New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (Civil Engineering major)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 6 |
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About the course
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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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
Entry requirements
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 - 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 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
* New versions of some NZCEL qualifications, and in some cases new qualifications, were published on 13 June 2017. These are intended to replace pre-existing versions and qualifications, which have been given expiring status until discontinued on 31 December 2019. (a) denotes expiring (b) denotes current
*This course is not available to international students.
About the provider
Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) provides quality tertiary education and training across a wide range of subjects and qualifications. From certificates to postgraduate studies, we offer NZQA programmes for students to learn at a level and pathway that suits them.
We are home to the Zero Fees Scheme and are the only tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a no tuition cost education to domestic NZ students for every year of study, at all levels.
We offer SIT programmes at campuses in Invercargill, Queenstown, Gore, and online through SIT2LRN Distance Learning.
We also have a specialised faculty in rural education at Telford in Balclutha, South Otago.