If you've been fascinated by the unravelling of historical mysteries and would like to discover more, the Open University has a selection of history courses for you to delve into.

Start Writing Family History (A173)
This short online course helps you to interpret and write about family history. It offers a guide to the principles of studying history that are a foundation for more advanced historical studies. Among other things, it will teach you about historical sources, interpreting evidence and selecting suitable examples.

Introduction to the Humanities (A103)
An introductory course to a range of arts subjects. It includes an introduction to history, which will enable you to distinguish the proper study of the past from mere anecdote. It also takes in the study of paintings and architecture, listening to music, reading poetry, drama and a novel, discussing philosophy and religion, and evaluating historical sources.

Medicine and Society in Europe 1500 - 1930 (A218)
This course looks at the development and health care from the Renaissance to the recent past. It shows how a heritage of medical thought and practice inherited from classical Greece gradually became recognisably modern medicine.

The Professions in Early Modern England, c.1450-1800 (A433)
This course looks at an important social phenomenon - the rise of the learned professions - through studies of law, church and medicine, and the emerging professions of university and school teaching, and the civil service. There is also some comparison with similar developments in Scotland and Western Europe.

Total War and Social Change: Europe 1914 - 1955 (AA312)
World War One and World War Two were arguably the two most important events in international history in the 20th Century.  This course investigates the military, political, social and economic influences of these two wars, which are still impacting on contemporary society.

Film and Television History (AA310)
This is an introduction to the various approaches and methodologies in the study of film and television history. It explores the social role and cultural influence of film in America, Britain and Western Europe.

Postgraduate Module in History (AA820)
This can lead onto an MA or Ph.D. Students are introduced to research at a postgraduate level.

Content last updated: 24/11/2005

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