Taking It Further: Courses

Molecules

Raw, naked science

Scientists today - they don't know they're born, with their labs, and their white coats and mail-order and internets. How would they survive if they were dumped in the middle of nowhere and set challenges using just what they can find? Find out with Rough Science.

Exclamation point science

Mike and Zeron push their bodies to the limit - and beyond - to take human biology out of the textbooks. Join the Lab Rats.

Open University Courses
Would you like to know more about chemicals, art and science? The Open University offers numerous courses that should set your brain molecules buzzing...

The OU allows you to study in your own time, at your own pace, in your own home. And the range of courses ensures there’s something that’s sure to be right for you.

The courses range from short, introductory courses at first level to post-graduate courses. For further information on the courses available take a look at the OU courses page.

Science:

Short courses
First level courses
Introducing Astronomy (S194)
Maths for Science (S151)

For a complete list of science short courses you could study, check out the Short Courses page on the Science Faculty website.

Undergraduate courses
1st level courses
Discovering Science (S103)
For further information about Discovering Science visit the Discovering Science course information pages.
Practising Science (SXR103)

2nd level courses
Biology: Uniformity and Diversity (S204)
The Molecular World (S205)
Exploring the Molecular World (SXR205)
The Physical World (S207)
Physics by Experiment (SXR207)
Environmental Science (S216)
Geology (S260)
Earth and Life (S269)

3rd level courses
Physical Chemistry: Principles of Chemical Change (S342)
Inorganic Chemistry (S343)
Organic Chemistry: A Synthesis Approach (S344)