OU Students Past, Present and Future

mum2one

Jo4 wrote: »

Can I ask how yous all decided what course/courses to undertake and how yous decided what degree/career yous wanted?

Hi Jo
For me - at 25 I went back to college one day a week and did a HNC Business and Finance, but then (14yrs ago) the college only did degree top up as full time.

Fast forward a good few yrs, full time mum, knowing that due to health couldn't go back to previous career, (and that I sued them), so decided to study. Needed flexability, coz of health, so for me business seemed the natural progression to follow on with.

As I was 36 then started back at the bottom of the ladder and did the B120 - Intro to business, the plan is BA Hons Business - as business so wide rangeing. I also added in money related courses and if I could get 2 degrees be brilliant, one would be named as BA Hons, the 2nd would be Open degree.

I also did W100 Intro to Law - like Law, but after 1st year - didn't continue, felt be to long and I wouldn't make use of it.

(sorry for long post) xx

Gemmzie

I did a year at a brick uni studying Youth Work, then took a year out to work and refocus. I wanted a degree in Social Work but need to work too so I'm doing courses for Social Work but my degree will be in Health and Social Care because I can't get sponsorship in my county, so the Social Work will be post-grad!

~*Plushroom*~

Hello all!

Just finished my first course and begun my second...there was a bit of an overlap! Have to say as stressful as my first course was it was still more enjoyable than uni was- think the wonderful peeps on the facebook groups helped

So, off to study my new books - and boy are there a lot of them!

mum2one

~*Plushroom*~ wrote: »

Hello all!

Just finished my first course and begun my second...there was a bit of an overlap! Have to say as stressful as my first course was it was still more enjoyable than uni was- think the wonderful peeps on the facebook groups helped

So, off to study my new books - and boy are there a lot of them!

Congratulations on the 1st course, what courses are you doing?

If you do B203 - Business I had 6 text books + there course books - think I needed a suitcase when I went to tutorials xx

~*Plushroom*~

mum2one wrote: »

Congratulations on the 1st course, what courses are you doing?

If you do B203 - Business I had 6 text books + there course books - think I needed a suitcase when I went to tutorials xx

Just got a long wait until December 17th to see if I've passed!

I have just finished DD101 Intro to Social Sciences (and it was so stressful that we all had a virtual p*** up on facebook yesterday when it officially ended!) and am onto DSE212 Exploring Psychology. And have already pre-booked my next course for October 2011! Getting rather organised . Finally I'm onto courses I'm choosing rather than DD101 which is compulsory to my degree.

Maybe you should get a suitcase for tutorials! Never been to a tutorial myself, they time them so that there is no way I can get back via public transport! x

clodagh_trubble

Did a BA(Hons) (Psychology) back in the late 80's with the OU and have just finished a part time MSc at a B&M uni, and swore that was it but now find I have just signed up to do SK124 Understanding Autism, and looking forward to getting my parcel through the post!

Zziggi

clodagh_trubble wrote: »

Did a BA(Hons) (Psychology) back in the late 80's with the OU and have just finished a part time MSc at a B&M uni, and swore that was it but now find I have just signed up to do SK124 Understanding Autism, and looking forward to getting my parcel through the post!

I'm thinking of taking Sk124. When you receive the materials, will you let me know what you think please?

psychopathbabble

How are you all getting on with your exam revision? I haven't managed anything yet, if I haven't been ill then I've been working long days or having to help my friend with her wedding stuff. Now off to work, won't finish til 10.30pm tonight so I just won't get anything done. Definitely going to fail.

wornoutmumoftwo

I've just signed up for two more courses. Discovering Psychology (Level 1) and Childhood (Level 2 - with an exam at the end:eek:). I must be off my head.

juno

psychopathbabble wrote: »

How are you all getting on with your exam revision? I haven't managed anything yet, if I haven't been ill then I've been working long days or having to help my friend with her wedding stuff. Now off to work, won't finish til 10.30pm tonight so I just won't get anything done. Definitely going to fail.

Mine is going about the same as yours!

I have this week off work to revise, but still have to go on about 3 different training courses! And my car needs an MOT and other fun things