Want to get a qualification that will help you develop or change your career? Learn a subject in depth? The Open University – voted top for student satisfaction for three years running – could provide the flexibility, the qualifications and the top-class teaching you’re after. For most courses you don't need any previous qualifications. And with our world-leading blend of supported open learning and innovative course materials, you’ll get an exceptional learning experience.
Explore the prospectus
Around 600 courses can count towards more than 250 qualifications. With specially designed introductory courses, you can gradually build towards your first university-level qualification, towards a degree and even beyond.
New to the OU?
Answers to your questions about what it's like to study with the OU: our world-class distance learning method; help with fees; support for disabled students; studying while you’re overseas, or caring; how you get a qualification; getting credit for successful study elsewhere.
Support for your study
The OU will support you all the way: with financial help, with the study skills you need to succeed in higher education, or advice to help you develop or maybe change your career. And there is a wide range of services for disabled students.
The Open Programme
The Open Programme is a unique, flexible and highly respected programme of study that lets you build your qualification using courses from any of our undergraduate subject areas.
