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Diploma of Higher Education in Biology at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Diploma of higher education in biology with two stages of 120 credits, moving from broad science foundations to adaptation, natural selection and cell biology.

Duration: 2 years at full-time pace (120 credits per year); 4 years part-time (maximum 12 years)  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Stage 1: Questions in science (S111) and Science: concepts and practice (S112). Stage 2: Biodiversity: survival in a changing world (S286), Cell and molecular biology (S296) and 60 credits of options such as Brain, mind and mental health, Environmental science, Human biology and Investigative approaches in biology and chemistry.

Career pathways

Graduates develop analytical, numerical, problem-solving, data-handling, team-working and communication skills.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No formal entry requirements; Stage 1 includes the compulsory module Questions in science (S111).

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,088 a year (2026/27). England; part-time study of one 60-credit module per year; fee per year over 4 years Source

Duration: 2 years at full-time pace (120 credits per year); 4 years part-time (maximum 12 years)

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