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This four-year degree combines theory and hands-on learning to prepare you for professional success after graduation. Choose from nine specialized tracks offered by our nation's top-ranked Engineering school. Our vibrant campus community provides comprehensive support through dedicated services and peer networks for both academic and personal growth. Your selected focus area, personal passions, and elective choices will shape your career path. By developing quantitative analysis, problem-solving, technical expertise, and communication abilities, you'll be equipped to thrive in technology-intensive fields. Every specialization holds accreditation from Engineering New Zealand, a Washington Accord signatory, ensuring your BE(Hons) qualification is internationally recognized.
The Civil Engineering track integrates building design, infrastructure development, and environmental stewardship. Our curriculum delivers balanced training with strong emphasis on applying mathematical and scientific principles to real-world challenges. You'll master essential competencies including structural load analysis, urban infrastructure problem-solving, and sustainable design approaches. Environmental considerations form a core component, covering topics like eco-conscious construction practices and effective stormwater/waste system planning. We're progressively incorporating mātauranga Māori (Indigenous knowledge) across coursework, projects, and research initiatives to enhance learning outcomes and strengthen our program's local and global significance.
Secondary school qualifications
You need to have one of the following:
International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum total score of 24.
General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level. You must have completed a minimum of three A-Level subjects.
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). You must have completed a minimum of three A-level subjects.
GCE ‘A’ Level requirements apply to ‘A’ Level qualifications examined by bodies such as AQA, OCR, Edexcel, WJEC, CCEA and Pearson Education Limited taken outside of New Zealand.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands below 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.