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Engineering affects almost every part of our lives, and a qualification in this field can be your passport to a huge variety of rewarding careers. Qualified engineers are in great demand all over the world, and are among the best-paid professionals. You’ll need to be imaginative and to enjoy solving problems, but as a graduate engineer your broad-ranging skills and knowledge will be highly valued.

You can get a head start to your engineering career by studying with the OU. Our courses and qualifications and coursescover computing and information technologies, design, environment, materials and structures. And after a degree in engineering, you could – like many of our 2,500-plus students – work towards a masters (and chartered status). See the MEng on our postgraduate pages.

As a graduate engineer the job options are all yours. Advances in technology mean there are always opportunities in areas as diverse as cosmetics, communications, energy, health care, manufacturing, music and transport. Or you may choose to work in a particular engineering discipline such as aerospace, chemical, civil or mechanical engineering. You can even use your skills to develop a career in other areas such as design and development, marketing, project management, research or technical sales.

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
    An opportunity to study general engineering, with some specialisation in one of several engineering disciplines including design, environment, materials, mechanics and ICT.
  • Open degree
    The BA/BSc Open Degree is a qualification that gives you a huge choice in terms of subjects and modules that you study to make up your degree.

Foundation Degrees

  • Engineering
    This qualification combines the study of engineering fundamentals, including mathematics and problem solving, with personal development planning and work-related issues such as health and safety and project management.
  • Materials Fabrication and Engineering
    Count your TWI (Welding Institute) Diploma at Technologist level towards a foundation degree and gain technical and professional skills that are in demand from employers.

Certificates of Higher Education

Not sure if you’re ready? Try a short introductory Openings course

If you would like to try Open University study before you commit to a qualification, our Openings courses could be the right place for you to start. These introductory-level courses have been specially designed to help you find out what it’s like to study with the OU, get a taste of a subject area, develop your study skills, and build your confidence. There is also financial support available for these courses. Read more about our Openings courses.

Study a module as a standalone course

You can study a single module on its own for personal interest or to improve your career prospects. See the list of all our individual courses in Engineering.

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