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Study hours: Check the course pages for weekly study hours
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Time limit: Maximum completion timeWithin 10 years of your first enrolment
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Study planning tool: Time Calculator - how much time do you have for study?
Credit recognition
If you have an engineering trade background, have completed study in another engineering programme, or have relevant engineering experience you may be able to apply for credit recognition for courses in this programme.
Mathematical skills
Mathematical skills are foundational to study in engineering, so early in your studies you’ll need to take DE4102 Engineering Mathematics 1. To help you succeed in this course, we recommend you check to see if you are ready to take the course by doing a self-assessment. You will find it on this page:
Courses with exams
Some courses in this programme have an exam, which are in-person. Please check the course page to see if there is an exam, and check the exam timetable before you enrol to ensure you can attend the exam. Exam dates and times are fixed and cannot be rescheduled, this includes if the exam is scheduled on a Regional Anniversary Day.
Exam dates and venue information
Programme Structure
To achieve the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Level 6) (Civil Engineering), you need to complete 16 courses.
We recommend you begin your study with DE4101 Engineering Fundamentals and DE4102 Engineering Mathematics 1. These courses are the foundation of this programme and introduces the areas of study that make up the diploma.
If you have met the required pre-requisites, you can plan your own study path or contact your student advisor for guidance. Pre-requisites are shown on the course pages.
Before enrolling in DE4102 Engineering Mathematics 1, we encourage you to try our mathematics self-assessment here:
You can study this programme full-time or part-time.
- Full-time study - enrol in a maximum of four courses at a time.
- Part-time study - you can enrol in a maximum two courses at a time. Part-time study does not meet the StudyLink requirements for loans and allowances.
Compulsory Section
Elective Section - Four to be selected of which at least three must be at Level 6
This diploma is currently under development. The following courses will become available as you progress through your studies:
- DE6101 Engineering Management