Hi Jake,
It is great that you are considering studying Engineering with the Open University. There is some useful information about the courses that we offer in this subject area here:
http://www.open.ac.uk/courses/careers/engineering
If you are looking at studying for a career it is useful to do some careers research and advice before registering on any study. This page from our Help Centre is a useful starting point:
https://help.open.ac.uk/how-do-i-become-a
We also have an online diagnostic tool to help you check your readiness to start the first module in our Engineering qualifications, that you may want to try:
https://students.open.ac.uk/openmark/engineering.ayrf/
Please note that the next start date is in October, and the deadline to register is 10 September.
If you would like to discuss your options and have detailed questions you can email us on general-enquiries@open.ac.uk. Alternatively, you can request a call back or use our webchat service to get in touch sooner. You can find links to these options here:
https://www.open.ac.uk/contact/