Course summary
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. Key features of the course
- Develops your planning, organising, data collecting, analysing and writing skills
- Extends your knowledge of recent research
- Leads to professional qualifications
- Ideal preparation for a research degree
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Engineering Council
- Engineering Designers, Institution of
- Engineering and Technology, Institution of
- Materials, Minerals and Mining, Institute of
- Mechanical Engineers, Institution of
Entry requirements
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: o Reading: 5.5 o Writing: 5.5 o Speaking: 5.5 o Listening: 5.5 o 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.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
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
As fees for individual modules can vary, the total cost you pay for your qualification depends on the modules you choose to study. For further information about fees, please refer to the course description on The Open University website.
Provider information
Open University
Student Recruitment Team
PO Box 197
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BJ