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Accessibility statement
In this project module, you’ll apply your acquired knowledge and skills to research, analyse and solve an engineering problem. You’ll present your results in a technical report. This self-directed work requires a deep understanding of the relevant engineering practice, related knowledge in literature, and project management. You’ll work independently, without close supervision; however, an experienced tutor will advise and guide you throughout.
The MEng individual project allows you to undertake an open-ended research or enquiry-based project. About 80% of your study time will be spent on your project, and about 20% on learning how to carry out a project in general.
Understanding how projects develop and explaining how your project developed are two key skills central to the module and its learning outcomes. The choice of project area is left up to you, but its subject matter should be covered by one of the OU level 3 modules that you have previously studied. You will be responsible for ensuring the project has a satisfactory amount of engineering, but you will get guidance from your tutor and the internal examiner.
Central to the project is research and literature, so you will need to be confident in your use of the online OU library. Support for this will be available to guide the use of library search facilities and the execution of a literature review. Your ability to evaluate sources of information and use your engineering knowledge will be assessed. You'll need to work closely with your tutor, whose role will be to provide guidance and feedback on your proposal.
The assignments have been structured to guide and support you through your project, with each assignment providing a workflow and progress checker. You will need to organise your work and be able to define (and justify) your work schedule. As you are expected to develop a self-reflective approach, you must keep a project log throughout the module and use it for an assessed critical review of your work.
For more information on this module, visit the Discover your module site, which includes helpful videos to inspire your project.
You must have passed (or be studying1) one of the following modules:
Or one of the discontinued modules T306, T307, T308, T356 and T357.
Plus one of the following modules:
Or the discontinued module T848.
1We recommend completing the OU level 3 module relevant to your project before beginning the engineering project. When you define your proposal, you need to be confident in the techniques from that module.
You’ll get help and support from an assigned tutor throughout your module.
They’ll help by:
Online tutorials run throughout the module. While they’re not compulsory, we strongly encourage you to participate. Where possible, we’ll make recordings available.
Course work includes:
You’ll have access to a module website, which includes:
Additionally, the website includes:
The OU strives to make all aspects of study accessible to everyone, and this Accessibility Statement outlines what studying T460 involves. You should use this information to inform your study preparations and any discussions with us about how we can meet your needs.
To find out more about what kind of support and adjustments might be available, contact us or visit our Disability support website.
The MEng individual project (T460) starts once a year – in October.
It will next start in October 2026.
We expect it to start for the last time in October 2026.
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