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Open (Combined Studies) (W34) at Open University - UCAS

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Degree level: Undergraduate
Awarded by: The Open University

Open (Combined Studies) (W34)

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Open University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Our Diploma of Higher Education Open gives you the freedom to design your own multidisciplinary qualification from a choice of subject areas. Whatever your reasons for studying, you’ll expand your knowledge, improve your skillset, and create a diploma individual to you. Not only is the Diploma of Higher Education Open a recognised qualification in its own right, but it also makes up Stages 1 and 2 of a BA/BSc (Honours) Open. So if you want to continue studying towards a degree, you’re part-way there. Key features of the course

  • Create your own multidisciplinary degree
  • Choose modules from a wide range of subject areas
  • Develop a unique skill set to stand out to employers
  • Flexibility to adapt your study plans to match your evolving aspirations
  • Count previous university study towards your qualification

Modules

This Diploma of Higher Education Open has two stages. For your diploma, you can either study a broad range of subjects or specialise in one discipline for half of your diploma and study a broad range of subjects for the other, or you can choose to specialise in two disciplines, dividing your time equally between both.

How to apply

To apply for this course you will be taken to the provider's website, where you can find out more information and make an application.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

There are no qualification requirements for this course.

There are no formal entry requirements to study this qualification. The only decision you need to make when you register is what to study first.

Student Outcomes

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

2025/2026 academic year fees are not yet available.
Open (Combined Studies) (W34) at Open University - UCAS