Enhance your employability in the competitive global market with a qualification that provides advanced technical foundations and industrial perspectives in your chosen field.
The MEngSt allows students with academic engineering backgrounds to expand their existing theoretical and practical skills. It is flexible – you can study either full-time or part-time, undertake either a primarily coursework or research-focused programme, and choose from sixteen distinct specialisations.
This programme ultimately requires an in-depth exploration of your chosen topic. You will demonstrate the high-quality critical thinking and problem-solving skills that are sought-after by employers worldwide, or consider this as foundation for further study.
Polymer Engineering:
Gain advanced knowledge of polymer materials and their behaviour, processing techniques, characterisation and responsible design. Learn how they fit into the circular economy.
Subject overview
Polymers remain vital to many industries as they fit a range of purposes, resist corrosion and are relatively inexpensive to manufacture. Our Polymer Engineering courses have a strong focus on the development of commercial products and provide you with both practical and theoretical opportunities to expand your knowledge.
An increasing demand for higher performance materials will ensure that the use of polymers continues to expand. We provide industry relevant courses that focus on problem solving and product development. They include intensive practical components and are intended for industry professionals who want to further develop their specialised technical knowledge.
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Further study options
Master of Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy
1 December start available for 120-point research masters only, subject to supervisor availability.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
4 July 2023
More details
Start date
17 July 2023, 26 February 2024
Newmarket Campus
314-390 Khyber Pass Road,
AUCKLAND,
Newmarket,
1023, New Zealand
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
4 July 2023
More details
Start date
17 July 2023, 26 February 2024
Grafton Campus
85 Park Road,
AUCKLAND,
Grafton,
1023, New Zealand
Taught 120 points or Research 120 points:
You must have completed a four-year bachelor’s degree in engineering at a recognised university (or similar institution) that includes:
Broad coverage in your first year of the foundational science topics that underpin engineering disciplines: mathematical modelling, chemical and materials science, electrical engineering theory, mechanics, programming, and engineering design.
One year of postgraduate-level study
a research project or dissertation comprising at least one-quarter of the final year.
Taught 180 points:
You must have completed an undergraduate engineering degree at a recognised university (or similar institution), in a field similar to your intended specialisation.
You will need a GPE of 4.0.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands less than 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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