Engineering

Blades molecular vacuum pump. Abstract industrial background

Engineering solves challenges, from the constant miniaturisation of electronics to gravity defying super structures. Our teaching ranges from the fundamental techniques and concepts required by all professional engineers to a choice of specialisms in areas such as electronics, engineering design, energy and sustainability, environmental technologies and mathematical methods.

For details of how our teaching meets professional development specifications of the Engineering Council and our accreditation with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) please see:

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) (BEng))
Top-up of Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)
Master of Engineering (MEng)
Other engineering related qualifications can be found in our online prospectus

Meet some of our Academics

John Bouchard is Professor of materials for Energy. He has spent 30 years working in the aerospace and nuclear industries and now researches structural integrity and the process of designing against failure. Engineering components often carry residual stress that can cause failure, but apparently so does a stick of rhubarb.

Teaching underpinned by research

The Open University doesn’t just teach: it’s a global leader in research and innovation too, with OU research and development ranking in the top third of UK universities. The Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics has a long and distinguished record of conducting high quality, internationally leading research. These researchers contribute to our state of the art curriculum material ensuring our teaching is up to date, informed by scientific research.

You can get a flavour of our published research in the Design and Innovation through our Open Research Online (ORO) website