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As a resident of New Zealand you can study some courses directly with the OU.
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You can study some OU courses through our educational partner in your country. For more information contact our partner direct.
Customer Service Centre
86 Wyndrum Avenue
Lower Hutt 5011
New Zealand
Tel: 508 650 200
website: http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz
Postal Address:
Private Bag 31914
Lower Hutt 5040
New Zealand
The Open University partnership with The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand is a licensing agreement. Open University courses are licensed to OPNZ, who adapt the courses to suit the local culture and local forms of assessment, for its own award.
Currently three Open University Arts courses have been adapted as part of its Bachelor of Arts Humanities programme and five Social Science courses as part of the Bachelor of Arts Social Sciences.
Courses offered
A103 An Introduction to the Humanities (split into 3 courses)
A207 From Enlightenment to Romanticism c. 1780-1830
AA305 The Renaissance in Europe: A cultural enquiry
DD100 Introduction to Social Science (split into 2 courses)
D215 The Shape of the World: Explorations in Human Geography
DD201 Sociology and Society, D318 Culture, Media and Identities
DXR220 Social Science in Action
plus
S180 Life in the Oceans which is a component of their Marine Environment course.
Our distributor in your country sells learning materials from the Open University's courses. These may include books, videos, software and audio cassettes. Some distributors can also arrange for materials to be translated for you. Contact them for details of their product range.
Bringing Learning to Life
111A Mitchell Street
Bendigo Vic 3550
Australia
Tel: 61 3 5442 2433
Fax: 61 3 9699 4847
Email: vea@vea.com.au
website: partner website
The Open University
PO Box 197
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BJ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)845 300 60 90
Fax: +44 (0)1908 654 914
Email: general-enquiries@open.ac.uk
website: Contact us using our webform
For advice before you study.
You can see the full range of Open University materials for sale at our Learning Resources website.
