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Engineering (Q65)

Course details
  • 1 Study option
  • Undergraduate
Course location
Distance Learning
Awarded by:
The Open University

Course summary

Start your engineering career and help tackle the challenges of tomorrow with our accredited Bachelor of Engineering. You’ll gain the skills to solve real-world problems and be on track to qualify as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng), with a clear path to Chartered Engineer (CEng). Learn to invent and innovate through hands-on projects, collaborate with fellow students, and conduct experiments from home using award-winning online laboratories. This BEng gives you the flexibility to specialise in areas such as electronics, mechanical engineering, or sustainability – or take the broader general engineering route to become a versatile all-rounder.

Key features of the course

  • Accredited on behalf of the Engineering Council – so you can go on to qualify as an Incorporated Engineer

  • Tailor your studies to your interests and career goals, from electronics to environmental engineering

  • Tackle hands-on projects and real-world challenges to prepare you for a wide range of engineering roles

  • Develop essential technical, practical, and problem-solving skills to boost your career

  • Use industry-standard software and conduct experiments from home using online OpenSTEM laboratories

Modules

Course Modules

This engineering degree (BEng) has three stages, each comprising 120 credits.

Stage 1: You’ll study four 30-credit core engineering modules at a part-time study pace over two years, gaining the foundational knowledge and skills for further engineering study and taking your first steps in personal development planning.

Stage 2: You’ll study three further 30-credit core engineering modules, developing essential engineering skills and progressing personal development planning, plus one 30-credit specialist module from a choice of routes.

Stage 3: You’ll study 90 credits from the route you chose at Stage 2, and complete your BEng with a 30-credit project module.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Materials, Minerals and Mining, Institute of
  • Mechanical Engineers, Institution of
  • Engineering Designers, Institution of
  • Engineering Council
  • Engineering and Technology, Institution of

Entry requirements

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Course options

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Fees for the 2027/2028 academic year are not yet available.

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