ENHE301-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025

Humanitarian Field Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 September 2025

Description

Humanitarian Engineering is application of people-centred engineering to improve the quality of life of marginalised individuals and disadvantaged communities, including participatory design of appropriate technologies that promote well-being, and the response to humanitarian crises. This is a foundational course on humanitarian engineering practice and is required for completion of the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering (DipGlobalHumanEng). The course includes classroom-based learning and practical activities. In the lectures, students learn about the Civil Defence and Emergency Management system in Aotearoa New Zealand, and the United Nations Cluster System for humanitarian response to disasters, with content delivered by practitioner engineers and other industry professionals with relevant experience. During the workshops and skill sessions, participants learn practical aspects of how to implement Water, Sanitation and Hygiene systems, such as establishing water sources, treatment, and distribution, along with relevant metalwork, plumbing, carpentry, and electrical safety techniques. The culmination of the course is a simulation scenario where participants have to coordinate and come up with a viable drinking-water solution to a fictional humanitarian engineering emergency. Throughout the course, students are challenged to improve their communication, teamwork, and leadership skills. This is a prerequisite for ENHE401 Humanitarian Engineering Community Project.

Prerequisites

ENHE101 Introduction to Humanitarian Engineering; two (2) social science electives required for the Diploma in Global Humanitarian Engineering.

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Report - WASH assessment, H&S Plan 25%
Skills workshops and field camp participation 50%
Report - Debrief & Reflection 25%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,122.00

International fee $6,238.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENHE301 Occurrences

  • ENHE301-25S2 (C) Semester Two 2025