Graduate Diploma In Engineering (Highways) (Level 7)

Add valuable highway engineering and applied management skills to your engineering qualification and take your career places. With the combination of specialised technical knowledge and management skills you will increase your career options and be able to gain sought after management roles.

Graduates will be able to:
apply advanced technical knowledge in a highway design or construction environment.
innovatively apply and modify practices in the field of highway engineering.
creatively plan, design, control, budget and prioritise highway construction and maintenance programmes to stand ards required by the engineering profession.
provide managerial input into highway engineering projects and activities.
implement and complete projects without direct supervision.
undertake a wide range of support activities, including organization, management, liaison and public relations.
analyse and evaluate technical and economic options.
display substantial personal and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
exercise responsibility for the work of others, including cost effective allocation of resources.
maintain individual quality standards.
continue studies towards higher professional or managerial qualifications.

The applicant must: have an appropriate (e.g. engineering, science, geology, or similar) degree or higher tertiary qualification, and: satisfy the Programme Manager, with advice from academic staff, that they have sufficient knowledge of mathematics to ensure successful completion of the programme.

Special admission

In special circumstances applicants who are able to show evidence of an ability to succeed in the programme may be considered for admission, provided that:

They have completed a qualification from another tertiary provider deemed by the Programme Manager to bring them to the required academic entry level; or
In the opinion of the Programme Manager, with advice from other academic staff or National Advisory Committee members, have equivalent knowledge and skills; previous and ongoing life or work experience; or other formal or informal study, comparable with the requirements of the normal admission requirements, together with strong likelihood of successful programme completion. A student entering the Graduate Diploma programme under the above provisions may be required to follow an approved introductory course of study as a pre-requisite or co-requisite.

IELTS Test - General or Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5; TOEFL Paper-based Test (pBT) where the test was carried out prior to 1 October 2017 Score of 550 (with an essay score of 5 TWE); TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18); Cambridge English Examinations - B2 First, or B2 First for schools, or C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill; OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests; NZCEL Expiring - Level 4 (Academic); Current - Level 4 (Academic); Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42; Language Cert C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill.