Open University

The Open University’s mission is to be open to people, places, methods and ideas.

We promote educational opportunity and social justice by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.

Through academic research, pedagogic innovation and collaborative partnership, we seek to be a world leader in the design, content and delivery of supported open learning.

Since its creation in 1969, The Open University has built an enviable reputation as a world leader in distance education, and has supported over 170,000 postgraduate students on taught masters and PhD programmes.

We have awarded more than 90,000 postgraduate qualifications, including more than 43,000 masters degrees.

There are many postgraduate modules and qualifications on offer - over 50 qualifications including postgraduate certificates and diplomas, and taught masters degrees.

There is a wide range of fascinating subjects to choose from:

Arts and Humanities, Business and Management, Childhood and Youth, Computing and IT, Education, Engineering, Design and Technology, Environment and Development, Health and Social care, Law, Mathematics, and Science.