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This four-year degree combines theoretical learning with hands-on experience 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 is renowned for its enthusiasm and engagement. You'll have access to comprehensive support services and peer networks to assist with both academic and personal challenges, equipping you with everything needed to thrive. Your chosen specialization, personal passions, and elective selections will shape your academic journey. By developing quantitative analysis, problem-solving, communication abilities, and technical expertise, you'll be well-prepared to navigate technology-intensive sectors. Every specialization holds accreditation from Engineering New Zealand, a Washington Accord signatory, ensuring your BE(Hons) is internationally recognized.
The Software Engineering specialization within the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program equips you to design robust, scalable systems that operate reliably while being cost-effective to develop and maintain. In addition to core competencies, this track prepares you for emerging technological landscapes, enabling exploration of diverse fields including human-computer interfaces, educational gaming, energy-efficient solutions, adaptive learning technologies, robotic automation, and intelligent software systems.
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.