New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering major)

Whether it’s creating infrastructure projects like bridges and roads or designing powerful machines like engines and turbines. This two-year, high-value Dublin Accord accredited programme sets you up for an exciting career in either civil or mechanical engineering. You’ll gain the skills and cutting-edge knowledge to tackle projects in your field of choice, from designing sustainable infrastructure to building the machines that power industries.

This course is the perfect foundation for advanced studies and career opportunities in public and private sectors, preparing you for roles like civil engineer, mechanical engineer, design engineer, and more.

Attn: Students who have already completed some study in this qualification may join SIT in Semester 2. 

Please contact the Programme Manager for potential study options.


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Invercargill
Campus
Invercargill
Qualification
Diploma
Level
6
Credits
240
Duration

Two years full-time

Dates
TBC
Tuition Fees

Zero tuition fees

Direct Material Costs

$2,281.00 per year (incl. GST)

International Fees

Check if this course is available to international students in our International section.


Course Outline

Do you dream of buildings, bridges, railways, and water channels, helping to meet the needs of communities in safe and sustainable ways? Our two-year, high value course of study will enable you to conceive, design and build buildings, systems and infrastructure in the public and private sector; including roads, airports, tunnels, dam and sewage treatment.

The course acts as a foundational year for advanced civil engineering and is designed to upskill students for advanced studies and career opportunities.

You will:

  • Build and evaluate geotechnical models
  • Analyse structural dynamics using computer technologies
  • Study reinforced concrete and steel design
  • Develop skills for research, communication, critical thinking, business and management
  • Work collaboratively with construction workers, clients, and other industry professionals

Engineers can find themselves working in many different disciplines and environments, from overseeing maintenance operations to designing and building engineered solutions, the range of career options is vast, varied and challenging.

 

Technology used on the course:

Software

Adobe Suite

AutoCAD

BIM360

Civil 3D

Inventor Professional

Revit

Ansys

EES Equation Solver

Matlab

MDSolids

Solid Works

SAP 2000

Rapid Traffic Management

 

Hardware

3D Printer

Total Station

GNSS System

Laser Cutter

Robotic Arm 3D Printer

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Course Content

Year One

DE4101 Engineering fundamentals - To introduce the basic fundamentals of a range of engineering strands.

DE4102 Engineering Mathematics - To develop mathematical skills, concepts and understanding in order to perform calculations and solve problems within engineering contexts.

DE4103 Technical Literacy - To develop technical research skills along with oral, written, graphical and interpersonal communication skills.

DE4201 Materials (Civil) - To introduce the fundamentals of geological and geomorphological processes and the properties and application of a range of civil engineering materials.

DE4202 Land Surveying 1 - To understand and apply the theoretical and practical concepts of Land Surveying.

DE5201 Structures 1 - To analyse structural elements and simple structures.

DE5202 Civil and Structural Drawing - To develop skills required to produce civil engineering and structural drawings.

DE5207 Geotechnical Engineering - To introduce the fundamentals of soil composition, the engineering properties of soils, and site investigation procedures.

 

Year Two

DE5203 Hydraulics (Civil) - To introduce the principles of fluid mechanics and apply them in civil engineering hydraulic applications.

DE5204 Highway Engineering 1 - To introduce the fundamentals of road materials, road construction practices, principles of drainage design, and basic geometrical alignment of a road.

DE5206 Structures 2 - To develop further knowledge of structural analysis and structural design.

DE6101 Engineering Management - To develop the knowledge and skills required to administer and manage projects effectively in a specific strand of engineering.

DE6102 Engineering Project (Civil) - To apply knowledge and problem-solving skills to plan and complete an engineering project relevant to the strand studied (civil, mechanical, electrical or electronics) to accepted practice and standards from a given specification.

DE6201 Geotechnical Engineering 2 - To develop further knowledge of the principles and practice of geotechnical engineering.

DE6205 Water and Wastewater systems - To evaluate the requirements of, and design water, wastewater and storm water reticulation systems.

DE6207 Land surveying 2 - To develop further land surveying knowledge and skills.

Career Opportunities

Civil Engineers design and build roads, structures, utility infrastructure and buildings. Civil is the broadest field of engineering and can involve working in construction, materials, maintenance and utility operations.

It is expected that graduates will attain the educational underpinnings and work ready attributes defined in the ENZ Graduate Profile for Engineering Technicians.  The graduate profile defined by ENZ is benchmarked internationally to the exemplar graduate attributes for graduates of technician education programmes recognised under the Dublin Accord.

Application Criteria

For entry to this programme, applicants are required to have

  • A minimum total of 48 credits at Level 2 in four subjects including at least 12 credits in mathematics, or
  • Equivalent qualifications (eg. International Baccalaureate, Cambridge), or
  • Equivalent credits from appropriate trades training and/or demonstrated skills and experience
  • Minimum of eight literacy credits at Level 1 or higher, including four reading and four writing

English Language Requirements

Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following

NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or

an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or

Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or

Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or

Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or

Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment


IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE) 
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18) 
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill. 
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests 
NZCEL - Level 4 (Academic) 
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42 
Language Cert - C1 Expert International ESOL Written (LRW) PASS with no less than 25/50 in each skill and Spoken (S) PASS 
Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band

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