PGCertCivilEng - Postgraduate Certificate in Civil Engineering

Overview
Entry Requirements, Fees and Dates
Regulations
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Graduate Profile and Programme Capabilities

Civil Engineers are responsible for the design and construction of infrastructure like buildings, transportation systems, water and wastewater facilities, ports, bridges and urban environments. This programme will teach you discipline-specific knowledge that will enable you to solve problems and improve people’s standard of living.

The PGCertCivilEng upskills students for employment as civil engineers and serves as a flexible qualification for students who do not wish to commit to a full masters or diploma. Graduates meeting the appropriate entry standards may proceed to masters study.

The PGCertCivilEng aims to provide graduates with knowledge, skills and competencies aligned to the roles and responsibilities of civil engineers who design, construct, and deliver physical infrastructure systems, but with a narrower focus and a curriculum comprising of 60 points. The programme upskills students for practice as a civil engineer, and serves as a flexible qualification for students who do not wish to commit to a full masters or diploma. Graduates meeting the appropriate entry standards may proceed to masters study.

Civil Engineer
Construction Engineer
Construction Project Manager
Design Engineer
Engineering Manager
Environmental Engineer
Geotechnical Engineer
Structural Engineer

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Other qualifications

If your highest qualification was gained from another tertiary institution, view our entry requirements.

University of Auckland minimum programme requirements

Minimum requirements listed here are the likely grades required and do not guarantee entry. We assess each application individually and applicants may require a higher grade to be offered a place.

Taught (60 point) - 2.5 Grade Point Average

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You'll also need to meet other requirements, including time limits and total points limits. See Postgraduate enrolment.

You must have completed either:

a Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from this University with a GPA of at least 2.5 in 60 points above Stage III.
Bachelor's degree from this University in relevant fields such as applied science and technology may be considered with a GPA of 3.0 in at least 60 points above Stage II.

If you do not meet the above entry requirements, but have other relevant experience and think you would be successful in postgraduate study, please contact us to discuss alternative pathways into our programmes.

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Fees are set in advance of each calendar year and will be updated on this website. Fees are inclusive of 15% GST, but do not include the Student Services Fee, course books, travel and health insurance, or living costs. Fees will be confirmed upon completion of enrolment into courses. For more information, please see Fees and Money Matters.

*Please note: amounts shown are indicative and estimates only.

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Please note: we will consider late applications if places are still available. International students should start the application process as early as possible to allow sufficient time to apply for a visa.

Semester	Application Closing Date	Semester Start Date	Semester End Date
2026 Semester One	08 December 2025	02 March 2026	29 June 2026
2026 Semester Two	08 June 2026	20 July 2026	16 November 2026

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The regulations for this postgraduate certificate are to be read in conjunction with all other relevant statutes and regulations including the Academic Statutes and Regulations.

1 In order to be admitted to this postgraduate certificate, an applicant must have:

a (i) completed the requirements for a relevant Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from this University with a Grade Point Average of 2.5 or higher, or have equivalent prior study

(ii) completed the requirements for a relevant Bachelor of Engineering or Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) from this University with a Grade Point Average of 2.5 or higher in 60 points above Stage III

b (i) completed the requirements for a relevant Bachelors degree from this University with a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher, or have equivalent prior study

(ii) completed the requirements for a relevant Bachelors degree from this University with a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher in 60 points above Stage II.

2 Equivalence and relevance in Regulation 1 will be determined by the University. Equivalence pertains to the standard as well as nature and level of study.

3 In exceptional circumstances the requirements in Regulation 1 may be waived by the Associate Dean Postgraduate Research or nominee if they determine that an applicant has at least three years of relevant practical, professional or scholarly experience that provides an equivalent level of preparation.

Note: Whether a qualification is considered relevant will depend on the courses taken in that degree and the specialisation a student intends to complete. As well as qualifications in Engineering, qualifications in applied science or technology, for example, may be considered relevant.

4 A student admitted to this postgraduate certificate must:

a pass courses with a total value of 60 points

and

b complete within the time limit specified in the General Regulations – Postgraduate Certificates.

5 The total enrolment for this postgraduate certificate must not exceed 90 points.

6 Of the 60 points required for this postgraduate certificate, a student must pass:

either

a (i) 15 points: ENVENG 702

and

(ii) at least 15 points from ENGGEN 730, 742

and

(iii) up to 30 points from other courses listed in the Master of Civil Engineering Schedule, excluding dissertation, research portfolio and research project courses

b (i) 15 points: ENVENG 702

and

(ii) 45 points from other courses from one of the specialisations listed in the Master of Civil Engineering Schedule, excluding dissertation, research portfolio and research project courses.

7 This certificate will be conferred with an endorsement in a specialisation only if the requirements in Regulation 6b are satisfied.

8 A student who has previously passed any course the same as, or similar to, the courses required for this postgraduate certificate must substitute an alternative course as approved by the Programme Director or nominee.

9 A student must complete the University of Auckland Academic Integrity course as specified in the Enrolment and Programme Regulations, Academic Integrity, of the University Calendar.

10 In exceptional circumstances the Programme Director may approve a variation to a student’s programme of study in accordance with the Enrolment and Programme Regulations.