OU Students - any advice on A103 (Intro to Humanities) or DD100 (Intro to Soc Sciences)?

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I'm registering for some OU courses towards a Modern Languages degree. I want to do 90 points worth of courses in the first year, and I've signed up for the French one, but am wondering whether to choose the Intro to Humanities or Intro to Soc Sciences. I'm sure they're both interesting!

Has anyone done either of these courses? Did you enjoy them? Any advice or recommendations for me?

Hi Amy

The OU offer financial assistance to cover course fees plus a grant of £250 towards books etc. - all the info is on their website. I'm not working at the moment and all my course fees are covered

thanks I am entitled to it but wondered had anyone got a student loan or career development loan at all while studying with the ou?

would the loan be for living expenses or for course costs?

living expenses. Amy xx

I don't know Amy - most OU students are part time and therefore living expenses are covered either by income from employment or benefits. I think student loans are aimed at full-time students. I have had a career development loan before, but that was purely to cover course fees and as far as I remember that is what they are aimed at. Try giving the OU a call and asking them if you can get a student loan if you're studying full-time (I would think that you'd have to study 120 points per year or more to count as a full-time student with the OU).

thanks a lot.
i just gave up work so i could study at home and be with the kids so was hoping to get a loan while im off work to live on iykwim?
i have applied anyway just in case with the co-operative bank but will see what happens, many thansk for all your help. Amy xx

let me know how you get on amy, I'm in a similar position

hello, I dont have a career in mind yet so thought id do something that will interest me first of all (psychology) but will see what happens. where abouts are you from? I hope I can manage 90 points this year lol.
Amy xxxx

hi ya im in suffolk. Nr ipswich.
I cant belive I have been looking on ebay for open university books and came across someone selling their assignments with the marks how bad is that lol!! :/
I cant wait to start in feb. Will let you know if I Manage to get the career development loan. Amy xxx