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By the end of your studies, you’ll have changed the way you look at the world forever and you’ll have gained a range of valuable analytical and evaluative skills, opening up employment opportunities in private, public and voluntary sector organisations.
Key features of the Diploma of Higher Education in Social Sciences at The Open University
– Draws on ideas from criminology, economics, geography, politics, psychology and sociology.
– Gives fascinating insights into our everyday lives and how they are shaped by the worlds in which we live
– Enhances your employability with valued skills, including analysing and evaluating evidence, communicating ideas and information to different audiences
– Provides an ideal stepping stone towards further study
The Open University is unique. It is a public research institution that delivers 100% of its courses by online learning. It is the only university of its type in the UK
This course is at level 6 in the UK Qualifications Framework. Level 6 is higher level study often referred to as undergraduate level.
The Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) is a way to talk about the time and effort a course requires. One credit (or CATS point) equals 10 hours of learning effort.
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ARTU Ranking (Out of 45 UK universities included in their table)
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