Academic degree, is it ultimately important?

[Genghis the Engineer]

Originally Posted by FairWeatherFlyer

Is this the closest thing, have you looked at it?

Q65 - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Open University Degree

Yes I have, and it looks to be a good general engineering degree from a good provider.

What it isn't is aeronautics / aerospace oriented so a lot of the subject knowledge that makes aeronautical engineers "special" (aren't we all!) such as aerodynamics, flight mechanics, aircraft structures aren't there. But the delivery of the core skillset to become a professional engineer is certainly there.

Adding that to a CPL/ATPL, might work pretty well to be fair as a reasonably complete knowledge base for somebody working in aeronautics. Or it could be added to a specialist MSc, of which there are many to choose from.

G