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Engineering courses

Start your journey towards becoming a professional engineer with an engineering course from The Open University. Recognised and accredited by professional engineering institutions, our courses cover various engineering topics, such as electronics, engineering design, mechanical engineering and more.

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EngineeringDegree 

Stage 1120 credits
Stage 2120 credits
Stage 3120 credits
Total of 360 credits 

How long will it take?

Part time: 16–18 hours per week for 6 years


EngineeringDiploma 

Stage 1120 credits
Stage 2120 credits
Total of 240 credits 

How long will it take?

Part time: 16–18 hours per week for 4 years


EngineeringCertificates 

Stage 1120 credits
Total of 120 credits 

How long will it take?

Part time: 16–18 hours per week for 2 years

Why study Engineering with The Open University?

Specialise your studies in the area that interests you with our broad, multi-disciplinary approach to engineering. You’ll join over 10,000 students benefiting from our work with employers and professional engineering institutions to ensure our curriculum is fit for purpose and reflects current practice.

Just a few of the reasons to study engineering with The Open University:

  • Your degree will be accredited by several leading professional engineering institutions.
  • You’ll participate in individual and team-based projects, practical activities and remote access experiments.
  • You’ll have access to OpenEngineering Labs that allow you to remotely operate research-grade equipment to gather and analyse your own real data.

Careers in Engineering

New technologies, particularly nanotechnology, have created a demand for jobs. Graduates can find employment across various manufacturing and service industries, from food and fashion to construction and transport. Engineering is also central to finding innovative and intelligent solutions to decarbonising infrastructure and moving to clean technologies.

The OU could be the start of your career in:

  • environmental engineering
  • mechanical engineering
  • project management
  • technical journalism and patent work.

Looking for something other than a qualification?

The majority of our modules can be studied by themselves, on a stand-alone basis. If you later choose to work towards a qualification, you may be able to count your study towards it.

See our full list of Engineering modules

All Engineering courses

Browse all the Engineering courses we offer – certificates, diplomas and degrees.

See our full list of Engineering courses

Interested in postgraduate study?

We also offer a range of postgraduate Engineering courses.

See our full list of postgraduate Engineering courses