Study in Auckland

Auckland University is a great location to study engineering. New Zealand isn't particularly noted for its engineering experts, but the department here is extremely well developed and the courses more than adequate.

The academic year is split into two semesters:
First Semester - start March to end June
Second Semester - mid July to mid November
...and you are required to do four modules per semester.

Engineering has its own large building on campus, where you'll likely be spending most of your lectures and labs. As well as lecture halls, rooms and laboratories, there is an adjoining, well stocked library for Engineering books and journals, as well as several Engineering specific computer rooms.

Almost all of the module administration (finding & picking modules, getting results and resources) is found in two of the university's web systems, nDeva and CECIL. nDeva holds all your 'official status' data, you can check details of all the possible modules and timetables, find out when and where they are, and eventually find out what your final grades are. Before you are a student there, you will mostly find the module database useful as you will have to pick a selection that will adequately cover what a third year course will cover at Warwick. I've given my selection below.

To actually enrol in courses as an exchange student however, you need to write your choices on an official form and have them verified by the undergraduate adviser. You may also have to show some prerequisites in the form of your module descriptions from Warwick. Note that I chose to do a year-long project over there (after consultation with some of the academic staff over a title), which left six options.

CECIL on the other hand, is used during your studies, and while it wasn't used fully by all module staff, it was a very useful resource for lecture notes, and any teacher-student interaction and notices. It simply lists your module selection, and under each heading is a module specific calendar, your current lab/coursework/test marks, and any correspondence handed out, and a list of resources.

As far as computers are concerned, I have already mentioned the engineering labs that are available, but there are more general labs available in the main student building on campus. More info can be found about printing and quotas in the link below.

Useful Links:
nDeva - the module database lies here
Engineering Undergraduate Handbook (PDF)
Warwick Year 3 module selection - the choices at Warwick
IT Engineering Resources - more details on the computer resources available at Auckland