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Bachelor of Engineering Technology
Bachelor of Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Engineering Technology

  • ID:SIT640007
  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • School Leavers
  • Students will have achieved NCEA Level 3 and met New Zealand university entrance requirements including:
  • Three subjects at Level 3, each with a minimum of 14 credits; physics, calculus, and one other subject from NZQA’s list of approved subjects, and
  • Literacy - 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of five credits in reading and five credits in writing, and
  • Numeracy - 10 credits at Level 1 or above, or
  • Completed the New Zealand Diploma in Engineering, or equivalent
  • Mature Applicant (20 years of age and above) 
  • Notwithstanding the above admission criteria, mature aged applicants who can show evidence of ability to succeed in the programmes may be considered for admission, provided they have successfully completed an approved course or programme, or have relevant industry experience, which is deemed to meet the required standard for entry. 

English requirements

  • Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 percent, 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 passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below:
  • 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 - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
  • Language Cert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
  • Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band

Course Information

If Physics and Mathematics were your strengths at school, then a degree in Engineering may well be the beginning of an extremely rewarding career. Possible destination jobs include engineering in the fields of aerospace, civil, automotive and mechanical.

Learn how to deal with complex systems and manage large-scale projects and solve real life problems. This degree offers comprehensive preparation using the most appropriate emerging technologies.

The first year of engineering study at the SIT has a core of five compulsory papers, plus a choice of electives. This allows you to study two strands without making a formal commitment to one specifically.  You are then encouraged to select electives from the options listed, focusing on those required in the strand you are considering majoring in, for years two and three.

Civil Strand

Ethics, Law and Professional Conduct, Environmental Engineering, Mechanics and Structures, Project Management, Risk Management, Traffic and Highway Engineering, Water and Wastewater Engineering.

Mechanical Strand

Ethics, Law and Professional Conduct, Machines, Manufacturing, Mechanics, Product Design, Project Management, Risk Management.

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Year One

  • Compulsory all Strands
    BENG500 Mathematics for Engineers

  • BENG510 Mechanics for Engineers

  • BENG530 Communication for Engineers

  • BENG540 Management for Engineers

  • BENG550 Computer Skills for Engineers

  • Compulsory for Mechanical Strand
    BENG555 Materials Fundamentals (Mechanical)

  • BENG565 Electrical Engineering

  • BENG525 Mechanical Design and Drawing

  • Compulsory for Civil Strand
    BENG560 Materials Fundamentals (Civil)

  • BENG570 Surveying

  • BENG520 Civil and Structural Drawing

Year Two

  • Compulsory for Mechanical Strand
    BENG605 Manufacturing Technology

  • BENG615 Thermodynamics 1

  • BENG625 Mechanics of Materials 1

  • BENG635 Mechanics of Fluids (Mechanical)

  • BENG645 Dynamics of Machines

  • BENG655 Product Design                            

  • Compulsory for Civil Strand
    BENG600 Structures

  • BENG620 Mechanics of Fluids (Civil)

  • BENG630 Traffic and Highway Engineering

  • BENG640 Water and Wastewater Engineering

  • BENG650 Construction Methods and Practices

  • BENG660 Environmental Engineering                             

Electives Mechanical
Choose two papers from the list below:

  • BENG637 Thermodynamics 2

  • BENG665 Mechanics of Materials 2

  • BENG675 Quality Assurance

  • BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2

Electives Civil
Choose two papers from the list below:

  • BENG632 Highway Construction and Maintenance

  • BENG670 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics

  • BENG672 Hydrology

  • BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2

Year Three
Compulsory all Strands

  • BENG700 Ethics, Laws and Professional Conduct

  • BENG710 Engineering Project

  • BENG720 Assessing and Managing Risk

  • BENG730 Managing Engineering Projects                            

Electives Civil
Choose one paper not taken in Year 2

  • BENG632 Highway and Construction and Maintenance

  • BENG670 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics

  • BENG672 Hydrology

  • BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2

Electives Mechanical
Choose one paper not taken in Year 2

  • BENG637 Thermodynamics 2

  • BENG665 Mechanics of Materials 2

  • BENG675 Quality Assurance

  • BENG680 Mathematics for Engineers 2 

Electives Civil
Choose two papers

  • BENG740 Transportation Planning

  • BENG750 Traffic Engineering and Management

  • BENG760 Sustainable Practice

  • BENG770 Wastewater and Stormwater Systems

Electives Mechanical
Choose two papers

  • BENG745 Fluid Power Engineering

  • BENG755 Energy Use and Management

  • BENG760 Sustainable Practice

  • BENG765 Power Plant and Industrial Plant Engineering

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

After graduation and further work experience possible jobs in the private and public sector include:

  • civil engineer, 

  • construction manager, 

  • contract manager, 

  • design engineer, 

  • environmental engineer, 

  • geotechnical engineer, 

  • materials engineer, 

  • mechanical engineer, 

  • roading engineer, 

  • water engineer, 

  • transportation engineer.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Medical insurance - NZD $600 per year

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