Conjoint Bachelor of Engineering with Honours and Bachelor of Product Design

University of Canterbury

Subject area

Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified

Qualification

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Entry requirements

A New Zealand university entrance qualification or equivalent.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

Graduates will be able to demonstrate and apply advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a field of engineering to develop practical solutions to engineering problems to the level required for professional membership of the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand. They will be able to seek employment as professional engineers and engage confidently in an Aotearoa New Zealand/Te Tiriti context, and further specialised postgraduate study. They will be able to communicate clearly and effectively in a professional and technical context with their colleagues and clients. They will also be prepared to work in New Zealand and international companies that employ creative, business-aware graduates with the knowledge of science and engineering necessary to create, develop and market technically and commercially viable products. They will be able to clearly understand and define the important elements required to address open-ended design problem/opportunity statements as well as systematically define the functional, aesthetic and financial criteria of feasible design solutions to given problem/opportunity statements. Graduates will be capable of producing and assessing design prototypes against defined solution criteria and have the confidence and ability to propose and implement innovative ideas in a commercial setting.