Engineering

The MSc is a milestone to becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng). You’ll develop a professional approach to your work and extend your engineering skills. You’ll also develop a range of transferable skills, such as creative problem-solving, effective communication, project management and concept realisation. As part of a small project team, and during a UK-based residential school, you’ll design and present a solution to a real-world engineering problem.



This course is accredited by a number of professional bodies:



Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)

Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Institution of Engineering Designers (IED)

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

Engineering Council

Modules

There are two routes through this qualification:



Route 1 is for students starting their studies in November 2025.



Route 2 is for students starting their studies in May 2025 or who have already started. If you’re following this route, you must complete your studies by 31 December 2032.



To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits



For a full list of modules available go to:

http://www.openuniversity.edu/courses/postgraduate/qualifications/f46

There are no entry requirements for this qualification.



However, some option modules do have entry requirements. We’ll ask you to prove you meet them when you register for any of these modules:



Calculus of variations and advanced calculus (M820)

Although this qualification has no entry requirements, we recommend you have:



A UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a subject with a high mathematics content.

Minimum IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores of:

Reading: 5.5

Writing: 5.5

Speaking: 5.5

Listening: 5.5

Overall: 6.0.



Our free course, Succeeding in postgraduate study, helps you develop the skills and confidence to manage the requirements and demands of postgraduate study

180 credits

3 years part-time study



How long it takes

Most students study the MSc in Engineering part-time, completing 60 credits a year over three years. Typically, this means 13–24 study hours each week.



You must complete the MSc in Engineering within eight years.

See Course Web Page link for next start date.

Career relevance



The knowledge and practical experience you gain during your postgraduate studies mean you’ll be well placed to take advantage of the many senior engineering and technology employment opportunities available in the UK and abroad. At the same time, you’ll be developing capabilities that are highly prized by employers in a variety of other sectors, where your logical thinking, numeracy skills, and team working abilities will be in demand.



Accreditation

This degree has been accredited by the professional institution(s) below under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.



Accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer when combined with an accredited honours degree like our own Bachelor of Engineering (Q65).



Accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer when combined with an accredited honours degree like our own Bachelor of Engineering (Q65).



Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer when combined with an accredited honours degree like our own Bachelor of Engineering (Q65).



Accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully mee