u/dnasenate

When I was a kid my oldest brother sent me two very large books that I read partially and could not finish (I think I was too young to fully digest them). One was a big black book which I have now discovered was His Dark Materials.

The other was just as large and I distinctly remember it had a yellow cover. My memory is very foggy but I think it involved a boy who found himself in a different world or dimension. There was a scary creature(s) and at some point he walked on the walls(?). I think there were lots of corridors and walls and the world was very very weird, to the point it kind of creeped me out because it was described in such a mind-bending way. I believe physics worked very differently than it did in our dimension.

The main things i remember is that it was a very large book and definitely had a yellow cover. I’ve been trying to think of it for years and nothing I come across seems right.

I would ask my brother but he moved to a different continent and I cannot contact him.

Hi, I’ve applied for an open degree starting in October. I want to do Creative Writing but wanted to be able to pick the ones I want as there are certain arts/writing modules I’m not interested in. To achieve the rest of my credits I decided to look into Geography.

My first question is, if I complete both Creative Writing and Geography/Earth Sciences for my open degree, will I receive a BSc or BA? The OU website states: “Your choice of modules determines whether you graduate with a BA
(Honours) or BSc (Honours) Open degree.”
I haven’t fully researched to see if there are any overlaps for Arts in the Earth Sciences modules but I saw a post mentioning it briefly on this sub where they asked if they should go down a BCs or BA route.

My second question is, I have no idea which path/modules to take to get to a Geography degree. I’m considering choosing Science: Concepts & Practise, Earth Science: Understanding Our Planet, and Earth Processes as I’ve just followed the recommended routes from level 3 backwards. Where there’s been a choice between two recommendations I’ve picked the one that I like the most, but there’s a lot of Earth Science options and I’m not sure which one is most beneficial. For more info, I really like learning about natural disasters so maybe I’m biased towards the modules that include learning about volcanoes?

It might sound silly, but I’m trying to flick between all the modules between stages 1-3 and getting myself turned upside down.

Originally I wanted to learn about Conservation because I studied animal management in college a few years ago, but there don’t seem to be any modules that focus on this enough towards stage 3. If anyone knows a path for Conservation, I’d be grateful for any suggestions.

My final question is, is it actually recommended to try to learn Geography alongside my main focus which will be Creative Writing? I worry that geography will need more modules to fully cover everything I will need to know.