Arts and Humanities (W59) at Open University
Arts and Humanities (W59) (DipHE) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 34%, other higher education 28%, other qualifications 18%.
Course
- Award
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Duration
- 2 - 4 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- February 2028
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
69%
still studying
28%
left higher education
1%
moved to a lower award
895 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%
Learning opportunities92%
Assessment and feedback92%
Academic support92%
Organisation and management93%
Learning resources92%
Student voice69%
520 final-year students · 62% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£21k5 years£24k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
humanities combined and general studies
Humanities at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Exeter | Environmental Humanities BA (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Brighton | Philosophy, Politics, Ethics BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| Birmingham Newman University | Applied Humanities (Accelerated Degree) Online BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| Lincoln Bishop University | Archaeology and History BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| University of Leicester | Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Leeds | Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | CDD | 96–111 |
| Keele University | Bachelor's Humanities Degree with a Blended Learning Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 40 points | — |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Arts and Humanities BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Open University | Arts and Humanities (W59) this course | — | — |
| University of Cambridge | Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences CertHE | See entry requirements | — |
| University of Dundee | Humanities (Associate Articulation Route with Dundee and Angus College) MA (Hons) | — | — |
See all 45 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More combined and general studies at Open University
- Arts and Humanities (Art History) (R14-AH) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (Classical Studies) (R14-CS) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (Creative Writing) (R14-CW) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (English Language) (R14-EL) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (English Literature) (R14-L) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (French) (R14-FR) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (German) (R14-GE) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (History) (R14-HIS) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (Music) (R14-M) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (Philosophy) (R14-P) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (R14) BA (Hons)
- Arts and Humanities (Religious Studies) (R14-RS) BA (Hons)