Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
Study a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree at the University of Waikato and build a solid foundation for your professional engineering career. Gain practical experience by applying what you learn to real-world situations.
480 points, 4 years
Hamilton, Tauranga
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Trimester A (March) and Trimester B (July)
Why study the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours?
The Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)) degree focuses on how complex engineering problems that matter to society can be solved using engineering design principles and methods. At every stage of your degree, you'll be involved in conceptualising, designing and creating sophisticated engineering products, structures or processes.
There are many reasons why you should study engineering at Waikato.
You will have the opportunity to showcase your research and design work at the Waikato Engineering Design Show – an expo-style event open to industry and the public.
As a Waikato engineering student you will also complete 800 hours of work experience – usually paid – with a company or organisation that suits your interests, and you’ll make valuable industry contacts which in many cases leads to part or full-time work.
Our Work Placement Team actively seeks and oversees your industrial work placement, ensuring a good fit for your area of study and career goals.
Eight specified programmes
At the University of Waikato all eight of our engineering programmes are internationally accredited by Engineering New Zealand (formerly IPENZ) on behalf of international accreditation body, the Washington Accord. This means that the degree is internationally recognised and will make it possible for Engineering graduates to work just about anywhere in the world.
Engineering programmes with full accreditation:
(*The software engineering degree programme has dual accreditation with both Engineering NZ aswell as the Australian Computer Society on behalf of the international accreditation body, the Seoul Accord).
Engineering programmes with provisional accreditation:
(Provisional accreditation is the first stage in the process for newly established degrees and will be eligible for full accreditation in 2025)
Career Opportunities
- Chemical engineer
- Civil engineer
- Electrical and electronic engineer
- Environmental Engineer
- Materials engineer
- Mechanical engineer
- Mechatronics engineer
- Process engineer
- Software Engineer
480 points, 4 years
Hamilton, Tauranga
Papers offered differ by location. Find a Paper for full location info.
Trimester A (March) and Trimester B (July)
Degree information
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There are five ways you can gain admission to the University of Waikato.
- NCEA University Entrance
- Admission at entrance level
- Discretionary entrance
- University Entrance prior to 2015
- Special admission.
For full details visit Entry Requirements.
Entry into the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours will be guaranteed to applicants who gain University Entrance, or equivalent, as well as satisfy the individual entry requirements of the relevant specified programme, as listed below.
Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Mechatronics Engineering
- Calculus - a minimum of 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Calculus.
- Physics - a minimum of 14 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Physics.
Chemical and Process Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Materials and Process Engineering
- Calculus - a minimum of 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Calculus.
- Chemistry OR Physics - a minimum of 14 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Chemistry or Physics
Software Engineering
- Calculus - 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 and pathways are available. We encourage you to apply for your desired specified programme of study and we will work with you on a pathway if you do not meet these requirements.
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.
Estimated fees
$8,903 per year
Domestic tuition fees
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Work placements while you study
Work-Integrated Learning is an integral component of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the Graduate Diploma in Engineering Management. During your degree, you will complete 800 hours of work experience in engineering businesses and organisations.
More about the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours
Waikato Engineering Design Show
At WaikatoEDS, we showcase the incredible innovations, gizmos and projects of our amazing professional engineering students.
Māori in Engineering
Te Pūtahi o te Manawa is our Science and Engineering Rōpū, and we are here to support you where we can during your time here as a student and in the future!
Study engineering in Tauranga
Civil, Electrical & Electronic, Mechanical, Mechatronics and Software engineering: Years 1 and 4 available in Tauranga / Years 2 and 3 must be completed in Hamilton.
Graduate Engineering degree options
Students who have completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) may go on to complete a Master of Engineering (ME) or Master of Engineering Practice (MEngPrac). Excellent grades at undergraduate level may enable you to go straight to a PhD.
Practical skills - Build a successful career
Engineering professionals lead the way in innovation through improving infrastructure, building smarter technologies and working to discover alternative and renewable energy sources and environmentally friendly materials and practices.
Increasing the number of trained engineers is seen as essential for New Zealand's growth in technology-related enterprises.
Facilities
Our students work in specialised laboratories. These include the Large Scale Lab complex that features a suite of workshops and laboratories dedicated to engineering teaching and research, such as 3D printing, a mechanical workshop and computer labs with engineering design software.
The computing facilities at the University of Waikato are among the best in New Zealand, ranging from phones and tablets for mobile application development to cluster computers for massively parallel processing. Software Engineering majors will also have 24 hour access to computer labs equipped with all the latest computer software.
Qualifications links
Engineering and Management
Our Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree pairs perfectly with a Graduate Diploma in Engineering Management (GradDipEM) where you can develop critical skills in business, innovation and leadership to unlock doors into future senior management roles as a professional engineer. The graduate diploma programme dovetails into the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, and can all be completed within four years.
What our students are saying
I like that I was able to live at home in Tauranga for the first year while I studied at the Tauranga campus. I like that Hamilton is still close enough for my family to visitNick WottonBachelor of Engineering with Honours
