Master of Civil Engineering specialisation in Water Engineering

The Water Engineering Laboratory is located within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. We are a hub for experimental, field and numerical initiatives to tackle our water resources problems. We are a world-leading academic research and consulting laboratory, hosting a range of sophisticated equipment that measures flow depths and velocities based on acoustic, ultrasonic, laser and imaging systems; as well as underwater topographies and forces on objects.
Our expertise include:
- River, coastal and estuarine hydrodynamics and sediment transport
- Civil engineering hydraulics and hydraulic modelling
- River and coastal engineering
- Ecohydraulics
- Catchment hydrology

Prerequisite: A Grade Point Average of 5.0 or higher over 60 points from the most recently passed 700 level courses

Complete 120 points for either of the following:

120 points for 90 points Thesis Option, or
120 points for all 120 points Thesis Option

90 points Thesis Option

Complete 120 points comprising:

15 points for all Compulsory Course, and
15 points from Elective Courses, and
Either:
90 points for all Thesis - Option 1, or
90 points for all Thesis - Option 2

Compulsory Course

Complete 15 points for ALL of the following:

ENVENG 702 - Engineering Decision Making in Aotearoa - Level 9 (15 points)

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 15 points from the following:

CIVIL 706 - Special Topic: Water-sensitive Cities (15 points)

CIVIL 731 - Water Resources Modelling (15 points)

CIVIL 732 - Coastal Engineering Design (15 points)

CIVIL 733 - Coastal Engineering Dynamics (15 points)

CIVIL 734 - River Engineering (15 points)

CIVIL 737 - Coastal Modelling (15 points)

CIVIL 782 - Water Resources Engineering (15 points)

ENVENG 701 - Urban Stormwater Management - Level 9 (15 points)

ENVENG 740 - Water and Wastewater Engineering (15 points)

ENVENG 746 - Surface Water Quality Modelling - Level 9 (15 points)

Up to 15 points may be substituted from other relevant 600 and 700 level courses offered in the Faculty of Engineering approved by the Programme Director.