Cape Peninsula University Of Technology Engineering Faculty
Engineering
IMPORTANT: Below are departmental letters about the offering of S1&S3 and S2&S4 subjects. As part of the phasing-out of the old National Diploma qualifications, some subjects will be repeated in semesters where they aren’t usually offered, to assist students in completing their qualifications before they are phased out.
Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying Letter
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Letter
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering – Mechatronics
The Faculty of Engineering covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, which are currently being reformed to respond to the demands of regional, National and global industry priorities in engineering education. Through a range of multi-disciplinary research institutes and centres, the Faculty aims to integrate its education and research programmes into a cohesive system, providing students with modern technology platforms for relevant and industry-responsive education, with a high degree of work-integrated learning. These platforms include the Product Life Cycle Management Competency Centre, providing state-of-the-art education in product design through to simulation and life-cycle management, the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory, and the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems, to mention a few. Through this approach, the Faculty aims to emerge as a major driver of socio-economic change in the region.
Regional, National and international partnerships provide an essential mechanism for research and technology transfer, while at the same time developing opportunities for student international experience. The Foundry Technology Programme with RWTH Aachen University of Technology, and the Satellite Technology Programme under the French South Africa Technology Initiative, amongst others, are high impact examples of such partnerships. Exchange programmes, such as those with Shanghai Dian Ji University and De Haagse Hogeschool, provide students with opportunities to participate in collaborative technology projects, while developing multicultural and global perspectives.
As part of a University of Technology, our mandate requires participation in community-based and SME projects, with a strong emphasis on commercialisation, providing a platform for technology transfer and spin-off technology enterprises. In this way, we provide our students and researchers with opportunities to engage at the highest level of engineering, and continue to impact on the development of high-end engineering skills as a basis for industrial competitiveness.
Engineering courses
Engineering Building
- ND: Building
CLOTHING MANAGEMENT
- NC: Clothing Management
- Diploma: In Clothing And Textile Technology
- BTech: Clothing Management
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- BTech: Construction Management
- BTech: Construction Management (Facility Management)
- BTech: Construction Management (Health And Safety)
- MTech: Construction Management
ENGINEERING: CHEMICAL
- ND: Engineering: Chemical
- BTech: Engineering: Chemical
- MTech: Engineering: Chemical
- DTech: Engineering: Chemical
ENGINEERING: CIVIL
- ND: Engineering: Civil
- BTech: Engineering: Civil (Construction Management)
- BTech: Engineering: Civil (Urban Engineering)
- BTech: Engineering: Civil (Transportation)
- BTech: Engineering: Civil (Water Engineering)
- MTech: Engineering: Civil
- DTech: Engineering: Civil
ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL
- ND: Computer Systems
- ND: Engineering: Electrical (Power Electronics Stream)
- ND: Engineering: Electrical (Electronic Communications Stream)
- ND: Engineering: Electrical (Industrial Electronics Stream)
- ND: Engineering: Electrical (Control Systems Stream)
- ND: Engineering: Electrical (Power Systems Stream)
- BTech: Engineering: Electrical (Power Electronics Stream)
- BTech: Engineering: Electrical (Computer Systems Stream)
- BTech: Engineering: Electrical (Power Systems Stream)
- BTech: Engineering: Electrical (Industrial Electronics Stream)
- BTech: Engineering: Electrical (Electronic Communication Stream)
- MTech: Engineering: Electrical
- MTech: Electrical Engineering (Coursework)
- DTech: Engineering: Electrical
ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL
- ND: Engineering: Mechanical
- ND: Engineering: Mechanical: Mechatronics
- BTech: Engineering: Mechanical
- BTech: Engineering: Mechanical (Mechatronics)
- MTech: Engineering: Mechanical (Course-Based)
- MTech: Engineering Mechanical (Research-Based)
- DTech: Engineering: Mechanical
MARITIME STUDIES
- ND: Engineering: Mechanical: Marine Engineering
- ND: Maritime Studies
INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
- ND: Engineering: Industrial
- BTech: Engineering: Industrial
- BTech: Quality
- MTech: Quality
QUANTITY SURVEYING
- BTech: Quantity Surveying
- MTech: Quantity Surveying
GEOMATICS (SURVEYING AND CARTOGRAPHY)
- ND: Surveying
- ND: Cartography (Gisc)
- BTech: Cartography
- BTech: Surveying
- MTech: Cartography
TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY
- ND: Textile Technology (Discontinued)
- BTech: Textile Technology (Discontinued)
Engineering Faculty Handbook 2024
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New Engineering Qualifications
IMPORTANT: Below are departmental letters about the offering of S1&S3 and S2&S4 subjects. As part of the phasing-out of the old National Diploma qualifications, some subjects will be repeated in semesters where they aren’t usually offered, to assist students in completing their qualifications before they are phased out.
Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying Letter
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Letter
Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering – Mechatronics
1. What is the purpose of introducing new qualifications?
The new qualifications are introduced to align with the new Higher Education qualification sub-Framework (HEQSF) as Gazetted by the South African Department of Education on 2 August 2013. This is a requirement placed on all Higher Education institutions in the attempt to keep the curriculum relevant.
The new qualifications ensure that the curriculum offered at CPUT can be directly compared to that of other institutions; not only nationally, but also internationally through the benchmarking process that took place during the development of these new qualifications.
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Current Qualification
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Will be replaced with
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Students currently enrolled
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Admission
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National Diploma
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Diploma
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Pipeline students will be given a certain period to complete the ND, after which they will be converted to the new Diploma.
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From school, TVETs and other higher education institutions
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BTech
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Advanced Diploma
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Pipeline students will be given a certain period to complete the BTech, after which they will be converted to the new Advanced Diploma.
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Current ND graduates will be given admission to the new Advanced Diploma
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MTech
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Masters
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Pipeline MTech student will be converted to the new Masters where available and applicable.
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Current BTech graduates will be admitted to the new Masters qualifications (with possible additional modules as determined by the department)
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DTech
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Doctoral
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Pipeline DTech students will be converted to the new Doctoral qualification where available and applicable
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Current MTech graduates will be admitted to the new Doctoral qualifications
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2. When do the new qualifications begin?
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Diplomas
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Masters
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Doctors
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Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
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Doctor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
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Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering
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Doctor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering
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Diplomas
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Masters
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Doctors
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Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering
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Doctor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
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Master of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
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Doctor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
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Master of Engineering in Quality
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Qualifications will be added as they are approved.
3. What do the new qualifications mean to you?
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If you are:
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– an undergraduate student who want to apply to CPUT.
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New applicants will have the same opportunity to apply to CPUT and will be subject to an admission and selection process to assess if they meet the minimum requirements to be admitted to their chosen field of study.
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– a currently enrolled student at CPUT that has not yet completed your qualification.
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Current undergraduate students will be allowed to complete their current ND and BTech qualifications for a certain period, after which, they will be articulated onto to the new qualifications. Current MTech and DTech students will be moved to the new HEQSF aligned postgraduate qualifications.
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– a student who is currently on a study break, or a returning student who has not yet completed their qualification.
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Students who are returning to complete their qualification will be taken back on the current qualification if it still offered at the time of their return. If the qualification has been phased out, they will be articulated into the new qualification. This is due to the fact that not all qualifications will be introduced at the same time.
For example; the ND, BTech, some MTech and DTech programmes will still exist in 2024 and some in 2024.
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– a currently enrolled student at CPUT and are completing the programme at the end of 2024.
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Engineering students who are completing their current study at the end of 2024 (BTech and MTech) will be able to apply for the next level qualification, namely the MEng or the DEng if the planned phased in date is 2024.
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4. What are the minimum requirements for acceptance in the new qualifications?
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Minimum requirements per qualification:
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Master of Engineering
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Old NQF: A BTech in a cognitive/relevant field with a minimum aggregate of 60%. Candidates will be required to complete a module in Research Methodology. Additional modules could be prescribed as determined by the department.
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New HEQSF: A level 8 qualification with a minimum aggregate of 60% for the:
Postgraduate Diploma; Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Honours) or Professional Bachelor in a cognitive/related field
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Doctor of Engineering
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Old NQF: An MTech (or equivalent qualification) in a cognitive/related field.
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New HEQSF: A level 9 Masters qualification in cognitive/related field
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5. What does the new Higher Education Qualification Structure Framework (HEQSF) look like?
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Qualification
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NEW HEQSF exit level
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OLD NQF exit level
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Level 6
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Level 6 (National Diploma)
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Advanced Diploma
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Level 7
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Level 7 (BTech)
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Post Graduate Diploma/Honours
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Level 8
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Masters
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Level 9
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Level 8 (MTech)
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Doctoral
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Level 10
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Level 9 (DTech)
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6. Contact information for enquiries
Undergraduate qualifications: contact details
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Faculty office desk
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Contact person
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Phone
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Email
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Faculty Office Helpdesk
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Reception
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021 959 6437
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Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
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Andre Burt
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021 959 8484
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BurtA@cput.ac.za
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Chemical Engineering
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Vuyani Mtshikana
Layaan Van Wyk |
021 959 9037
021 959 6572
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MtshikanaV@cput.ac.za vanWykLA@cput.ac.za
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Civil Engineering and Surveying
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Zaheera Rawoot
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021 959 8729
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RawootZ@cput.ac.za
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Clothing Management
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Andre Burt
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021 959 8484
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BurtA@cput.ac.za
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems Engineering
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Vuyani Mtshikana
Layaan Van Wyk |
021 959 9037
021 959 6572 |
MtshikanaV@cput.ac.za vanWykLA@cput.ac.za
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Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Andre Burt
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021 959 8484
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BurtA@cput.ac.za
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Mechatronics
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Dianna Marcus
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021 959 6653
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MarcusD@cput.ac.za
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Maritime studies and Marine Engineering
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Melanie Frieslich
(nee Graney) |
021 9595771
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GraneyM@cput.ac.za
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Postgraduate qualifications: contact details
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Department
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Contact person
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Phone
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Email
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Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
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Ms C Daniels
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021 959 6527
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DanielsCh@cput.ac.za
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Chemical Engineering
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Ms E Alberts
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021 460 3159
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VanWykE@cput.ac.za
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(Bellville)
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Ms C Damons
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021 959 6083
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DamonsC@cput.ac.za
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Civil Engineering and Surveying
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Mr S Makaluza
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MakaluzaS@cput.ac.za
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Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
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Ms D de Jongh
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deJonghD@cput.ac.za
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Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Ms S V Ngonda
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021 959 6600
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NgondaSV@cput.ac.za
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Mechanical Engineering
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Ms S Momoti
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021 953 8655
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MomotiS@cput.ac.za
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