The Graduate Diploma in Engineering Technology with majors in Civil Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is aimed at engineering professionals wishing to undertake a comprehensive programme of study in order to upgrade their qualifications and extend their knowledge and skills with the objective of obtaining employment or advancing their careers.
One year full-time
2023 Semester 2: 24 July to 24 November
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.
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Compulsory all Strands
BENG710 Engineering Project
BENG700 Ethics, Laws and Professional Conduct
BENG720 Assessing and Managing Risk
BENG730 Managing Engineering Projects
BENG760 Sustainable Practice
Electives Mechanical StrandChoose one pair of papers
BENG635 Mechanics of Fluids (Mechanical)
BENG745 Fluid Power Engineering
or
BENG637 Thermodynamics 2
BENG735 Energy Use and Management
BENG645 Dynamics of Machines
BENG765 Power Plant and Industrial Plant Engineering
Electives Civil Strand
BENG630 Traffic and Highway Engineering
BENG750 Traffic Engineering and Management
BENG740 Transportation Planning
BENG640 Water and Wastewater Engineering
BENG770 Wastewater and Stormwater Systems
Graduates working in the engineering sector will be able to:
Students will have completed all requirements of a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (such as architecture, engineering, science, surveying, technology) and been employed in a responsible position in the field of Engineering for at least three years.
Application by Mature Entry
(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.
English Language Requirements
Applicants, 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
an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or
Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or
Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of a Bachelor's 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 two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment
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 - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic) Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42 Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band
* New versions of some NZCEL qualifications, and in some cases new qualifications, were published on 13 June 2017. These are intended to replace pre-existing versions and qualifications, which have been given expiring status until discontinued on 31 December 2019. (a) denotes expiring (b) denotes current
To be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Technology students will have been credited with all required papers as specified in the programme schedule. The total credit value of the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Technology is 120 credits. Graduates of the Graduate Diploma are entitled to use the letters GDipEngTech after their names.
Please note – students failing to attend for 80% of timetabled programme hours may forfeit zero fees entitlement.