Teaching

The materials research at The Open University feeds into our curriculum at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Further information on the qualifications that we are offer are outlined via the links below:

Undergraduate programme

• BSc (Hons) Natural Sciences (Chemistry)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)
• Master of Engineering

We also offer a Foundation degree in Engineering and a top-up Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) if you already have a Diploma of Higher Education in Engineering.

As well as studying for a qualification it is also possible to study modules on an individual basis. Modules that might be of particular interest include: Engineering Small Worlds: Micro and Nano Technologies (T356) (30 credits) and at postgraduate level Manufacture, Materials, Design (T805).

Taught Postgraduate programme

• MSc in Engineering
• Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering

Research Degrees

We offer a range of research degrees, in particular opportunities to study for a PhD or MPhil, either full-time at our campus in Milton Keynes or on a part-time basis for students working in industry.

Please visit the main vacancy site for a list of our current full-time opportunities. For possible part-time study please contact STEM-EI-Research@open.ac.uk (Materials Engineering) or science-phd-enquiries@open.ac.uk (Chemistry) in the first instance. Further general information on the research degrees that we offer as well as information on how to apply can be found in our Research degrees prospectus, together with specific information on Materials Engineering and Materials Chemistry.

Free learning

You may also be interested the following extracts from our modules available via OpenLearn and MOOCS available via FutureLearn:

FutureLearn

• Clinical Bioinformatics: Unlocking Genomics in Healthcare
• Nanotechnology for Health: Innovative Designs for Medical Diagnosis

OpenLearn

• Gene manipulation (10 hours study – intermediate level)
• Introduction to polymers (20 hours study – advanced level)
• Introduction to structural integrity (20 hours study – advanced level)
• Microelectronic solutions for digital photography (4 hours study – advanced level)
• Minerals and the crystalline state (10 hours study – intermediate level)
• Nucleic acids and chromatin (12 hours study – advanced level)
• Structural devices (20 hours study – advanced level)
• Structural materials in cells (20 hours study – advanced level)
• The three-way catalytic converter (12 hours study – advanced level)
• Superconductivity (12 hours study – advanced level)