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Course title	OU module	Hours	Level
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis L101	L101	5	Introductory
Academi Arian MSE		12	Introductory
Accessibility of eLearning H807	H807	15	Advanced
Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn (Cymru)		5	Introductory
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris L310	L310	15	Advanced
Advanced German: Language, culture and history L313	L313	12	Advanced
Advanced German: Regional landscapes L313	L313	15	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires L314	L314	4	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts L314	L314	12	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Language in context L314	L314	4	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Protest song L314	L314	4	Advanced
Advancing Black leadership		24	Introductory
A global dimension to science education in schools		8	Intermediate
All my own work: exploring academic integrity		6	Introductory
A mentoring mindset (Meddylfryd mentora)		10	Advanced
Am I ready to be a distance learner?		3	Introductory
Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?		3	Introductory
An appreciative approach to inquiry		12	Advanced
An education in Religion and Worldviews		3	Introductory
An introduction to artificial intelligence LG003	LG003	6	Introductory
An introduction to crime and criminology DD105	DD105	6	Introductory
An introduction to design engineering T192	T192	10	Introductory
An introduction to electronics T212	T212	10	Intermediate
An introduction to geology		12	Introductory
An introduction to interaction design TM356	TM356	10	Intermediate
An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace LG004	LG004	6	Introductory
An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)		5	Introductory
An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope S276	S276	8	Intermediate
An introduction to music theory A224	A224	8	Introductory
An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) H800	H800	6	Advanced
An introduction to public leadership		9	Introductory
An introduction to school librarianship		24	Introductory
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration K271	K271	8	Intermediate
Approaches to software development TM354	TM354	9	Advanced
Approaching language, literature and childhood L301	L301	8	Intermediate
Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations A210	A210	15	Intermediate
Approaching plays A210	A210	15	Intermediate
Approaching poetry A210	A210	20	Intermediate
Approaching prose fiction A210	A210	20	Intermediate
Aquatic mammals S182	S182	5	Introductory

Course title	OU module	Hours	Level
Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage A180	A180	2	Introductory
A freelance career in the creative arts		24	Introductory
Agatha Christie and the golden age of detective fiction A893	A893	8	Advanced
An education in Religion and Worldviews		3	Introductory
An introduction to material culture A151	A151	2	Introductory
An introduction to music theory A224	A224	8	Introductory
Approaching literature: reading Great Expectations A210	A210	15	Intermediate
Approaching plays A210	A210	15	Intermediate
Approaching poetry A210	A210	20	Intermediate
Approaching prose fiction A210	A210	20	Intermediate
Art and life in ancient Egypt GA060	GA060	30	Introductory
Art and the Mexican Revolution A344	A344	7	Intermediate
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern A226	A226	10	Intermediate
Art in Renaissance Venice AA315	AA315	6	Advanced
Artists and authorship: the case of Raphael A843	A843	10	Advanced
A short introduction to the English language		5	Introductory
A spiritual revolution? Wicca and religious change in the 1960s a113	a113	3	Introductory
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons		6	Introductory
Brighton Pavilion A207	A207	16	Intermediate
Census stories: bringing statistics to life in Milton Keynes		2	Introductory
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus AA100	AA100	15	Intermediate
Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective AA302	AA302	20	Advanced
Continuing classical Latin A397	A397	4	Intermediate
Creative writing and critical reading A803	A803	8	Advanced
David Hume A207	A207	16	Intermediate
Delacroix A207	A207	16	Introductory
Digital humanities: humanities research in the digital age		10	Advanced
Discovering Ancient Greek and Latin A275	A275	12	Intermediate
Discovering music: the blues A111	A111	6	Introductory
Discovering music through listening		9	Introductory
Diversity in religion: Islam		1	Introductory
Dutch painting of the Golden Age A226	A226	4	Intermediate
Early modern Europe: an introduction A223	A223	10	Intermediate
Emotion: an introductory picture AA308	AA308	20	Advanced
Empires: power, resistance, legacies A328	A328	8	Introductory
Exploring ancient Greek religion		6	Introductory
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga AA309	AA309	14	Advanced
Exploring books for children: words and pictures EA300	EA300	8	Intermediate
Exploring Homer’s Odyssey		6	Introductory
Exploring philosophy: faking nature A853	A853	9	Advanced

Course title	OU module	Hours	Level
A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis L101	L101	5	Introductory
Advanced French: At the science museum in Paris L310	L310	15	Advanced
Advanced German: Language, culture and history L313	L313	12	Advanced
Advanced German: Regional landscapes L313	L313	15	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires L314	L314	4	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Arts and crafts L314	L314	12	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Language in context L314	L314	4	Advanced
Advanced Spanish: Protest song L314	L314	4	Advanced
An introduction to artificial intelligence LG003	LG003	6	Introductory
A short introduction to the English language		5	Introductory
Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course		4	Introductory
Beginners’ French: A trip to Avignon L192	L192	15	Introductory
Beginners’ French: food and drink L192	L192	5	Introductory
Beginners’ German: food and drink L193	L193	6	Introductory
Beginners’ German: Places and people L193	L193	5	Introductory
Beginners’ Italian: food and drink L195	L195	4	Introductory
Beginners’ Spanish: food and drink L194	L194	6	Introductory
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around L194	L194	20	Introductory
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course		4	Introductory
Business communication: writing a SWOT analysis LB170	LB170	8	Introductory
Cànan nan Gàidheal (Gaelic language)		15	Introductory
Crime fiction in French: le polar français L332	L332	6	Intermediate
Croeso: Beginners' Welsh L196	L196	4	Introductory
Cultures L211	L211	5	Intermediate
Describing language		24	Introductory
English in the world today U214	U214	8	Introductory
English: skills for learning		24	Introductory
Everyday English 1		48	Introductory
Everyday English 2		48	Introductory
Exploring languages and cultures L161	L161	14	Introductory
Form and uses of language A103	A103	4	Introductory
Gaelic in modern Scotland		15	Introductory
Get ready for beginners’ French		24	Introductory
Getting started on ancient Greek		16	Introductory
Getting started on classical Latin A276	A276	10	Introductory
Getting started with Chinese 1 LXC001	LXC001	8	Introductory
Getting started with Chinese 2 LXC002	LXC002	8	Introductory
Getting started with Chinese 3 LXC003	LXC003	8	Introductory
Getting started with Chinese business culture essentials LXC050	LXC050	6	Introductory
Getting started with French 1 LXF001	LXF001	6	Introductory

Course title	OU module	Hours	Level
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor S324	S324	14	Intermediate
Animals at the extremes: polar biology S324	S324	14	Intermediate
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment S324	S324	14	Intermediate
An introduction to energy resources S278	S278	8	Intermediate
Aquatic mammals S182	S182	5	Introductory
Biofuels S173	S173	5	Introductory
Can renewable energy sources power the world?		24	Introductory
Changing cities D837	D837	15	Advanced
Citizen science and global biodiversity		24	Introductory
Climate change S250	S250	18	Intermediate
Climate change and renewable energy U116	U116	8	Introductory
Climate change: transitions to sustainability U316	U316	5	Intermediate
Could we control our climate?		24	Introductory
Earthquakes S103	S103	8	Introductory
Eating for the environment SDT306	SDT306	8	Intermediate
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment T868	T868	3	Advanced
Enacting European Citizenship (ENACT)		10	Advanced
Energy in buildings T313	T313	10	Advanced
Energy resources: solar energy S278	S278	2	Intermediate
Environmental management and organisations T219	T219	15	Intermediate
Environment: treading lightly on the Earth U116	U116	15	Introductory
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows U116	U116	10	Introductory
Eutrophication S216	S216	12	Intermediate
Evolutionary tree of mammals		5	Introductory
Evolution through natural selection S103	S103	4	Introductory
Exploring philosophy: faking nature A853	A853	9	Advanced
Financial methods in environmental decisions T867	T867	10	Advanced
Fire ecology s397	s397	4	Intermediate
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis		12	Intermediate
Introducing environmental decision making T863	T863	24	Advanced
Introducing mammals s182	s182	5	Introductory
Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems Y181	Y181	5	Introductory
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue? DST206	DST206	8	Intermediate
Life in the Palaeozoic S193	S193	12	Introductory
Living without oil S176	S176	8	Introductory
Managing coastal environments U216	U216	3	Intermediate
Microbes – friend or foe? SG071	SG071	2	Introductory
Migration S295	S295	8	Intermediate
Neighbourhood nature S159	S159	1	Introductory
Organisations, environmental management and innovation T319	T319	12	Intermediate

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