Research Degrees

We offer supervision for part-time and full-time research students.

As a postgraduate research student at The Open University you have the best of both worlds: You can work individually on a face-to-face level with supervisors like at other universities and participate in the full range of on-campus research, using the on-campus library and taking part in the Research School’s year-round programme of workshops, seminars and training for postgraduate students. You can, however, also study long-distance, benefiting from the vast Open University experience in this field and the latest communication technologies that mean you can be in regular contact with your supervisors. As a research student at the OU, you will have access to the OU library with its extensive collections of digital journals and books, as well as being able to become a member of a research library close to you through the SCONUL scheme.

Research Degrees in Arts and Social Sciences