Why study with the Open University?

There are many different reasons why someone studies with the Open University, but they ultimately come down to accessibility and flexibility. The OU is built around the twin values of open access to higher education, generally not have prerequisites for enrolling, and the ability to study wherever and whenever through its distance learning model.

So there are some OU students studying because they have missed out on previous qualifications and are seeking to get a foot on the ladder. Others have more traditional backgrounds but prefer the advantages of the OU study model that means they don't have to interrupt their lives and instead can study at home and study at a pace suitable for them, varying the number of modules they take as and when. Or there are those studying at a different time of life. There is no typical OU student.

The Open University is a very different student experience from the traditional conventional one, with much more independent learning, but it is a widely respected institution with graduates in and from all walks of life.

For me, having been to "bricks & mortar" institutions in the past, the OU offers the opportunity to study in a very different way without tying myself down in one location for a few years or putting the rest of my life on hold. It's given me the opportunity to read a subject through to full degree that part of me feels I always should have taken back in the day but got diverted from for a variety of reasons. Now I can strive to achieve a law degree for both professional and personal reasons.

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