Tara, good luck for whatever course you choose
I completed a BSc 3 years ago and then, if you have 360 points with 120 at level 3 or above and do a final year project (30points) then you could qualify for honours
My basic degree was made up of 300 points from 5 courses and 60 points from transferred credit for an HNC I had done previously.
Tried a 3rd level psychology course and had to drop out soon after starting (for personal reasons) but would probably have chucked it anyway as it was mostly a study about artificial intelligence using a wierd computing language, not really what I expected.
Agree with most of the peeps ref time demands - I found that to get decent grades I had to put in an average of 20 hours a week.
They (the OU) rekon that a 60 point course is the equivalent of a half term at Uni, some people do 120 points per year but probably work part time (or dont work) or are mucho more intelligent than me !.
All in all, I found it a good experience since I kinda dropped out of school at 15 with no formal qualifications and had all the courses paid by my employers as they were directly relevant to the job I do in IT.
Have also found that it helps when going for jobs that you can show commitment as well as a degree (pardon the pun) of intelligence.
All the best
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