The Master of Engineering Studies caters for professional engineers seeking advanced technical training and is a taught master's degree with no thesis requirement. The MEngSt comprises a combination of 400 and 600-level courses that enables candidates to study a broad range of topics in their general area of expertise.

New Zealand’s manufacturing base is moving increasingly towards low-volume, highly-specialised, high-value products. This shift together with further environmental pressures will increase the need for chemical and process engineers and their expertise to ensure that novel, cleaner process technology is available. Chemical and process engineers work in areas such as renewable energy, biofuel production, environmental control, fermentation, waste treatment, food industry, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals