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Excluded combinations

BZX700

You cannot count BZX700 and any of the following course(s) as modules towards the same qualification:

B700: Managing performance and change
B701: The health and social services manager
B713: Fundamentals of senior management
B716: MBA stage 1: management: perspectives and practice
B736: Investigating performance and change
B800: Foundations of senior management
B880: The competent manager
BB733: Managing projects and change - B730 block 3
BBZX733: Managing projects and change - BZX730 block 3
BYF716: MBA stage 1: management: perspectives and practice
BZA713: Fundamentals of senior management
BZA800: Foundations of senior management
BZC800: Foundations of senior management
BZCC700: Managing performance and change
BZCE713: Fundamentals of senior management
BZCE800: Foundations of senior management
BZCS700: Managing performance and change
BZE800: Foundations of senior management
BZH713: Fundamentals of senior management
BZH800: Foundations of senior management
BZN713: Fundamentals of senior management
BZN800: Foundations of senior management
BZP800: Foundations of senior management
BZR700: Managing performance and change
BZR713: Fundamentals of senior management
BZR716: MBA stage 1: management: perspectives and practice
BZR800: Foundations of senior management
BZS800: Foundations of senior management
BZT700: Managing performance and change
BZT713: Fundamentals of senior management
BZT716: MBA stage 1: management: perspectives and practice
BZU800: Foundations of senior management
BZX713: Fundamentals of senior management
BZX736: Investigating performance and change
CUSM432:
CUSM433:
CUSM434:
CUSM435:
P676: Managing people
P679: Planning and managing change
P790: Managing in the competitive environment
P792: Information systems and IT for managers
T245: Managing in organisations
TZS245: Managing in organisations

The course(s) listed above may include:

  • current courses
  • discontinued courses that have been updated or replaced
  • versions of OU courses specially adapted for presentation overseas or in an in-house company training scheme
  • future courses
  • recognised United States Open University (USOU) courses.

What is an excluded combination?

An excluded combination means that some pairs of groups of courses cannot be counted as modules towards the same qualification because their content overlaps. If you’re thinking of taking a course in a similar area to one you have already completed as a module of a qualification, you need to find out if they are an excluded combination.

What impact will this have on my study plans?

If you are studying towards a particular qualification and you have already completed a course that is an excluded combination with BZX700 then you would not be able to count both of these towards the qualification. However, you might still wish to study excluded combinations even though you cannot count both towards the same qualification. For example, if you are returning after a study break you may want to study a new version of a similar course that you have previously completed.

Credit Transfer

If you have eligible previous study from elsewhere, you can apply for credit transfer. If you are awarded credit transfer, your Notification of Credit Transfer Award will list any OU courses which you are prohibited from studying because of significant overlap with your previous study.

Where can I go for further information?

If you require any further information or advice about excluded combinations please contact an adviser in our Student Registration & Enquiry Service:

  • by email
  • phone +44(0) 845 300 60 90

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