Our Mechanical Engineering programme is strongly based on project-based learning.??It combines mechanical engineering, science and mathematics papers to give you a good understanding of engineering theory and practice.

You will study topics such as mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics, materials science, structural analysis and electricity.

Mechanical Engineering students have unique, hands-on learning opportunities at Waikato:

• You could be part of the?Waikato Formula SAE team, where students design and build their own race car, and compete in the?Formula SAE Australasia competition, usually held in Australia.

• In your third year, you will work in groups to design, manufacture and test a machine to meet a real-world design brief and specifications.??Students in the past have designed a pin-collecting machine for ArborGen Australasia.