Fees

With tuition fees set to rise starting 2012, going up to £6000 and above, part time courses offered at the Open University will be a lot more appealing to the price conscious. With that said, the Open University will be effected by the tuition fee rise but it is unclear at the moment at just how much that will be. For now at least, the tuiton fees for 2011/2012 are:

Full-time study
	Qualifications	Fees (£)
Home and EU	MRes/MPhil/PhD	3,493
Overseas (Arts)	MRes/MPhil/PhD	9,279
Overseas (Science)	MRes/MPhil/PhD	12,054

Part-time study
	Qualifications	Fees (£)
Home and EU	MPhil/PhD	1,700
	EdD	2,643
Overseas	MPhil/PhD	4,430
	EdD	3,386

PhD by Published Work and Higher Doctorates (see the Phd pages for more information)
		Fees (£)
Home and EU	PhD by published work/DSC/DLitt	1,700
Overseas	PhD by published work/DSC/DLitt	4,430
Examination Fee	PhD by published work/DSC/DLitt	1,082

A possible angle for the marketting campaign could have been based on price point but if the Open University hasn't yet outlined how much it expects to be effected, a campaign centred around that could be confusing and/or damaging.

"Fees - Research Degrees - Open University." Distance Learning Courses and Adult Education - The Open University. Accessed on Web. 06 Mar. 2011. Available at http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/explained/fees_and_funding/fees_what_you_need_to_pay.htm

"Government Confirms Details of Loans for Part Timers | Platform | Open University." Distance Learning Courses and Adult Education - The Open University. Accessed on Web. 06 Mar. 2011. Available at http://www8.open.ac.uk/platform/news-and-features/government-confirms-details-loans-part-timers-0?page=1