This diploma will allow you to apply your knowledge in engineering humanitarian service, broaden your skills, and widen your perceptions of engineering.
The Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering can only be completed in parallel with a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree, in any engineering discipline.
The programme combines courses in the humanities and social sciences with service-based experiential learning. Students will work on community-identified engineering issues and projects.
This additional qualification is ideal for those engineering students interested in:
- helping to solve global issues such as food and water shortages, power supply, climate change, and ageing populations
- adding a humanitarian focus to your degree
- having the opportunity to work in a disadvantaged or developing community as part of your degree.
Entry requirements
Enrolment in the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering is open to Bachelor of Engineering with Honours students in their 2nd-4th years, from any discipline.
To enter, you must have successfully completed the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours degree, and your application will need to be approved by the College of Engineering Dean (Academic).
Please see the Regulations for the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering for full details.
How do I plan my diploma?
You must complete courses with a minimum total of 120 points, including:
- up to 45 points of which can be cross-credited from a BE(Hons) degree
- 45 points made up of courses from humanities and social sciences courses (in subjects ranging from Anthropology to Political Science and International Relations)
- a 30 point capstone course in humanitarian engineering, which includes either a professional report or practical component.
See the Regulations for the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering for full details on the courses required.
Subjects and courses
Compulsory courses
The following introductory Engineering course (usually taken during your first year of the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours):
- ENGR 101 Foundations of Engineering
One course from the following (usually taken during the second year of your Engineering degree):
- ENCH 295 Chemical Engineering Professional Practice
- ENCN 213 Design Studio 1
- ENEL 200 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design
- ENME 221 Engineering Design and Manufacture
- ENMT 201 Mechatronics Design
- SENG 202 Software Engineering Project Workshop
One course from the following (usually taken during the second year of your Engineering degree):
- ENCH 394 Process Engineering Design 2
- ENEL 300 Electrical and Computer Engineering Design 2
- ENME 311 Engineering Design and Production Management
- ENMT 301 Mechatronics System Design
- FORE 316 Forest Management
- SENG 302 Software Engineering Group Project
One of the following humanities courses:
- ANTH 102 Cultural Diversity and The Making of The Modern World
- ANTH 104 Indigenous Peoples, Development and Anthropology
- CHCH 101 Strengthening Communities through Social Innovation
- EDUC 103 Education, Culture and Society
- GEOL 113 GeoHazards
- MAOR 107 Aotearoa: Introduction to Traditional Māori Society
- MAOR 108 Aotearoa: Introduction to New Zealand Treaty Society
- MAOR 165 He Tīmatanga: Engaging with Māori
- POLS 104 Introduction to International Relations
- POLS 105 Comparing the Politics of Nations: A Global Introduction
- SOCI 111 Exploring Society
- SOCI 112 Global Society
Two of the following advanced humanities courses:
- ANTH 213 Environment, Development and Disaster
- ANTH 223 Ethnicity, Racism and History
- EDUC 206 Education and Society: Ideals and Realities
- GEOG 202 Globalisation and New Geographies
- HIST 279 Social and Cultural History of India
- HIST 294 Recovering Christchurch 1850-2010
- HIST 298 Elephants and Empires: An Environmental History of Ancient to Modern India
- HIST 398 Elephants and Empires: An Environmental History of Ancient to Modern India
- HSRV 208 Gender Sensitivity and the Human Services
- MAOR 219 Te Tiriti: The Treaty of Waitangi
- MAOR 285 Oral Traditions and Modern Histories of Ngāi Tahu
- PSYC 206 Research Design and Statistics
- SOCI 220 Environment and Society
- SOCI 244 On Death and Dying: Current Controversies in Thanatology
- SOCI 255 Sociology of the City
- SOCI 263 Sociology of the Everyday World
One of the following capstone courses:
- ENGR 315 Humanitarian Engineering Practice
- ENGR 316 Humanitarian Engineering Professional Report (available over the summer)
Further study
Subject to meeting requirements, graduates may be eligible for the Master of Engineering or Postgraduate Certificate in Engineering.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills in a range of areas additional to their specialist engineering disciplines, and will have shown a capacity for taking on additional work and an interest in applying their skills and knowledge to humanitarian service.
They will be able to work in a diverse range of engineering companies, both nationally and internationally, and will be recognised by prospective employers as having social and communication skills that are over and above those of other engineering graduates.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree from UC.
Tuition Fees
See Tuition Fee Structure for more information
Domestic
| YEAR | POINTS | INFO | FEES (NZD) |
| 2020 | 120 | Banded Fee – total tuition fee dependent on course selection. Note: 45 points are cross-credited from BE(Hons) | $4,279 |
International
| YEAR | POINTS | INFO | FEES (NZD) |
| 2020 | 120 | Special (Set) Programme Fee | $21,125 – $22,875 |
| 2021 | 120 | Special (Set) Programme Fee | $23,375 |
Contact us
For the full degree requirements, see the Regulations for the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering.
For study planning help, contact the UC Liaison Office | Te Rōpū Takawaenga o UC (new students) or a College of Engineering | Te Rāngai Pūkaha Student Advisor (advancing students).
For more information on facilities, resources, and staff, see the College of Engineering | Te Rāngai Pūkaha.
For more general information, email [email protected] or freephone 0800 VARSITY (827 748).