The Open University
Online
Top-up
Part-time
In the Top-up Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from The Open University, you’ll develop your knowledge and skills to a higher level and open up further career or educational opportunities. Your study choices include structural integrity, micro and nano technology, design, electronics, environmental management, renewable energy, and mathematics. You’ll also complete an individual engineering project.
Key features of the course
– Provides progression from vocational qualifications to an honours degree
– Accredited by several of the leading engineering institutions
– Offers a choice of modules to fit with your previous study
– Develops your analytical skills which are key to the successful study of engineering
– Prepares you for further engineering study at postgraduate level
The Open University was established in 1969 to widen access to the highest standards in scholarship and higher education. It is now the largest university in the UK by number of students.
The Open University is unique. It is a public research institution that delivers 100% of its courses by online learning. It is the only university of its type in the UK
The Open University has degree-awarding powers
In the UK, degree-awarding power means having the authority to grant academic degrees. Universities possessing this authority are designated as either degree-awarding bodies or recognised bodies.
REF 2021 recognises 82% of Open University research impact as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
The Open University University has been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
Gold means that the Open University student experience and student outcomes are typically outstanding.
This course is at level 6 in the UK Qualifications Framework. Level 6 is higher level study often referred to as undergraduate level.
The Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) is a way to talk about the time and effort a course requires. One credit (or CATS point) equals 10 hours of learning effort.
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ARTU Ranking (Out of 45 UK universities included in their table)
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