Engineering
You’ll develop the cultural awareness and critical thinking skills you need to analyze and produce a broad range of discourse in a full spectrum of careers — and to make a difference in whatever you do.
- 2 Years / Onsite
- Intakes: Jan, Apr, Jun, Oct
Overview
Engineering at Auckland Royal Academy develops problem-solvers who apply scientific principles, mathematical reasoning, and creative design to build the infrastructure, systems, and technologies that underpin modern New Zealand society. The programme offers pathways in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, with a curriculum grounded in technical rigour and enriched by real-world project experience, industry partnerships, and a strong focus on sustainable engineering practice.
Design projects begin in the first year and culminate in a major capstone project where you solve a real engineering challenge in collaboration with an industry partner. Workshops, laboratory sessions, and site visits to construction projects, manufacturing facilities, and infrastructure operations across Auckland give you direct exposure to engineering practice at scale. Faculty members bring both academic research expertise and professional engineering experience into the teaching environment.
Career Opportunities
Engineering graduates from Auckland Royal Academy are eligible to pursue professional registration with Engineering New Zealand and work across the construction, energy, manufacturing, transportation, and environmental sectors. Many join engineering consultancies, infrastructure developers, and public works organisations, while others move into technical management, entrepreneurship, or postgraduate research in specialised engineering disciplines.
Program Learning Outcomes
Apply engineering principles — including structural analysis, thermodynamics, electrical circuit theory, or fluid mechanics — to design and evaluate engineering systems that meet technical specifications, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
Use computational modelling, simulation tools, and engineering software to analyse complex systems, optimise designs, and predict performance under a range of operational and environmental conditions.
Apply sustainable engineering principles and lifecycle analysis to minimise the environmental impact of engineering projects, demonstrating awareness of New Zealand's infrastructure resilience challenges and climate change obligations.
Programme
| Semester 1 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Mathematics I | 4 | ENGR 101 |
| Engineering Physics | 4 | ENGR 110 |
| Engineering Design | 4 | ENGR 120 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Structural Mechanics | 4 | ENGR 210 |
| Thermodynamics | 4 | ENGR 220 |
| Electrical Engineering | 4 | ENGR 230 |
| Semester 3 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 3 | ENGR 301 |
| Environmental Engineering | 3 | ENGR 320 |
| Project Management | 3 | ENGR 310 |
| Semester 4 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Engineering Design | 4 | ENGR 401 |
| Infrastructure Systems NZ | 3 | ENGR 410 |
| Engineering Capstone | 4 | ENGR 490 |
| Total for the entire period of study | 11 |
Contact us
3/60 Federal Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
How to Apply?
- You Apply
Tell us a little about yourself and we’ll help with the rest. Our convenient online application tool only takes 10 minutes to complete.
- We Connect
After you submit your application, an admissions representative will contact you and will help you to complete the process.
- You Get Ready
Once you’ve completed your application and connected with an admissions representative, you’re ready to create your schedule.