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All modules in Science

Choose a focused science module or study a range of sciences with a multidisciplinary science module.

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Science modules

OU level 1

  1. Contemporary topics in science
  2. Environment: journeys through a changing world
  3. Human biology: a body in balance
  4. Physics and space
  5. Questions in science
  6. Science and health: an evidence-based approach
  7. Science: concepts and practice

OU level 2

  1. Astronomy
  2. Brain, mind and mental health
  3. Cell and molecular biology
  4. Chemistry in life: food, water and medicines
  5. Concepts in chemistry
  6. Earth science
  7. Environmental science
  8. Human biology
  9. Infection, immunity and public health
  10. Investigating human health and disease
  11. Investigative approaches in biology and chemistry
  12. Physics: from classical to quantum
  13. Planetary science and the search for life
  14. Remote experiments in physics and space
  15. The biology of survival

OU level 3

  1. Astrophysics of stars and exoplanets
  2. Biological science: from genes to species
  3. Chemistry: further concepts and applications
  4. Cosmology and the distant Universe
  5. Earth processes
  6. Electromagnetism
  7. Environment: responding to change
  8. Evaluating contemporary science
  9. Geology and sustainability
  10. Infectious disease and public health
  11. Quantum physics: fundamentals and applications
  12. Science project course: environmental science practical project
  13. Science project course: geosciences
  14. Science project course: radiation and matter
  15. Science project module: biology
  16. Science project module: chemistry
  17. Science project module: health sciences
  18. Signals and perception: the science of the senses
  19. Terrestrial ecosystems

Access modules

  1. Science, technology and maths Access module
  2. Science, technology and maths Access module: fast track

Other Science courses

  1. Science Degrees
  2. Science Diplomas
  3. Science Certificates