The Bachelor of Engineering with Honours is the basis for a professional career in engineering, and at Waikato you're provided with plenty of opportunities to apply what you’ve learnt in real-life work situations.
By studying Materials and Process Engineering at the University of Waikato, you will learn how to add value to raw materials used to manufacture a number of useful products, while minimising waste. These products can be as varied as dietary formulae, foods, ceramics that can withstand high temperatures, new metal alloys, pharmaceuticals, laminated boards, functional proteins, and composites.
Hamilton NZ, New Zealand
48 Months
NZ$ 39,770
IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90
*Subject to approval.
Note: Second year includes ENGEN271 Work Placement 1, and third year includes ENGEN371 Work Placement 2. These are compulsory but are 0-point papers.
If you are studying the Diploma in Engineering Professional Practice concurrent with the BE(Hons), you must complete ENGEN272 Engineering Work Placement 1 and ENGEN372 Engineering Work Placement 2 (in place of ENGEN271 and ENGEN371).
Programme Elective Papers
Year 3
Choose 30 points from the following:
CHEMY203 Inorganic Chemistry
CHEMY204 Analytical Chemistry
ENGME280 Design and Manufacturing 1
ENGMP214 Materials Manufacturing Processes
ENGCB321 Thermal Engineerings
ENGCB322 Chemical and Biological Operations
ENGCB323 Chemical Reaction Engineering
ENGCV323 Water Engineering 2
ENGEN390 Special Topics in Engineering 1
ENGEV341 Environmental Engineering 2
ENGME352 Control and Applications
Year 4
Choose 30 points from the following (with no more than one 300 level paper):
ENGCB321 Thermal Engineering
ENGCB322 Chemical and Biological Operations
ENGCB323 Chemical Reaction Engineering
ENGCV323 Water Engineering 2
ENGEV341 Environmental Engineering 2
ENGCB521 Advanced Process Control
ENGCB523 Advanced Energy Engineering
ENGEN585 Special Topics in Engineering 5
ENGEV541 Advanced Water and Wastewater Engineering
ENGEV542 Waste Minimisation Engineering
ENGME580 Product Innovation and Development
ENGME585 Industrial Technology and Innovation 1
ENGME586 Industrial Technology and Innovation 2
ENGMP511 Advanced Materials Properties and Performance
ENGMP513 Engineering Performance in Systems
The Materials and Process Engineering programme covers a wide range of skills and contains two engineering disciplines that overlap in many areas. The materials engineer makes critical decisions in selecting the best materials for a particular function; the process engineer makes critical decisions in the processes and utilities required to manufacture the product. For example, materials engineering involves understanding the properties and uses of wood and steel, designing and constructing new filters for sewage treatment, and providing new materials for the energy industry. Process engineering include converting trees into paper and fibre board, iron sand into steel, effluent into drinkable water, and gas into electricity.
Materials and Process Engineering is available as a specified programme for the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (BE(Hons)).
To complete the specified programme in Materials and Process Engineering, students must complete the following programme.
Year 1
Students must take the following papers: CHEMY102, ENGEN101, ENGEN102, ENGEN103, ENGEN110, ENGEN112, ENGEN170 and ENGEN180.
Year 2
Students must take the following papers: ENGCB223, ENGCB224, ENGCB280, ENGEN201, ENGEN270, ENGEN271, ENGME221, ENGMP211 and ENGMP213.
If you are studying the Diploma in Engineering Management, concurrent with the BE(Hons), you must complete ENGEN272 (in place of ENGEN271).
Year 3
Students must take the following papers: ENGMP214, ENGCB324, ENGCB380, ENGEN301, ENGEN370, ENGEN371, ENGMP311 and ENGMP313.
Plus 15 points of electives from: CHEMY201, CHEMY202, ENGCB321, ENGCB322, ENGCB323, ENGCV323, ENGEN390 or ENGEV341.
If you are studying the Diploma in Engineering Management, concurrent with the BE(Hons), you must complete ENGEN372 (in place of ENGEN371).
Year 4
Students must take the following papers: ENGCB581, ENGEN570, ENGEN582 and ENGMP512.
Plus 30 points of electives (with no more than one 300 level paper) from: ENGCB321, ENGCB322, ENGCB323, ENGCV323, ENGEV341, ENGCB521, ENGCB523, ENGEN585, ENGEV541, ENGEV542, ENGME585, ENGME586, ENGMP511 or ENGMP513.
Entry into the BE(Hons) in the specified programme of Materials and Process Engineering will be guaranteed to applicants who gain University Entrance, including a minimum of 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Calculus. Applicants must also gain at least 16 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Chemistry and 14 credits in NCEA at Level 3 in Physics.
All other applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis and pathways are available
English language entry requirements
To provide flexibility to students during COVID-19 who are affected by the closure of testing centres, the University of Waikato will accept the following alternative tests for all 2021 and 2022 intakes. Please note this policy is subject to review.
IELTS Indicator (this is an online version of the regular IELTS test)
TOEFL iBT Home (Plus) (this is an online version of the regular TOEFL test)
Duolingo English Test (DET) with the following scores:
DET score of 90 for pre-degree programmes (IELTS 5.5 equivalent)
DET score of 100 for undergraduate programmes (excluding those listed below)
DET score of 110 for postgraduate programmes (excluding doctoral programmes)
The University of Waikato will accept Duolingo (DET) as an alternative means of meeting the English language entry requirements for the majority of its programmes (excluding all Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, BSW and LLB) while test centres remain closed and until further notice.
Students who are accepted into their programme using any of the three language tests named above will be issued an unconditional offer, but will be required to undertake a supplementary online language assessment. For doctoral students using DET to gain admission, you will be required to undertake a supplementary assessment prior to an offer being issued.
The University teaches in the medium of English and requires all students to demonstrate proficiency in written and spoken English.
The University’s English language entry requirements are set out below. If you do not meet the English language entry requirements you can enrol in an English Language programme with our University of Waikato College.
If English was the language of instruction in the last two years of secondary/tertiary studies, an English language waiver may be considered. Students need to provide evidence of this at the time of application.
English language test |
Undergraduate (all courses except those listed below) |
IELTS |
6.0 overall (no band less than 5.5) |
iBT (internet-based) TOEFL |
80 with a score of 21 in writing |
iBT (home-based) TOEFL |
80 with a score of 21 in writing |
C1 Advanced (formally known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)) |
169 and no bands below 162 |
C2 Proficiency (formally known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)) |
169 and no bands below 162 |
Language Cert International ESOL (LRWS) |
C1 Expert with an overall pass and no less than pass in each skill |
NCUK English for Academic Purposes |
Minimum of a C grade overall and no less than D grade in each component. Some programmes have additional entry requirements. For further details, visit our dedicated NCUK information page. |
New Zealand Certificate in English Language (NZCEL) |
Level 4 (Academic) |
Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) |
Minimum score of 80 |
Pearson PTE Academic |
50 with no PTE communicative skills below 42 |
Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE) |
II with distinction in all four components |
University of Waikato College |
Successful completion of Level 7 with a B grade average in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English (CAAE) programme |
English language test |
Undergraduate
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Bachelor of Laws (LLB) |
Bachelor of Social Work |
IELTS |
7.0 overall (no band less than 7.0) |
6.5 overall (no less than 6.0 in any band) |
6.5 overall (no band less than 6.5) |
iBT (internet-based) TOEFL |
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90 with a score of 21 in writing |
85 with a score of 22 in writing |
Pearson PTE Academic |
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58 with no PTE communicative skills below 50 |
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University of Waikato College |
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Successful completion of Level 8 with a B grade average in the Certificate of Attainment in Academic English (CAAE) programme |
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Estimated Fees* (International): $39,770 per year (any of years 1-3)
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