Arts and Humanities

About this course

Arts and humanities encompass the study of human culture, expression and thought across history and across different societies. Literature, philosophy, history, art history, music, religious studies, classical studies and the history of science all belong to this broad family of disciplines, and studying them together develops the ability to move between different forms of human expression and to understand each in relation to the others. The humanities are fundamentally concerned with what it means to be human, and with how different people in different times and places have understood, expressed and grappled with that question. The Open University offers this arts and humanities programme in a part-time and distance learning format, which makes a serious humanities education accessible to students who cannot attend a residential university. The Open University has a long and distingui

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 39% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 16% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 7% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 6% of graduatescards →

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