Course details

Summary

Enhance your employability in the competitive global market with a qualification that provides advanced technical foundations and industrial perspectives in your chosen field.

Programme overview

The Master of Engineering Studies in Engineering Science provides graduates with a solid foundation of technical skills in the areas of Continuum Mechanics, Signal Processing, Energy and Geothermal Engineering, Operations Research and Biomedical Engineering.

This programme will give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge in a specialised area of engineering. You will expand on your undergraduate studies and learn from subject matter experts, many of whom are recognised leaders in their fields. It will require you to complete research projects, which will give you the opportunity to study a chosen topic more closely, and use your acquired knowledge to solve complex engineering problems.

Programme structure

Option A - 120 points

Complete the University of Auckland online Academic Integrity course.

45 points from ENGSCI 787–789, 795

Up to 75 points from ENGSCI 711, 712, 721, 740–742, 745, 753, 760–763, 765, 766, 768, 769, 772, GEOTHERM 785

Up to 30 points from appropriate 600 and 700 level courses offered at this University, subject to approval by the Head of Department

Option B - 180 points

Complete the University of Auckland online Academic Integrity course.

At least 45 points, but no more than 60 points, from ENGSCI 787–789, 795

Up to 135 points from ENGSCI 711, 712, 721, 740–742, 745, 753, 760–763, 765, 766, 768, 769, 772, GEOTHERM 785

Up to 45 points from appropriate 600 and 700 level courses offered at this University, subject to approval by the Head of Department

Career opportunities

A graduate from the programme will have substantially increased understanding of project and programme management in construction; funding and procurement processes in New Zealand and worldwide; engineering risk management and cost engineering of the construction process.

Graduates will be provided with the knowledge and skills to equip them for a career as a construction manager within the New Zealand and international construction industries.

Further study options

• Master of Engineering
• Doctor of Philosophy

Other Master of Engineering Studies subjects:

Chemical and Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Construction Management, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Process Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Light Metals Reduction Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Medical Devices and Technologies, Plastics, Software Engineering, Transportation Engineering.

Entry criteria

Anybody with a suitable undergraduate degree in Engineering, Science or Mathematics may consider applying for this programme.

English language requirements:
IELTS 6.5; TOEFL (iBT) 90; TOEFL (paper-based) 575; CAE or CPE 176; PTE 58; MELAB 85.