Open University

[BonnieBumble]

Does anyone know how many hours a week
study for a 60 point module?

I can't access the OU website on my phone.

Many thanks

Mine was 15 hours per week.

Thanks.

I've never done that though except for TMA weeks.

nice one. Im starting U101 beginning of October. Its good to know how much time other people dedicated to it. x

hi. if its a 60 point course, you study 600 hours apparently! so works out at about 14 hrs a week, depending on how long your course is.

i am starting e111 in october x

I'm just starting A100 (Arts past and present - 60 credits) and they suggest 12 hours - sounds doable

When I did mine they estimated about 15 hours a week (M101 first year) I got by on a lot less than that. A lot depends on your previous knowledge and whether you genuinely want to learn or just find the bits that allow you to answer the TMA's & CMA's (if they still have them). Level 3 stuff was a bit more tricky.

I'm just starting the A230 (literature) and have one other course to do before I get my degree. I find 60 point courses work out at about 10 hours a week normally and 15-20 per week in the week/fortnight before TMAs.

If you take a 30 point course there seems to be slightly over half the workload of a 60, so 2x30pt courses are harder work than one 60.

I'm going to miss it all when I'm done.

elfycat - you might just be starting, there's always on Honours and Masters and .....

I generally do 30 point courses, about 7 or 8 hrs a week, so I find one hour a night. I don't think I could do a 60 point course yet (DS is 5). Good luck though.

And I'm assuming you mean level 1, because if you mean level 2 or 3, then it's many hours a week more. A level 3 course at 30 points is the same study length as a level 2 60 point course. Very, very good luck.

Redbindy noooooooo!

(ok, maybe)

DH has just finished his final assignment for his degree. He said he'd done enough but is now looking at the Masters options. All fine and well but I'm his proof reader. Apparently it's my own fault for taking literature with the creative writing options. He's on Engineering but he has dyslexia traits (his father and brother have diagnoses). He can't tell the difference between 'root cause' and 'route course' as an example. Only fair though, he did the same with my creative writing. He's good at spotting where there are inconsistencies like a name change.