Master of Civil Engineering specialisation in Water Engineering

A specialisation is a focused collection of courses within a programme that allows you to gain deep, targeted knowledge in a specific sub-field. Normally these courses make up more than 50 percent of a qualification, some of which lead to registration within a certain field. They may be interdisciplinary, professionally oriented, or designed to meet accreditation requirements. Specialisations often restrict elective choice in favour of a clearly defined study plan.

Completed specialisations will appear on your academic transcript.

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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

MCivilEng - Master of Civil Engineering

Complete 180 points for either of the following:

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

90 points Thesis Option

Complete 180 points comprising:

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

Compulsory Courses

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

ENGGEN 769 - Research Methods for Engineers (15 points)

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

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 60 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 60 points may be substituted from other 600 and 700 level courses offered in the Faculty of Engineering approved by the Programme Director.

Thesis - Option 1

Complete 90 points for ALL of the following:

CIVIL 793A - Thesis - Level 9 (30 points)

CIVIL 793B - Thesis - Level 9 (60 points)

Thesis - Option 2

Complete 90 points for ALL of the following:

CIVIL 794A - Thesis - Level 9 (45 points)

CIVIL 794B - Thesis - Level 9 (45 points)

120 points Thesis Option

Complete 180 points comprising:

30 points for all Compulsory Courses, and
30 points from Elective Courses, and
120 points for all Thesis

Compulsory Courses

Complete 30 points for ALL of the following:

ENGGEN 769 - Research Methods for Engineers (15 points)

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

Elective Courses

Complete exactly 30 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 30 points may be substituted from other 600 and 700 level courses offered in the Faculty of Engineering approved by the Programme Director.

Thesis

Complete 120 points for ALL of the following:

CIVIL 796A - Thesis - Level 9 (60 points)

CIVIL 796B - Thesis - Level 9 (60 points)

Please note that while regulations and programme rules for future academic years may be displayed or made available in advance, they remain subject to change. Official, final approved programme regulations for the upcoming academic year will be available when the University Calendar is published in late October of the preceding year. Any information available prior to Calendar publication should be treated as provisional.

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