Overview

Within this Higher Education in Arts and Humanities DipHE certificate from The Open University UK, you’ll develop your cultural literacy and deepen your understanding of the past – while sharpening your critical awareness and refining the skills of debate and analysis that are highly valued by employers.

Key features of the Diploma of Higher Education in Arts and Humanities at The Open University UK

Develops your understanding of our rich cultural heritage from a great diversity of perspectives, periods and subjects

Offers the opportunity to specialise in one or more subjects

Practice and refine the skills of argument and analysis, enhancing your employability

Builds your study skills and knowledge giving a solid foundation for further study

Career opportunities:

The breadth of study and the range of cultural texts and objects analysed, combined with clear thinking and communication, make this diploma of higher education course relevant to a wide variety of careers, including:

public administration, local government, the civil service, art institutions, and social services
advertising, journalism, publishing, creative industries and public relations
education
legal work
business, banking and retail
human resources
charities and campaigning.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Creative writing
Exploring art and visual culture
Exploring philosophy
Music, sound and technology
Reading and studying literature
Telling stories the novel and beyond

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-11 00:00:00
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-08 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

240 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Liberal Arts View 11 other Bachelors in Liberal Arts in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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87

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IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

At The Open University we believe education should be open to all, so we provide a high-quality university education to anyone who wishes to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8184 GBP / year

≈ 8184 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7784 GBP / year

≈ 7784 GBP / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Key features of the Diploma of Higher Education in Arts and Humanities at The Open University UK

Career opportunities:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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