Conjoint degree programme

The conjoint programme is an excellent option if you know that the other degree component will be beneficial in your proposed career. It is a very appropriate choice for capable students who have skills in a variety of areas such as languages or commerce, and wish to continue study in these areas.

The conjoint degree combinations currently available with Engineering are:

• Bachelor of Arts (BA/BE(Hons))
• Bachelor of Commerce (BCom/BE(Hons))
• Bachelor of Laws (Hons) ((BE(Hons)/LLB(Hons))
• Bachelor of Laws (BE(Hons)/LLB)
• Bachelor of Property (BE(Hons)/BProp)
• Bachelor of Science (BE(Hons)/BSc) – (with approved science major).

While the BE(Hons) programme has a challenging workload (120 points per year), the conjoint programme has an even higher points requirement (usually 135 points per year). Because of the challenging workload there is a higher entry requirement for the conjoint programme: a “B/B+” grade average required in the last full-time year of your study.

You must maintain at least a “B-” average over all of your courses to continue in the programme.

Your BE(Hons) conjoint degree will generally take five years to complete, with courses consisting of:

• Engineering courses totalling 405 points
• Other degree courses totalling 270 points, including 15 points of General Education.

The exceptions are the BE(Hons)/LLB and BE(Hons)/LLB(Hons) conjoint degrees, which are usually completed in six to seven years. The BE(Hons)/LLB and BE(Hons)/LLB(Hons) consist of:

• Engineering courses totalling 405 points
• Law courses totalling 390 points for LLB and 450 points for LLB(Hons).

The two degrees will only be conferred once the requirements for both degrees have been met.

While conjoint programmes can be structured in several ways, the structure of the BE(Hons) component is the same for each of the conjoint degrees. Before you apply for the conjoint programme you should consult with both faculties concerned and also refer to the Conjoint Degrees’ Regulations in The University of Auckland Calendar.

If you are considering undertaking a conjoint degree you may also like to consider the possibility of combining both undergraduate and postgraduate study as an alternative to completing two undergraduate degrees.

View the Conjoint Degrees Regulations.
 

If you are successfully selected for a conjoint degree, you will be expected to have Calculus and Physics to a level which will enable you to take the ENGGEN150 - Advanced Mathematical Modelling and Mechanics in place of the two ENGSCI111 and ENGGEN121 courses.

Part I for conjoint students will consist of the following:

Parts II, III and IV are comprised of:

• 15 points from ENGGEN 204
• 195 points from other courses listed for Parts II and III in the BE(Hons) Schedule for your specialisation
• 105 points (including ENGGEN 403) from Part IV in the BE(Hons) Schedule for your specialisation
• ENGGEN 299 Workshop Practice
• ENGGEN 499 Practical Work.

If you are a Part II, III or IV BE(Hons) conjoint student you must get your courses for each year approved firstly by the advisor from the other degree component, and then by your Engineering Departmental Course Adviser.
 

In 2008 we replaced our BE degree with a new BE(Hons) degree. The new BE(Hons) programme awards Honours if your GPA in Parts III and IV is above a certain level. This will only effect you if you started your conjoint degree prior to 2008, in which case you can either:

1. transfer your enrolment to the new BE(Hons) degree structure. From an academic point of view there is no difference in the criteria used to award Honours. However if you are awarded Honours you will graduate with a BE(Hons) degree, or
2. NOT transfer to the BE(Hons), but finish your conjoint degree under the “old” BE conjoint regulations. This means that you will still be eligible for Honours for the Engineering component of the conjoint, but you will graduate with a BE degree.

You must advise the Engineering Student Centre of your preference. If you do not do so, it will be taken that you wish to remain with the old BE conjoint requirements.

The major differences between the BE component of conjoint degrees prior to 2008 and the BE(Hons) conjoint component are:

• the number of points at Part IV level (old requirement usually 90 points at Part IV, new requirement 105 points at Part IV)
• a 30 point Research Project must be completed (which was not previously a requirement for Civil Engineering).

Note: To be eligible for the award of the BE(Hons) degree, you are required to take 400 or 700 Level courses in Part IV. 300 Level courses will not be approved.

Refer to The University of Auckland website for more information about conjoint degrees.

To indicate your conjoint preference download the programme transfer form.