Course Overview
The revised Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering is a professional degree, registered at level 8 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). This programme builds to a level of conceptual sophistication, specialised knowledge and intellectual autonomy in accordance with requirements at NQF level 8. Furthermore, the programme in Civil Engineering demands a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence and aims to foster deepened, comprehensive and systematic expertise in the major subject/cognate areas of learning, i.e. structural engineering, transportation engineering, water engineering and geotechnical engineering. Students will be equipped with cognitive and intellectual skills, key transferable skills, and professional/technical/practical skills that would enable them to plan, design, construct, and maintain the physical and naturally built environment, including works like bridges, roads, canals, dams, and buildings. The programme includes a substantial element of Work Integrated Learning and requires the conduct and reporting of supervised research in order to adequately prepare students for entry into the profession.
The principal purposes of this programme are to:
• Provide students with professional competencies related to professional practice in Civil Engineering so as to meet to the needs of the industry/market;
• Equip students with a foundation for further intellectual development and opportunities for gainful employment and rewarding contributions to society;
• Produce students who are prepared for and demonstrate understanding of the principles of:
- life-long learning,
- critical thinking,
- a wide range of issues which are crucial to the welfare of society, for example, upliftment, empowerment and transformation;
• Contribute towards a student’s personal career path development by laying the foundation for further specialisation/qualifications in worldwide accepted sub-disciplines;
• Equip students with generic competencies in communication, teamwork and cross-cultural cooperation.
Admissions Requirements
Career Opportunities
Professional Engineers (structural, transportation, water and geotechnical engineering).
Some of the Subjects You Will Study
Year 1
Semester 1
| Course |
Course Title |
Prerequisites |
NQF |
NQF |
|
Code |
|
|
Level |
Credits |
|
AMC110S |
Engineering Mechanics 114 |
None |
5 |
12 |
|
APH120S |
Engineering Physics 114 |
None |
5 |
12 |
|
END111S |
Engineering Drawing 114 |
None |
5 |
12 |
|
CEN510S |
Computing for Engineers 114 |
None |
5 |
12 |
Semester 2
| MTM120S |
Engineering Mathematics 125 |
Engineering Mathematics 115 |
5 |
15 |
|
ACH520S |
Engineering Chemistry 123 |
None |
5 |
9 |
|
ELC520S |
Electrical Circuits 124 |
Engineering Physics 114 and |
5 |
12 |
|
|
|
Engineering Mathematics 115 |
|
|
|
CAD120S |
Computer Aided Drawing 124 |
Engineering Drawing 114 |
5 |
12 |
Year 2
Semester 3
|
FMC610S |
Fluid Mechanics 214 |
Engineering Mechanics 114 |
6 |
12 |
|
TST610S |
Theory of Structures 214 |
Mechanics of Materials 124 and |
6 |
12 |
|
|
|
Engineering Mathematics 125 |
|
|
|
EGY610S |
Engineering Geology 214 |
None |
6 |
12 |
|
ENS610S |
Engineering Surveying 214 |
Engineering Mathematics 115 |
6 |
12 |
Semester 4
|
GMS620S Geomechanics 224 None 6 12 |
|
PFM620S Project & Facility Management 224 None 6 12 |
|
WRE620S Water Engineering 224 Fluid Mechanics 214 6 12 |
|
|
|
TEM620S Traffic Engineering 223 Engineering Drawing 114 6 9 |
Year 3
Semester 5
|
GDR710S |
Geometric Design of Roads 313 |
Engineering Drawing 114 |
7 |
9 |
|
STA710S |
Structural Analysis 314 |
Structural Analysis 224 |
7 |
12 |
|
GET710S |
Geotechnical Engineering 314 |
Geomechanics 224 |
7 |
12 |
|
RCM710S |
Reinforced Concrete and Masonry |
Structural Analysis 224 |
7 |
15 |
|
|
Design 315 |
|
|
|
Semester 6
|
GET720S |
Geotechnical Engineering 324 |
Geotechnical Engineering 314 |
7 |
12 |
|
STD720S |
Structural Design of Steel and |
Structural Analysis 314 |
7 |
12 |
|
|
Timber 324 |
|
|
|
Year 4
Semester 7
|
SWM810S |
Solid Waste Management 414 |
None |
8 |
12 |
|
ERM811S |
Engineering Research |
None |
8 |
12 |
|
|
Methodology 414 |
|
|
|
|
EVE810S |
Environmental Engineering 414 |
None |
8 |
12 |
|
CET810S |
Civil Engineering Design Project 410 |
None |
8 |
12 |
Plus any ONE of the following Elective Courses (depending on demand):
| CMF810S |
Continuum Mechanics and |
Structural Analysis 314 |
8 |
12 |
|
|
Finite Element Methods 414 |
|
|
|
|
GDE810S |
Geometric Design of Routes 414 |
Geometric Design of Roads 313 |
8 |
12 |
|
HSS810S |
Hydraulic Structures 414 |
Reinforced Concrete and Masonry |
8 |
12 |
|
|
|
Design 315 |
|
|
|
IFM810S |
Infrastructure & Facility |
None |
8 |
12 |
|
|
Management 414 |
|
|
|
|
WCE720S |
Work Integrated Learning |
Successful completion of all first year courses |
|
|
|
|
|
and at least 80 % of NQF credits at second year. |
7 |
53 |
Year 4
Semester 8
| CET820S |
Civil Engineering Project 420 |
Engineering Research Methodology 414 and |
8 |
35 |
|
|
|
Civil Engineering Design Project 410 |
|
|
|
BCT820S |
Building Contract & Tendering 424 |
None |
8 |
12 |
|
EIS820S |
Engineer - in - Society: Ethics, |
None |
8 |
12 |
|
|
Professionalism 424 |
|
|
|
Plus ONE of the following Elective courses (depending on demand):
| WDM820S |
Water Resources Development |
None |
8 |
15 |
|
|
and Management 425 |
|
|
|
|
ACS820S |
Advanced Reinforced Concrete & Steel Design 425 |
Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Design 315 |
8 |
15 |
|
TSS820S |
Transport Systems and |
Geometric Design of Roads 313 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
Structures 425 |
|
|
|
|
EID820S |
Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 425 |
Water Engineering 224 |
8 |
15 |
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