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Plymouth College of Art is approved by The Open University

Since 2006, The College has established a strong collaborative partnership with The Open University (OU). The College is approved by the OU as an appropriate organisation to offer higher education programmes leading to Open University validated awards and our full range of Level 0, Foundation Degrees and BA [Hons] programmes is validated by the OU.
 
The Open University was established by Royal Charter in 1969 and currently offers almost 600 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Over 250,000 people study with the OU, including more than 20,000 studying overseas. Since its creation, the OU has taught more than 1.6 million students and is consistently one of the highest ranked UK universities in the National Student Survey.
 
Through Open University validation Services (OUVS), the OU makes higher education qualifications available to the students of organisations that do not have their own degree awarding powers. OU approval and validation is a stamp of quality that guarantees the international currency of your qualification. OU validated awards have parity of esteem with the awards offered throughout UK higher education. A validated award is exactly the same as an OU direct award in terms of employment and application for postgraduate study.
 
Thanks to our partnership with The Open University and our close relationship with the creative business community, we offer a range of innovative programmes that meet the needs of employers at local, regional and national level and enable students to fulfil their creative potential and achieve their ambitions.
 
For more information about approval and validation by the OU and what it means for you as a student, log on to www8.open.ac.uk/about/validate, or email ouvs-recep@open.ac.uk