Editing Open University (section)

===== Open degree =====
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As well as degrees in named subjects, the Open University also grants multidisciplinary "Open" degrees. Open degrees provide students with access to a wide variety of subjects to develop a personalised curriculum to meet their vocational needs and personal interests.<ref name="Open by Degrees">{{Cite web |title=Open by Degrees: A Case of Flexibility or Personalization? |url=http://oro.open.ac.uk/54750/1/Open-by-Degrees_-A-Case-of-Flexibility-or-Personalization_.pdf }}</ref> The Open degree may be awarded as a Bachelor of Arts Open, a Bachelor of Science Open (either with or without honours), a Master of Arts Open or a Master of Science Open.<ref>{{Cite web|title=F81 {{!}} MA/MSc Open {{!}} Open University|url=http://www.openuniversity.edu/courses/postgraduate/qualifications/f81|access-date=2021-03-05|website=The Open University|language=en}}</ref>

The Open degree is the most popular qualification at the university,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Tricia |author2=Open University |date=2013-01-22 |title=Celebrity students: The Open University Hall of Fame |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/microsites/ou/celebrity-open-university-hall-of-fame-1549422 |access-date=2021-01-26 |website=mirror |language=en}}</ref> followed by BSc (Hons) Psychology; Cert of HE in Psychology; Bachelor of Laws (Hons); and BA (Hons) Business Management.<ref name="renamed100"/> Around 20,000 students are enrolled on the Open degree, which makes the Open University the UK's largest multidisciplinary education provider.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrating "Open" curriculum at The Open University {{!}} #YourDegreeYourChoice |url=http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/openquals/ |access-date=2021-01-26 |language=en-GB}}</ref> As of 2018, over 236,000 alumni have graduated with an Open degree,<ref name="Open by Degrees" /> and in 2019, the Open University celebrated its 50th anniversary; as did its flagship Open Programme.<ref name="renamed102">{{cite web |title=Celebrating "Open" curriculum at The Open University |url=https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/openquals/?p=879#more-879 |website=Open University | date=25 October 2022 |access-date=17 November 2023}}</ref>