Open University. Am I mad? :p

lynzpower

tr3mor wrote: »

I agree. I think I'll just feel a bit lost if I'm working all day just to watch TV at night.

The OU course doesn't start til October, so I'll have plenty of time to bed in at work before then and see if I've got enough time to take it on. I get the feeling that I'd be better starting on something like this now, if I put it off once, I'll put it off forever.

Exams went great. Got my results on Friday, got a first! :beer:

A first is tremendous.

Well done.

I know I mgiht get flamed but if you are a 1st calibre student, i think you might find the OU somewhat unfulfilling.I only got a 2.2 and I did think that te OU material is very dumbed down I did not find it intellectually challenging at all.

dmg24

Well done matey! x

tr3mor

lynzpower wrote: »

I know I mgiht get flamed but if you are a 1st calibre student, i think you might find the OU somewhat unfulfilling.I only got a 2.2 and I did think that te OU material is very dumbed down I did not find it intellectually challenging at all.

I was kinda worried about that. I don't know what level it would be aimed towards. Saying that, I'm sure I'd get out of it what I put into it. Slightly dumbed down might be a good thing too, considering I'd be working FT as well.

Does anyone know if it's possible to look at the resources before enrolling?

tr3mor

dmg24 wrote: »

I would say go for it, you've got nothing to lose?!

If not PPE, do you fancy Law? I did my degree in Law, very interesting stuff.

I think I'd prefer PPE. I'm interested in politics and like the look of the broad nature of it.

Law could be quite good, but I don't fancy memorising landmark cases.

studentphil

dmg24 wrote: »

Some people do class studying as part of enjoying their lives, Phil!

But this move would involve giving every free second to study when you are not working for the next 6 years. So it should not be taken lightly.

lynzpower

tr3mor wrote: »

I was kinda worried about that. I don't know what level it would be aimed towards. Saying that, I'm sure I'd get out of it what I put into it. Slightly dumbed down might be a good thing too, considering I'd be working FT as well.

Does anyone know if it's possible to look at the resources before enrolling?

Absolutely it is.

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/

these are short courses that the OU has put together that are uncredited. However, do a few of these, and they would equate to a paid module. they are absolutely the same material, as i found them for someone else and they are definately the same work that I have done in mty DipSW.

tr3mor

studentphil wrote: »

But this move would involve giving every free second to study when you are not working for the next 6 years. So it should not be taken lightly.

I think you have already demonstrated it's possible to do a full time Philosophy degree without any studying. Why would a part time one be any different?

I'm thinking it'll probably take up about 4 hours a week of actual studying, and some reading at bedtime.

dmg24

studentphil wrote: »

But this move would involve giving every free second to study when you are not working for the next 6 years. So it should not be taken lightly.

There is such a thing as a work life balance Phil, and I am sure that Tr3mor can keep things in perspective.

Tr3mor, you're right about all the landmark cases, does get a tad mindless! x

somethingaboutshopping

I'd just like to tell you that as a closet geek you have totally inspired me with this post. I truly love my course and feel a little uneasy that there is only 1 year left after summer... I have a passion for my subject but besides that I love relating it to my everyday life and the world around me.

It has lifted my heart on a gloomy Monday morning to hear how someone else also considers learning as an end in itself rather than simply a means to an end.

Well done on the first, good luck with your new job and keep us all posted on the OU path you go down.

xx

studentphil

tr3mor wrote: »

I think you have already demonstrated it's possible to do a full time Philosophy degree without any studying. Why would a part time one be any different?

I'm thinking it'll probably take up about 4 hours a week of actual studying, and some reading at bedtime.

I have studied like hell thank you and worked like mad on all my essays, so no smart remarks are needed