COURSES OFFERED BY THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

This is the first of two OU level one modules that introduce you to key concepts in computing and information technology (IT), such as digital technologies, programming and networking.

Our cyber security degree combines three sought-after computing streams: networking, cyber security and digital forensics. It gives you a thorough understanding of socio-technical systems and skills to prevent or respond to cyber security incidents.

Data plays a vital role in every private and public sector enterprise: understanding how to use data to inform decision-making has never been more critical. This degree equips you with the skills to explore and analyse complex data sets.

In this specialist route through our BSc (Honours) Computing and IT (Q62), you’ll become a confident user and manager of information technologies as well as a developer of software solutions.

This course will take you through a range of the changes in the field of communication in our ever-evolving digital world.

This course will take you on a learning journey to consider aspects of storytelling at the personal, organisational, and social levels.

Whether you’re looking to develop your own writing skills and editorial practice for your profession or for purely personal interest, our creative writing courses have much to offer you.

Discover the importance of marketing to a business as part of an Open University certificate in business management, computing & IT and business, or business management with a modern language. You could study for a certificate in as little as one year and count the credit gained towards a future di...

Gain the skills to create stand-out social media campaigns with this CPD course from The Open University (OU). Whether you are new to social media marketing or want to build on existing experience, this course will equip you with the critical skills you need to use social media in a way that engage...

The course is the result of collaboration between The Open University and Rolls-Royce PLC. This collaboration has ensured that contemporary theories about risk management are explored within the context of an international company that is required to apply these theories in its business practices.