The Open University - Your Student Experience

Your Student Experience

You might want to develop your career, research a fascinating subject or become a specialist in your field - The Open University has a postgraduate qualification to inspire you. Our postgraduate programme is packed with over 140 courses and 80 qualifications in a wide range of subjects, so there's sure to be one to take you where you want to go. This guide will explain study at postgraduate level and provide an insight into the subjects you could choose.

"The degree has helped in my day-today job but it's also helped progress my career, and thanks to the OU, I've just got the job I really wanted."
Steve Taylor, OU student

FACT: More than 22,000 Open University students are studying at postgraduate level, many of whom are working towards a masters degree.

"The coursework on creativity and innovation led me to pioneer an entirely new method to control mosquitoes, which has provided over $2 million research funds."
Bart Knowles, OU student

FACT: 90,560 postgraduate qualifications have been awarded since we began, including 17,390 masters degrees.

Why choose us?
We'll provide you with an education that attracts attention Employers are on the lookout for increasingly advanced qualifications, proven analysis skills and innovative thinking. You need to stand out, and a postgraduate degree from The Open University can help you do just that. In fact, the way we approach learning is so popular there isn't a university in the country that doesn't use our teaching methods and materials.

"My tutors really knew what they were talking about and challenged the way that I thought and wrote... When I got a good mark I knew it was truly worth something."
Alisdair Rusk, OU student

"One of the greatest revelations about learning with the OU is discovering the tutors really are on your side and they really want you to succeed."
Chris Latham, OU student

We'll make sure you don't miss out on life
Because studying with The Open University is so flexible, you don't have to give up the things you love to do. Over 70 per cent of our students work full or part time during their studies and still have time for friends and family too. There's no doubt that studying takes real self-discipline, but with our flexible study method, supported 'Open Learning', you'll soon find a routine that sticks.

"If you're committed to fitting something into your life, it's surprising to learn just how much free time you actually have."
Garry Greenland, OU student

FACT: Some of the UK's biggest businesses employ OU graduates, including BT, Virgin and Aviva.

So isn't it time you followed your inspiration?