Diploma
24 months
Processing time: 30 days
Full-time, Part-time
Intakes: July 2019
International tuition: NZ$25,000
Domestic tuition: NZ$6,365
Program overview
TOPICS YOU'LL COVER
During the course you'll cover a broad range of topics and select electives that will assist you 'in the real world' including; highway, traffic and geotechnical engineering, land surveying, technical literacy, structural drawings, hydraulics, and project management.
Classes include plenty of time in our high-spec engineering labs where you'll get the chance to put theory into practice, studying computer-aided design techniques and conducting materials and failure testing.
Year One topics include:
Engineering Fundamentals
Engineering Mathematics 1
Technical Literacy
Materials (Civil)
Land Surveying 1
Geotechnical Engineering 1
Civil and Structural Drawing
Structures 1
Year Two topics include:
Engineering Project (Civil)
Engineering Management
Highway Engineering 1
Hydraulics (Civil)
Plus FOUR of the following:
Engineering Surveying
Structures 2
Geotechnical Engineering 2
Highway Engineering 2
Traffic Engineering
Structures 3
Water and Wastewater Systems
Water and Waste Management
Land Surveying 2
Study options
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This program can be done
On campus
Part-time
Requirements
Exams:
- IELTS
To gain entry into this course, you are required to have:
NCEA Level 2, including a minimum of 10 literacy credits at Level 1 or higher (for those who achieved NCEA Level 2 before 2013), AND
a minimum total of 48 credits at Level 2 in four subjects including at least 12 credits in mathematics (preferably achievement standards in algebra, calculus or trigonometry), OR
equivalent qualifications (e.g. International Baccalaureate or Cambridge), OR
equivalent credits from appropriate trades training and/or demonstrated skills and experience
Standard Entry Criteria
Admission, entry, selection, and enrolment into programmes will be in accordance with the Academic Regulations and/or, where approved, specific programme regulations.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
IELTS Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 or completed New Zealand Certificate in English Language Level 4 with the Academic Endorsement or meets a relevant English Proficiency Outcome as outlined by NZQA.
Career opportunities
engineering technician in roading/bridges/design office
civil project management
technical support engineer
supervising technician engineer
New Zealand needs more diploma level civil engineering technicians to create roads, bridges, buildings and infrastructure as part of the Christchurch rebuild. The Government is also investing heavily into other infrastructure projects around the country - in areas like rail, roads, bridges, irrigation and waste water management - which is further driving the need for more technicians.
Graduates can work in civil project management, as a technical support engineer, or as a supervising technician engineer.
Potential employers include:
private engineering consultancies
construction companies
Government agencies e.g. NZTA
infrastructure and utility companies e.g. railway and electricity companies
regional councils
Campus location
Tauranga
,
New Zealand




