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Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering

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Tuition GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students
Degree Postgraduate Diploma
Duration 30 months
Delivery Online
Location Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Language English

Program Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering at The Open University UK is a Postgraduate Diploma programme in Engineering over 30 months, delivered Online. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.

Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of engineering. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.

Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.

Key Program Features

  1. Duration: 30 months
  2. Language of instruction: English
  3. Study mode: Online
  4. English requirement: IELTS 6
  5. Tuition: GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering programme are prepared for diverse careers in engineering:

  1. Design Engineer
  2. R&D Engineer
  3. Project Engineer
  4. Systems Engineer
  5. Technical Consultant
  6. Engineering Manager

Program Curriculum

Course Structure

  1. Advanced routing \x96 CCNP 1
  2. Capacities for managing development
  3. Conflict and development
  4. Development: context and practice
  5. Environmental monitoring and protection
  6. Finite element analysis: basic principles and applications
  7. Institutional development
  8. Making environmental decisions
  9. Managing for sustainability
  10. Managing systemic change: inquiry, action and interaction
  11. Managing technological innovation
  12. Manufacture materials design
  13. Multilayer switching \x96 CCNP 3
  14. Network security
  15. Optimising networks \x96 CCNP 4
  16. Problem solving and improvement: quality and other approaches
  17. Strategic capabilities for technological innovation
  18. Thinking strategically: systems tools for managing change

Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements

You should normally hold a UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a subject with a high mathematics content. If you don\xc2\x92t have an honours degree, you may still be able to study this qualification by demonstrating your ability to study at postgraduate level.

Your spoken and written English must be of an adequate standard for postgraduate study. If English is not your first language, we recommend that you will need a minimum overall score of 6 and minimum score of 5.5 in each of the four components: reading, writing, speaking and listening under the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

English Proficiency: IELTS 6 or equivalent.

Tuition & Financial Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students

Tuition fees: GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — International students; GBP 6,851 (Tuition (Full programme)) — EU/EEA students

IELTS requirement: 6

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Contact The Open University UK directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.

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  • Start Date 2017-11-01
  • Language English
  • Duration 30 months
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