Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

As an engineer you address the key issues we face today, like access to clean water, sustainable energy systems, waste management, recycling and environmental pressures. The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) prepares you for a rewarding career in engineering. It’s accredited by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ), and prepares you for IPENZ membership. You learn to formulate models and analyse, predict and monitor engineering systems – essential skills in professional engineering. Through engineering projects and other practical papers you have plenty of opportunities to apply what you have learnt in class.

Our strong industry partnerships with companies like Fisher & Paykel, Beca, Opus, Spark and Contact Energy help you gain valuable workplace experience as part of your study.

Quick Facts

Entry Requirements

Minimum entry requirements

University Entrance or equivalent, including Calculus and Physics.
For applicants with CIE, one of these subjects may be at AS Level.

Guaranteed entry

Applicants will automatically be offered a place in this programme if they have a rank score of 250 or higher, along with 14 NCEA level 3 credits in each of Calculus and Physics or CIE A levels in Mathematics and Physics.

All other applicants who have met the admission requirements will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Selection criteria

Interview may be required

Preferred school subjects

Chemistry, Digital Technologies, English

Don’t meet the entry requirements?

Consider starting with our Certificate in Science and Technology.

Majors

Additional Majors and Minors

Additional majors and minors

Structure and Content

Most papers run for one semester and are worth 15 points. You must complete 120 points each year. You also need to complete 800 hours of planned, supervised work experience to graduate, in addition to completing all your papers.

Year 1

Students in all majors do the same papers in the first year:

Engineering Principles A
Engineering Principles B
Engineering Mathematics I
Engineering Materials I
Introduction to Computing
Introduction to Engineering Design
Introduction to Electrical Systems
Engineering Mathematics II

Year 2

You develop an understanding of how to apply mathematical and engineering sciences across different engineering disciplines.

Year 3

You further develop what you’ve learnt in Year 2, and work on a piece of engineering design and analysis under the guidance of an academic supervisor. Maritime engineering students move to Tasmania this year ¹.

Year 4

In your final year you complete an individual industrial project, working on a piece of engineering design and analysis for organisations like Mighty River Power, Fletcher Building, BECA, SKM, Genesis Energy, Contact Energy, Fisher & Paykel Appliances, Spark or Auckland Airport.

Related Programmes

¹ Maritime engineering (Marine and Offshore Engineering, Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering) students study the first two years at AUT, and the last two years at Australian Maritime College (AMC) in Launceston, Tasmania. Maritime engineering students can only start in Semester 1 because of the transfer to AMC in Year 3 and 4.

Career Opportunities

See related programmes for specific career opportunities