OU Students Past, Present and Future

I found S216 awful, really didn't enjoy it Jojo. But then was never keen on Environmental science at uni either, might go back to it another time but for now its been written out of my plans.

Am 2 TMA's in to Oceanography too and loving it - will be interesting to see how the course looks as they're apparently rewriting it before next year. Waiting on the result of TMA2 at the moment, not confident though as I mucked up the dates and had to do far too much of it the night before it was due.

Have S104 pencilled in for a couple of years time, at the moment I qualify for most of my fees being paid so am saving the Clubcard vouchers for it when I get a better paid job. But will probably slot another short course in to the study plan - I usually do them on holiday as they tend to be a good way of keeping myself from devouring every fiction book in the area over a week or so.

At the moment my plan is

S276 Geology
S279 Our Dynamic Planet: Earth and Life

at their next presentations

S104 Exploring Science
S151 Maths for Science (to be fit in wherever I feel like I have time)
SXR270 Investigative Biology
S283 Planetary Science and the Search for life
S250 Science in Context
S396 Ecosystems
S366 Evolution
SXN390 Science Project course

I did Marine Biology in my first attempt at uni so felt I should be OK to jump right in, but missed the start of the Oceanography last year but managed to get a last minute place on Environmental Science - same reasons as you it looked a reasonable course, should've known better really I was the student retaking the 1st year E.S modules alongside the 2nd year ones in hope of being able to maintain my degree plan, for some reason its just a topic I simply cannot get along with, yet break it down in to narrower fields of study and I'm fine with the majority of it.

TBH the materials for Oceanography are dated and do need updating but it's such an established course as it is that it feels right despite the materials getting to be a touch out of it. The biggie for me would be for them to get them online as a PDF, as I like to be able to save it all and read on the go when I might not have thought to bring books out with me.

I cant make the practical week as its a week I'm meant to be on holiday I was gutted about having to miss it as the practical stuff is what I loved about Marine Bio too - did a few weeks 'mucking about' on boats and had a ball while I learned more than I ever did in any lecture. But c'est la vie - I'll be spending the same week mucking about on the coast of Tenerife so I can't be too upset, lol.

Science in context doesn't scare me half as much as the L3 Project course!


At the moment the general plan is to get the BSc Natural Sciences then talk the boy in to helping to support me through a full time postgrad in a field I've enjoyed (unless I've found a career I love in the meantime), still looking at some type of Ocean Science, not sure which yet though, not sure I could go back to M.Bio although I'd like to think I can make a career of it if I did.

wadia860 wrote: »

Well, after 4.5 years :eek: of a very hard slog, I finally completed my Nursing Diploma!! I got my final result yesterday and I passed! I still don't really believe it at the moment!

Anyway, my courses were:

• KYN 100
• KYN 107
• KYN 225
• KYN 271
• KYN 273
• KYN 274
• KYN 272

:beer:

I had quite a few problems on the way and hit a very bad patch, but I made it in the end!

Massive congratulations xx

mum2one wrote: »

I survived my B203 exam this afternoon, just hate the waiting, apparently the results are due Aug, if I fail have to wait till next June to resit.....So fingers crossed xx

I really do feel for you and those who have just finished an exam and then have to wait...it's just awful. I've had many sleepless nights since my submission date of Jan 23rd!

Best of luck mum2one & I hope you're much calmer than me!