issues in their practice. |
Ethics at work: professional ethics in the 21st century This short online course about ethics at work is designed to support professionals who encounter complex, important and topical ethical issues in their practice. |
Ethics at work: professional ethics in the 21st century This short online course about ethics at work is designed to support professionals who encounter complex, important and topical ethical issues in their practice. |
Ethics at work: professional ethics in the 21st century This short online course about ethics at work is designed to support professionals who encounter complex, important and topical ethical issues in their practice. |
Ethics in real life A short course about ethics and decision-making, relevant to everyone. Explores end of life issues, plagiarism and copyright, and the responsibilities of companies and shareholders. |
Ethnography This course introduces ethnography, an approach to researching social worlds that is characterised by the central role of the researcher and multiple data collection methods. |
Ethnography This course introduces ethnography, an approach to researching social worlds that is characterised by the central role of the researcher and multiple data collection methods. |
Europe: culture and identities in a contested continent How do individuals come to define who they are’ What does it mean to be European’ This interdisciplinary course examines the complex nature of identity. |
Evolution Investigate evolutionary science’s key concepts, including natural selection, and how these account for the characteristics of living organisms and the history of life on Earth. |
Exploring ageing Investigate the experience of being and becoming old; using care services; philosophies, structures and values that determine the status of older people; and ethical dilemmas. |
Exploring cognition: damaged brains and neural networks Discover how cognitive neuropsychology and connectionist modelling inform our understanding of how the brain might work and what goes wrong when it is damaged. |
Exploring history: medieval to modern 1400-1900 A wide-ranging introduction to the study of European and Atlantic history – medieval to modern – and the techniques of professional historians, connected by common themes throughout. |
Exploring mathematics Exploring mathematics gives you a good understanding of the nature and scope of mathematics and a solid foundation for higher-level mathematics and physics courses. |
Exploring mathematics Exploring mathematics gives you a good understanding of the nature and scope of mathematics and a solid foundation for higher-level mathematics and physics courses. |
Exploring practice Examine a project theme around your own practice in health or social care, develop an action plan and explore the implications for change and improvement. |
Exploring psychology This thorough overview of psychology introduces biological, social, and cognitive psychologies – exploring areas relevant to your daily life such as identity, learning, memory, and language. |
Exploring psychology on-line project This online course builds on your study of DSE212 Exploring psychology , developing your skills in psychological research, and exploring the practical and ethical issues involved. |
Exploring psychology project This residential course builds on your study of DSE212 Exploring psychology , developing your skills in psychological research, and exploring the practical and ethical issues involved. |
Exploring science Develop key scientific skills and explore a range of fascinating concepts and topics, including genetics, drugs, global warming, atoms, and the origin of the Universe. |
Exploring sustainability dissertation Explore sustainable development by researching and writing a dissertation of up to 15,000 words, based either on values and sustainability ; or the challenge of integration . |
Exploring sustainability dissertation Explore sustainable development by researching and writing a dissertation of up to 15,000 words, based either on values and sustainability ; or the challenge of integration . |
Exploring the classical world Develop your interest in classical Greece and Rome, studying everything from Homer to Roman social history, and evaluating ancient sources from poetry to archaeology. |
Exploring the molecular world Learn practical experimentation, problem-solving, recording and reporting techniques in inorganic, organic and physical chemistry at this one-week residential-school, which complements The molecular world (S205). |
Exploring the molecular world Learn practical experimentation, problem-solving, recording and reporting techniques in inorganic, organic and physical chemistry at this one-week residential-school, which complements The molecular world (S205). |
Extending personal professional development This course extends and enhances your professional development through work-based learning and an investigation of practice in the early years setting in which you work. |
Extending personal professional development This course extends and enhances your professional development through work-based learning and an investigation of practice in the early years setting in which you work. |
Family meanings This introduction to family studies focuses on what ‘family’ means in our everyday lives, in family research and statistics, and policy and professional practice. |
Family meanings This introduction to family studies focuses on what ‘family’ means in our everyday lives, in family research and statistics, and policy and professional practice. |
Film and television history The social and cultural influence of film and television has been enormous in the Western world. Explore how and why, and how audiences have reacted. |
Finance for non-financial managers Get to grips with financial management with this introduction to finance for non-specialists, covering budgeting, making a business case for resources, and measuring financial performance. |
Financial strategy This course will help middle and senior line managers develop their knowledge of finance and accounting and how they interact, in public and private sectors. |
Food: from farm to fork (An overview of food production) This introduction to the food production and supply chain known as ‘farm to fork’ covers key features of the chain, food labelling and contamination risk. |
Forensic engineering This course analyses the problems arising from product failure caused by inadequate materials, poor manufacturing or bad design – and offers guidance on good product design. |
Forensic psychology: crime, offenders and policing This course explores important and fascinating questions and issues in the psychology of crime, offenders and policing |
Forensic psychology: witnesses, experts and evidence on trial Examine important questions and issues in the psychology of witnessing, legal decisions and expertise in court. |
Fossils and the history of life Discover how organisms become fossilised, how to identify the common fossils you are likely to find and where they fit into the story of evolution. |
Foundation and intermediate software testing Foundation and intermediate software testing |
Foundation Degree in Analytical Sciences |
Foundation Degree in Analytical Sciences |
Foundation Degree in Business |
Foundation Degree in Business Information Technology |
Foundation Degree in Computing and its Practice |
Foundation Degree in Counselling |
Foundation Degree in Early Years |
Foundation Degree in Early Years |
Foundation Degree in Financial Services |
Foundation Degree in Financial Services |
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care |
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care |
Foundation Degree in Health Sciences |
Foundation Degree in Health Sciences |
Foundation Degree in Information and Communication Technologies |
Foundation Degree in Leadership and Management |
Foundation Degree in Leadership and Management |
Foundation Degree in Materials Fabrication and Engineering |
Foundation Degree in Materials Fabrication and Engineering |
Foundation Degree in Operating Department Practice |
Foundation Degree in Operating Department Practice |
Foundation Degree in Paramedic Sciences |
Foundation Degree in Primary Teaching and Learning |
Foundation Degree in Sport and Fitness |
Foundation Degree in Working with Young People |
Foundation Degree in Working with Young People |
Foundation Degree in Youth Justice (England and Wales) |
Foundations for effective practice in youth justice This course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and insights that make up the foundations of effective practice in the field of youth justice. |
Foundations for effective practice in youth justice This course will equip you with the knowledge, skills and insights that make up the foundations of effective practice in the field of youth justice. |
Foundations for social work practice Develop the foundation knowledge and skills of social work, with particular emphasis on key roles: Prepare for assessment of need ; and Support representation and advocacy. |
Foundations of software testing Foundations of software testing |
Fractal geometry This course examines the theory of fractals – whose geometry cannot easily be described in classical terms – and studies examples to which it can be applied. |
From composition to performance: musicians at work Examine the processes by which music is created and transmitted – composition, improvisation, performance, editing, and publication – across a wide variety of musical traditions and periods. |
From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830 Develop your critical understanding of this crucially formative period in modern European history, through key texts associated with the epoch-making transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism. |
From Enlightenment to Romanticism c.1780-1830 Develop your critical understanding of this crucially formative period in modern European history, through key texts associated with the epoch-making transition from Enlightenment to Romanticism. |
Functional analysis This course, based on Elements of Functional Analysis by I.J. Maddox, examines sets of functions, and looks at mapping from one set to others. |
Functional analysis This course, based on Elements of Functional Analysis by I.J. Maddox, examines sets of functions, and looks at mapping from one set to others. |
Fundamentals of interaction design Acquire practical skills and theoretical tools to analyse, design and evaluate interactive products that surround our everyday lives – from websites to drinks dispensers. |
Fundamentals of senior management This course gives you a thorough grounding in management concepts and principles, from management context and practice, to improving performance, project management and managing change. |
Geology Introduces the fundamentals of scientific study of the Earth and the practical skills required understand and interpret geological features and processes. |
Geology Introduces the fundamentals of scientific study of the Earth and the practical skills required understand and interpret geological features and processes. |
Getting it right: consulting and communication inside organisations This online Continuing Professional Development course examines different ways of communicating with employees, and the business benefits of communicating more effectively. |
Getting it right: consulting and communication inside organisations This online Continuing Professional Development course examines different ways of communicating with employees, and the business benefits of communicating more effectively. |
Getting it right: consulting and communication inside organisations This online Continuing Professional Development course examines different ways of communicating with employees, and the business benefits of communicating more effectively. |
Governing Europe Investigate the origins of the EU, motivations for its creation, the history of successive EU enlargements, and issues like the Euro, immigration, and national identity. |
Graduate Diploma in Mathematics Education |
Graphs, networks and design This course is about using ideas from discrete mathematics to model problems, and representing these ideas through diagrams, showing anything from chemical bonds to transport systems. |
Graphs, networks and design This course is about using ideas from discrete mathematics to model problems, and representing these ideas through diagrams, showing anything from chemical bonds to transport systems. |
Groups and geometry Examine the construction, recognition and classification of geometric structures including tiling and wallpaper patterns, and algebraic entities including symmetry and other groups of low order. |
Groups and geometry Examine the construction, recognition and classification of geometric structures including tiling and wallpaper patterns, and algebraic entities including symmetry and other groups of low order. |
Health sciences in practice Explore the science underpinning your work; the IT and numerical skills needed to be a safe, confident practitioner; and the communications skills vital to healthcare. |
Health sciences in practice Explore the science underpinning your work; the IT and numerical skills needed to be a safe, confident practitioner; and the communications skills vital to healthcare. |
Heritage, whose heritage? A course for anyone passionate about heritage and its management, helping you understand key issues affecting heritage decision-making and apply them to your own interests. |
How can supply chain ideas help you? How can supply chain ideas help you’ |
How the Universe works This short, lively introduction to cosmology and particle physics will develop your understanding of astronomy, space and the universe – past, present and future. |
How the Universe works This short, lively introduction to cosmology and particle physics will develop your understanding of astronomy, space and the universe – past, present and future. |
How to be effective on a governing body: in 10 steps How to be effective on a governing body: in 10 steps |
How to design and analyse surveys Examine principles and processes of designing and analysing surveys, for developing new services or measuring responses to services, and how to apply them in practice. |
How to use coaching at work This course, focused on the role of manager and/or specialist in coaching staff, helps you develop personal coaching skills and encourage them throughout your workforce. |
How to use coaching at work This course, focused on the role of manager and/or specialist in coaching staff, helps you develop personal coaching skills and encourage them throughout your workforce. |
How to use coaching at work This course, focused on the role of manager and/or specialist in coaching staff, helps you develop personal coaching skills and encourage them throughout your workforce. |
How well do you communicate? Interpersonal communication at work. Whatever your line of work, good interpersonal communication skills are essential for success. This course helps you communicate better with colleagues, customers and external stakeholders. |
Human biology Explore human biology in relation to health and disease, how systems of the body interact, how they can fail, and how medical interventions can help. |
Human biology This course in our nursing programme explores human biology in relation to health and disease, how the body’s systems interact, and interventions when they fail. |
Human biology Explore human biology in relation to health and disease, how systems of the body interact, how they can fail, and how medical interventions can help. |
Human biology This course in our nursing programme explores human biology in relation to health and disease, how the body’s systems interact, and interventions when they fail. |
Human genetics and health issues Examines DNA, how genes function, genetic diseases, the Human Genome Project and some of the biological, medical and ethical issues surrounding research into genes. |
ICTs, change and projects at work Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are powerful drivers of change. This course enables you to deal with and lead change through projects in the workplace. |
Identity in question Explore social identity, ‘socialisation’, subjectivity and personhood, and learn how to assess the value of different theoretical frameworks for understanding identity with real case studies. |
Identity in question Explore social identity, ‘socialisation’, subjectivity and personhood, and learn how to assess the value of different theoretical frameworks for understanding identity with real case studies. |
Imaging in medicine Explore the diagnostic and therapeutic use of medical imaging – including X-ray; ultrasound; magnetic resonance and radionuclide – and consider the risks and social issues involved. |
Imaging in medicine Explore the diagnostic and therapeutic use of medical imaging – including X-ray; ultrasound; magnetic resonance and radionuclide – and consider the risks and social issues involved. |
Implementing successful ICT systems Implementing successful ICT systems |
Improving your negotiation skills This short course helps you develop effective negotiation skills for your own work setting, using case studies to explore stages of negotiation and negotiation techniques. |
Inclusive education: learning from each other Explore how inclusive approaches to education meet the needs of learners who encounter difficulties, whether related to disability, learning difficulty, or other aspects of diversity. |
Inclusive education: learning from each other Explore how inclusive approaches to education meet the needs of learners who encounter difficulties, whether related to disability, learning difficulty, or other aspects of diversity. |
Inclusive education: learning from each other Explore how inclusive approaches to education meet the needs of learners who encounter difficulties, whether related to disability, learning difficulty, or other aspects of diversity. |
Infectious disease This course approaches infectious disease from several perspectives, including the biological. It explores the causes and control of disease and its interaction with the human immune system. |
Influencing strategic thinking for finance professionals This course will provide you with tools, frameworks and ideas to help you influence strategic thinking and contribute to strategic decisions as a finance professional. |
Information and communication technologies at work This course enables you to gain academic credit for learning at work, in a role currently involving you in use of and/or management of ICTs. |
Information security management Gain knowledge and skills to plan the implementation of an information security management system that provides efficient, effective safeguards fit for your organisation’s needs. |
Information security management Gain knowledge and skills to plan the implementation of an information security management system that provides efficient, effective safeguards fit for your organisation’s needs. |
Information systems legacy and evolution IS evolution can be seen in two ways, planned and unplanned. This course discusses both, helping you understand their nature and giving you workplace techniques. |
Innovating in practice Explore how collaborative working can improve practice, advance healthcare delivery and address service users’ needs; and learn to develop and organise successful practice innovations. |
Innovating in practice Explore how collaborative working can improve practice, advance healthcare delivery and address service users’ needs; and learn to develop and organise successful practice innovations. |
Innovation for business results Innovation for business results |
Innovation: designing for a sustainable future This project-based course looks at how successful innovations emerge, and how innovation can be directed towards ensuring a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable future. |
Innovation: designing for a sustainable future This project-based course looks at how successful innovations emerge, and how innovation can be directed towards ensuring a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable future. |
Innovations in elearning Discover how the latest developments in elearning are changing relationships between teachers, learners and technology, and why some innovations are adopted more readily than others. |
Innovations in elearning Discover how the latest developments in elearning are changing relationships between teachers, learners and technology, and why some innovations are adopted more readily than others. |
Institutional development: conflicts, values and meanings Develop the conceptual and practical skills needed to frame, manage and negotiate institutional development, change organisational structures and adopt new norms and values. |
Integrated safety, health and environmental management This course explores health, safety and environmental management, including how standards are set, approaches to risk assessment, control strategies and emergency planning. |
Integrating software systems for IT professionals An introduction to systems integration; the technologies used, including application servers, integration servers, XML, and web services; and the organisation of systems integration projects. |
Intermediate software testing Intermediate software testing |
International development: challenges for a world in transition This course introduces the main issues associated with meeting the challenges of international development, in the context of changing global, political and economic circumstances. |
Interviewing skills for successful selection Interviewing skills for successful selection |
Interviewing skills for successful selection Interviewing skills for successful selection |
Interviewing skills for successful selection Interviewing skills for successful selection |
Interviewing skills for successful selection Interviewing skills for successful selection |
Introducing astronomy Explore astronomy and be amazed by planets, stars, stellar explosions, distant galaxies, extraterrestrial life, and the ‘big bang’ theory of the origin of the Universe. |
Introducing environment This friendly introduction to the study of the environment explores topics like the biology of ecosystems and food chains, biodiversity, ecological sustainability and fossil fuels. |
Introducing health sciences: a case study approach Explore scientific and social aspects of disease and disability through issues like water and health; pain; alcohol; cancer screening; lung disease; trauma; and visual impairment. |
Introducing professional practice This experiential learning (APEL) route enables you to collect and record evidence of competencies in health and social care practice, and reflect on your learning. |
Introducing professional practice and knowledge Demonstrate how the experience and knowledge you already have contribute towards the professional learning outcomes for nursing; write and compile a personal portfolio of evidence. |
Introducing religions This course introduces six major religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism; exploring beliefs, practices, concepts and principles and their influence on world affairs. |
Introducing the social sciences An ideal introduction to the disciplines that make up the social sciences – psychology, social policy, criminology, geography, environment, politics, international studies, economics and sociology. |
Introducing the social sciences - part one Introduces the disciplines that make up the social sciences – psychology, social policy, criminology, geography, environment, politics, international studies, economics and sociology. |
Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting This short course will give you a good grounding in double-entry bookkeeping and the production of basic financial statements, and an introduction to financial accounting. |
Introduction to counselling This accessible introduction to the theory and practice of counselling is primarily academic, but will also develop your awareness of the basic skills in counselling practice. |
Introduction to counselling This accessible introduction to the theory and practice of counselling is primarily academic, but will also develop your awareness of the basic skills in counselling practice. |
Introduction to financial services Explore the historical development of financial services in the UK and examine how the sector is currently structured and regulated. |
Introduction to financial services Explore the historical development of financial services in the UK and examine how the sector is currently structured and regulated. |
Introduction to research: basic skills and survey methods This broad introduction to survey research and statistical analysis at postgraduate level covers sampling, questionnaire design and construction, interviewing, and qualitative methods such as ethnography. |
Introduction to research: basic skills and survey methods This broad introduction to survey research and statistical analysis at postgraduate level covers sampling, questionnaire design and construction, interviewing, and qualitative methods such as ethnography. |
Introduction to sport, fitness and management Whether your interest in sport and fitness is general or professional, this course covers key issues from health and nutrition to safety and customer care. |
Introduction to travel planning This course is designed to familiarise newly appointed travel plan coordinators with crucial aspects of travel planning, and to broaden the knowledge of existing coordinators. |
Introduction to travel planning This course is designed to familiarise newly appointed travel plan coordinators with crucial aspects of travel planning, and to broaden the knowledge of existing coordinators. |
Introduction to working with young people Understand the key principles and ideas which underpin work with young people, and learn to take a reflective stance towards your own and others’ practice. |
Introduction to working with young people in practice Develop the skills needed to work effective with young people – individually and in groups – and enhance the quality of the relationships you build with them. |
Introduction to working with young people: supported APEL route Explore key principles and ideas underpinning work with young people, and take a reflective stance towards your own and others’ practice in this APEL course. |
Investigating entrepreneurial opportunities If you’re considering starting your own venture, this course helps you test your ideas to arrive at a business proposition with ambitious yet attainable objectives. |
Investigating language in action This masters level course examines and reflects on the nature and use of language in action, and develops your skills in analysing English texts. |
Investigating the psychological world Conduct an investigation in the social sciences using publicly available information from various sources, including academic journals, government websites, special interest groups and individual experts. |
Investigating the social world Explores the relationship between education and development through topics such as teachers, use of new technologies and gender equality in education. |
Investigating the social world Explores the relationship between education and development through topics such as teachers, use of new technologies and gender equality in education. |
Investigative biology Develop your scientific and practical skills through three laboratory-based biological investigations ‘ Regulation and control, Energy and Carbon dioxide in plants – |
Islam in the west: the politics of co-existence This course explores debates around the role of Islam in western societies and what it means to be a Muslim in Europe or North America. |
Issues in brain and behaviour Draw on biological and social sciences to investigate addiction and neural ageing; including neurobiological and psychological factors, treatments and therapies, and the role of genetics. |
Issues in brain and behaviour Draw on biological and social sciences to investigate addiction and neural ageing; including neurobiological and psychological factors, treatments and therapies, and the role of genetics. |
Issues in brain and behaviour Draw on biological and social sciences to investigate addiction and neural ageing; including neurobiological and psychological factors, treatments and therapies, and the role of genetics. |
Issues in contemporary social and political philosophy Building on the philosophy foundation course, explore issues going beyond simply academic philosophy – citizenship, nationalism, democracy and more – developing your critical skills in the process. |
Issues in international finance and investment This course introduces you to managing international resource allocation and investment both externally via the capital markets and lending institutions, and internally within the organisation. |
Issues in international financial reporting Add international accountancy and finance knowledge to your management skills, examining accounting issues that affect the analysis and interpretation of financial statements of multinational companies. |
ITT programme: flexible PGCE modern foreign languages (Spanish) Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
ITT programme: flexible PGCE secondary design and technology Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
ITT programme: flexible PGCE secondary geography Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
ITT programme: flexible PGCE secondary mathematics Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
ITT programme: flexible PGCE secondary music Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
ITT programme: flexible PGCE secondary science Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
ITT programme:flexible PGCE secondary modern foreign languages(French) Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
ITT programme:flexible PGCE secondary modern foreign languages(German) Our flexible PGCE offers an individual path to becoming a secondary teacher (11-18 year-olds), incorporating qualified teacher status (QTS) and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. |
Keeping ahead in information and communication technologies Investigate how to keep pace with rapid changes in ICT, and how to use ICT successfully in complex systems where people play a major part. |
Key skills for professional engineers This course develops and assesses your reflective and key skills, leading you towards corporate membership of an engineering institution and Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status. |
Key skills for professional engineers This course develops and assesses your reflective and key skills, leading you towards corporate membership of an engineering institution and Incorporated or Chartered Engineer status. |
Language and literacy in a changing world With its international focus and an emphasis on social perspectives, this masters course will deepen your understanding of language and literacy in a changing world. |
Language and literacy in a changing world With its international focus and an emphasis on social perspectives, this masters course will deepen your understanding of language and literacy in a changing world. |
Law: agreements, rights and responsibilities Examine the two Foundations of Legal Knowledge covered by the Law of Obligations – Contract Law and the Law of Tort – and the law of restitution. |
Leadership for professionals This course helps you improve your current leadership style as a finance professional, empower others, review your decision making, and build and improve organisational networks. |
Leading and managing for effective education This masters-level course will develop your understanding of current thinking on educational leadership and management, and encourage effective integration of theory and practice. |
Leading health care Critically analyse practice, examine local healthcare contexts and plan change, working collaboratively with healthcare colleagues – focusing on the rationale for change and its successful management. |
Leading health care Critically analyse practice, examine local healthcare contexts and plan change, working collaboratively with healthcare colleagues – focusing on the rationale for change and its successful management. |
Leading organisational change This online course provides you with tools, frameworks and ideas to help you to lead change initiatives effectively as a manager of your organisation. |
Leading work with young people Examine the leadership roles practitioners take on in work with young people, and deepen your understanding of the policies, practices and contexts of such work. |
Leading work with young people Examine the leadership roles practitioners take on in work with young people, and deepen your understanding of the policies, practices and contexts of such work. |
Leading work with young people in practice This hands-on, work-based course focuses on effective leadership and management practice in working with young people, and develops your practical and analytical skills. |
Leading work with young people: supported APEL route Build on your experience in this examination of the leadership roles practitioners adopt and develop your understanding of the policies, practices and contexts of working with young people. |
Leading work with young people: supported APEL route Build on your experience in this examination of the leadership roles practitioners adopt and develop your understanding of the policies, practices and contexts of working with young people. |
Learning & teaching: independent study route This course in our Chartered Teaching programme (for teachers in Scotland) examines perspectives on learning, teaching and assessment and encourages reflective practice. |
Learning & teaching: independent study route This course in our Chartered Teaching programme (for teachers in Scotland) examines perspectives on learning, teaching and assessment and encourages reflective practice. |
Learning and teaching This course in our Chartered Teaching programme (for teachers in Scotland) examines perspectives on learning, teaching and assessment and encourages reflective practice. |
Learning and teaching This course in our Chartered Teaching programme (for teachers in Scotland) examines perspectives on learning, teaching and assessment and encourages reflective practice. |
Learning by volunteering Learning by volunteering |
Learning by volunteering Learning by volunteering |
Learning by volunteering Learning by volunteering |
Learning by volunteering Learning by volunteering |
Learning from IS failures Information systems are particularly prone to failure. This course looks at how to prevent it, in the design, implementation and operation of information systems. |
Learning to lead Become an effective leader in your school: this course explores the diversity of leadership, and supports you as you reflect on your own professional practice. |
Learning to lead Become an effective leader in your school: this course explores the diversity of leadership, and supports you as you reflect on your own professional practice. |
Life in the oceans: exploring our blue planet A fascinating voyage into the oceans; explore the seas and marine environments using material from the spectacular Blue Planet BBC TV series. |
Life in the oceans: exploring our blue planet A fascinating voyage into the oceans; explore the seas and marine environments using material from the spectacular Blue Planet BBC TV series. |
Linear statistical modelling Explore situations where a response variable depends on explanatory variables – such as how different strains of wheat compare when grown in various conditions. |
Linear statistical modelling Explore situations where a response variable depends on explanatory variables – such as how different strains of wheat compare when grown in various conditions. |
Linguistic phonics: teaching reading Linguistic phonics: teaching reading |
Living in a globalised world This course uses geographical concepts to help you make sense of our complex, globalised world and the processes and patterns that shape it. |
Living in a globalised world This course uses geographical concepts to help you make sense of our complex, globalised world and the processes and patterns that shape it. |
Living political ideas This exciting course considers the ways in which political ideas ‘live’, demonstrating their relevance for understanding contemporary issues in national and world politics. |
MA English part 1 Expand on your previous study and prepare for your dissertation through an exploration of a rich variety of literary texts, from the ancient past to the present. |
MA History part 1 Explore British and Irish histories from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries and increase your understanding of a range of key approaches to studying history. |
MA in Art History |
MA in Childhood and Youth |
MA in Classical Studies |
MA in Cultural and Media Studies |
MA in Cultural and Media Studies |
MA in English |
MA in English |
MA in Environment, Policy and Society |
MA in History |
MA in History |
MA in Humanities |
MA in Humanities |
MA in Literature |
MA in Music |
MA in Music |
MA in Online and Distance Education |
MA in Online and Distance Education |
MA in Philosophy |
MA in Philosophy |
MA in Religious Studies |
MA in Religious Studies |
MA in Social Policy and Criminology |
MA in Social Policy and Criminology |
MA in Social Sciences |
MA in Social Sciences |
MA Religious Studies part 1 Focusing on controversies, religion from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries, and methods in Religious Studies, this course will help you prepare for your dissertation. |
Making a difference This course focuses on a management initiative of your own choosing, consolidating your ability to make a difference to organisational performance as manager or leader. |
Making a difference This course focuses on a management initiative of your own choosing, consolidating your ability to make a difference to organisational performance as manager or leader. |
Making a difference This course focuses on a management initiative of your own choosing, consolidating your ability to make a difference to organisational performance as manager or leader. |
Making a difference to child health nursing Make a difference to your child-health nursing practice through a critical understanding of leadership, strategic thinking and the management of change. |
Making it happen! Leadership, influence and change A practical, work-based course about leadership and change practice – about making things happen – applicable to your current and future roles, whether paid or unpaid. |
Making sense of strategy Explore the origins and development of strategy as a subject and how organisations and individuals try to interpret and exploit opportunities and strive for success. |
Making social worlds Explore how we operate in social worlds and how social experience is shaped and made meaningful. Topics include immigration, medicine, family, money and reality television. |
Management and business research Develop an understanding of how research is carried out in business and management settings, and some of the problems and issues you’re likely to face. |
Managing 1: organisations and people The first of three practice-focused courses leading to the Professional Certificate in Management. Investigates organisational behaviour and human resource management, focusing on your own role. |
Managing 1: organisations and people - online version The first of three practice-focused courses leading to the Professional Certificate in Management. Investigates organisational behaviour and human resource management, focusing on your own role. |
Managing 2: marketing and finance This practical course from our Professional Certificate in Management programme covers topics in marketing and finance through activities and problem-solving, focusing on your own role. |
Managing 2: marketing and finance - online version This practical course from our Professional Certificate in Management programme covers topics in marketing and finance through activities and problem-solving, focusing on your own role. |
Managing 3: the integration challenge Consolidate the key learning points from your previous management studies and integrate organisational, people, customer and financial based perspectives of the managerial role. |
Managing a professional practice Designed to support anyone running a small- or medium-sized professional service business, this online Continuing Professional Development course will help you address key management issues. |
Managing behaviour in schools This course focuses on managing behaviour at whole school, classroom and individual student level, and will suit professionals in both mainstream and special schools. |
Managing care Gain the knowledge, skills and analytical tools needed to become an effective frontline manager in a range of care settings and reflect critically on practice. |
Managing complexity: a systems approach Working on your own project throughout this course, you will practise and develop your systems thinking and project management skills in handling complex issues. |
Managing complexity: a systems approach Working on your own project throughout this course, you will practise and develop your systems thinking and project management skills in handling complex issues. |
Managing complexity: a toolkit approach Managing complexity: a toolkit approach |
Managing complexity: a toolkit approach Managing complexity: a toolkit approach |
Managing conflict Managing conflict |
Managing diversity Managing diversity |
Managing health and social care This course explores the meaning of effective management in health and social care services; investigating team working; change implementation; communication; decision making; and controlling budgets. |
Managing in the workplace This course about management skills and ideas is ideal if you’ve completed NVQ Level 3 in management, work in delivering public services and want to begin undergraduate study. |
Managing knowledge Develop a broad view of knowledge management – including communication, sense-making, learning, intangible assets, human resources, and knowledge technologies – and learn how to ‘make a difference’. |
Managing organisational performance Gain the tools and techniques you need to identify objectives; understand, monitor, measure and manage performance; and identify how your own practice fits in. |
Managing organisational politics Managing organisational politics |
Managing performance and change Get the tools and techniques needed to improve performance in your team, department, organisation or project, and develop advanced skills in areas like change management. |
Managing performance through people Improve performance in your organisation through the people you manage, focusing on agreeing objectives, and setting up effective mechanisms for monitoring and reviewing progress. |
Managing the software enterprise Explore the acquisition, management and development of complex software systems for organisations, from procurement and maintenance to managing resources, change, quality and risk. |
Managing the software enterprise Explore the acquisition, management and development of complex software systems for organisations, from procurement and maintenance to managing resources, change, quality and risk. |
Manufacture materials design This course approaches manufacturing processes, selection of materials and design of components as facets of the same task: making something that serves its purpose efficiently. |
Marketing and society Explore the theory and practice of responsible marketing, the interrelated areas of corporate social responsibility and marketing ethics, and the emergent area of social marketing. |
Marketing in a complex world Although there are no simple solutions, this course provides the analytical tools needed to make marketing decisions in an increasingly complex and uncertain world. |
Marketing in practice Improve your business’s competitive advantage through marketing ideas and techniques, including market research, segmentation, the marketing mix, quality, the wider environment, SWOT analysis and audit. |
Master of Public Administration |
Master of Public Administration |
Master of Science Advanced Networking |
Master of Science Advanced Networking |
Masters degree in Education |
Masters degree in Education |
Mathematical methods and fluid mechanics Learn about modelling simple fluid flows, ordinary and partial differential equations and mathematical methods that can be used to solve fluid-flow problems. |
Mathematical methods and models Solve real problems by transforming them into mathematical models and learning methods of solution, including vector algebra, differential equations, calculus, matrices and numerical methods. |
Mathematical modelling This residential course equips you to tackle data and sensitivity analysis by introducing you to mathematical modelling and helping you write a short technical report. |
Maths for science This introductory course will develop your confidence in using mathematics as a tool in science. |
Maths for science This introductory course will develop your confidence in using mathematics as a tool in science. |
Maximising older people's potential Explore commonalities and diversities in older people’s lives; working in alliances to deliver health and social care services; and placing service users at the centre. |
Maximising older people's potential Explore commonalities and diversities in older people’s lives; working in alliances to deliver health and social care services; and placing service users at the centre. |
MBA (Life Sciences) |
MBA (Technology Management) Get your MBA through Open University Ireland’s postgraduate programme. If you’re looking for an MBA with a focus on technology, this is the qualification for you. It is applicable to technology management and technological innovation in a wide variety of contexts and sectors, including: IT/IS, telecommunications, computing, engineering, manufacturing, transport and logistics, retailing, energy production… |
Medicine and society in Europe 1500-1930 This fascinating introduction to medical history explores the social, political and economic contexts of western medicine and its interaction with contemporaneous science, religion and philosophy. |
MEng |
MEng |
Mentoring at work Advance your mentoring effectiveness by improving your workplace as a learning environment, using your skills as the key resource for helping mentees develop their own. |
Mentorship and assessment in health and social care settings If you support and assess learners in practice in health and/or social care settings, this course will help you become a credible, effective, valued mentor. |
Mentorship and assessment in health and social care settings If you support and assess learners in practice in health and/or social care settings, this course will help you become a credible, effective, valued mentor. |
Metals and life Examine the vital role metals play in living systems and their processes – for example in respiration and photosynthesis – and consider their increasing significance in medicine. |
Mises au point: advanced French Extend your French language skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – develop your knowledge of contemporary French culture, and complete the Diploma in French. |
Mises au point: advanced French Extend your French language skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – develop your knowledge of contemporary French culture, and complete the Diploma in French. |
Mises au point: advanced French Extend your French language skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – develop your knowledge of contemporary French culture, and complete the Diploma in French. |
Molecular and cell biology Examine the processes common to all life forms, with emphasis on animal cell biology, learning about molecular biology and cell functions, differentiation, ageing and tumorigenesis. |
Molecular basis of human disease Investigate the molecular basis of human disease, including how variation or mutation at the gene level affects protein function, at this week-long residential school. |
Molecules in medicine Examine the molecular basis of drug action in medicine, covering topics like infectious diseases (bacterial and viral), cancer, heart disease, inflammation and neuropharmacology. |
Molecules, medicines and drugs: a chemical story Explores the discovery and development of a range of drugs and medicines that relieve pain, alleviate symptoms, minimise the risk of infection and effect cures. |
Molecules, medicines and drugs: a chemical story Explores the discovery and development of a range of drugs and medicines that relieve pain, alleviate symptoms, minimise the risk of infection and effect cures. |
Motive: upper intermediate German Extend your German language skills and cultural knowledge with this upper intermediate course, which includes a residential week in Germany (or online alternative). |
Motive: upper intermediate German Extend your German language skills and cultural knowledge with this upper intermediate course, which includes a residential week in Germany (or online alternative). |
MSc in Advancing Healthcare Practice |
MSc in Advancing Healthcare Practice |
MSc in Computing for Commerce and Industry |
MSc in Computing for Commerce and Industry |
MSc in Development Management |
MSc in Engineering |
MSc in Engineering |
MSc in Environmental Decision Making |
MSc in Forensic Psychology and Criminology |
MSc in Human Geography Research Methods |
MSc in Human Geography Research Methods |
MSc in Human Resource Management |
MSc in Human Resource Management |
MSc in Information Systems |
MSc in Information Systems |
MSc in International Finance and Management |
MSc in International Finance and Management |
MSc in Management and Business Research Methods |
MSc in Management and Business Research Methods |
MSc in Management of Software Projects |
MSc in Management of Software Projects |
MSc in Mathematics |
MSc in Mathematics |
MSc in Medical Physics |
MSc in Medical Physics |
MSc in Networks and Distributed Systems |
MSc in Networks and Distributed Systems |
MSc in Psychological Research Methods |
MSc in Psychological Research Methods |
MSc in Psychology |
MSc in Research Methods for Educational Technology |
MSc in Research Methods for Educational Technology |
MSc in Science |
MSc in Science |
MSc in Science and Society |
MSc in Science and Society |
MSc in Social Research Methods |
MSc in Social Research Methods |
MSc in Software Development |
MSc in Software Development |
MSc in Strategic Management of Information Systems |
MSc in Strategic Management of Information Systems |
MSc in Systems Thinking in Practice |
MSc in Systems Thinking in Practice |
MSc in Technology Management |
MSc in Technology Management |
MSc in Technology Strategy Research |
MSc project module Plan and carry out an investigation of your own choice with this masters-level project course in science, and develop essential skills like report writing. |
MSc project module Plan and carry out an investigation of your own choice with this masters-level project course in science, and develop essential skills like report writing. |
MSc research course This research course enables you to gain an MSc by building on the postgraduate diploma that you already hold. You’ll develop and submit a dissertation. |
Multi-service networks: controls This course introduces the control aspects of multi-service or any digital communication networks. You’ll explore issues such as service quality, traffic flow and network management. |
Multilayer switching - CCNP 3 This course will give you with the knowledge, understanding and skills to deploy reliable, scalable and secure multilayer-switched campus LANs using Cisco equipment. |
Multilayer switching - CCNP 3 This course will give you with the knowledge, understanding and skills to deploy reliable, scalable and secure multilayer-switched campus LANs using Cisco equipment. |
Natural and artificial intelligence Explore one of humanity’s oldest dreams – the creation of intelligent machines – taking in ideas from biology and philosophy as well as computing and technology. |
Natural and artificial intelligence Explore one of humanity’s oldest dreams – the creation of intelligent machines – taking in ideas from biology and philosophy as well as computing and technology. |
Neighbourhood nature Learn about the nature you can find in your neighbourhood – explore different types of habitat and study the plants and animals you find there. |
Neighbourhood nature Learn about the nature you can find in your neighbourhood – explore different types of habitat and study the plants and animals you find there. |
Networked living: exploring information and communication technologies How do networked systems work’ This course looks inside ICTs in contexts like entertainment, transport and health and considers where they might take us next. |
New managers' toolkit New managers’ toolkit |
New managers' toolkit New managers’ toolkit |
New managers' toolkit New managers’ toolkit |
Nonlinear ordinary differential equations Relevant to scientists, engineers and mathematicians, this introduction to basic theory and simpler approximation schemes covers systems with two degrees of freedom. |
Nonlinear ordinary differential equations Relevant to scientists, engineers and mathematicians, this introduction to basic theory and simpler approximation schemes covers systems with two degrees of freedom. |
Number theory and mathematical logic Gain an insight into two branches of very pure mathematics that have both historical and philosophical significance, and feel confident tackling number-theoretic problems. |
Number theory and mathematical logic Gain an insight into two branches of very pure mathematics that have both historical and philosophical significance, and feel confident tackling number-theoretic problems. |
Nursing: people, policy and practice This exploration of contemporary nursing investigates the personal, professional and policy dimensions of healthcare, and encourages you to reflect on and develop your own practice. |
Nursing: people, policy and practice This exploration of contemporary nursing investigates the personal, professional and policy dimensions of healthcare, and encourages you to reflect on and develop your own practice. |
Object-oriented programming with Java classes, interfaces, polymorphism, re-use of code, static methods and variables. Along the way, you’ll learn about creating your own classes, about the facilities of Java for selection and iteration, and more about some of the core, provided Java classes. |
Object-oriented programming with Java classes, interfaces, polymorphism, re-use of code, static methods and variables. Along the way, you’ll learn about creating your own classes, about the facilities of Java for selection and iteration, and more about some of the core, provided Java classes. |
Observing the Universe Gain experience of doing practical astronomy and planetary science under professional supervision at the well-equipped Observatori Astron’mic in Mallorca on this one-week residential school. |
Observing the Universe Gain experience of doing practical astronomy and planetary science under professional supervision at the well-equipped Observatori Astron’mic in Mallorca on this one-week residential school. |
Oceanography Oceans cover seventy percent of the Earth’s surface. This course investigates their physics, chemistry and biology, and the structure of the basins that contain them. |
Oceanography Oceans cover seventy percent of the Earth’s surface. This course investigates their physics, chemistry and biology, and the structure of the basins that contain them. |
Open mathematics Build your confidence in mathematics, learn to use a graphics calculator, and start to incorporate statistical, graphical, algebraic, trigonometric and numerical thinking into your everyday life. |
Open mathematics Build your confidence in mathematics, learn to use a graphics calculator, and start to incorporate statistical, graphical, algebraic, trigonometric and numerical thinking into your everyday life. |
Optimization Examine techniques used in numerical analysis and operational research to represent real optimization problems as mathematical models, to be solved with a computer. |
Optimization Examine techniques used in numerical analysis and operational research to represent real optimization problems as mathematical models, to be solved with a computer. |
Organic synthesis: strategy and techniques Undertake an intensive laboratory-based project, learning experimental methods and principles involved in the multi-step synthesis of organic compounds in this one-week residential course. |
Our dynamic planet: Earth and life This course explores the structure of the Earth from its core to the atmosphere, and investigates how the Earth system works from a geological perspective. |
Our dynamic planet: Earth and life This course explores the structure of the Earth from its core to the atmosphere, and investigates how the Earth system works from a geological perspective. |
Ouverture: intermediate French This course will develop your confidence in understanding, speaking and reading simple French, and offers an insight into French-speaking societies and French culture. |
Ouverture: intermediate French This course will develop your confidence in understanding, speaking and reading simple French, and offers an insight into French-speaking societies and French culture. |
Performances and repertories Study musical performances – Western, non-Western and popular – in relation to the environments and institutions in which composers worked, pursuing your own enthusiasms through the course. |
Personal and career development in engineering This course has been designed for undergraduate engineers who are interested in assessing plans for their professional development and extending their capabilities as lifelong learners. |
Personal and career development in engineering This course has been designed for undergraduate engineers who are interested in assessing plans for their professional development and extending their capabilities as lifelong learners. |
Personal investment in an uncertain world Explores some of the concepts that underpin investment planning and examines how investment planning decisions are affected by economic uncertainty. |
Personal investment in an uncertain world Explores some of the concepts that underpin investment planning and examines how investment planning decisions are affected by economic uncertainty. |
Personal lives and social policy Explore the processes by which individuals shape and are shaped by policy making and welfare practices through four themes ‘ sexualities , care , work |
Personal lives and social policy Explore the processes by which individuals shape and are shaped by policy making and welfare practices through four themes ‘ sexualities , care , work |
Personal professional development: early years settings Further your professional development and explore reflective practice in work with young children, with this work-based opening course in the Foundation Degree in Early Years. |
Personal professional development: early years settings Further your professional development and explore reflective practice in work with young children, with this work-based opening course in the Foundation Degree in Early Years. |
Perspectives on complementary and alternative medicine Debate the controversial issues surrounding complementary and alternative approaches to health, including whether CAM works, and how it can be integrated into mainstream provision. |
Perspectives on Leonardo da Vinci A course about adventurous polymath Leonardo da Vinci – inventor, artist and scientist. Places him in historical context and examines selected examples of his work. |
Philosophy and the human situation An introduction to philosophy grounded in familiar questions about our own situation, including attitudes towards animals, the acceptable limits of individual freedom and environmental ethics. |
Physics by experiment This one-week residential school provides a fascinating introduction to experimental physics, with hands-on experience of practical techniques and experiments, in well-equipped laboratories under professional supervision. |
Physics by experiment This one-week residential school provides a fascinating introduction to experimental physics, with hands-on experience of practical techniques and experiments, in well-equipped laboratories under professional supervision. |
Planetary science and the search for life Explore how our solar system formed and has evolved, and the rapidly-changing field of astrobiology – could there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe’ |
Planetary science and the search for life Explore how our solar system formed and has evolved, and the rapidly-changing field of astrobiology – could there be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe’ |
Planets: an introduction Learn about the planets and planet-sized objects that orbit the Sun, and delve into our advancing knowledge of the planets of other stars. |
Planets: an introduction Learn about the planets and planet-sized objects that orbit the Sun, and delve into our advancing knowledge of the planets of other stars. |
Plants, pigments and light Learn the methods and principles of investigation into the biochemistry of plant pigments and photosynthesis at this practical, laboratory-based residential week. |
Plants, pigments and light Learn the methods and principles of investigation into the biochemistry of plant pigments and photosynthesis at this practical, laboratory-based residential week. |
Politics, media, war: 9/11 and its impacts This course introduces key approaches to the social sciences, international politics and media studies by exploring the geopolitical causes and consequences of 11 September 2001. |
Portales: beginners' Spanish Learn to speak and understand Spanish in various practical situations, and get a real feel for Hispanic cultures with this carefully structured beginners’ course. |
Portales: beginners' Spanish Learn to speak and understand Spanish in various practical situations, and get a real feel for Hispanic cultures with this carefully structured beginners’ course. |
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice |
Postgraduate certificate in academic practice Develop your expertise in supporting higher education students (whether through teaching or in other ways) by investigating learning in distant, virtual, blended and face-to-face contexts. |
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice |
Postgraduate certificate in academic practice Develop your expertise in supporting higher education students (whether through teaching or in other ways) by investigating learning in distant, virtual, blended and face-to-face contexts. |
Postgraduate Certificate in Advancing Healthcare Practice |
Postgraduate Certificate in Advancing Healthcare Practice |
Postgraduate Certificate in Business Administration |
Postgraduate Certificate in Computing |
Postgraduate Certificate in Computing |
Postgraduate Certificate in Conflict and Development |
Postgraduate Certificate in Creative and Knowledge Management |
Postgraduate Certificate in Creative and Knowledge Management |
Postgraduate Certificate in Development Management |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Chartered Teacher) |
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Chartered Teacher) |
Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management |
Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management |
Postgraduate Certificate in Human Rights and Development Management |
Postgraduate Certificate in Humanities |
Postgraduate Certificate in Humanities |
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems |
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Systems |
Postgraduate Certificate in Integrated Practice in Childhood and Youth |
Postgraduate Certificate in International Finance and Reporting |
Postgraduate Certificate in International Finance and Reporting |
Postgraduate Certificate in Mathematics |
Postgraduate Certificate in Music |
Postgraduate Certificate in Music |
Postgraduate Certificate in Online and Distance Education |
Postgraduate Certificate in Online and Distance Education |
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Education |
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Education |
Postgraduate Certificate in Social Sciences |
Postgraduate Certificate in Social Sciences |
Postgraduate Certificate in Social Sciences Research Methods |
Postgraduate Certificate in Social Sciences Research Methods |
Postgraduate Certificate in Systems Thinking in Practice |
Postgraduate Certificate in Systems Thinking in Practice |
Postgraduate Certificate in Technology Management |
Postgraduate Certificate in Technology Management |
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Networking |
Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Networking |
Postgraduate Diploma in Advancing Healthcare Practice |
Postgraduate Diploma in Advancing Healthcare Practice |
Postgraduate Diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry |
Postgraduate Diploma in Computing for Commerce and Industry |
Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Justice |
Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Justice |
Postgraduate Diploma in Development Management |
Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering |
Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering |
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Decision Making |
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Policy |
Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Psychological Studies |
Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Psychological Studies |
Postgraduate Diploma in Human Geography Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Human Geography Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Humanities |
Postgraduate Diploma in Humanities |
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems |
Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems |
Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Business Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Management and Business Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Management of Software Projects |
Postgraduate Diploma in Management of Software Projects |
Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics |
Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics |
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Physics |
Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Physics |
Postgraduate Diploma in Music |
Postgraduate Diploma in Networks and Distributed Systems |
Postgraduate Diploma in Networks and Distributed Systems |
Postgraduate Diploma in Online and Distance Education |
Postgraduate Diploma in Online and Distance Education |
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education |
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education |
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Science and Society |
Postgraduate Diploma in Science and Society |
Postgraduate Diploma in Social Policy and Criminology |
Postgraduate Diploma in Social Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Social Research Methods |
Postgraduate Diploma in Social Sciences |
Postgraduate Diploma in Social Sciences |
Postgraduate Diploma in Software Development |
Postgraduate Diploma in Software Development |
Postgraduate Diploma in Systems Thinking in Practice |
Postgraduate Diploma in Technology Management |
Postgraduate Diploma in Technology Management |
Postgraduate foundation module in art history Prepare for higher level study of art history by learning about methodological approaches, from biography and iconography to feminist art history and the ‘period eye’. |
Postgraduate foundation module in classical studies Study the ancient world through four interdisciplinary topics – social history, ideas and values, literature and archaeology – honing your research and analysis skills in the process. |
Postgraduate foundation module in music Find out how music research informs the study of musical performance through examining sources from recordings to ethnographies, across music from many periods and styles. |
Postgraduate foundation module in philosophy Gain postgraduate-level skills in research, analysis and presentation of an argument, and explore some of the contemporary debates in philosophy on the theme of personhood. |
Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics This fresh look at politics explores institutions and ideas – from parliament and the inner workings of power to decision making, protest and the street. |
Power, dissent, equality: understanding contemporary politics This fresh look at politics explores institutions and ideas – from parliament and the inner workings of power to decision making, protest and the street. |
Practical leadership in construction Practical leadership in construction |
Practical leadership in construction Practical leadership in construction |
Practical leadership in construction Practical leadership in construction |
Practical leadership in construction Practical leadership in construction |
Practical modern statistics This course introduces medical statistics, time series analysis, multivariate data analysis, and Bayesian statistics – broadening your perspective on practical modern statistics. |
Practical modern statistics This course introduces medical statistics, time series analysis, multivariate data analysis, and Bayesian statistics – broadening your perspective on practical modern statistics. |
Practice-based research in educational technology Develop research and evaluation skills in technology-rich environments by learning about new methods of data collection and analysis, and the philosophical assumptions underlying educational enquiry. |
Practising science This residential school offers hands-on experience of laboratory and field work in biology, chemistry, Earth sciences and physics – building your confidence and learning practical techniques. |
Problem solving and improvement: quality and other approaches This course considers different techniques and approaches to problem solving and improvement that are sustainable; the nature problems and solutions, and their management. |
Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Youth Justice) |
Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Youth Justice) |
Professional Certificate in ICT Practice |
Professional Certificate in ICT Practice |
Professional Certificate in Management |
Professional Certificate in Management |
Professional certificate in management (APEL) This course enables you to achieve the Professional Certificate in Management through accreditation of your prior learning via an assignment and exam. |
Professional certificate in management (APEL) This course enables you to achieve the Professional Certificate in Management through accreditation of your prior learning via an assignment and exam. |
Professional Certificate in Management (Health and Social Care) |
Professional communication skills for business studies Develop specialised communication skills for business studies while enhancing your understanding of areas like human resource management; finance and accounting; marketing and business analysis methods. |
Professional Diploma in Management |
Professional Diploma in Management |
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education |
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education |
Project management This project management course is particularly applicable to technological fields, exploring project initiation, risk, estimating and contracts, planning, human factors, project execution and standard methods. |
Project management This project management course is particularly applicable to technological fields, exploring project initiation, risk, estimating and contracts, planning, human factors, project execution and standard methods. |
Project management This project management course is particularly applicable to technological fields, exploring project initiation, risk, estimating and contracts, planning, human factors, project execution and standard methods. |
Promoting person-centred practice Critically examine your current approach to working with older people, and develop practice that places the older person at the centre of the nursing process. |
Promoting person-centred practice Critically examine your current approach to working with older people, and develop practice that places the older person at the centre of the nursing process. |
Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice Challenge your own assumptions around public health promotion policies and interventions, and gain the knowledge and confidence to move your everyday actions and practice forward. |
MBA (Technology Management) Get your MBA through Open University Ireland’s postgraduate programme. If you’re looking for an MBA with a focus on technology, this is the qualification for you. It is applicable to technology management and technological innovation in a wide variety of contexts and sectors, including: IT/IS, telecommunications, computing, engineering, manufacturing, transport and logistics, retailing, energy production… |
MBA stage 1 This MBA module is framed within the complex and challenging nature of twenty-first century management. Its dual aims are to help you build on your current understanding of management and enable you to develop and improve your practice of managing. This module is a year-long programme of professional development which requires your active engagement with… |
