Year One
Compulsory all Strands
BENG500 Mathematics for Engineers
BENG510 Mechanics for Engineers
BENG530 Communication for Engineers
BENG540 Management for Engineers
BENG550 Computer Skills for Engineers
Compulsory for Mechanical Strand
BENG555 Materials Fundamentals (Mechanical)
BENG565 Electrical Engineering
BENG525 Mechanical Design and Drawing
Compulsory for Civil Strand
BENG560 Materials Fundamentals (Civil)
BENG570 Surveying
BENG520 Civil and Structural Drawing
Year Two
Compulsory for Mechanical Strand
BENG605 Manufacturing Technology
BENG615 Thermodynamics 1
BENG625 Mechanics of Materials 1
BENG635 Mechanics of Fluids (Mechanical)
BENG645 Dynamics of Machines
BENG655 Product Design
Compulsory for Civil Strand
BENG600 Structures
BENG620 Mechanics of Fluids (Civil)
BENG630 Traffic and Highway Engineering
BENG640 Water and Wastewater Engineering
BENG650 Construction Methods and Practices
BENG660 Environmental Engineering
Electives Mechanical
Choose two papers from the list below:
BENG637 Thermodynamics 2
BENG665 Mechanics of Materials 2
BENG675 Quality Assurance
BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2
Electives Civil
Choose two papers from the list below:
BENG632 Highway Construction and Maintenance
BENG670 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
BENG672 Hydrology
BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2
Year Three
Compulsory all Strands
BENG700 Ethics, Laws and Professional Conduct
BENG710 Engineering Project
BENG720 Assessing and Managing Risk
BENG730 Managing Engineering Projects
Electives Civil
Choose one paper not taken in Year 2
BENG632 Highway and Construction and Maintenance
BENG670 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
BENG672 Hydrology
BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2
Electives Mechanical
Choose one paper not taken in Year 2
BENG637 Thermodynamics 2
BENG665 Mechanics of Materials 2
BENG675 Quality Assurance
BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2
Electives Civil
Choose two papers
BENG740 Transportation Planning
BENG750 Traffic Engineering and Management
BENG760 Sustainable Practice
BENG770 Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
Electives Mechanical
Choose two papers
BENG745 Fluid Power Engineering
BENG755 Energy Use and Management
BENG760 Sustainable Practice
BENG765 Power Plant and Industrial Plant Engineering
School Leavers
Students will have achieved NCEA Level 3 and met New Zealand university entrance requirements including:
- Three subjects at Level 3, each with a minimum of 14 credits; physics, calculus, and one other subject from NZQA’s list of approved subjects, and
- Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of five credits in reading and five credits in writing, and
- Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above, or
- Completed the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering, or equivalent
Mature Applicant (20 years of age and above)
Notwithstanding the above admission criteria, mature aged applicants who can show evidence of ability to succeed in the programmes may be considered for admission, provided they have successfully completed an approved course or programme, or have relevant industry experience, which is deemed to meet the required standard for entry.
Language Requirements
Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 per cent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following:
- NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or
- Certificate of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA), or
- Successful completion of a Bachelors Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States, or
- Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the preceding two years:
- IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
- TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
- TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
- Cambridge English Examination –B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
- OET at Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
- NZCEL a) Expiring Level, b) Current: a) Level 5 (Academic) or (Professional), b) Level 5
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
- Language Cert – C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
- Trinity ISE ISE11 with no less than distinction in any band
- Completion of all primary education and at least three years secondary education at schools with English as the language of instruction, or
- Completion of five years of secondary education at schools with English as the language of instruction
Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate below 80 per cent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English must provide evidence that they:
- Have gained NCEA Level 3 and met New Zealand University Entrance requirements, or
- Have successfully completed a Bachelors Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States, or
- Have achieved a Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults, CELTA, or
- Have achieved the required score and with all scores achieved in a single test in one of the internationally recognised English Proficiency tests (specified above) within the preceding two years