Hi folks! I just wanted a bit of advice. I’m thinking of enrolling this October on a part time course to fit around work (Undecided on history classics or History+German), but I have a few questions before I do so.

1) Can you complete the course quicker than 6 years? I’d like to do more than 16-18 hours a week, and if I have a week off work I can dedicate more time that week to studying. Or do I HAVE to stick to the 16-18 hours a week schedule?

2) How do student loans work? As it’s a part time course how do the student loans work with that? Are you only allowed a certain amount of loans to pay for the course or do you take them out every year you take to complete it?

Also if you are on a part time course I’d love to hear your experience on how you fit it around your schedule, especially experiences from people who planned a family around their education as Im planning a family in the next few years🥰🖤

Is there anybody that has previously studied these modules that can tell me how they found them? Were they very difficult modules to get a distinction in or any feedback at all? Also how much statistics can I expect 😅🤣

I completed my undergrad OU degree a few years back, was pregnant for the duration of my final 60 cred module, and gave birth to my child the same month I finished it.

Still managed to somehow pull out consistently decent grades, and it's got me thinking. As a SAHP, is it feasible to do an OU MA part time?

If anyone has any experience of toddler plus MA, please share.

Omg I'm feeling super proud of myself. 96 in the final exam with a 93 overall module mark

I started my journey with the Open University last October, and I'm now coming towards the end of my first year studying law. I absolutely love it.

I'll admit, I was a little hesitant at first. I'm 42, I'd been out of education for more than 20 years, I'm a single parent, I run my own business, and I'm also living with stage 4 cancer.

Balancing all those plates hasn't always been easy. There have been a few occasions where I've needed an extension or fallen behind, but every time, the OU team have been incredibly supportive. For context, I've been studying at full-time intensity rather than part-time.

The biggest surprise, though, has been discovering what I'm actually capable of. For years, I'd told myself the story that I wasn't academic. Turns out, that simply wasn't true. I'm thriving, I'm genuinely enjoying learning, and most of my marks have been over 80%.

So if you're thinking about going back to study, don't let self-doubt stop you. You're probably far more capable than you realise. Sometimes all it takes is giving yourself the chance to prove it.

First of all massive congrats on an incredible achievement.

But how did you do it?

Any tips?

What did you find easier and what did you find difficult?

Anything that you wouldn't mind shedding some light on, of course.

I'm about to go into my '3rd' year so these modules are starting to count to my overall grade so any advise, wisdom or guidance is very much appreciated.

I just enrolled on this module, and the student home says there will be 5 TMAs and an EMA, which is one more assignment than all my previois modules. I also noticed that they are not evenly distributed through the year. TMA02 is due almost 2 months after TMA01, while TMA03 and TMA04 are only two weeks apart.

This made me worry, as I will have some familiar commitments towards the second half of the module, when it seems crammed with one assignment after the other.

I was wondering if someone here could give more information on what these assignments are like. Are they all full-length pieces of writing, or do they include some preparation for the EMA? Is it possible to get ahead and deliver assignments early so as not to be so overwhelmed in the final months? Is the word count increasing significantly in comparison to A215?

I just want some advice if anyone can help me… last week i registered to start a course with the open uni for october, by friday i received my student home log in. I have tried to log in since friday and ive still had no luck, every time i tried, the website kept saying it was having maintenance done so i couldn’t get any further? Anyway, today i called the student recruitment team for some help and they couldn’t find any record of my registration or my student home, even though i received the log in etc. While on the phone the gentleman did my registration for me by taking me details and enrolled me into the modules i wanted to do for my course, he said id receive an email straight after doing this to confirm my enrolment etc. I haven’t recieved anything! i can now access student home which is a bonus but i cant to anything on there as there is no information regarding my course. Did anyone else have this? Is it just gonna take a few days to sync, is it because it’s only july and the course is october? or should i have had something by now? I feel like i haven’t even registered because i haven’t had anything through off them? pls any help would be great!!!

Hi
Has anyone had the Open University extend the enrolment/payment deadline while waiting for a Student Finance England Tuition Fee Loan?
My loan application is in progress, but SFE says it may not be assessed until around 14 August, while my OU enrolment deadline is 30 July.
Has anyone been in this situation? Did OU give you extra time?

I have a 2.1 in my crim & psych degree (can't edit crime out of the title 😂), and considering the MSc in Psychology (conversion) to gain BPA accreditation, but looking for others experiences with job opportunities after this specific degree without doing a masters!

Looking at NHS roles, I'm unsure if the MSc with the OU would help with getting into roles such as PWP, or trainee positions in mental health. What roles have you gone into related to psychology? Or have you gone down the research route? As I've seen a few MOD positions that I think would fit this degree but haven't been able to meet anyone who can give an insight into their roles.

I'm looking for interesting work, where I can either help people 1 to 1 or work as a team for projects, so these two options are my main goals. Currently working in youth work, which is the main part of my role but do activities for the wider community, so not sure if that bottlenecks me into youth services without the MSc to get accreditation.

Hope this makes sense. Thank you for any info in advance!

I’m thinking of doing the physiology with counselling degree and trying to work out if it would be best for me to do the first year staggered or both at once? I will have just left school so understand the workload quite well ( I hope). Any advice on this or just overall on the best way to approach this course ( tips or tricks for your first year to make it manageable) would be greatly appreciated! Thank you 😊

Dear Reddit,

I just finished DD317 and am going to start DE300 in 2 months.

I am trying to come up with a proper topic or project idea, but I feel completely lost. I'm interested in a lot of topics, but can't pinpoint that ONE question I want to work on. In terms of methods, do have a preference for quantitative research.

Is it normal at this stage to not have a clear project idea in mind? Or are there particular aspects I should consider in search for a question? Knowing some restricting aspects would help me a lot, as I suppose it's this endless sea of possibilities I am drowning in.

Thank you!

I noticed the October graduation slots open up July 28th, I’m not due to get my final module results until September 2nd. Will I still be able to graduate in October or will it be a spring graduation?

Hello, about to start OU Maths degree (and very excited about it), but I’m increasingly worried about people being flagged for misconduct for using their own methods and logic?

I’ve just done gcse maths higher and the mark-scheme awards any valid method. So to see that this doesn’t apply to a uni degree scared me a little.

Can I please have some positive stories of your studies? Don’t want to pretend the issue is not there but I’m also aware that people usually share their experiences when something goes wrong so would like more balance?

Are there any positive stories of your studies on the degree or maths module is in general, and did you feel you could use your own way to solve problems sometimes without feeling afraid?

I’ll probably still go for OU, as the only other option is UoL Mathematics and Economics under LSE. This is totally independent but will require me to do an intro course/ a levels in maths /further maths (which I’m planing to do anyways as they’re always a bonus in maths teaching). As someone who wants to continue teaching and who’s not that interested in the economic side of things, I think I want just maths and for they Ou is really good.

Thoughts? X