Open College of The Arts

We are the Open College of the Arts. An open access, distance learning provider of higher education courses based in Barnsley, UK.

Open College of The Arts

Open College of The Arts

We were created by Michael Young in 1987, one of the founders of the Open University, to offer high quality arts courses as a means to transform lives, with the opportunity to develop and express creative talents under the guidance of experienced artists. The OCA is a non-profit educational charity whose charitable purpose is to widen participation in arts education through distance learning methods. With OCA, you can study a creative degree from anywhere in the world, at a time and pace that suits you.

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Games Design (Short Course)

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This short course enables the development of basic skills in games design. Throughout the course you...

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Investigating Place with Psychogeography (Short Co...

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How do different places make us feel and behave? What creative approaches might we take that respond...

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Photography as Language (Short Course)

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Why regard photography as language? What skills does this kind of theory-led practice offer? You wil...

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Creative Education (Short Course)

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Are there creative strategies that can be applied to both teaching and learning when making artwork?...

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Open College of The Arts Michael Young Arts Centre Room 201, DMC02, County Way Barnsley S70 2AG United Kingdom
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