Study the Architectural Engineering major in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree and develop the skills to engineer for high-quality buildings.
Businesses, tenants and homeowners expect more from the buildings they work and live in. They want buildings that are energy efficient and more sustainable, comfortable to live and work in, offer more services and are fit for purpose, now and in the future. Architectural engineers help make this happen.
The Architectural Engineering major covers the skills you need to develop complex designs that can meet all those needs, from the foundations to the services.
This is part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).
As an architectural engineering student, you’ll develop knowledge of architectural and construction processes to prepare you for your future career.
You also need to complete 800 hours of planned, supervised work experience to graduate, in addition to completing all your courses. This experience exposes you to common engineering industry practices and helps you gain knowledge of engineering procedures, engineering responsibilities, and health and safety practices.
You’ll become familiar with sustainable built environment and passive design strategies, building modelling and performance simulation, architectural management techniques and building research applications.
Most of your first-year courses are shared between the majors in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and the Bachelor of Engineering Technology, making it easy for you to switch between our engineering degrees and majors*.
If you’re already studying at AUT and have any questions about the courses you should enrol in, email engineer@aut.ac.nz
*Cross-credits between different engineering majors and degrees are assessed on a case-by-case basis, and you may not be able to gain cross-credits for all your first-year courses.
In Year 4 you choose four level 8 optional courses from those listed below.
If you started your studies in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) before 2024, the courses you need to complete are a little different. Find out what courses you need to take to complete your qualification if you started in 2023 or earlier.
Your industry-based research project in Year 4 is your opportunity to gain real-life industrial experience in an architectural engineering environment, under the guidance of an experienced supervisor.
Organisations you could work with include:
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This is an engineering qualification. Graduates will not be architects or qualified to register as architects.
The information on this page was correct at time of publication. For a comprehensive overview of AUT qualifications, please refer to the Academic Calendar.