Bachelor of Engineering

BE Benefits

• Designed for your accreditation as a professional engineer.
• 800 hours’ work experience found for you.
• Niche engineering programmes.
• Specialised laboratories.
• Opportunity to complete the BE with Honours.

The Waikato BE focuses on how problems can be solved by using design and engineering processes. It appeals to students who are good at mathematics and physics but are also highly creative thinkers. At every stage of your degree, you will be deeply involved in creating, designing and realising sophisticated engineering products.

In the first year, teams of students design and build small projects such as remote-controlled yachts and swamp boats. The final part of the process is race day. By the end of their studies, students will have completed a major design project with potential for commercial application – like the student-built electric car that can cover 400km for just $5.

The BE papers combine high-end design skills with the ability to develop, run and manage companies, whatever their size. The courses in your first and second years prepare you for the work placements that are a major feature of the BE and which we find for you. By the time you are ready to begin your career, you will have the credibility of paid engineering experience to take to your interviews.

BE Career Opportunities

• Automation Engineer
• Biochemical Engineer
• Chemical Process Engineer
• Food Technology Engineer
• Materials Scientist
• Mechanical Engineer
• Mechatronic Designer
• Product Design Engineer
• Software Engineer
• Systems Analyst

Practical Experience

You will complete 800 hours of relevant work experience during your degree. Our Cooperative Education Unit actively seeks and oversees your industrial work placement, ensuring the quality of your work experience.

Honours

If you achieve good results in your first three years, you may be invited into the BE(Hons) programme for your fourth year.

Entry Requirements

• Chemical & Biological Engineering, Materials & Process Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
  You must gain University Entrance, including a minimum of 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Mathematics with Calculus, at least 14 credits in both Chemistry and Physics at Level 3.


• Electronic Engineering
  You must gain University Entrance, including a minimum of 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Mathematics with Calculus, and 14 credits in Physics at Level 3.


• Software Engineering
  You must gain University Entrance, including a minimum of 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Mathematics with Calculus.

All other applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you do not meet the Guaranteed Admission requirements for the BE specified programmes as set out above, but your University Entrance includes the required subjects (ie, physics and mathematics), we strongly recommend that you contact the Faculty Office and arrange an appointment to discuss a programme of study. Each programme has a set of compulsory papers that you must study. Some papers have specific entry requirements and if you do not have the required background you may be directed to take certain papers in your first year of study.

Degree Structure

4 years - 480 points

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