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Our qualification regulations - for students registered for an OU qualification




Undergraduate

Certificates

Accounting (K01)

Analytical Sciences (K16)

Astronomy and Planetary Science (C58)

Business Studies (C63)

Communication in Health and Social Care (C73)

Computing and IT (K10)

Computing and Mathematics (C50)

Contemporary Science (C70)

Early Years Practice (C37)

Effective Practice (Youth Justice) (C80)

French (C33)

German (C34)

Health and Social Care (D34)

Health Sciences (C78)

Healthcare Practice (C45)

Healthcare Sciences (K06)

Humanities (C98)

ICT Practice (C89)

Information Technology and Computing (C47)

Introductory Astronomy (C91)

Italian (K11)

Legal Studies (C77)

Management (C31)

Management (Health and Social Care) (C40)

Managing Care (C42)

Mathematics (C46)

Mental Health Studies (C94)

Natural Sciences (K12)

Natural Sciences (C26)

Open (K05)

Physics (C79)

Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (C71)

Professional Practice in Delivering Public Services (K02)

Promoting Public Health (C64)

Quantitative Studies for Business (C56)

Social Care (England) (C74)

Social Care (Scotland) (C75)

Social Care (Wales) (C76)

Social Sciences (C95)

Spanish (C35)

Sport, Fitness and Management (C88)

Supporting Learning in Primary Schools (C60)

Web Applications Development (C39)

Working Together for Children (C93)

Working with Young People (C54)

Youth Justice (England and Wales) (K03)

Youth: perspectives and practice (C65)

Diplomas

Adult Nursing (D67)

Analytical Sciences (E53)

Business (E42)

Business Information Technology (E45)

Business Studies (E20)

Childhood and Youth Studies (E33)

Childhood Practice (E37)

Classical Studies (D31)

Combined Social Sciences (E75)

Computing (D12)

Computing and IT (E66)

Computing and IT Practice (E67)

Computing and its Practice (E41)

Counselling (E63)

Criminology and Psychological Studies (E74)

Design and Innovation (D43)

Economics (D28)

Engineering (E55)

English Language Studies (D54)

English Law (E06)

Environment and Development (D21)

Environmental Policy (D46)

Financial Services (E54)

French (D16)

Geosciences (E02)

German (D24)

Health and Social Care (E40)

Health and Social Care (D10)

Health Sciences (E49)

Health Sciences (E21)

Healthcare Practice (E76)

Humanities (E64)

ICT (E39)

Information Technology (D39)

International Development and Business Innovation (E32)

Leadership and Management (E43)

Life Sciences (E05)

Literature (D65)

Literature and Creative Writing (E25)

Materials Fabrication and Engineering (E56)

Mathematics (D23)

Mathematics Education (E07)

Mental Health Nursing (D68)

Molecular Science (E03)

Music (D22)

Natural Sciences (E69)

Natural Sciences (D47)

Open (E60)

Operating Department Practice (E58)

Paramedic Science (E77)

Paramedic Sciences (E52)

Physical Science (E04)

Politics and Government (D53)

Pollution Control (D13)

Primary Teaching and Learning (E59)

Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (E47)

Psychology (Conversion for Postgraduates) (D15)

Religious Studies (D66)

Retail Management (E65)

Social Policy (D11)

Social Policy and Criminology (E73)

Social Policy and Criminology (D56)

Social Sciences (E50)

Sociology (D55)

Spanish (D40)

Sport and Fitness (E44)

Statistics (D44)

Systems Practice (D42)

Working with Young People (E38)

Degrees

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (B65)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (B24)

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (B05)

Business Studies (B70)

Business Studies (B04)

Childhood and Youth Studies (B23)

Combined Social Sciences (B69)

Computing (B29)

Computing & IT and a second subject (B67)

Computing and Design (B44)

Computing and IT (B62)

Computing and Mathematical Sciences (B14)

Computing and Statistics (B34)

Computing and Systems Practice (B33)

Computing with Business (B35)

Computing with Psychological Studies (B49)

Criminology and Psychological Studies (B48)

Design and Innovation (B61)

Early Years (B51)

Economics and Mathematical Sciences (B15)

English Language and Literature (B39)

English Literature (B66)

Environmental Management and Technology (B72)

Environmental Science (B52)

Environmental Studies (B19)

European Studies (B10)

Geosciences (B25)

Health and Social Care (B18)

Health Sciences (B71)

Health Studies (B17)

History (B01)

Humanities (B03)

Information and Communication Technologies (B38)

Information Technology and Computing (B13)

International Studies (B11)

Leadership and Management (B54)

Life Sciences (B28)

Literature (B02)

Mathematics (B31)

Mathematics and its Learning (B46)

Mathematics and Statistics (B36)

Modern Language Studies (B30)

Molecular Science (B26)

Natural Sciences (B64)

Natural Sciences (B16)

Nursing Practice (B53)

Nursing Studies (B47)

Open degree (BD)

Philosophy and Psychological Studies (B43)

Physical Science (B27)

Politics, Philosophy and Economics (B45)

Psychology (B07)

Secondary Education in Physics (B56)

Shortened BA/BSc (Honours) Health and Social Care (B22)

Social Policy and Criminology (B57)

Social Sciences (B06)

Social Work (England) (B32)

Social Work (Scotland) (B50)

Social Work (Scotland) (B41)

Social Work (Wales) (B42)

Social Work Studies (B59)

Technology (B20)

Top-up BA Early Years (B60)

Top-up BSc (Honours) Computing and IT Practice (B68)

Top-up BSc (Honours) Computing and its Practice (B40)

Youth Justice Studies (England and Wales) (B63)

Youth Work (B55)

Foundation Degrees

Analytical Sciences (G15)

Business (G07)

Business Information Technology (G13)

Combined Professional Studies (G20)

Computing and IT Practice (G23)

Computing and its Practice (G06)

Counselling (G14)

Early Years (G01)

Engineering (G17)

Financial Services (G16)

Health and Social Care (G05)

Health Sciences (G12)

Healthcare Practice (G24)

Information and Communication Technologies (G04)

Leadership and Management (G08)

Materials Fabrication and Engineering (G18)

Operating Department Practice (G19)

Paramedic Sciences (G11)

Primary Teaching and Learning (G02)

Retail Management (G22)

Sport and Fitness (G10)

Working with Young People (G03)

Youth Justice (England and Wales) (G09)

Postgraduate

Certificates

Academic Practice (C68)

Advancing Healthcare Practice (C92)

Business Administration (C66)

Clinical Leadership (K04)

Computing (C69)

Conflict and Development (C67)

Creative and Knowledge Management (C81)

Development Management (C48)

Education (C85)

Environmental Decision Making (K07)

Human Resource Management (C82)

Human Rights and Development Management (C96)

Humanities (C20)

Information Systems (C51)

Integrated Practice in Childhood and Youth (C97)

International Finance and Reporting (C59)

Management (D64)

Mathematics (C90)

Online and Distance Education (C23)

Professional Studies in Education (C27)

Social Sciences (C24)

Social Sciences Research Methods (C52)

Systems Thinking in Practice (C72)

Technology Management (C49)

Diplomas

Advanced Networking (E51)

Advancing Healthcare Practice (E46)

Computing for Commerce and Industry (C02)

Development Management (D37)

Engineering (E22)

Environmental Decision Making (D38)

Forensic Psychological Studies (E34)

Humanities (D35)

Information Systems (E10)

Management and Business Research Methods (E26)

Management of Software Projects (E19)

Mathematics (E23)

Medical Physics (E36)

Medicinal Chemistry (E68)

Music (E01)

Networks and Distributed Systems (E18)

Online and Distance Education (D36)

Professional Studies in Education (D52)

Psychological Research Methods (E11)

Science and Society (E35)

Social Research Methods (E12)

Social Sciences (D41)

Software Development (D69)

Systems Thinking in Practice (E28)

Technology Management (E08)