Social Sciences (W68) at Open University
Social Sciences (W68) (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 41%, other higher education 25%, other qualifications 19%.
Course
- Award
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Duration
- 2 - 4 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
59%
still studying
UK 50%
36%
left higher education
UK 28%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
275 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%93%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback90%91%
Academic support89%82%
Organisation and management92%83%
Learning resources90%77%
Student voice66%74%
160 final-year students · 57% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£23.5k5 years£27.5k
£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
social sciences social sciences
Social sciences 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 Birmingham | Social Sciences BASc (Hon) | 136 points | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Human and Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| University of Bath | Social Sciences BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Social and Political Sciences BA (Hons) | 112 points | — |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Applied Sociology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| Canterbury Christ Church University | Criminology and Sociology BSc (Hons) | — | — |
| City College Norwich (incorporating Easton College) | Social Sciences BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Open University | Social Sciences (W68) this course | — | — |
| University of Cambridge | Foundation Year in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences CertHE | See entry requirements | — |
See all 101 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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