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Highway Engineering

MG5012

  • Level 5
  • 15 Credits
  • 0.125 EFTS
  • Delivery type:
    Online only
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Course cost:
    $899 NZ Domestic
    $2,845 NZ International
  • Workload - Approximately 10 hours per week
  • Prerequisites
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  • Availability
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This online highway engineering course will introduce the fundamentals of road materials, road construction practices, principles of drainage design, and basic geometrical alignment of a road.

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

Learners who successfully complete this online course will be able to:

  • Outline and describe road infrastructure administration agencies and principles of route location.
  • Evaluate the properties and testing of road earthworks, pavement and wearing surface materials, discuss road construction practice and pavement distress.
  • Evaluate the components, functions and design of surface and sub-surface drainage for roads.
  • Describe basic horizontal and vertical alignment of a road.

Assessment:

  • 50% internally assessed
  • 50% examination. 

For more information about exams, including a full list of exam times go to our exam page:

Examination information

Assessment for this course includes an examination

Open Polytechnic will, subject to you meeting the entry requirements for this course/programme, enrol you in this course.

Your enrolment in the course means that you should expect to complete an in-person examination.

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Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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From there you click 'Apply now' and start your study journey.