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The University of Auckland

Engineering and Design

Engineering and Design

Find a programme to match your passion

Te Herenga Auaha, The Faculty of Engineering and Design provides internationally recognised qualifications to the innovators of our next generation.

Faculty highlights

New Zealand’s leading faculty for Engineering

Our undergraduate Engineering programme is Washington Accord-accredited.

Our research centres

Home to 17 state-of-the-art research facilities, we are driving innovation across a range of interdisciplinary work. 

Student and alumni stories

Aditya, India

Since graduating from Master of Engineering Studies in Mechanical Engineering a few years ago, Aditya is now at Nilo, a startup which turns plastic waste into new materials. 

Annisa, Indonesia

Annisa’s doctoral research is on resilience of ageing infrastructure and the pressures of climate change and natural hazards.

Agustin, Colombia

Agustin is preparing for a career as an Engineer with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), specialising in mechatronics.   

Boorani, India

After working for a few years in the industry, Boorani has returned to study to upskill and expand her career opportunities with a Master of Engineering Studies.

Kirsten, USA

An experienced consultant in public transport safety and security, Kristen’s PhD in Civil Engineering focuses on barriers and security on public transport.

Kirsten, USA

An experienced consultant in public transport safety and security, Kristen’s PhD in Civil Engineering focuses on barriers and security on public transport.

Programmes

Undergraduate programmes - 4 programmes

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Subjects

  • Biomedical
  • Chemical & Materials
  • Civil
  • Computer Systems
  • Electrical & Electronic

  • Engineering Science
  • Mechanical
  • Mechatronics
  • Software
  • Structural

Duration

4 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Postgraduate programmes - 25 programmes

Master of Aerospace Engineering

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One, 

Semester Two

Master of Architecture (Professional)

Duration

2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One, 

Semester Two

Master of Architecture (Professional) and Urban Design

Duration

2.5 years

Intake

Semester One

Master of Architecture (Professional) and Urban Planning (Professional)

Duration

3 years

Intake

Semester One

Master of Disaster Management

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Earthquake Engineering

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Energy

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Engineering

Subjects

  • Bioengineering
  • Chemical & Materials
  • Computer Systems
  • Eletrical & Electronic

  • Engineering Science
  • Mechanical
  • Mechatronics
  • Software

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Engineering Management

Duration

1 year

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Engineering Project Management

Subjects

  • Health Projects specialisation available

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One, 

Semester Two

Master of Infrastructure Asset Management

Subjects

  • Infrastructure Asset Management
  • Network Management and Systems
  • Strategic Asset Mangement and Planning

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Materials Engineering

Subjects

  • Advanced Materials Processing
  • Biomaterials Engineering
  • Energy and Environmental Materials

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Medical Engineering

Subjects

  • Biomechanical Engineering
  • Med Devices and Technologies

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One, 

Semester Two

Master of Operations Research and Analytics

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Professional Engineering

Duration

1.5 or 2 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Robotics and Automaion Engineering

Duration

1 or 1.5 years

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Urban Design

Duration

1 year

Intake

Semester One

Master of Urban Planning

Duration

1 year

Intake

Semester One, Semester Two

Semester One,

Semester Two

Master of Urban Planning (Professional)

Duration

2 years

Intake

Semester One

Master of Urban Planning (Professional) and Urban Design

Duration

2.5 years

Intake

Semester One

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Duration

3 - 4 years

Intake

Any time