UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE

BUILT ENVIRONMENT
(UNDERGRADUATE)
2023
Postal Address: University of Cape Town
Private Bag X3
7701 RONDEBOSCH
Dean's & Faculty Offices: New Engineering Building
Upper Campus
Office Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 08h30 - 16h30

Fax: (021) 650 3782

Telephones: Dean's Office (021) 650 2702

Faculty Office (021) 650 2699
Accounts and Fees (021) 650 1704
Admissions (021) 650 2128
Internet: UCT's Home Page http://www.uct.ac.za
Engineering & the Built Environment
Home Page http://www.ebe.uct.ac.za
Dean's Office [email protected]
Faculty Office [email protected]
International Academic Programmes
Office [email protected]

The Registrar's and General Enquiries offices are located in the Bremner Building and remain open
during the lunch hour. The Admissions Office and Student Records Office are located in the
Masingene Building, Middle Campus, and are open from 08h30 to 16h30. The Cashier's Office is
located in Kramer Building, Middle Campus, and is open from 09h00 to 15h30.

This handbook is part of a series that consists of

Book 1: Undergraduate Prospectus
Book 2: Authorities and information of record
Book 3: General Rules and Policies
Book 4: Academic Calendar and Meetings
Book 5: Student Support and Services
Book 6-11: Handbooks of the Faculties of Commerce, Engineering & the Built Environment,
Health Sciences, Humanities, Law, Science
Book 12: Student Fees
Book 13: Bursary and Loan Opportunities for Undergraduate Study
Book 14: Financial assistance for Postgraduate Study and Postdoctoral Research
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The University has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in its handbooks.
However, we reserve the right at any time, if circumstances dictate (for example, if there are not
sufficient students registered), to
(i) make alterations or changes to any of the published details of the opportunities on offer; or
(ii) add to or withdraw any of the opportunities on offer.
Our students are given every assurance that changes to opportunities will only be made under
compelling circumstances and students will be fully informed as soon as possible.
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Guide to the usage of this Handbook .............................................................................................. 6

General Information ........................................................................................................................ 7
Officers in the Faculty ................................................................................................................. 7
Student Councils .......................................................................................................................... 9
Postgraduate Centre ..................................................................................................................... 9
Distinguished Teachers ................................................................................................................ 9
Fellows in the Faculty .................................................................................................................. 9
Minimum Requirements for Admission ....................................................................................... 9
Degrees and Diplomas Offered in the Faculty ........................................................................... 10
Term dates ................................................................................................................................. 11
Lecture periods .......................................................................................................................... 11
Lecture timetable ....................................................................................................................... 11
Course Codes ............................................................................................................................. 11
Course Codes – Explanatory Notes............................................................................................ 12
Courses: Guide To Terminology ................................................................................................ 13
Credit System ............................................................................................................................ 13
Ethics Clearance ........................................................................................................................ 13
Rules for Undergraduate Degrees ................................................................................................. 14
Programmes of Study ..................................................................................................................... 19
Architecture, Planning and Geomatics ....................................................................................... 19
Bachelor of Architectural Studies ............................................................................................ 19
Bachelor of Science in Geomatics ........................................................................................... 20
Chemical Engineering................................................................................................................ 31
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering 4-year curriculum ................... 31
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering 5-year curriculum ................... 34
Three-Year Programme for Transferees into Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical
Engineering ...................................................................................................................................... 36
Three Year Conversion Programmes for Bachelor of Science Graduates to Bachelor of Science
in Engineering in Chemical Engineering .......................................................................................... 36
Access Programme for University of Technology Transferees................................................ 37
Civil Engineering ....................................................................................................................... 38
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering 4-year curriculum .......................... 38
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering 5-year curriculum .......................... 40
Programme for University of Technology Transferees to Bachelor of Science in Engineering
in Civil Engineering ......................................................................................................................... 42
Construction Economics and Management ................................................................................ 43
Bachelor of Science in Construction Studies ........................................................................... 43
Bachelor of Science in Property Studies .................................................................................. 44
Electrical Engineering................................................................................................................ 46
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering 4-year curriculum ................... 46
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering 5-year curriculum ................... 47
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering 4-year curriculum50
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering 5-year curriculum52
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechatronics 4-year curriculum ................................. 54
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechatronics 5-year curriculum ................................. 56
Access for University of Technology Transferees ................................................................... 59
Mechanical Engineering ............................................................................................................ 59
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 4-year curriculum ................ 59
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 5-year curriculum ................ 61
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering 4-year
curriculum ........................................................................................................................................ 63
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering 5-year
curriculum ........................................................................................................................................ 65
Access for Transferees from Universities of Technology ......................................................... 67
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Academic Development in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ................... 67
The ASPECT Programme ........................................................................................................ 67
Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered ........................................................................ 69
Architecture, Planning and Geomatics ....................................................................................... 69
Chemical Engineering ................................................................................................................ 89
Civil Engineering ..................................................................................................................... 102
Construction Economics and Management .............................................................................. 112
Electrical Engineering .............................................................................................................. 125
Mechanical Engineering .......................................................................................................... 142
Other courses in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment .................................... 157
Departments in Other Faculties and Courses Offered............................................................... 157
Departments Established in the Faculty of Commerce ............................................................. 159
College of Accounting ........................................................................................................... 159
Information Systems .............................................................................................................. 160
Finance and Tax .................................................................................................................... 160
School of Economics.............................................................................................................. 162
School of Management Studies .............................................................................................. 165
Departments Established in the Faculty of Health Sciences ..................................................... 166
Human Biology ...................................................................................................................... 166
Centres and Departments Established in the Faculty of Humanities ........................................ 167
African Studies and Linguistics, Department of....................................................................... 167
Departments Established in the Faculty of Law ....................................................................... 168
Commercial Law ................................................................................................................... 168
Departments and Units Established in the Faculty of Science .................................................. 172
Biological Sciences................................................................................................................ 172
Chemistry .............................................................................................................................. 173
Computer Science .................................................................................................................. 175
Environmental and Geographical Science............................................................................. 179
Geological Sciences............................................................................................................... 182
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics ................................................................................. 183
Physics .................................................................................................................................. 189
Statistical Sciences ................................................................................................................ 194
Centres and other Entities Established in the Faculty ............................................................... 198
African Centre for Cities .......................................................................................................... 198
Applied Thermofluid Process Modelling Research Unit (ATProM) ........................................ 198
Blast Impact & Survivability Research Unit (BISRU Centre).................................................. 198
Catalysis Institute..................................................................................................................... 198
Catalysis Institute: Centre for Catalysis Research (Cat Centre) ............................................... 198
Catalysis Institute: DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (c*change) ......................... 198
Catalysis Institute: DST Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre (HySA/ Catalysis) ............. 198
Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER) ........................................................... 198
Centre for Materials Engineering (CME) ................................................................................. 198
Centre for Minerals Research (CMR) ...................................................................................... 198
Centre for Research in Computational & Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) ........................... 198
Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE) ........................................................... 198
Centre for Transport Studies (CfTS) ........................................................................................ 198
Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU) ................................. 198
Crystallisation and Precipitation Research Unit (CPU) ............................................................ 198
Future Water Research Institute ............................................................................................... 198
Minerals to Metals ................................................................................................................... 198
Urban Real Estate Research Unit (URERU) ............................................................................ 198
Continuing Professional Development ..................................................................................... 211
Geographical Information Systems Unit .................................................................................. 211
Professional Communication Studies....................................................................................... 211
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Scholarships, Prizes, Class Medals and Dean's Merit List ........................................................ 213
Scholarships/Awards ............................................................................................................... 213
Prizes ....................................................................................................................................... 215
Dean's Merit List ..................................................................................................................... 223
Professional Status and Recognition of Degrees………………………………………………...225
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Guide to the usage of this Handbook

The following is a general overview of the structure of this handbook for the guidance of users. The
contents are organised in a number of different sections, each of which has a particular focus. The
sections are interlinked by cross-references where relevant.

(a) General Information: This section includes information on officers in the faculty, student
councils, minimum requirements for admission, degrees and diplomas awarded by the faculty,
lecture times, course codes and terminology and the credit system. Detailed information on
the undergraduate entrance requirements can be found in the University Prospectus.
(b) Rules for degrees: This section covers the Faculty rules for each of the degree programmes.
These rules should be read in conjunction with the general University rules in the General
Rules and Policies Handbook (Handbook 3), which also contains the rules for the PhD
degree. Students are expected to acquaint themselves with the rules in both handbooks and to
check annually whether the rules or curriculum requirements have changed since the last
edition, taking particular note of the following:

i. rules relating to registration and examinations;

ii. rules relating to changes of curriculum;
iii. rules relating to leave of absence;
iv. rules on Academic Conduct, especially the rules concerning dishonest conduct and
plagiarism.

(c) Programmes of Study: This section gives a brief introduction to each programme and lists the
curricula (required courses) in table form. The curriculum tables must be read together with
the course outlines in the Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered section.
(d) Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered: This section contains entries for each
department in the Faculty, and lists members of staff and programmes of study, as well as
course outlines of each course offered by the departments.
(e) Departments in other Faculties and Courses Offered: This section contains entries for
departments located in other faculties, with course outlines for courses commonly taken by
students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment.
(f) Centres and other entities established in the Faculty: There are entries for the principal
faculty entities, centres and units which do not fall directly under academic departments, such
as the Centre for Research in Engineering Education, and Continuing Professional
Development.
(g) Scholarships, Prizes, Class Medals and the Dean’s Merit List: This section lists the various
prizes, medals and scholarships awarded on academic merit and contains information on the
criteria for the Dean's Merit List.
(h) Professional Status and Recognition of Degrees: This section includes information on the
professional status and recognition of the Faculty's degrees and its links with professional
bodies.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Officers in the Faculty
Academic
Dean of the Faculty
Professor AE Lewis, PrEng BSc(Eng)Chem MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town FSAIChE FSAIMM
MASSAf FSAAE FIChemE

Personal Assistant to the Dean

TBC

Deputy Deans
Undergraduate Studies: Associate Professor KA Michell, BSc(QS) MPhil Cape Town PhD
Salford PrQS PMAQS MRICS

Postgraduate Studies: Professor A Windapo, BSc(Building) IfE MSc(Construction

Management) PhD Lagos FNIOB PrCPM

Research and Strategic Innovation: Professor H Beushausen, Dipl-Ing HAW Hamburg MSc(Eng)
PhD Cape Town

Transformation and Social Responsiveness: Professor M Vanderschuren, BSc(Eng) Tilburg

MScEng Delft PhD Enschede FSAICE MITSSA

Heads of Departments
Architecture, Planning and Geomatics
Professor N Odendaal, NDip(TRP) ML Sultan BA UNISA MTRP UND PhD Witwatersrand RTPI

Chemical Engineering
Professor A Mainza, BSc(Eng)Chem UNZA PhD Cape Town

Civil Engineering
Professor P Moyo, Pr Eng BSc(Eng) Zimbabwe MSc(Eng) Newcastle-upon-Tyne PhD Nanyang
FSAAE MISAICE MIABSE MISHMII

Construction Economics and Management

Associate Professor MM Mooya, BSc(Land Economy) Copperbelt MPhil(Land Economy)
Cantab PhD(Real Estate) Pret

Electrical Engineering
Associate Professor F Nicolls, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Mechanical Engineering
Professor BI Collier-Reed, PrEng BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town FSAIMechE

Academic Administration
Faculty Manager (Academic Administration)
G Valodia, BA Hons HDE Cape Town
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Undergraduate Manager (Academic Administration)

C Wilson

Postgraduate Manager (Academic Administration)

K Tivaringe, PGDip (Project Management) BScHons MSc (Materials Engineering) Cape
Town

UG Team Leader
R Jakoet, BSocSci Cape Town

Administrative Assistants
A Alexander, BSocSc Hons Cape Town
L Johannes
N Wyngaard

Senior Secretary - Receptionist

I Likhoele, BSocSci, PGDip (Man Entrepreneurship) Cape Town

Clinical Psychologist
N Ahmed, MA (Clinical Psychology) MA (Research Psychology) Cape Town

Communications, Marketing and Development

Manager
TBC

Finance
Faculty Finance Manager
S Kriel, BCom Cape Town

Assistant Faculty Finance Manager

N Daniels

Senior Finance Officer

M Sigonyela, BSocSc Cape Town

Finance Officer
A Dlamini, Advanced Diploma in Management UWC

Human Resources
Human Resources Officer
N Hendricks, BTech (HRM) CPUT MA (People Management) UCT

Operations, IT and Facilities

Senior Operations Manager
Jehan Begg, PGdip (Management Practice) GSB UCT

Senior Administrative Officer

M Scheepers
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Student Councils
The Engineering & the Built Environment Student Council in the Faculty represents the interests of
the student body. The EBESC and its counterparts in other faculties are concerned with promoting
the academic and social interests of the students they represent. A Faculty Postgraduate Student
Council represents the specific interests of postgraduate students.

Postgraduate Centre
The Postgraduate Centre is situated in the Otto Beit Building, Upper Campus. This state-of-the-art
facility houses the executive committee of the Postgraduate Students Association (PGSA) as well as
the Postgraduate Funding Office. The centre is equipped with IT facilities and includes a seminar
room. This facility is open to all Master’s and Doctoral students as well as postdoctoral research
fellows. Postgraduates are encouraged to make full use of this centre, in particular, the Funding
Office, which administers all postgraduate bursaries and scholarships. The Postgraduate Centre may
be contacted at [email protected].

Distinguished Teachers
The University has instituted a Distinguished Teacher’s Award in recognition of the importance of
excellence in teaching at all levels in the University. The following current members of the Faculty
staff have received this award.

F Carter (School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics) 2007

Professor JM Case (Chemical Engineering) 2007

Fellows in the Faculty

The Council of the University has established Fellowships for members of the permanent academic
staff in recognition of original distinguished academic work of such quality as to merit special
recognition. The following is a list of Fellows who are currently on the Faculty's staff:

Emeritus Professor MG Alexander (Civil Engineering)

Professor M Claeys (Chemical Engineering)
Emeritus Professor D Dewar (Architecture, Planning and Geomatics)
Emeritus Professor GA Ekama (Civil Engineering)
Professor STL Harrison (Chemical Engineering)
Professor AE Lewis (Chemical Engineering)
Professor A Mainza (Chemical Engineering)
Emeritus Professor G Nurick (Mechanical Engineering)
Emeritus Professor CT O’Connor (Chemical Engineering)
Professor E Pieterse (African Centre for Cities)
Emeritus Professor H Rüther (Architecture, Planning and Geomatics)
Professor V Watson (Architecture, Planning and Geomatics)
Professor E van Steen (Chemical Engineering)
Professor A Zingoni (Civil Engineering)

Minimum Requirements for Admission

Refer to rule FB 1, in the section on Degree Rules, for the minimum formal entrance requirements
for the bachelor’s degrees offered in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment.
The minimum requirements for admission for Postgraduate Diploma, Honours and Master’s degree
programmes in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment are set out in the rules for the
appropriate postgraduate diplomas/degrees. The PhD requirements are set out in Handbook 3 of this
series.
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Degrees and Diplomas Offered in the Faculty

Degrees SAQA ID
Bachelor of Architectural Studies 3933
Bachelor of Science in Construction Studies 11703
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering 13983
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering 13974
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering 13979
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical & Computer Engineering 66518
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering 13982
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 13977
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechatronics 13980
Bachelor of Science in Geomatics 116420
Bachelor of Science in Property Studies 11693
Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours 66569
Bachelor of City Planning Honours 94845
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture Honours 103122
Bachelor of Science Honours in Geographical Information Systems 104753
Bachelor of Science Honours in Construction Management 11701
Bachelor of Science Honours in Materials Science 21339
Bachelor of Science Honours in Property Studies 11699
Bachelor of Science Honours in Quantity Surveying 14435
Bachelor of Science Honours specialising in Nuclear Power TBC
Postgraduate Diploma in Power Plant Engineering 101491
Master of Architecture 101991
Master of Architecture Professional 3977
Master of City and Regional Planning 94631
Master of Engineering 67426
Master of Engineering in Civil Infrastructure Management and Maintenance 109599
Master of Geotechnical Engineering 97913
Master of Landscape Architecture 101298
Master of Philosophy TBC
Master of Science in Engineering 10681
Master of Science in Project Management 13854
Master of Science in Property Studies 11697
Master of Structural Engineering and Materials 110082
Master of Transport Studies 97727
Master of Urban Design 98987
Master of Water Engineering 111182
Doctor of Architecture 19272
Doctor of Philosophy TBC
Doctor of Science in Engineering 10687

NOTE: By virtue of inclusion on the Institution's DHET approved Programme and Qualification
Mix (PQM), all qualifications included in this Handbook are accredited by the Council on Higher
Education's permanent sub-committee - the Higher Education Quality Committee. Where a SAQA
ID has not been provided, the qualification is awaiting the SAQA ID. The higher education sector
has undergone an extensive alignment to the Higher Education Qualification sub Framework and
thus all institutions are awaiting the finalisation of the process and completion of the awarding of
SAQA ID's. Please consult Handbook 2 or the HEQsF Programme and Qualification Mix (PQM) on
the Institutional Planning Department's website, as approved by the Department of Higher
Education and Training, for a list of all UCT's accredited qualifications.
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Term Dates for 2023

Please refer to the website: http://www.staff.uct.ac.za/staff/calendar/terms

Lecture periods
1 08:00 to 08:45 The meridian 13:00 to 14:00
2 09:00 to 09:45 6 14:00 to 14:45
3 10:00 to 10:45 7 15:00 to 15:45
4 11:00 to 11:45 8 16:00 to 16:45
5 12:00 to 12:45 9 17:00 to 17:45

Lecture timetable
The lecture timetables are published separately by the department concerned from where they are
obtainable at Registration.

Key to Course Abbreviations, Codes and Terminology Guide to the Credit System

Course Codes
ACC Accounting
APG Architecture, Planning and Geomatics
AST Astronomy
ASL African Studies and Linguistics
BIO Biological Sciences
BUS Management Studies
CEM Chemistry
CHE Chemical Engineering
CIV Civil Engineering
CML Commercial Law
CON Construction Economics and Management
CSC Computer Science
ECO Economics
EEE Electrical Engineering
EGS Environmental & Geographical Sciences
END Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment
GEO Geological Sciences
HST Historical Studies
HUB Human Biology
INF Information Systems
MAM Mathematics & Applied Mathematics
MEC Mechanical Engineering
POL Political Studies
PBL Public Law
PHI Philosophy
PHY Physics
SOC Sociology
STA Statistical Sciences
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Course Codes – Explanatory Notes

Every course described in this Handbook has a course name and a corresponding course code. The
code structure is uniform, and it gives important information about the course. The course code is an
eight character code in the format AAAnnnnB, where
AAA represents the department offering the course;
nnnn is a number, where the first digit represents the year level of the course (no change)
and the second, third and fourth digits represent a number between 000 and 999
which uniquely identifies the course at that level offered by that department
(previously this was a number between 00 and 99);
B (the course suffix) represents the position in the year in which the course is offered
(as before).
The following suffixes are used:
A 1st quarter course
B 2nd quarter course
C 3rd quarter course
D 4th quarter course
F 1st semester course
S 2nd semester course
H half course taught over whole year
W full course, year-long
L Winter Term
M Multiterm
U Summer Term Sessions 1 and 2
J Summer Term Session 1
P Summer Term Session 2
X not classified
Z other
EWA Examination without attendance at course

The following example shows how this works:

CIV2031S Structural Engineering
The code shows that this is a Civil Engineering course (CIV), of second year level (2031)
and that it is a second semester (S) course.

The first numeral in the course code (see description of the credit code system above)
enables one to distinguish between this Faculty's undergraduate and postgraduate courses
as follows:
• levels 1 to 3 are all undergraduate courses;
• level 4 may be either undergraduate or postgraduate courses depending on the
code prefix: level 4 CHE, CIV, EEE and MEC courses are undergraduate and so
also are level 4 APG Geomatics courses; level 4 APG (other than Geomatics), and
CON courses are postgraduate; level 5 and above are all postgraduate.
The courses listed in the following pages are in alpha-numeric order, based on the course
code prefix and number. Thus, all the courses offered by a particular department are
grouped together.
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Courses: Guide To Terminology

Core courses: These courses form a central part of a Bachelor's degree programme.
Inclusion of such courses in a curriculum is compulsory.
Co-requisites: A co-requisite course is one for which a student must be registered
together with (i.e. concurrently) another specified course.
Elective core courses: This category comprises groups of courses from which the selection
of one course or more is mandatory for a Bachelor's degree
curriculum. Selection of these courses is made on the basis of
specialisation (stream) or on the basis of interest.
Elective courses: Courses required for degree purposes (e.g. to make up required
number of programme credits), but in which the choice of courses is
left to the student, except that a broad field of study may be specified
(e.g. Humanities courses), and subject to timetable constraints.
Major Course: A major course refers to the Design & Theory Studio and
Technology courses in the BAS curriculum.
Optional courses: Any approved courses other than the core courses and those selected
as elective core or electives in the curriculum of the student
concerned. Selection of these courses is made on the basis of interest,
subject to prerequisite requirements, timetable constraints and the
permission of the heads of departments concerned. Such courses will
be included in the student's credit total and in the computation of the
credit weighted average.
Prerequisites: A prerequisite course is one which a student must have completed in
order to gain admission to a specific other course.
Undergraduate course: This is a course which is required for a first qualification, e.g. a
Bachelor's degree.
Postgraduate course: This is a course which is required for a higher qualification, e.g. a
Postgraduate Diploma, Honours or a Master’s degree.
DP requirements: The classwork and test results which must be achieved in order to be
allowed to write the examination in a course (DP = duly performed).
NQF credits: The weighting a course is given in the national qualifications
framework system. Students should ignore NQF credit values, and
complete their degrees by faculty rules for number of courses.

Credit System
The Faculty has adopted the Higher Education Qualifications Framework (HEQSF) course credit
system with effect from 2004. The Faculty's course credit ratings which were in effect prior to 2004
have been converted to HEQSF course credits. This conversion involves multiplying the pre-2004
credit values by four. The HEQSF system is based on the guideline that 10 notional hours of
learning is equal to one credit. The Faculty's previous credit system was based on the guideline that
40 notional hours of learning is equal to one credit.

Ethics Clearance
Research papers, master’s dissertations or PhD theses must have undergone an ethics review process
before submission for examination. Review generally entails approval of a research proposal by a
Research Ethics or Animal Ethics Committee, prior to commencement of evidence gathering.
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RULES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

The rules must be read together with the general rules for degrees and diplomas in Handbook 3 of
this series.

Note: The offering of undergraduate programmes is subject to minimum student enrolment.

Minimum Formal Admission Requirements

BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(PropStudies), BSc(Eng) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates
FB1 Candidates who wish to be considered for one of the above-mentioned degrees
must hold:
(a) a National Senior Certificate endorsed by Umalusi to state that they have
met the minimum admission requirements for degree study; or
(b) a senior certificate with matriculation endorsement issued by the South
African Certification Council; or
(c) a certificate of complete or conditional exemption issued by the
Matriculation Board; or
(d) a degree of this, or another university recognised for the purpose by the
Senate.

NOTE: The above are the minimum formal requirements. Please note that meeting the minimum
requirements does not assure an applicant of admission. For detailed information on the entrance
requirements for each degree, refer to the University's Undergraduate Prospectus.

Duration of Degree
BAS, BSc(ConstStudies) and BSc(PropStudies) candidates
FB2.1 The curriculum shall extend over not less than 3 academic years of study.

BSc(Eng) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates

FB2.2 The curriculum shall extend over not less than 4 academic years of study.

Curriculum
BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(Eng), BSc(PropStudies) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates
FB3.1 Candidates must comply with the curriculum and course requirements prescribed
by Senate which are published in the Programmes of Study and Courses Offered
sections of this Handbook.

FB3.2 Candidates must complete approved courses of not less than 576 credits in the case
of the degrees which have a minimum duration of 4 years and not less than 432
credits in the case of degrees which have a minimum duration of 3 years. Rule
FB3.1 above also applies.

FB3.3 Curriculum in each year shall be subject to the approval of the Dean and the Head
of the Department administering the Degree Programme for which candidates are
registered.

FB3.4 When registering for courses candidates shall be required to adhere to the
prescribed lecture timetable slots, as documented in the departmental Lecture
Timetable. Candidates shall inform the Head of the Department in writing of any
clash of courses (lectures/tutorials/practicals etc.) arising from adherence to this
Rule immediately it becomes apparent that such a clash exists. Except with the
permission of the Head of Department, candidates may not be permitted to register
for a course which clashes with another in the lecture timetable. In the event of such
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a clash precedence shall be given, for registration purposes, to courses which are
being repeated or undertaken in arrears.

FB3.5 Except by permission of the Dean candidates may not withdraw from a course
which they are repeating.

Credit for and Exemption from Courses

BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(Eng), BSc(PropStudies) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates
FB4.1 Candidates may be granted credit for and/or exemption from a course or courses in
accordance with the provisions of Rules GB2 and GB3, as the case may be.

FB4.2 Course credits of more than 10 years standing, whether obtained in this Faculty,
other faculties or other universities, shall not be carried forward for credit except by
special permission of Senate.

Progress through the Degree

FB5 Candidates academic year of study shall be determined on the basis of the year in
which they are expected to graduate.

Method of Assessment
BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(Eng), BSc(PropStudies) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates
FB6.1 General
Courses are assessed by formal examination, by review or by satisfactory
performance of the duly performed certificate (DP) requirements. If a course is
assessed by formal examination or review, students may be refused permission
(DPR) to present themselves for the examination or review if they fail to satisfy the
Senate that they have satisfactorily attended and duly performed the work of the
class by the date set in the conditions for the award of a DP certificate.

FB6.2 Formal Examination

Assessment by formal examination may be by means of written and/or oral
examination, tutorials, class tests, term papers, notebooks or other course
assignments. An external examiner is appointed for each course assessed by
examination.

FB6.3 Duly Performed (DP) Certificate

A DP certificate may be withheld unless (i) all parts of each project, tutorial and
other assignments are completed to an acceptable standard and submitted for
assessment at stipulated times; (ii) there is satisfactory attendance (as prescribed by
Senate) and satisfactory participation in all sections of the course.

FB6.4 Duly Performed (DP) Courses

In courses where the DP certificate constitutes the final result, candidates are
required to satisfy the assessor that they have satisfactorily attended and duly
performed the work of the class by the date set in the conditions for the award of a
DP certificate. The result is published as an ungraded 'pass' (PA) or 'duly performed
certificate refused' (DPR).

FB6.5 Review
Assessment by review consists of a review by the internal examiner(s) of the
course work completed by means of written and/or oral class tests, tutorials, term
papers, notebooks or other course assignments.
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Supplementary Examinations
BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(PropStudies), BSc(Eng) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates
FB7 FB 7.1
Senate may permit candidates to take supplementary examinations in undergraduate
and honours courses offered by a department, subject to supplementary
examinations being offered in the department concerned, inclusive of undergraduate
service courses that have final written examinations, and subject to the following:
 Students must have DP for the course, and
 Students must have achieved at least 45% in the course.
(Note: Courses in the Department of Chemical Engineering with mandatory
reassessments do not offer supplementary examinations).

FB 7.2
Senate may identify undergraduate or honours courses for a Tutored Reassessment
Programme (TRP). A TRP consists of a period of one to three weeks outside of
formal teaching time where students are provided with a structured tutoring
environment, after having failed the final examination for the course. Senate may
permit candidates to take a second final examination in undergraduate and honours
courses, that have final written examinations, subject to the following:
 Students must have DP for the course,
 Students must have obtained marks from 40% to 44% in the course, and
 Attended the TRP.
(Note: Students in the mark range 45-49% may apply to attend the TRP before
writing the supplementary examination in accordance with FB7.1 above).

FB 7.3
Senate may permit a candidate an additional assessment once, for one single
undergraduate or honours course which a candidate is registered for in the final year
that prevents graduation, subject to the following:
 The course does not qualify for a supplementary examination,
mandatory reassessment or TRP (see FB7.1 and FB7.2 above)
 The student achieved at least 45% in the course.
(Note: Additional assessment is not offered for courses where the candidate has
failed an official deferred or supplementary final written examination, or
mandatory reassessment. Where an additional assessment is undertaken, the
maximum mark obtainable is 50%, failing which the mark remains un-changed).

Readmission Requirements
BAS candidates
FB8.1 BAS candidates shall not be permitted to renew their registration except by
permission of the Senate, if they:
(a) at the end of first year fail either APG1020W or APG1003W;
(b) fail any major course prescribed for second or third year, after having
been registered twice for the course;
(c) fail in any semester to obtain a DP for either or both major courses;
(d) fail to complete the courses prescribed for first year within two years; the
courses prescribed for second year within four years;
(e) fail to complete 50% of the credits for which they are registered.
 RULES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES 17

BSc(Eng) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates

FB8.2 Except by permission of the Senate candidates may not renew their registration if:
(a) they are in their first year of registration at a tertiary institution, and in the
courses recognised for the degree fail to obtain at least 80 credits or, if
registered through the Academic Development Programme, ASPECT, to
obtain at least 60 credits; or
(b) they are transferees from another tertiary institution or another
qualification at UCT, in their first year of registration in the current
qualification, and fail in the courses recognised for the degree to obtain at
least 96 credits, or if registered through ASPECT, to obtain at least 80
credits; or
(c) they have re-registered in the Faculty after a break of one or more years,
or are granted a concession to continue and fail in the courses recognised
for the degree to obtain at least 96 credits in their first year of re-
registration or, if first registered through ASPECT, to obtain at least 80
credits; or
(d) they, in any subsequent year of registration, fail in the courses recognised
for the degree to obtain at least 192 credits over each successive two-year
period, or if first registered through ASPECT, to obtain at least 160
credits over each successive two-year period.

BSc(ConstStudies) and BSc(PropStudies) candidates

FB8.3 Except by permission of the Senate candidates may not renew their registration if:
(a) they are in their first year of registration at a tertiary institution and in the
courses recognised for the degree fail to obtain at least 72 credits; or
(b) they are transferees from another tertiary institution or another
qualification at UCT, in their first year of registration in the current
qualification, and fail in the courses recognised for the degree to obtain at
least 80 credits; or
(c) they have re-registered in the Faculty after a break of one or more years, or
are granted a concession to continue and fail in the courses recognised for
the degree to obtain at least 80 credits in their first year of re-registration;
or
(d) they, in any subsequent year of registration, fail in the courses recognised
for the degree to obtain at least 160 credits over each successive two-year
period.

BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(Eng), BSc(PropStudies) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates

FB8.4 For the purposes of Rules FB8.1, FB8.2 and FB8.3:
(a) the credit count shall include supplementary (if offered) and deferred
examinations;
(b) neither years registered nor credit points obtained in a previous year
towards another qualification in another faculty or another institution will
be counted;
(c) 'major' refers to the Design and Theory Studio and Technology courses in
the BAS curriculum.

BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(Eng), BSc(PropStudies) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates

FB8.5 Candidates who have not been readmitted in terms of rule FB8.1, FB8.2 or FB8.3,
who do not appeal, or whose appeal is unsuccessful, may be considered for
readmission by the Senate, after an interval of at least one year, if they show
evidence of academic rehabilitation or evidence of significantly improved
motivation to the satisfaction of the Senate.
18 RULES FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

FB8.5.1 BAS Candidates who have been readmitted to the programme should
complete a managed credit load of no more than 96 credits for the year.

Award of Degree with Distinction, Honours or First Class Honours

BAS candidates
FB9.1 To be awarded the degree with distinction, candidates must obtain a first class pass
in the Design and Theory Studio III Examination and a first class pass or a second
class (Division 1) pass in one of the other Design and Theory Studio Examinations
and three additional first class passes in BAS course work. The degree may only be
awarded with distinction if completed in the minimum time.

BSc(Eng) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates

FB9.2 To be considered for the award of the degree with first class honours or honours,
students must (i) complete the requirements for the degree in the minimum time
possible and, (ii) for first class honours obtain at least a first class pass for the
research project or, (iii) for honours, a minimum of a second class pass in the
research project.

NOTES:
(a) For students who registered for the first time in 2016 or later, the award of honours or first
class honours will be assessed on the student's cumulative credit weighted average, with 65%
required for honours and 75% for first class honours. For students who registered for the first
time prior to 2016, please refer to previous handbooks.
(b) The research project is defined as one of APG4003Z/CHE4045/CHE4036/
CIV4044/EEE4022/MEC4128S.
(c) In the case of students who have transferred from other faculties recognition will be given for
those courses for which the student was granted credit - based on (a) above.
(d) In view of the difficulty of assessing cases of students who have transferred from other
universities, the dean, in consultation with the departmental head concerned may recommend
that a student be awarded the degree with honours or first class honours, if satisfied that this is
merited.

The award of first class honours or honours is subject to Senate approval and Senate reserves the
right to change the above system requirements.

BSc(ConstStudies) and BSc(PropStudies) candidates

FB9.3 To be considered for the award of the degree with distinction a candidate must
obtain a minimum credit weighted average of 75% for the degree.

Exemption from or Modification of Rules

BAS, BSc(ConstStudies), BSc(Eng), BSc(PropStudies) and BSc(Geomatics) candidates
FB10 Any exemption or deviation from the rules requires the approval of Senate.
 PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 19

PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
Architecture, Planning and Geomatics
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
BAS[EB012APG01]
Programme Convenor:
TBC

The BAS degree is a stand-alone exit degree which also provides for entry into a professional
architectural programme or into postgraduate programmes in city and regional planning, urban
design and landscape architecture. Streaming into other career possibilities, such as construction and
property economics provided for in other departments, is also possible. The assessment for this BAS
degree and the entry requirements for the BAS(Hons) degree differ in as much as the BAS degree is
an exit degree with a professional qualification and the BAS(Hons) is a graduate degree in
architecture with specific emphasis on critical thought and a high level of competence in
architectural design. As such, successful completion of the BAS degree does not guarantee entry
into the BAS(Hons) degree. Application to the BAS(Hons) is through formal application and
portfolio assessment. However, a limited number of places in the BAS(Hons) degree will be
guaranteed for BAS graduates with a credit weighted average of 70% and above in the following
courses: APG3000F; APG3001S; APG3023W and APG3037W. The degree has stature in its own
right for entry into the job market in architectural and other design and planning offices, interior
design, landscape architecture, property development and in the building industry and can lead to
professional registration as a senior architectural technician.

In the introductory year the programme involves familiarisation with precedent, elementary design
exercises and later the design of more sophisticated places, sites, buildings and complexes. Other
major areas of study are building technology (construction, environmental control, structures, etc.),
representation (manual and digital), communication (written and verbal) and history and theory of
architecture and related disciplines. Studio programmes absorb approximately half of student time
and energy, and many subsidiary courses or projects are closely linked. Studios have formal
lectures, informal talks and theory of design seminars.

Studio furniture includes a work station for each student. All students are required to work in the
studios during Design Studio classes, and may elect to work in the studios after-hours. All students
must provide their own books and drawing equipment. Students should be prepared to have to
purchase approximately R3000 worth of drawing equipment and materials in the first year. Students
in upper years should budget for approximately R3500 per year for plan prints, photocopying,
graphic and other materials.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG1003W Technology I (major course) ......................................................... 24 5
APG1004F History & Theory of Architecture I .............................................. 12 5
APG1005S History & Theory of Architecture II ............................................. 12 5
APG1017F Academic Development Class I ...................................................... 0 5
APG1018S Academic Development Class II..................................................... 0 5
APG1020W Design & Theory Studio I (major course) ..................................... 72 5
APG1021W Representation I ............................................................................ 24 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144
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Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG2000F History & Theory of Architecture III .............................................. 8 6
APG2003S History & Theory of Architecture IV .............................................. 8 6
APG2009F Theory of Structures III .................................................................. 6 6
APG2011S Theory of Structures IV .................................................................. 6 6
APG2021W Technology II (Major Course) ...................................................... 24 6
APG2038W Environment & Services II ........................................................... 18 6
APG2039W Design & Theory Studio II (Major Course) .................................. 74 6
APG2027X Work Experience ............................................................................ 0 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG3000F History & Theory of Architecture V ............................................... 8 7
APG3001S History & Theory of Architecture VI.............................................. 8 7
APG3023W Technology III (major course) ...................................................... 24 7
APG3028X Independent Research ..................................................................... 0 7
APG3034W Environment & Services III ............................................................ 6 7
APG3035F Theory of Structures V ................................................................... 6 7
APG3036F Management Practice Law III ....................................................... 12 7
APG3037W Design & Theory Studio III (major course) .................................. 80 7
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Course descriptions are set out in the sections under Departments in the Faculty and Courses
Offered. The course code abbreviation for Architecture courses is APG.

NOTES:
(i) Core courses are sequential.
(ii) The Theory of Structures courses (APG2009F, APG2011S, APG3035F) are sequential.
(iii) Mandatory Fieldwork: APG1003W Technology I, APG2021W Technology II, APG1020W
Design and Theory Studio I, APG2039W Design & Theory Studio II and APG3037W Design
& Theory Studio III, have a mandatory fieldwork component.
(iv) Non-core courses in a year may not lag behind core courses of the next year by more than
twelve months.

Bachelor of Science in Geomatics [EB019]

The courses given in the Geomatics programme comprise lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions,
computation sessions, and practical fieldwork. Students must show satisfactory performance in each
aspect of the work to obtain a duly performed certificate. Students are required to complete
approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and to comply with the prescribed curriculum
requirements. Students may choose a stream in Surveying or Geoinformatics. The Surveying stream
is targeted at students wishing to register as a Geomatics Professional in a range of categories with
the South African Geomatics Council; the Geoinformatics stream is targeted at students wishing to
work in the spatial information industry and for registration as a Geomatics Professional with the
South African Geomatics Council in the category of Geo-Information Sciences.

The design of the degree is outcomes-based, with a strong emphasis on the ability to plan, execute
and report on Geomatics projects with demonstrated knowledge of underlying theory and the ability
to critically analyse the project outputs. Graduates are equipped to meet the challenges of
professional geomatics practice in African and international contexts through excellent teaching in a
research-led environment. Problem solving, ethics, professionalism, professional communication
and working in a team are critical outcomes.
 PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 21

Streams in Geomatics: There are two streams in the Geomatics programme: Surveying and
Geoinformatics. If a first-year student is considering the Geoinformatics stream, then certain first
and second year courses must be taken to allow that option. Course advice is given at registration,
but students should think about whether to take environmental and geographical science or computer
science to third year level, as these options will affect the choice of second semester courses in the
first year. These can be changed up until the first week of the second semester (July).

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Bursaries: The Department
of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development offers bursaries to students who are South
African citizens to study in a range of geomatics qualifications including our BSc in Geomatics (all
streams, four-year or five-year programmes). Applicants will be expected to enter into a contract
with the Department. The bursary is for a full programme, but annually renewable based on
performance. It covers academic fees (including registration, tuition and examination fees), book
allowance, meal allowance, accommodation allowance (residential fees if applicable), and living
allowance, as would be set out in the agreement.

Facilities: Lectures are supported by field and laboratory work. The principal facilities available for
laboratory and field use are:

 Surveying: Standard and advanced survey equipment is available. This includes

electronic, total stations, automatic and precise levels, Global Navigation Satellite
System (GNSS) receivers, laser scanners, and robotic total stations. A number of survey
control points on and in the vicinity of the University campus provide the basis for a
variety of assignments, and vehicles are available for field work off the campus.
 Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Computation facilities include access to the
Faculty and Geomatics computer laboratories. The workstations in the Geomatics
computer laboratory run ESRI's ArcGIS, and QGIS Open Source software in support of
the GIS courses. There is also an operational ArcGIS Server to allow for web mapping
services. Surveying equipment includes hand-held GNSS receivers for data collection.
 Geodesy: There are facilities for undertaking fundamental geodetic surveys, gravity
surveys and levelling, and control network adjustment. Research interest in geodesy is
centred currently on satellite and terrestrial gravimetry, horizontal and vertical geodetic
datums, geoid determination and analysis, effective application of GNSS in local and
regional positioning and surveying, determination and monitoring of Earth deformations
and plate tectonics, geodetic network design and adjustments, numerical and
approximation methods in geodesy and geomatics engineering, datum transformation and
analysis of underground and surface mass.
 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: The Geomatics computer laboratory has ENVI,
ERDAS, UASMaster, SURE and Agisoft software. These are industry-leading products
which provide extensive digital image processing functionality. There is also a variety of
in-house software and Open Source software available to support ongoing remote
sensing and photogrammetric research activities. Digital SLR and video cameras form
the basis for image capture for both research and practical assignments.
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Bachelor of Science in Geomatics: Surveying Stream 4-year curriculum

[EB019APG09]
Associate Professor and Programme Convener:
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall comply
with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG1016H Geomatics I................................................................................... 18 5
APG1022X Practical Training in Geomatics ...................................................... 0 5
CSC1017F Introduction to Programming ........................................................ 16 5
GEO1009F Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences ....................... 18 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics I B for Engineers ..................................................... 18 5
STA1000S Introductory Statistics ................................................................... 18 5
Elective ......................................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 124

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG2014S Geomatics II ................................................................................. 24 6
APG2015F Geographic Information Systems I ............................................... 24 6
APG2019X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 6
APG2040F Surveying I ................................................................................... 18 6
APG2041S Applied Surveying & GISc ........................................................... 14 6
MAM2083S Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MAM2084F Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
PHY1031F General Physics A......................................................................... 18 5
PHY1032S General Physics B ......................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 148

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG3012S Geomatics III ................................................................................ 24 7
APG3013F Numerical Methods in Geomatics................................................. 16 7
APG3015X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
APG3016C Surveying II .................................................................................. 12 7
APG3017D Surveying III ................................................................................. 12 7
APG3027Z Cadastral Survey & Registration Projects ..................................... 24 7
APG3033W Land & Cadastral Survey Law ...................................................... 16 7
APG3038F Professional Communication Studies............................................ 12 7
APG3040C Advanced Spatial Data Analysis ................................................... 12 7
CON2033F Real Property Law ........................................................................ 16 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144
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Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG4001S Geodesy ........................................................................................ 24 8
APG4002Z Land Use Planning & Township Design ....................................... 16 8
APG4003Z Geomatics Project ......................................................................... 40 8
APG4005F Engineering Surveying & Adjustment .......................................... 18 8
APG4010X Geoinformatics Camp ..................................................................... 4 8
APG4011F Geomatics IV ................................................................................ 24 8
APG4012S Geomatics Management & Professionalism ................................. 24 8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 150

Students who have taken both APG1022X and APG2019X do not need to take APG3015X.
Students who may wish to register as a Professional Geoinformatics Practitioner (as well as the
options of registering in the professional categories of land, engineering and photogrammetric
surveyor), should take APG3039B as their elective.

Bachelor of Science in Geomatics: Surveying Stream 5-year curriculum

[EB819APG09]
Associate Professor and Programme Convener:
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall comply
with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG1016H Geomatics I................................................................................... 18 5
APG1022X Practical Training in Geomatics...................................................... 0 5
CSC1017F Introduction to Programming ........................................................ 16 5
GEO1009F Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences ....................... 18 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MAM1024S Mathematics I B for Engineers Extended ..................................... 18 5
PHY1014S Physics A for Aspect .................................................................... 18 5
STA1000S Introductory Statistics ................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 124
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Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG2014S Geomatics II ................................................................................. 24 6
APG2019X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 6
APG2040F Surveying I ................................................................................... 18 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for Aspect ........................................................... 16 6
PHY1015F Physics B for Aspect ..................................................................... 18 5
Elective ......................................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 110

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG2015F Geographic Information Systems I ............................................... 24 6
APG2041S Applied Surveying & GISc ........................................................... 14 6
APG3012S Geomatics III ................................................................................ 24 7
APG3013F Numerical Methods in Geomatics................................................. 16 7
APG3015X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
APG3040C Advanced Spatial Data Analysis ................................................... 12 7
Elective ........................................................................................... 0 0
Total credits per year .................................................................... 90

Students who have taken both APG1022X and APG2019X do not need to take APG3015X.
Students who may wish to register as a Professional Geoinformatics Practitioner (as well as the
options of registering in the professional categories of land, engineering and photogrammetric
surveyor), should take APG3039B as their elective in third year.

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG3016C Surveying II .................................................................................. 12 7
APG3017D Surveying III ................................................................................. 12 7
APG3027Z Cadastral Survey & Registration Projects ..................................... 24 7
APG3038F Professional Communication Studies............................................ 12 7
APG3033W Land & Cadastral Survey Law ...................................................... 16 7
APG4002Z Land Use Planning & Township Design ....................................... 16 8
APG4010X Geoinformatics Camp ..................................................................... 4 8
APG4011F Geomatics IV ................................................................................ 24 8
CON2033F Real Property Law ........................................................................ 16 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 136

Fifth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG4001S Geodesy ........................................................................................ 24 8
APG4003Z Geomatics Project ......................................................................... 40 8
APG4005F Engineering Surveying & Adjustment .......................................... 18 8
APG4012S Geomatics Management & Professionalism ................................. 24 8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 106
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Bachelor of Science in Geomatics: Geoinformatics Stream 4-year curriculum

Computer Science Specialisation[EB019APG11]
Associate Professor and Programme Convener:
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall comply
with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG1016H Geomatics I................................................................................... 18 5
APG1022X Practical Training in Geomatics...................................................... 0 5
CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
GEO1009F Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences ....................... 18 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
STA1000S Introductory Statistics ................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 126

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG2014S Geomatics II ................................................................................. 24 6
APG2015F Geographic Information Systems I ............................................... 24 6
APG2019X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 6
APG2040F Surveying I ................................................................................... 18 6
APG2041S Applied Surveying & GISc ........................................................... 14 6
MAM2083S Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MAM2084F Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
PHY1031F General Physics A ........................................................................ 18 5
PHY1032S General Physics B......................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 148

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG3012S Geomatics III ................................................................................ 24 7
APG3013F Numerical Methods in Geomatics................................................. 16 7
APG3015X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
APG3016C Surveying II .................................................................................. 12 7
APG3038F Professional Communication Studies ........................................... 12 7
APG3039B Spatial Data Infrastructures........................................................... 12 7
APG3040C Advanced Spatial Data Analysis ................................................... 12 7
CSC2001F Computer Science 2001 ................................................................ 24 6
CSC2002S Computer Science 2002 ................................................................ 24 6
CSC2004Z Programming Assessment............................................................... 0 6
INF2009F Systems Analysis .......................................................................... 18 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 154

Students who have taken both APG1022X and APG2019X do not need to take APG3015X
26 PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG4002Z Land Use Planning & Township Design ....................................... 16 8
APG4003Z Geomatics Project ......................................................................... 40 8
APG4010X Geoinformatics Camp ..................................................................... 4 8
APG4011F Geomatics IV ................................................................................ 24 8
APG4012S Geomatics Management & Professionalism ................................. 24 8
CSC3002F Computer Science 3002 ................................................................ 36 7
CSC3003S Computer Science 3003 ................................................................ 36 7
Total credits per year .................................................................. 180

Bachelor of Science in Geomatics: Geoinformatics Stream 5-year curriculum

Computer Science Specialisation[EB819APG11]
Associate Professor and Programme Convener:
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall comply
with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG1016H Geomatics I................................................................................... 18 5
APG1022X Practical Training in Geomatics ...................................................... 0 5
CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MAM1024S Mathematics I B for Engineers Extended...................................... 18 5
PHY1014S Physics A for Aspect .................................................................... 18 5
STA1000S Introductory Statistics ................................................................... 18 5
GEO1009F Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences ....................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 126
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Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG2014S Geomatics II ................................................................................. 24 6
APG2019X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 6
APG2040F Surveying I ................................................................................... 18 6
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for Aspect ........................................................... 16 6
PHY1015F Physics B for Aspect..................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 110

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG2015F Geographic Information Systems I ............................................... 24 6
APG2041S Applied Surveying GISc ............................................................... 14 6
APG3012S Geomatics III ................................................................................ 24 7
APG3013F Numerical Methods in Geomatics................................................. 16 7
APG3015X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
APG3039B Spatial Data Infrastructures........................................................... 12 7
APG3040C Advanced Spatial Data Analysis ................................................... 12 7
CSC2001F Computer Science 2001 ................................................................ 24 6
CSC2002S Computer Science 2002 ................................................................ 24 6
CSC2004Z Programming Assessment............................................................... 0 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 150

Students who have taken both APG1022X and APG2019X do not need to take APG3015X

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG3016C Surveying II .................................................................................. 12 7
APG3038F Professional Communication Studies ........................................... 12 7
APG4010X Geoinformatics Camp ..................................................................... 4 8
CSC3002F Computer Science 3002 ................................................................ 36 7
CSC3003S Computer Science 3003 ................................................................ 36 7
APG4012S Geomatics Management & Professionalism ................................. 24 8
INF2009F Systems Analysis .......................................................................... 18 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 142

Fifth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG4002Z Land Use Planning & Township Design ....................................... 16 8
APG4003Z Geomatics Project ......................................................................... 40 8
APG4011F Geomatics IV ................................................................................ 24 8
Total credits per year .................................................................... 80
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Bachelor of Science in Geomatics: Geoinformatics Stream 4-year curriculum

Environmental and Geographical Science Specialisation[EB019APG11]
Associate Professor and Programme Convener:
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall comply
with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG1016H Geomatics I................................................................................... 18 5
APG1022X Practical Training in Geomatics ...................................................... 0 5
CSC1017F Introduction to Programming ........................................................ 16 5
EGS1003S Geography, Development & Environment .................................... 18 5
GEO1009F Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences ....................... 18 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
STA1000S Introductory Statistics ................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 124

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG2014S Geomatics II ................................................................................. 24 6
APG2015F Geographic Information Systems I ............................................... 24 6
APG2019X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 6
APG2040F Surveying I ................................................................................... 18 6
APG2041S Applied Surveying & GISc ........................................................... 14 6
MAM2083S Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MAM2084F Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
PHY1031F General Physics A......................................................................... 18 5
PHY1032S General Physics B ......................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 148

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG3012S Geomatics III ................................................................................ 24 7
APG3013F Numerical Methods in Geomatics ................................................. 16 7
APG3015X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
APG3016C Surveying II .................................................................................. 12 7
APG3038F Professional Communication Studies............................................ 12 7
APG3039B Spatial Data Infrastructures........................................................... 12 7
APG3040C Advanced Spatial Data Analysis ................................................... 12 7
EGS2013F The Physical Environment ............................................................ 24 6
EGS2015S Society and Space ......................................................................... 24 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 136

Students who have taken both APG1022X and APG2019X do not need to take APG3015X
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Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG4002Z Land Use Planning & Township Design ....................................... 16 8
APG4003Z Geomatics Project ......................................................................... 40 8
APG4010X Geoinformatics Camp ..................................................................... 4 8
APG4011F Geomatics IV ................................................................................ 24 8
APG4012S Geomatics Management & Professionalism ................................. 24 8
Choose two of the following electives
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EGS3012S Atmospheric Science .................................................................... 36 7
EGS3021F Sustainability & Environment....................................................... 36 7
EGS3022S Geographic Thought ..................................................................... 36 7
EGS3023F Anthropocene Environments in Perspective ................................. 36 7
Total credits per year .................................................................. 180

Bachelor of Science in Geomatics: Geoinformatics Stream 5-year curriculum

Environmental and Geographical Science Specialisation[EB819APG11]
Associate Professor and Programme Convener:
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall comply
with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG1016H Geomatics I................................................................................... 18 5
APG1022X Practical Training in Geomatics...................................................... 0 5
CSC1017F Introduction to Programming ........................................................ 16 5
GEO1009F Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences ....................... 18 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MAM1024S Mathematics I B for Engineers Extended ..................................... 18 5
PHY1014S Physics A for Aspect .................................................................... 18 5
STA1000S Introductory Statistics ................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 124
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Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG2014S Geomatics II ................................................................................. 24 6
APG2019X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 6
APG2040F Surveying I ................................................................................... 18 6
EGS1003S Geography, Development & Environment .................................... 18 5
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for Aspect ........................................................... 16 6
PHY1015F Physics B for Aspect ..................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 110

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG2015F Geographic Information Systems I ............................................... 24 6
APG2041S Applied Surveying & GISc ........................................................... 14 6
APG3012S Geomatics III ................................................................................ 24 7
APG3013F Numerical Methods in Geomatics ................................................. 16 7
APG3015X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
APG3039B Spatial Data Analysis .................................................................... 12 7
APG3040C Advanced Spatial Data Analysis ................................................... 12 7
Total credits per year .................................................................. 102

Students who have taken both APG1022X and APG2019X do not need to take APG3015X

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG3016C Surveying II .................................................................................. 12 7
APG3038F Professional Communication Studies............................................ 12 7
APG4002Z Land Use Planning & Township Design ....................................... 16 8
APG4010X Geoinformatics Camp ..................................................................... 4 8
APG4011F Geomatics IV ................................................................................ 24 8
APG4012S Geomatics Management & Professionalism ................................. 24 8
EGS2013F The Physical Environment ............................................................ 24 6
EGS2015S Society and Space ......................................................................... 24 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 140

Fifth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG4003Z Geomatics Project ......................................................................... 40 8
Choose two of the following electives
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EGS3012S Atmospheric Science .................................................................... 36 7
EGS3021F Sustainability & Environment ....................................................... 36 7
EGS3022S Geographic Thought ..................................................................... 36 7
EGS3023F Anthropocene Environments in Perspective ................................. 36 7
Total credits per year ................................................................. 112
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Curriculum for University of Technology/University Transferees to the Bachelor of

Science in Geomatics
[EB019APG09/EB019APG11]
Associate Professor and Programme Convener:
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto

Transferees from Universities of Technology should have obtained matriculation exemption or the
NSC endorsed for degree studies before they started their National Diploma, and have achieved a
minimum of 70% aggregate.

Suitably qualified BTech and university graduates entering the BSc Geomatics degree programmes
may be granted credit and exemption on a course by course basis, up to a maximum of 288 credits.
All degree requirements must be complied with and students need to meet the knowledge and
learning outcomes specified by South African Geomatics Council for the professional accreditation
categories related to their chosen stream.

Chemical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering

A four-year undergraduate chemical engineering degree is offered which prepares graduates for
careers in the chemical, metallurgical, biotechnical and process industries. The degree focuses on the
development of technical expertise, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills, and is
accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa. There is an opportunity to stream the degree
programme with a strong flavour in either minerals processing, bioprocess engineering, catalytic
processing, process modelling, or environmental process engineering.

Practical training in the operation of laboratory and pilot scale equipment is given during the second
and third years, while the fourth-year research project emphasises chemical engineering
fundamentals. Chemical Engineering Design is addressed in all years of study, culminating in an
integrated plant design in the final year.

A candidate shall comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements set out below.
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering 4-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Chemical Engineering)[EB001CHE01]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor MA Fagan-Endres, PrEng, BSc(Eng)Chem Cape Town PhD Cantab

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CEM1000W Chemistry 1000 ............................................................................ 36 5
CHE1005W Chemical Engineering I ................................................................ 44 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers...................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers ............................................................... 18 5
STA1008S Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 146

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CHE2000X Field Trip ........................................................................................ 4 6
CHE2005W Chemical Engineering II ............................................................... 72 6
MAM2083S Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MAM2084F Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
Approved elective courses ...................................................... 36-48
Total credits per year .......................................................... 144-156

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CHE3006F Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering III .................................. 54 7
CHE3007S Non-ideal systems in Chemical Engineering ................................ 22 7
CHE3008S Chemical Engineering Project Management & Unit Operation Design 16 7
CHE3000X Workplace Experience .................................................................... 0 7
Approved elective courses ...................................................... 50-58
Total credits per year .......................................................... 142-150

Fourth Year Core Courses

Students must be in their final year of study. Up to 34 credits of electives are considered to be part
of the regular programme. Concessions to take additional credits (consisting of more electives or
outstanding core courses) will be considered. Note: No concessions for 4th year core courses will be
granted to students who have not passed CHE3008S/CHE3009Z.
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CHE4036Z Chemical Engineering Design ...................................................... 36 8
CHE4045Z Chemical Engineering Research ................................................... 36 8
CHE4048F Business, Society & Environment................................................. 20 8
CHE4049F Process Synthesis & Equipment Design ....................................... 20 8
Approved elective courses ...................................................... 16-34
Total credits per year .......................................................... 128-146
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ELECTIVE COURSES

1. Science Electives
Students must do at least 42 credits of Science electives, with a minimum of 24 credits at
HEQSF level 6. Approved options are shown below. Students may apply for other
combinations of Science electives in this category.
Biotechnology
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
BIO1000F Cell Biology ................................................................................. 18 5
CHE2006S Introduction to Biotechnology ...................................................... 24 6
Chemical Sciences
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CEM2005W Intermediate Chemistry ................................................................ 48 6
Mineralogical Sciences
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
GEO1009F Introduction to Earth and Environmental Sciences ....................... 18 5
GEO2006S Applied Mineralogy for Chemical Engineering ............................ 24 6

2. Language elective (18 credits minimum)

Students must do any language course at UCT that will give them exposure to a language
other than English that they do not already speak at this level. Most students will select from
the intensive courses that are offered at first level, but students may alternatively select to
study at the second level course a language they have previously studied at school.
3. Humanities selection (18 credits minimum)
This selection involves courses that will broaden students’ capacity to cope with complex
social questions that they may be exposed to in their professional practice. These courses will
also require students to read academic texts and produce extended written responses, usually
in the form of essays. These are outcomes that are also valued by the engineering programme
and will build skills that students will take forward in the core courses. Students may select
any course for which they meet the admission criteria with the following UCT course code
prefix:
 AGE Archaeology
 ASL/ANS/AFS African Studies, Gender Studies and Anthropology (excluding
Linguistics courses)
 HST History
 PHI Philosophy
 POL Politics (note only option here is POL1004L/P offered in winter/summer term)
 SOC Sociology
Other courses included in this elective group are:
 ASL1301S Introduction to Sociolinguistics
 END1023S Citizen Professionals in Engineering & the Built Environment
 END1019L Social Infrastructures: Engaging with Community for Change
(offered during the winter term)
 FAM1001F/L/P Media and Society
 REL1006S Judaism, Christianity and Islam
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If students would like to do a course not mentioned here that they believe fulfils the objectives
of this elective category, they may apply for it to be considered.

Please note that ECO (Economy) courses, FAM1000 and SLL1002 (Wordpower) do NOT count as
a Humanities elective. If you wish to do these courses they can only count as a free elective.

4. Advanced Engineering Electives

Students must do at least 32 credits of advanced engineering electives, with a minimum of 16
credits at HEQSF level 8.

HEQSF Level 7 electives

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CHE3067S Design and Operation of Catalytic Reactors ................................. 16 7
CHE3068S Bioprocess Engineering ................................................................ 16 7
CHE3069S Mineral and Metallurgical Processing........................................... 16 7
CHE3070S Numerical Simulation for Chemical Engineers ............................. 16 7

HEQSF Level 8 electives

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CHE4057F Industrial Ecology for Chemical Engineers .................................... 8 8
CHE4058Z Life Cycle Assessment ................................................................... 8 8
CHE4067F Heterogeneous Catalysis............................................................... 16 8
CHE4068F Bioprocess Engineering Design .................................................... 16 8
CHE4069F* Mineral & Metallurgical Processing II ......................................... 16 8
CHE4070F Numerical Optimisation for Chemical Engineers ......................... 16 8
CHE4072F Renewable Energy in the Process Industry ................................... 16 8

* CHE4069F is compulsory for mining-house bursars.

Alternatively, students may wish to take any EBE course at or above the third year level for which
they meet the course entry requirements, and where they have not already covered that content in
another course. Such courses must be approved by the Programme Convener.

5. Free Elective (16 credits minimum)

Students may do any course at UCT for which they meet the prerequisites, and where they
have not already covered that content in another course. Note: that due to the introduction of
Statistics in first year you cannot take an equivalent Statistics course (e.g. STA1000) as a free
elective.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering 5-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Chemical Engineering)[EB801CHE01]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor MA Fagan-Endres, PrEng, BSc (Eng)Chem Cape Town PhD Cantab

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.
 PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 35

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

A candidate shall comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements set out below.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CEM1000W Chemistry 1000 ............................................................................ 36 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MAM1024S Mathematics IB for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
PHY1014F Physics A for ASPECT ................................................................ 18 5
STA1008S Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 102

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CHE1005W Chemical Engineering I ................................................................ 44 5
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for ASPECT ....................................................... 16 6
Approved elective courses .......................................................36-48
Total credits per year ........................................................... 112-124

Elective Note: First Semester - BIO1000F or GEO1009F (science elective) or

free/humanities/language elective. Please refer to the Elective Courses section under the 4-year
programme for more details. Students opting for GEO1009F must take the mathematics courses in
the order MAM2084F and MAM2085S.

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CHE2000X Field Trip ........................................................................................ 4 6
CHE2005W Chemical Engineering II ............................................................... 72 6
Approved elective courses ...................................................... 36-48
Total credits per year ...........................................................112-124

Elective Note: Science (CEM2005W or CHE2006S) and/or free/humanities/language elective.

Please refer to the Elective Courses section under the 4-year programme for more details.

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CHE3006F Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering III .................................. 54 7
CHE3007S Non-ideal systems in Chemical Engineering ................................ 22 7
CHE3008S Chemical Engineering Project Management & Unit Operation Design 16 7
CHE3000X Workplace Experience .................................................................... 0 7
Approved elective courses ...................................................... 34-42
Total credits per year ...........................................................126-134
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Elective Notes: Students who took a Chemistry and Biology elective previously must take a
free/humanities/language elective in the first semester, and Advanced Engineering Elective in the
second semester. Students who took a Mineralogy elective previously must take Advanced
Engineering electives and GEO2006S. Please refer to the Elective Courses section under the 4-year
programme for more details.

Fifth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CHE4036Z Chemical Engineering Design ...................................................... 36 8
CHE4045Z Chemical Engineering Research ................................................... 36 8
CHE4048F Business, Society & Environment................................................. 20 8
CHE4049F Process Synthesis & Equipment Design ....................................... 20 8
Approved elective courses ............................................................ 16
Total credits per year .................................................................. 128

Three-Year Programme for Transferees into Bachelor of Science in Engineering in

Chemical Engineering
[EB001CHE06]
This programme is available only to students who have completed at least one year of a Bachelor of
Science or Bachelor of Science in Engineering programme. The entrance requirements are: 70% or
above in each of Mathematics I, Chemistry I and Physics IA (PHY1012 or equivalent). Applications
from students who have completed Mathematics I, Chemistry I and Physics IA but have not met the
70% requirement, will be considered on their merits.

Students who are provisionally accepted into the three-year transferee programme must first
complete the course CHE1001Z Introduction to Chemical Engineering (HEQSF credits 22, HEQSF
Level 5), which takes place over the four weeks prior to registration. If this course is successfully
completed, students will be registered for the second year of the degree.

In addition to completing Mathematics I, Chemistry I, Physics IA and CHE1001Z, students on the

three-year transferee programme are required to complete 464 credits. This requirement needs to be
fulfilled by completing STA1008S (if not granted exemption with credit for a previously taken
course), all second, third and fourth year core courses, as well as meeting the rules for elective
credits.

In addition, since CHE1001Z Introduction to Chemical Engineering (22 credits) carries fewer
credits than CHE1005W Chemical Engineering I (44 credits), students are required to take up at
least 8 (Chemical Sciences elective) or 14 (Biotechnology and Mineralogical Sciences electives)
additional elective credits to meet the required number of credits for graduation.
Students may apply for exemption with credit for MAM2083S and MAM2084F and elective
courses, if equivalent courses have been completed previously.
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Three Year Conversion Programmes for Bachelor of Science Graduates to Bachelor

of Science in Engineering in Chemical Engineering
[EB001CHE06]
The entrance requirements are: a BSc degree in minimum time with Mathematics I, Chemistry I and
Physics IA (PHY1012 or equivalent).

BSc graduates who are provisionally accepted into the three-year conversion programme must first
complete the course CHE1001Z Introduction to Chemical Engineering (HEQSF credits 22, HEQSF
Level 5), which takes place over the four weeks prior to registration. If this course is successfully
completed, students will be registered for the second year of the degree

In addition to completing Mathematics I, Chemistry I, Physics IA and CHE1001Z, students on the

three-year conversion programme are required to complete 464 credits. This requirement needs to be
fulfilled by completing STA1008S (if not granted exemption with credit for a previously taken
course), all second, third and fourth year core courses, as well as meeting the rules for elective
credits.

In addition, since CHE1001Z Introduction to Chemical Engineering (22 credits) carries fewer
credits than CHE1005W Chemical Engineering I (44 credits), students on the three-year transferee
programme are required to take up at least 8 (Chemical Sciences elective) or 14 (Biotechnology and
Mineralogical Sciences electives) additional elective credits to meet the required number of credits
for graduation.

Students may apply for exemption with credit for MAM2083S and MAM2084F and elective
courses, if equivalent courses have been completed in their initial degree.

Access Programme for University of Technology Transferees

[EB001CHE01]
The entrance requirements are: a National Diploma in Chemical Engineering achieved in minimum
time, with a 70% overall average and 75% in each of the two Mathematics courses. It is also
necessary to have qualified for matriculation exemption or the NSC endorsed for degree studies
before commencement of the National Diploma programme.

Students accepted on to this programme will be exempted from CHE3000X. This leaves the
majority of each year's core courses to complete, and is therefore nominally a four year programme.

Students may choose however to register as occasional students in the year prior to entering the
programme, and to attend classes and write the examinations for MAM1020F, MAM1021S,
CEM1000W, PHY1012F and STA1008S (or any equivalents of these courses). Should these courses
all be passed, students will be provisionally accepted into the three-year conversion programme, i.e.
they must first complete the course CHE1001Z Introduction to Chemical Engineering (HEQSF
credits 22, HEQSF Level 5), which takes place over the four weeks prior to registration. If this
course is successfully completed, students will be registered for the second year of the degree. In
addition to completing the abovementioned courses, students on the three-year conversion
programme are required to complete 452 credits. This requirement needs to be fulfilled by
completing all second, third and fourth year core courses (except for CHE3000X), as well as
meeting the rules for elective credits.

In addition, since CHE1001Z Introduction to Chemical Engineering (22 credits) carries fewer
credits than CHE1005W Chemical Engineering I (44 credits), students are required to take up at
least 8 (Chemical Sciences elective) or 14 (Biotechnology or Mineralogical Sciences electives)
additional elective credits to meet the required number of credits for graduation.
38 PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

Students may apply for exemption with credit for elective courses, if equivalent courses have been
completed in their initial diploma.

Course descriptions are set out in the section Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered.
The course code abbreviation for Chemical Engineering is CHE.

Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall comply
with the prescribed curriculum requirements (which may exceed 576). Note: The core courses listed
below, plus one elective course of 18 or more credits, constitute the courses recognised for the
degree in terms of Rule FB8.2. DP and examination requirements to pass the core courses are set out
in the course information sheets issued at the start of all Civil Engineering core courses.

The curriculum has a strong foundation in the natural sciences, mathematics and applied mechanics.
From the second year of study, students are introduced to courses in structural engineering and
materials, water engineering (hydraulics and water quality), geotechnical engineering, and
transportation. In the final year, the two major courses of Design Project and Research Project allow
students to integrate their knowledge and develop advanced problem-solving skills.

Professional aspects are covered in courses on Professional Practice and Civil Engineering practical
experience.

In order to promote and enhance learning within the degree, the Department of Civil Engineering
requires all students to have their own laptop or desktop computer with access to the internet. The
minimum specifications of the computer required can be obtained from the Department.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering 4-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Civil Engineering)[EB002CIV01]
Professor and Programme Convener:
TBA

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CEM1008F Chemistry for Engineers ............................................................... 16 5
CIV1005W Introduction to Engineering .......................................................... 24 5
CIV1007S Engineering Mechanics................................................................. 16 5
CSC1015S Computer Science ......................................................................... 18 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MEC1010F Introduction to Engineering Drawing A .......................................... 8 5
MEC1011S Introduction to Design .................................................................... 8 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers ................................................................ 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144
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Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

APG2026S Construction Surveying ................................................................ 16 6
CIV2011F Mechanics of Materials................................................................. 16 6
CIV2039S Geotechnical Engineering I .......................................................... 16 6
CIV2040S Fluid Mechanics ............................................................................. 8 6
CIV2041S Structural Analysis I ..................................................................... 16 6
CIV2042F Construction Materials.................................................................. 16 6
GEO1008F Introduction to Geology for Civil Engineers ................................. 12 5
MAM2083F Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
STA1008F Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
CIV2020X Practical Experience ....................................................................... 0 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CIV3042F Geotechnical Engineering II ......................................................... 16 7
CIV3043F Hydraulic Engineering .................................................................. 16 7
CIV3044F Engineering Hydrology................................................................... 8 7
CIV3045S Transportation Planning ................................................................ 16 7
CIV3046S Water Treatment ........................................................................... 12 7
CIV3047S Urban Water Services ................................................................... 16 7
CIV3048F Structural Analysis II .................................................................... 16 7
CIV3049S Structural Design I ........................................................................ 16 7
ECO1007S Economics for Engineers .............................................................. 18 5
Humanities Elective ...................................................................... 18
Total credits per year .................................................................. 152

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CIV4035C Design Project .............................................................................. 24 8
CIV4041F Professional Practice..................................................................... 12 8
CIV4042F Wastewater Treatment .................................................................. 12 8
CIV4044S Research Project ........................................................................... 48 8
CIV4045F Structural Design II ...................................................................... 18 8
CIV4046F Transportation Engineering .......................................................... 18 8
EGS1005F Introduction to Environmental Assessment & Management ......... 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Students are reminded of the university rules for undergraduate degrees as printed in this handbook.
In particular it should be noted that timetable clashes are not allowed (this rule also applies to
courses that are repeated) and that preference should be given to courses in arrears (Rule FB3.4). In
the final year of study students may get concessions for a maximum of 18 credits per semester over
and above the published fourth year core curriculum to repeat outstanding courses from prior years
or attempt additional electives subject to the requirements of the three capping courses: CIV4041F,
CIV4035C and CIV4044S. All applications for concessions must be made on the prescribed form
for consideration by the Programme Convenor and the departmental Concessions Committee for a
final decision.
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Elective Courses

It is a requirement of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) that all engineering
graduates be exposed to complementary studies which, inter alia, broaden the student’s perspective
in the humanities, social sciences or other areas to support an understanding of the world. To this
end, every prospective graduate must take at least one course from a list of approved electives. It is
the responsibility of the student to ensure that there are no lecture or tutorial or examination
timetable clashes for courses which s/he wishes to take.

The core curriculum changes from time to time and it is the responsibility of each student to check
the accumulating total of core course credits he or she has completed at any stage, in order to
determine any shortfall from the minimum number of 576 credits and the courses required for
graduation. In the event of a shortfall, s/he may have to register for additional elective courses.

Course descriptions are set out in the section Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered.
The course code abbreviation for Civil Engineering is CIV.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Civil Engineering 5-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Civil Engineering)[EB802CIV01]
Professor and Programme Convener:
TBA

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CEM1008F Chemistry for Engineers ............................................................... 16 5
CIV1007S Engineering Mechanics................................................................. 16 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MAM1024S Mathematics I B for Engineers Extended...................................... 18 5
PHY1014F Physics A for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
CSC1015S Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 104
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Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CIV1005W Introduction to Engineering .......................................................... 24 5
CIV2011F Mechanics of Materials................................................................. 16 6
CIV2041S Structural Analysis I ..................................................................... 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for ASPECT ....................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MEC1010F Introduction to Engineering Drawing ............................................. 8 5
MEC1011S Introduction to Design .................................................................... 8 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 104

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
APG2026S Construction Surveying ................................................................ 16 6
CIV2039S Geotechnical Engineering I........................................................... 16 6
CIV2040S Fluid Mechanics ............................................................................. 8 6
CIV2042F Construction Materials.................................................................. 16 6
CIV3046S Water Treatment ........................................................................... 12 7
CIV3048F Structural Analysis II .................................................................... 16 7
CIV3049S Structural Design I ........................................................................ 16 7
GEO1008F Introduction to Geology for Civil Engineers ................................. 12 5
STA1008F Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 124

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CIV3042F Geotechnical Engineering II ......................................................... 16 7
CIV3043F Hydraulic Engineering .................................................................. 16 7
CIV3044F Engineering Hydrology................................................................... 8 7
CIV3045S Transportation Planning................................................................ 16 7
CIV3047S Urban Water Services ................................................................... 16 7
CIV4045F Structural Design II ...................................................................... 18 8
ECO1007S Economics for Engineers .............................................................. 18 5
Humanities Elective ...................................................................... 18
Total credits per year .................................................................. 126

Fifth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CIV2020X Practical Experience ....................................................................... 0 6
CIV4035C Design Project .............................................................................. 24 8
CIV4041F Professional Practice..................................................................... 12 8
CIV4042F Wastewater Treatment .................................................................. 12 8
CIV4044S Research Project ........................................................................... 48 8
CIV4046F Transportation Engineering .......................................................... 18 8
EGS1005F Introduction to Environmental Assessment & Management ......... 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 126
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Students are reminded of the university rules for undergraduate degrees as printed in this handbook.
In particular it should be noted that timetable clashes are not allowed (this rule also applies to
courses that are repeated) and that preference should be given to courses in arrears (Rule FB3.4). In
the final year of study students may get concessions for a maximum of 18 credits per semester over
and above the published final year core curriculum to repeat outstanding courses from prior years or
attempt additional electives subject to the requirements of the three capping courses: CIV4041F,
CIV4035C and CIV4044S. All applications for concessions must be made on the prescribed form
for consideration by the Programme Convenor and the departmental Concessions Committee for a
final decision.

Elective Courses

It is a requirement of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) that all engineering
graduates be exposed to complementary studies which, inter alia, broaden the student’s perspective
in the humanities, social sciences or other areas to support an understanding of the world. To this
end, every prospective graduate must take at least one course from a list of approved electives. It is
the responsibility of the student to ensure that there are no lecture or tutorial or examination
timetable clashes for courses which s/he wishes to take.

The core curriculum changes from time to time and it is the responsibility of each student to check
the accumulating total of core course credits he or she has completed at any stage, in order to
determine any shortfall from the minimum number of 576 credits and the courses required for
graduation. In the event of a shortfall, s/he may have to register for additional elective courses.

Course descriptions are set out in the section Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered.
The course code abbreviation for Civil Engineering is CIV.

Programme for University of Technology Transferees to Bachelor of Science in

Engineering in Civil Engineering
[EB002CIV01]
The Senate criteria for granting course credits and exemptions to Technikon/University of
Technology transferees entering the BSc(Eng) Civil Engineering degree programme require
Technikon/University of Technology students to have obtained a matriculation exemption or the
NSC endorsed for degree studies before they started their National Diploma studies, an average of at
least 70% for all prescribed final year subjects and a minimum of 75% for every Mathematics course
in the National Diploma examinations. Students who satisfy these criteria will be granted credits and
be exempted from the following courses; CIV1005W, CIV1007S, MEC1002W, CIV2011F,
CIV2020X, APG2026S and CIV2042F. Such students may register for the following courses in their
first year at UCT, provided that there are no timetable clashes:

First Year Core Modules

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CEM1008F Chemistry for Engineers ............................................................... 16 5
MAM1020F Mathematics 1A for Engineers ..................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics 1B for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers ................................................................ 18 5
CSC1015S Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
CIV2039S Geotechnical Engineering I........................................................... 16 6
CIV2040S Fluid Mechanics ............................................................................. 8 6
GEO1008F Introduction to Geology for Civil Engineers ................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 124
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After completing the above courses, subject to rule FB8.2, students will be required to complete the
remainder of all prescribed Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year courses including the elective in
complementary studies. Note that it will not ordinarily be possible for Technikon/University of
Technology transferees to complete the degree in less than four years.

Construction Economics and Management

Bachelor of Science in Construction Studies
BSc (Construction Studies)[EB015CON04]
Acting Programme Convener:
E Edwardes, BSc BSc(QS) MSc(Project Management) Pret PrQS PMAQS

The curriculum of the 3-year BSc in Construction Studies programme equips graduates to: use
computer packages for computer-aided draughting presentation, scheduling and information
processing; manage and prepare tender and contractual documents relating to building work;
estimate cost and undertake financial management of construction projects; manage the construction
of buildings and related infrastructure; manage the human resources within a construction firm;
understand and evaluate economic issues concerning the construction sector and the construction
firm at both a micro and macro level; understand the time value of money and apply discounted cash
flow techniques for evaluating alternative property investments; communicate with construction
professionals concerning spatial concepts, financial issues and construction assembly problems.
The aims of the programme are: to provide employable management graduates to the construction
industry; to fully satisfy the criteria for accreditation in terms of the requirements of the Chartered
Institute of Building (CIOB), the South African Council for the Project and Construction
Management Professions (SACPCMP), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and
the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP).

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 464 credits and shall comply
with all the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

ACC1006F Financial Accounting I ................................................................. 18 5
CIV1006S Building Science I ........................................................................ 16 5
CON1004W Construction Technology I ........................................................... 32 5
CON1010S Construction Information Systems.................................................. 8 5
ECO1010F Microeconomics ........................................................................... 18 5
ECO1011S Macroeconomics........................................................................... 18 5
MAM1010F Mathematics 1010......................................................................... 18 5
MEC1010F Introduction to Engineering Drawing A.......................................... 8 5
STA1000S Statistics 1000............................................................................... 18 5
CON1007X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 154
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Second Year Core Modules

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

ACC1006F Financial Accounting I.................................................................. 18 5
APG2026F Construction Surveying ................................................................ 16 6
CML1001F Business Law I.............................................................................. 18 5
CML2005F Labour Law .................................................................................. 18 6
CON1019S Professional Communication ........................................................ 16 5
CON2006W Construction Technology II .......................................................... 32 6
CON2020S Construction Management I .......................................................... 16 6
CON2037W Measurement & Design Appraisal I .............................................. 20 6
CON2013X Practical Training............................................................................ 0 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 154

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CON3012W Construction Technology III ......................................................... 32 7
CON3030F Construction Costing .................................................................... 16 7
CON3031W Measurement & Design Appraisal II ............................................ 32 7
CON3032W Applied Contract Law I ................................................................ 12 7
CON3033S Property Studies I ......................................................................... 16 7
CON3038W Construction Management II ........................................................ 32 7
CON3043W Cost Engineering under Uncertainty ............................................. 16 7
CON3023X Practical Training............................................................................ 0 7
Total credits per year .................................................................. 156

Bachelor of Science in Property Studies

BSc(Property Studies)[EB017CON03]
Programme Convener:
SD Nurick, BCom BSc(Hons)(Property Studies), MPhil Cape Town MRICS

The curriculum of the 3-year BSc in Property Studies programme equips graduates to: manage
tender and contractual documents relating to building work; undertake financial analysis and
financial management of property developments; undertake the valuation of fixed property; manage
the human resources within a property firm; understand and evaluate economic issues concerning
the property sector and the property firm at both a micro and macro level; communicate with
construction and property professionals concerning spatial concepts, financial issues and
construction assembly problems; inter-relate with colleagues and successfully manage and/or
participate in team working situations; appreciate social and commercial business values within the
context of codes of professional conduct and legal liability; construct solutions which relate to
practical real-life problems and resolve disputes using appropriate methods; frame research
questions, identify, collect and collate primary and secondary data sources and be aware of
quantitative analysis methods; and understand the legal framework within which the property
development, property valuation and property management processes occur. The aims of the
programme are to provide employable graduates to the property industry; and to satisfy the criteria
for accreditation in terms of the requirements of the South African Council for the Property Valuers
Profession (SACPVP), and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
 PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 45

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 468 credits and shall comply
with all the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CON1021F Property and Planning I ................................................................ 16 5
CON1022F Building Construction I ................................................................ 16 5
CON1023S Building Construction II ............................................................... 16 5
CON1024S Property Economics I ................................................................... 16 5
CON1025S Property and Technology .............................................................. 16 5
ECO1010F Microeconomics ........................................................................... 18 5
ECO1011S Macroeconomics........................................................................... 18 5
MAM1010F Mathematics 1010......................................................................... 18 5
STA1000S Introductory Statistics ................................................................... 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 152

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

ACC1006F Financial Accounting I ................................................................. 18 5
CML1001F Business Law I ............................................................................. 18 5
CON2032S Property Investment and Finance I ............................................... 16 6
CON2033F Real Property Law I ...................................................................... 16 6
CON2034S Professionalism in the Built Environment..................................... 12 6
CON2035S Property and Planning II ............................................................... 16 6
CON2036F Property Valuation I ..................................................................... 16 6
FTX2020F Business Finance .......................................................................... 18 6
STA2020S Applied Statistics .......................................................................... 24 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 154

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CON3046S Property and Facilities Management ............................................. 16 7
CON3047F Property Investment and Finance II .............................................. 16 7
CON3048F Property Development II .............................................................. 16 7
CON3050F Property and Contract Law ........................................................... 16 7
CON3051F Property Valuation II .................................................................... 16 7
CON3052S Property Economics II .................................................................. 16 7
CON3053S Property and Environment ............................................................ 16 7
CON3054S Property Development II .............................................................. 16 7
CON3055S Property and Planning III .............................................................. 16 7
CSC1015F/S Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 162

Course descriptions are set out in the section Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered.
The course code abbreviation for Construction Economics and Management is CON.
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Electrical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering 4-year curriculum
BSc(Engineering)(Electrical Engineering)[EB009EEE01]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor DTO Oyedokun, BSc (Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town SMIEEE SAIEE

The BSc(Eng) Degree in Electrical Engineering covers a wide range of activities and disciplines.
Students are able to select final year courses which allow some degree of specialisation in one or
more disciplines such as Control & Instrumentation, Digital Systems, Electronics, Power Electronics
and Machines, Power and Energy Systems, Signal & Image Processing and Telecommunications
and RF & Microwave Systems.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall
comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1006F Introduction to Electronic Engineering ......................................... 12 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MEC1003F Engineering Drawing ...................................................................... 8 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers ................................................................ 18 5
ASL1200S Africa: Culture, Identity & Globalisation* ...................................... 8 5
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1007S Introduction to Electrical Engineering .......................................... 12 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
PHY1013S Physics B for Engineers ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1000X Practical Training............................................................................ 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 148

*ASL1200S may be replaced with an approved humanities course of at least 8 credits timetable
permitting

Second Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2045F Analogue Electronics .................................................................... 16 6
EEE2046F Embedded Systems I..................................................................... 16 6
EEE2048F Professional Communication for Electrical Engineering ................ 8 6
MAM2083F Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MEC1009F Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
EEE2044S Introduction to Power Engineering ............................................... 16 6
EEE2047S Signals and Systems I ................................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
CON2026S Project Management for Engineers ................................................. 8 6
PHY2010S Electromagnetism for Engineers ................................................... 16 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144
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Third Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE3088F Electrical Engineering Design Principles ........................................ 8 7
EEE3089F Electromagnetic Engineering ........................................................ 16 7
EEE3090F Electronic Devices and Circuits .................................................... 16 7
EEE3091F Energy Conversion I ..................................................................... 16 7
EEE3092F Signals & Systems II .................................................................... 16 7
EEE3093S Communication & Network Engineering...................................... 16 7
EEE3094S Control Systems Engineering ....................................................... 16 7
EEE3098S Engineering Design: Electrical Engineering ................................... 8 7
EEE3100S Energy Systems & Grids I ............................................................ 16 7
*Approved Complementary Studies Elective F/S/P/L .................. 18
EEE3000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 7
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 146
*See separate list of approved complementary studies courses

Fourth Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE4113F Engineering System Design .......................................................... 16 8
CML4607F Law for Engineers ........................................................................ 10 8
EEE4125C New Ventures: Planning, Practice & Professionalism .................. 16 8
EEE4124C Impact of Engineering on the Natural & Social Environment......... 8 8
EEE4022S Research Project ........................................................................... 40 8
Core credits per year (minimum) .................................................. 90

Fourth Year Elective Core Courses (EE)

Select courses amounting to at least 48 credits from the following:
At least one course from:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4126F Energy Systems & Grids II ........................................................... 16 8
EEE4118F Process Control & Instrumentation ............................................... 16 8
EEE4121F Mobile and Wireless Networks ..................................................... 16 8
And further courses from (timetable and pre-requisite permitting):
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4114F Digital Signal Processing .............................................................. 16 8
EEE4105C RF & Microwave Devices & Circuits ............................................. 8 8
EEE4117F Energy Conversion II .................................................................... 16 8
EEE4122C Communication Engineering .......................................................... 8 8
EEE4123C Electrical Machines & Drives ......................................................... 8 8
HUB4045F Introduction to Medical Imaging & Image Processing .................. 12 8
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 138

Note: Some elective core courses in the first semester are in the same timetable slots and cannot be
taken concurrently.
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical Engineering 5-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Electrical Engineering)[EB809EEE01]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor DTO Oyedokun, BSc (Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town SMIEEE SAIEE

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall
comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE1006F Introduction to Electronic Engineering ......................................... 12 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
PHY1014F Physics A for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
EEE1007S Introduction to Electrical Engineering .......................................... 12 5
MAM1024S Mathematics IB for Engineers Extended....................................... 18 5
PHY1015S Physics B for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................... 96

Second Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE2045F Analogue Electronics .................................................................... 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for ASPECT ....................................................... 16 6
MEC1003F Engineering Drawing ...................................................................... 8 5
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE2047S Signals and Systems I ................................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
CON2026S Project Management for Engineers ................................................. 8 6
EEE1000X Practical Training............................................................................ 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 116
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Third Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE2046F Embedded Systems I..................................................................... 16 6
EEE2048F Professional Communication for Electrical Engineering ................ 8 6
EEE3090F Electronic Devices and Circuits .................................................... 16 7
MEC1009F Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
ASL1200S Africa: Culture, Identity & Globalisation*...................................... 8 5
EEE2044S Introduction to Power Engineering ............................................... 16 6
EEE3094S Control Systems Engineering ....................................................... 16 7
PHY2010S Electromagnetism for Engineers ................................................... 16 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 112

*ASL1200S may be replaced with an approved humanities course of at least 8 credits timetable
permitting

Fourth Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE3088F Electrical Engineering Design Principles ........................................ 8 7
EEE3089F Electromagnetic Engineering ........................................................ 16 7
EEE3091F Energy Conversion I ..................................................................... 16 7
EEE3092F Signals & Systems II .................................................................... 16 7
CML4607F Law for Engineers ........................................................................ 10 8
EEE3093S Communication & Network Engineering...................................... 16 7
EEE3098S Engineering Design: Electrical Engineering ................................... 8 7
EEE3100S Energy Systems & Grids I ............................................................ 16 7
*Approved Complementary Studies Elective F/S/P/L .................. 18 7
EEE3000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 7
Total credits per year (minimum) .............................................. 124
*See separate list of approved complementary studies courses

Fifth Year Core Courses (EE)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE4113F Engineering System Design .......................................................... 16 8
EEE4125C New Ventures: Planning, Practice & Professionalism .................. 16 8
EEE4124C Impact of Engineering on the Natural & Social Environment ......... 8 8
EEE4022S Research Project ........................................................................... 40 8
Core credits per year (minimum) .................................................. 80

Fifth Year Elective Core Courses (EE)

Select courses amounting to at least 48 credits from the following:
At least one course from:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4126F Energy Systems & Grids II ........................................................... 16 8
EEE4118F Process Control & Instrumentation ............................................... 16 8
EEE4121F Mobile and Wireless Networks ..................................................... 16 8
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And further courses from

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4114F Digital Signal Processing .............................................................. 16 8
EEE4105C RF& Microwave Devices & Circuits .............................................. 8 8
EEE4117F Energy Conversion II .................................................................... 16 8
EEE4122C Communication Engineering .......................................................... 8 8
EEE4123C Electrical Machines & Drives ......................................................... 8 8
HUB4045F Introduction to Medical Imaging & Image Processing .................. 12 8
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 128

Note: some elective core courses in the first semester are in the same timetable slots and cannot be
taken concurrently.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering 4-year

curriculum
BSc(Engineering)(Electrical and Computer Engineering)[EB022EEE02]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor S Winberg, BSc(Hons) Cape Town MSc UTK PhD Cape Town MIEEE

Electrical and Computer Engineering is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering which combines a

fundamental study in electrical engineering with computing. Many universities and other institutions
world-wide are now offering courses or degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and it is
recognised that the combination of electrical engineering and computer studies equips graduates
with an excellent basis upon which valuable engineering roles in modern industry can be built. Apart
from receiving a thorough grounding in both electrical engineering and computing, the Electrical
and Computer Engineering student at UCT gains a foundation of understanding in physical science,
advanced engineering mathematics, microcomputer technology and systematic engineering design.

Electrical and Computer engineers in industry generally possess expertise across a broad range of
engineering disciplines, and are especially well-suited to a career in network engineering, control &
instrumentation, power systems or telecommunications. Electrical and Computer engineers may also
become involved in diverse fields such as bio-medical engineering, machine vision, power
electronics and machines, or signal and image processing.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering programme is administered as a distinct programme

within the Department of Electrical Engineering, and advice specific to the needs of Electrical and
Computer Engineering undergraduates is available to students enrolled in the programme.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall
comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1006F Introduction to Electronic Engineering ......................................... 12 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MEC1003F Engineering Drawing ...................................................................... 8 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers ................................................................ 18 5
ASL1200S Africa: Culture, Identity & Globalisation*...................................... 8 5
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1007S Introduction to Electrical Engineering .......................................... 12 5
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Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
PHY1013S Physics B for Engineers ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 148

*ASL1200S may be replaced with an approved humanities course of at least 8 credits timetable
permitting

Second Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2045F Analogue Electronics .................................................................... 16 6
EEE2046F Embedded Systems I .................................................................... 16 6
EEE2048F Professional Communication for Electrical Engineering ................ 8 6
MAM2083F Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MEC1009F Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
EEE2044S Introduction to Power Engineering ............................................... 16 6
EEE2047S Signals and Systems I ................................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
CON2026S Project Management for Engineers ................................................. 8 6
PHY2010S Electromagnetism for Engineers ................................................... 16 6
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Third Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC2001F Computer Science 2001 ................................................................ 24 6
EEE3088F Electrical Engineering Design Principles ........................................ 8 7
EEE3089F Electromagnetic Engineering ........................................................ 16 7
EEE3090F Electronic Devices and Circuits .................................................... 16 7
EEE3092F Signals & Systems II .................................................................... 16 7
EEE3096S Embedded Systems II ................................................................... 16 7
EEE3097S Engineering Design: Electrical & Computer Engineering .............. 8 7
F/S/P/L *Approved Complementary Studies Elective F/S/P/L .................. 18 7
EEE3000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 7
Core credits per year (minimum) ................................................ 122
* See separate list of approved complementary studies courses

Third Year Elective Core Courses (EC)

Select two out of the following three courses. Your choices will have an impact on which 4 th year
electives can be taken the following year.
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CSC2002S Computer Science 2002 ................................................................ 24 6
EEE3093S Communication & Network Engineering...................................... 16 7
EEE3094S Control Systems Engineering ....................................................... 16 7
Total credits per year (minimum) ........................................154-162

Note: (i) All three elective 3rd year core courses can be taken; however, but then the complementary
studies elective should then be taken in the winter or summer term.
(ii) If an EC student wants to take any CSC3xxx course, they must also register for and pass
CSC2004Z Programming Assessment.
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Fourth Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE4113F Engineering System Design .......................................................... 16 8
CML4607F Law for Engineers......................................................................... 10 8
EEE4125C New Ventures: Planning, Practice & Professionalism .................. 16 8
EEE4124C Impact of Engineering on the Natural & Social Environment ......... 8 8
EEE4022S Research Project ........................................................................... 40 8
Core credits per year (minimum) ................................................. 90

Fourth Year Elective Core Courses (EC)

Select courses amounting to at least 48 credits from the following:
At least two courses from:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4114F Digital Signal Processing .............................................................. 16 8
EEE4118F Process Control & Instrumentation ............................................... 16 8
EEE4120F High Performance Digital Embedded Systems ............................. 16 8
EEE4121F Mobile and Wireless Networks ..................................................... 16 8
And further courses from (timetable and pre-requisite permitting):
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4105C RF Microwave Devices & Circuits ................................................. 8 8
EEE4122C Communication Engineering .......................................................... 8 8
CSC3xxx Approved 3rd year Computer Science course ................................ 24 7
HUB4045F Introduction to Medical Imaging & Image Processing .................. 12 8
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 138

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering 5-year

curriculum
BSc(Engineering)(Electrical and Computer Engineering)[EB822EEE02]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor S Winberg, BSc(Hons) Cape Town MSc UTK PhD Cape Town MIEEE

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall
comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements.
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First Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE1006F Introduction to Electronic Engineering ......................................... 12 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
PHY1014F Physics A for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
EEE1007S Introduction to Electrical Engineering .......................................... 12 5
MAM1024S Mathematics IB for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
PHY1015S Physics B for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
Total credits per year (minimum) ................................................. 96

Second Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE2045F Analogue Electronics.................................................................... 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for ASPECT ....................................................... 16 6
MEC1003F Engineering Drawing ...................................................................... 8 5
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE2047S Signals and Systems I ................................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
CON2026S Project Management for Engineers ................................................. 8 6
EEE1000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 116

Third Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC2001F Computer Science 2001 ................................................................ 24 6
EEE2046F Embedded Systems I..................................................................... 16 6
EEE2048F Professional Communication for Electrical Engineering ................ 8 6
MEC1009F Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
ASL1200S Africa: Culture, Identity & Globalisation*...................................... 8 5
EEE2044S Introduction to Power Engineering ............................................... 16 6
PHY2010S Electromagnetism for Engineers ................................................... 16 6
F/S/P/L **Approved Complementary Studies Elective F/S/P/L ................ 18
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 122

*ASL1200S may be replaced with an approved humanities course of at least 8 credits timetable
permitting
**See separate list of approved complementary studies courses

Fourth Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE3088F Electrical Engineering Design Principles ........................................ 8 7
EEE3089F Electromagnetic Engineering ........................................................ 16 7
EEE3090F Electronic Devices and Circuits .................................................... 16 7
EEE3092F Signals & Systems II .................................................................... 16 7
CML4607F Law for Engineers ........................................................................ 10 8
EEE3096S Embedded Systems II ................................................................... 16 7
EEE3097S Engineering Design: Electrical & Computer Engineering .............. 8 7
EEE3000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 7
Core credits per year (minimum) .................................................. 90
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Fourth Year Elective Core Courses (EC)

Select two out of the following three courses. Your choices will have an impact on which 4th year
electives can be taken the following year.
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CSC2002S Computer Science 2002 ................................................................ 24 6
EEE3093S Communication & Network Engineering...................................... 16 7
EEE3094S Control Systems Engineering........................................................ 16 7
Total credits per year (minimum) ........................................122-130

Note: (i) All three elective 3rd year core courses can be taken, but then the complementary studies
elective must be taken in the winter or summer term.
(ii) If an EC student wants to take any CSC3xxx courses, they must also register for and pass
CSC2004Z Programming Assessment.

Fifth Year Core Courses (EC)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE4113F Engineering System Design .......................................................... 16 8
EEE4125C New Ventures: Planning, Practice & Professionalism ................. 16 8
EEE4124C Impact of Engineering on the Natural & Social Environment ......... 8 8
EEE4022S Research Project ........................................................................... 40 8
Total credits per year (minimum) ................................................ 80

Fifth Year Elective Core Courses (EC)

Select courses amounting to at least 48 credits from the following:
At least two courses from:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4114F Digital Signal Processing .............................................................. 16 8
EEE4118F Process Control & Instrumentation ............................................... 16 8
EEE4120F High Performance Digital Embedded Systems ............................. 16 8
EEE4121F Mobile and Wireless Networks ..................................................... 16 8
And further courses from (timetable and pre-requisite permitting:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4105C RF & Microwave Devices & Circuits ............................................. 8 8
EEE4122C Communication Engineering .......................................................... 8 8
CSC3xxx Approved 3rd year Computer Science course ................................ 24 7
HUB4045F Introduction to Medical Imaging & Image Processing .................. 12 8
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 128

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechatronics 4-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Mechatronics)[EB011EEE05]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor A Patel, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town MIEEE

Mechatronics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering which combines electronics, mechanical

and software engineering. The degree offered in the Electrical Engineering department is grounded
in electronics and software engineering with some courses in fundamental mechanical engineering.
This equips students with the ability to develop electronic and software systems to automate various
processes and systems.
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The Mechatronics Engineer will be especially well-suited to a career in light manufacturing, process
control or automation. Mechatronics engineers may become involved in fields such as
instrumentation, automation, robotics, bio-medical engineering, machine learning or machine vision.
The Mechatronics Programme at UCT aims to equip its graduates with a solid and broad-based
engineering education, including the skills in design and the knowledge of computers and other
digital systems hardware, that will be necessary for a successful future career in any of these
environments. The Mechatronics programme is administered as a distinct programme within the
Department of Electrical Engineering, and student advice specific to the needs of Mechatronics
undergraduates is available to students on the programme.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall
comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1006F Introduction to Electronic Engineering ......................................... 12 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MEC1003F Engineering Drawing ...................................................................... 8 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers................................................................ 18 5
ASL1200S Africa: Culture, Identity & Globalisation* ..................................... 8 5
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1007S Introduction to Electrical Engineering .......................................... 12 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
PHY1013S Physics B for Engineers ................................................................ 18 5
EEE1000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................. 148

*ASL1200S may be replaced with an approved humanities course of at least 8 credits timetable
permitting

Second Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2045F Analogue Electronics .................................................................... 16 6
EEE2046F Embedded Systems I .................................................................... 16 6
EEE2048F Professional Communication for Electrical Engineering ................ 8 6
MAM2083F Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MEC1009F Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
EEE2044S Introduction to Power Engineering ............................................... 16 6
EEE2047S Signals and Systems I ................................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
CON2026S Project Management for Engineers ................................................. 8 6
PHY2010S Electromagnetism for Engineers ................................................... 16 6
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................. 144

Third Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE3088F Electrical Engineering Design Principles ........................................ 8 7
EEE3090F Electronic Devices and Circuits .................................................... 16 7
EEE3091F Energy Conversion I ..................................................................... 16 7
EEE3092F Signals & Systems II .................................................................... 16 7
MEC2047F Engineering Dynamics.................................................................. 16 6
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Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE3094S Control Systems Engineering........................................................ 16 7
EEE3096S Embedded Systems II ................................................................... 16 7
EEE3099S Engineering Design: Mechatronics ................................................. 8 7
MEC2045S Applied Engineering Mechanics ................................................... 16 6
F/S/P/L *Approved Complementary Studies Elective F/S/P/L .................. 18
EEE3000X Practical Training............................................................................ 0 7
Total credits per year (minimum) .............................................. 146
*See separate list of approved complementary studies courses

Fourth Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE4113F Engineering System Design .......................................................... 16 8
CML4607F Law for Engineers......................................................................... 10 8
EEE4124C Impact of Engineering on the Natural & Social Environment ......... 8 8
EEE4125C New Ventures: Planning, Practice & Professionalism .................. 16 8
EEE4022S Research Project ........................................................................... 40 8
Core credits per year (minimum) ................................................. 90

Fourth Year Elective Core Courses (ME)

Select courses amounting to at least 48 credits from the following:
At least two courses from:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4117F Energy Conversion II .................................................................... 16 8
EEE4118F Process Control & Instrumentation ............................................... 16 8
EEE4119F Mechatronics ............................................................................... 16 8

Fourth Year Further Elective Core Courses (ME)

And further courses from (timetable and pre-requisite permitting):
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4114F Digital Signal Processing .............................................................. 16 8
EEE4120F High Performance Digital Embedded Systems ............................. 16 8
EEE4123C Electrical Machines & Drives ......................................................... 8 8
HUB4045F Introduction to Medical Imaging & Image Processing .................. 12 8
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 138

Optional Courses

The following courses may be of interest, timetable and pre-requisite permitting, and require
approval:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2051L Practical Electronics, Components, Modules & Design .................. 8 6
HUB2005F Introduction to Medical Engineering .............................................. 8 6

Course descriptions are set out in the section on Departments in the Faculty and Courses
Offered. The course code abbreviation for Electrical Engineering is EEE.
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechatronics 5-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Mechatronics)[EB811EEE05]
Programme Convener:
Associate Professor A Patel, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town MIEEE

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.

A candidate shall complete approved courses of a value not less than 576 credits and shall
comply with the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE1006F Introduction to Electronic Engineering ......................................... 12 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
PHY1014F Physics A for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
EEE1007S Introduction to Electrical Engineering .......................................... 12 5
MAM1024S Mathematics IB for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
PHY1015S Physics B for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
Total credits per year (minimum) ................................................. 96

Second Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CSC1015F Computer Science 1015 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE2045F Analogue Electronics .................................................................... 16 6
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for ASPECT ....................................................... 16 6
MEC1003F Engineering Drawing ...................................................................... 8 5
CSC1016S Computer Science 1016 ................................................................ 18 5
EEE2047S Signals and Systems I ................................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
CON2026S Project Management for Engineers ................................................. 8 6
EEE1000X Practical Training ........................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year (minimum) .............................................. 116

Third Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE2046F Embedded Systems I..................................................................... 16 6
EEE2048F Professional Communication for Electrical Engineering ................ 8 6
EEE3090F Electronic Devices and Circuits .................................................... 16 7
MEC1009F Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
ASL1200S Africa: Culture, Identity & Globalisation*...................................... 8 5
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Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE2044S Introduction to Power Engineering ............................................... 16 6
EEE3094S Control Systems Engineering........................................................ 16 7
PHY2010S Electromagnetism for Engineers ................................................... 16 6
Total credits per year (minimum) .............................................. 112

*ASL1200S may be replaced with an approved humanities course of at least 8 credits timetable
permitting

Fourth Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE3088F Electrical Engineering Design Principles ........................................ 8 7
EEE3091F Energy Conversion I ..................................................................... 16 7
EEE3092F Signals & Systems II .................................................................... 16 7
MEC2047F Engineering Dynamics.................................................................. 16 6
CML4607F Law for Engineers......................................................................... 10 8
EEE3096S Embedded Systems II ................................................................... 16 7
EEE3099S Engineering Design: Mechatronics ................................................. 8 7
MEC2045S Applied Engineering Mechanics ................................................... 16 6
EEE3000X Practical Training............................................................................ 0 7
F/S/P/L *Approved Complementary Studies Elective F/S/P/L .................. 18
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 124
*See separate list of approved complementary studies courses

Fifth Year Core Courses (ME)

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE4113F Engineering System Design .......................................................... 16 8
EEE4125C New Ventures: Planning, Practice & Professionalism .................. 16 8
EEE4124C Impact of Engineering on the Natural & Social Environment ......... 8 8
EEE4022S Research Project ........................................................................... 40 8
Core credits per year (minimum) .................................................. 80

Fifth Year Elective Core Courses (ME)

Select courses amounting to at least 48 credits from the following:
At least two courses from:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4117F Energy Conversion II .................................................................... 16 8
EEE4118F Process Control & Instrumentation ............................................... 16 8
EEE4119F Mechatronics ............................................................................... 16 8
And further courses from (timetable and pre-requisite permitting):
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE4105C RF & Microwave Devices & Circuits ............................................. 8 8
EEE4114F Digital Signal Processing .............................................................. 16 8
EEE4120F High Performance Digital Embedded Systems ............................. 16 8
EEE4123C Electrical Machines & Drives ......................................................... 8 8
HUB4045F Introduction to Medical Imaging & Image Processing.................. 12 8
Total credits per year (minimum) ............................................... 128
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Optional Courses

The following courses may be of interest, timetable and pre-requisite permitting, and require
approval:
Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2051L Practical Electronics, Components, Modules & Design .................. 8 6
HUB2005F Introduction to Medical Engineering .............................................. 8 6

Course descriptions are set out in the section on Departments in the Faculty and Courses
Offered. The course code abbreviation for Electrical Engineering is EEE.

Access for University of Technology Transferees

Students who have completed a National Diploma or Bachelor of Technology Degree in
Engineering in minimum time and with a grade average of at least 70% and a minimum of 75% for
Mathematics courses will be considered for entry into the Electrical Engineering, Electrical and
Computer Engineering and Mechatronics degree programmes. Students must have qualified for
matriculation exemption or the NSC endorsed for degree studies prior to commencement of the ND
programme. Credits and exemptions may be granted on a course by course basis, but students must
complete all the core and elective core courses, or their equivalent, prescribed for the degree and
pass at least 288 credits at UCT, resulting in a total credit value of at least 576 credits. All students
need to meet the knowledge and learning outcomes specified by ECSA.

Mechanical Engineering
There are two programmes of study in the Department of Mechanical Engineering: (i) Mechanical
Engineering; and (ii) Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering. Each of these programmes consist of
a 4- and 5-year curriculum. Note that the ‘Mechanical & Mechatronic’ programme offered by
Mechanical Engineering is different from the ‘Mechatronics’ curriculum that is offered by the
Department of Electrical Engineering. More details of the differences between these two
programmes can be found on the Department of Mechanical Engineering website:
www.mecheng.uct.ac.za.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 4-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Mechanical Engineering) [EB005MEC01]
Programme Convener:
Professor S Chung Kim Yuen, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

The Mechanical Engineering curriculum is structured to provide students with a fundamental

understanding of solid mechanics, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and materials, which
is conveyed via formal lectures, experimental investigations, laboratory sessions and the solving of
structured problem sets. Engineering design is made central to the curriculum and thus forms the
core of the programme. The programme draws in content from other Mechanical Engineering
courses with design philosophies and principles of best practice, and develops both team and
individual skills. The knowledge and skills that are developed through the curriculum are brought
together through a number of capstone design courses and, towards the end of the degree, equip
students with the skills to enter the broad area of professional engineering practice associated with
the processing and manufacturing industries.
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A candidate shall complete approved courses to a value of at least 576 credits and shall comply with
all the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CEM1008F Chemistry for Engineers ............................................................... 16 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers...................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MEC1005W Introduction to Mechanical Engineering ...................................... 24 5
MEC1007F Introduction to Engineering Drawing ............................................. 8 5
MEC1008S Introduction to Mechanical Design ................................................ 8 5
MEC1009S Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers ............................................................... 18 5
PHY1013S Physics B for Engineers ............................................................... 18 5
MEC1000X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC1019F Foundations of Computer Programming for Engineers................. 12 5
EEE2041F Introduction to Electrical Engineering & Power Utilisation.......... 16 6
EEE2042S Introduction to Analogue & Digital Electronics.............................. 8 6
MAM2083F Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MEC2046F Materials Science in Mechanical Engineering .............................. 12 6
MEC2047S Engineering Dynamics.................................................................. 16 6
MEC2048S Mechanical Engineering Design ................................................... 16 6
MEC2049F Solid Mechanics I ......................................................................... 16 6
MEC2050S Thermofluids 1 ............................................................................. 16 6
MEC2000X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

MEC3074F Measurement and Actuators ........................................................... 8 7
MEC3075F Computer Methods for Mechanical Engineers ............................. 12 7
MEC3076F Stress Analysis and Materials ....................................................... 16 7
MEC3077F Thermofluids II ............................................................................ 16 7
MEC3078S Mechanics of Machines .................................................................. 8 7
MEC3079S Control Systems .......................................................................... 12 8
MEC3080S Thermofluids III ........................................................................... 16 7
MEC3081S Manufacturing Sciences ............................................................... 12 7
MEC3082S Mechanical Engineering Machine Element Design ...................... 16 7
MEC3083W Engineer in Society ...................................................................... 16 8
STA1008F Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144
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Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

MEC4047F Mechanical Vibrations ................................................................. 12 8
MEC4108S System Design ............................................................................. 12 8
MEC4123F Engineer in Business .................................................................... 16 8
MEC4124W Engineering Product Design ......................................................... 22 8
MEC4125F Thermofluids IV ........................................................................... 20 8
MEC4128S Final Year Engineering Project .................................................... 20 8
*Approved Complementary Studies (b) elective .......................... 18 5-8
**Approved F and S Open Electives ...Totalling at least ............. 24 5-8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

*Elective Complementary Studies Courses

Complementary Studies courses cover disciplines outside of engineering sciences, basic sciences
and mathematics and are split into two categories according to the requirements of ECSA: (a) are
essential to the practice of engineering: economics, the impact of technology on society,
management and effective communication, and (b) broaden a student's perspective in the humanities
or social sciences to support an understanding of the world. Students must select at least 18 credits
worth of approved courses which fulfil the requirements of category (b).

**Open Electives
You are required to take 24 credits’ worth of Open Electives. These credits can be made up from
any courses at UCT that are not part of your core curriculum and that you can register for (i.e. you
meet the entrance requirements and have the appropriate pre- and co-requisites). While the 18
credits of Complementary B credits that you need to take are limited, Open Elective courses are not:
they can be from any faculty, including Humanities, but also Law, Commerce, Science, Music or
even from within the EBE Faculty. We suggest that you choose something that interests you and you
would like to explore and/or that you think may be useful once you graduate. Your choices will need
to be checked and approved by a student advisor and must fit into your timetable.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical Engineering 5-year curriculum

BSc(Engineering)(Mechanical Engineering) [EB805MEC01]
Programme Convener:
Professor S Chung Kim Yuen, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.

All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.

There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.
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A candidate shall complete approved courses to a value of at least 576 credits and shall comply with
all the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CEM1008F Chemistry for Engineers ............................................................... 16 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MAM1024S Mathematics IB for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MEC1005W Introduction to Mechanical Engineering ...................................... 24 5
MEC1007F Introduction to Engineering Drawing ............................................. 8 5
PHY1014S Physics A for ASPECT ................................................................ 18 5
MEC1000X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 102

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC1019F Foundations of Computer Programming for Engineers ................. 12 5
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for ASPECT ....................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MEC1008S Introduction to Mechanical Design ................................................. 8 5
MEC1009S Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
MEC2000X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
MEC2046F Materials Science in Mechanical Engineering .............................. 12 6
PHY1015S Physics B for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................... 98

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2041F Introduction to Electrical Engineering & Power Utilisation.......... 16 6
EEE2042S Introduction to Analogue & Digital Electronics.............................. 8 6
MEC2047S Engineering Dynamics.................................................................. 16 6
MEC2048S Mechanical Engineering Design ................................................... 16 6
MEC2049F Solid Mechanics I ......................................................................... 16 6
MEC2050S Thermofluids 1 ............................................................................. 16 6
MEC3075F Computer Methods for Mechanical Engineers .............................. 12 7
*Approved Complementary Studies (b) elective........................... 18 5-8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 118

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
MEC3074F Measurements and Actuators ......................................................... 8 7
MEC3076F Stress Analysis and Materials ....................................................... 16 7
MEC3077F Thermofluids II ............................................................................ 16 7
MEC3078S Mechanics of Machines .................................................................. 8 7
MEC3079S Control Systems ........................................................................... 12 8
MEC3080S Thermofluids III ........................................................................... 16 7
MEC3081S Manufacturing Sciences ............................................................... 12 7
MEC3082S Mechanical Engineering Machine Element Design ...................... 16 7
MEC3083W Engineer in Society ...................................................................... 16 8
STA1008F Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 132
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Fifth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

MEC4047F Mechanical Vibrations ................................................................. 12 8
MEC4108S System Design ............................................................................. 12 8
MEC4123F Engineer in Business .................................................................... 16 8
MEC4124W Engineering Product Design ......................................................... 22 8
MEC4125F Thermofluids IV ........................................................................... 20 8
MEC4128S Final Year Engineering Project .................................................... 20 8
*Approved F and S Open Electives ....(Totalling at least) ............ 24 5-8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 126

*Elective Complementary Studies Courses

Complementary Studies courses cover disciplines outside of engineering sciences, basic sciences
and mathematics and are split into two categories according to the requirements of ECSA: (a) are
essential to the practice of engineering: economics, the impact of technology on society,
management and effective communication, and (b) broaden a student's perspective in the humanities
or social sciences to support an understanding of the world. Students must select at least 18 credits
worth of approved courses which fulfil the requirements of category (b).

**Open Electives
You are required to take 24 credits’ worth of Open Electives. These credits can be made up from
any courses at UCT that are not part of your core curriculum and that you can register for (i.e. you
meet the entrance requirements and have the appropriate pre- and co-requisites). While the 18
credits of Complementary B credits that you need to take are limited, Open Elective courses are not:
they can be from any faculty, including Humanities, but also Law, Commerce, Science, Music or
even from within the EBE Faculty. We suggest that you choose something that interests you and you
would like to explore and/or that you think may be useful once you graduate. Your choices will need
to be checked and approved by a student advisor and must fit into your timetable.

Course descriptions are set out in the section Departments in the Faculty and Courses Offered.
The course code abbreviation for Mechanical Engineering is MEC.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering 4-

year curriculum
BSc(Engineering)(Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering)[EB010MEC05]
Programme Convener:
Mr A Pretorius, BSc(Eng) Cape Town
The programme in Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering (formerly Electro-Mechanical
Engineering) comprises courses selected from the Electrical Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering curricula. Engineering design is made central to the curriculum and thus forms the core
of the programme. The programme places an emphasis on integrated studies, in the broad area of
professional engineering practice associated with the processing and manufacturing industries,
developing both team and individual skills. Furthermore, the programme aims to meet the increasing
demand for engineers with cross-discipline skills, particularly in the fields of robotics, automated
manufacturing and electro-mechanical power systems.
A candidate shall complete approved courses to a value of at least 576 credits and shall comply with
all the prescribed curriculum requirements.
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First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CEM1008F Chemistry for Engineers ............................................................... 16 5
MAM1020F Mathematics IA for Engineers...................................................... 18 5
MAM1021S Mathematics IB for Engineers ...................................................... 18 5
MEC1005W Introduction to Mechanical Engineering ...................................... 24 5
MEC1007F Introduction to Engineering Drawing ............................................. 8 5
MEC1008S Introduction to Mechanical Design ................................................ 8 5
MEC1009S Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
PHY1012F Physics A for Engineers ............................................................... 18 5
PHY1013S Physics B for Engineers ............................................................... 18 5
MEC1000X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CSC1019F Foundations of Computer Programming for Engineers................. 12 5
EEE2041F Introduction to Electrical Engineering & Power Utilisation.......... 16 6
EEE2042S Introduction to Analogue & Digital Electronics.............................. 8 6
MAM2083F Vector Calculus for Engineers ...................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MEC2046F Materials Science in Mechanical Engineering .............................. 12 6
MEC2047S Engineering Dynamics.................................................................. 16 6
MEC2048S Mechanical Engineering Design ................................................... 16 6
MEC2049F Solid Mechanics I ......................................................................... 16 6
MEC2050S Thermofluids I .............................................................................. 16 6
MEC2000X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

EEE2046S Embedded Systems I .................................................................... 16 6
MEC3074F Measurement and Actuators ........................................................... 8 7
MEC3075F Computer Methods for Mechanical Engineering .......................... 12 7
MEC3076F Stress Analysis and Materials....................................................... 16 7
MEC3077F Thermofluids II ............................................................................ 16 7
MEC3078S Mechanics of Machines .................................................................. 8 7
MEC3079S Control Systems ........................................................................... 12 8
MEC3081S Manufacturing Sciences ............................................................... 12 7
MEC3082S Mechanical Engineering Machine Element Design ...................... 16 7
MEC3083W Engineer in Society ...................................................................... 16 8
STA1008F Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144
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Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

MEC4047F Mechanical Vibrations ................................................................. 12 8
MEC4108S System Design ............................................................................. 12 8
MEC4123F Engineer in Business .................................................................... 16 8
MEC4124W Engineering Product Design ......................................................... 22 8
MEC4126F Integrating Embedded Systems .................................................... 16 8
MEC4127F Mechatronic Systems ................................................................... 16 8
MEC4128S Final Year Engineering Project .................................................... 20 8
*Approved Complementary Studies (b) elective .......................... 18 5-8
*Approved S Open elective.......................................................... 12 5-8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 144

*Elective Complementary Studies Courses:

Complementary Studies courses cover disciplines outside of engineering sciences, basic sciences
and mathematics and are split into two categories according to the requirements of ECSA: (a) are
essential to the practice of engineering: economics, the impact of technology on society,
management and effective communication, and (b) broaden a student's perspective in the humanities
or social sciences to support an understanding of the world. Students must select at least 18 credits
worth of approved courses which fulfil the requirements of category (b).

**Open Electives
You are required to take 12 credits’ worth of Open Electives. These credits can be made up from
any courses at UCT that are not part of your core curriculum and that you can register for (i.e. you
meet the entrance requirements and have the appropriate pre- and co-requisites). While the 18
credits of Complementary B credits that you need to take are limited, Open Elective courses are not:
they can be from any faculty, including Humanities, but also Law, Commerce, Science, Music or
even from within the EBE Faculty. We suggest that you choose something that interests you and you
would like to explore and/or that you think may be useful once you graduate. Your choices will need
to be checked and approved by a student advisor and must fit into your timetable.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering 5-

year curriculum
BSc(Engineering)(Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering)[EB810MEC05]
Programme Convener:
Mr A Pretorius, BSc(Eng) Cape Town
Students on the 5-year curriculum take the same courses and credits as in the 4-year curriculum, but
the courses are spaced out over 5 years to allow more time for learning new concepts, grappling with
assignments, asking questions, and obtaining feedback. The 5-year curriculum is supported by
ASPECT to ensure student success.
All students are admitted into the 4-year curriculum, and there are two opportunities in the first year
to change to the 5-year curriculum and receive additional support from ASPECT. The first
opportunity is after the initial set of class tests in the first term. The second opportunity is after the
first semester’s final examinations.
There are no additional tuition fees or charges for changing to the 5-year curriculum. Changing at
the end of the first term is preferable as this enables students to switch before any courses are failed.
Courses that are failed must be repeated and will be charged for.
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A candidate shall complete approved courses to a value of at least 576 credits and shall comply with
all the prescribed curriculum requirements.

First Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level

CEM1008F Chemistry for Engineers ............................................................... 16 5
MAM1023F Mathematics IA for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MAM1024S Mathematics IB for Engineers Extended ...................................... 18 5
MEC1005W Introduction to Mechanical Engineering ...................................... 24 5
MEC1007F Introduction to Engineering Drawing ............................................. 8 5
PHY1014S Physics A for ASPECT ................................................................ 18 5
MEC1000X Practical Training I ......................................................................... 0 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 102

Second Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
CSC1019F Foundations of Computer Programming for Engineers ................. 12 5
MAM2085F Vector Calculus for ASPECT ....................................................... 16 6
MAM2084S Linear Algebra and Differential Equations for Engineers ............. 16 6
MEC1008S Introduction to Mechanical Design ................................................. 8 5
MEC1009F Introduction to Engineering Mechanics ........................................ 16 5
MEC2000X Practical Training II ........................................................................ 0 7
MEC2046F Material Science in Mechanical Engineering ................................ 12 6
PHY1015S Physics B for ASPECT ................................................................. 18 5
Total credits per year .................................................................... 98

Third Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2041F Introduction to Electrical Engineering & Power Utilisation.......... 16 6
EEE2042S Introduction to Analogue & Digital Electronics.............................. 8 6
MEC2047S Engineering Dynamics.................................................................. 16 6
MEC2048S Mechanical Engineering Design ................................................... 16 6
MEC2049F Solid Mechanics I ......................................................................... 16 6
MEC2050S Thermofluids 1 ............................................................................. 16 6
MEC3075F Computer Methods for Mechanical Engineers .............................. 12 7
*Approved Complementary Studies (b) elective........................... 18 5-8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 118

Fourth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
EEE2046F Embedded Systems I .................................................................... 16 6
MEC3074F Measurements and Actuators ......................................................... 8 7
MEC3076F Stress Analysis and Materials ....................................................... 16 7
MEC3077F Thermofluids II ............................................................................ 16 7
MEC3078S Mechanics of Machines .................................................................. 8 7
MEC3079S Control Systems ........................................................................... 12 8
MEC3081S Manufacturing Sciences ............................................................... 12 7
MEC3082S Mechanical Engineering Machine Element Design ...................... 16 7
MEC3083W Engineer in Society ...................................................................... 16 8
STA1008F Statistics for Engineers ................................................................. 12 5
Total credits per year .................................................................. 132
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Fifth Year Core Courses

Code Course NQF Credits NQF Level
MEC4108S System Design ............................................................................. 12 8
MEC4047F Mechanical Vibrations ................................................................. 12 8
MEC4123F Engineer in Business .................................................................... 16 8
MEC4124W Engineering Product Design ......................................................... 22 8
MEC4126F Integrating Embedded Systems .................................................... 16 8
MEC4127F Mechatronic Systems ................................................................... 16 8
MEC4128S Final Year Engineering Project .................................................... 20 8
*Approved S Open Elective ......................................................... 12 5-8
Total credits per year .................................................................. 126

*Elective Complementary Studies Courses:

Complementary Studies courses cover disciplines outside of engineering sciences, basic sciences
and mathematics and are split into two categories according to the requirements of ECSA: (a) are
essential to the practice of engineering: economics, the impact of technology on society,
management and effective communication, and (b) broaden a student's perspective in the humanities
or social sciences to support an understanding of the world. Students must select at least 18 credits
worth of approved courses which fulfil the requirements of category (b).

**Open Electives
You are required to take 12 credits’ worth of Open Electives. These credits can be made up from
any courses at UCT that are not part of your core curriculum and that you can register for (i.e. you
meet the entrance requirements and have the appropriate pre- and co-requisites). While the 18
credits of Complementary B credits that you need to take are limited, Open Elective courses are not:
they can be from any faculty, including Humanities, but also Law, Commerce, Science, Music or
even from within the EBE Faculty. We suggest that you choose something that interests you and you
would like to explore and/or that you think may be useful once you graduate. Your choices will need
to be checked and approved by a student advisor and must fit into your timetable.

Access for Transferees from Universities of Technology

Students who have completed a National Diploma or Bachelor of Technology Degree in
Engineering in minimum time and with a grade average of at least 70% and a minimum of 75% for
Mathematics courses will be considered for entry into the Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical
and Mechatronic Engineering degree programmes. It is also a requirement to have qualified for
matriculation exemption or the NSC endorsed for degree studies prior to commencement of the ND
programme. Although there are situations where exemption with credit for equivalent courses may
be granted, it will not ordinarily be possible to complete the degree in less than four years.

Academic Development in the Faculty of Engineering and the

Built Environment
The ASPECT Programme
[EB801/EB802/EB805/EB809/EB810/EB811/EB819/EB822]
The Academic Support Programme for Engineering in Cape Town (ASPECT) is designed to help
first-year engineering students who, after being accepted into the EBE faculty, find they struggle to
adapt to the initial load and pace of the degree. Students who are struggling are given opportunities
during the year to transfer to the 5–year curriculum while receiving academic support from
ASPECT. The programme provides a supportive environment that is sensitive to students’ academic,
social and emotional needs.
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In the first year, ASPECT support is focused on the Mathematics and Physics courses, where
ASPECT staff teach in these courses. Students also register for up to two more credit-bearing
courses, specific to their programme of study, which are taught in the departments by the department
responsible.

In the second year of the 5-year curriculum, students complete the remaining first year courses, two
second year courses in Mathematics, the first of which is taught by ASPECT, and up to two courses
from the second year engineering curriculum. After second year, the remaining courses needed to
graduate are spread out to maintain an even credit load of approximately 120 credits per year.

ASPECT continues to provide non-academic support and counselling throughout the degree,
monitoring and advising students as they complete the remaining degree requirements.

ASPECT STAFF

ASPECT Co-ordinator
P. le Roux, BSc(Eng) PGDipEd(HES) Cape Town

Associate Professor
P. Padayachee, Bsc(Hons) Mathematics UNISA MED Vista PhD NMMU

Senior Lecturers
A. L. Campbell, Bsc(Hons) Applied Maths HDE Natal MSc UKZN PhD Cape Town
M. Basitere, NDip BTech MTech DEng PGDip(HE) PGDip(CD) PGDip(RU) CPUT

Lecturer
K. Ramesh Kanjee, BSc(Eng) MSc(EngMan) Cape Town

Administrative Staff
X. K. Klaasen
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DEPARTMENTS IN THE FACULTY AND COURSES OFFERED

ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND GEOMATICS
The School offers the following Undergraduate Degree Programmes:

Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Bachelor of Science (Geomatics)

The Architecture and Planning division of the School is situated in the Centlivres Building on the
Upper campus, fronting onto University Avenue. The Geomatics division is located on level 5 of the
Menzies Building.

Staff
Director
N Odendaal, NDip(TRP) ML Sultan BA UNISA MTRP UND PhD Witwatersrand RTPI

Professors
T Berlanda, Dipl Arch, USI, PhD (Arch &Design) Turin
N Odendaal, NDip(TRP) ML Sultan BA UNISA MTRP UND PhD Witwatersrand RTPI
E Pieterse, BA(Hons) UWC MA Development Studies ISS PhD LSE
JF Whittal, BSc(Surv) MSc(Eng) Cape Town, PhD Calgary PrL(SA) MSAGI

Emeritus Professors
D Dewar, BA(Hons) MURP PhD Cape Town TRP(SA) MSAPI BP Chair of Urban and Regional
Planning
I Low, BArch Cape Town MArch(Urban Design) Penn PrArch MIArch CIA
H Rüther, Dipl-Ing Bonn PhD Cape Town PrS(SA) FRSSAf FSAAE

Associate Professors
P Odera, BSc(Surv) MSc (Surv) Nairobi PhD (Earth and Planetary Sciences) Kyoto
JL Smit, BSc(Surv) PhD Cape Town, PS PS(ph) PGP (SA)
W Smit, BSc MCRP PhD Cape Town
A Steenkamp, BArch MArch Pretoria PhD Delft PrArch
T Winkler, BSc(TRP) MUD Witwatersrand PhD British Columbia

Emeritus Associate Professor

CL Merry, BSc(Surv) Cape Town PhD New Brunswick FAIG

Senior Lecturers
F Carter, BAS BArch MPhil Cape Town PrArch PRCPM MIA RIBA
K Ewing, BAS BArch Cape Town PhD Glasgow
K Fellingham, BArch Witwatersrand SM ArchS MIT PrArch (SA) ARB (UK) RIBA (UK)
C Hindes, BLA Pretoria MLArch
S Hull, BSc(Surv) Kwazulu Natal MSc(Eng) Cape Town PGCE UNISA PrL(SA), PhD Cape Town
F Isaacs, BArch Cape Town MIP Stuttgart
T Katzschner, BSocSc MCRP Cape Town
M Louw, BArch Pretoria MPhil Stellenbosch PrArch(SA) MIArch
C Madell, BA(Hons) UWC, MCRP UCT, MScLED) University of Glasgow, PhD Cape Town
SS Papanicolaou, BArch MPhil Cape Town
T Sanya, BArch Makerere MIP Stuttgart PhD Oslo
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M Shoko, BSc(Hons) (Surv & Geomatics) Zimbabwe MBA Zimbabwe Masters (Geo-Information &
Earth Observation) Netherlands PhD Cape Town
P Tumubweinee, BSc(Arch) Witwatersrand Honors Witwatersrand M.Arch Pretoria PhD
Bloemfontein
C Price, BAS Cape Town, MLA Cape Town, PhD Cape Town
S Le Grange, BArch Cape Town M Urban Design UC Berkeley

Senior Research Officer

G Haysom MPhil Stellenbosch PhD CapeTown

Adjunct Senior Lecturer

N Roux, BFA Rhodes MA Witwatersrand PhD Birkbeck

Lecturers
C Abrahams, ND Arch PTech BTech(Architecture) CPUT MArch(Prof) Cape Town
H Boulanger, BSc.Arch UP, B.Arch (Hons) UP, M(Arch)(Prof) UP
B Mathole, BAS UCT MArch UP
K Singh, BSc Land Surveying, MSc Land Surveying, Kwazulu Natal
S Spamer, BAS Cape Town, B.Arch Cape Town
M Toffa, BAS BArch Cape Town MSc Architecture Leuven

Part-Time Lecturers
R Cronwright, BA MC & RP MBA Cape Town TRP(SA) MSA/TRP
T Klitzner, BArch Cape Town MLA Penn

Honorary Researcher
H Wolff, BSc(Arch) Pretoria BArch Cape Town

Principal Technical Officer

J Coetzee, NHD (Building Tech)
D Matthee, NHD (Mechanical Eng) ND (Surveying)
M Wells

Departmental Manager
J Meyer

Administrative Officers
F Bennett
N Davids
M Joubert

Administrative Assistants
N Gihwala
N Pickover
M Waglay
J Abrahams
M Mdluli

Print Room Manager

T Swarts

Departmental Assistant
C Ohlson
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Laboratory Assistant
S Schroeder

Technical Officers
S Matthews
N Stanley

IT Liaison
L Coetzee

Course Outlines
APG1003W TECHNOLOGY I
24 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr P Tumubweinee
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG1020W
Course outline:
This course is an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of construction and structure with
emphasis on the tectonic qualities and sustainability properties of architectural materials. Familiarity
with technical terminology and technical drawing conventions are developed.
Lecture times: Tuesday, 2nd to 8th periods (refer to departmental timetable)
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1004F/S HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE I

12 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course introduces students to architectural history and theory as understood through cultural
studies. The course follows a chronology of World Architecture until the beginning of the 19th
Century. This chronology is occasionally interrupted and reframed by thematic content based on
contemporary theoretical issues and architecture.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1005F HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE II

12 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
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Course outline:
The course follows the chronology of major administrative and stylistic architectural shifts at the
Cape until the early 20th Century and introduces theoretical readings pertinent to particular
buildings, precincts and epochs. Students visit, analyse and then present their findings of their
assigned local case studies to the class. These case studies form the basis of research for the final
essay.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1005S HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE II

12 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
The course follows the chronology of major administrative and stylistic architectural shifts at the
Cape until the early 20th Century and introduces theoretical readings pertinent to particular
buildings, precincts and epochs. Students visit, analyse and then present their findings of their
assigned local case studies to the class. These case studies form the basis of research for the final
essay.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1016H GEOMATICS I
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr S Hull
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: CSC1015F or CSC1017F
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students to geomatics, principles of measurement science, geometry of
spatial measurement, spatial data, reference systems and datums, coordinate systems, projections,
spatial computations on the plane, surveying principles and instrumentation, representation of spatial
data in two dimensions, interpretation of maps and plans in three dimensions, and spreadsheets.
Lecture times: 3rd period Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Assignments on alternate Mondays
14h00-17h00.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1017F ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT CLASS I

0 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First semester, DP course. First year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG1003W, APG1020W.
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Course outline:
A seminar based practical class to support the development of visual and verbal literacy, for students
in need of academic support as a result of prior education inequities.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1018S ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT CLASS II

0 NQF credits at NQF level 5; June vacation, DP course. First year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG1003W, APG1020W or APG2039W, APG2021W.
Course outline:
A tutorial based practical class in which individual learning difficulties evident in mid-year review
are clarified and which provides academic support.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1020W DESIGN & THEORY STUDIO I

72 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year undergraduate.
Convener: Ms B Mathole
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG1003W
Course outline:
As a basic course for architecture, urban design and landscape architecture, its focus is on initiating
the development of transferable design ability through the medium of architecture. Its primary
objective is to introduce students to essential concepts, three dimensional spatialisation and
inhabitation and to develop skills and techniques. Particular emphasis is paid to the development of
productive working methods in design. The format of the course consists of short experimental
exercises, longer projects and en loge tests.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1021W REPRESENTATION I
24 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr P Tumubweinee
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG1003W, APG1020W
Course outline:
This is a hands-on course, divided between freehand, geometric drawing and digital drawing. While
the aim is to introduce techniques and disciplines, once understood these are intended to enhance
creativity rather than conformity. The freehand drawing tutorials will address drawing elements such
as line, tone, mass, texture, measure and proportion, in wet and dry media. The geometric drawing
tutorials will address the elements of planar geometry as well as the projections and conventions
useful to designers. The digital drawing, while introducing digital 2 & 3D visualisation in terms of
view studies, material studies and lighting studies, will reiterate the visual and graphic
understanding built up in the course.
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Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG1022X PRACTICAL TRAINING IN GEOMATICS

0 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Professor J Whittal
Course outline:
This course aims to to consolidate knowledge and skills of field surveying and data processing learnt
in the course APG1016W. Allied outcomes are to equip the student with skills relating to the
workplace, which may include: group work, professional communication skills, office procedures,
timekeeping, logistical planning, organisational skills and administrative procedures. Outcomes:
After completing this practical training module the student should have an appreciation of basic
technical surveying operations in the field and the roles of the professional, technical, assistant staff;
the student should have an appreciation of office operations and data processing. The student should
have a developing understanding of the following: the importance of timekeeping, communication
norms and procedures within the survey team, care of equipment before, during and after fieldwork
operations. The course includes practical work of not less than 2 weeks (10 working days) duration
related to surveying. The student is required to submit a daily work diary, signed daily by both
students and employer. Copies of observations and calculations are to be submitted. A signed letter
from each employer on company letterhead must accompany the diary. The letter should confirm the
practical training duration and the range of tasks undertaken. For students in the surveying stream,
this is a prerequisite for third year courses.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2000F HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE III

8 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: Ms S Papanicolaou
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course focuses on architectural modernism and urbanism. The intention is to give students an
insight into the culture, tradition, programmes and movements of early modern architecture, as a
global as well as local practice. The aim is to develop a critical understanding of the historical
period.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2003S HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE IV

8 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: Ms B Mathole
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
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Course outline:
This course is an introduction into postmodern architectural theory and practice. It examines the
various responses to modernism after WWII and starts a debate with critical contemporary
architectural concerns. It aims to offer students a meaningful framework to assess contemporary
architectural issues.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2009F THEORY OF STRUCTURES III

6 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
Understanding the concepts of load, equilibrium, bending, shear, compression, tension and torsional
forces and stresses. Understand and be able to produce various structural concepts of horizontal
spanning elements and vertical elements pertaining to buildings at and beyond residential scale. The
concepts will show how the structure carries the loads (in all three directions), how it connects to the
vertical structure and introduction to structural materials. Here vector and other relevant force
diagrams are used to argue the form and material. Structural elements include roofs, suspended
floors and beams and their various evolutions. Fixed and pinned connections are introduced. Arches
are developed into vaults and domes.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2011S THEORY OF STRUCTURES IV

6 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: APG2009F
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course enables students to understand and produce various structural concepts to buildings at
and beyond the residential scale. The concepts will show how the structure (with appropriate
material choices) connects to earth. Here vector and other relevant force diagrams are used to argue
the form and material and the founding conditions. Structural elements include load bearing walls,
retaining walls, foundations, basements and large span tension structures.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2014S GEOMATICS II
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: Associate Professor P Odera
Course entry requirements: CSC1015F or CSC1017F, APG1016F/H
Co-requisites: APG2040F, MAM2084F/S, STA1000S
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Course outline:
This course builds further upon the introduction to co-ordinate systems provided in Geomatics I, and
extends it to cover co-ordinate transformations, 3-D co-ordinate systems and time variations. The
student is also introduced to the method of least squares as a means of solving over-determined
systems of equations, with applications in co-ordinate transformations. Course Content:
Introduction to error theory and error propagation; method of least squares - parametric case; two-
dimensional co-ordinate systems; motions of the Earth; time; satellite orbits; three-dimensional co-
ordinate systems and spherical trigonometry.
Lecture times: 4th period Monday-Friday. Practicals: one per week, Monday 14h00- 17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2015F GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I

24 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr S Hull
Course entry requirements: BSc Geomatics students: CSC1015F or CSC1017F, APG1016F/H
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to provide knowledge and skills in the fundamental concepts of geographic
information systems and remote sensing. Course Content: GIS concepts, Cartographic concepts and
GIS map production, Map Projections and their application in GIS, GIS data structures and their
analysis, Spatial databases, GIS data input with special emphasis on Remote Sensing, GIS analysis
and its application.
Lecture times: 4th period Monday to Friday. Practicals: one per week, Friday 14h00-17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2019X PRACTICAL TRAINING I

0 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor J Whittal
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG2040F
Course outline:
This course aims to consolidate knowledge and skills learnt in the course APG2040F, to equip the
student with skills relating to the workplace, which may include: group work, professional
communication skills, office procedures, timekeeping, logistical planning, organisational skills and
administrative procedures. The course includes practical work of not less than 2 weeks (10 working
days) duration related to surveying. Specified compulsory tasks are communicated via the Vula
course site and could include control observations and calculations using specified equipment such
as total stations and GNSS.The student is required to submit a daily work diary, signed daily by both
students and employer. Copies of observations and calculations are to be submitted. A signed letter
from each employer on a company letterhead must accompany the diary. The letter should confirm
the practical training duration and the range of tasks undertaken. For students in the surveying
stream, this is a prerequisite for APG3027Z.
Lecture times: None
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG2021W TECHNOLOGY II
APG2021F/S versions are available for Semester Abroad students only.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Site visits, tutorials. Second year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: APG1003W
Co-requisites: APG2038W, APG2039W
Course outline:
Understanding materials, components, assembly systems, and generic details applicable to
composite construction systems and small framed structures in reinforced concrete and steel.
Development of an awareness of materials and construction as an informant of design at the scale of
2 - 4 storey buildings with basements, and of the link between design development and detail
resolution both in precedent of architectural merit and in the students own design development work
based on Studiowork projects. Understanding of 2d and 3d graphic representation of building
assembly.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2026F CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Mr K Singh
Course entry requirements: Civil Engineering students: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S.
Construction Studies students: MAM1010F/S.
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to provide an understanding of graphical and spatial concepts and skills of plane
surveying for students of the built environment, who are not intending to study higher courses in
surveying. The course develops problem solving skills in relation to practical surveying problems
and group work and technical report writing skills. The course includes the South African co-
ordinate system; introduction to reduction of observations to a reference surface and projection to a
mapping surface. Joins, polars, understanding error, traversing, theodolite and level instruments and
their calibration, height determination by levelling and trigonometric heighting, distance
measurement, tachaeometry and map creation and interpretation, GIS as a tool for representation
and analysis of spatial data, construction surveying: setting out of horizontal works and vertical
alignment, calculation of volumes from plan, introduction to GPS as a data collection tool.
Lecture times: 4th period Tuesday to Friday. Practicals: one per week Monday 08h00-12h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2026S CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Mr K Singh
Course entry requirements: Civil Engineering students: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S.
Construction Studies students: MAM1010F/S.
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to provide an understanding of graphical and spatial concepts and skills of plane
surveying for students of the built environment, who are not intending to study higher courses in
surveying. The course develops problem solving skills in relation to practical surveying problems
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and group work and technical report writing skills. The course includes the South African co-
ordinate system; introduction to reduction of observations to a reference surface and projection to a
mapping surface. Joins, polars, understanding error, traversing, theodolite and level instruments and
their calibration, height determination by levelling and trigonometric heighting, distance
measurement, tachaeometry and map creation and interpretation, GIS as a tool for representation
and analysis of spatial data, construction surveying: setting out of horizontal works and vertical
alignment, calculation of volumes from plan, introduction to GPS as a data collection tool.
Lecture times: 4th period Tuesday to Friday. Practicals: one per week Monday 08h00-12h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2027X WORK EXPERIENCE

0 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate. DP course.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG2021W, APG2039W
Course outline:
Students find their own employment for a three week period of work experience during the second
year mid-year break, to consolidate learning and gain exposure to career directions, requiring the
submission of a logbook. Approved work experience can be undertaken in a variety of contexts,
including design offices, government departments, NGOs, community-based projects, building sites,
etc.
Lecture times: None
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2038W ENVIRONMENT & SERVICES II

APG2038F/S versions are available for Semester Abroad students only.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr T Sanya
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: APG2021W, APG2039W
Course outline:
This course covers conventional and sustainable strategies for thermal comfort and servicing of
small and medium scale buildings. The course facilities students to utilise literature, building science
principles, experiments and simulations to analyse and apply sustainable building solutions. The
subject matter in the first semester includes (i) sustainable low energy design methods for indoor
space heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting (ii) small-scale embedded clean energy generation
(iii) sustainable smart solutions for water and sanitation. Students explore these sustainable design
approaches through analysis and documentation of existing building case studies. In the second
semester, students focus on integration of the sustainable principles and solutions in a building
design project. This is extended into demonstration of fulfilment of the building regulations for
energy efficiency and the applicable regulations for water and sanitation. Technical documentation
is undertaken using architectural drawing conventions. Students must also make a business case for
their sustainable design proposals.
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Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2039W DESIGN & THEORY STUDIO II

APG2039F/S versions are available for Semester Abroad students only.
74 NQF credits at NQF level 6; 240 hours studio. Second year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: APG1020W
Co-requisites: APG2021W, APG2038W
Course outline:
The course reiterates in more sophisticated form the issues explored in first year studio in order to
gain familiarity with them. They are addressed within the exploration of the architecture of place
making, conceived as having four cornerstones: it is ordered by experience, has tectonic quality, is
eminently habitable and contributes to its urban context. An undercurrent is the study of design
method and digital design techniques are introduced. Design exercises are linked to theoretical
concerns related to the contemporary South African city in global context. The format of the course
consists of experimental exercises, longer projects and en loge tests.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2040F SURVEYING 1
18 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr S Hull
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S or (MAM1004F and STA1000S); APG1016F/H
Co-requisites: None.
Course outline:
This course aims to provide students of Geomatics with an understanding of graphical and
geospatial concepts and skills of plane surveying measuring and calculation. The course aims to
develop problem solving skills in relation to practical surveying problems and to equip students with
group work and technical report writing skills.
Collection of geospatial information for land management and development purposes: planning a
detail survey, fieldwork methods and techniques, use of basic surveying instrumentation including
theodolites, levels, electronic distance measurement; reduction of survey data to the mapping plane,
plane spatial calculations, coordinate systems; reduction of heighting data and calculation of height
differences; representation of geospatial data including contouring, surface fitting; spatial data
modelling and cartography; horizontal curve theory and setting out for engineering works, are
covered.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG2041S APPLIED SURVEYING AND GISC

14 NQF credits at NQF level 6; Second year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr S Hull
Course entry requirements: DP for APG2040F and APG2015F
Co-requisites: None.
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Course outline:
This course aims to consolidate and extend understanding of graphical and geospatial concepts. The
course aims to further develop problem solving skills in relation to practical surveying problems, to
equip students with group work skills and engender tolerance of diversity, and to further develop
technical report writing skills. The course builds individual competency in the solution of integrated
survey calculations. It consolidates basic surveying fieldwork, instrumentation and processing skills
and knowledge from the 1-week camp in the mid-semester vacation. This camp is project-based and
relies on groupwork and outcomes. The course further teaches problem solving skills in relation to
practical spatial data management challenges in Geoinformation Science (GISc) through a simulated
office project design to consolidate skills and knowledge. The content includes GISc project
planning, needs analysis, user requirements, project layout, multi-source data acquisition and
conversions, data fusion, data manipulation, data models and modelling, database modelling, design
and implementation (including DBMS), GISc analysis, cartographic principles and application,
system implementation and system maintenance.
Lecture times: Friday afternoons from 14h00 – 17h00 and one week-long camp during the mid-
semester break.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3000F HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE V

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
The subject matter of the course varies. Its broad intention is to foster a knowledge and critical
perspective of current practice and theory in architecture and urbanism. The subject matter varies
from year to year.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3001S HISTORY & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE VI

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
The main educational objective is to locate aspects of architectural design in relation to major
theoretical and philosophical movements. The course aims to give students the means by which to
locate themselves within the contradictory conditions of contemporary cultural production and
thereby to articulate their own design positions.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG3012S GEOMATICS III

24 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: MAM1000W or MAM1021F/S, STA1000S, CSC1015F or
CSC1017F, APG2014S, APG2015F; APG2016W or APG2040F.
Co-requisites: APG2041S
Course outline:
This course develops an understanding of the nature and concept of satellite and airborne remote
sensing: the nature of remote sensing, optical radiation models, sensor models, data models spectral
transforms, spatial transforms, thematic image classifications and remote sensing for decision
support. This course also introduces airborne laser scanning (ALS), application and sensor systems
for ALS, photogrammetry, geometry of images, image measurement and co-ordinate refinement,
stereo restitution, camera calibration and photogrammetric applications.
Lecture times: 3rd period Mon to Fri. Practicals: one per week, Tues 14h00-17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3013F NUMERICAL METHODS IN GEOMATICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr M Shoko
Course entry requirements: MAM2084F/S, APG2014S, APG2016W or APG2040F.
Co-requisites: APG2041S
Course outline:
Course Aims: To consolidate the knowledge the student acquired in the introductory course on
adjustment, and provide skills and knowledge required to solve all standard adjustment problems.
Course Content: Advanced least squares modelling using the parametric adjustment case, condition
equation adjustment, survey statistics, network design, elimination of nuisance parameters,
combined and general case, quasi-parametric case, parametric adjustment with condition equations
for the unknowns, generalised inverses, free net adjustment and S-transformation. Programming of
least squares applications.
Lecture times: 3rd period Mon-Fri. Practicals: one per week, Mon 14h00-17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3015X PRACTICAL TRAINING II

This course is being phased out and will not be completed by students who have DP in both
APG1022X and APG2019X
0 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: Professor J Whittal
Course entry requirements: APG2019X, APG2016W or (APG2040F and APG2041S).
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
The course aims to consolidate knowledge and skills learnt in geomatics courses, to equip the
student with skills relating to the workplace, which may include: group work, professional
communication skills, office procedures, timekeeping, logistical planning, organisational skills and
administrative procedures. The course includes practical work of not less than 2 weeks (10 working
days) duration related to any area of geomatics. The student is required to submit a daily work diary,
signed daily by both students and employer. Copies of observations and calculations are to be
submitted. The specific tasks and submissions required for this course are specified on the Vula
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course site. A signed letter from each employer on a company letterhead must accompany the diary.
The letter should confirm the practical training duration and the range of tasks undertaken.
Lecture times: None
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3016C SURVEYING II
12 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: Professor J Whittal
Course entry requirements: APG1016F/H; for BSc Geomatics students APG2016W or
(APG2040F and APG2041S) is also a prerequisite.
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
Course Aims: To provide insight into the origins of the surveying discipline. To introduce some
specialised instruments and methods used currently. To equip the student with a theoretical and
working knowledge of satellite positioning methods. To further equip the student with group work,
technical report writing, research, oral presentation, and problem solving skills, and to encourage
critical enquiry. Course Content: The history of surveying in southern Africa is self-taught through
reading and assessed by essay. Some additional surveying instrumentation/methods not mentioned
in pre-requisite courses are introduced. Surveying with the global navigation satellite systems is
covered in detail and consists of 80% of the course.
Lecture times: Third or fourth quarter. 4th period Mon-Fri. Assignments: one per week, Wed
14h00-17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3017D SURVEYING III

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: Professor J Whittal
Course entry requirements: APG2016W or (APG2040F and APG2041S), APG2019X,
MAM1021S
Co-requisites: APG3016C.
Course outline:
Course Aims: To build on the students' knowledge and skills in surveying principles,
instrumentation, and calculation. To equip the student with knowledge of various sources of error
and their elimination or mitigation, as well as furthering knowledge of specialised instruments and
methods used. To introduce hydrographic surveying. To further equip the student with group work,
technical report writing, research and oral presentation, problem solving skills and to encourage
critical enquiry. Course Content: This course continues from Surveying I and II and provides more
depth on surveying principles, instrumentation, and calculation.
Lecture times: Third or fourth quarter. 4th period Mon-Fri. Assignments: one per week, Wed
14h00-17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG3023W TECHNOLOGY III

24 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Site visits and tutorials. Third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: APG2021W
Co-requisites: APG3034W, APG3037W
Course outline:
To integrate students' understanding of materials/construction with their design process, to critically
and strategically work with those who will appropriately reinforce their individual designs. To
extend knowledge and understanding of more advanced construction and more specialised materials
and services to encompass larger and more complex buildings. To raise awareness of the importance
of specialist information, and where and when to find this. Presentation of case studies of
international buildings that are milestones in innovative construction principles/processes and/or
materials, including issues of environmental sustainability. Revisiting basic materials and
investigating more advanced techniques that extend their use to larger more complex structures.
Introduction to more recent materials and technology, where and how they have been appropriately
used. Students' own Studio designs are used as assignments to develop construction details and
material decisions, to emphasise integration into the design process.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3027Z CADASTRAL SURVEYING AND REGISTRATION PROJECTS

24 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Assignments, and 1-week camp-project.
Convener: Professor J Whittal
Course entry requirements: APG2016W or (APG2040F and APG2041S), APG2019X.
Co-requisites: CON2033F, APG3033W
Course outline:
Course Aims: To enhance theoretical knowledge from course work with practical skills and
understanding of cadastral surveying, land registration and spatial analysis. Course Content: Urban
and rural cadastral farm surveys, including design, fieldwork, calculations, analysis, and plan
preparation. This course includes 2 major projects, tutorials and a one-week camp project, which
takes place during a vacation, away from the UCT campus.
Lecture times: Thursdays, 6th to 8th period mid-semester vacation, second semester
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3028X INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

0 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Co-requisites: APG3037W
Course outline:
Development of independent research initiative in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of
architectural and urban programmatic requirements during a three week period in the mid-year
break, resulting in the development of a brief for the major design project in studio.
Lecture times: None
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG3030F DESIGN & THEORY STUDIO III

40 NQF credits at NQF level 7; For study abroad students.
Convener: TBA
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course focuses on the integration of design proposals and theoretical issues in coherent
responses which cross urban, landscape and architectural scales, and which are well developed in
detail. The use of digital media is emphasised in terms of conceptualisation, design development and
presentation. The format of the course consists of short experimental exercises, longer projects and
en-loge tests. The third quarter is spent on a major project, which provides scope for individual
direction within the constraints of the course objectives.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3033W LAND AND CADASTRAL SURVEY LAW

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: Professor J Whittal
Co-requisites: CON2033F
Course outline:
Fundamentals of Roman Dutch law, acquisition of rights in land, registration and recording of
rights, cadastral systems and practical aspects of cadastral survey law. Statute and case law relating
to cadastral survey, registration, planning, property holding, mineral and petroleum resources
development rights, communal and informal rights, and land information management in South
Africa. International law and law of the sea. Delimitation and delineation of offshore rights. Post-
apartheid land policies and legislation. Land reform and land delivery in the developing world.
Lecture times: First semester. Tues 09h00 to 10h00. Assignments and seminars: First semester,
Wed 14h00-17h00. Second semester Fri 12:00 – 12:45. Assignments and seminars: 14h00 – 16h00.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3034W ENVIRONMENT & SERVICES III

6 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: Dr T Sanya
Course entry requirements: APG2038W.
Co-requisites: APG3023W, APG3037W.
Course outline:
This course introduces sophisticated architectural strategies for passive and hybrid environmental
control systems and services for medium and large scale buildings. Building energy simulation is
emphasised. Students undertake analysis of best practice case studies. Students also independently
apply sustainable design solutions to own design work.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG3035F THEORY OF STRUCTURES V

6 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: APG2009F and APG2011S.
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
Understand and be able to produce various structural concepts of all vertical and horizontal spanning
elements pertaining to buildings beyond the residential scale. The concepts must show how the
structure carries the load (in all three directions), and the most appropriate material choice. Here
vector and other relevant force diagrams are used to argue the form and material. Structural elements
include bridges, large span building structures and tall buildings, etc. planar space frames, shells,
girders, etc. are explored in this section.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3036F MANAGEMENT PRACTICE LAW III

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7; Third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course outline:
The course provides a broad understanding of social and organizational principles which influence
the production of the built environment as well as business principles of practice management
related to architectural design and practice. Economic and legal principles are introduced in global
and national contexts, giving emphasis to the following two themes: production of the built
environment (incl. financial, sectoral, professional and ethical issues) and regulation of the built
environment (providing an overview of multiple legislative frameworks and responsibilities,
documentation methods).
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3037W DESIGN & THEORY STUDIO III

80 NQF credits at NQF level 7; 1 theory and studio, 10 hours per week. \third year undergraduate.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: APG2039W.
Co-requisites: APG3023W, APG3034W.
Course outline:
The course focuses on the integration of design proposals and theoretical issues in coherent
responses which cross urban, landscape and architectural scales, and which are well developed in
detail. The use of digital media is emphasised in terms of conceptualisation, design development and
presentation. The format of the course consists of short experimental exercises, longer projects and
en-loge tests. The third quarter is spent on a major project, which provides scope for individual
direction within the constraints of the course objectives.
Lecture times: Refer to departmental timetable
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG3038F PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION STUDIES

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mrs A Gwynne-Evans
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of effective reporting and of academic style and
referencing. Students learn the requirements for written and oral reports in terms of planning,
organisation and selection of information, as well as in terms of linguistic style and final
presentation. Students will have to demonstrate proficiency in both formats.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3039B SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S, STA1000S, CSC1015F or CSC1017F, APG2014S,
APG2015F
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students to spatial information systems analysis and design, spatial
data infrastructures and metadata, distributed Geographical Information Systems, GIS project
management, digital cartography, copyright and privacy issues, and SDI legislation.
Lecture times: 3rd period Monday to Friday. Practicals: one per week, Monday 14h00-17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG3040C ADVANCED SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S, STA1000S, CSC1015F or CSC1017F, APG2014S,
APG2015F
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students to geostatistics, trend surface analysis, spatial interpolation,
geostatistical models and generalised least squares, Kriging, and regression analysis.
Lecture times: 1st period Monday to Friday. Practicals: one per week, Monday 14h00-17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG4001S GEODESY
24 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor P Odera
Course entry requirements: APG3013F, APG3016C, APG3017D, MAM2084S, STA1000S,
PHY1031F, PHY1032S.
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Course outline:
Course Aims: This course describes the objectives, concepts and methods of modern geodesy. On
completion of this course the student will have a good understanding of the use of satellite
positioning techniques in geodesy and will be able to design and carry out high precision GPS
surveys. The student will also be able to design, adjust and analyse modern three-dimensional
networks and transform data from one datum to another. The student will have a good understanding
of the influence of the Earth's gravity field on geodetic methods and will know how to compute
geoid models from gravity and satellite data. Course Content: Introduction to geodesy; satellite
positioning in geodesy; geodetic networks; datum transformations; Earth gravity field.
Lecture times: 2nd period Mon to Fri. Practicals: one per week, Wed 6th to 8th period
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG4002Z LAND USE PLANNING & TOWNSHIP DESIGN

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: APG3016C
Course outline:
Course Aims: This course provides students with both a theoretical and a practical background in
land use planning and the design of townships in the Southern African context. Course Content:
Historical and theoretical bases of land use planning, hierarchy of land use plans, land use control
and management. Sub-division and township layouts; site analysis. Social considerations; financial
and economic considerations, institutional framework. Property development; current development
issues.
Lecture times: Monday, 13h00- 17h00
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG4003Z GEOMATICS PROJECT

40 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor P Odera
Course entry requirements: The candidate must be able to graduate in the year in which the course
is taken.
Course outline:
This project will provide an opportunity to demonstrate ability to design, execute and report on a
Geomatics-related problem. Students will start a Geomatics project at the beginning of the year, and
will submit a planning and proposal document before the end of the first term. Students shall then
perform their project plan and report their results and conclusions in a main project report of their
work in the second semester.
Lecture times: None. Students are encouraged to meet with their supervisors at least fortnightly to
discuss progress, especially in the beginning stages of the project. Additional support is provided
through CHED in consultation with students, and students are encouraged to make use of these
sessions.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG4005F ENGINEERING SURVEYING & ADJUSTMENT

18 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr M Shoko
Course entry requirements: APG3013F, APG3017D.
Course outline:
Course Aims: To provide knowledge on the design and optimisation of two- and three- dimensional
engineering network, precision survey techniques and deformation analysis methods. To equip the
student with problem solving skills for practical applications in precise engineering surveying and
general project management. Course Content: Statistical analysis, deformation and subsidence
surveys. Instrumentation and methods of precise engineering surveying, Kalman filters, engineering
and industrial metrology, deformation analysis methods, case studies.
Lecture times: 2nd period Mon to Fri. Practicals: one per week, Wed 14h00-17h00.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG4010X GEOINFORMATICS CAMP

4 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: APG3012S.
Course outline:
This camp aims to consolidate knowledge and skills learnt in the course APG3012S. To further
teach practical problem solving and production tasks in photogrammetry and remote sensing. In
addition to perform 3D data modelling of results achieved and present the output by means of
suitable visualisation methods. The practical work will be conducted in groups and the outcomes
should be reported as a critical evaluation of the processes and methods used.
Lecture times: One week during a vacation.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

APG4011F GEOMATICS IV
24 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr M Shoko
Course entry requirements: APG3012S, MAM2084F/S.
Course outline:
The nature and concept of satellite and airborne remote sensing: advanced spectral and spatial image
transforms, advanced thematic image classification methods, and an introduction to data fusion and
hyperspectral image analysis concepts. Processing of ALS data, including: data filtering,
segmentation, object classification and 3D modelling. Photogrammetric production concepts
including: aerial triangulation, DTM and ortho image production, pictometry, 3D reconstruction and
visualisation.
Lecture times: 1st period Monday - Fridays. Practicals: Tuesdays 14h00 - 17h00.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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APG4012S GEOMATICS MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONALISM

24 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Mr K Singh
Course entry requirements: It is intended that this course is taken by students in the final year of
their degree programme. Students on ASPECT may take the course in their programme year of
study where timetabling permits.
Course outline:
This course aims to prepare students for professional practice in the private and public sector and to
provide an understanding of the interaction between business practices, land policies and the
Geomatics profession. Topics will include: management functions (planning, controlling,
organising, decision-making), human resource management, labour legislation, financial
management and management accounting, taxation, capital financing, estimating, depreciation, risk
management, project planning, costing, resource allocation, project control and reporting, business
communication, report writing, contract law, marketing and client relations, health and safety,
professionalism, professional ethics, South African Geomatics Council (including legislation and
rules), different types of professional practices, partnerships and partnership law, structuring a
practice, civil service in South Africa, government structures, and parastatals, The Access to
Information Act, copyright, SDI, ISO, role of international associations/societies in Geomatics and
social responsibility will also be covered.
Lecture times: Thursday, meridian to 9th period
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
The Department offers the following degree programme:

BSc(Eng) in Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering is situated in the New Chemical Engineering Building,
which is on the Upper Campus. Access to the Building is from South Lane, off Madiba Circle.

Website: www.chemeng.uct.ac.za

Staff
Professor and Head of Department
A Mainza, BMinSC UNZA PhD Cape Town

Professors
M Claeys, Dipl Ing(Eng) Chem Dr Ing Karlsruhe
DA Deglon, BSc(Eng) Witwatersrand MBA PhD Cape Town MSAIMM FSAAE
JCQ Fletcher, BSc(Eng)Chem PhD Cape Town MACS FSAAE
STL Harrison, BSc(Hons) Cape Town PhD Cantab MSAIChE SASM FSAIMM FSAAE ASSAf
FWISA
A Isafiade, BSc(Hons) Ilorin MSc Ife PhD Cape Town AMIChemE
PJ Kooyman, Drs Chemie MSc Leiden PhD ChemE Delft University of Technology MSAIChE
AE Lewis, PrEng BSc(Eng)Chem MSc PhD Cape Town FSAIChE FSAIMM MASSAf FSAAE
FIChemE
KP Möller, BSc(Eng)Chem PhD Cape Town
J Petersen, BSc(Eng)Chem Witwatersrand PhD Cape Town MSAIMM
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E van Steen, MSc(Eng) Eindhoven Dr.-Ing. Karlsruhe FSAIChE FSAAE AFIChemE

HB von Blottnitz, PrEng, BSc(Eng)Chem Cape Town BSc(Hons) UNISA MSc (Eng) Cape Town
Dr- Ing. Aachen

Associate Professors
M Becker, BSc(Hons) Geology MSc Cape Town PhD Pretoria
JL Broadhurst, BSc(Hons) MSc Port Elizabeth PhD Cape Town
KC Corin, BSc(Hons) PhD Cape Town
MA Fagan-Endres, PrEng, BSc(Eng)Chem Cape Town PhD Cantab (Director of Undergraduate
Studies)
NF Fischer, Dipl.-Ing.(Eng) Chem Karlsruhe PhD Cape Town
BJ McFadzean, BSc(Hons) MSc Port Elizabeth PhD NMMU

Emeritus Professors
J-P Franzidis, BSc(Eng) MSc Cape Town PhD Open MSAIChE MSAIMM
CT O'Connor, PrEng BSc UNISA STD Natal BSc(Hons) PhD Cape Town DEng Stellenbosch
FSAIMM FSAIChE FSAAE FRSSAf

Honorary Professors
JE Burgess, BSc (Hons) University of Wales, Swansea MRes PhD Cranfield University MIWA
SFWISA MRSSAf
PW Cleary BSc(Hons) Monash PhD Monash
I Govender, BSc UDW BSc(Hons)Physics PhD Cape Town HDE UNISA
C Hebling Dipl.(Phys) PhD (Phys) Konstanz
MJ Nicol, BSc(Hons), PhD Witwatersrand
JG Petrie, BSc (Chem Eng), UCT, MSc Houston, PhD UCT, C. Eng FIChemE
ND Plint BSc(Hon), MDP, MBA (distinction), PhD, GAICD
MS Powell, BSc(Hons) Natal PhD Cape Town FSAIMM FAusIMM

Honorary Associate Professor

B Cohen, BSc(Eng)Chem PhD Cape Town

Adjunct Professors
M Hermanus BSc (Hons)Geology Cape Town, MSc Wit Univ., PhD Wit Univ.
T Mlilo BSc (Hons) Rhodes Univ., MSc Oklahoma Univ
R Schouwstra, BSc(Hons) NWU MSc Johannesburg DSc NWU
MH Solomon, BSc(Eng)Mining, Wits, FSAIMM, FIQ, Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency
(Metalliferous), MDP(Mining) South Africa
DW Wright, PrEng, BSc(Eng) Natal FSAAE FIChemE MSAIChE M.Inst.D

Adjunct Associate Professor

PBJ Levecque, MSc(Eng) PhD Leuven

Senior Lecturers
RK Abrahams BSc (Hons)(Eng) Chem Cape Town PhD(Eng) Chem Cape Town
E Govender-Opitz, BSc(Eng) Chem PhD Cape Town
HR Heydenrych, BSc(Eng)Chem MSc Cape Town
TP Mokone BSc (Hons) Chem UFS MSc UFS PhD(Chem Eng) Cape Town
MS Manono, BSc(Eng )Chem MSc Cape Town PGDip Business Management Regenesys PhD Cape
Town (Director of Postgraduate Studies)
T Rampai,BSc(Chem) BSc(Hons)(Material Science) MSc(Materials Engineering) Cape Town
PhD(Chem & Met Eng) Wits
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Contract Lecturers
S Bremner, BSc (Physics) Cape Town, BSc(Hons) NASSP Cape Town, MSc (Physics) KwaZulu-
Natal PhD (Physics) Cape Town
CJ Edwards, BSc(Eng)Chem Cape Town
TG Gambu, BSc(Eng)Chem MSc PhD Cape Town
R Manenzhe BSc(Eng)Chem MSc Cape Town
D Mogashana, BSc(Eng)Chem Cape Town, MPhil (Engineering Education) Cape Town, PhD
(Engineering Education) Cape Town
L Motsepe, BSc(Microbiology and Biochemistry) Wits, BSc(Eng)Chem Johannesburg, MSc (Eng)
Chem Cape Town
L October, BSc(Eng) Chem Cape Town
T van Heerden, BSc(Eng)Chem MSc Cape Town
AR van Zyl BSc (Hons) Biochem UFS MSc UFS PhD (MCB) Cape Town

Honorary Research Associate

MA Petersen, BSc(Physics) MSc Cape Town PhD Cantab

Chief Research Officer

MC Harris, BSc(Eng)Chem MSc Cape Town

Senior Research Officers

AG Hughes, Bing Stellenbosch, MSc(Eng) Cape Town
A Kotsiopoulos, BSc(Eng) MSc PhD Cape Town
A Marquard, BA Cape Town, MA Rhodes, PhD Cape Town
R Mohamed, BSc(Hons) (Chemistry) MSc NMMU PhD(Chem Eng) Cape Town
APP van der Westhuizen, BEng Stellenbosch MSc Cape Town

Research Officers
PA Bepswa, BSc(Eng)Metallurgical Zimbabwe PhD Cape Town
AS Geldenhuys, BEng (Chem) Stellenbosch, MSc (Chem Eng) Cape Town
NTJ Luchters, BTech Leiden MSc Cape Town
MC Richter,BSc(Physics), BSc (Hons), MSC(Physics), PhD(Physics) Cape Town
J Waters, BTech(Chem Eng) Cape Technikon MSc Cape Town

Principal Technical Officer

C Prinsloo - Mechanical Workshop Manager

Chief Technical Officers

MA Jakoet, BSc(Eng) Mechatronics Cape Town
P Johnston, BSc Cape Town
T Samkanga, NITC NTC NH(Eng)Elec Harare Polytechnic MBA Rhodes

Senior Technical Officers

RB Cupido, NDip(Analytical Chemistry) BTech(Chemistry) MTech(Chem) CPUT
WP Koorts BTech(Chem Eng) MTech CPUT
CA Le Roux, NDip CPUT BTech(Chem) UNISA

Technical Officers
DJ Bramble
GV Groenmeyer

Chief Scientific Officer

J Chivavava, B(Eng) NUST MSc(Eng) Cape Town
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S Govender, ND Analytical Chemistry Peninsula Technikon BTech Chemistry CPUT MPhil Env
Mngmnt Stell Univ

Department Laboratory Manager

A Mentoor, BSc(Hons) MSc Stellenbosch

Analytical Laboratory Manager

TBA

Technical Assistant-Analytical Lab

R Geland

Laboratory Assistant - Analytical Lab

S Klink

Department Manager
SI Pillay

Building Supervisor
E Matthews

Workshop Assistant-Electronic Workshop

CF Nomdoe

Administrative Staff
B Cloete (Undergraduate Administrator)
B Davids (Postgraduate Administrator)
N Dili (Receptionist)
D Lesch (Finance Assistant)
K Mfundisi (Administrative Assistant)
F Silwana (Finance Assistant)

The Department offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Chemical Engineering.
The undergraduate programme draws top school leavers from South Africa and further afield, with
an annual intake of approximately 140 students. Graduates from this programme are highly sought-
after in a wide variety of industries. The Department has dynamic research programmes and students
who have obtained satisfactory results in their undergraduate courses are encouraged to return for
postgraduate study. The Department's research activities are at present centered on:

 Biological leaching of mineral ores, with work concentrated on the fundamental

processes involved
 Bioprocess engineering focused on biotransformation, process design, process kinetics,
novel bioprocesses and the recovery of biological product
 Catalysis research aimed at synthesis, characterisation and modelling of heterogeneous
catalysts and their application in a variety of reactions and reactor types
 Crystallization and precipitation research focusing on metal recovery in mineral
processing and metal removal for environmental protection and crystallization for water
treatment
 Educational research aimed at improving the quality of undergraduate teaching and
learning
 Environmental process engineering, both at a conceptual and a practical level
 Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies focusing on fuel processing catalysis and devices,
electrodes development and fuel cell and stack development
 Hydrometallurgy for metal extraction
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 Minerals processing research focused on milling, classification and flotation of ores

 Process modelling and optimization
 Process synthesis featuring the application of pinch technology to heat and mass transfer
systems as well as the control of process systems
 Value recovery from waste, contributing to industrial ecology and the circular economy
 Water remediation, treatment, recovery and footprinting

Research Entities
See Centres and Units Established in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment.

Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER)

Centre for Catalysis Research (CatCentre)
Centre for Minerals Research (CMR)
Crystallization and Precipitation Research Unit (CPU)
DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (c*change)
DST Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre (HySA/Catalysis)
Minerals to Metals

Course Outlines
CHE1001Z INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
22 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr E Govender-Opitz
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
This course introduces the field of chemical engineering, unit conversions, material and energy
balances, process analysis and design, natural foundations, graphical analysis, engineering drawing,
modelling using spreadsheets and COCO and professional development.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE1005W CHEMICAL ENGINEERING I

44 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr E Govender-Opitz
Course outline:
This course introduces the field of chemical engineering, unit conversions, material and energy
balances, process analysis and design, natural foundations, graphical analysis, engineering drawing,
modelling using spreadsheets and COCO and professional development.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE2000X FIELD TRIP

4 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr S Bremner
Co-requisites: CHE2005W
Course outline:
The aim of the field trip is to expose the student engineer to industrial scale equipment and
processes, as well as opportunities for application of material studied in class to real systems. It also
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provides experience of industrial safety requirements and opportunities to engage with practising
engineers and other plant personnel.
Lecture times: None
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE2005W CHEMICAL ENGINEERING II

72 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr TP Mokone
Course entry requirements: CEM1000W, CHE1005W, MAM1020F/S, MAM1021S/F,
PHY1012F/S, STA1008S
Co-requisites: CHE2000X
Course outline:
This course aims to further develop the understanding of chemical engineering theory and practice.
The theory is taught in integrated blocks and is reinforced and contextualised by: theory-related
tools (e.g. heuristics, flowsheeting, charts, tables); engineering practice-related tools and skills (e.g.
sustainability, environment & economics, safety & health, communication, teamwork, drawing and
computing); practicals; and project work. Detailed theory topics are:
Energy Balances and Thermodynamic Properties of Substances: ideal gas; phase diagrams; energy
balance elements and influence of T and p; Bernouilli equation; simultaneous mass and energy
balances; Mollier diagrams; cyclic systems; entropy.
Reaction Systems: heats of formation/reaction/combustion; mass and energy balances with reaction;
chemical equilibrium; reactor mole balances; CSTR, PFR and multiple reactors; chemical kinetics;
recycle effects; design using data; reactor profiles.
Interface Systems: binary systems; equilibrium diagrams; equilibrium constants; volatility; flash
calculations; counter-current cascade systems; multistage vapour-liquid equilibrium; column
internals; multicomponent distillation.
Heat Systems: heat transfer mechanisms; resistances in series; heat exchanger networks.
Fluid Systems: forces on submerged surfaces; fluids under constant acceleration; linear momentum
and forces on bends; viscosity; laminar and turbulent flow; Hagen-Poiseuille law; friction; drag
coefficients; pump characteristics.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE2006S INTRODUCTION TO BIOTECHNOLOGY

24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr A van Zyl
Course entry requirements: BIO1000F, CHE1005W
Course outline:
The course aims to introduce engineers to the fundamentals of biotechnology, pertinent to
bioprocess engineering. This is achieved by building an understanding of the key concepts and
elements of biotechnology, including molecular components, information transfer and metabolism;
the basic concepts of applied microbiology, including microbial cell structure, microbial
classification, cell division and nutritional requirements; and the basic concepts of molecular
biology and genetic engineering, especially recombinant DNA technology. Using these, a working
knowledge of microbial growth kinetics, enzymology and bioenergetics is built. Further, a working
knowledge of mixed microbial culture dynamics is established. Skills are developed to enable
quantitative descriptions of microbial transformations. Further a practical working knowledge of
enzymology, microbial growth, kinetic studies and aseptic transfer are developed.
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DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE3000X WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE

0 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr L October
Course outline:
Chemical Engineering students shall complete a minimum of four weeks of workplace experience
(before registering for the 4th year of their studies, if possible). The work can be project-based (i.e.
involve the application of knowledge and skills from the 2nd or 3rd year curriculum) and/or involve
experiencing typical aspects of a (engineering) work environment (e.g. working in a team, data
retrieval, industrial safety practices and standards, how meetings are run, typical day of an engineer,
company/business driving-forces, management-structure of a company). The work can be completed
in a formal company, NGO, local community or similar. Evidence of the work needs to be collected
in a log book and signed off by a practicing engineer/supervisor/community leader. The log book as
well as a report to the satisfaction of the course convener (or a letter of confirmation that a
satisfactory report has been written, if the work is confidential) shall be submitted immediately on
return to campus (i.e. day of registration or first day of second semester).

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE3006F FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING III

54 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Ms L Motsepe
Course entry requirements: CHE2005W, MAM2084F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the understanding of chemical engineering theory and practice. The
theory is covered in blocks and is reinforced and contextualised by theory-related tools (heuristics,
flowsheeting, charts, tables), engineering practice-related tools/skills (sustainability, environment &
economics, safety & health, communication, drawing and computing), practicals and project work.
Detailed theory topics include: (1 – Solid-Fluid Systems) particle characterisation, motion of a
particle in a fluid, sedimentation, thickening hydrocyclones and centrifugation, mixing and agitation,
rheology, flow through packed beds, fluidisation, filtration; (2 – Interface Systems) Fick’s law, film
mass transfer, film theory, mass transfer coefficients, correlations, overall mass transfer concept,
packed bed design, mass transfer with reaction, solid-fluid reactions; (3 – Reaction Systems)
residence time distribution and non-ideal reactors, non-isothermal reactor design, multiple reactions;
(4 – Thermodynamic Systems) equations of state, departure functions and excess properties,
fugacity, phase equilibrium, vapour-liquid equilibrium, partial molar properties, activity coefficients,
azeotropes, flash calculations, liquid-liquid-equilibrium, chemical equilibrium.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE3007S NON-IDEAL SYSTEMS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

22 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor N Isafiade
Course entry requirements: CHE2005W, MAM2083F/S, MAM2084F/S
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Course outline:
This course aims to extend the concepts and understanding build in the first 2.5 years of the
curriculum into real world systems and equip students with tools to analyse, design and control these
systems.
Dynamic systems and control: Unsteady state balances on heat, fluids, mass transfer systems,
analysis of system dynamics, analytically and numerically, Process controllers, systems dynamic
response and controller dynamics, controller and system stability, controller tuning, open/closed
loop responses, dynamic simulations, controller design and analysis.
Non-Ideal and Non-Standard Systems - the study of the influence of coupling multiple phenomena
(phase condensation) or non-ideal properties (azeotropes) in the performance of reaction and
separation systems and the development of design criteria for such systems.
Integrated laboratory experience : design an experimental program, to perform the experiments and
to analyse the subsequent data relevant to process control. The focus is on comparing theoretical
descriptions and empirical data with experimentally observed phenomena.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE3008S CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND UNIT

OPERATION DESIGN
16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor K Möller
Course entry requirements: CHE3006F, MAM2083F/S
Co-requisites: CHE3007S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the basic concepts of project management and then requires application
in a dedicated design project around a chemical process unit. Special focus is on the design of
reactor and separation units and how they integrate within a process unit. The project entails 4
stages: (1) conceptual design, flowsheet development, mass and energy balances, (2) reactor design,
(3) separator design, (4) process integration, optimisation and economics.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE3009Z CHEMICAL ENGINEERING UNIT OPERATION DESIGN

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor K Möller
Course entry requirements: DP obtained in CHE3008S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the basic concepts of projects management and then requires
application in a dedicated design project around a chemical process unit. Special focus is on the
design of reactor and separation units and how they integrate within a process unit. The project
entails 4 stages: (1) conceptual design, flowsheet development, mass and energy balances, (2)
reactor design, (3) separator design, (4) process integration, optimisation and economics.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CHE3067S DESIGN AND OPERATION OF CATALYTIC REACTORS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor E van Steen
Course entry requirements: CHE2005W
Course outline:
The course focuses on the fundamental aspects of heterogeneously catalysed reactions with the aim
to design reactors for catalytic reactors. The course will introduce Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics
together with internal and external mass transport limitations to describe the rate of the process,
from which catalytic reactors will be designed. The consequences of catalyst deactivation on the
operation of catalytic reactors will be discussed with catalyst regeneration being modelled using
classical solid-fluid models such as the shrinking core model.

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE3068S BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr T Kotsiopoulos
Course entry requirements: CHE2005W, CHE2006S
Course outline:
The course aims to develop an advanced understanding of the fundamental engineering science of
bioprocess engineering. The course will build on an adequate understanding of life sciences to
address the process requirements of microbial and enzymatic processes. The fundamentals of
biokinetics and bioreactor systems will be addressed. Sterilisation, aseptic operation and clean room
technology will be covered, as will downstream processing for product recovery. Study of important
bioprocesses will be included, with examples drawn from those of significance to South Africa. The
course includes selected case studies and visits to local bioprocess industries.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE3069S MINERAL AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr M Manono
Course entry requirements: CHE2005W
Co-requisites: GEO2006S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the processes involved in the beneficiation of
minerals and extraction of metals. The course begins with a multimedia-based introduction to the
field of mineral and metallurgical processing, from the mining operation to environmental
rehabilitation. This is followed by 5 dedicated 10-lecture sessions to introduce the principles behind
comminution and classification, flotation, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, crystallisation and
precipitation. In the course of each session students will be required to perform experiments and/or
analyse data in the context of pilot or bench scale operations in the respective fields and report
findings through dedicated assignments.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CHE3070S NUMERICAL SIMULATION FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor K Möller
Course entry requirements: CHE2005W
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an advanced understanding of computer arithmetic, application of
similarity transforms to reaction-diffusion and rate based mass transfer; data fitting by linear leasts
squares regression; application of non-linear equations techniques in mass and energy balances
(VLE); application of ODE solvers, BVP solvers and the method of lines in reaction and mass
transfer systems described by ODEs and PDEs; stiffness ratio; non-linear leasts squares estimation
of model parameters with variance; formulate objective functions and minimisation/maximisation of
process operating models; and embedded systems.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4036Z CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN

This course is not eligible for additional assessment
36 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Mr H Heydenrych
Course entry requirements: All core third year courses, CHE4048F, CHE4049F.
Course outline:
This course brings together many of the elements previously covered in the chemical engineering
degree and is intended to be the culmination of the previous years' study. The course is structured
around an open ended design problem and includes: process evaluation, comparison and selection;
material and energy balancing; hazard analysis and operability; economic evaluation; unit operation
design; plant equipment selection and specification, materials selection and plant layout; and project
evaluation. The work will be presented in the form of an individual feasibility report and oral
examination, followed by a group-based design in 5 or 6 member teams.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4045Z CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH

This course is not eligible for additional assessment
36 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr T Rampai
Course entry requirements: All core third year courses.
Course outline:
This course is an assigned experimental or theoretical investigation involving limited staff
supervision. The assessment of performance is based on engineering ability and initiative displayed
in the formulation of objectives, execution of the project and presentation of the results. There are
limited lectures in the scientific method, survey of the literature, design of experiments, relevant
analytical equipment and techniques, safety in the laboratory, the handling of wastes, introduction to
statistics, analysis and interpretation of data, report writing, presentation of research findings.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CHE4048F BUSINESS, SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

20 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor H von Blottnitz
Course entry requirements: All core third year courses.
Co-requisites: CHE4049F
Course outline:
The course aims to provide a foundation for students to engage with their future roles as practising
professionals or entrepreneurs relative to the expectations of society, and of employers. The course
covers: benefit indicators, physical risk in the process industries, environmental sustainability, social
impacts and license, innovation and entrepreneurship, business planning, capital and operating cost
estimation, profitability assessment and engineering ethics.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4049F PROCESS SYNTHESIS AND EQUIPMENT DESIGN

20 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr M Manono
Course entry requirements: All core third year courses.
Co-requisites: CHE4048F
Course outline:
The course aims to familiarise students with the design of entire chemical processes, building on but
going beyond the detailed sizing of major equipment as learned in third year and minor equipment,
pipe work and heat exchangers as learned in second year. It covers: process flowsheeting
conventions; process flowsheet development using process synthesis theory and heuristics; chemical
engineering process simulation using Aspen Plus; equipment design heuristics; process control
philosophy; health, safety and environmental (HSE) reviews and plant layout.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4057F INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor H von Blottnitz
Course entry requirements: CHE3006F, CHE3007S, CHE3008S
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This elective course aims to introduce 4th year chemical engineering students to the field of
industrial ecology, its main topics of enquiry, the associated analysis tools, as well as the emerging
practise resulting from it. Topics covered start from the biological metaphor and the systems
dimension of biomimicry: interplays of producers, consumers, degraders; metabolism; symbiosis;
young vs. mature eco-systems; signalling in nature. Applications covered include industrial
symbiosis, material flow analysis, the circular economy, resource efficiency. Assessment is by
means of one term-time assignment (40%), applying learnings to a current topic, and by a final
written examination (60%).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CHE4058Z LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

8 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor H von Blottnitz
Course entry requirements: 3 years of engineering or science studies at university level
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to familiarise students with the environmental assessment tool known as Life
Cycle Assessment, the history of its development, its diverse uses, the ISO norms, the science
behind some of its key impact categories (beyond carbon and water), its use to support decision-
making in product systems, process systems or in policy-making. Furthermore, to develop skills and
insights in the important steps of goal and scope definition, inventory modelling, data quality
assessment, choice of impact assessment categories, interpretation and uncertainty propagation,
partly by working with LCA software and databases. Assessment is by project 50% and written final
examination 50%.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4067F HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor P Kooyman
Course entry requirements: CHE2005W or CEM2005W
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce advanced students to basic principles in heterogeneous catalysis:
diffusion and adsorption; catalyst performance evaluation (reactions, product analysis); catalyst
preparation (metal-based catalysts; metal-oxide based catalysts; supported catalysts); catalyst
characterisation; catalysed reactions: acid catalysed reactions, metal catalysed reactions, bi-
functional catalysis, oxidation catalysis; important industrial chemical processes based on
heterogeneous catalysis.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4068F BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGN

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr A van Zyl
Course entry requirements: CHE3068S
Course outline:
This course aims to give advanced students an opportunity to apply all of their acquired knowledge
of the fundamentals of bioprocess engineering and biotechnology to the integrated design of a
complete bio-manufacturing plant
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4069F MINERAL AND METALLURGICAL PROCESSING II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr L October
Course entry requirements: CHE3006F, CHE3007S, CHE3008S, CHE3069S, GEO2006S
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Course outline:
This course aims to equip students with the knowledge required to model and simulate mineral
beneficiation and extractive metallurgical processes. The course will be run in 5 dedicated sessions
of lectures and tutorial, covering the principles of geo-metallurgy and modelling comminution &
classification, flotation, hydrometallurgy, crystallisation and precipitation processes. Simulators
commonly applied to designing and optimising mineral processing circuits will be used. The
modelling of hydrometallurgical flowsheets with its various unit operations is covered.
Crystallisation and precipitation includes modelling concepts of supersaturation; basic mechanisms
of nucleation, growth, aggregation, breakage and dissolution for crystallisation and precipitation
systems as applied in metallurgical flowsheets.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4070F NUMERICAL OPTIMISATION FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor K Möller
Course entry requirements: CHE3006F, CHE3007S, CHE3008S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop students’ knowledge of rigorous optimisation techniques and tools with
application to chemical engineering problems and processes. The course content consists of :
convex, concave, quadratic function interpretation, objective functions, single variable optimisation:
bracketing, newtons and secant methods, quadratic interpolation, multivariable optimisation:
simplex, conjugate gradient concepts, indirect methods of first and second order, conjugate gradient
method, newtons methods, quasi-newton, secant methods, BFGS,secant updates, non-linear
programming: lagrange multipliers, conditions for a minimum(max), quadratic programming (QP),
generalised reduced gradient (GRG), penalty functions, sequential quadratic programming (SQP),
linear programming (LP), integer constraints (MINLP), formulating objective functions of processes
with constraints, linearisation of models, and optimal control.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CHE4057F INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor H von Blottnitz
Course entry requirements: CHE3006F, CHE3007S, CHE3008S
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This elective course aims to introduce 4th year chemical engineering students to the field of
industrial ecology, its main topics of enquiry, the associated analysis tools, as well as the emerging
practise resulting from it. Topics covered start from the biological metaphor and the systems
dimension of biomimicry: interplays of producers, consumers, degraders; metabolism; symbiosis;
young vs. mature eco-systems; signalling in nature. Applications covered include industrial
symbiosis, material flow analysis, the circular economy, resource efficiency. Assessment is by
means of one term-time assignment (40%), applying learnings to a current topic, and by a final
written examination (60%).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CHE4072F RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE PROCESS INDUSTRY

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor E van Steen
Course entry requirements: CHE3006F, CHE3007S, CHE3008S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of: renewable energy in its various forms in the
chemical industry over the next few decades. This course will introduce the student to the historic
and changing energy scene and its use in the process industry. Current state-of-the-art production
processes of a variety of energy carriers from renewable energy sources will be evaluated. The
introduction of energy carriers from renewable energy in the process industry will be discussed from
a retrofit and greenfield perspective. Challenges with the introduction of energy carriers from
renewable energy in a number of classical process industries, where the currently used energy carrier
is used as a reagent as well, will be discussed. An important aspect of the course will be using a
systems thinking approach to identify challenges and opportunities in introducing renewable energy
into the chemical industry.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIVIL ENGINEERING
The Department offers the following undergraduate degree programme:

BSc (Eng) in Civil Engineering

The Department of Civil Engineering is housed in the New Engineering Building, situated on the top
terrace of the Upper Campus. This facility is shared with the Department of Chemical Engineering
and the Faculty Office.

Staff
Professor and Head of Department
TBA

Professors
NP Armitage, PrEng BSc(Eng) Natal MSc(Eng) CapeTown PhD Stell FSAAE FSAICE FWISA
FSAIMunE Fellow IWA Mem IAHR Mem IAHS
R Behrens, Pr Pln BA MCRP PhD Cape Town
H Beushausen, Dipl-Ing HAW Hamburg MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town
P Moyo, PrEng BSc(Eng) Zimbabwe MSc(Eng) Newcastle-upon-Tyne PhD Nanyang FSAAE
MSAICE MIABSE MISHMII
S Skatulla, Dipl-Ing Karlsruhe PhD Adelaide
M Vanderschuren, BSc(Eng) Tilburg MScEng Delft PhD Enschede FSAICE MITSSA
A Zingoni, PrEng BSc(Eng) Zimbabwe MSc(Eng) London DIC PhD London CEng FIStructE
FZweIE MASSAf FIABSE FSAAE
MHP Zuidgeest, MSc(Eng) PhD(Eng) Twente MSAICE

Associate Professors
KJ Carden, BSc MSc(Appl Sci) PhD Cape Town
DS Ikumi, PhD Cape Town
D Kalumba, BSc(Eng) Makerere MSc(Eng) Cape Town PhD Newcastle-upon-Tyne
DG Randall, PrEng BSc(Eng)Chem PhD Cape Town MSAIChE MWISA MIMWA
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Emeritus Professors
MG Alexander, PrEng BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Witwatersrand FSAICE FSAAE, MASSAf MICT
GA Ekama, BSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town SFWISA FRSSAf FSAAE MASSAf MWEF MIWA

Emeritus Associate Professors

R Del Mistro, PrEng TRP(SA) BSc(Eng) Diploma TE(IHE) MURP Cape Town PhD Pretoria
RO Heckroodt, MSc DSc Pretoria Dip Ceram Leeds FSAIMM FI Ceram (UK)
FA Kilner, PrEng MA Oxon MSc(Eng) London DIC

Senior Lecturers
K Mudenda, PrEng BEng Zambia MSc(Eng) Cape Town
J Okedi, PrEng BSc(Eng) Makerere MSc(Eng) KU Leuven PhD Cape Town MSAICE MWISA
MIWA

Academic Development Senior Lecturers

S Motala, PrLS BSc(Land Surveying) UKZN MSc(Eng) UCT HDHET CPUT PhD (Education)
UWC
NS Wolmarans, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Lecturers
FC Chebet, BSc(Eng) Makerere MSc(Eng) Manchester
T Harding BTech (Chem Eng) CPUT BSc Hons (Environ Eng) Pretoria MSc (Eng) PhD Cape
Town
GV Maswime BSc (Eng) BSocSc Hons (Public Policy) UZKN MPA Pretoria
T Mofokeng, PrEng BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) Cape Town
L Nolutshungu, MSc(Eng) Cape Town

Honorary Professor
S Hess, BSc Manchester MPhil Cambridge PhD London

Research Officer
O Nnene, BSc(Eng) Nigeria MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Honorary Research Associates

E Beukes, PhD Cape Town
LA Kane, BEng Cardiff MSc(Eng) Cape Town
K MacHutchon, PhD Stellenbosch
P Mguni, BSc Zimbabwe MSc Aalborg PhD Copenhagen
S Phayane, PrEng MEng Cape Town
M Santhanam, BTech IIT Madras MS PhD Purdue
I Tchetgnia Ngassam, PhD Paris-Est

Principal Technical Officer

TBA

Laboratory Manager/Principal Scientific Officer

N Hassen

Water Quality Laboratory Manager

N Thela, PrTechEng NDip Chem Eng MUT BTech Chem Eng DUT BSc Hon(Appl Sci) Pretoria
MSc(Eng) Cape Town
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Chief Technical Officer

A Rule

Senior Technical Officer

TBA

Departmental Manager
AB Dalwai, BSocSc Cape Town

Administrative Officer - Postgraduate

R Geswindt

Administrative Officer – Undergraduate

L. Plat, BEd, UWC

Research Administrative Staff

G Verster

Finance Assistant
TBA

PA to HOD
B Adams

Receptionist
Z Mcoteli

Laboratory Technical Staff

L Adams
C Ceasar
H Mafungwa
C May
E Witbooi

Workshop Assistant
M Swayiza
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Course Outlines
CIV1005W INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING
24 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr N Wolmarans/Dr S Motala
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
This course aims at forming the platform for the development of personal, academic and
professional skills needed for successful study and practice of civil engineering. Skills are developed
through hands-on participation in projects set in the context of civil engineering practice. A basic
level of computer literacy is established. The course is designed to motivate and engage the student
in the civil engineering degree and its practice. Aspects of civil engineering are introduced by means
of practical sessions involving problem solving, personal, academic and professional skills,
numerical and computational methods, laboratory experiments and project work, group work,
fieldwork, the use of measurement techniques, and elementary aspects of planning. The course
includes a module which will address the development of academic skills needed for studying in a
university environment, and a module to ensure productive use of Information Technology.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV1006S BUILDING SCIENCE I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Professor H Beushausen
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
The course aims to introduce students to the nature and the properties of construction materials, to
provide an understanding on relevant physical, chemical and mechanical properties of common
construction materials, and to highlight proper selection and application of materials in practice. The
course illustrates problems that might arise through injudicious choice of materials and the reasons
behind the selection of materials for particular applications. The course contents include: a general
overview on relevant material properties for structural and non-structural construction materials
(strength, toughness, elastic deformations, density, time-dependent deformations, durability, etc.);
the nature, properties, and application of common construction materials (cement and concrete,
timber, metals (iron and steel, aluminium), glass, polymers, bitumen and asphalts, bricks and
blocks); corrosion of metals; thermal, acoustic and fire properties of building components.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV1007S ENGINEERING MECHANICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Professor S Skatulla
Course entry requirements: PHY1012F/S (DP), MAM1020F/S (DP)
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
The course aims to introduce students to concepts of engineering mechanics, which are the
foundations of structural engineering, hydraulic engineering and geotechnical engineering. It
develops the concept of equilibrium, which is foundational for solving engineering problems in
many civil engineering disciplines. It introduces external and internal forces as vectors. External
forces include point loads in the same and different directions; uniformly and non-uniformly
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distributed loads; externally applied moments and pressure. Internal forces include axial, shear,
bending and torsional forces. The course is restricted to the reactions of simple statically determinate
systems, and simple applications to structures and fluids.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV2011F MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor S Skatulla
Course entry requirements: CIV1007S (DP)
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the concepts of stress and strain; elasticity versus
plasticity; effects of known actions on various cross-sections; determination of the magnitude of
stresses and strains caused by prescribed actions (axial forces, bending moments, shear forces,
twisting moments); fundamentals of the 2-dimensional theory of elasticity and simplifications for
bars, beams and shafts.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV2020X PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

0 NQF credits at NQF level 6; 6 weeks.
Convener: Mr K Mudenda
Course outline:
This course requires Civil Engineering students to gain at least 6 weeks of practical experience and
insight into the practice of civil engineering by working during vacations. Students are encouraged
to engage in a wide variety of civil engineering work, but must ensure that adequate experience in
both site work and design office practice (a minimum of three weeks in each) is achieved. This
course provides the framework for gaining practical experience to supplement academic study.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV2039S GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Ms F C Chebet
Course entry requirements: CIV2011F (DP), GEO1008F (DP).
Course outline:
This course aims to provide an understanding of the engineering principles –applied in the analysis
of soil materials for civil engineering purposes. The main topics include: nature and physical
characteristics of soils as engineering materials; soil structure, grain size distribution and common
soil classification systems; principle of effective stress, significance of the presence of water in soil
and the effects of its movement in the ground on the engineering properties of soil, permeability of
soil, seepage and flow nets; distribution of applied stresses, consolidation and settlement, analysis of
soil response to loading; soil strength, stress-strain response of soils, and other theories relevant to
engineering soil behaviour.
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DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV2040S FLUID MECHANICS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Ms T Mofokeng
Course entry requirements: None.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of fluids and fluid properties; fluid statics; pressure
and pressure forces; basics of fluid flow; conservation of mass: conservation of energy; conservation
of momentum; and similitude.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV2041S STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor A Zingoni
Course entry requirements: CIV2011F (DP)
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of various structural systems; conditions of
equilibrium and external and internal structural indeterminacies. Topics include analysis of statically
determinate structures: determination of actions in trusses, beams and frames; axial force, shearing
force and bending moment diagrams; calculation of displacements by the method of successive
integration; virtual work method; buckling of struts and geometric instability; thermal stresses.
Computer based methods for analyses of statically determinate structures are introduced.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV2042F CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor H Beushausen
Course entry requirements: None.
Co-requisites: None.
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce the science and application of construction materials. Topics include:
engineering material properties such as strength, elastic and plastic deformations, viscoelastic and
time-dependent behaviour, toughness, fracture, deterioration, durability, sustainability, heat and
sound insulation, thermal conductivity; Analytical modelling and prediction of material properties;
experimental investigations and interpretation of data; application of statistical principles to
experimental analysis; manufacturing processes; selection of materials; elements of steel corrosion
science; common construction materials such as concrete, cements, lime, clay, clay bricks, rocks,
steel, cast iron, aluminium, timber, bitumen, rubber, sealants, plastics, dry-building materials.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CIV3042F GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor D Kalumba
Course entry requirements: CIV2039S
Course outline:
This course provides the basic concepts and mechanics necessary for geotechnical design. It aims to
provide an understanding of the factors influencing soil strength, and to give practice in the
application of this understanding by exploring the stability of slopes, retaining walls, and
foundations. Geotechnical investigations are also covered.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV3043F HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor NP Armitage
Course entry requirements: CIV2040S (DP)
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of flow in pipelines: laminar and turbulent flow –
Reynolds; head losses in pipelines and fittings; the design of pipe systems. Pump selection. Open
channel flow: the steady flow equations; Froude; uniform, gradually and rapidly varied flow;
hydraulic structures, e.g. flumes, weirs, spillways and control gates.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV3044F ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr J Okedi
Course entry requirements: STA1008F/S (DP)
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of engineering hydrology. Topics include: factors
affecting runoff; flow measurements; selected flood prediction methods; flood routing; and reservoir
sizing:
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV3045S TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor R Behrens/Dr O Nnene
Course entry requirements: None.
Co-requisites: None.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the causes and motivations of personal travel, the
means by which movement takes place, as well as the impact personal travel, freight and transport
infrastructure have on the environment, economy and society. This is done by providing a grounding
in techniques for modelling, analysing and assessing (multi-modal) transport systems and their
impacts. Transport policy and appraisal and fundamentals of data collection, as well as professional
communication (presentation skills) are included.
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DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV3046S WATER TREATMENT

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr T Harding
Course entry requirements: CEM1008F
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of potable water quality criteria. Topics include Water
treatment: objectives, processes and systems. Surface water characterization: aqueous equilibria,
alkalinity, acidity, pH, buffer capacity and titration curves, log-species pH diagrams of the inorganic
carbon system; pH control. Aqueous-gas phase equilibrium, conversion between concentration units,
aqueous-solid phase interactions, calcium carbonate saturation, using the Modified Caldwell
Lawrence Diagram for 2 and 3 phase equilibrium, changes of state with dosing and water
stabilization.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV3047S URBAN WATER SERVICES

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr J Okedi
Course entry requirements: APG2026S; CIV3043F (DP) and CIV3044F (DP).
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the design and operation of water services in urban
areas (formal and informal), including: water supply and distribution; sanitation and urban drainage.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV3048F STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor A Zingoni
Course entry requirements: CIV2041S
Co-requisites: n/a
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of flexibility versus stiffness methods in structural
analysis. Analysis of statically indeterminate structures by the force method and displacement
method (trusses, beams and frames); the principles of loading (types of loading, code provisions,
safety factors). The course introduces computer based structural analysis of statically indeterminate
structures.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CIV3049S STRUCTURAL DESIGN I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr K Mudenda
Course entry requirements: CIV3048F
Co-requisites: n/a
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of behaviour, analysis and limit state design of
reinforced and prestressed concrete members and steel structures. Topics include: properties of
structural concrete; properties of reinforcing and prestressing steel; properties of structural steel,
elastic and plastic behaviour of reinforced concrete structures and steel structures; serviceability
limit-state design and ultimate limit-state design of reinforced concrete elements (beams and slabs)
and steel structures.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV4035C DESIGN PROJECT

24 NQF credits at NQF level 8; 5 weeks full time duration.
Convener: Ms L Nolutshungu
Course entry requirements: All core Civil Engineering design (CIV) courses, including successful
completion of their respective pre-requisites, as well as MAM2083F, MAM2084S, CIV2042F,
EGS1005F and CIV4041F.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the competence of students to perform civil engineering planning and
design of a major civil engineering project and to provide a reasonable response to the problem
posed in both content and communication. This is a capstone course, which requires integration and
application of a wide range of knowledge and skills developed in the programme. A key requirement
is that the project posed must be a complex problem, made complex by a combination of conceptual
and contextual considerations (i.e. of engineering knowledge, as well as the context in which it is
applied).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV4041F PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

12 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Ms F Chebet/Mr G Maswme
Course entry requirements: Students must be potential qualifiers (i.e. anticipated final year of
study).
Course outline:
This course aims to prepare student engineers for the world of civil engineering through exposure to
key professional issues including: the structure of the profession; engineering economics; project
prioritization, the project life cycle; engineering contracts; contract management options; tender and
contract documents; project planning; universal access; engineering risk management; contract
administration; Health & Safety; professional ethics; and sustainability in engineering.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CIV4042F WASTEWATER TREATMENT

12 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor D Ikumi
Course entry requirements: CEM1008F
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an advanced understanding of the objectives of wastewater treatment;
wastewater test methods for organic, nitrogen and phosphorus content; physical characterization of
wastewater, settleable, non-settleable and dissolved constituents; unit operations in wastewater
treatment, primary sedimentation; biodegradable and unbiodegradable organics, biological growth
and death behaviour; reactor kinetics; biological process kinetic equations; the steady state activated
sludge model; oxygen demand, sludge production, nutrient requirements; sewage sludge stability
and disposal, and selection of sludge age.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course..

CIV4044F/S RESEARCH PROJECT

48 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor DG Randall
Course entry requirements: No simultaneous registration of more than one additional course
(besides CIV4035C). Students will not be permitted to undertake a research topic in a field for
which they have not successfully completed the relevant core courses.
Course outline:
This course is an individual investigation into an assigned problem in civil engineering culminating
in a formal written project report and a poster.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV4045F STRUCTURAL DESIGN II

18 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor P Moyo
Course entry requirements: CIV3048F and CIV3049S (DP)
Co-requisites: n/a
Course outline:
This advanced course introduces the full structural design process including conceptualisation,
development of alternative schemes, sizing and detailing of structural elements. The course also
aims to develop an understanding of the design of prestressed concrete elements and plastic design
of steel elements. Topics include: introduction to conceptual design of structures including stability
and robustness, design of pre-stressed beams, plastic analysis of steel beams and frames. The course
includes a major design project.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CIV4046F TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

18 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor M Zuidgeest
Course entry requirements: None
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Course outline:
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of road engineering
and traffic analysis by providing a grounding in techniques for: (1) the geometric design of roads,
freeways and intersections, including road drainage; (2) the design of pavements; (3) traffic
engineering design (3) (multi-modal) capacity analysis of traffic facilities, including for public
transport and Non-Motorized Transportation (NMT); and (4) management and control of traffic
flows (both urban roads, rural roads and highways), including road pricing.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

The Department is housed on Level 5 of the Snape Building, opposite Engineering Mall, off Madiba
Circle, Upper Campus.

Staff
Associate Professor and Head of Department
MM Mooya, BSc(Land Economy) Copperbelt MPhil(Land Economy) Cantab PhD(Real Estate)
Pret

Professors
A Windapo, BSc(Building) IfE MSc(Construction Management) PhD Lagos FNIOB PrCPM

Associate Professors
KA Michell, BSc(QS) MPhil Cape Town PhD Salford PrQS PMAQS MRICS
F Viruly, BA(Hons) Witwatersrand MA(Dev Econ) Kent FRICS

Emeritus Professors
BG Boaden, BSc(QS) Witwatersrand MBA British Columbia PhD Witwatersrand
PA Bowen, BSc(QS) BCom Natal MSc(Construction Management) Heriot-Watt PhD UPE PrQS
PMAQS FRICS FCIOB PrCM PrCPM PrValuer
KS Cattell, BSc(QS) UPE MPhil Cape Town PrQS PMAQS MRICS MSAPCI MSAFMA
AJ Stevens, MSc(Building) Cape Town PhD UPE

Senior Lecturers
F Ametefe, BSc (Admin) Ghana, M Phil (Finance) Ghana PhD (Real Estate and Finance) Reading
E Edwardes, BSc BSc(QS) MSc(Project Management) Pret PrQS PMAQS
K Le Jeune, BSc(QS) with distinction MSc(Property Studies) Cape Town PrQS PMAQS MRICS
E Musvoto, BTown & Regional Planning (Pretoria) MSc Real Estate (Pretoria), PhD Cape Town
SD Nurick, BCom BSc(Hons)(Property Studies), MPhil Cape Town MRICS
N-T Tuan, BSc(Eng) Chung Cheng Institute of Technology MEng Pret PhD Cape Town INFORMS
Taiwan Chapter
L van Schalkwyk, LLB LLM Stellenbosch PhD Cape Town Researcher at the SARChI Research
Chair: Mineral Law in Africa, Cape Town

Lecturers
A Filtane-Mtya,BSc(CS) BSc(Hons)(CM) MPhil Cape Town Candidate CPM SACPCMP
M Lefoka, BSc(CS) BSc(Hons)(CM) MPhil Cape Town
U Ordor BSc(Architecture) Jos MSc(Architecture) Jos MNIA MSc(Property Studies) Cape Town
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Academic Development Senior Lecturer

K Ontong BEd(SS) cum laude BEd.Hons(LS) cum laude MEd (Sustainability Education) cum laude
PhD(Curriculum Studies) Stellenbosch SACE

Honorary Research Associate

C Kariuki, BA (Land Economics) MA (Housing Administration) Nairobi

Honorary Professors
M Kagioglou BEng (Manchester Metropolitan) MSc (Salford) PhD (Salford)
C Lausberg BA (University of Tȕbingen) MS (Texas A&M) PhD (Hohenheim )
M Loosemore BSc (University of Redding) PGDE (Cardiff) PhD (Redding)
A Edkins BA Hons (Portsmouth) MSc (UCL) PhD (UCL)
F Pomponi BEng (L’Aquila) MSc (L’Aquila) PhD (Brighton)

Departmental Manager
W Samaai BA,(Cape Town) PGDip (Management and Business Communication) Cape Town

Administrative Officers
M Fagodien (Postgraduate)
J-L Swarts, PGDip (Social Innovation and Leadership) Cape Town (Undergraduate)

Administrative Assistants
J Breda (Finance)

Reception and General Administration

V Daries

Departmental Assistant
TBC

The Department offers the following undergraduate degree programmes:

BSc in Construction Studies

BSc in Property Studies

Course Outlines
CON1004W CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY I
32 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Ms E Edwardes
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the building as a System; the site including site/soil
investigation, setting-out of a building etc.; Construction Technology appropriate for assembly of a
double-storey house, including: manufacture and performance of materials and components used;
construction of such dwelling; and preparation of a report concerning the temporary facilities, plant
and equipment used, specialists used, sequence of building and comparison of the requirements of
good practice; and the National Building Regulations and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CON1007X PRACTICAL TRAINING

0 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: TBA
Course outline:
This practical training takes the form of 160 hours (4 weeks) of approved experience employed in
any of the built environment disciplines: construction, engineering, housing, property development
and management, quantity surveying, relevant local authority, and provincial and national
government departments).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON1010S CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION SYSTEMS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: TBA
Course outline:
This course aims to provide an introduction to computers, networks, data storage,
manipulation/analysis and reporting using spreadsheets and relational databases. Solving problems
using spreadsheets and databases is also covered.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON1019S PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Ms G Nudelman
Course outline:
This course aims to equip students with practical skills to enable them to: prepare and write
professional texts, including reports; plan and present oral presentations; develop academic
arguments and reference correctly.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON1021F PROPERTY AND PLANNING I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr E Musvoto
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce basic property types, urban spatial structure, the reasons cities develop
and the history of city development, growth drivers of cities, role that cities play in society,
relationship between property development and city building, informality, key issues facing cities in
developing countries today, history of modern town planning, and different types of modern town
planning.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CON1022F BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mr U Ordor
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce the built environment and sets the urban scale and environmental
influences which house the micro-level buildings, including the role players involved in creating the
built environment, an overview of what they do and how this influences and is in turn influenced by
technology and socio-economic factors. The course will look at the built environment from the
viewpoint of the construction of the micro-level building and will set the scene for an understanding
of the need for strategic decision making in the development of buildings on a micro scale. The
building as a product will introduce students to the AutoCAD and Revit software and use this 3D aid
to look at the component parts of a simple building.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON1023S BUILDING CONSTRUCTION II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mr U Ordor
Course entry requirements: CON1022F
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce the building as a product. and draws on knowledge from Building
Construction I and essentially looks at the built product and the details of building construction from
the backdrop of the built environment and its influences.
This course also introduces an understanding of building as a process and covers such issues as the
organisation, materials, human resources, technology and processes that produce the building
(within its contextual environment).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON1024S PROPERTY ECONOMICS I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor F Viruly
Course entry requirements: CON1021F, ECO1010F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce the characteristics and functions of property markets, informal
property markets, ‘township’ property markets, land in the history of economic thought, the pricing
of land and land resources, relationship between the user; financial and development markets,
patterns of urban land use and land values, property markets and the competitiveness of cities,
application of macro and micro economic concepts to the property sector, technology and property
markets, role of property in the South African economy, researching the property market and
Highest and Best use analysis.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON1025S PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: TBA
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Course outline:
This course introduces intelligent buildings (sustainability and energy use), building information
modelling (BIM), smart cities (data and technological solutions for urban management), the sharing
economy (shared workspaces, short-term housing rental, transport), property fintech (research and
information platforms, sales and leasing platforms, crowdfunding and equity raising platforms, debt
and mortgage platforms), blockchain and artificial intelligence, virtual property markets, the digital
divide, and technological innovations in Africa.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2006W CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY II

32 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Mr U Ordor
Course entry requirements: CON1004W
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of construction technology appropriate for assembly
of light weight long span structures and multi-storey buildings, including: assembly and
performance, reinforced concrete, steel and timber, materials, components, plant and equipment
required: such as formwork, concrete, steel including reinforcing, roofing systems (including flat
roof waterproofing); cladding systems; windows and doors, ceilings and partitions, access flooring,
finishes; services requirements and services spaces; and fire and other regulations.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2013X PRACTICAL TRAINING

0 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: CON1007X
Course outline:
This practical training takes the form of 160 hours (4 weeks) of approved experience employed in
any of the built environment disciplines: construction, engineering, housing, property development
and management, quantity surveying, relevant local authority, and provincial and national
government departments).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2020S CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor A Windapo
Course entry requirements: CON1004W
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the principles of management and includes: the
main schools of management and their history and developments; scientific management; human
relations school; systems thinking; contingency theory and operations research/theory. The
construction enterprise and its environment: customer profile; patterns of demand; types of service
or product provided; common organisational structures; the construction firm as a complex system.
The construction project and its environment; construction management processes and practices
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applicable to small projects. Project processes to include: the project delivery process; the
production process and the traditional procurement process. Construction management practice to
include site layout and management, plant management, materials management, health and safety
regulation, waste management, financial management and risk management.

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2026S PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: TBA
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the understanding that project management can be practiced as a
standalone professional discipline or as an integral part of the delivery mechanism for engineering
services. The course introduces student engineers to the discipline of project management and
knowledge of the discipline, to participate meaningfully in project work. Topics include: project
management theory, principles, practices, tools and techniques; project life cycles, body of
knowledge, initiation, planning, scope management, human resource management, quality, cost
management, specifications and standards, procurement, risk management and project safety, and
completion and close out.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2032S PROPERTY INVESTMENT AND FINANCE I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Mr S Nurick
Course entry requirements: MAM1010F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of determinants of interest rates; Reserve Bank and
inflation targeting; term structure of interest rates (segmentation theory, expectations theory,
liquidity preference theory); simple/compound interest; annuities; discounting; sinking funds;
amortisations; initial return, minimum accepted rate of return (MARR), payback period; net present
value (NPV); internal rate of return (IRR); the mortgage loan process; private sources of property
finance, and government sources of property finance.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2033F REAL PROPERTY LAW I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr L van Schalkwyk
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the Classification of property; accession; real
rights; land rights and the Deeds Registry; Ownership (definition and nature, legal effects,
limitations (common law and statutory), derivative acquisition (from sale, inheritance, donation),
original acquisition (prescription, expropriation)); co-ownership and subdivision; servitudes; land
tenure and indigenous law, traditional courts; sectional title; homeowners associations, gated
villages, share block schemes; introduction to lease; and the principles of real security.
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DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2034S PROFESSIONALISM IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

12 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr K Ontong
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of being a professional; ethics; ethos of Construction
and Property Studies at UCT; academic writing/ plagiarism; professional communication;
professional practice in the Built Environment, including the responsibilities of the Built
Environment Professionals and the professional bodies and their codes of conduct; ethical concerns
in the workplace and society (corruption, racism, sexism, sexuality, environmental management and
sustainable development, social inequality, poverty, unemployment); and case studies.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON2035S PROPERTY AND PLANNING II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr E Musvoto
Course entry requirements: CON1024S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the role of land economics in understanding and
intervening in the key issues facing cities (including housing, informality, inner-city decay,
gentrification, urban sprawl; transport, environment, education); an overview and critique of key
town planning concepts and instruments (including: Spatial Development Frameworks,
Densification, Transit-Orientated Development, Land-Use Management); overview of key
legislation and policies; overview of key processes (including Land-Use Management,
Environmental Impact Assessments; and Heritage Impact Assessments.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
CON2036F PROPERTY VALUATION I
16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: CON1024S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of basic concepts in valuation theory; evolution of
value theory, value and valuation in African customary/indigenous /pre-capitalist societies;
determinants of property value, the valuation process; market research and analysis (sources of
information, online platforms, data problems in Africa); overview of valuation approaches and
methods; the market approach to valuation (sales comparison method applied to residential property,
hedonic models, artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic); valuation report writing (including digital
interactive reports), technology in property valuation (including automated valuation models,
artificial intelligence, virtual reality); Legislative framework; International Valuation Standards
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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CON2037W MEASUREMENT AND DESIGN APPRAISAL IA

20 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Ms E Edwardes
Course entry requirements: CON1004W, MEC1010F
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the principles of measurement and the
documentation thereof; and a detailed analysis of the clauses contained in the Standard System of
Measuring Building Work. The practical component of the course entails the measurement,
abstraction and billing of the following elements: foundations, superstructure brickwork, roofs;
eaves and rainwater goods, internal and external finishes, ceilings, floors; and doors, windows and
opening adjustments. The practicals introduce students to automated quantity take-off software
package(s). Students measure all elements of a small residential structure.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3012W CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY III

32 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr M Lefoka
Course entry requirements: CON2006W
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the understanding of Construction Technology and services appropriate
to the assembly of light weight long span structures and multi-storey buildings, including: plumbing
and drainage of water supply (hot and cold); drainage; waste disposal; electrical installation; air-
conditioning systems; communication systems; lifts, hoists and escalators. Basements, soil
stabilization, rock-anchoring and retaining structures. Piling and special foundations. Civil
engineering construction. Sustainable technology. Theory of structures.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3023X PRACTICAL TRAINING

0 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course outline:
This practical training takes the form of 160 hours (4 weeks) of approved experience employed in
any of the built environment disciplines (construction; engineering; housing; property development
and management; quantity surveying; relevant local authority, provincial and national government
departments).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3030F CONSTRUCTION COSTING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: CON1010F, CON1004W, CON2037W
Co-requisites: CON3043W
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Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of construction costing and includes: computation of
labour costs; synthesis of labour; material and plant costs for Bills of Quantities item rates; pricing
approximate quantities of elemental estimates; pricing subcontracts; and pricing preliminaries.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3031W MEASUREMENT & DESIGN APPRAISAL II

32 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Ms E Edwardes
Course entry requirements: CON2006W and CON2022W
Co-requisites: CON3012W, CON3030S and CON3043W
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the understanding of measurement and design appraisal. The theoretical
aspects of the course are covered in lectures and includes detailed studies on: principles of
measurement and documentation used in measurement and descriptive clauses in the Standard
System of Measuring Building Work (6th ed.) The practical component of the syllabus is a
progression from Measurement and Design Appraisal 1. The principles of measurement are applied
to advanced projects with particular emphasis on simple framed and load-bearing multi-storey
buildings by means of elemental quantification, covering: foundations; reinforced concrete
structures; plumbing and drainage; architectural metalwork; structural steelwork; Specialist work;
and external works. The practicals require complete computerised documentation with competence
in the WinQS and/or QSPlus software package(s). Students measure all elements of a small
commercial structure.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3032W APPLIED CONTRACT LAW I

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: CML1001F or CML1004S or CML1001P
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the JBCC Principle Building Agreement; the
Arbitration Act and includes case studies.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3033S PROPERTY STUDIES I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: MAM1010F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of Investment. Topics include: characteristics of
property as an investment; financial mathematics for cost engineering and property development
decisions and evaluation techniques for property development and investment decision.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course
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Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3038W CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT II

32 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Ms A Filtane-Mtya
Course entry requirements: CON2020S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of production management theory and practice by
considering: typical business and project objectives; the need to achieve high productivity; the
impact of method and layout on production; planning for production. Techniques such as: Gantt
charts; critical path networks, precedence diagrams; computer applications; short term planning
systems; progress recording; and work study. Construction procurement systems. Management
accounting in construction. Industry structures and development. Health, and safety issues
surrounding production management.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3043W COST ENGINEERING UNDER UNCERTAINTY

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: CON2006W and CON2037W
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of cost engineering under uncertainty. Topics include:
consideration of client/developer motivation and needs; the client briefing process; the theory of
construction cost planning and cost control; design economics, elemental cost analyses of buildings;
and cost studies/cost comparisons. Consideration of cost and price indices. Techniques for cost
planning and cost control, and the preparation of approximate estimates. Communication applied to
the cost planning and control environment. Consideration of current research being conducted on the
practice of cost planning and cost control in South Africa.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3046F/S PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of property/facilities management
and the role of property/facilities managers; management and administration of the property
portfolio; understanding leases; the leasing process, types of leases, lease management; landlord-
manager-tenant relationships; maintenance and facilities management co-ordination (operational
FM); budgetary and financial controls (cost control and reporting); technology and property
management; and adapting to changing property markets.

CON3046S PROPERTY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor K Michell
Course entry requirements: CON1023S
Course outline:
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This course aims to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of property/facilities management

and the role of property/facilities managers; management and administration of the property
portfolio; understanding leases; the leasing process, types of leases, lease management; landlord-
manager-tenant relationships; maintenance and facilities management co-ordination (operational
FM); budgetary and financial controls (cost control and reporting); technology and property
management; and adapting to changing property markets.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3047F PROPERTY INVESTMENT & FINANCE II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr S Nurick
Course entry requirements: CON2032S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of: Cost of capital (cost of equity, cost of debit);
equity capital; financial leverage; mortgages (types, borrowers’ decision-making, lenders’ decision
making); investment decision-making; taxation; construction and development financing; and
creative property financing (presales, joint ventures, leasebacks etc).

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3048F PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: CON1023S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of: the consideration of client/developer motivation
and needs; the client briefing process; the theory of construction cost planning and cost control as it
relates to the client/developer; design economics; reliability of cost data; and communication during
the design phase of a development.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3050F PROPERTY AND CONTRACT LAW

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr L van Schalkwyk
Course entry requirements: CON2033F,CML1001F/L/P or CML1004S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of:
i. Lease: Common law of lease; relevant statutory law; what a lease must cover; what a
lease can cover; common ancillary terms in leases (deposits, escalations, warranties,
indemnities, conditional clauses, options to renew, rights of pre-emption, obligations to
maintain premises, allocation of risk, termination); the shape of a good lease; and how
the drafting of a lease impacts the relationship of the parties to it.
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ii. Construction Agreement: division of responsibilities; management of risk, locating

delictual liability, management of permitted time, processes of completion; quality
control and defect correction, system for payment; managed termination; dispute
resolution; understanding agency and the relationship between the employer, the chief
agent and the contractor

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3051F PROPERTY VALUATION II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor M Mooya
Course entry requirements: CON2036F
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of: Income approach to valuation (direct
capitalisation, discounted cashflow method, accounts method, valuation of leaseholds); cost
approach to valuation (depreciated replacement cost method); residual method of valuation;
valuation of shopping centres, valuation of commercial property (including offices, shops, mixed-
use), valuation of industrial property (warehouses and light industrial), valuation of
customary/indigenous property; and South African valuation case-law
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3052S PROPERTY ECONOMICS II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr F Ametefe
Course entry requirements: CON1024S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of: macro-economic analysis of property markets;
micro-economic analysis of property markets; technology and property markets (blockchain,
artificial intelligence, virtual property markets, shared workspaces, short-term housing rental,
autonomous vehicles, research and information platforms, sales and leasing platforms,
crowdfunding and equity raising platforms debt and mortgage platforms); positive and negative
externalities in property markets; property markets and the environment; location theory and
gravity models; property market cycles; modelling and forecasting of property markets; the impact
of the public sector (fiscal and monetary policy) on property markets; institutional
economics/analysis and property markets; and the role of property as a catalyst for economic
growth.

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3053S PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr S Nurick
Course outline:
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This course aims to develop and understanding of: main environmental issues in property (energy,
water solid waste, biodiversity, pollution); policy and regulatory framework for environmental
management; green rating tools for buildings; Environmental Impact Assessment for property
projects; accounting for externalities and social cost of property projects.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3054S PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: CON3047F, CON3048F
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of: the role of property development in property
markets, the property development process; theories of property development; the players in the
property development process; feasibility and viability studies; property development and the
environment; computer-based modelling of property development; researching markets for
property developments; the development of residential units; the development of commercial units;
marketing of property developments; and financing property developments
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

CON3055S PROPERTY AND PLANNING III

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of: public intervention in city building; an
introduction to Pareto Optimality; an overview of the causes and outcomes of market failure
(including market inefficiencies, public goods, externalities, principle/agent dilemma, capital
accumulation); Socio-economic impact assessments; city governance; an introduction to public
finance and the budgeting process; the theory and instruments of land-based finance and value-
capture; incentives and other interventions (including Urban Development Zones, Special Economic
Areas, Overlay Zones).
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
The Department of Electrical Engineering is located on the 4th floor of the Menzies Building,
Library Road, Upper Campus, Rondebosch.

Website: www.ee.uct.ac.za
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone no.: 021 650 2811

Staff
Associate Professor and Head of Department
F Nicolls, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Deputy Head of Department and Professor

Postgraduate: P Barendse, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town MIEEE

Director of Undergraduate Studies and Academic Development Senior Lecturer

R Smit, BSc, HDE MSc(ScEd) Witwatersrand PhD Cape Town

Professors
ES Boje, PrEng BSc(Eng) Wits MSc(Eng) PhD Natal FSAAE SMSAIMC MIEEE
KA Folly, MSc(Eng) Beijing PhD Hiroshima MIEEJ, SMSAIEE SMIEEE
MA Khan, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town SMIEEE
AK Mishra, BE REC India PhD Edinburgh SMIEEE

Emeritus Professors
A Baghai-Wadji, MSc(Eng) PhD DSc Vienna FEMA SMIEEE
BJ Downing, MSc Bradford PhD Sheffield
G de Jager, MSc Rhodes PhD Manchester MBL SA MIEEE
CT Gaunt, BSc(Eng) Natal MBL SA PhD Cape Town FSAIEE
MR Inggs, BSc(Hons) Rhodes PhD London SMIEEE
A Petroianu, Dipl Ing USSR Dr Ing Bucharest FIEEE VDE CIGRÉ
KM Reineck, CEng Dip Eng Cologne DipEIEng Dunelm PhD Newcastle VDE FIET

Honorary Professors
P Martinez, BScHons(Mat Eng) MSc PhD Cape Town IAA, IISL, FRAS, MSAIP
P Pillay, CEng BSEng UDW MSc(Eng) Natal PhD Virginia Tech FIET FIEEE

Adjunct Professor
AA Lysko, MSc Russia PhD Norway FSAIEE SMIEEE

Associate Professors
S Chowdhury, PrEng BEE(Hons) PhD (Eng) Kolkata MIET SMIEEE MIE SMSAIEE
OE Falowo, BEng MEng Akure PhD Cape Town SMIEEE
DTO Oyedokun, BSc (Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town SMIEEE SAIEE
A Patel, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town MIEEE
AJ Wilkinson, BSc(Eng) Cape Town PhD London
S Winberg, BSc(Hons) Cape Town MSc UTK PhD Cape Town MIEEE

Emeritus Associate Professors

ME Dlodlo, BSEE Geneva MSEE Kansas State PhD Delft MIEEE F'ZweIE Pr.Eng.(ECZ)
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JR Greene, MSc(Eng) Cape Town MIEEE

M Malengret, MSc(Eng), PhD Cape Town

Honorary Associate Professor

D O’Hagan, BEng (Hons) MSc Ulster PhD UCL

Senior Lecturers
P Amayo, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town DPhil Oxford MIEEE
MY Abdul Gaffar, PrEng BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Natal PhD Cape Town
JB Mwangama, MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town MIEEE
D Ramotsoela BEng MEng PhD Pretoria MIEEE
RA Verrinder, MSc(Eng) Cape Town MIEEE
PG Wiid, MSc(Eng) Phd Stellenbosch SMIEEE

Lecturers
S Jayalath, BEng(Hons) Sheffield MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town
S Paine, BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng), PhD Cape Town
WPF Schonken BEng MSc(Eng) PhD Stellenbosch SMIEEE
J Son, BSc(Eng) Cape Town

Senior Scholar
MJE Ventura, PrEng BSc(Maths, Physics) BSc(Eng) Cape Town BSc(Hons) Pretoria MIEEE
MSAIEE

Senior Research Officer

MFC Moorlach, MSc(Eng), Eindhoven NL

Research Officer
R Larmour, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng), Cape Town

Principal Technical Officer

J Pead, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town

Chief Technical Officers

D De Maar, BEd(Hons) Cape Town
M Soltanian, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Iran

Senior Technical Officer

P Bizimana
B Daniels

Technical Officer
R Jacobs

Departmental Manager
J Buxey

Finance Officer
C Koonin

Administrative Officer (Undergraduate)

V Langenhoven

Administrative Assistant (Postgraduate)

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N Moodley

Administrative Assistants
R Harris (General)
S Sabodien (AMES Research Group)

The Department offers the following undergraduate degree programmes:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in:

Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechatronics

The activities of the Department cover a wide field both at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The Department regards laboratory work as critically important and a range of dedicated laboratories
exist. These are in the fields of: Control; Process Control and Instrumentation; Robotics; Data
Communications; Telecommunications; Digital Systems and Computers; Digital and Analogue
Electronics; Electrical Machines, Drives and Power Electronics; Power System Engineering; Image
and Signal Processing; Microwave Engineering; Radar Systems.

The undergraduate programmes endeavour to provide the student with an education in Electrical
Engineering with a range of specialisations, in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Engineering and in Mechatronics.

Course Outlines
EEE1000X PRACTICAL TRAINING
0 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mr D de Maar
Course outline:
This opportunity for practical experience culminates in a certificate showing evidence of completion
of suitable work in the basic workshop processes to the satisfaction of the Head of Department,
during a period of at least six weeks in an approved workshop, either before registration or during
the long vacation following the year of first registration in the faculty (due by 31 March of the
following year). Alternatively students may produce a certificate showing evidence of completion of
an approved structured intensive practical training course of at least 3 weeks duration.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE1006F INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

12 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr P Amayo
Course outline:
This course aims to motivate and help students understand the nature and scope of electronic
engineering by providing an introduction to the content, methods and modes of thinking. A further
aim is to develop students’ confidence in rational problem-solving approaches and to introduce
students to the design process. Topics include: Current, Voltage and Power, Resistors, Kirchhoff's
Laws, Resistors used for Sensing, Capacitors, Capacitors as Sensors, Diodes, The Bipolar Junction
Transistor (BJT) and BJT circuits, Digital Integrated Circuits and the NE555.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
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Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE1007S INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

12 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor S Chowdhury
Course outline:
This course aims to motivate and help students understand the basic concepts of power generation,
transmission, distribution, nuclear energy and renewable energy, power utilization in common
electric appliances and basic principles of electric circuits and networks. A further aim is to develop
students’ confidence in rational problem-solving approaches, in performing laboratory exercises and
to introduce students to the design process. Topics include power generation, transmission,
distribution and utilization, DC networks, inductance and capacitance, circuit transients,
fundamentals of AC and single-phase AC circuits.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2041F INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & POWER

UTILISATION
For students in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering
programmes and Computer Science.
16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr S Jayalath
Course entry requirements: PHY1013F/S (MEC), MAM1021S (MEC), PHY1004W or
PHY1032S (CSC), MAM1004F (>60%) and MAM1008S (>60%) or MAM1000W (CSC)
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of (a) DC circuits and networks including series and
parallel circuits, Kirchhoff’s laws, Mesh Analysis, Superposition Theorem, Star-to-delta and Delta-
to-star Transformation, Thevenin’s theorem, Maximum Power Transfer theorem, DC transients in
R-L and R-C circuits; (b) Fundamentals of AC including generation, concepts of waveform, period,
frequency, angular velocity, phase etc., average, peak and RMS values; (c) Single-phase AC circuit
including AC through resistance (R), inductance (L) and capacitance (C), concept of reactance and
impedance, phasors, single-phase AC series and parallel circuits, concept of active power, reactive
power, apparent power and power factor; (d) Three-phase AC systems; (e) Magnetic circuits
including definition of magnetic circuits, simple and composite magnetic circuits and magnetic
circuit calculations; (f) Single-phase transformers including core construction, principle of
operation, e.m.f. equation and transformation ratio, no-load and on-load operation, phasor diagram
under no-load and full-load operation, exact and approximate equivalent circuits, voltage regulation,
losses and efficiency and open and short circuit tests; (g) DC motors including principle of
operation, e.m.f. equation, types of motors, speed and torque characteristics and speed control.

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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EEE2042S INTRODUCTION TO ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS

For students in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical & Mechatronic programmes and
Computer Science.
8 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr S Paine
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S (MEC), PHY1013F/S (MEC), PHY1004W or
PHY1032S (CSC), MAM1004F (>60%) and MAM1008S (>60%) or MAM1000W (CSC).
Course outline:
The course aims to help students understand the following concepts: (a) Introduction to
Semiconductor Physics and Diode basics. (b) Diode circuit model, applications and LEDs (c)
Introduction to BJTs and basic models (d) BJT amplifier circuit (only focus on common-emitter) (e)
Introduction to Op Amps, op-amp ideal and practical models (f) Opamp inverting and non-inverting
applications (g) Introduction to FETs, FET analogue applications (h) Simple H-bridge circuits (i)
Difference between analogue and digital applications, intro into digital electronics (j) Digital
electronic continued (Boolean algebra, logic gates) (k) FET digital applications, introduction to Flip
Flops (l) Basics of state machines and electronic instruments.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2044S INTRODUCTION TO POWER ENGINEERING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor P Barendse
Course entry requirements: (MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S) and, (PHY1013F/S or
PHY1015F/S) and EEE1007S
Course outline:
This course aims to help students understand the basic concepts of (a) three-phase AC power
generation, voltage, current and power calculations, concepts of balanced and unbalanced systems,
measurement of active power by two-wattmeter method, (b) definitions and principles of simple and
composite magnetic circuits, magnetic hysteresis, (c) basic principles of operation of electric
machines, transformer material; (d) basic principles of operation, construction, operating
characteristics, modelling and performance analysis of DC generators, DC motors and stepper
motors, (e) single phase transformers. The course will prepare students to apply engineering and
scientific knowledge in carrying out analysis, problem solving and design projects.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2045F ANALOGUE ELECTRONICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr J Mwangama
Course entry requirements: EEE1006F
Course outline:
This course aims to give students a sound background in analogue electronics design which will
help them to understand, analyse and design circuits involving analogue electronic components and
parts. Topics include: Diodes: Basic Diode Concepts. Load-Line Analysis of Diode Circuits. Zener-
Diode Voltage-Regulator Circuits. Ideal-Diode Model. Piecewise-Linear Diode Models. Rectifier
Circuits. Wave-Shaping Circuits. Linear Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits Bipolar Junction
Transistors: Current and Voltage Relationships (Ebers-Moll model). Common-Emitter
Characteristics. Load-Line Analysis of a Common-Emitter Amplifier. pnp-Bipolar Junction
Transistors. Large-Signal DC Circuit Models. Large-Signal DC Analysis of BJT Circuits. Small-
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Signal Equivalent Circuits. Common-Emitter Amplifiers. Emitter Followers Field-Effect

Transistors: NMOS and PMOS Transistors. Load Line Analysis of a Simple NMOS Amplifier. Bias
Circuits. Small-Signal Equivalent Circuits. Common-Source Amplifiers. Source Followers. CMOS
Logic Gates Amplifiers: Specifications and External Characteristics Basic Amplifier Concepts.
Cascaded Amplifiers. Power Supplies and Efficiency. Operational Amplifiers: Ideal Operational
Amplifiers. Inverting Amplifiers. Non-inverting Amplifiers. Design of Simple Amplifiers. Op-Amp
Imperfections in the Linear Range of Operation. Nonlinear Limitations. DC Imperfections.
Differential and Instrumentation Amplifiers. Integrators and Differentiators. Frequency Response &
Active Filters RLC Circuits and their steady state analysis. Frequency response of single pole RLC
circuits. Ideal filter frequency characteristics. Butterworth filter design. Filter design using OpAmps.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2046F EMBEDDED SYSTEMS I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: RA Verrinder
Course entry requirements: (EEE1006F and CSC1015F) or (EEE2042S and CSC1019F)
Course outline:
This course aims to give students a strong foundation in embedded systems by introducing them to
digital system fundamentals, including: information representation, Boolean algebra, logic gate
behaviour, combinational and sequential digital circuits, digital building blocks and algorithmic state
machines; C programming with a focus on microcontroller applications; basic microcontroller
usage, including an introduction to computer architecture, general purpose input/outputs, analogue
to digital convertors and basic timers.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2046S EMBEDDED SYSTEMS I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr MY Abdul Gaffar
Course entry requirements: (EEE1006F and CSC1015F) or (EEE2042S, CSC1019F)
Course outline:
This course aims to give students a strong foundation in embedded systems by introducing them to
digital system fundamentals, including: information representation, Boolean algebra, logic gate
behaviour, combinational and sequential digital circuits, digital building blocks and algorithmic state
machines; C programming with a focus on microcontroller applications; basic microcontroller
usage, including an introduction to computer architecture, general purpose input/outputs, analogue
to digital convertors, interrupts and basic timers.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2047S SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr P Amayo
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S or MAM1024S/F
Course outline:
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This course provides students with the basic tools required for understanding linear systems, and the
effect that such systems have on deterministic signals. Upon completion, students will be able to
characterise and manipulate linear time-invariant systems in terms of input-output relationships,
using both time and frequency domain methods. The course includes concepts related to signal
representation, linear convolution, Fourier analysis, sampling of continuous-time signals, and
Laplace transforms.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course

EEE2048F PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERING
8 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr G Nudelman
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of effective written communication for engineers.
Students learn the requirements for written reports and correspondence in terms of planning,
organisation and selection of information. There is a particular focus on professional style and tone.
In addition, the students consider their identities as engineering professionals, including the
development of CVs and management of social media. Finally, there is a focus on academic writing,
including referencing and style.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2050F EMBEDDED SYSTEMS I FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: RA Verrinder
Course entry requirements: EEE2049W and CSC1015F
Course outline:
This course aims to give Science students majoring in Computer Engineering a strong foundation in
embedded systems by introducing them to digital system fundamentals, including: information
representation, Boolean algebra, logic gate behaviour, combinational and sequential digital circuits,
digital building blocks and algorithmic state machines; C programming with a focus on
microcontroller applications; basic microcontroller usage, including an introduction to computer
architecture, general purpose input/outputs, analogue to digital convertors and basic timers.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE2051L PRACTICAL ELECTRONICS: COMPONENTS, MODULES AND

DESIGN
Offered on demand
8 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Mr J Pead
Course entry requirements: EEE2045F
Course outline:
This elective course aims to augment theory with supplementary practical materials and
technologies. Fundamental material is re-presented in a practical way, to reinforce the foundation in
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electronic components like passive devices, diodes, BJT and MOSFET transistors, operational
amplifiers, CMOS discrete combinational and sequential logic, and microcontrollers. The course
also aims to enable students to do fundamental design work, be familiar with how to read and
interpret data sheets and how to think laterally, in order to come up with solutions to a design
problem.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3000X PRACTICAL TRAINING

0 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr D de Maar
Course outline:
This second opportunity for the student engineer to consolidate through practical experience,
culminates in a technical report and certificate showing to the satisfaction of the head of department,
evidence of completion of suitable work for a minimum period of six weeks in engineering
employment at the end of the third year. The report and certificate is to be submitted by the end of
the fourth week of the term immediately following the period of employment. Students who submit
evidence of having obtained suitable practical experience prior to their registration may be exempted
from EEE3000X. The employer must certify that the student completed the work.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3088F ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PRINCIPLES

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: EEE2045F and EEE2047S
Course outline:
This course aims to equip students with the skills required to undertake efficient procedural
engineering design. Various design methodologies and strategies, stages of design, and practical
tools for design management, development, and evaluation are introduced via theory and use-case
lectures. The use of simulation, modeling, measurement error analysis, tests, and optimisation
processes are introduced as key tools for engineering design. The course assignments are structured
around both skill-specific exercises and a design project of relevance to all EE streams. The project
requires students to use the methodologies and tools presented to: (i) develop a standard adherent
specification, (ii) develop simulation based subsystems, (iii) integrate these subsystems into a
complete solution, and (iv) evaluate, qualify, and document the final implement solution.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3089F ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr W F Schonken
Course entry requirements: PHY2010S, MAM2083F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce the electrical engineering student to the mechanism of electromagnetic
radiation by antennas and the nature of fields produced by antennas. The propagation of plane waves
in space and in lossy media is studied and applications are presented. One-dimensional models for
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TEM transmission lines are constructed. These models are often used as basic elements in design of
antennas and other components. Simplification to very short lines such as power lines are discussed.
A selection of conventional and modern waveguide structures are considered. Finally, an overview
of computational methods for the solution of realistic electromagnetic problems are presented.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3090F ELECTRONIC DEVICES & CIRCUITS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr MY Abdul Gaffar
Course entry requirements: EEE2045F and EEE2047S
Course outline:
This course aims to do the recap of fundamental concepts – resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes,
bipolar transistors, op-amps, filters Active Filters – Second order and higher order filters, standard
filter responses, design of low-pass, high-pass and band-pass filters, transfer function of Sallen and
Key.Op-amps – Building blocks of internal circuitry, parameters and non-ideal effects, impact of
DC non-ideal effects and compensation, effect of negative feedback on input impedance, output
impedance and bandwidth of op-amps, identifying circuit parameters for various applications.
Practical circuits – Difference and instrumentation amplifiers, practical integrators, practical
differentiators. Voltage Regulation - line & load regulation. Linear Voltage Regulators – series
regulators, standard circuits, overcurrent protection, overvoltage protection, selection of pass
transistor elements, standard integrated circuits. Oscillators - Barkhausen criteria, Phase-shift
oscillators, Wein-bridge oscillators, Relaxation oscillators, Hartley, Colpitts & Pierce oscillators.
Current Sources - BJT and FET based, Basic two-transistor, Three-transistor, Cascode, Wilson and
Widlar configurations. Differential Amplifiers - Basic BJT differential pair, DC analysis, AC
analysis, Common Mode Rejection Ratio, FET implementations. Linear Power Amplifiers - Class,
A, B, AB, efficiency, power output constraints, heatsink design. Switched Mode Power Supplies -
buck, boost, inverting, switched capacitor, gate driver circuits. Noise – Amplifier noise, noise
measurements and noise sources. SPICE based simulations.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3091F ENERGY CONVERSION I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor MA Khan
Course entry requirements: EEE2044S
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of AC Electrical Machines and Power
Electronics. Several machine types are studied, which include: induction, synchronous and other
modern AC machines. The features, characteristics and performance of each machine type are
studied. Uncontrolled and controlled rectifier circuits are introduced and analysed in detail. DC-DC
converters are also be introduced. Topical industrial applications of AC machines and Power
Electronics are also discussed.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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EEE3092F SIGNALS & SYSTEMS II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor AJ Wilkinson
Course entry requirements: EEE2047S, MAM2083F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the understanding of: Random signals and processes in continuous
/discrete time, probability distribution/density functions, random signals calculus (mean, variance,
moment generation function), transforms of random signals, Bayesian Theorem, covariance and
correlation, Central Limit theorem, Gaussian processes, random signals spectrum and bandwidth,
power spectral density (PSD), Wiener-Khinchine Theorem, entropy function, estimation/filtering of
random signals. Additionally this course aims to develop the understanding of: Time and frequency
domain signal processing for electronic systems (carrier-wave radio and instrumentation),
continuous-time Fourier theory, sampled signals and use of the discrete Fourier transform,
propagation of signals and noise through linear systems, complex analytic signal representation,
power calculations using PSD functions, pulse detection using correlation and the matched filter,
analog carrier-wave modulation/demodulation, amplitude modulation (double sideband and single
sideband; suppressed carrier and large carrier), heterodyning, angle modulation (frequency and
phase modulation), signal-to-noise ratio calculations.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3093S COMMUNICATION AND NETWORK ENGINEERING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor O Falowo
Course entry requirements: EEE2046F
Course outline:
This course aims to develop the understanding of Computer Networks and the Internet: Internet,
network edge, network core, network performance metrics, protocol layers and service models, LAN
topology, Physical media, OSI reference model and TCP/IP reference model, network
standardization, computer network attacks and prevention, history of computer networking and the
Internet. Application and Transport Layers: Principle of network applications, socket programming,
transport layer services, multiplexing/demultiplexing, connectionless transport, connection-oriented
transport (TCP), TCP congestion control and performance issues. Network Layer: Network layer
design issues, forwarding and routing, virtual circuit and datagram networks, router architecture,
Internet protocol, routing algorithms, routing in the Internet, integrated and differentiated services.
Data Link Layer: Data link design issues, error detection and correction, multiple access links and
protocols, switched local area networks, IEEE 802 family, link virtualization, MPLS, data centre
networking. Physical Layer: Baseband systems, formatting textual data, formatting analogue
information, sources of corruption, pulse code modulation, quantization, baseband modulation and
demodulation/detection, inter-symbol interference, equalization, bandpass modulation and
demodulation/detection amplitude. Emerging Communication Networks: Fundamentals of mobile
networks, fundamentals of smart grid communication networks.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3094S CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Ms S Shield
Course entry requirements: EEE2045F and EEE2047S and MAM2084F/S
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Course outline:
This course aims to develop the understanding of open and closed loop configurations, block
diagrams, dynamic system modelling, transient response, steady state error criterion. System
stability: Routh Hurwitz criterion, Root Locus. Frequency responses. Nyquist plots, Bode diagrams,
Nichols Charts. Compensation: Lead-lag circuits, minor loops, feedforward and three-term
controllers. Sensitivity functions, minimum prototype response controllers, bilinear transformation,
frequency response methods. State variables, state space models and design methods. Robustness,
observability controllability, stability and performance.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3095S EMBEDDED SYSTEMS II FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: EEE2050F
Course outline:
This course focuses on embedded systems architectures, firmware and software tool stacks. This
course builds on the Embedded Systems I course. Consideration for Internet of Things (IoT) is
included in the form of design scenarios and project-based learning. The course is split into two
parts. Part 1 (10 credits) covers: theory and practices of design and analysis through modeling and
simulation of embedded systems; embedded operating systems, and methods for modelling and
simulation of computer systems are studied. An introduction to Linux command line and source
code version control are also taught. Part 2 (6 credits) introduces Hardware Description Language
(HDL) programming and computer architecture fundamentals; and tools for developing gateware
and simulating HDL designs. Part 1 practicals concern using a single board computer, deploying and
using an embedded operating system, building applications using a cross-compiler tool stacks, and
hardware software interfaces – the practical work culminates in Miniproject A, which requires the
use of taught tools to design, analyse and implement an IoT application. Part2 practicals involve
implementing a combination logic design and developing a small HDL testbench to analyse its
behavior. Those completing the course for 18 credits (Computer Science students) are required to
complete a more demanding Miniproject B which adds software features to the Miniproject A
baseline and requires additional performance and throughput testing.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3096S EMBEDDED SYSTEMS II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: EEE2046F
Course outline:
This course focuses on embedded systems architectures, firmware and software tool stacks. This
course builds on the Embedded Systems I course. Consideration for Internet of Things (IoT) is
included in the form of design scenarios and project-based learning. The course is split into two
parts. Part 1 (10 credits) covers: theory and practices of design and analysis through modeling and
simulation of embedded systems; embedded operating systems, and methods for modelling and
simulation of computer systems are studied. An introduction to Linux command line and source
code version control are also taught. Part 2 (6 credits) introduces Hardware Description Language
(HDL) programming and computer architecture fundamentals techniques and tools for developing
gateware and simulating designs. Part 1 practicals concern using a single board computer, deploying
and using an embedded operating system, building applications using a cross-compiler tool stacks,
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and hardware software interfaces – the practical work culminates in Miniproject A, which requires
the use of taught tools to design, analyse and implement an IoT application. Part2 practicals involve
implementing a combination logic design and developing a small HDL testbench to analyse its
behavior.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3097S ENGINEERING DESIGN: ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER

ENGINEERING
8 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor A Mishra
Course entry requirements: EEE2045F and EEE2047S and EEE3088F
Course outline:
In this course students will be assigned a design problem relevant to the Electrical & Computer
Engineering discipline within which they will need to design a system and development plan,
implement a prototype of this design and evaluate the design through formal testing processes. This
will provide insight to understand the intricacies of real-life complex sub system design. Students
will be expected to solve it methodically using the skills they have gathered over the previous
semesters of the curriculum, especially from the Design Principles course.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3098S ENGINEERING DESIGN: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor K Folly
Course entry requirements: EEE2045F and EEE2047S and EEE3088F
Course outline:
This course aims to assign students to a design problem relevant to the Electrical Engineering
discipline within which they will need to design a prototype and test a sub-system. This will provide
insight to understand the intricacies of real-life complex sub system design. Students will be
expected to solve a problem methodically using the skills they have gathered over the previous
semesters of the curriculum, especially from the Design Principles course.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3099S ENGINEERING DESIGN: MECHATRONICS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr B Dikoko
Course entry requirements: EEE2045F and EEE2047S and EEE3088F
Course outline:
This course aims to assign students to a design problem relevant to the Mechatronics discipline
within which they will need to design a prototype and test a sub-system. This will provide insight to
understand the intricacies of real-life complex sub system design. Students will be expected to solve
a problem methodically using the skills they have gathered over the previous semesters of the
curriculum, especially from the Design Principles course.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
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Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE3100S ENERGY SYSTEMS AND GRIDS I

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor K Folly
Course entry requirements: EEE2044S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop further skills and knowledge in power systems engineering, power
systems network models, per-unit, load flow and balanced fault calculations, transformers,
protection principles, electrical loads and tariffs and electricity market.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4022F/S RESEARCH PROJECT

This course is also available in the first semester as EEE4022F. This Course is not eligible for
additional assessment
40 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr R Smit
Course entry requirements: EEE4114F or EEE4126F or EEE4117F or EEE4118F or EEE4121F
Course outline:
The final year research project is an important opportunity, at the end of the degree programme, to
tackle a real engineering project that involves the creative application of scientific principles to the
solution of problems in society. The student is expected to work on the project both individually and
under the guidance of a supervisor. The project involves: a problem description or research
hypothesis developed in consultation with a supervisor; reviewing the topic in detail and defining
the boundaries (scope) carefully, to confirm an understanding of the requirements of the project;
searching for, and critically engaging the relevant literature, selecting and justifying the most
appropriate approaches to solving the problem or testing the hypothesis; analysis, simulation,
designing, building, integrating and testing as appropriate, hardware and software; evaluating the
project against the success criteria and design objectives; writing a report about the project, the
findings, and any recommendations. An oral presentation and the preparation of an exhibit of the
project is also required.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4105C RF & MICROWAVE DEVICES & CIRCUITS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr P Wild
Course entry requirements: EEE3089F
Course outline:
This course covers the revision of transmission line theory, microstrip coaxial and waveguide
circuits, Gunn diode oscillators, IMPATT oscillators and GaAs MESFET oscillators, low noise and
power GaAs MESFET amplifiers, PIN diode switches and limiters, and microwave receivers and
mixers.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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EEE4113F ENGINEERING SYSTEM DESIGN

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr S Paine
Course entry requirements: EEE3097S or EEE3098S or EEE3099S
Course outline:
This course aims to consolidate prior material in the context of professional project and design work.
Students working individually as well as in groups will tackle a design assignment, leading to
submission of a technical report. Topics include: Various models for the stages of formal design
methodologies, divergent and convergent thinking, South African industrial design case studies,
context analysis (STEEPLE), idea generation, creative methods to organize thinking and planning,
user requirements and specifications, project clarification and scope, design standards and codes,
systems engineering approach, detail aspects and checklists related to concept, embodiment and
final designs, redundancy in systems, worst-case design, sensitivity analysis and cost and project
life-time estimation as well as design-thinking applied to final-year projects.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4114F DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor F Nicolls
Course entry requirements: EEE3092F or EEE3094S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an advanced understanding of digital signal processing. Topics include:
discrete time signals and systems; the discrete Fourier transform properties and fast algorithms; the
z-transform; frequency response from z-plane; FIR and IIR filter design and structures for digital
filters. The course includes a specialist component in an applied or advanced signal processing
application area.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4117F ENERGY CONVERSION II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor MA Khan
Course entry requirements: EEE3091F
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an advanced understanding of speed control of electrical machines and
power electronic circuits. In particular, the analytical models of DC and AC machines are
manipulated to achieve speed control of these machines. Furthermore, circuit topologies, switching
patterns and waveforms of DC-DC converters and DC-AC inverters are studied.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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EEE4118F PROCESS CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor E Boje
Course entry requirements: EEE3094S
Course outline:
This course aims to present a unified and holistic view of industrial control, automation and
instrumentation. It covers topics on industrial automation, measurements and instrumentation, and
introduces advanced control methods. Specific topics are: the industrial automation hierarchy;
automation drawings – P&ID diagrams; Programmable Logic Controllers; Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition; Distributed Control Systems; Sensing and Measurement Techniques; Batch
Processes; Automation Networks; Safety Systems; and a selection of Advanced Control topics such
as Nonlinear, Quantitative Feedback Theory, H-infinity and Model Predictive Control. The course
aims to develop knowledge, skills and values through a balanced integration of lecturers, tutorials,
laboratory and project work.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4119F MECHATRONICS
16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: MEC2047F and MEC2045S and EEE3094S
Course outline:
The course aims to provide a unified and holistic view of automation of mechanical systems.
Specific topics are: Multibody Kinematics (2D&3D), Inverse Kinematics, Euler-Lagrange
Mechanics, Numerical Simulation, Friction modelling and a selection of nonlinear control topics
from: Feedback Linearisation, Lyapunov Stability, Sliding Control, Gain Scheduling, Manipulator
control and Trajectory Optimisation. Applications of techniques will be tailored towards terrestrial,
sea, air as well as industrial robotic systems. The course aims to develop knowledge, skills and
values through a balanced integration of lectures, laboratory and project work.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4120F HIGH PERFORMANCE DIGITAL EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor S Winberg
Course entry requirements: EEE3096S
Course outline:
This course aims to consolidate an understanding of Parallel computing, with a focus on design for
parallel systems. This includes theory of parallel algorithm development, developing golden
measures, performance analysis, benchmarking essentials, implementating parallel code. Topics
include fundamental theories, design practices, and techniques related to the design of digital high
performance embedded systems. The lectures include a number of case studies related to real
systems that were developed. Additionally the course aims to consolidate an understanding of
Reconfigurable computing and the design and development of hardware description language
(HDL) code for use with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) platforms. The latter part of the
course has an emphasis on the use of FPGAs and HDL programming in relation to design and
application development for ReConfigurable (RC) hardware platforms.
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DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4121F MOBILE AND WIRELESS NETWORKS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor O Falowo
Course entry requirements: EEE3093S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of mobile and fixed networks. Topics include:
Wireless Network Fundamentals, Wireless and Wireline Access Technologies, Radio Resource
Management, Mobility Management, Traffic and Congestion Control, QOS in Packet Network, IP
Traffic Engineering, Network Convergence, Network Services and Applications Requirements, Data
Plane and Control Plane Technologies, and Performance modelling and simulation.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4122C COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

8 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr D Ramotsoela
Course entry requirements: EEE3092F
Course outline:
This course aims to present the fundamentals of digital communication engineering. Topics include:
Probability and Random Signals, Band-Limited Channels, Elements of Information Theory, Channel
Capacity, Channel Reliability Function, Source Coding, Channel Coding, Error-Control Coding and
Baseband Signalling, Bandpass Modulation and Demodulation in Noise, Data Detection and
Cryptography
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4123C ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVES

8 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor P Barendse
Course entry requirements: EEE3091F
Course outline:
This course provides an introduction to reference frame theory; dq-machine modelling; field
orientated control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor and induction motor; and an
introduction to single-phase induction motors.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4124C IMPACT OF ENGINEERING ON THE NATURAL AND SOCIAL

ENVIRONMENT
8 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Ms M Moorlach
Course entry requirements: EEE3088F
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Course outline:
This course aims to expose students to the two complex environments in which graduate engineers
will be working, namely the natural environment and the social environment. Employing systems
thinking, taking cognisance of environmental sustainability, resource efficiency and life-cycle
analysis of engineering projects and activities is a central focus of the course. Students will be
challenged to grasp the broader impact of engineering activities and industry through case studies.
Interacting with non-engineering guest professionals from industry will provide students with
opportunities to critically engage with the impact of engineering activities from a multidisciplinary
perspective. Topics covered will include energy and resource efficiency, waste management,
identification of industrial symbiosis opportunities between different industries, and the application
of this to an engineering project.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4125C NEW VENTURES: PLANNING, PRACTICE AND

PROFESSIONALISM
16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Mr R Lamour
Course outline:
This course introduces students to a range of practical and technical tools related to the planning and
managing of entrepreneurial ventures. This includes the skills and knowledge to communicate
professionally and ethically, manage a new business and to work in diverse teams. The business
aspects of the course include feasibility studies; product conception and description; market
assessment; industrial analysis; regulatory aspects; marketing plans; operations, development plans
and management; staffing and labour issues; financial projections; and intellectual property. The
communication aspect develops professional identity alongside ethical responsibility and exposes
students to a variety of persuasive professional communication formats including business
proposals, posters and eportfolios culminating in a group presentation to industry professionals.

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

EEE4126F ENERGY SYSTEMS & GRIDS II

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor D Oyedokun
Course entry requirements: EEE3100S
Course outline:
This course aims to develop advanced understanding of various topics in the operation and control
of power and energy systems. Topics covered will include, renewable energy, distributed generation,
power grid analysis, protection, grid reliability and power quality, network impedance and
admittances, power flow, faults, optimization power system stability, smart grid monitoring and
control systems, transmission, and distribution lines, substations, and electrification.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
The Department offers the following undergraduate degree programmes:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering in:

Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering is situated in the Electrical & Mechanical Engineering,
McMillan and Menzies Buildings on the Upper Campus, fronting onto University Avenue. It can be
accessed via University Avenue and Library Road.

Staff
Professor and Head of Department
Professor BI Collier-Reed, PrEng BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town FSAIMechE

Deputy Heads of Department

Research: Associate Professor MN Ngoepe, BSc(Eng) Cape Town, DPhil Oxon
Teaching: R Govender, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Professors
Professor T Bello-Ochende, BEng MEng Ilorin PhD Duke MASME
Professor S Chung Kim Yuen, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town
Professor PG Rousseau, PrEng BEng (Mech) MEng (Mech) PhD Pretoria OPM HBS

Emeritus Professors
GN Nurick, PrEng MSc(Eng) Natal PhD Cape Town FSAIMechE MASME FSAAE
BD Reddy, OMB, BSc(Eng) Cape Town PhD Cantab,DSc(hc) Stellenbosch FSAAE,MASSAf

Emeritus Associate Professor

HD Mouton, BSc Eng Pret BSc Unisa BEng Hons MEng Pretoria PhD Eng NWU

Honorary Professors
Professor GS Langdon, BTh, BEng, PhD Liverpool MIMechE, CEng, MASSAf
Professor JM Nordstrom, Department of Mathematics at Link¨oping University, Department of
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at University of Johannesburg MSc(Aeronautics) KTH, the
Royal Institute of Technology, PhD Uppsala University

SARChI South African Research Chair in Industrial CFD

Professor AG Malan, PrEng BEng(Mech) MEng(Mech) Pretoria PhD Swansea

Associate Professors
T Becker BSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town
WF Fuls, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD(Eng) NWU
BC Kloot, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town (Academic Development Lecturer)
R Kuppuswamy, BEng(Hons) MTech PhD Singapore SMSME
CB Shaw, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) HDE MPhil(EngMan) DPhil(EngMan) PhD Cape Town
CJ von Klemperer, BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) PhD Natal
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Senior Lecturers
TJ Cloete, BIng MIng Stellenbosch
C Findeis, NHD(Mech Eng) Pretoria
D Findeis, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town MSAIMechE
SL George, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town
EB Ismail, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town
S Parker, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town

Lecturers
J Hepworth, BSc(Eng), MSc(Eng) Cape Town
LC Raw, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town
SC Mashau, BSc (Aeronautical Eng) MSc (Eng) Wits
CF du Sart,PrEng BCom(Hons) BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town
A Pretorius, BSc(Eng) Cape Town

Principal Technical Officers

P Smith
TBC

Chief Technical Officer

TBC

Senior Technical Officer

L Bailey
G Springle

Technical Officer
TBC

Technical Assistant
TT Mobo

Departmental Manager
CMC Jonker, BCom(Hon) UWC

Administrative Officer (Undergraduate)

R Maree

Administrative Assistant (Postgraduate)

DJ Botha, BPrimEd Witwatersrand

Administrative Officer (Finance)

B Glass

Senior Secretary
S van Sensie-Fisher

Department Assistant
G Doolings

The activities of the Department cover a wide field at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
The undergraduate programme has an annual intake of approximately 120 students who are among
the best of the South African and international school leavers. Graduates are highly regarded and
join a variety of industrial and commercial enterprises. Students who obtain satisfactory results at
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undergraduate level are encouraged to continue studies at the postgraduate level. The postgraduate
qualifications are focussed on a wide range of Departmental research activities, such as aeronautical
engineering, bio-medical engineering, blast response of structures, composites, computational
mechanics, energy, engineering education, fracture and fatigue, fuels, impact, management,
manufacturing, materials, non-destructive testing and evaluation, refrigeration engineering, robotics
and control systems.

The undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree programmes in Mechanical and

Mechatronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering have the first two years’ curricula in
common.

Course Outlines
MEC1000X PRACTICAL TRAINING I
0 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mr Ernesto Ismail
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This opportunity for practical experience for Electro-Mechanical and Mechanical Engineering
students culminates in a certificate showing evidence of completion of suitable work in basic
workshop processes during a period of at least four weeks in an approved industrial workshop. The
practical experience should be gained in the mid-year or end of year vacation following the year of
first registration in the Faculty. The evidence of completion must be submitted by 31 March of the
following year. Alternatively students may produce a certificate showing evidence of completion of
an approved structured intensive two-week practical training course (e.g. at a University of
Technology). Students are required to cover at least the following: welding, turning, and basic
fitting.
Lecture times: None
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC1003F ENGINEERING DRAWING

8 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year course.
Convener: Mrs C Findeis
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to provide an overview of the knowledge and skills required for basic engineering
drawing.
The course is offered in 3 parts: Part 1 introduces the principles of orthographic and pictorial
projections. These are demonstrated by using free hand sketching as well as drawing instruments.
Part 2 introduces the basics of CAD 3D Modelling. Part 3 introduces the basics of PCB Design.
Lecture times: 1 Lecture and 1 Tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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MEC1005W INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

24 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First year course.
Convener: Professor B Collier-Reed
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course provides students with a broad introduction to mechanical engineering through a variety
of activities culminating in a competitive group design challenge. Throughout the course, students
will engage with classical mechanical engineering concepts, participate in experiential activities, and
locate what they are learning through the use of case studies. Topics covered include what it means
to be an engineer; how to use effective oral, written, and technical communication; the
interrelationship between technology and society; professional ethics; the need for sustainable
engineering activities; the engineering design process; forces in structures and machines; thermal
and energy systems; motion and power transmission; fluids engineering; basic electrical theory and
materials and stresses.
Lecture times: 3 Lectures per week; 1 afternoon session every two weeks.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC1007F INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DRAWING

8 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mrs C Findeis
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students with no prior drawing experience to basic drawing principles
and to provide the knowledge required to continue with the design stream of the mechanical and
electro-mechanical engineering degrees. Drawing equipment to convey the principles of descriptive
geometry and drawing standards will be used, as well as free hand sketching to interpret
orthographic and pictorial projections and basic design principles. 3D CAD software will be used to
address the following topics: solid modelling applications with design intent; fits and tolerances;
detailing for manufacturing; interpretation of drawings; and assembly design for manufacturing.
Lecture times: 1 lecture and 1 tutorial per week
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC1008S INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL DESIGN

8 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mrs C Findeis
Course entry requirements: DP Requirement for Introduction to Engineering Drawing
(MEC1007F).
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to form a foundation of drawing and design using 3D Computer Aided Drawing
software. The software will be a used as a tool to generate and interpret drawings for a
manufacturing environment. Basic fundamentals of mechanical engineering design will be applied
using free hand sketching skills and 3D CAD. Topics include: Solid modelling applications with
design intent; fits and tolerances; detailing for manufacturing; interpretation of drawings; and
assembly design for manufacturing.
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Lecture times: 1 lecture and 1 tutorial per week.

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC1009F INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mr S Parker
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students to the concepts of engineering mechanics. It develops the
concept of equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies which is a required basis for solving engineering
problems in mechanical engineering and cognate disciplines. The course reviews the use of vectors
for displacement, position and force. Students will learn how to represent engineering problems
using free body diagrams and graphical methods. Forces considered are applied as point loads,
moments and distributed loads. Internal resultant forces that occur due to axial loading, bending and
torsion will be considered. Applications include statically determinate systems only: basic trusses,
beams, frames and machines. Concepts of centroids, second moment of area, parallel axis theorem
and mass moment of inertia are covered. Elementary solid mechanics ideas such as stress, strain and
simple mechanical properties of materials are also introduced.
Lecture times: 4 lectures and 1 tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC1009S INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING MECHANICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mr S Parker
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students to the concepts of engineering mechanics. It develops the
concept of equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies which is a required basis for solving engineering
problems in mechanical engineering and cognate disciplines. The course reviews the use of vectors
for displacement, position and force. Students will learn how to represent engineering problems
using free body diagrams and graphical methods. Forces considered are applied as point loads,
moments and distributed loads. Internal resultant forces that occur due to axial loading, bending and
torsion will be considered. Applications include statically determinate systems only: basic trusses,
beams, frames and machines. Concepts of centroids, second moment of area, parallel axis theorem
and mass moment of inertia are covered. Elementary solid mechanics ideas such as stress, strain and
simple mechanical properties of materials are also introduced.
Lecture times: 4 lectures and 1 tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC1010F INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DRAWING A

8 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mrs C Findeis
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students, who have no prior drawing experience, to basic drawing
principles and to provide the knowledge required to continue with the design stream of the relevant
engineering degrees. Drawing equipment and free hand sketching will be used to convey the
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principles of descriptive geometry, orthographic and pictorial projections and basic design
principles. Drawing conventions and standards, relevant to the discipline, will be introduced. CAD
software will be used to address the following topics: detailed drawings, interpretation of drawings;
and assembly design.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC1011S INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

8 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Mrs C Findeis
Course entry requirements: DP Requirement for Introduction to Engineering Drawing
(MEC1007F).
Course outline:
This course aims to form a foundation of drawing and design using Computer Aided Drawing
software. The software will be a used as a tool to generate and interpret drawings in a design and
manufacturing environment. Basic fundamentals of design will be applied using free hand sketching
and CAD skills.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC2000X PRACTICAL TRAINING II

0 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr J Hepworth
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This second opportunity for practical experience for Electro-Mechanical and Mechanical
Engineering students, culminates in a certified employers report showing regular timekeeping and
evidence of completion of suitable work in mechanical, or electro-mechanical engineering practice.
It and must involve work in a registered company where a student will be exposed to “engineering
activities” for a minimum period of six weeks at the end of the second year. The six weeks does not
have to be continuous, however no single block may be less than three weeks. The student engineer
is expected to be involved with operation and maintenance of plant, and / or to work on a design
project, and to apply the knowledge gained in academic study, to the project under supervision.
Lecture times: 2 lectures per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC2045S APPLIED ENGINEERING MECHANICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor S Chung Kim Yuen
Course entry requirements: MEC1009F/S and MEC2023F/S or MEC2047F/S
Course outline:
This course provides an introduction to basic materials, basic stress and strain analyses, beam
deflections and stress analysis, gears and gear forces, rotating unbalance, vibrations and gyroscopic
motion. Students will learn how to perform kinematic analysis of gear trains, energy storage
calculations in flywheels and analyse single-degree-of-freedom models in simple free and forced
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vibrating systems. Students will learn to analyse rotating machinery, flywheels and gyroscopes.
They will also be able to perform basic deflection and stress calculations for statically determinate
beams, and understand different classes of materials and their uses in structures.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures and 1 Tutorial per week
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC2046F MATERIALS SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

12 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr S George
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: CEM1008F
Course outline:
This course includes an overview of the classification and structure-property relationships of
metallic, ceramic, polymeric and composite engineering materials. Specific topics include: elastic
behaviour; plastic and work-hardening behaviour of ductile materials; recovery and recrystallisation
of deformed metals; microstructure, heat treatment and properties of steels; optimisation and
limitations of ceramic materials; processing and manufacture of polymeric and composite materials;
influence of environmental effects on the deterioration of materials. The course is concluded by
applying the knowledge of material classification, structure-process-property relationships,
availability, sustainability and cost, to optimum selection of materials in engineering design.
Lecture times: 4 sessions per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC2047F ENGINEERING DYNAMICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Associate Professor M Ngoepe
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S, PHY1012F/S and MEC1009F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to extend the fundamental principles and formulations of Newtonian mechanics by
examining the motion of particles and rigid bodies. This is achieved by considering kinematics
(motion without reference to forces) and kinetics (motion with reference to forces). Topics include
rectilinear motion, curvilinear motion, relative motion, constrained motion, absolute motion,
Newton's laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum, impact.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures and 1 Tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Attendance at Class and Tutorial tests.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC2047S ENGINEERING DYNAMICS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Associate Professor B Kloot
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S, PHY1012F/S and MEC1009F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to extend the fundamental principles and formulations of Newtonian mechanics by
examining the motion of particles and rigid bodies. This is achieved by considering kinematics
(motion without reference to forces) and kinetics (motion with reference to forces). Topics include
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rectilinear motion, curvilinear motion, relative motion, constrained motion, absolute motion,
Newton's laws, work and energy, impulse and momentum, impact.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures and 1 Tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Weekly tutorial tests: 10% (30 minutes each), Class tests: 30%, Class test 1: 10% (1.5
hours), Class test 2: 10% (1.5 hours), Class test 3: 10% (2 hours), Final examination: 60% (3 hours).

MEC2048S MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr R Govender
Course entry requirements: MEC1008S, MEC1005W, MEC2025F or MEC2049F, MEC2042F) or
MEC2046F
Course outline:
This course aims to provide the foundations for graduate level mechanical engineering design.
Specific knowledge areas developed are selection of simple machine elements, machine assembly
design and basic manufacturing technology. Skills are developed in the use of Computer Aided
Design (CAD) software, to produce 3D models of parts, compose these into assemblies with
appropriate constraints and produce orthographic drawings of assemblies and parts to accepted
standards, suitable for manufacture. Basic product dissection skills are developed.
Lecture times: 3 Lectures and 1 Tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC2049F SOLID MECHANICS 1

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Mr S Parker
Course entry requirements: MEC1009F/S, MAM1020F/S (or equivalent)
Course outline:
This course aims to analyse the deformation of structures loaded axially, in torsion and in bending.
Combinations of these loading types will be explored with regard to stress and stress
transformations. Deformation will be calculated in statically determinate and indeterminate
situations. The method of solving statically indeterminate problems will include using the geometry
of deformation in conjunction with static equilibrium and superposition. Strain energy, using
Conservation of Energy and the Principle of Virtual Work, will be used to calculate deformation.
The buckling of columns will also be examined.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures and 1 Tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC2050S THERMOFLUIDS 1
16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Mr C du Sart
Course entry requirements: CEM1008F and MAM1020F and PHY1012F
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce students to the fundamentals of thermodynamic and fluid mechanic
sciences in an integrated manner. In particular students will be introduced to fundamental concepts
and definitions, as well as fluid properties and their relationships. Students will furthermore be given
insight into the fundamental heat transfer mechanisms and become familiar with the four
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fundamental balance equations. By applying these to selected continuity problems, closed system
problems, entropy problems as well as fluid statics and momentum problems, students will become
familiar with the presented concepts and further their problem-solving skills.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3074F MEASUREMENTS AND ACTUATORS

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mrs L Raw
Course entry requirements: EEE2041F, EEE2042S
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course provides an introduction to the measurement of various physical phenomena, and an
introduction to the use of different types of actuators in control operations. Content will include
selected topics from: measurement parameters and their associated considerations; electrical
measurement techniques; signal conditioning; digital sampling; common transducers covering
measurement of force, inertial motion, temperature, rotation, non-contact sensing; rotational
actuators including, brushed and brushless DC motors, AC motors, servo motors and stepper motors;
linear actuators including solenoids, hydraulic systems, and pneumatic systems.
Lecture times: 2 Lectures per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3075F COMPUTER METHODS FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Mr E Ismail
Course entry requirements: CSC1019F
Co-requisites: MAM2084F
Course outline:
This course aims to teach students how to design and use computational techniques for the analysis
of problems in Mechanical Engineering. The course covers design of spreadsheets, creation of
automation scripts in Python, how to select an appropriate numerical method, implementation of
basic numerical methods, using numerical methods libraries, and testing and debugging of computer
code. These broad topics are investigated through application to specific engineering science
problems from across Mechanical Engineering. Topics include: basic computer architecture, number
systems and computation, propagation of numerical error, text file manipulation, Newton's method
for single and multivariate problems, LU factorisation and iterative solution of linear algebra
systems, numerical differentiation, numerical integration using the trapezoidal rule and Gauss
quadrature, solution of linear ordinary differential equations (Euler, Central Difference, Newmark
methods).
Lecture times: 3 Lectures per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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MEC3076F STRESS ANALYSIS AND MATERIALS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor S Chung Kim Yuen
Course entry requirements: MEC2046F or MEC2042F, MEC2025F or MEC2049F,
MAM2083F/S (DP), MAM2084F/S (DP)
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
In this course the students will be exposed to failure analysis, gaining understanding of how
components are abstracted and simplified to be solved using simplified principles.
Students will learn about basic material properties and material selection coupled with stress
analysis. The students will develop an understanding of the different stresses a body experiences
under various loading conditions with a view to assess and prevent failures in structures. Topics will
demonstrate how forces, stresses and strains are used to size components for different applications
and different materials. The course content will include topics such as theories of failure due to
different loading conditions and material processes, stresses in structural elements (cylinders) and
strain beyond elastic limit.
Lecture times: 4 lectures per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3077F THERMOFLUIDS II
16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor T Bello Ochende
Course entry requirements: MEC2022S or MEC2050S
Course outline:
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamentals of fluid control volumes and
thermodynamic cycles, and its application in the analysis of various thermofluid components and
systems. It covers: The balance equations of mass, energy (1st law), entropy (2nd law) and
momentum and its application to pipes and ducts, mixing chambers, heat exchangers, pumps,
compressors, turbines etc.; The heat transfer and work terms that are required as inputs to the
balance equations, including specific methods for analysing heat exchangers and turbomachinery
and the concepts of reversible and irreversible work; Simplifications for one-dimensional flow, such
as the Bernoulli equation; The application of the 1st and 2nd laws in the analysis of various power
and refrigeration cycles.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3078S MECHANICS OF MACHINES

8 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor T Becker
Course entry requirements: MEC2048S (DP), MEC2047F/S
Course outline:
This course aims to teach students to analyse and understand the mechanics of rotating machine
elements. It introduces mechanics of machines, with a particular focus on rotating elements. This
includes the kinematic analysis of gear trains, energy storage in flywheels, rotating unbalance and
gyroscopes. Students will learn to analyse the dynamic behaviour of common engineering
components, for example gear trains, rotating machinery, flywheels and gyroscopes.
Lecture times: 2 lectures per week.
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DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3079S CONTROL SYSTEMS

12 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Mr A Pretorius
Course entry requirements: (MAM2083F/S or MAM2085F/S) and MAM2084F/S
Course outline:
This course provides an introduction to control system analysis and design techniques. Specific
topics in this course include: mathematical modelling of systems in the time-domain and frequency-
domain; Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms; block diagrams and block diagram algebra; open-
loop and closed-loop configurations; analysis methods to assess system stability, sensitivity, and
performance; frequency-domain design techniques; archetypal control schemes; digital control
principles; and considerations for controller implementation. The course will additionally cover a
subset of the following topics: system identification methods; state space modelling; introduction to
linear state estimation; and time-domain control design techniques.
Lecture times: 3 lectures per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3080S THERMOFLUIDS III

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor P Rousseau
Course entry requirements: MEC3077F (Thermofluids II) (DP)
Course outline:
The aim of this course is to introduce students to differential analysis of fluid control volumes,
similitude and dimensional analysis, and the analysis of steady state incompressible and
compressible internal flows and its application to pipe and duct flows as well as flow measuring
devices. It covers: The differential forms of the fundamental conservation laws of mass, energy and
momentum and its application to laminar flows and vortices; Similitude and dimensional analysis
and its application to the velocity and thermal boundary layers, as well as pump and fan, scaling
laws; Analysis of incompressible internal flows including the effects of frictional losses and
convective heat transfer in pipes, ducts and pipe networks; The application of obstruction flow
measuring devices and uncertainty propagation in flow measurement; Analysis of compressible
internal flows including the effect of area change, choking, shocks, and flows with friction and heat
transfer in pipes and ducts.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures and 2 tutorials per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3081S MANUFACTURING SCIENCES

12 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: MEC3076F Stress Analysis and Materials
Course outline:
This course presents a range of manufacturing processes used in the manufacturing environment
making use of thermal, mechanical and hybrid techniques. The manufacturing processes introduced
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and covered are; casting, forming, material removal, abrasive assisted, polishing, hybrid, joining and
rapid prototyping. The course educates students in a variety of manufacturing processes and
sciences, including their typical use, limitations, capabilities and optimization. At the end of the
course the students would be able to select a suitable manufacturing process to process an
engineering features from a range of available processes taking into account: the complexity,
reliability and lot size.
Lecture times: 3 lectures per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3082S MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MACHINE ELEMENT DESIGN

16 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor C von Klemperer
Course entry requirements: MEC2048S Introduction to Design, MEC2049F Solid Mechanics 1
Course outline:
Aims: To facilitate the development of knowledge and skills that will allow the student to address
complex design problems with both creativity and rigour. This will be by performing detail design
analyses of machine components and assemblies. These analyses include strength and life
calculations while still ensuring the designs will perform in accordance with appropriately specified
development requirements. Issues such as manufacturability and maintenance will also be
considered. The communication of the engineering designs by means of design calculations, brief
technical reports, and the creation of suitable engineering models and drawings for parts and
assemblies.
Course outline: This course aims to further develop an advanced understanding of design in the
mechanical and electro-mechanical domain. Topics include: Machine component design and basic
machine system design, Compilation of a basic design report with calculations, CAD models and
drawings. Specific knowledge areas are the application of fatigue failure theories; standard machine
design for; power screws, threaded fasteners, springs, clutches, brakes, spur, helical and bevel gears,
and shafts.
Lecture times: 3 lectures per week and a weekly afternoon tutorial.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC3083W ENGINEER IN SOCIETY

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor C Shaw
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: AYOS 3 but can use MEC3077F and MEC3082S as proxy
Course outline:
This course frames engineering as a socio-technical endeavour and deals with the broader context in
which engineering activity takes place. This includes the economic systems in which engineering
organisations are embedded; the socio-economic status of communities that might feel the impact
from engineering activity; explores, through site visits, the notion of ‘community’ in post-apartheid
South Africa; and deals with the political systems in which engineering operations occur, including
issues of labour relations.
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Lecture times: 2 lectures per week.

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4047F MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS

12 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr R Govender
Course entry requirements: MEC3078S or MEC3031S and MEC3075F or equivalent
Course outline:
This course introduces modelling of dynamical systems for vibration analysis, analytical and
computational solution techniques, interpretation of these solutions, and vibration in real-world
scenarios and machines. The course considers the development of equations of motion for
continuous, single, and multi-degree of freedom systems with Newtonian and Energy methods.
Analytical solution of equations of motion is considered using time-domain and Laplace techniques
and modal analysis. Topics include viscous and Coulomb damping, harmonic and general forced
vibration, base excitation, rotating unbalance, vibration measurement and condition monitoring,
vibration isolation and absorption, and one-dimensional vibration of continuous systems.
Lecture times: 3 lectures and 1 tutorial/computer session per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4108S SYSTEM DESIGN

12 NQF credits at NQF level 8; 75 hours assignments.
Convener: Associate Professor W Fuls
Course entry requirements: None
Co-requisites: MEC4124W or MEC4103F
Course outline:
This course aims to enable students to structure and plan a high level system design and to generate
system and subsystem development specifications; structuring of the development process according
to the life cycle model portrayed by the V-diagram; do functional decomposition and allocation to
hardware; determination of the system and subsystem requirements by means of system modelling
and simulation; and creation of a system verification matrix.
Lecture times: 1 lecture and 1 tutorial per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4123F ENGINEER IN BUSINESS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor B Kloot
Course entry requirements: MEC3083W
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
Engineer in Business is an interdisciplinary course that aims to provide the basis for an
understanding of how technology, economics and management intersect. It consists of three key
modules: Operations management, Project Management and Engineering Economics (including
New Venture Planning). The fourth module consists of a set of case studies to provide an
opportunity for engagement with the principles covered in the previous modules. The course is
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intended to follow a typical trajectory of an engineering graduate's career. The first module deals
with the engineer's role in the daily operations of an organisation such a manufacturing plant. The
second module considers the role that the engineer plays in the management of projects. The third
module highlights the importance of economic and financial concepts in relation to engineering
decision-making and the role this plays in launching a new business venture. This includes
consideration of aspects of a business plan and the fundamentals of a techno-economic analysis for a
new product or service. To conclude the course, case studies demonstrate the principles covered in
the previous modules.
Lecture times: 4th period, Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4124W ENGINEERING PRODUCT DESIGN

22 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Associate Professor W Fuls
Course entry requirements: MEC3072F and MEC3073S or MEC3050W or MEC3082S
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to teach the structured engineering product design process from concept, basic,
detail design and into manufacturing, integration and testing. The course spans a full year, where
students work on a given design brief individually, as well as in groups and eventually build and test
the designed product. Students are assessed through the submission of individual design reports, as
well as outputs in group format related to the final built product.
Lecture times: 2 lectures per week first semester and 1 per week second semester
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4125F THERMOFLUIDS IV
20 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Professor T. Bello Ochende
Course entry requirements: Thermofluids III (MEC3080S) (DP)
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the analysis of steady-state incompressible external
flows, the analysis of turbomachines with deviations from ideal theory, the properties and behaviour
of gas mixtures, the fundamental principles of combustion and reacting flows, the fundamentals of
psychrometrics and air-conditioning processes, and to provide an understanding of the various
energy systems and its role in the national energy landscape. It covers: Forced and free convection
over flat plates and other geometries; Application of the Euler equation and velocity triangles to
turbomachines with slip factor and losses, similarity rules and performance curves of
turbomachines; Behaviour of gas mixtures for temperature, concentration and pressure and the
calculation of gas mixture properties; Theoretical and actual combustion processes, enthalpy of
formation, first law analysis of reacting systems and adiabatic flame temperature; The concentration
boundary layer, analogy between mass and heat transfer, properties of moist air and pshychrometrics
applied to air-conditioning processes; Analyses of different energy systems, both thermal and non-
thermal, and scenario planning in the global energy landscape.
Lecture times: 5 Lectures and 2 tutorials per week
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
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Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4126F INTEGRATING EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Mr J Hepworth
Course entry requirements: EEE2046S, MEC3074F
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
This course aims to bring together elements of engineering previously covered in electrical and
mechanical courses, and to ensure that each student is equipped with the necessary skills to deal
with the complexity that this integration brings. Skills to be developed include: Further knowledge
of analogue circuitry including transistors (BJT and FET types) and H-bridges; operational
amplifiers and their use in comparators, compensators, filters and level-adjusters; power sources
design; PCB layout and simulation; version control; further training in C programming for
microcontrollers including algorithms, libraries, coding standards and conventions, state machines,
abstraction, and embedded control. Students on this course will gain the knowledge to program a
microcontroller to make use of its main peripherals, use this microcontroller to interface with
electronic circuits designed to facilitate obtaining and monitoring information from various sensors
and to use this information to perform measurement and control tasks.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures per week
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4127F MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Mr A Pretorius
Course entry requirements: MEC3074F, MEC3079S, EEE2046S
Co-requisites: MEC4126F
Course outline:
The aim of this course is to provide both theoretical and practical exposure to the interdisciplinary
field of mechatronic systems, building on previously covered mechatronics-related courses and
concepts. Specific topics covered include: industrial control practices, systems, and networks;
programmable logic controllers and associated programming languages; industrial diagrams and
automation drawings; industrial safety systems; mechatronics design philosophies and architectures;
project specifications; and testing and simulation of mechatronic systems. The course will
additionally cover a subset of the following topics: system identification methods; forward and
inverse kinematics of robotic platforms; path planning and trajectory generation; nonlinear control
techniques; constrained optimisation; computer vision; state estimation; and introduction to robotic
middleware and interfacing.
Lecture times: 4 Lectures per week.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

MEC4128S FINAL-YEAR ENGINEERING PROJECT

20 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr S George and Mr E Ismail
Course entry requirements: AYOS 4
Co-requisites: None
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Course outline:
The final-year engineering project requires students to investigate a topic related to engineering
beyond that explicitly taught in the curriculum. They are required to undertake an analysis of that
topic, drawing on literature and/or data as appropriate, to address the engineering
problem/question(s) posed. The outcome of the project will be a deeper understanding of that topic.

Lecture times: 1 Lecture per week

DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

OTHER COURSES IN THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT
Other courses in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment

Course Outlines
END1000F/S ELECTIVE PLACEHOLDER 18 CREDITS
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

END1019L SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES: ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY

FOR CHANGE
Located in Professional Communications Studies (PCS) and delivered by CHED.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr. B Moolman
Course entry requirements: None. Enrolment is limited to 100 full-time students (90 from the
Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment and 10 from other faculties) on a first come first
served basis.
Course outline:
This elective is open to students from all departments and faculties, and contributes to the
Complementary Studies B requirement of engineering students. The course provides a space to
explore the nexus of ‘university studies and knowledge’ on the one hand, and ‘community issues
and knowledge’ on the other. Central to this exploration is the concept of ‘social infrastructures’.
Social infrastructures recognises that ‘development’ is a socio-technical process, giving rise to
particular relationships between households and communities, shaped by the institutional and
political context. It is also used to understand the complex set of relationships or forms of social
capital developed within under-resourced communities and used to leverage social change. Through
a combination of on- and off-campus classes, we utilise a process of ‘horizontal learning’ to explore
learning and engagement with a range of community partners in the greater Cape Town area. We
look particularly at how we, as students and emerging professionals, might engage with and learn
from communities in the context of development and social justice.
Lecture times: Winter term
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
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Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

END1019P SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES: ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY

FOR CHANGE
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr. B Moolman
Course outline:
This elective is open to students from all departments and faculties, and contributes to the
Complementary Studies B requirement of engineering students. The course provides a space to
explore the nexus of ‘university studies and knowledge’ on the one hand, and ‘community issues
and knowledge’ on the other. Central to this exploration is the concept of ‘social infrastructures’.
Social infrastructures recognises that ‘development’ is a socio-technical process, giving rise to
particular relationships between households and communities, shaped by the institutional and
political context. It is also used to understand the complex set of relationships or forms of social
capital developed within under-resourced communities and used to leverage social change. Through
a combination of on- and off-campus classes, we utilise a process of ‘horizontal learning’ to explore
learning and engagement with a range of community partners in the greater Cape Town area. We
look particularly at how we, as students and emerging professionals, might engage with and learn
from communities in the context of development and social justice.
Lecture times: Summer term
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.

END1023S CITIZEN PROFESSIONALS IN ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: TBC
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
This course through a process of learning, active listening, critical thinking and engagement, will
challenge students to ask questions, reflect and develop views on topics around global concerns,
social justice, inequality and citizenship. This will give students a sense of the broader social context
into which they will apply their technical skills as professionals in engineering and the built
environment. Topics include Global Debates, Local Voices; Service Citizenship and Social Justice
and Active Citizenship through Dialogue and Deliberation.
Lecture times: Mondays 6th-9th periods plus 12 hours community/activation.
DP requirements: Please refer to the official course handout document for detailed information
regarding the DP requirements for this course.
Assessment: Please refer to the official course handout document regarding the assessment criteria
for this course.
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DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER FACULTIES AND COURSES

OFFERED
Departments Established in the Faculty of Commerce

COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTING
Associate Professor and Head of Department:
G Modack, BCom PGDip Tax Law Cape Town MCom Cape Town CA(SA)

ACC1006F FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: J Kew
Course entry requirements: Admission to degree. NSC level 5 in Mathematics and level 4 in
English HL (or level 5 in English FAL).
Course outline:
Financial Accounting is predominantly an applied discipline that is based on broad conceptual
principles. The course develops an understanding of the business cycle and decisions; recording
financial transactions; reporting financial transactions according to the definitions and recognition
criteria as per the conceptual framework; preparation and presentation of basic financial statements;
inventory; value-added taxation; reconciliations.
Lecture times: ACC1006F Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri 13:00 – 14:00; 14:00 – 15:00
DP requirements: Attendance at and submission of a minimum of 70% of tutorials AND a
weighted average of 35% for class tests (excluding objective tests) AND an average of 35% for
assignments. (where relevant, excluding objective tests).
Assessment: Coursework: 35% Exam: 65%

ACC1012S BUSINESS ACCOUNTING

This course is a terminating course and does not lead to a 2000 level Accounting course.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: J Kew
Course entry requirements: A minimum 40% final mark for ACC1006.
Course outline:
This course builds on the foundation developed in Financial Accounting and is geared towards
students who will not continue with financial reporting after first year. The course is designed to
focus on analysing and interpreting financial statements as well as expose students to the remaining
accounting disciplines namely taxation, management accounting and corporate governance.
Lecture times: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri 14:00 – 15:00
DP requirements: 75% course participation and a weighted average of 38% for class tests.
Assessment: Coursework: 35%-50% Exam: 50%-65%

ACC2022H MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING I

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: J Dean and L Makamela (course queries to be directed to [email protected] only)
Course entry requirements: ACC1006
Course outline:
An introduction to the discipline of Management Accounting; the analysis of cost systems, cost
classification, and cost behaviour; product costing including job costing and process costing; the
allocation of costs from service departments; absorption and variable costing; activity based costing;
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cost-volume-profit relationships, relevant costing and cost benefit analyses; budgeting systems;
standard costing and flexible budgeting; financial performance measurement in business segments.
Lecture times: Mon to Thurs from 09h00 - 09h45; 13h00 - 13h45 (repeat lecture); 14h00 - 14h45
(repeat lecture)
DP requirements: Attendance at and submission of a minimum of 75% of tutorials in each
semester AND a weighted average of 40% for class tests (excluding objective tests) AND a
weighted average of 40% for assignments
Assessment: Course work 40% Exam 60%.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Associate Professor and Head of Department:
ITJ Brown, BScEng(Hons)(Electrical) Zimbabwe GradDipBusComp MInfSys Curtin PhD Cape
Town

INF2009F SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: A Pekane
Course entry requirements: INF1003F or equivalent or INF1003F as co-requisite.
Course outline:
INF2009F is a half course designed for students intending to major in Information Systems or
Computer Science for the BCom, BBusSci or Bsc degrees, students pursuing other computing
degrees may be accepted, space permitting.
This course explores the role of the Systems Analyst in business, different approaches used in the
development of information systems, and the various tools and techniques used in the specification
of system requirements. It is intended to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the systems
development process, with a particular emphasis on the analysis stage of the life cycle. There is a
strong practical component to the course, where students will be taught to understand and use the
common tools of object-oriented systems analysis, with a particular focus on UML models.
Lecture times: Monday to Wednesday, 4th period, Practical workshops: Thursday 3rd & 4th periods
OR 4th & 5th OR 8th & 9th
DP requirements: Submitted at least 80% of the coursework . (80% of individual deliverables and
80% of group work). Subminimum of 45% course year-mark.
Assessment: The final grade is derived from results of the Coursework (Formative Assessment:
40% + Summative Assessment 20%) and the Final Examination (40%). Sub-minimum of 40% for
the final examination.

FINANCE AND TAX

Associate Professor and Head of Department:
R Kruger, BBusSc MBusSc PhD Cape Town

FTX1005F/S MANAGERIAL FINANCE

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: FTX1005F C Abdulla/ FTX1005S N Jwara
Course entry requirements: Matriculation mathematics, Mathematics Literacy or registration for
the Post graduate diploma in Management in Entrepreneurship, Marketing Sport Management
Tourism and Business Communication.
Objective: This course is designed to provide a general introduction to the study of the financial
function in business, particularly in a South African environment. The course has two primary
objectives: Firstly to expose students with little or no commercial or financial background to the
fundamentals of the financial aspects of business and the environment in which businesses operate.
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The second objective is to afford the students with the opportunity of gaining as much practical
experience as possible in key areas of Finance, Management Accounting and Accounting.
Course outline:
This course is designed to introduce students with little or no commercial or financial background to
the fundamentals of managerial finance. Having completed the course students should have a basic
understanding of accounting concepts, be able to read financial statements and perform basic (ratio)
analysis of key performance areas of the business, understand the concept of time value of money,
employ basic steps toward efficient working capital management and have a basic understanding of
capital budgeting and valuations. The course covers the following key topics: Introduction to basic
accounting concepts, understanding annual financial statements, source of finance, basic financial
ratio analysis, investments, risk & return, working capital management, cost volume profit analysis,
budgeting, time value of money, basic valuations, cost of capital, discounted cash flow, and capital
budgeting.
Lecture times: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 12h00 -12h45
DP requirements: Writing all class tests. Attendance and submission of 80% of tutorials.
Satisfactory completion of the project and assignments. 40% average year mark.
Assessment: Class tests, 1-15%; 2-15%; objective tests (10% - Best 5 out of 10); 1 group project
(10%); final examination (50%).

FTX2000S PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: C Abdulla
Course entry requirements: Students must be in at least their 2nd year of study to register for the
course. 3rd and 4th year students may also register for the course
Course outline:
The course introduces students to the fundamental principles of sound financial management at the
individual level and equips them with the tools to ensure that they are better able to manage their
personal finances. Topics covered include basic financial planning, time value of money, credit
management, real estate, the basics of investing, personal income tax, medical schemes and
insurance and estate and retirement planning. While the course provides a sound theoretical
grounding in these topics, the focus is on practical application and real-world relevance.
Lecture times: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 15h00 -15h45
DP requirements: Completion and submission of at least 80% of tutorial assignments and
attendance at 80% of tutorial sessions, and 40% average year mark.
Assessment: Assessment Weighting: Students will be required to complete weekly tutorial
assignments and a Group Investment project (10%) will be prepared and submitted for grading. In
addition to the project 10%, the balance of the marks are made up as follows: weekly objective tests
10% (best 5 out of 10 counts); two class tests 20% (2 x 10%) and final exam 60% will be written.

FTX2020F BUSINESS FINANCE

NOTE: This course is NOT for students intending to major in Finance in a Commerce degree and is
not a substitute for FTX2024F/S as a course entry requirement for further studies in Finance.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: E. Swanepoel
Course entry requirements: A DP in MAM1010 or equivalent, or a DP in STA1001F/S or
equivalent
Co-requisites: ACC1006F
Objective: The course is designed to provide an overview of activities, decisions, and techniques
used to fund and manage businesses efficiently. The course also provides an introduction to
investment and financial markets.
Course outline:
Business Finance serves as an introduction to the concepts of corporate finance. It covers the
principles of corporate finance, commencing with mastery of the tools and techniques essential for
financial management and proceeding to the principles underlying investment and financing
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decisions made by large corporations listed on a securities exchange. The course also aims to
provide an entrepreneurial focus, equipping the prospective entrepreneurs with some of the
quantitative decision making tools required for a successful business venture.
Lecture times: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: 15h00 -15h45.
DP requirements: Minimum 40% for coursework. This includes completion of all required
submissions, tests and attendance of 9 out of 10 tutorials.
Assessment: Students will be required to write two tests during the semester, each with a weight of
20%, and a final exam of 60%.

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
Director of the School:
L Edwards, BA Cape Town BA(Hons) Rhodes MA MSc LSE PhD Cape Town

ECO1007S ECONOMICS FOR ENGINEERS

This course is open to all students not specializing in economics but seeking an introduction to the
discipline. It is aimed at providing a broad perspective on the subject covering topics from both the
core microeconomics and macroeconomics syllabus. The course concentrates more on an
understanding of economic concepts and their applications rather than rigorous proofs and
analysis. NB: As all Commerce students are required to register for ECO1010 and ECO1011, this
course is not available to Commerce students.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: C Mlatsheni
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
ECO1007S is a one semester course that introduces students to the core concepts in both micro- and
macroeconomics. The focus is on the understanding of theoretical concepts and applications, rather
than on rigorous proofs. Microeconomics focuses on the decisions of individual consumers,
producers, and households, and in this section we look at standard economic models including the
production possibility frontier, demand and supply analysis, and elasticity. We also explore the idea
of comparative advantage as it applies to specialisation and trade. Macroeconomics focuses on the
economy as a whole and in this section of the course we unravel the meaning, application, and
limitations of such everyday concepts as money, inflation, exchange rates, unemployment, and
GDP.
Lecture times: 12h00 - 13h00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
DP requirements: All class tests to be completed. Only students who have obtained DP certificates
may write the final examination.
Assessment: Coursework: 50%; Exam: 50%. The course outline will provide more detail on the
breakdown for submission weightings and variation for exemptions and absences.

ECO1010F/S MICROECONOMICS I
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: N Narker – ECO1010F
Course entry requirements: Admission to degree. National Senior Certificate: a pass (5) in
Mathematics.
Co-requisites: There is no co-requisite, but students are strongly advised to do a formal
mathematics course (MAM1010 or equivalent). Not having done such a course will preclude entry
to second year Economics.
Course outline:
This is an introductory course in microeconomics, which aims to expose students to a wide variety
of microeconomic concepts and theories as well as certain practical applications of these concepts.
The course begins with a discussion of economic history and the characteristics of different
economic systems, as well as factors influencing economic development following the Industrial
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Revolution. Hereafter, students are introduced to topics within the standard utility-maximisation
theory of consumption, including optimal-bundle and indifference curve analysis. Students are then
exposed to game theoretical frameworks to model social interactions amongst economic agents,
before applying this framework to wage-setting relationships in the labour market. Applications of
experimental economic methods are also briefly explored. Finally, students are introduced to the
standard neo-classical theories of supply and demand as well as firms’ pricing decisions under
differing levels of market competition.
Lecture times: ECO1010F Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 09h00 – 10h00; 10h00 –
11h00; 11h00 – 12h00; 12h00 – 13h00 ECO1010S Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 12h00
– 13h00Students are advised to reserve a Monday slot for tutorial sessions.
DP requirements: All tests/assignments/essays/projects/tutorial attendance/submissions to be
completed for DP purposes (details will be provided in the course documentation). If your year mark
is below 40% you will not be permitted to write the final examination.
Assessment: Coursework 60%; Exam 40%. The course documentation will detail the breakdown for
assessment weightings and variation for exemptions and absences. Note: The ECO1010F
supplementary/deferred exam will be scheduled during the last week of the mid-year vacation. If
students do not write this exam they will be marked as AB and will have to retake the course. The
ECO1010S supplementary/deferred exam will be scheduled during January of the following year. If
students do not write this exam, they will be marked as AB and will have to retake the course.

ECO1011F/S MACROECONOMICS I
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: L Mateane – ECO1011F & L Neethling – ECO1011S
Course entry requirements: A minimum mark of 50% for ECO1010F/S or ECO1110F/S.
ECO1010F/S may be taken concurrently with ECO1011F/S if ECO1010F/S has been previously
attempted.
Course outline:
This course is an introductory level course in macroeconomic theory and policy. Macroeconomics
studies the aggregate behaviour of the economy. The list of topics covered include gross domestic
product, economic growth, unemployment, inflation, exchange rates, balance of payments, business
cycles, fiscal and monetary policy tools and objectives. The course will build on macroeconomic
relationships to develop basic models explaining various interactions within the economy, providing
students with a framework for understanding and interrogating the workings of the economy. The
course emphasizes relevant and current issues in the context of South African economic history. We
also explore South Africa’s relationship with the rest of the world.
Lecture times: ECO1011F 15h00 – 16h00 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday ECO1011S
09h00 – 10h00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday10h00 – 11h00 Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday & Friday11h00 – 12h00 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday12h00 – 13h00
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & FridayStudents are advised to reserve a Monday slot for tutorial
sessions.
DP requirements: All tests/assignments/essays/projects/tutorial attendance/submissions to be
completed for DP purposes (details will be provided in the course documentation). If your year mark
is below 40% you will not be permitted to write the final examination
Assessment: Coursework: 60%; Exam: 40%. The course documentation will detail the breakdown
for assessment weightings and variation for exemptions and absences. Note: The ECO1011F
supplementary/deferred exam will be scheduled during the last week of the mid-year vacation. If
students do not write this exam they will be marked as AB and will have to retake the course. The
ECO1011S supplementary/deferred exam will be scheduled during January of the following year. If
students do not write this exam, they will be marked as AB and will have to retake the course.
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ECO2003F MICROECONOMICS II
18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: L Edwards
Course entry requirements: ECO1010 and MAM1010 (or an equivalent) or MAM1035F or
MAM1036S or MAM1025F or MAM1026S. Students who wish to register for this course need to
have failed the course previously or have been denied entry because they now meet the Mathematics
requirements but previously did not. Alternatively, they need to prove that by registering for the
course it would allow them to finish their degree at least 6 months earlier than had they not done the
summer term course. Students may not register for both ECO2003P and ECO2004P simultaneously.
To register for this course, permission is required from the School of Economics.
Course outline:
The course formalises consumer and producer optimisation, and explores markets under perfect and
imperfect competition. The course introduces the concept of uncertainty and how different agents
respond to uncertainty. The course also considers industrial organisation, looking at models that
relax the critical assumptions of perfect competition. All sections of the course incorporate
applications.
Lecture times: Lecture/Workshop times: 09h00 – 10h00 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday,12h00 – 13h00 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,13h00 – 14h00 Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
DP requirements: All class tests and essays/projects to be completed, and a weighted average mark
of 30% for the tests, essays/projects and tutorials homework must be achieved. Only students who
have obtained DP certificates may write the final examination.
Assessment: Coursework: 60%; Exam: 40%. The course outline will detail the breakdown for
submission weightings and variation for exemptions and absences. Note: The ECO2003F
supplementary/deferred exam will be scheduled during the last week of the mid-year vacation. If
students do not write this exam they will be marked as AB and will have to retake the course.

ECO2004S MACROECONOMICS II
18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: R Lepelle
Course entry requirements: ECO1010, ECO1011 and MAM1010 (or an equivalent) or
MAM1035F or MAM1036S or MAM1025F or MAM1026S. A student will be permitted to take
ECO2004S without having passed ECO2003F, although it is desirable to pass ECO2003F prior to
taking ECO2004S. If a student gets at least 40% for MAM1000W they will be allowed to register
for ECO2004S.
Course outline:
The course builds upon ECO1011S and aims to provide students with the analytical tools and formal
models to explain the behaviour of output, inflation, employment, interest rates, and other economic
aggregates. These tools are used to understand current economic issues, forecast the behaviour of the
economy, and assess the impact of policy choices. Specifically, the course starts with analysing the
short run behaviour of the economy. The course will then take on a global perspective and explores
global crises, globalisation, the open economy and exchange rates. Finally, it looks at the long run
and assesses the role of technology and population growth on aggregate economic growth using the
Solow growth model. An analysis on the impact of technological progress on employment and the
standard of living is also undertaken.
Lecture times: Lecture/Workshop times: 09h00 – 10h00 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday,12h00 – 13h00 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,13h00 – 14h00 Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
DP requirements: Students must write all the tests and submit the tutorials and the essay and attend
the tutorials and workshops. Students must obtain a weighted average mark of 30% for all the
assessments. Only students who have obtained DP certificates may write the final examination. DP
certificates will be refused to students who miss a test.
Assessment: Coursework: 55%; Exam: 45%. The course outline will detail the breakdown for
submission weightings and variation for exemptions and absences.
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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Head of Department:
S Goodman, BSocSc(Hons) MBusSc PhD Cape Town

BUS1036F/S EVIDENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT

First year status, first or second semester, (depending on degree stream).
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: J Rousseau
Course entry requirements: Admission as First Year Faculty of Commerce students, or by
permission of Head of the School.
Course outline:
This course is intended to furnish students with the intellectual resources required for success in a
globalised knowledge-dependent economy. The focus is on the development of critical reasoning
skills, in particular, the skills involved in assessing the quality of evidence available; using that
evidence to reach the best-justified conclusion possible; and then efficiently and persuasively
communicating those conclusions to relevant stakeholders. More broadly, the course focuses on
developing the means to form independent judgements about contentious issues of policy and
practice. The approach of the course is centred on case studies and controversies in areas of special
relevance to understanding commercial activity as occurring within particular social and political
environments, and on how those environments affect our ability to make rational decisions.
DP requirements: Submission of all coursework assignments. Achieving a weighted average of at
least 40% for all coursework.
Assessment: Tutorials 50% Examination 50%A sub-minimum of 45% must be achieved in the final
examination. First semester students who qualify are permitted to write their Supplementary Exams
with the second semester students, by permission of the Head of School.

BUS2010F/S MARKETING I
0 credits if taken as part of a Postgraduate Diploma in Management offered by the School of
Management Studies
18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: N Madinga
Course entry requirements: Students should be in their second AYOS or above
Objective: To give an overview of the Marketing Process considering current trends in the South
African context. The course will stress the importance of the Marketing Concept, Target Marketing
and the Marketing Mix as a means of formulating a Marketing Strategy with the view to achieving
the strategic objectives of an organisation.
Course outline:
The marketing concept, the marketing environment, consumer markets and industrial markets, buyer
behaviour, marketing research, the use and importance of differentiation, market segmentation and
target marketing, the marketing mix, product policy, pricing policy, distribution policy, promotion
policy, marketing strategy, marketing organisation and implementation, measurement and control of
marketing effectiveness including the marketing audit.
DP requirements: 40% class mark and the completion of all required assignments.
Assessment: Essays, case studies, project and test 50%; June / October examinations (2 hours) 50%
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Departments Established in the Faculty of Health Sciences

HUMAN BIOLOGY
Associate Professor and Head of Department:
M R Collins, BSc(Hons) Stell PhD Cape Town FECSS

The programme in Biomedical Engineering is offered in the Faculty of Health Sciences Its activities
are concentrated at postgraduate level and students may pursue the following qualifications:
Postgraduate Diploma in Health Care Technology Management
MSc(Med) Biomedical Engineering
MPhil
PhD

The Department of Human Biology also collaborates at an undergraduate level with departments in
the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, particularly Electrical Engineering and
Mechanical and Materials Engineering.

HUB2005F INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ENGINEERING

This course is intended as an introduction to the field of Biomedical Engineering and for students
with an interest in applying for their engineering skills to the solution of problems in healthcare.
This course is offered by the Division of Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Human
Biology, and is particularly valuable for students considering postgraduate studies in Biomedical
Engineering. Entrance may be limited.
8 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr T Mutsvangwa
Course entry requirements: None
Objective: To provide an introduction to biomedical engineering in particular to undergraduate
students.
Course outline:
This course provides an introduction to the field of biomedical engineering to undergraduate
students in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment and others. Topics include an
overview of medical technology and innovation, medical imaging, image processing, and
biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system.
DP requirements: None
Assessment: Class test: 20%; Group presentation: 30%; June examination: 50%.

HUB4045F INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL IMAGING & IMAGE PROCESSING

12 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: Dr M Jankiewicz
Course entry requirements: Students must be in their fourth year of study.
Course outline:
This course provides an introduction to the principles of physics and engineering involved in the
acquisition and processing of medical images. Topics include mathematical tools of image
processing; computed tomography; ultrasound; and magnetic resonance imaging.
DP requirements: A class average of 40% shall be obtained for the course.
Assessment: The assessment is through assignments, written assessment and/or a final project.
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Centres and Departments Established in the Faculty of

Humanities

AFRICAN STUDIES AND LINGUISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF

The Department of African Studies and Linguistics is housed in Harry Oppenheimer Building and
can be contacted by e-mail at: [email protected], or telephone at: 021 650 4034.

The letter code for all courses offered in the Department is ASL.
Departmental website: TBA

ASL1200S AFRICA: CULTURE, ID & GLOBALISATION

Please note that this course does not count towards a Humanities degree. NB: this is a service
course designed specifically for non-Humanities students preparing themselves for a life of
professional practice.
8 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First-year, second-semester course, one lecture and one compulsory
tutorial per week.
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: This course is for non-Humanities students only and does not count
towards Humanities degrees.
Course outline:
This is a service course designed specifically for non-Humanities students preparing themselves for
a life of professional practice. Broad-based and introductory, it is intended to satisfy the
complementary studies requirements of professional institutes (like the Engineering Council of
South Africa). It does this by focusing on contexts and ideas which will be of direct benefit in
professional practices, as well as on more abstract ideas which will be generally enriching.
In the time available, this course sets out to introduce and discuss the dynamic interplay between the
various forces of globalisation and the impact on culture and identity in Africa. The ideas explored
and debates encouraged in the course are expected to contribute towards a more thoughtful
professional practice and critical awareness of social and historical context, particularly, the post-
colonial context in Africa.
From Cape Town to Algiers and Puntland, the course examines a range of different contemporary
issues, historical moments and diverse localities across the continent. Dominant concepts and
vocabularies that operate in relation to complex processes of globalisation which impact everyday
life in distinctly different ways are critically discussed as “tools to think with.”
Lecture times: Friday, 5th period.
DP requirements: Attendance at lectures and tutorials is compulsory, failing which students’
papers may not be marked.
Assessment: Continuous assessment (essays, projects, tests, etc.) counts 100%.
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Departments Established in the Faculty of Law

COMMERCIAL LAW
Professor and Head of Department:
R le Roux, BJuris LLB UPE LLM Stell PG Dip (Employment Law and Social Security Law) Cape
Town LLM Anglia Polytechnic PhD Cape Town Attorney and Conveyancer of the High Court

Director Service Courses

Jane Franco BA LLB Cape Town Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer of the High Court

CML1001F BUSINESS LAW I

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: K Lehmann
Course outline:
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a general introduction to the South African
legal system, with its main focus the law of contract. The course starts with an overview of the
South African court structure and contemporary sources and branches of South African law, and
also introduces students to the Constitution and the impact that it continues to have on legal
development. The course then provides students with a general but comprehensive introduction to
the general principles of contract, focusing on formation of contracts, the content of contracts,
breach of contract and remedies for breach. The course also aims to provide students with an
introduction to certain specific contracts, most notably contracts of sale, lease and agency. The
general principles of contract are supplemented by a consideration of legislation, in particular the
provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, where relevant.
Lecture times: The course is an intensive one, with 5 contact periods per week for the full semester.
DP requirements: Coursework is compulsory. If the student does not submit hand-ins or write a
test the student will receive a mark of 0 for that assessment (unless granted an exemption). But the
student will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Coursework 40%; final examination 60%

CML1004S BUSINESS LAW I

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
The purpose of the course is to provide students with a general introduction to the South African
legal system, with its main focus the law of contract. The course starts with an overview of the
South African court structure and contemporary sources and branches of South African law, and
also introduces students to the Constitution and the impact that it continues to have on legal
development. The course then provides students with a general but comprehensive introduction to
the general principles of contract, focusing on formation of contracts, the content of contracts,
breach of contract and remedies for breach. The course also aims to provide students with an
introduction to certain specific contracts, most notably contracts of sale, lease and agency. The
general principles of contract are supplemented by a consideration of legislation, in particular the
provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, where relevant.
Lecture times: The course is an intensive one, with 5 contact periods per week for the full semester.
DP requirements: Coursework is compulsory. If the student does not submit hand-ins or write a
test the student will receive a mark of 0 for that assessment (unless granted an exemption). But the
student will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Coursework 40%; final examination 60%.
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CML2001F COMPANY LAW

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: R Bradstreet
Course entry requirements: Business Law 1 and no undergraduate student in his/her first year of
study may register for Company Law.
Course outline:
The course offers an overview of the laws that govern the nature, formation, and management of
partnerships, trusts, companies and close corporations with the main focus being on companies.
Students are encouraged to apply the analytical abilities acquired in previous law courses and these
skills are further developed. After the course students will be able to, amongst others, navigate the
Companies Act 71 of 2008 and will be familiar with its core provisions and their practical impact.
Lecture times: The course is an intensive one with 5 contact periods per week for the full semester.
DP requirements: Coursework is compulsory. If the student does not submit hand-ins or write a
test the student will receive a mark of 0 for that assessment (unless granted an exemption). But the
student will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Coursework 40%; final examination 60%.

CML2005F LABOUR LAW

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: No undergraduate student in his/her first year of study may take
Labour Law. It is recommended that students have passed a foundation course in law, e.g. Business
Law I.
Course outline:
This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the common law contract of
employment and labour law statutes; including the Labour Relations Act; Basic Conditions of the
Employment Act; and the Employment Equity Act. The course will specifically focus on the
following issues that commonly arise in the workplace: the legal definition of ‘employee’; discipline
and dismissals; unfair labour practices; unfair discrimination in employment and recruitment and
selection; employment equity issues; collective bargaining; strikes and lock-outs; and dispute
resolution.
Lecture times: This course is an intensive one, with 3 lectures per week for the full semester.
DP requirements: Coursework is compulsory. If the student does not submit hand-ins or write a
test the student will receive a mark of 0 for that assessment (unless granted an exemption). But the
student will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Coursework 40%; final examination 60%.

CML2010Z BUSINESS LAW II

12 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Jane Franco
Course entry requirements: Business Law I. No undergraduate student in the first year of study
may register for Business Law II.
Co-requisites: None
Course outline:
Business law 2 is designed to give students an understanding of commercial transactions, how they
are financed, and the risks involved. The course covers insolvency, credit agreements, stokvels and
the various forms of security that can be used to finance commercial transactions. By the end of the
course, students should have an appreciation of the types of legal issues that commonly arise in
financing transactions – how creditors can best secure themselves in the event of non-payment and
ultimately the risk of insolvency and how debtors are protected under the National Credit Act.
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The course also covers public sector financial management, looking specifically at the legal
obligations set out in the Public Finance Management Act 1999 and the Municipal Finance
Management Act 2003 and related laws.
Lecture times: The course is an intensive one with 5 contact periods per week for 8 weeks in
Semester 2.
DP requirements: Writing the test is compulsory. If a student does not write the test and does not
get an exemption then the student will be marked absent and awarded 0 for the test. But the student
will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Coursework 30% and final examination 70%

CML4607F LAW FOR ENGINEERS

First semester course, four lectures per week.
10 NQF credits at NQF level 8
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: This course is only available to BSc(Eng) Electrical Engineering;
BSc(Eng) Electrical and Computer Engineering and BSc(Eng) Mechatronics students.
Course outline:
The course is designed to give students a general understanding of the legal issues they will face in
their engineering careers and to enable them to act professionally and ethically. The course gives an
overview of the South African legal system, and then provides a general but comprehensive
synopsis of the law of contract, labour law, corporate governance and the various entities which can
be used for conducting business and the legal implications of each. In addition students are given an
introduction to intellectual property. By the end of the term students should have an appreciation of
the types of issues and risks that commonly arise in the socio-legal context of engineering practice.
Lecture times: There are 4 contact sessions per week in this intensive course.
DP requirements: Completion of assignment and class test is compulsory. If the student does not
submit the assignment or write the test the student will receive 0 for that assessment (unless granted
an exemption). But the student will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Assignment (20%), Class test (20%), Exam (60%)

SUMMER TERM SERVICE COURSES

Admission Criteria: The following courses will be limited to a maximum of 75 students. Once
this number has been reached, no further students will be registered for the course.
Note: A first year student may not do a law course during Summer Term.
Note: Students may not anticipate a course in order to lighten their standard workload

In addition to the above, only the following students are eligible to do these law courses in Summer
Term:
a) Semester Study Abroad Students (from UCT), registered in the Commerce Faculty who need the
course to graduate in the current year;
b) Construction Studies students who require Business Law I as a prerequisite for CON3032W and
who already have a full credit load and which could impact on their graduation;
c) Students for whom the course is the only course required in order to graduate (i.e. it is the only
scheduled course outstanding for the degree);
d) Students who require the course in order to graduate in the current year of study and who are
already carrying a normal scheduled workload.

Note: In the event of an over-subscription students may have to be de-registered for the course and
preference will be given to students in the order of the above categories i.e. first group (a), second
group (b) and so on. Students must register by 1 October and will be notified by the end of
October if they are to de-register. But students in categories (c) and (d) may register up to 15
December.
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Note: A course will only run if a minimum of 45 students register for the course – if fewer students
register, the course will be withdrawn due to insufficient demand.

The authority and responsibility for administering the admission criteria and registering students on
the Summer Term programme rests with each student’s home faculty.

STUDENTS MUST STATE WHICH CATEGORY (a-d) THEY FALL INTO WHEN
REGISTERING.

CML1001P BUSINESS LAW I - SUMMER TERM

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: None
Course outline:
Refer to course outline for CML1001F/CML1004S.
Lecture times: Lectures are offered on a daily basis for three hours over a four-week period.
DP requirements: Writing the test is compulsory. If a student does not write the test and does not
get an exemption then the student will be marked absent and awarded 0 for the test. But the student
will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Test 40%; final examination 60%.

CML2001P COMPANY LAW - SUMMER TERM

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: No undergraduate student in the first year of study may register for
Company Law. Business Law I is a prerequisite for Company Law, and students cannot register for
Company Law unless they successfully completed Business Law I in the previous year of study.
Course outline:
Refer to course outline for CML2001F.
Lecture times: Lectures are offered on a daily basis for three hours over a four-week period
DP requirements: Writing the test is compulsory. If a student does not write the test and does not
get an exemption then the student will be marked absent and awarded 0 for the test. But the student
will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Test 40%; final examination 60%.

CML2005P LABOUR LAW - SUMMER TERM

18 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: TBA
Course entry requirements: No undergraduate student in his/her first year of study may take
Labour Law. It is recommended that students have passed a foundation course in law, e.g. Business
Law I.
Course outline:
Refer to course outline for CML2005F.
Lecture times: Lectures are offered on a daily basis for three hours over a four-week period.
DP requirements: Writing the test is compulsory. If a student does not write the test and does not
get an exemption then the student will be marked absent and awarded 0 for the test. But the student
will be able to write the exam
Assessment: Test 40%; final examination 60%

CML2010P BUSINESS LAW II - SUMMER TERM

12 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: TBA
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Course entry requirements: Business Law I. No undergraduate student in the first year of study
may register for Business Law II.
Course outline:
Refer to course outline for CML 2010Z.
Lecture times: Lectures are offered on a daily basis for three hours over a four-week period.
DP requirements: Writing the test is compulsory. If a student does not write the test and does not
get an exemption then the student will be marked absent and awarded 0 for the test. But the student
will be able to write the exam.
Assessment: Test 30% and final examination 70%.

Departments and Units Established in the Faculty of Science

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Associate Professor and Head of Department:
A M Muasya, MPhil Moi PhD Reading

BIO1000F CELL BIOLOGY

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Professor A G West
Course entry requirements: Admission will be restricted to students who have passed either NSC
Physical Science or Life Science with at least 60%. NOTE: Preference will be given to students
registered in the Science Faculty. Students registered for this course will be assessed in week 5; if it
is judged that they are not coping with the level and pace of the course, and would benefit from an
opportunity to strengthen foundational concepts and learn new material at a slower pace, they will
be required to transfer to BIO1000H from week 7.
Course outline:
Basic biological principles and processes at a cellular level provide an essential grounding for future
study in the life sciences. The structure and function of cell components is introduced, followed by
an introduction to chemistry, including the structure and functions of biological macro-molecules.
Cell division and the role of genetics in inheritance and the control of biological systems is then
considered. This leads into an introduction to membrane physiology, metabolism and its regulation.
Cellular processes that are considered in detail include the functioning of photosynthesis and cellular
respiration, and how these relate to organismal physiology. Cellular communication and the immune
system of animals complete the organismal physiology.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 5th period, Tutorials: One per week, by arrangement, Practicals:
One afternoon per week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, 14h00 - 17h00. Attendance is
compulsory for all lectures and practicals.
DP requirements: Completion of at least 80% of deliverables (tests, practicals, tutorials), including
at least one class test and at least one practical test; attendance of practicals; minimum of 40% for
the class record.
Assessment: Class record counts 40% (three class tests count 27%; two practical tests count 5%;
and a practical book mark counts 8%). One 2-hour examination paper (Theory) written in June
counts 40%; a subminimum of 40% is required for this paper. One 1.5-hour examination paper
(Practical) in June counts 20%.

BIO1000H CELL BIOLOGY

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr M Vaaltyn
Course entry requirements: Admission will be restricted to students who have passed either NSC
Physical Science or Life Science with at least 60%. The permission of the Dean or Head of
Department is required prior to registration for this course. NOTES: 1) Preference will be given to
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students registered in the Science Faculty. 2) This course only begins in week 7 and is intended for
students who have been advised to transfer to this course after initially registering for BIO1000F
(see entry forBIO1000F). 3) The course places an emphasis on the strengthening of foundational
concepts and skills, the carefully-paced introduction of new material, and the development of sound
approaches to effective learning. 4) BIO1000H is equivalent to BIO1000F in level, credit value
towards the degree and as prerequisite for certain other courses.
Course outline:
Basic biological principles and processes at a cellular level provide an essential grounding for future
study in the life sciences. The structure and function of cell components is introduced, followed by
an introduction to chemistry, including the structure and functions of biological macro-molecules.
Cell division and the role of genetics in inheritance and the control of biological systems is then
considered. This leads into an introduction to membrane physiology, metabolism and its regulation.
Cellular processes that are considered in detail include the functioning of photosynthesis and cellular
respiration, and how these relate to organismal physiology. Cellular communication and the immune
system of animals complete the organismal physiology.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 2nd period, Tutorials: One per week, by arrangement, Practicals:
One afternoon per week, Friday, 14h00 - 17h00. Attendance is compulsory for all lectures and
practicals.
DP requirements: Completion of at least 80% of deliverables (tests, practicals, tutorials), including
at least one class test and at least one practical test; attendance of practicals; minimum of 40% for
the class record.
Assessment: Class record counts 40% (three class tests count 27%; two practical tests count 5%;
and a practical book mark counts 8%). One 2-hour examination paper (Theory) written in November
counts 40%; a subminimum of 40% is required for this paper. One 1.5-hour examination paper
(Practical) in November counts 20%.

CHEMISTRY
Professor and Head of Department:
T J Egan, BSc Hons PhD Witwatersrand MSACI

CEM1000W CHEMISTRY 1000

NOTES: Preference will be given to students registered in the Science Faculty. Students registered
for this course will be assessed in week 5; if it is judged that they are not coping with the level and
pace of the course, and would benefit from an opportunity to strengthen foundational concepts and
learn new material at a slower pace, they will be required to transfer to CEM1009H from week 7.
36 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor G S Smith
Course entry requirements: Students wishing to register for CEM1000W will normally be
expected to have passed NSC Physical Science with at least 60% and NSC Mathematics with at least
70%.
Course outline:
This course lays the foundation of chemistry in its context as a central science for scientists and
engineers working in the chemical, biological or earth sciences or in chemical engineering.
Fundamental concepts in chemistry are covered to illustrate their application to understanding the
molecular nature of the world around us. Topics include microscopic and macroscopic concepts,
atomic structure, chemical bonding and molecular structure, the chemistry of the elements and
inorganic chemistry, chemical equilibrium, acids and bases, solubility, phases of matter,
thermochemistry and thermodynamics, colligative properties, oxidation and reduction,
electrochemistry and chemical kinetics. The course continues with an introduction to the language of
organic chemistry, including structure and reactivity in organic chemistry, describing and predicting
organic reactivity and the properties and reactivity of biologically important molecules. Practicals
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aim to develop essential manipulative and technical laboratory skills, as well as to draw links to
interpreting the physical world in terms of its molecular nature. A blended approach to learning may
be used where academic activities will be delivered online and face-to-face, if feasible. This will be
at the discretion of the course convener.
Lecture times: Monday to Wednesday and Friday, 2nd or 4th period. Tutorials: Thursday 2nd or 4th
period. Practicals: Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 14h00 - 17h00.
DP requirements: Attendance and completion of practicals, tests and tutorial exercises, and at least
35% for the class record.
Assessment: Class record (comprising tests, tutorials and practicals) counts 50%; one 3-hour
examination written in November counts 50%. A subminimum of 40% is required in the final
examination.

CEM1008F CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS

1 practical and/or tutorial per week.
16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr C Oliver
Course entry requirements: Passed NSC Physical Sciences with at least 60% and NSC
Mathematics with at least 70%.
Course outline:
This course is intended to develop an understanding of basic chemical concepts for students in Civil,
Electro-mechanical and Mechanical Engineering. The course includes topics in chemical
stoichiometry, some systematic inorganic chemistry, atomic structure and chemical bonding, with
the emphasis on the structure of solids, chemical equilibrium and aqueous solution chemistry, acids
and bases, thermochemistry, electrochemistry and corrosion of metals, polymers.
Lecture times: Monday to Wednesday & Friday 4th period. Tutorial/practical Monday 6th to 8th
period.
DP requirements: Attendance and completion of practicals, tests and tutorial exercises, and at least
35% for the class record.
Assessment: June examination of 2 hours counts 60%, course record counts 40%. It is necessary to
obtain a subminimum of 40% for the June examination and obtain an aggregate of 50% to pass the
whole course overall.

CEM2005W INTERMEDIATE CHEMISTRY

48 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr G A Venter
Course entry requirements: For Science students: CEM1000W (or equivalent), 1000-level full
course in Physics, 1000-level full or semester course in Mathematics. Concurrent registration for
STA1000F/S (or equivalent) is highly recommended. For Chemical Engineering students:
CEM1000W (or equivalent), PHY1012F/S, MAM1020F/S, CHE1005W
Course outline:
This course develops the foundations of a major in Chemistry at an intermediate level and allows
continuation to third-year Chemistry for the completion of a major in Chemistry. The theory
component features a set of intermediate topics, and the laboratory component develops both
experimental and interpretative skills. The course includes the following topics: spectroscopy and
modern analytical tools, introduction to inorganic chemistry, organic structure and reactivity,
thermodynamics, thermodynamics of solutions, phase equilibria, chemical reaction kinetics and
equilibria, reactions of organic molecules (patterns, predictions and preparation of new products),
introduction to coordination chemistry, structures and energetics of inorganic solids and
electrochemistry. The practical course covers the same topics and aims to develop manipulative and
technical laboratory skills including the application of modern analytical methods to the elucidation
of chemical structures.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 3rd period. Tutorials by arrangement. Practicals, EBE: Tuesday,
14h00 - 17h00; Science: Thursday, 14h00 - 17h00.
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DP requirements: Attendance and completion of practicals, tests and tutorial exercises; at least
40% average for practical exams.
Assessment: The class record (comprising tests and practicals) counts 50%; one 3-hour examination
written in November counts 50%. The class record consists of class tests (25%), tutorials (5%)
practical reports (10%) and practical exams (10%). A subminimum of 40% is required in the final
examination.

COMPUTER SCIENCE
Associate Professor and Head of Department:
H Suleman, MSc UDW PhD Virginia Tech

CSC1015F/S COMPUTER SCIENCE 1015

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: A Safla
Course entry requirements: At least 70% for NSC Mathematics. Students registered for this
course will be assessed in week 5; if it is judged that they are not coping with the level and pace of
the course, and would benefit from an opportunity to strengthen foundational concepts and learn
new material at a slower pace, they will be required to transfer to CSC1010H from week 7.
Course outline:
This course is an introduction to problem solving, algorithm development and programming in the
Python language. It includes fundamental programming constructs and abstractions, sorting and
searching techniques, and machine representations of data. The practical component covers
input/output, conditionals, loops, strings, functions, arrays, lists, dictionaries, recursion, text files
and exceptions in Python. Students are taught testing and debugging, as well as sorting and
searching algorithms, algorithm complexity and equivalence classes. Number systems, binary
arithmetic, Boolean algebra and logic gates are also introduced. The course is offered in a blended-
learning format. Students are provided with a set of video lectures that they can watch multiple
times. Student contact time is in a tutorial/practical format aimed at reinforcing the principles
introduced in the online lectures and giving students time to do exercises under the supervision of
tutors.
Lecture times: 4th or 5th period once per week, Tutorials: One per week, replacing one lecture,
Practicals: One per week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 14h00 - 16h00 or 16h00 -
18h00
DP requirements: Minimum of 45% aggregate in practical work.
Assessment: Theory tests 15%; practical tests and practical assignments 25%; June examination 2
hours 60%. Subminima: 45% for practicals, 45% on weighted average of theory tests and
examination.

CSC1016S COMPUTER SCIENCE 1016

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: A Safla
Course entry requirements: CSC1015F (At least 45% for CSC1015F or at least 70% for
CSC1017F)
Course outline:
This course builds on the foundation of CSC1015F/CSC1010H, with a focus on object-oriented
design and programming in Java, as well as introducing important considerations relating to ethical
and professional issues. The latter introduces students to ethical issues such as property rights,
freedom of expression and privacy, and concepts such as free and open source software, ICT for
Development, and Professional Codes of Conduct. The Java component of the course covers object-
oriented design techniques and UML class diagrams, as well as elementary data structures such as
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lists, stacks and queues. The practical component includes use of inheritance, polymorphism,
interfaces, generics and GUI programming in Java.
Lecture times: 4th or 5th period daily, Tutorials: One per week, replacing one lecture, Practicals:
One per week, Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, 14h00 - 16h00 or 16h00 - 18h00
DP requirements: Minimum of 45% aggregate in practical work.
Assessment: Theory tests count 15%; practical tests and practical assignments count 25%; one 2-
hour exam written in November counts 60%. Subminima: 45% for practicals and 45% on weighted
average of theory tests and examination.

CSC1017F INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING

16 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: A Safla
Course outline:
This course aims to provide an introduction to programming and algorithms, using the Python
programming language. Topics to be included will be: basic syntax, variables, operators, comments,
expressions, strings, input and output; conditional statements, if, nested ifs, if-else ladders, Boolean
expressions; loops, for and while, nested loops; functions, parameters, return values; testing and
debugging; arrays and lists, multidimensional arrays; sorting and searching; text files; and number
systems. The course is offered in a blended-learning format. Students are provided with a set of
video lectures that they can watch multiple times. Student contact time is in a tutorial/practical
format aimed at reinforcing the principles introduced in the online lectures and giving students time
to do exercises under the supervision of tutors.
DP requirements: 45% weighted average for practical work.
Assessment: Theory tests count for 20%, practicals count for 20%, practical tests count for 10%,
June examination counts for 50% of the course mark. Subminima: 45% weighted average for
practical work, 45% weighted average of tests and exams.

CSC1019F FOUNDATIONS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMMING FOR ENGINEERS

12 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: A Safla
Course outline:
This course offers an introduction to the development of algorithms and design of computer
programs and provides an introduction to programming and algorithms, using the Python
programming language. Topics include: basic syntax, variables, operators, comments, expressions,
strings, input and output; conditional statements, if, nested ifs, if-else ladders, Boolean expressions;
loops, for and while, nested loops; functions, parameters, return values; arrays and lists,
multidimensional arrays and text files. The course is offered in a blended-learning format. Students
are provided with a set of video lectures that they can watch multiple times. Student contact time is
in a tutorial/practical format aimed at reinforcing the principles introduced in the online lectures and
giving students time to do exercises under the supervision of tutors.
DP requirements: 45% weighted average for practical work.
Assessment: Theory tests count for 20%, practicals count for 20%, practical tests count for 10%,
June examination counts for 50% of the course mark. Subminima: 45% weighted average for
practical work, 45% weighted average of tests and exams.

CSC2001F COMPUTER SCIENCE 2001

Each student registered for this course is required to have a laptop for use during class sessions as
well as after hours. The minimum specifications of the laptop are available at
www.cs.uct.ac.za/teaching. (A tablet or “netbook” will not be suitable). The course convenor will
provide details of additional software (open source) required.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Associate Professor S Berman
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Course entry requirements: (CSC1015F and CSC1016S) or (CSC1010H and CSC1011H)

Course outline:
This course builds on the first year Computer Science foundation with an emphasis on data storage
and manipulation. The course covers abstract data types and assertions, recursive algorithms, tree
structures such as AVL and B-trees, graph traversals, minimum spanning trees, sets, hashing and
priority queues. An introduction to conceptual modelling, database design and relational database
manipulation is included. Practical programming in Java in a Unix environment is an important part
of the course
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 2nd period, Four or five lectures per week, Practicals: One 4-hour
practical per week, Monday - Friday, 14h00 - 18h00
DP requirements: Minimum of 45% aggregate in practical work.
Assessment: Tests count for 16.7%; practicals count 33.3%; one 3-hour paper written in June counts
50%. Subminima: 45% on weighted average of theory tests and examination.

CSC2002S COMPUTER SCIENCE 2002

Each student registered for this course is required to have a laptop for use during class sessions as
well as after hours. The minimum specifications of the laptop are available at
www.cs.uct.ac.za/teaching. (A tablet or “netbook” will not be suitable). The course convenor will
provide details of additional software (open source) required.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Associate Professor M Kuttel
Course entry requirements: CSC2001F (At least 45% for CSC2001F)
Course outline:
The goal of this course is to complete the basic education of a Computer Scientist. Topics include:
mobile application development and interface design, an introduction to computer architecture and
concurrent programming. Practical work in Java and in assembler programming are included.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 2nd period, Four lectures per week, Practicals: One 4-hour
practical per week, Monday - Friday, 14h00 - 18h00
DP requirements: Minimum of 45% aggregate in practical work.
Assessment: Tests count for 16.7%; practicals and practical test count 33.3%; one 3-hour paper
written in November counts 50%. Subminima: 45% on weighted average of theory tests and
examination.

CSC2004Z PROGRAMMING ASSESSMENT

This is a required course for all students majoring in Computer Science and/or who wish to continue
to any third year courses in Computer Science. It should be taken in the second year of study and
will demonstrate competency in programming, which is assumed in all third year courses. It is a
compulsory course in the Computer Science major CSC05.
0 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Professor J Gain
Course entry requirements: (CSC1015F and CSC1016S) or (CSC1010H and CSC1011H)
Course outline:
All students who take advanced courses in Computer Science need to build on a foundation of
strong programming skills. The aim of this course is to assess and confirm mastery in fundamental
programming skills before students can proceed to advanced courses.
Lecture times: None
DP requirements: None
Assessment: Practical programming examination counts for 100%

CSC2005Z INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

24 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor H Suleman
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Course entry requirements: Academically strong students may apply for entrance. Selection will
be made on the basis of marks for CSC1015F, CSC1016S and CSC2001F. The number of places
will be limited depending on the availability of supervisors, and the final decision will be at the
discretion of the Head of Department.
Course outline:
This course allows students to pursue a course of independent research in one of the areas of
specialisation of the department, as listed on the department's website, under the direct supervision
of one of the staff members. Students will learn research methods in Computer Science and apply
these in a suitable project. They will also learn about research writing (proposal and report).
Students will complete a research project and document this in a research report (mini-dissertation).
An intermediate deliverable will be a project proposal and presentation to staff.
Lecture times: Meetings with supervisor, by arrangement
Assessment: Proposal 20%, Final research report 80%

CSC3002F COMPUTER SCIENCE 3002

Each student registered for this course is required to have a laptop for use during class sessions as
well as after hours. The minimum specifications of the laptop are available at
www.cs.uct.ac.za/teaching. (A tablet or “netbook” will not be suitable). The course convenor will
provide details of additional software (open source) required.
36 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor P Marais
Course entry requirements: CSC2001F, CSC2002S and ((MAM1004F+MAM1008S) or
(MAM1000W) or (both MAM1031F & MAM1032S (or equivalent)). CSC2004Z is required if
CSC2002S was passed after 2017.
Course outline:
The course provides an introduction to the two topics (1) structure and organization of operating
systems and (2) a basic knowledge of computer networks that will take the student through the
various logical layers of the ISO OSI layers, focusing on the Internet Protocol suite.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 2nd period, Practicals: Two 4-hour practicals per week, Monday -
Friday, 14h00 - 18h00
DP requirements: Minimum of 45% aggregate in practical work.
Assessment: Tests count 15%; practical work counts 35%; one 3-hour paper written in June counts
50%. Subminima: 45% for practicals; 45% on weighted average of theory tests and examinations.

CSC3003S COMPUTER SCIENCE 3003

Each student registered for this course is required to have a laptop for use during class sessions as
well as after hours. The minimum specifications of the laptop are available at
www.cs.uct.ac.za/teaching. (A tablet or “netbook” will not be suitable). The course convenor will
provide details of additional software (open source) required.
36 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor P Marais
Course entry requirements: CSC2001F, CSC2002S and ((MAM1004F+MAM1008S) or
(MAM1000W) or (both MAM1031F & MAM1032S (or equivalent)), and either INF2009F or
permission from the Head of Department to do compensation work to a satisfactory standard.
CSC2004Z is required if CSC2002S was passed after 2017.
Course outline:
This is a course on two advanced topics: (1) advanced software design is about turning requirements
into effective and efficient implementations in a systematic manner; and (2) the algorithms module
expands on a topic central to computing. This module describes how algorithms are categorised, and
shows interesting algorithms in each category and analyses their complexity. It also touches on
Turing machines and the limits of computation.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 2nd period, Practicals: Two 4-hour practicals per week, Monday -
Friday, 14h00 - 18h00
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DP requirements: Minimum of 45% aggregate in practical work.

Assessment: Tests count 15%; practical work counts 35%; one 3-hour paper written in November
counts 50%. Subminima: 45% for practicals, 45% on weighted average of theory tests and 35% for
the algorithms module (comprising Theory of Algorithms and Theory of Computation) in the final
examination.

CSC3023F COMPUTER SCIENCE 3023

Credit will not be given for this course if credit is also given for CSC3002F and/or CSC3022F.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor P Marais
Course entry requirements: CSC2001F, CSC2002S. CSC2004Z is required if CSC2002S was
passed after 2017.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of operating system structure and operations;
computer system organisation; process management and storage management; protection and open
source operating systems. Also included is an introduction to C++; pointers and memory
management; streams and I/O; OO in C++; operator overloading; function objects; templates; the
STL; and exceptions.
DP requirements: Minimum of 45% aggregate in practical work.
Assessment: Tests count for 15%; practicals count for 35%; June examination counts for 50%.
Subminima: 45% for practicals; 45% for tests and examination.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE

Associate Professor and Head of Department:
M R Sowman, MSc PhD Cape Town

EGS1003S GEOGRAPHY, DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT

There is a compulsory fieldwork component involving half-day field excursions.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr P Mbatha
Course entry requirements: At least 50% for NSC Geography or GEO1009F
Course outline:
The course introduces students to development, sustainability and environment debates in
geography, by exploring different landscapes at different scales and levels, focusing on the historical
roots and spatial patterns that underpin development.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 2nd period
DP requirements: Attendance and satisfactory completion of tutorial assignments; students must
attain an average mark of not less than 40% for the coursework component.
Assessment: Essays, a class test and tutorial work count 50%; one 2-hour theory examination
written in November counts 50% (subminimum of 40% required).

EGS1005F INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT &

MANAGEMENT
12 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr K Winter
Co-requisites: Any one of CIV4041F, CIV4042F, CIV4045F and CIV4046F
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce environmental management, sustainable development and climate
change. Students are guided through the process of environmental assessment, methods, reports, and
public involvement. The environmental management of construction is also covered. The course
includes practical sessions: case studies, field trips and a course project.
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Assessment: A class test, practical assignments and field report count 50%; one 2-hour examination
written in June count 50% (sub-minimum of 40% required).

EGS2013F THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

There is a compulsory fieldwork component involving half-day field excursions.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Associate Professor F Eckardt
Course entry requirements: GEO1009F
Course outline:
The course focuses on contemporary Atmosphere-Earth surface interactions, in particular the role of
precipitation and water from a global to a regional scale and examines temporal dynamics, driven by
natural process as well as anthropogenic pressures. It covers in detail global circulation patterns,
climate variability, soil formation, polar response to climate change, informants of regional biome
formation, tropical deforestation, and desertification and earth observation technology. It is expected
that students will enhance their understanding of Earth system dynamics, systems interactions and
develop an appreciation for scales both temporal and spatial. Students are also expected to put the
local context into a regional setting and make linkages to the larger global picture.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 5th period
DP requirements: Satisfactory completion of practicals and all written assignments, including
projects, fieldwork reports, practicals, essays and class tests. Students must attain an average mark
of not less than 40% for the coursework.
Assessment: Project, essays, class tests and practical assignments including fieldwork report count
50%; one 3-hour examination written in June count 50% (subminimum of 40% required).

EGS2015S SOCIETY & SPACE

There is a compulsory fieldwork component involving half-day field excursions.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr S Scheba
Course entry requirements: For BSc: EGS1003S; For BA or BSocSc: EGS1003S or Social
Science Foundation course and two full first year Humanities courses, or equivalent.
Course outline:
Spatial thinking sits at the core of Geographical scholarship, and space and human societies are
always mutually constitutive. This course explores how geographers have theorised space and place
as central to understanding historical processes, social relations and cultural practices. Focusing
particularly on Africa and other regions of the global South, the course covers foundational Human
Geography concepts including modernity, landscape, memory, heritage, identity and inclusion.
Through theoretical work and field-based experiential learning, we examine how space and place
both shape and are shaped by a range of power dynamics.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 5th period
DP requirements: Attendance and satisfactory completion of practical including fieldwork and
tutorial assignments; students must attain an average mark of not less than 40% for the coursework.
Assessment: Essays, a class test, practical assignments based on compulsory fieldwork and tutorial
work count 50%; one 2-hour theory examination written in November counts 50% (subminimum of
40% required).

EGS3012S ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

36 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor B J Abiodun
Course entry requirements: GEO1009F or equivalent, EGS2013F or SEA2004F (or SEA2002S or
SEA2003F) or any approved 2000-level Science course, and or any approved 1000-level Physics or
Mathematics course.
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Course outline:
This course aims to provide a thorough understanding of the physical processes that control the
Earth's atmosphere. It covers the following topics: atmospheric energy balance, thermodynamics,
dynamics, and general circulation; tropical and mid-latitude weather producing systems; weather
and climate extreme events (e.g. heat-waves, drought, and floods) in Africa; climate variability and
change; atmospheric boundary layer turbulence, chemistry, and pollution. The lectures are
complemented with field measurements and laboratory practicals to demonstrate basic data analysis
techniques employed in atmospheric sciences.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 1st period
DP requirements: Satisfactory completion of practicals and all written assignments, including
essays, project reports and class tests.
Assessment: Essays and tests count 20%; project reports and practicals count 20%; one 3-hour
examination in November counts 60% (subminimum of 40% required).

EGS3021F SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT

There is a compulsory fieldwork component involving a half-day field excursion.
36 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Professor M Sowman
Course entry requirements: EGS2013F, EGS2015S
Course outline:
The course critically engages with current debates and discourses in the fields of sustainability,
vulnerability and environmental management, including examination of key concepts such as
integration, systems-thinking, complexity, equity, vulnerability, risk, resilience, adaptation and
mitigation. Approaches and methods for analysing environmental problems and integrating risk
reduction as well as sustainability principles and practices into policy, programme, plan and project
cycle processes are investigated and applied in different contexts.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 3rd period
DP requirements: Attendance and satisfactory completion of practicals (including fieldwork), other
assignments and tests; students must attain an average mark of not less than 40% for the
coursework.
Assessment: Practical reports (including fieldwork), class tests and other assignments count 50%;
one 3-hour June examination counts 50% (subminimum of 40% required).

EGS3022S GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT

36 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor Z Patel
Course entry requirements: EGS2015S
Course outline:
The course focuses on debates in classical and contemporary human geography. It considers
important thematic areas in the geographical literature, such as development; spatiality; urban,
political and feminist geographies. Each thematic area explores specific debates and key author’s
work in the field, providing students with an introduction to literature, a content overview, and skills
to deconstruct and build conceptual and analytical arguments related to evidence drawn from
geographical research from around the world, other than South Africa. The course also emphasises
academic reading and writing skills taught in the practical sessions.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 4th period
DP requirements: Satisfactory completion of essay and practical assignments and participation in
tutorials; students must attain an average mark of not less than 40% for the coursework
Assessment: Essay and other assignments count 70%; one 3-hour written examination in November
count 30% (subminimum of 40% required).
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EGS3023F ANTHROPOCENE ENVIRONMENTS IN PERSPECTIVE

36 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Associate Professor P Anderson
Course entry requirements: EGS2013F
Course outline:
The course deals with the dynamic physical environment including the human impact on global
environments at various spatial and temporal scales during the so-called Anthropocene. The general
aim of this course is to illustrate the nature and scale of changes that characterise the earth’s
environment, against a background of both natural and anthropogenically-induced processes. This
provides an important perspective when thinking about contemporary environments and how they
might change in the future – with obvious consequences for our own species and that of the others
with which we share the planet.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 5th period
DP requirements: Satisfactory completion of practicals and all written assignments, including
fieldwork report, essays and class tests. Students must attain an average mark of not less than 40%
for the coursework.
Assessment: Field report, essays, class tests and practical assignments count 50%; one 3-hour
examination written in June count 50% (sub-minimum of 40% required).

GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Philipson Stow Professor of Mineralogy & Geology and Head of Department:
C Harris, MA DPhil Oxon

GEO1008F INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS

12 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr D A Quiros Ugalde
Course outline:
This course introduces students in civil engineering to the structure of planet Earth and plate
tectonics of the lithosphere. Physical and chemical properties of rock forming minerals. Clay
minerals, their structure and properties. Petrology of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
Weathering and applied geomorphology. Structural geology, geomechanical classification of jointed
rock masses. Field and laboratory testing techniques. Case studies of problem soils throughout South
Africa and problem soils in general.
DP requirements: Attendance of at least 80% of the practicals.
Assessment: June examination 3 hours 60%, year mark 40%.

GEO1009F GEOSYSTEMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO EARTH &

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
This course is presented jointly by the Departments of Archaeology, Environmental & Geographical
Science and Geological Sciences, but administered by Geological Sciences. Students are required to
attend three half-day excursions in the Cape Peninsula.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor E M Bordy
Course entry requirements: At least 50% for NSC Geography or at least 60% for NSC Physical
Science or Life Sciences. NOTE: Preference will be given to students registered in the Science
Faculty.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop a broad understanding of how the Earth works. Over its >4.5 billion-
year-long history, the Earth has been shaped by chemical, physical and biological processes. The
course shows why decoding the rock record of deep-time events is critical for explaining past,
present and future environmental changes and the distribution of natural resources. The Earth has
also sustained life in the last >3.5 billion years. Our species, Homo sapiens, is a relatively recent
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arrival, yet it had the greatest impact on our planet. The course reviews human evolution and how
we became the dominant cause of environmental change on our planet. The course also introduces
environmental science and examines contemporary linkages between climate, hydrology and critical
surface zone processes within the context of human impact. Together they control the state of the
environment and determine the resilience, vulnerability and risks for life on Earth.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 2nd period
DP requirements: An average of 30% on all marked classwork and tests.
Assessment: Marked classwork and class tests count 50%; June examination 3 hours counts 50%. A
Subminimum of 40% is required in the theory examination paper. Supplementary examinations for
GEO1009F will be written in July.

GEO2006S APPLIED MINERALOGY FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS

24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr P J le Roux
Course entry requirements: CEM1000W
Course outline:
Introduction to mineralogy; the structure and composition of minerals, how minerals form, their
general properties and how this can be exploited in minerals beneficiation. Minerals and element
associations and their implications for mining and processing. Identification of minerals in hand
specimen, and using a petrographic microscope. Overview of instrumental analytical methods used
in geology and mineralogy. Application of different analytical methods to rocks, minerals and
minerals beneficiation products.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 3rd period
DP requirements: Attendance at 80% of practicals and an average of 30% in all marked class work
and tests.
Assessment: Coursework: 30%. Exam: 70%. One 2-hour theory exam counts 40%, one 2-hour
practical exam counts 30%. Subminima of 40% are required for both the theory and practical exams.

MATHEMATICS AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS

Professor and Head of Department:
P K S Dunsby, BSc PhD London
Refer to the Science Faculty Handbook for details of other courses offered by the Department.

MAM1010F MATHEMATICS 1010

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr R Moolman
Course entry requirements: At least 60% in NSC Mathematics, or 50% in Higher Grade
Mathematics (SC), or passes in both MAM1014F and MAM1015S.
Course outline:
The aim of this course is to introduce topics in mathematics that are of interest to Commerce
students, with applications to economics. Introductory financial mathematics including compound
interest and annuities, functions, limits, differential calculus and applications of the derivative
including graph sketching and Newton’s Method, introduction to integral calculus and techniques of
integration.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 1st, 3rd, or 4th period
DP requirements: Minimum of 30% in class tests and full attendance at workshops.
Assessment: Semester mark up to 40%. June examination 1 x 2 hour paper
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MAM1020F MATHEMATICS 1A FOR ENGINEERS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr B Mongwane
Course entry requirements: A pass in NSC Mathematics with at least 70%, or at least a D symbol
at A-level.
Course outline:
The course aims to develop a good conceptual and visual understanding of the fundamentals of the
mathematics of differential and the beginning of integral calculus as applied in engineering contexts.
Topics include: Functions, limits and continuity. Rational functions, the natural exponential and
logarithm functions. Radian measure and the Trigonometric functions. The rules of differentiation.
Curve sketching. Applications of the mean value theorem. Rates of change and optimization
involving functions of a single variable. L'Hospital's rules, indeterminate forms and the squeeze
theorem. Anti-differentiation. Finite series, permutations, combinations and the binomial theorem.
The definite integral and the fundamental theorem of calculus. The substitution rule.
Lecture times: Monday & Thursday & Friday, 1st & 2nd period; Tuesday & Wednesday, 1st & 2nd
period, 1 double-period tutorial per week, offered in each semester.
DP requirements: 30% For class record, high tutorial attendance.
Assessment: Examination, not longer than 3 hours in June: Class record up to 40%.

MAM1020S MATHEMATICS 1A FOR ENGINEERS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5; 5 lectures per week, 1 double-period tutorial per week, offered in
each semester.
Convener: Associate Professor A Schauerte
Course entry requirements: A pass in NSC Mathematics with at least 70%, or at least a D symbol
at A-level.
Course outline:
The course aims to develop a good conceptual and visual understanding of the fundamentals of the
mathematics of differential and the beginning of integral calculus as applied in engineering contexts.
Topics include: Functions, limits and continuity. Rational functions, the natural exponential and
logarithm functions. Radian measure and the Trigonometric functions. The rules of differentiation.
Curve sketching. Applications of the mean value theorem. Rates of change and optimization
involving functions of a single variable. L'Hospital's rules, indeterminate forms and the squeeze
theorem. Anti-differentiation. Finite series, permutations, combinations and the binomial theorem.
The definite integral and the fundamental theorem of calculus. The substitution rule.
Lecture times: Monday & Thursday & Friday, 1st & 2nd period; Tuesday & Wednesday, 1st, 2nd
& 7th period
DP requirements: 30% For class record, high tutorial attendance.
Assessment: Examination, not longer than 3 hours in June or November: Class record up to 40%.

MAM1021F MATHEMATICS 1B FOR ENGINEERS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: To be confirmed
Course entry requirements: MAM1020F.
Course outline:
The course aims to develop a good conceptual and visual understanding of the fundamentals of the
mathematics of differential and the beginning of integral calculus as applied in engineering contexts.
The course covers the following: Further calculus of a single variable. The inverse trigonometric
functions. Integration by parts. Partial fractions. Areas, volumes and arc length. Taylor series. An
introduction to modelling and differential equations. Vector algebra and geometry. Points, lines and
planes. Dot products and cross products. Matrices. Systems of linear equations. Gauss reduction.
Matrix algebra. Linear transformations. The matrix representing a linear map. Inverses. An
introduction to complex numbers. The complex plane. Moduli and arguments, conjugates. De
Moivre's theorem. Roots of polynomials.
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Lecture times: Monday & Thursday & Friday, 1st & 2nd period; Tuesday & Wednesday, 1st & 2nd
period, 1 double-period tutorial per week, offered in each semester.
DP requirements: 30% for class record, high tutorial attendance.
Assessment: Examination, not longer than 3 hours in June or November: Class record up to 40%.

MAM1021S MATHEMATICS 1B FOR ENGINEERS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: T C van Heerden
Course entry requirements: MAM1020F.
Course outline:
The course aims to develop a good conceptual and visual understanding of the fundamentals of the
mathematics of differential and the beginning of integral calculus as applied in engineering contexts.
The course covers the following: Further calculus of a single variable. The inverse trigonometric
functions. Integration by parts. Partial fractions. Areas, volumes and arc length. Taylor series. An
introduction to modelling and differential equations. Vector algebra and geometry. Points, lines and
planes. Dot products and cross products. Matrices. Systems of linear equations. Gauss reduction.
Matrix algebra. Linear transformations. The matrix representing a linear map. Inverses. An
introduction to complex numbers. The complex plane. Moduli and arguments, conjugates. De
Moivre's theorem. Roots of polynomials.
Lecture times: Monday & Thursday & Friday, 1st & 2nd period; Tuesday & Wednesday, 1st & 2nd
period, 1 double-period tutorial per week, offered in each semester.
DP requirements: 30% for class record, high tutorial attendance.
Assessment: Examination, not longer than 3 hours in June or November: Class record up to 40%.

MAM1023F MATHEMATICS 1A FOR ENGINEERS EXTENDED

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: K Ramesh-Kanjee
Course outline:
An introduction to differential and integral calculus. Functions, limits and continuity. Rational
functions, the natural exponential and logarithm functions. Radian measure and the Trigonometric
functions. The rules of differentiation. Curve sketching. Applications of the mean value theorem.
Rates of change and optimization involving functions of a single variable. L'Hospital's rules,
indeterminate forms and the squeeze theorem. Anti-differentiation. The binomial theorem. The
definite integral and the fundamental theorem of calculus. The substitution rule.
Lecture times: Lectures from Monday - Friday, 1st and 2nd period. Tutorials on Tuesday from 6th
to 8th period.
DP requirements: 35% in class record
Assessment: Class record (tests, assignments) 50%, Final examination 50%. A supplementary
examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A supplementary examination
may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans
of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supplementary tutoring and revision
programme.

MAM1023S MATHEMATICS 1A FOR ENGINEERS EXTENDED

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr A Campbell
Course outline:
An introduction to differential and integral calculus. Functions, limits and continuity. Rational
functions, the natural exponential and logarithm functions. Radian measure and the Trigonometric
functions. The rules of differentiation. Curve sketching. Applications of the mean value theorem.
Rates of change and optimization involving functions of a single variable. L'Hospital's rules,
indeterminate forms and the squeeze theorem. Anti-differentiation. The binomial theorem. The
definite integral and the fundamental theorem of calculus. The substitution rule.
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Lecture times: Lectures from Monday - Friday, 1st and 2nd period. Tutorials on Tuesday from 6th
to 8th period.
DP requirements: 35% in class record
Assessment: Class record (tests, assignments) 50%, Final examination 50%. A supplementary
examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A supplementary examination
may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans
of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supplementary tutoring and revision
programme.

MAM1024F MATHEMATICS 1B FOR ENGINEERS EXTENDED

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr A Campbell
Course entry requirements: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S
Course outline:
Further calculus of a single variable. The inverse trigonometric functions. Integration by parts.
Partial fractions. Areas, volumes and arc length. Taylor series. An introduction to modelling and
differential equations. Vector algebra and geometry. Points, lines and planes. Dot products and cross
products. Matrices. Systems of linear equations. Gauss reduction. Matrix algebra. Linear
transformations. The matrix representing a linear map. Inverses. An introduction to complex
numbers. The complex plane. Moduli and arguments, conjugates. De Moivre's theorem. Roots of
polynomials
Lecture times: Lectures Monday - Friday 1st period. Tutorials on Tuesday from 6th to 8th.
DP requirements: 35% in class record
Assessment: Class record (tests, assignments) 50%, Final examination 50%. A supplementary
examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A supplementary examination
may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans
of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supplementary tutoring and revision
programme.

MAM1024S MATHEMATICS 1B FOR ENGINEERS EXTENDED

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: K Ramesh-Kanjee
Course entry requirements: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S
Course outline:
Further calculus of a single variable. The inverse trigonometric functions. Integration by parts.
Partial fractions. Areas, volumes and arc length. Taylor series. An introduction to modelling and
differential equations. Vector algebra and geometry. Points, lines and planes. Dot products and cross
products. Matrices. Systems of linear equations. Gauss reduction. Matrix algebra. Linear
transformations. The matrix representing a linear map. Inverses. An introduction to complex
numbers. The complex plane. Moduli and arguments, conjugates. De Moivre's theorem. Roots of
polynomials
Lecture times: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 1st& 2nd periods. Workshops: Wednesday
6th – 8th periods.
DP requirements: 35% in class record
Assessment: Class record (tests, assignments) 50%, Final examination 50%. A supplementary
examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A supplementary examination
may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans
of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supplementary tutoring and revision
programme.

MAM2083F VECTOR CALCULUS FOR ENGINEERS

This course is designed specifically for students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built
Environment.
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16 NQF credits at NQF level 6

Convener: Dr E Fredericks
Course entry requirements: MAM1020 or equivalent and MAM1021 or equivalent.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of differentiation of vector valued functions, space
curves and surfaces. Partial derivatives, chain rule, maxima and minima, Lagrange multipliers.
Gradient, divergence and curl. Taylor's theorem for one and several variables, Jacobians, Newton's
method for several variables. Multiple integrals and change of variable. Surface integrals. Line
integrals, work done by a force, potentials. Green's theorem, divergence theorem, and Stokes'
theorem.
DP requirements: 35% class record and satisfactory tutorial attendance.
Assessment: One paper written in June or November no longer than 2.5 hours: up to 80%, year
mark: up to 40%.

MAM2083S VECTOR CALCULUS FOR ENGINEERS

This course is designed specifically for students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built
Environment.
16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr E Fredericks
Course entry requirements: MAM1020 or equivalent and MAM1021 or equivalent.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of differentiation of vector valued functions, space
curves and surfaces. Partial derivatives, chain rule, maxima and minima, Lagrange multipliers.
Gradient, divergence and curl. Taylor's theorem for one and several variables, Jacobians, Newton's
method for several variables. Multiple integrals and change of variable. Surface integrals. Line
integrals, work done by a force, potentials. Green's theorem, divergence theorem, and Stokes'
theorem.
DP requirements: 35% class record and satisfactory tutorial attendance.
Assessment: One paper written in June or November no longer than 2.5 hours: up to 80%, year
mark: up to 40%.

MAM2084F LINEAR ALGEBRA & DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR

ENGINEERS
This course is designed specifically for students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built
Environment.
16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr H Wiggins
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S or equivalent.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of linear algebra and differential equations for
engineers. Topics include: First order ordinary differential equations. Systems of linear equations,
linear combinations, linear dependence, linear subspaces and basis. Determinants. Eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, diagonalization, applications to systems of linear differential equations and finding
principal axes. Solution of n-th order linear differential equations. The Laplace transform.
Lecture times: 4 lectures per week, 1 double-period tutorial per week.
DP requirements: 35% class record and satisfactory tutorial attendance.
Assessment: One paper written in June or November no longer than 2.5 hours: up to 80%, year
mark: up to 40%.
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MAM2084S LINEAR ALGEBRA & DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR

ENGINEERS
This course is designed specifically for students in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built
Environment.
16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr H Wiggins
Course entry requirements: MAM1021F/S or equivalent.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of linear algebra and differential equations for
engineers. Topics include: First order ordinary differential equations. Systems of linear equations,
linear combinations, linear dependence, linear subspaces and basis. Determinants. Eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, diagonalization, applications to systems of linear differential equations and finding
principal axes. Solution of n-th order linear differential equations. The Laplace transform.
Lecture times: 4 lectures per week, 1 double-period tutorial per week.
DP requirements: 35% class record and satisfactory tutorial attendance.
Assessment: One paper written in June or November no longer than 2.5 hours: up to 80%, year
mark: up to 40%.

MAM2085F VECTOR CALCULUS FOR ASPECT

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Assoc Prof P Padayachee
Course entry requirements: MAM1023 and MAM1024
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of vector calculus. Topics include: differentiation of
vector valued functions, space curves and surfaces. Partial derivatives, chain rule, maxima and
minima, Lagrange multipliers. Gradient, divergence and curl. Taylor's theorem for one and several
variables, Jacobians, Newton's method for several variables. Multiple integrals and change of
variable. Surface integrals. Line integrals, work done by a force, potentials. Green's theorem,
divergence theorem, and Stokes' theorem.
Lecture times: Monday-Friday 1st period, 1 afternoon tutorial, optional additional mini-tutorials in
2nd or 3rd period
DP requirements: 35% class record; attendance of tutorials
Assessment: One paper written in June or November no longer than 2.5 hours: up to 80%, year
mark: up to 40%.

MAM2085S VECTOR CALCULUS FOR ASPECT

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Assoc Prof P Padayachee
Course entry requirements: MAM1023 and MAM1024
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of vector calculus. Topics include: differentiation of
vector valued functions, space curves and surfaces. Partial derivatives, chain rule, maxima and
minima, Lagrange multipliers. Gradient, divergence and curl. Taylor's theorem for one and several
variables, Jacobians, Newton's method for several variables. Multiple integrals and change of
variable. Surface integrals. Line integrals, work done by a force, potentials. Green's theorem,
divergence theorem, and Stokes' theorem.
Lecture times: Monday-Friday 1st period, 1 afternoon tutorial, optional additional mini-tutorials in
2nd or 3rd period
DP requirements: 35% class record; attendance of tutorials
Assessment: One paper written in June or November no longer than 2.5 hours: up to 80%, year
mark: up to 40%.
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PHYSICS
Professor and Head of Department:
A Buffler, MSc PhD HDE Cape Town

Refer also to the Science Faculty Handbook.

PHY1012F PHYSICS A FOR ENGINEERS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First-year, first semester course.
Convener: D R Geduld
Co-requisites: MAM1020F (or equivalent)
Course outline:
The course aims to provide students with a strong foundation in mechanics, properties of matter and
thermodynamics. The aims are to encourage conceptual understanding, the development of certain
mathematical and graphical skills as well as problem solving. Mechanics forms the basis of all the
engineering disciplines. It is therefore crucial that students have a good grasp of the concepts and
proficiency in the skills. Problem solving abilities develop through the course as a preparation for
further development in later engineering courses. Topics include: vectors, kinematics, dynamics,
work, energy, power, conservative and non-conservative forces, friction, impulse, momentum,
collisions, rotation, rotational dynamics, torque, rotational inertia, rotational energy, angular
momentum, elasticity, elastic moduli, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, temperature, heat, kinetic theory
of gases, thermodynamics and entropy.
DP requirements: An average of at least 40% for class record, including 50% for laboratories.
Assessment: Class record (weekly problem sets, class tests and laboratory record) counts 50%; one
2-hour examination counts 50%. Although a supplementary examination is usually granted for a
final grade in the range 45-49%, a supplementary examination may also be granted for certain key
courses in the range 40-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally
involving a mandatory pre-supp tutoring and revision programme.

PHY1012S PHYSICS A FOR ENGINEERS

It is assumed that students in PHY1012S have first attempted PHY1012F.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First-year, second semester course.
Convener: Associate Professor W A Horowitz
Co-requisites: MAM1020F (or equivalent)
Course outline:
The course aims to provide students with a strong foundation in mechanics, properties of matter and
thermodynamics. The aims are to encourage conceptual understanding, the development of certain
mathematical and graphical skills as well as problem solving. Mechanics forms the basis of all the
engineering disciplines. It is therefore crucial that students have a good grasp of the concepts and
proficiency in the skills. Problem solving abilities develop through the course as a preparation for
further development in later engineering courses. Topics include: vectors, kinematics, dynamics,
work, energy, power, conservative and non-conservative forces, friction, impulse, momentum,
collisions, rotation, rotational dynamics, torque, rotational inertia, rotational energy, angular
momentum, elasticity, elastic moduli, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, temperature, heat, kinetic theory
of gases, thermodynamics and entropy.
DP requirements: An average of at least 40% for class record, including 50% for laboratories.
Assessment: Class record (weekly problem sets, class tests and laboratory record) counts 50%; one
2-hour examination counts 50%. Although a supplementary examination is usually granted for a
final grade in the range 45-49%, a supplementary examination may also be granted for certain key
courses in the range 40-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally
involving a mandatory pre-supp tutoring and revision programme.
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PHY1013F PHYSICS B FOR ENGINEERS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First-year, first semester course.
Convener: D R Geduld
Course entry requirements: PHY1012F/S or PHY1014F/S
Co-requisites: MAM1020F (or equivalent)
Course outline:
The course is the second part of the first year engineering Physics sequence. It aims to provide a
foundation in the concepts and mathematics of physical phenomena within the context of vibrations
and waves, and electromagnetism, and features the topics of electric charge, electric field, Gauss'
Law, electric potential, capacitance, current, current density, emf, resistance, resistivity, networks,
the magnetic field, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, electromagnetic induction, inductance, simple
harmonic motion, damped osillations, resonance, travelling waves, phase velocity, superposition,
standing waves, sound waves, sound intensity, Dopper effect, interference and diffraction.
DP requirements: An average of at least 40% for class record, including 50% for laboratories.
Assessment: Class record (weekly problem sets, class tests and laboratory record) counts 50%; one
2-hour examination counts 50%. Although a supplementary examination is usually granted for a
final grade in the range 45-49%, a supplementary examination may also be granted for certain key
courses in the range 40-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally
involving a mandatory pre-supp tutoring and revision programme.

PHY1013S PHYSICS B FOR ENGINEERS

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5; First-year, second semester course.
Convener: D R Geduld
Course entry requirements: PHY1012F/S or PHY1014F/S
Co-requisites: MAM1020F (or equivalent)
Course outline:
The course is the second part of the first year engineering Physics sequence. It aims to provide a
foundation in the concepts and mathematics of physical phenomena within the context of vibrations
and waves, and electromagnetism, and features the topics of electric charge, electric field, Gauss'
Law, electric potential, capacitance, current, current density, emf, resistance, resistivity, networks,
the magnetic field, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, electromagnetic induction, inductance, simple
harmonic motion, damped osillations, resonance, travelling waves, phase velocity, superposition,
standing waves, sound waves, sound intensity, Dopper effect, interference and diffraction.
DP requirements: An average of at least 40% for class record, including 50% for laboratories.
Assessment: Class record (weekly problem sets, class tests and laboratory record) counts 50%; one
2-hour examination counts 50%. Although a supplementary examination is usually granted for a
final grade in the range 45-49%, a supplementary examination may also be granted for certain key
courses in the range 40-44% under conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally
involving a mandatory pre-supp tutoring and revision programme.

PHY1014F PHYSICS A FOR ASPECT

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: P le Roux
Co-requisites: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S, or equivalent
Course outline:
The course aims to provide students with a strong foundation in mechanics, properties of matter and
thermodynamics. The aims are to encourage conceptual understanding, the development of certain
mathematical and graphical skills as well as problem solving. Mechanics forms the basis of all the
engineering disciplines. It is therefore crucial that students have a good grasp of the concepts and
proficiency in the skills. Problem solving abilities develop through the course as a preparation for
further development in later engineering courses. Topics include: vectors, kinematics, dynamics,
work, energy, power, conservative and non-conservative forces, friction, impulse, momentum,
collisions, rotation, rotational dynamics, torque, rotational inertia, rotational energy, angular
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momentum, elasticity, elastic moduli, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, temperature, heat, kinetic theory
of gases, thermodynamics and entropy.
DP requirements: An average of at least 35% for the class record.
Assessment: Class record (tests, tutorials, workshops and laboratory record) counts 50%; one 2-
hour examination counts 50%. A subminimum of 40% is required for the theory examination paper.
A supplementary examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A
supplementary examination may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under
conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supp
tutoring and revision programme.

PHY1014S PHYSICS A FOR ASPECT

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: P le Roux
Co-requisites: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S, or equivalent
Course outline:
The course aims to provide students with a strong foundation in mechanics, properties of matter and
thermodynamics. The aims are to encourage conceptual understanding, the development of certain
mathematical and graphical skills as well as problem solving. Mechanics forms the basis of all the
engineering disciplines. It is therefore crucial that students have a good grasp of the concepts and
proficiency in the skills. Problem solving abilities develop through the course as a preparation for
further development in later engineering courses. Topics include: vectors, kinematics, dynamics,
work, energy, power, conservative and non-conservative forces, friction, impulse, momentum,
collisions, rotation, rotational dynamics, torque, rotational inertia, rotational energy, angular
momentum, elasticity, elastic moduli, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, temperature, heat, kinetic theory
of gases, thermodynamics and entropy.
DP requirements: An average of at least 35% for the class record.
Assessment: Class record (tests, tutorials, workshops and laboratory record) counts 50%; one 2-
hour examination counts 50%. A subminimum of 40% is required for the theory examination paper.
A supplementary examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A
supplementary examination may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under
conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supp
tutoring and revision programme.

PHY1015F PHYSICS B FOR ASPECT

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr Moses Basitere
Course entry requirements: PHY1014F/S or PHY1012F/S.
Co-requisites: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S, or equivalent
Course outline:
The course is the second part of the first year engineering Physics sequence. It aims to provide a
foundation in the concepts and mathematics of physical phenomena within the context of vibrations
and waves, and electromagnetism, and features the topics of electric charge, electric field, Gauss'
Law, electric potential, capacitance, current, current density, emf, resistance, resistivity, networks,
the magnetic field, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, electromagnetic induction, inductance, simple
harmonic motion, damped osillations, resonance, travelling waves, phase velocity, superposition,
standing waves, sound waves, sound intensity, Dopper effect, interference and diffraction.
DP requirements: An average of at least 40% for the class record.
Assessment: Class record (tests, tutorials, workshop and laboratory record) counts 50%; one 2-hour
examination counts 50%. A subminimum of 40% is required for the theory examination paper. A
supplementary examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A
supplementary examination may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under
conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supp
tutoring and revision programme.
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PHY1015S PHYSICS B FOR ASPECT

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr Moses Basitere
Course entry requirements: PHY1014F/S or PHY1012F/S.
Co-requisites: MAM1020F/S or MAM1023F/S, or equivalent
Course outline:
The course is the second part of the first year engineering Physics sequence. It aims to provide a
foundation in the concepts and mathematics of physical phenomena within the context of vibrations
and waves, and electromagnetism, and features the topics of electric charge, electric field, Gauss'
Law, electric potential, capacitance, current, current density, emf, resistance, resistivity, networks,
the magnetic field, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, electromagnetic induction, inductance, simple
harmonic motion, damped osillations, resonance, travelling waves, phase velocity, superposition,
standing waves, sound waves, sound intensity, Dopper effect, interference and diffraction.
DP requirements: An average of at least 40% for the class record.
Assessment: Class record (tests, tutorials, workshop and laboratory record) counts 50%; one 2-hour
examination counts 50%. A subminimum of 40% is required for the theory examination paper. A
supplementary examination is usually granted for a final grade in the range 45-49%. A
supplementary examination may also be granted for final grades in the range 35-44% under
conditions agreed to by the Deans of EBE and Science, normally involving a mandatory pre-supp
tutoring and revision programme.

PHY1031F GENERAL PHYSICS A

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr S M Wheaton
Course entry requirements: At least 60% for NSC Physical Science. Note: Students registered for
this course will be assessed in week 5; if it is judged that they are not coping with the level and pace
of the course, and would benefit from an opportunity to strengthen foundational concepts and learn
new material at a slower pace, they will be required to transfer to PHY1023H from week 7.
Course outline:
PHY1031F is an algebra-based introductory course for Science students who do not intend
proceeding to second-year courses in Physics. Some calculus may be used. The course includes the
following topics: Mechanics: vectors, kinematics, forces, dynamics, momentum, impulse, work,
energy, power, collisions, rotation, rotational dynamics, torque, angular momentum, static
equilibrium, gravitation. Properties of matter: elasticity, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics. Vibrations
and waves: simple harmonic motion, damped oscillations, forced oscillations, resonance, travelling
waves, superposition, standing waves, sound waves, sound intensity and Doppler Effect.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 3rd period
DP requirements: Minimum of 40% for the class record; including 50% in laboratory assessment.
Assessment: Class record (weekly problem sets, class tests and laboratory record) counts 50%; one
2-hour written examination in June counts 50%.

PHY1032F GENERAL PHYSICS B

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Dr T Salagaram
Course entry requirements: PHY1031F or PHY1023H
Course outline:
PHY1032F is an algebra-based introductory course usually taken by Science students who have
completed PHY1023H. Some calculus may be used. The course includes the following topics:
Electricity and magnetism: electric charge, electric field, Gauss’ law, electric potential, capacitance,
current, current density, emf, resistance, resistivity, networks, magnetic field, Biot Savart law,
Ampere’s law, electromagnetic induction, inductance, alternating currents. Thermal physics:
temperature, heat, kinetic theory of gases, first and second laws of thermodynamics. Optics:
Geometrical optics, polarization, electromagnetic waves, interference, diffraction. Modern physics:
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atomic structure, quantum physical phenomena, wave-particle duality, X-rays, elementary nuclear
physics, radioactivity.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 3rd period
DP requirements: Minimum of 40% for the class record, including 50% in laboratory assessment.
Assessment: Class record (weekly problem sets, class tests and laboratory record) counts 50%; one
2-hour written examination in June counts 50%.

PHY1032S GENERAL PHYSICS B

18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor H W G Weigert
Course entry requirements: PHY1031F or PHY1023H
Course outline:
PHY1032F is an algebra-based introductory course usually taken by Science students who have
completed PHY1023H. Some calculus may be used. The course includes the following topics:
Electricity and magnetism: electric charge, electric field, Gauss’ law, electric potential, capacitance,
current, current density, emf, resistance, resistivity, networks, magnetic field, Biot Savart law,
Ampere’s law, electromagnetic induction, inductance, alternating currents. Thermal physics:
temperature, heat, kinetic theory of gases, first and second laws of thermodynamics. Optics:
Geometrical optics, polarization, electromagnetic waves, interference, diffraction. Modern physics:
atomic structure, quantum physical phenomena, wave-particle duality, X-rays, elementary nuclear
physics, radioactivity.
Lecture times: Monday - Friday, 3rd period
DP requirements: Minimum of 40% for the class record, including 50% in laboratory assessment.
Assessment: Class record (weekly problem sets, class tests and laboratory record) counts 50%; one
2-hour written examination in November counts 50%.

PHY2010S ELECTROMAGNETISM FOR ENGINEERS

16 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: Dr T Salagaram
Course entry requirements: PHY1012F/S and PHY1013F/S; or PHY1014F/S and PHY1015F/S.
MAM2083F/S.
Co-requisites: MAM2084F/S.
Course outline:
This course aims to develop an understanding of electromagnetism in an engineering context. Topics
include: Semiconductors, energy bands in solids, charge carriers in semiconductors, diodes and
transistors, Coulomb's Law, Gauss' Law. The vector differential operator; div, grad curl. Poisson and
Laplace's equations, the magnetic field, Biot-Savart Law, Ampere's Law, electric and magnetic
fields in materials, and propagation in optical fibres.
DP requirements: Minimum of 40% for the class record; completion of all laboratory reports and
75% of tutorial work and problem sets; attendance at all tests.
Assessment: Class record (tests, weekly problem sets and laboratory work) counts 50%; 2-hour
examination in November counts 50%. There is a subminimum of 40% required for the final
examination.
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STATISTICAL SCIENCES
Associate Professor and Head of Department:
F Little, MSc PhD Cape Town

For further information refer to Handbook of the Faculty of Science or Faculty of Commerce.

STA1000F INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS

(No first year students) STA1000F and STA1000S are identical courses offered in first and second
semesters. Owing to the mathematics prerequisites, first-year students can only register for
STA1000S in the second semester and STA1000F on completion of the mathematics prerequisite.
One lecture per week, one workshop per week and one tutorial per week. A student cannot obtain
credits for more than one of STA1000F/S/P/L, STA1007S, STA1006S, STA1008F/S.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor L Scott
Course entry requirements: A pass in any of MAM1004F/S or MAM1005H or MAM1031F or
MAM1033F or MAM1020F/S or MAM1010F/S or MAM1110F/H.
Course outline:
This is an introductory statistics course aimed at exposing students to principles and tools to support
appropriate quantitative analysis. The aim is to produce students with a functional sense of statistics.
We introduce students to statistical modelling and also cover exploratory data analysis. Appropriate
tools for display, analysis and interpretation of data are discussed. This course is offered
predominantly, but not exclusively, to Commerce students. The aim is to give a foundation to
students who will encounter and apply statistics in their other courses and professions. Topics
covered include: exploratory data analysis and summary statistics; probability theory; random
variables; probability mass and density functions; Binomial, Poisson, Exponential, Normal and
Uniform distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; introduction to hypothesis
testing (including tests on means; tabular data and bivariate data); determining sample sizes; simple
linear regression and measures of correlation. Students are assessed on their knowledge of the topics
covered and their ability to perform simple and appropriate statistical analyses using spreadsheet
functions.
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of lectures, tutorials, practicals and tests and completion
of assignments and/or exercises as set out in course outline. Class record of at least 35%.
Assessment: Class record 40% and a 2-hour exam counting 60%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.

STA1000S INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS

STA1000F and STA1000S are identical courses offered in first and second semesters. Owing to the
mathematics prerequisites, first-year students can only register for STA1000S in the second
semester and STA1000F on completion of the mathematics prerequisite. One lecture per week, one
workshop per week, and one tutorial per week. A student cannot obtain credits for more than one of
STA1000F/S/P/L, STA1007S, STA1100S, STA1006S, STA1106H, STA1008F/S.
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor L Scott
Course entry requirements: A pass in any of MAM1004F/S or MAM1005H or MAM1031F or
MAM1033F or MAM1020F/S or MAM1010F/S or MAM1110F/H. In addition students will be
admitted to STA1000S if they (1) are concurrently registered for MAM1005H, or (2) have a
supplementary examination for MAM1010F or MAM1004F or MAM1020F or MAM1031F or
MAM1033F that will be written in November of the year of registration.
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Course outline:
This is an introductory statistics course aimed at exposing students to principles and tools to support
appropriate quantitative analysis. The aim is to produce students with a functional sense of statistics.
We introduce students to statistical modelling and also cover exploratory data analysis. Appropriate
tools for display, analysis and interpretation of data are discussed. This course is offered
predominantly, but not exclusively, to Commerce students. The aim is to give a foundation to
students who will encounter and apply statistics in their other courses and professions. Topics
covered include: exploratory data analysis and summary statistics; probability theory; random
variables; probability mass and density functions; Binomial, Poisson, Exponential, Normal and
Uniform distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; introduction to hypothesis
testing (including tests on means, tabular data and bivariate data); determining sample sizes; simple
linear regression and measures of correlation. Students are assessed on their knowledge of the topics
covered and their ability to perform simple and appropriate statistical analyses using spreadsheet
functions.
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of lectures, tutorials, practicals and tests and completion
of assignments and/or exercises as set out in course outline. Class record of at least 35%.
Assessment: Class record 40% and a 2-hour exam counting 60%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.

STA1000P/L INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS

(offered during summer and winter terms)
18 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor L Scott
Course entry requirements: Students should have obtained a DP for either STA1000F/S.
Course outline:
This is an introductory statistics course aimed at exposing students to principles and tools to support
appropriate quantitative analysis. The aim is to produce students with a functional sense of statistics.
We introduce students to statistical modelling and also cover exploratory data analysis. Appropriate
tools for display, analysis and interpretation of data are discussed. This course is offered
predominantly, but not exclusively, to Commerce students. The aim is to give a foundation to
students who will encounter and apply statistics in their other courses and professions. Topics
covered include: exploratory data analysis and summary statistics; probability theory; random
variables; probability mass and density functions; Binomial, Poisson, Exponential, Normal and
Uniform distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals; introduction to hypothesis
testing (including tests on means, tabular data and bivariate data); determining sample sizes; simple
linear regression and measures of correlation. Students are assessed on their knowledge of the topics
covered and their ability to perform simple and appropriate statistical analyses using spreadsheet
functions.
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of tests and completion of assignments and/or exercises
as set out in course outline. Class record of at least 35%.
Assessment: Class record 40% and a 2-hour exam counting 60%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.

STA1008F STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

A student cannot obtain credits for more than one of STA1000F/S/P/L, STA1007S, STA1006S,
STA1008F/S.
12 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor L Scott
Course entry requirements: MAM1020F (or equivalent)
Co-requisites: CHE1005W or CIV1005W or EEE1006F or MEC1005W
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce engineering students to the basic concepts and tools of Statistics
which are of particular relevance in an engineering context, and to enable students to apply these to
data collected from engineering experiments. Topics include: Random variables, sampling and basic
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statistical measures; Normal, t, F and Chi-square distributions; Confidence intervals; Statistical

models, such as the means and the effects models; t, F and Chi-square tests; Regression and
correlation; One-way analysis of variance; Introduction to the design of experiments; Application of
statistical tools to experimental data in an engineering setting.
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of workshops and tests and completion of online quizzes
as set out in the course outline. Class record of at least 35%.
Assessment: Class record 40% and a 2-hour exam counting 60%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.

STA1008S STATISTICS FOR ENGINEERS

A student cannot obtain credits for more than one of STA1000F/S/P/L, STA1007S, STA1006S,
STA1008F/S.
12 NQF credits at NQF level 5
Convener: Associate Professor L Scott
Course entry requirements: MAM1020F (or equivalent)
Co-requisites: CHE1005W or CIV1005W or EEE1007S or MEC1005W
Course outline:
This course aims to introduce engineering students to the basic concepts and tools of Statistics
which are of particular relevance in an engineering context, and to enable students to apply these to
data collected from engineering experiments. Topics include: Random variables, sampling and basic
statistical measures; Normal, t, F and Chi-square distributions; Confidence intervals; Statistical
models, such as the means and the effects models; t, F and Chi-square tests; Regression and
correlation; One-way analysis of variance; Introduction to the design of experiments; Application of
statistical tools to experimental data in an engineering setting.
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of workshops and tests and completion of online quizzes
as set out in the course outline. Class record of at least 35%.
Assessment: Class record 40% and a 2-hour exam counting 60%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.

STA2020F APPLIED STATISTICS

A student cannot obtain credits for more than one of STA2020F/S, STA2007F/H/S, STA2005S.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: N Watson
Course entry requirements: A pass in STA1000F/S or STA1006S or STA1106H or STA1100S or
STA1007S or STA1008F/S and MAM1000W or MAM1031F or MAM1033F or MAM1004F/S or
MAM1010F/S or MAM1020F/S or MAM1110F/H.
Course outline:
This is designed to extend the student’s basic knowledge acquired in STA1000F/S/P/L. The
emphasis of the course is on applying statistical methods and modelling techniques to data rather
than focusing on the mathematical rigour underpinning these methods. Topics covered include:
Analysis of variance and experimental design; revision and extension of simple linear regression;
multiple regression; time series analysis; and non-parametric statistics. Students will continue to
analyse data using Excel.
Lecture times: Monday - Thursday, 1st or 5th period
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of lectures, tutorials, practicals and tests and completion
of assignments and/or class exercises as set out in course outline. Class record of at least 35% and at
least 50% for Excel test.
Assessment: Class record 40% and a 3-hour exam counting 60%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.
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STA2020S APPLIED STATISTICS

A student cannot obtain credits for more than one of STA2020F/S, STA2007F/H/S, STA2005S.
24 NQF credits at NQF level 6
Convener: N Watson
Course entry requirements: A pass in STA1000F/S or STA1006S or STA1106H or STA1100S or
STA1007S or STA1008F/S and MAM1000W or MAM1031F or MAM1033F or MAM1004F/S or
MAM1010F/S or MAM1020F/S or MAM1110F/H.
Course outline:
This is designed to extend the student’s basic knowledge, acquired in STA1000F/S/P/L. The
emphasis of the course is on applying statistical methods and modelling techniques to data rather
than focusing on the mathematical rigour underpinning these methods. Topics covered include:
Analysis of variance and experimental design; revision and extension of simple linear regression;
multiple regression; time series analysis; and non-parametric statistics. Students will continue to
analyse data using Excel.
Lecture times: Monday - Thursday, 7th period
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of lectures, tutorials, practicals and tests and completion
of assignments and/or class exercises as set out in course outline. Class record of at least 35% and at
least 50% for Excel test.
Assessment: Class record 40% and a 3-hour exam counting 60%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.

STA3022F APPLIED MULTIVARIATE DATA ANALYSIS

36 NQF credits at NQF level 7
Convener: Dr S Er
Course entry requirements: STA2020F/S or STA2005S or STA2007F/S/H
Course outline:
The aim of the course is to create a practical working familiarity with the analysis of data, focusing
on multivariate methods as applied in areas such as marketing, the social science and the sciences.
Topics covered include item reliability analysis, multidimensional scaling, correspondence analysis,
principal component and factor analysis, cluster analysis, discriminant analysis, classification trees
and structural equation modelling.
Lecture times: Monday - Thursday, 4th period
DP requirements: Satisfactory attendance of lectures, tutorials, practicals and tests and completion
of assignments and/or class exercises as set out in course outline. Class record of at least 35%.
Assessment: Class record 30% and a 3-hour exam counting 70%. Weights will be adjusted in the
case of missed assessments, as detailed in the course outline.
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CENTRES AND OTHER ENTITIES ESTABLISHED IN THE

FACULTY
Centres and Units Accredited by the University Research
Committee
African Centre for Cities
The African Centre for Cities (ACC) was established in 2007 as a UCT signature research theme
cutting across three Faculties (Engineering & the Built Environment, Science and Humanities). The
mission of ACC is to facilitate critical urban research and policy discourse for the promotion of
vibrant, democratic and sustainable urban development in the global South. ACC researchers
undertake research and policy work on a wide range of urban issues in Cape Town, South Africa,
Africa and the global South, and collaborate with a number of other institutions across the globe (for
example, as part of the Mistra Urban Futures network and the PEAK Urban UKRI-funded network).
Over the past decade, ACC has established an impressive international profile and reputation as a
dynamic home for analysis of urban issues and policies. ACC also runs an urban studies teaching
programme (Masters in Southern Urbanism) to help build a new generation of urbanists who are
able to deal with the challenges faced by cities in the global South, and is starting a new programme
(Masters in Sustainable Urban Practice) aimed at mid-career practitioners.

Professor and Director:

E Pieterse, BA (Hons) UWC MA Development Studies ISS PhD LSE

Associate Professor and Deputy Director:

A Tucker, BA (Hons) MPhil PhD Cambridge

Associate Professor and Research Manager:

W Smit, BSc MCRP PhD Cape Town

Senior Research Officer:

R Sitas, BA Cape Town BA (Hons) UKZN MA DUT PhD Cape Town

Research and Academic Staff:

M Brown-Luthango, BSocSc (Hons) MSocSc Cape Town DPhil Stellenbosch
LR Cirolia, BA UC Berkeley MCRP PhD Cape Town
NR Hassan, BA (Hons) MA Stellenbosch
G Haysom, MPhil Stellenbosch PhD Cape Town
B Knemeyer, BAFA (Hons) Cape Town MLA Edinburgh
N Ngwenya, BA (Hons) MPhil MCRP Cape Town
L Nkula-Wenz, Dipl (MA equivalent) DPhil Münster
S Oldfield, BA (Hons) MA Syracuse PhD Minnesota
A Selmeczi, MA PhD Central European
C Skinner, BSocSci Cape Town MSc Natal
A Weimann, BSocSci (Hons) MSocSci PhD Cape Town

Head of Operations:
I Najaar, BCom UWC

Senior Finance Officer:

M Joubert
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Administrative Staff:
F Bennett
S Jeppie
M Waglay, BSocSc Cape Town BA (Hons) UNISA M.A UWC

Communications Officer:
A Viviers, BSc (Architecture) Pretoria

Applied Thermofluid Process Modelling Research Unit (ATProM)

Thermofluid process modelling applies the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics,
thermodynamics and heat and mass transfer to model industrial processes. The governing balance
equations of mass, energy and momentum are solved for steady-state and transient operating modes
using a combination of detail 3D computational fluid dynamics and 1D network-based models.
These are often combined with data driven machine learning techniques to enable the development
of accurate and computationally inexpensive numerical tools to address industry needs. By having
access to representative models engineers can:

• Analyse the operation and performance of individual components, sub-systems or complete

integrated plants to improve the design and operation to meet changing consumer demands.
• Detect changes that might indicate impending equipment or process degradation, thereby enabling
pro-active and preventative planned maintenance outages.

The ATProM Research Unit offers students the opportunity to do applied research on projects
related to industry.

Professor and Director

PG Rousseau, PrEng BEng (Mech) MEng (Mech) PhD Pretoria OPM HBS

Associate Professor and Deputy Director

WF Fuls, BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) PhD NWU

Associated Academic and Research Staff

CF du Sart, PrEng BCom(Hons) BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) UCT
P Gosai BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) UCT GDE (Mech) Witwatersrand
AG Malan, PrEng BEng (Mech) MEng (Mech) PhD Swansea
ES Boje, PrEng BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) PhD Natal SMSAIMC MIEEE

Administrative Officer
S Ferguson

Website:www.atprom.uct.ac.za

Blast Impact & Survivability Research Unit (BISRU Centre)

There is an ever-increasing potential for injuries and fatalities from extreme loading events such as
explosions, transportation accidents and subsequent equipment failures. The objective of the
research work during the past 30 years has been, and continues to be, to strive to reduce the risks of
life-changing injuries and save lives by using the fundamental principles of science and engineering.
This involves using experimental, analytical and computational tools and techniques to understand
the mechanics and dynamics of extreme loading events and structural response. BISRU is located
within the Department of Mechanical Engineering and has developed collaborative links with
industry and academia at both national and international levels. The research work, though
interlinked, is categorised into the following areas:
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• Blast characterisation and structural response

• Impact: energy absorbers
• Survivability: human response, injury criteria, and structural survivability
• Material characterisation: at elevated strain rates, constitutive modelling.
• Biomechanics: Characteristics of bones and soft tissues (different strain rates)

Professor and Director

S Chung Kim Yuen, BSc (Eng) MSc PhD Cape Town

Associated Academic Staff

TJ Cloete, BIng Stell MIng Stell
RA Govender, BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) PhD Cape Town
S Parker, BSc(Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town
SC Mashau, BSc (Areonautical Eng) MSc (Eng) Wits
GN Nurick, PrEng MSc (Eng) Natal PhD Cape Town Hon FSAIMechE MASME FSAAE

Website:www.bisru.uct.ac.za

Catalysis Institute
The Catalysis Institute, proclaimed by the University Research Committee in 2016, concerns itself
with catalytic technologies, principally for fuels and energy production, and is comprised of three
centres, viz. the Centre for Catalysis Research (CatCentre), the DST–NRF Centre of Excellence in
Catalysis (c*change) and the DST Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre (HySA/Catalysis) - see
elsewhere for detailed entries concerning the associated centres.

The Institute's beginnings stem from a long history in heterogeneous catalysis within the Department
of Chemical Engineering and dating back to 1980. Currently, the activities of some 30 staff and 70
postgraduate/postdoctoral researchers fall within the ambit of the Institute at UCT, ranging from
theoretical computational studies, catalyst synthesis & characterisation, to device (reactor) and
technology development across a range of applications from liquid transportation fuels and
petrochemicals to hydrogen production and low temperature fuel cells.

Professor and Director of the Institute:

JCQ Fletcher, BSc (Eng) Chem PhD Cape Town MACS FSAAE

Associated Academic & Research Staff

S Blair, PhD Materials Chemistry Simon Fraser University (Canada)
J Chamier, PhD (Chem), Stell
M Claeys, Dipl.Ing Dr-Ing (Chem Eng) Karlsruhe, FRSC
MI Fadlalla, BSc (Hons), MSc and PhD (Heterogeneous catalysis) UKZN
N Fischer, Chem MSc (Eng) Chem PhD (Eng) Cape Town
JV Fletcher MSc (Applied Science) Cape Town South Africa, PhD (Chemical Engineering and
Chemistry) Eindhoven, Netherlands
P Kooyman, PhD (Eng), TU-Delft
N Luchters, BSc (Eng) Leiden Chem MSc(Eng) Cape Town
R Mohamed, BSc (Eng), Chem MSc (Eng), Chem PhD (Eng) Cape Town
Thulani M. Nyathi, BSc, BSc (Hons) Chemistry, MSc (Eng) and PhD (Chemical Engineering) Cape
Town
CT O'Connor, PrEng BSc Unisa STD Natal BSc (Hons) PhD Cape Town DEng Stell FSAIMM
FSAIChE FSAAE FRSSAf
D. Susac, PhD Physical Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Canada
E van Steen, MSc (Eng) Eindhoven PhD Karlsruhe FSAIChE FSAAE
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Technical & Scientific Staff

R Cupido, NDip (Analytical Chemistry), BTech (Chemistry), MTech (Chem) CPUT
Z Jabe, NDip (Anal Chem) BTech (Chemistry) CPUT
P Johnston, BSc (Chem) Cape Town
B Kaine Tawa, NDip (Chem Eng), CPUT
W Koorts, BTech (Chem Eng) CPT, MTech (Chem) NMMU Cape Town
C Le Roux, NDip CPUT, BTech (Chem) Unisa
K U Nyambi, NDip (Chem Eng) CPUT
R Smith, MTech (Chem Eng) CPUT

Postdoctoral Researchers
Qiang Chang, PhD (Heterogeneous catalysis) Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China
MI. Fadlalla, BSc (Hons), MSc and PhD (Heterogeneous catalysis) UKZN
JV Fletcher MSc (Applied Science) Cape Town South Africa, PhD (Chemical Engineering and
Chemistry) Eindhoven, Netherlands
GM Leteba BSc (Hons) MSc (Materials Science) Cape Town PhD Cape Town & Macquarie,
Australia
L Solà-Hernández, BSc (Chemistry) and MSc (Chemical research) UAB, Barcelona, Spain, PhD
(Materials for Energy), Université PSL, Sophia Antipolis, France
Tayyibah Tahier, BSc (Hons) and MSc (Chemistry) Cape Town PhD (Chemistry, Heterogeneous
catalysis), UWC

Honorary Professors
GJ Hutchings BSc (Chem) UCL PhD (Chem) UCL DSC (Heterogeneous Catalysis) London
FIChemE FRS CBE
JW Niemantsverdriet, BSc (Phys+Math) Amsterdam MSc (Exp Phys) Amsterdam PhD Delft
(TechSciences)
C Hebling Dipl.(Phys) PhD (Phys) Konstanz

Management Staff
LK. Kallam, NDip Accounting & Computers Protea College, BCom (IS) Unisa, PGDip Cape Town
SJ Roberts, PrEng BSc (Eng) Chem MSc (Eng) Chem Cape Town
RW Weber, BSc (Eng) Chem MSc (Eng) Chem PhD (Eng) MBA Cape Town

Finance & Administrative Officers

S Heugh, Dip Bookkeeping Institute of Certified bookkeepers Cape Town

Catalysis Institute: Centre for Catalysis Research (Cat Centre)

Industrial catalysis research was initiated in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1980 and
was formally recognised as a Research Unit (1990) and subsequently as a Research Centre (2005)
by the University. Funding comes from a variety of sources including the University, the National
Research Foundation (NRF), Technology & Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP),
and several industrial sponsors. Industrial contract research from both domestic and international
companies contributes substantially to the Centre's financial base.

The Centre concerns itself with both fundamental and industrial research and development in the
general field of heterogeneous catalysis, encompassing all of catalyst synthesis, physico-chemical
characterisation and performance testing for industrially interesting chemical conversions. Although
engaged in topics of international interest, the Centre has a strong commitment to addressing issues
of direct importance to the South African Chemical Process Industry.
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The main fields of investigation within the Centre cover Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, zeolites and
molecular sieves, hydrocracking, phenolics conversion, and hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
The Centre offers a MSc (Eng) degree involving coursework, and research degrees at PhD level.

Deputy and Acting Director

SJ Roberts, PrEng BSc (Eng) Chem MSc (Eng) Chem Cape Town

Website: www.catcentre.uct.ac.za

Catalysis Institute: DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (c*change)

The DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (c*change), established in 2004 and hosted by the
Centre for Catalysis Research in the Department of Chemical Engineering, has as its focus the field
of catalysis and catalytic processing, and is to be seen as a large yet focused virtual research
programme of a national scope and significance, with multi-disciplinary participants from ten higher
education institutions. It is fundamentally about directed research themes conducted by national
teams to support the nation's international competitiveness. In South Africa, the principal application
of catalysts is within the chemical and petrochemical industries, where catalysis lies at the heart of
90% of all chemical transformation processes. With the manufacturing sector being the largest
contributor to national GDP and with chemical manufacturing being the largest single contributor to
the South African manufacturing sector, chemical processing and catalysis are recognized as a
distinct field for targeted initiatives as emphasized in the National Research and Development
Strategy.

Professor and Director

M Claeys, Dipl.Ing Dr-Ing (Chem Eng) Karlsruhe, FRSC

Website: www.cchange.ac.za

Catalysis Institute: DST Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre (HySA/ Catalysis)

The Centre for Catalysis Research, together with Mintek, hosts the Department of Science and
Technology's (DST) Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre. This Centre, established in 2007, is
one of three Competence Centres that develop hydrogen-based technologies as part of the National
Flagship Project in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies. Platinum-group metals are key catalytic
materials in hydrogen fuel cells and South Africa has the unique driver in that it possesses 75% of
the world's platinum reserves. The strategic goal is for South Africa to supply 25% of the future
global fuel-cell market with novel, locally developed and fabricated platinum-group metal catalysts
and platinum-based fuel cell components by 2020, thereby diversifying the applications of the
nation's platinum group metal resources.

Director
S Blair, PhD Materials Chemistry Simon Fraser University (Canada)

Website: www.hysacatalysis.uct.ac.za

Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER)

CeBER was formally constituted as a Unit in 2001 and upgraded to a Centre in 2008 cementing a
long history of bioprocess engineering research at UCT. CeBER aims to underpin the growth and
exploitation of the biotechnology, chemical and minerals sectors in South Africa through a national
centre of expertise in bioprocess engineering. As such, the Centre has the following objectives:
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 the education of engineers and scientists to the postgraduate level with key expertise to
excel in careers in the bioprocess arena, both in research and in industry,
 the provision of research expertise in key aspects of bioprocess engineering relevant to
South Africa through contract research,
 the contribution to fundamental insights in bioprocess engineering and related processes,
and
 the transfer and application of knowledge across disciplines in which bioprocesses play a
role, contributing to the South African bioeconomy and process industries.

CeBER maintains a productive balance between research centred on the application of biological
principles through process development, on the fundamental understanding of biological processes
at the mechanistic level, and on the interaction of these processes with their environment. Our key
foci include biohydrometallurgy for the extraction of metals in tank and heap bioleaching processes;
ARD prevention and remediation of metal rich effluents; production of fine chemicals through
bacterial and fungal processes; algal biotechnology for bioenergy products, commodities and fine
chemicals; biotransformation for value addition; biorefineries, including the wastewater biorefinery,
product liberation and recovery; bioprocess integration and optimisation through modelling; and
design and development of bioprocesses for environmental sustainability. In addressing these
research areas, the Centre brings together key skills in chemical engineering science, mathematical
modelling, hydrometallurgy, environmental engineering, biochemistry, microbiology and molecular
biology.

Professor and Director

STL Harrison, BSc (Hons) Cape Town PhD Cantab MSAIChE FSAMM SASM FSAAE ASSAf

Deputy Director
A Kotsiopoulos, BSc (Eng)Chem MSc (Eng)Chem PhD Cape Town

Associated Academic and Research Staff

JR Amaral Filho, BSc (Eng)Environmental PhD Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil
C Edward, BSc (Eng)Chem University of Cape Town
MA Fagan-Endres, BSc (Eng)Chem University of Cape Town PhD Cantab
E Govender-Opitz, BSc (Eng)Chem PhD University of Cape Town
MN Naidoo, BSc (Eng)Chem UKZN
A van Zyl, BSc (Hons) MSc University of Free State PhD University of Cape Town
NN Zulu NDip DUT BSc (Hons) University of Johannesburg MSc UCT PhD UGöttingen

Technical Staff
S Fernandes BSc (Hons) MSc (Eng) Chem University of Cape Town
S Rumjeet, BSc (Eng) Chem MSc (Eng) Chem University of Cape Town
S Rademeyer, NDip BTech (Chem Eng) MEng CPUT
T Samkange, NITC NTC NHD(Eng)Elec Harare Polytechnic MBA Rhodes

Postdoctoral Researchers
C Horn, BSc (Eng)Chem PhD University of Cape Town
D Wilbers, BSc (Chem) (Hons) MSc (Chem) PhD Stellenbosch University

Research Associates
C Bryan, BSc (Hons) Nottingham PhD Bangor
MJ Dunnett-Griffiths, BSc (Hons) Cape Town MPhil Cambridge PhD Cape Town
RP van Hille, BSc (Hons) PhD Rhodes

Administrative Staff
R Ederies, Dip (Bookkeeping) Damelin HR Cert CPUT
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Website: www.ceber.uct.ac.za Instagram: ceber_uct Facebook: CeBER UCT

Twitter:@CeBER_UCT

Centre for Materials Engineering (CME)

The Centre has the objectives of educating and training students in the techniques and fundamentals
in the broad field of Materials Engineering. We are concerned with the physical, chemical, electrical
and mechanical properties of ceramic, polymeric, metallic and composite materials. The Centre is
supported by the NRF, DST and materials processing, producing, manufacturing and user industries
and undertakes extensive research programmes, which prepare candidates for the degrees of
MSc(Eng) in Materials Engineering and PhD. Of particular significance is the BSc(Hons) in
Materials Science that is specifically designed for graduates with degrees in Physics, Chemistry or
Geology and related sciences. We promote quality research by maintaining international liaisons and
publication in reputable journals. The Centre also aims to support and assist both large and
developing industries through research projects, practical solutions and human resource
development.

Associate Professor and Director

T Becker, BSc (Eng) MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Associated Academic staff

RD Knutsen, BSc PhD Cape Town

Deputy Director
SL George, BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) PhD Cape Town

Visiting Lecturers
P Evans, BA (Nat Sci) Cambridge PhD Cambridge
RA Ricks, BSc (Hons) Leeds PhD Cambridge
CI Lang, BSc PhD Cape Town

Emeritus Professor
RB Tait, PrEng BSc (Hons) Rhodes MA Oxon BSc (Eng) PhD Cape Town MSAIMechE

Senior Technical Officer

P Louw, NHD (Metallurgy)Wits Tech, BSC Hons (Mat Sci) Cape Town

Scientific Officer
S von Willingh, BSc (Hons) MSc (Eng) Cape Town

Website: www.mateng.uct.ac.za

Centre for Minerals Research (CMR)

The Centre for Minerals Research at the University of Cape Town is a multi-disciplinary, inter-
departmental research centre based in the Department of Chemical Engineering with close associate
activities in Mechanical Engineering; geology and physics. The main focus of research is on the
processes of froth flotation and comminution, arguably two of the most important unit operations in
mineral beneficiation. Research is conducted through industrial, laboratory and computational
studies. The Centre enjoys extensive support from local and international mining companies as well
as statutory funding agencies. The Centre has an excellent reputation in its field and has strong links
with a number of international research institutes.
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Professor and Director:

DA Deglon, BSc (Eng) Wits MBA PhD Cape Town MSAIMM

Associated Academic and Research Staff:

L Bbosa, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD Cape Town MSAIMM
M Becker, BSc (Hons) MSc Cape Town PhD Pretoria MSAIMM FGSSA
P Bepswa, BSc (Eng)UZ PhD Cape Town
S Bremner, BSc (Applied Maths, Astrophysics, Physics), BSc (Hons) Cape Town (NASSP) Cape
Town, MSc (Physics) UKZN, PhD (Physics) Cape Town
K Corin, BSc (Hons) PhD Cape Town MSAIMM
S Geldenhuys, BEng (Chem) Stell MSc Cape Town
MC Harris,BSc (Hons) MSc(Eng) Cape Town
R Manenzhe, BSc (Hons) Cape Town
J Mann, BSc (Eng) Wits MBL UNISA
M Manono, BSc (Hons) PhD Cape Town
B McFadzean, BSc PhD NMMU
M Richter, BSc (Physics), BSc (Hons), MSc (Physics), PhD (Physics) Cape Town
A van der Westhuizen, BIng Stell MSc (Eng) Cape Town MSAIMM
J Waters, BTech (Chem Eng) Cape Technikon MSc Cape Town MSAIMM

Honorary Professor:
I Govender, BSc UDW HDE UNISA BSc (Hons) PhD Cape Town

Honorary Adjunct Professors:

J Mann, BSc (Eng) Wits MBL UNISA

Administrative Staff:
H Sundström PGDip BA Cape Town
N Davies
C Pomario

Centre for Research in Computational & Applied Mechanics (CERECAM)

The Centre for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) is a multi-faculty
and inter-disciplinary research grouping which concerns itself with basic and applied research and
postgraduate education in computational and applied mechanics. Its members are drawn from
chemical, civil, mechanical engineering, and applied mathematics. Research in the area of solid and
structural mechanics focuses on modelling and simulation of inelastic material behaviour and of
various structural systems, while work in computational fluid and particulate dynamics includes
activities in milling and comminution processes, and various aspects of non-Newtonian flows. Work
in biomechanics straddles the two broad areas of solid and fluid mechanics, with a focus on
cardiovascular mechanics and aspects of cerebral aneurysms.

Director and Associate Professor

M Ngoepe, BSc (Eng) Cape Town PhD Oxon

Members
T Chinyoka, MSc Zimbabwe PhD Virginia Tech
F Ebobisse Bille, BSc (Hons) Yaounde’ l Cameroon PhD Pisa
EB Ismail, BSc (Eng) MSc(Eng) Cape Town
S Skatulla, Dipl Ing Karlsruhe PhD Adelaide
A Mainza, BSc( Eng)Chem UNZA PhD Cape Town
BD Reddy, OMB, BSc(Eng) Cape Town PhD Cantab,DSc(hc) Stellenbosch FSAAE,MASSAf
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Associate members
TJ Cloete, MIng Stell
DA Deglon, BSc (Eng) Wits MBA PhD Cape Town MSAIMM

Research Officer
Vacant

Administrative Assistant
N Bent

Website:www.cerecam.uct.ac.za

Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

CREE is an interdisciplinary research centre established to promote engineering education. The
work of the CREE community focuses on establishing and promoting engineering education
research to improve teaching and learning and further our understanding of the educational
environment more broadly. This work has strong links with the fields of academic development and
higher education studies, as well as being influenced by other discipline-based education research
areas such as physics and mathematics education. As such, the CREE community values an
interdisciplinary approach, and seeks to develop theoretically-informed and research-based ways of
understanding the education process and the tertiary learning environment. Given our location in
South Africa, we have a particular interest in student success in relation to issues of race, gender and
disadvantage. We are actively involved in building the capacity of academic staff at UCT and at
other universities in South Africa to meaningfully engage in engineering education research and its
application in teaching contexts. We are also involved in co-operation between various national and
international bodies involved in supporting engineering education in order to move the field of
engineering education forward as it continues to grow. CREE researchers offer supervision of post
graduate qualifications specializing in engineering education including structured MPhil and PhD
programmes. Contact the relevant departmental staff members for details.

Director
R Smit, BSc HDE MSc (ScEd) PhD Cape Town

Administrative Staff
TBC

Centre for Transport Studies (CfTS)

The Centre for Transport Studies is a multidisciplinary research and postgraduate teaching body.
The Centre's primary aim is to develop into an internationally recognised research and teaching body
that produces relevant research, develops skilled professionals, and advocates innovative practices
and institutional arrangements for the management of complex transport systems in the dynamic
cities of South Africa and other African countries.

The purpose of the Centre is to stimulate debate and undertake research that focuses on the equity,
sustainability and efficiency problems associated with urban passenger transport systems in South
African cities, and on the development of practices and skills that are consistent with the goals and
objectives of contemporary and progressive policies. The Centre’s priorities in curriculum
development, and in undertaking research, are to contribute to the equitable, efficient and safe
accommodation of the travel needs of poorer households within urban passenger transport systems,
and to the promotion of more efficient and sustainable travel behaviour patterns and transport
system operations.
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Professor and Director

R Behrens, Pr Pln BA MCRP PhD Cape Town

Associated Academic Staff

M Vanderschuren, BSc (Eng) Tilburg MSc (Eng) Delft PhD Enschede FSAICE MITSSA
M Zuidgeest, MSc PhD Twente

Website:www.cfts.uct.ac.za

Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU)

The Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU) became an accredited
UCT Research Unit in 2010. The unit’s research is focused on quality, durability and sustainability
of concrete construction, structural health monitoring, structural integrity assessment, and repair and
rehabilitation strategies for concrete structures. The guiding principle for CoMSIRU is developing
high-level manpower for industry, research and academia, while engaging in innovative and
impactful research. The unit maintains healthy and active links with industry through an advisory
board, involvement in professional bodies and continuing professional development courses, as well
as postgraduate training. CoMSIRU’s well-established international links provide opportunities for
collaborative research and benchmarking, which enables the research unit to continuously evolve
and strengthen its niche research focus. The Research Programme is closely integrated with the
postgraduate teaching programmes in Civil Infrastructure Management and Maintenance and
Structural Engineering and Materials in the Department of Civil Engineering.

Professor and Director

P Moyo, Pr Eng BSc (Eng) Zimbabwe MSc (Eng) Newcastle-upon-Tyne PhD Nanyang FSAAE
MISAICE MIABSE MISHMII

Professor and Co-Director

H Beushausen, Dipl-Ing HAW Hamburg MSc(Eng) PhD Cape Town

Emeritus Professor & Senior Research Scholar

MG Alexander, PrEng BSc (Eng) MSc (Eng) PhD Witwatersrand FSAICE FSAAE, MASSAf
MICT

Honorary Research Associates

V Collis, PrEng PrArch BSc (Eng) Cape Town
M Santhanam, BTech IIT Madras MS PhD Purdue

Administrative Staff
G Verster

Laboratory Assistant
L Adams

Crystallisation and Precipitation Research Unit (CPU)

Although industrial applications of precipitation have a long history and precipitation has been
studied scientifically since the 1930s, understanding of these processes is still very limited.
Industrially, precipitation reactions are generally carried out in very simple reactor systems.
Probably over 90% of industrial precipitation processes are carried out in ordinary stirred tank
reactors operated in a batch-wise mode. Major problems, however, often occur in control of
precipitation processes, specifically in understanding the effect of processing conditions on reactor
performance and product characteristics such as precipitate morphology, purity and particle size
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distribution. Consequently, there is a need to develop a deeper scientific understanding of

precipitation processes that are currently based on empirical knowledge. The specific objective of
furthering this scientific understanding is in order to be able to optimise and control precipitation
processes in extractive metallurgical processes as well as in treatment of effluent streams.

The Crystallisation and Precipitation Research Unit has national recognition as the only facility in
the country for concerted research in the area of precipitation and crystallisation. In addition, the
particular research thrust is unique internationally. Industrial support for the programme is on-going,
as seen by active funding for and interest in research projects. Presentation of Continuing
Professional Development courses to industry; such as the Industrial Crystallisation course (in
collaboration with Prof GM van Rosmalen of TU Delft) and specific courses given to industrial
partners are an on-going activity.

Professor and Director

AE Lewis, PrEng BSc (Eng) Chem MSc (Eng) PhD Cape Town FSAIChE FSAIMM MASSAf
FSAAE FIChemE

Associated Academic and Technical Staff

J Chivavava, BEng (Chem) NUST MSc (Chem) Cape Town AMIChemE
HR Heydenrych, BSc (Eng) Chem MSc (Eng) Cape Town
L Motsepe, BSc (Boil.Sci) Wits, BSc (Eng) Wits, Chem MSc (Eng) Cape Town
S Mgabhi, BSc (Eng) Chem MSc (Eng) Cape Town

Administrative Staff
N Bam

Website: www.crystal.uct.ac.za

Future Water Research Institute

Future Water was established in 2016 as a transdisciplinary research institute at UCT, with the main
aim of providing the intellectual framework and knowledge base to address issues of water scarcity
and to underpin improved quality of life and sustainable development in South Africa. Future Water
seeks to integrate technical, environmental and socio-economic aspects of water management
through the adoption of inter- and trans-disciplinary (IDTD) approaches and scholarship as well as
multi-stakeholder and/or user perspectives. It is hosted in the EBE faculty but includes discipline
specialists as well as generalists from nine departments across six faculties, such that research is
based within an over-arching systems framework supported by strong sociological, technical and
environmental expertise. The research programme comprises environmental (protection of natural
water resources), industrial (technical options and uses of water, water as part of the process, water
as a waste resource), economic (cost benefits and viability) and people-focused (addressing social-
cultural and institutional challenges and resistance) aspects of water management and includes a
clear focus on the interactions between all of these. Future Water understands the need for strong
collaboration in grappling with complex issues, in partnership with government at all levels,
industry, communities, and other academic partners both locally and internationally.

Associate Professor and Interim Director

K Carden, BSc MSc PhD Cape Town SFWISA

Professor and Deputy Director

NP Armitage, PrEng BSc (Eng) Natal MSc (Eng) CapeTown PhD Stell FSAAE FSAICE FWISA
FSAIMunE Fellow IWA
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Key Academic Staff

H Boulanger, MArch, Pretoria
J Broadhurst, BSc MSc Port Elizabeth PhD Cape Town MIMWA SACNASP
H Chitonge, BA Zimbabwe MA PhD Natal
A Dalvie, BSc Med Cape Town MSc Cape Town PhD Cape Town
D Ikumi, BSc Cape Town PhD Cape Town
A Mkhonza, LLB Free State LLM Witwatersrand
J Okedi, BSc Makerere MSc Leuven PhD Cape Town
D Randall, BSc (ChemEng) Cape Town PhD Cape Town
T Sanya, BArch Makerere MPlan Stuttgart PhD Oslo
N Solomon, BSocSci Cape Town MSocSci Cape Town
K Winter, BA HDE Cape Town MA London PhD Cape Town

Junior Research Fellows

A Abrams, BA Columbia MPhil Cape Town
M Cole, BSc Cape Town MSc Witwatersrand PhD Oxford

Postdoctoral Fellows
C Teta, BSc NUST Zimbabwe PhD NUST Zimbabwe
M Lukas-Sithole, PhD, Cape Town
S Hlahla, PhD, UKZN

Finance Manager
S Jobson

Administrative Officer
G Verster

Minerals to Metals
The Minerals to Metals Signature Theme (MtM) was established in 2007 to integrate existing
capacity in minerals beneficiation research in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and address
the challenges facing the minerals industry in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic manner.
Technology choices are developed and evaluated not only in terms of the conventional economic
returns, but also with regard to their impact on the natural and human environments, which allows
stakeholders to make more holistically informed decisions. Thus solutions are developed that focus
on enhanced value addition and resource productivity through the conversion of minerals to metals
in a manner congruent with providing a sustainable future for African people and their environment.
This is achieved through three inter-connected activity areas, viz., research, education and
engagement, which are aligned with UCT’s mission ‘to be an outstanding teaching and research
university, educating for life and addressing the challenges facing our society’. The United Nations’
Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), accepted in September 2015 provide the structure
by which to understand, frame and address these challenges. The Master of Philosophy program
specialising in Sustainable Mineral Resource Development, inaugurated in 2014, was established as
part of the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa project of the United Nations
University Institute for Sustainability and Peace. The programme is delivered jointly with the
University of Zambia and includes courses at the UCT Graduate School of Business and the
Sustainability Institute at the University of Stellenbosch. Strong collaborative partnerships exist
within UCT, particularly with Mineral Law in Africa, the Development Policy Research Unit,
Future Water and others, with other universities, organisations and institutions in South Africa,
Africa and globally.

Professor and Director

J Petersen, BSc (Eng) Wits PhD Cape Town MSAIMM
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Associate Professor and Co-Director

JL Broadhurst, BSc (Hons) MSc Port Elizabeth PhD Cape Town

Associated Academic Staff

M Becker, BSc (Hons) MSc Geology Cape Town PhD Pret
DA Deglon, BSc (Eng) Wits MBA PhD Cape Town MSAIMM
STL Harrison, BSc (Hons) Cape Town PhD Cantab MSAIChE SASM FSAIMM FSAAE ASSAf
FWISA
A Mainza, BSc (Eng) UNZA PhD Cape Town
T Moyo, BSc (Eng) NUST Zimbabwe PhD Cape Town
HB von Blottnitz, BSc (Eng)Chem Cape Town BSc(Hons) UNISA MSc (Eng) Cape Town Dr.-Ing.
RWTHAachen MSAIChE

Honorary Professor
MJ Nicol, BSc (Hons) PhD Witwatersrand

Adjunct Professors
B J Chicksen, MBChB Harare FCP (SA) Durban MBA Johannesburg
CM Digby, BA Hons(Econ) Trinity College Dublin MA(Econ) British Columbia
MSc(Environment) London School of Economics and Political Science
R Schouwstra, BSc(Hons) NWU MSc Johannesburg DSc NWU
MH Solomon, BSc(Eng)Mining, Witwatersrand, FSAIMM, FIQ, Mine Manager’s Certificate of
Competency (Metalliferous), MDP(Mining) South Africa

Junior Research Fellows

CT Mangunda, BSc(Eng) MSc NUST Zimbabwe PhD Cape Town
M Cole, BSc Cape Town MSc Witwatersrand PhD Oxford

Finance and Administrative Officer

M Shaik

Urban Real Estate Research Unit (URERU)

The research unit was approved by the UCT Council in June 2015 under the directorship of
Associate Professor Francois Viruly. The aim of the unit is to provide an inter-disciplinary platform
that promotes the identification of issues and seeks solutions to Urban Real estate investment,
Finance, Economics and management problems in Africa. It offers an opportunity to initiate a
unique research alliance in the built environment between UCT, universities across the continent, as
well as Industry and society at large. It also provides an opportunity to further define and enhance
the existing research thrusts of the department of Construction Economics & Management.
URERU is driven by four broad thrusts:
 Urban Real Estate markets dynamics and Trends
 Urban Real Estate Investment and Finance,
 Urban Real Estate land economics and management
 African Urban Real estate markets

URERU promotes academic research and disseminates research and data to the private and public
sectors based on a research agenda for the period 2015-2020.

The intention of the unit is to raise further funding from a variety of sources. These are likely to
include:
• Private sector funding
• Public sector funding
• Professional bodies (RICS)
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• International bodies

Associate Professor and Director

F Viruly, BA (Hons) Witwatersrand MA (Dev Econ) Kent FRICS

Associated Academic and Research staff

KA Michell, BSc (QS) MPhil Cape Town PhD Salford PrQS PMAQS MRICS
F Ametefe, BSc (Admin) Ghana, M Phil (Finance) Ghana PhD (Real Estate and Finance) Reading
MM Mooya, BSc (Land Economy) Copperbelt MPhil (Land Economy) Cantab PhD (Real Estate)
Pret
LD Boyle BSc (QS) Cape Town MPhil (Urban Sustainability) Cape Town
C Madell, BA UWC, BA Hons (Geography) UWC, MCRP, UCT, MSc (LED)
SD Nurick, BCom BSc(Hons)(Property Studies), MPhil Cape Town MRICS
U Ordor BSc(Architecture) Jos MSc (Architecture) Jos MNIA MSc (Property Studies) Cape Town

Honorary Research Affiliate

C Kariuki, BA (Land Economics), Nairobi MA (Housing) Nairobi

Other entities
Continuing Professional Development
Manager
H Tait, BHE Stell

Administrators
S Jemaar
G Williams

The CPD programme offers short courses, workshops and small conferences. These provide a means
for the on-going education of engineers and other technical staff, outside of the formal academic
courses offered at UCT for degree purposes. Generally there are no formal academic qualification
entrance requirements to CPD courses. In some cases, some prerequisite knowledge may be
required. A certificate of attendance or of successful completion (where an examination is passed) is
normally issued. Some courses may be undertaken outside of working hours, while others may
require attendance for a number of days on a full-time basis. The mode of delivery for each course
differs, some are offered face to face only, and others are offered online. Courses may also be run on
an in-house basis for companies, if requested.

In terms of the agreements between the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and other
international engineering bodies, South African registered professionals are obliged to keep abreast
of developments and knowledge in their fields of expertise in order to maintain and demonstrate
their competence. All ECSA registered persons are required to undertake and record CPD activities
as a prerequisite to renewal of their professional registration. Most of the courses offered by the
CPD Programme are registered with ECSA for CPD points.

Website: www.cpd.uct.ac.za
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Geographical Information Systems Unit

Administrators
N Lindenberg, BSc(Hons) Cape Town
T Slingsby, MSc(Eng) Cape Town

The UCT GIS Lab acts as a consulting and resource centre for researchers and postgraduate
students. We administer the ESRI site license for Campus, act as a central data warehouse, offer
support for GIS-related queries and provide a consulting service for project planning, course design
and lecturing. You can book a virtual consultation on our website.

Website: www.gis.uct.ac.za

Professional Communication Studies

Head of Department
Professor M Vanderschuren, BSc(Eng) Tilburg MScEng Delft PhD Enschede FSAICE MITSSA

Professional Communication Studies (PCS) courses aim to equip students with essential theory and
skills in the areas of oral, written and interpersonal communication, as recommended by
professional bodies such as ECSA, (SA)IMechE and IEEE.

Outcomes of the courses are knowledge and ability in:

 research methods using academic sources, referencing, citation, academic writing and
professional ethics;
 report writing, business proposals, executive summaries, letters of application,
eportfolios and CV's;
 visual literacy, graphics and posters;
 presentation skills.

Website:www.pcs.uct.ac.za
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SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES, CLASS MEDALS AND DEAN'S

MERIT LIST
Scholarships/Awards
Details of scholarships and awards available are given in the Financial Assistance for Postgraduate
Studies and Financial Assistance for Undergraduate Studies Handbooks available from the
Registrar. The following is a selected list of scholarships and awards. Note that the scholarships on
offer and the values are subject to change without notice.

Architecture, Planning and Geomatics

Architecture and Planning
Hugh and Win Walker Scholarships: Awarded with preference for degrees in Architecture and,
thereafter, Planning undertaken at UCT. Applications to the Postgraduate Scholarships
Office/Undergraduate Funding Office.

National Development Fund for the Building Industry Postgraduate Scholarship: Applications
to the Director, National Development fund for the Building Industry, Box 1619, Halfway House,
1685, by 2 January.

Geomatics
Twamley Undergraduate Scholarship: Awarded on the basis of the most outstanding academic
performance at the end of the First Year of study, provided that the nominee shall have met the
requirements for inclusion in the Dean's Merit List.

Twamley Postgraduate Scholarship: Awarded on the recommendation of the Chair of Surveying

on the basis of academic achievement and other appropriate experience for postgraduate study in
Geomatics.

Construction Economics and Management

Association of Construction Project Management (ACPM) Scholarship: R2500 for a South African
holder of UCT's Department of Construction Economics & Management's BSc Hons in Quantity
Surveying or BSc Hons in Construction Management degree at UCT who meets the entrance
requirements for the MSc(Project Management) programme and has financial need. Applications to the
Admin Officer, Need-based Bursaries, Post-graduate Funding Office, Otto Beit building, Upper
Campus, UCT. ACPM must be kept appropriately informed. (This is not a prize but an award to a
worthy student in need on financial aid and must, therefore, be administered by UCT's Funding Office.)

Construction Education Sector Training Authority (CETA) Bursaries: Awarded to students

entering full-time postgraduate studies. Applications to be submitted by 31 August to CETA, PO
Box 644, Bedfordview 2008.

JT Ross (Pty) Ltd scholarships: Full tuition fees for a BSC Property Studies student during their
3rd year and Honours year. Preference will be given to a student from Kwa Zulu Natal or Gauteng
due to availability for holiday work during July and December over these two years. On completion
of their studies the student will be required to do a compulsory one year internship/work experience
with JT Ross. Students will be interviewed and a decision on the award will be made at the sole
discretion of JT Ross.
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National Research Foundation: Awarded on merit for Honours, full/after hours Master’s and
Doctoral Study. Applications to be submitted to the Postgraduate Scholarships Office by 15 August
for Honours and 31 December for Master’s study and 30 April for Doctoral study.

National Research Foundation: NRF Prestigious Awards: Awarded on merit for full-time
registered Master’s or Doctoral Studies. Applications to be submitted by 30 June (internal) or 31
July (agency).
NRF Grantholder Bursaries: Applications to be submitted by 28 February (internal) or 31 March
(agency).

Tobie Louw Bursary - BSc(Hons)(QS) Students: Awarded for Postgraduate study in Quantity
Surveying. Applications to be submitted to the Prizes and Awards Committee, Association of South
African Quantity Surveyors, PO Box 3527, Halfway House, 1685 by, 31 January

Quantity Surveyor's Research Award - BSc(Hons)(QS) Students: Prestige award for research
work into technical and managerial problems in the building industry. Applications to be submitted
to the Prizes and Awards Committee, Association of South African Quantity Surveyors, PO Box
3527, Halfway House, 1685, by 15 June.

Engineering
General
Council Postgraduate Scholarship): Awarded on the results of the examinations for the degree of
BSc(Eng) or BSc(Geomatics), based on honours points. Candidates should have obtained First Class
Honours and intend to continue with the study of engineering or geomatics.

E D Steytler Memorial Scholarship (Undergraduate): Awarded to the student obtaining the

highest weighted average in the First Year examinations.

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Scholarships: Awarded to students in the final 2 years of study who show
evidence of high intellectual power and commitment to the achievement of excellence in the field of
Engineering.

Twamley Undergraduate Scholarship: Awarded on the basis of the most outstanding academic
performance at the end of the First Year of study.

Civil Engineering
Christopher Robertson Scholarship (Undergraduate): Awarded to the student in Civil
Engineering who has made the most progress in the Third Year of studies. (Where there is a choice
between candidates of equal merit, preference is for those with fewer scholarships and to whom the
value of the award would be advantageous).

Chris van Breda Scholarship (Postgraduate): Awarded on final examination results for the
BSc(Eng) Civil degree. The candidate should have obtained Honours and intend to undertake further
study.

Ninham Shand Scholarship (Postgraduate): Awarded on examination results for the BSc(Eng)
Civil degree. The candidate should have obtained Honours and intend to undertake further study.
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Mechanical Engineering
Duncan McMillan Scholarship (Undergraduate): Awarded annually to the First Year Mechanical
Engineering student gaining the highest weighted average, subject to the holder maintaining
satisfactory progress and conduct.

Class Medals
Architecture, Planning and Geomatics
Class medals may be awarded to students who have shown special ability in the course. They are
only awarded where special merit should be recognised. Only one medal may be awarded in a
course. Any student who repeats a course will be ineligible for a medal in that course. Class medals
may be awarded in the following courses:

APG1016H Geomatics
APG2039W Design and Theory Studio II
APG3037W Design and Theory Studio III

Construction Economics and Management and Engineering

Class medals may be awarded to the best students in each of the following first year core courses:
CHE1005W, CIV1005W, CON1004W, CON1021F, CON1024S, CON1022F, CON1023S,
CON1019F/S, EEE1006F, EEE1007S, MEC1002W and MEC1005W.
Class medals are also awarded to each of the second, third and (where applicable) fourth years of
study to students carrying a full load with the best weighted average in core, core-elective, elective
and optional courses in the following programmes:

Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Construction Management
Construction Studies
Electrical Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering
Geomatics
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Property Studies
Quantity Surveying

Prizes
The following prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Faculty. The prize offerings and values
are subject to change without notice.

General
David Haddon Prize: R300 for the purchase of books for the best Architecture or Quantity
Surveying student in the subject Professional Practice (APG4044S or CON4034W).
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Joseph Arenow Prizes: (two x R3000) (i) for the best Master’s dissertation in the Faculty of
Engineering & the Built Environment (ii) for the best PhD thesis in the Faculty of Engineering & the
Built Environment.

Architecture, Planning and Geomatics

Aluminium Federation of South Africa Award: R1000 for the best project in the final year of
BAS or BAS(Hons) entailing the use of aluminium.

Cape Institute for Architecture Measured Drawing Prize: R500 for Measured Drawings of old
works in the Cape Province.

Cape Institute for Architecture Prize: R750 for the best student graduating in the MArch(Prof)
programme.

Cape Institute for Architecture Prize: R2000 for the best student in Design and Theory Studio II.

Cape Institute for Architecture Prize: R2000 for the best student in Design and Theory Studio III.

Cape Institute for Architects Prize: Certificate of Excellence for Teamwork in the BAS(Hons)
Simulated Office Studio, including a two-year free membership with the Institute.

Cape Institute for Architecture Prize: R2000 for the best student graduating in the postgraduate
Architecture degree programmes.

The Carl Borckenhagen Memorial Prize: R3000 to be awarded to the best student over the two
years of study in the MCRP programme.

Clay Brick Association Prize: R250 for the purchase of books to the student of Architecture who
has made best use of bricks in his or her design work.

Corobrik Prize: R500 for the best project entailing the innovative use of clay bricks from work
done in 2nd year.

Corobrik Prize: R500 for the best project entailing the innovative use of clay bricks from work
done in 3rd year.

CNdV Landscape Architects’ Prize: R1000 for the best student in Landscape Construction in the
second year of the Master of Landscape Architecture programme.

CNdV Landscape Architects’ Prize: R1000 for the best student in History and Theory of
Landscape Architecture in the Master of Landscape Architecture programme.

Essay Prize: R300 awarded to the BAS(Hons) student who produces the best essay.

General JBM Hertzog Prize: R1250 awarded annually to the best final year student in the
MArch(Prof) programme.

George Menzies Prize: R2000 awarded on the results of the final examinations to the best student
in Geomatics.
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Helen Gardner Travel Prize: Two prizes of R20 000 each awarded by UCT to students who have
completed the third year of the BAS degree but who have not yet been admitted to the BAS(Hons)
degree. Applications to the Director, School of Architecture and Planning.

Newurban Architects and Urban Designers Prize: R1500 gift voucher for a Project of Merit that
deals with sustainability and/or environmental issues in BAS.

Newurban Architects and Urban Designers Prize: R1500 gift voucher for a Project of Merit that
deals with sustainability and/or environmental issues in BAS(Hons).

Institute of Landscape Architects of South Africa Prize: R500 book prize for the best Landscape
Design Studio Portfolio in the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours) Programme.

Institute of Landscape Architects of South Africa Prize: R1000 and certificate for the best
student in the Master of Landscape Architecture Programme.

Institute of Landscape Architects of South Africa Prize: R500 book prize for the best Landscape
Architecture dissertation in the Master of Landscape Architecture Programme.

Ivor Prinsloo Prize: R450 for the best essay in Architectural Theory in the BAS(Hons) programme.

Ivor West Memorial Prize: R4000 for the best second or third year Geomatics student.

John Perry Prize: R2000 for the best work done in the third year of study of the BAS degree.

Lisa Blane Memorial Prize: R1000 for the best student in the Technology II course.

Lisa Blane Memorial Prize: R1000 for the most improved student in the Technology II course.

Lisa Blane Memorial Prize: R2000 for the best student in the Technology III course.

Lisa Blane Memorial Prize: R2000 for the student who displays the most innovative use of
technology in 3rd year.

Molly Gohl Memorial Prize: R3000 for books or instruments to the best woman student
completing the third year of study of the BAS degree.

OVP Associates Prize: R500 book voucher and certificate for the best student in the Bachelor of
Landscape Architecture (Honours) programme.

Patrick McAuslan Prize: R1000 prize to the best student in the Regulatory & Legal Framework
course in the Planning programme.

Reuben Stubbs Award: A certificate for any project exhibiting an expression of structural integrity,
economy of materials, and considered a worthwhile contribution to the integration of Structure and
Design.

South African Association of Consulting Professional Planners (SAACPP) Prize: R2000 and
certificate for the best dissertation in the MCRP programme.

South African Geomatics Institute (WC) prize: for the best final year student in cadastral
surveying, land tenure and town planning.
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South African Institute of Architects prize: R500 for the best student in the MArch (Professional)
programme.

SACAP (South African Council for the Architectural Profession): Medal for the best
Architecture student: for work done over five years.

South African Planning Institute (Western Cape) Prize: R1000 and certificate for the best
student in the Bachelor of City Planning (Honours) programme.

South African Planning Institute (Western Cape) Prize: R1000 and certificate for the best
overall student work in the Master of City and Regional Planning programmes.

South African Planning Institute Prize: R1000 and certificate for the most improved student over
the 2 year Planning curricula.

Urban Design Institute of South Africa (Western Cape) Prize: R1000 awarded to the top student
in a Master of Urban Design Programme.

The Vanessa Watson Prize for Planning Theory and Practice: R1500. This prize is to be
awarded annually to the best student in the Planning Theory and Practice course registered on the
Bachelor of City Planning Honours programme.

The Vanessa Watson Prize for Urban Economic Development Processes: R1500. This prize is to
be awarded annually to the best student in the Urban Economic Development Processes course
registered on the Bachelor of City Planning Honours programme.

The Western Cape Government Prize for the best Local Area Planning Project (Project A):
Certificate and six-month internship prize for the best Local Area Planning Project.

The Western Cape Government Prize for the best Metropolitan Planning Project (Project B):
Certificate and six-month internship prize for the best Metropolitan Planning Project.

The Western Cape Government Prize for the best Regional Planning Project (Project C):
Certificate and six-month internship prize for the best Regional Planning Project.

Construction Economics and Management

Association of Construction Project Management Book Prize: R2500 for the best overall student
currently involved in the Built Environment and in the first year of the MSc(Project Management)
programme based on the grade point average after one year of registration on a full curriculum load
of four modules.

Association of South African Quantity Surveyors Gold Medal: The department nominates a
candidate for this national award for the best quantity surveying graduate at any accredited South
African university offering a degree in quantity surveying. Awards are not necessarily made each
year.

Association of South African Quantity Surveyors Prizes: R900, R1100, R1300 and R1600 for the
best student in each year of study, respectively, for the BSc(Construction Studies) and the
BSc(Hons) in Quantity Surveying.

Association of South African Quantity Surveyors Western Cape Chapter Committee Prize:
R3000 to the best all-round student in the final year of study of the BSc(Hons) in Quantity
Surveying.
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Bell-John Prize: R1600 for the best all-round student registered for BSc(Construction Studies) or
BSc(Hons) in Quantity Surveying in any year of study.

Factor6 Prize: R1000 for the BSc(Hons) in Quantity Surveying student (or team) obtaining the
highest award (Minimum First Class Pass) in Research Project (CON4047W).

Clay Brick Association Prizes: Two prizes of R2000 and R1500 respectively for the best and
second best students collectively in the Construction Technology subjects CON1004W, CON2006W
and CON3012W.

CEM Departmental Prizes: R1000 for the best student registered for the BSc(Hons) in
Construction Management (CON4038F, CON4039S and CON4049S) (Minimum First Class Pass);
R1000 for the best student registered for the BSc(Hons) in Quantity Surveying in the subject of
Measurement and Design Appraisal III (CON4032F and CON4037S) (Minimum First Class Pass).

Master Builders Association of the Western Cape Prize (for South African Students): R1000
for the best BSc(Construction Studies) in the second year of study; R1500 for the best
BSc(Construction Studies) in the third year of study; R2000 plus floating shield for the best
BSc(Hons) student in Construction Management.

Mbata, Walters and Simpson Prize: R1000 for the best all round student in third year of study for
the BSc(Construction Studies) degree.

CEM Departmental Prize: R1000 voucher for the best all round student in the second year of
study for the BSc(Property Studies) degree.

Paragon Lending Solutions Prizes: R2500 plus job-shadow opportunity with the Paragon Lending
Solutions CEO for the best student in the subject of Property Finance (CON3034F). R2500 for the
best postgraduate student in the course Property Finance (CON5009Z).

PMSA (WC) Prize: R2000 academic book voucher for the dissertation in MSc (project
management) which in the opinion of a select committee of PMSA (WC), is highly relevant to the
project management profession. The winner will be awarded a certificate recognising their
achievement at the department prize giving event. PMSA will award the prize itself at a branch
meeting convenient for the winning student. At the branch meeting the student will be required to
present their research to the PMSA membership. The decision of the award will be made at the sole
discretion of PMSA (WC) based on an assessment from a pool of three dissertations submitted for
consideration by UCT.

Robin Marten Prize: (value to be announced) for the student with the highest average final year
examination results for the third (final) year of the BSc(Property Studies) and the BSc(Hons)
Property Studies degrees, taken together, subject to a minimum average of 75% having been
achieved each year. In the event of a tie, the student with the higher average for the Property
Valuation courses within the two year period should be selected.

Women’s Property Network prize: to top female student achiever in BSc Property Studies, BSc in
Construction Studies or Bachelor of Architectural Studies: Certificate and R1500 book voucher for
SA female student with Term GPA of 65% or more in good financial standing with the university –
endorsed by HOD and Programme Convenor, BSc Property Studies.
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The CIOB Certificate of Excellence: for BSc Honours in Construction Management based on the
following: Highest Term GPA mark in degree and should be a Student member of the CIOB.
Prize will be in the form of an electronic voucher for ₤50

Engineering
General

Bain Merit Awards: A first prize of R5000 and a second prize of R3000 to the best third-year
students in Engineering, and a first prize of R5000 and a second prize of R3000 to the best second-
year students in Engineering.

Bain Celebrating Women in Engineering Award: Awards of R3000 each to the top woman
academic achiever in second and third year in the Engineering Departments.

ECSA Medal of Merit: for the best student graduating with the degree of BSc(Eng).

ESKOM Award (R500) and entry into the ESKOM National Awards Competition: for the best
Engineering BSc(Eng) graduate over the four-year degree curriculum.

John Martin Prize: R1500 for the best first year student in the ASPECT Programme.

Sammy Sacks Memorial Prize: Two prizes of R4000 each for the best classwork in MEC1002W
Engineering Drawing.

Chemical Engineering

4th Year Book Prize for South African Institute for Mineral & Metalurgy: Text book for best
student in Mineral Processing for CHE4069F.

Astron Energy Prize for Chemical Engineering Design: R7000 for the student with the best
overall performance in the course CHE4036Z.

Malan Chemical Engineering Medals: for the best students in each of the Second (bronze), Third
(silver) and Final (gold) Years.

Malan Prize: Engineering Textbook for the most promising First Year student.

Omnia Prize: R2000 for the student pair completing the final year research project (CHE4045Z) of
the highest standard.

SA Institution of Chemical Engineers' Silver Medal: for outstanding performance over the four
year curriculum, based on best overall year and credit-weighted GPA, including a fourth year credit-
weighted GPA of above 75%.

Sasol Prize for CHE3006F: Certificate and R1000 for the best student in the course CHE3006F
(Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering III).

Sasol Prize for CHE3007S: Certificate and R1000 for the best student in the course CHE3007S
(Non-ideal systems in Chemical Engineering).

Sasol Prize for CHE3008S: Certificate and R1000 for the best student in the course CHE3008S
(Chemical Engineering Project Management and Unit Operation Design).
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Civil Engineering

Adina Award for Excellence in Computational Engineering Mechanics: R3000 for the best
undergraduate final year project on any aspect of computational engineering mechanics by a student
in Civil Engineering.

Concrete Society of SA (WP Branch) Award: R1000 and a book for outstanding work in the area
of concrete technology.

D C Robertson Memorial Prize (donated by the Western Cape Branch of the South African
Institution of Civil Engineering): R1000 for the student submitting the best work in the final year
design project.

George Menzies Prize: R2000 awarded on the results of the final examinations to the best student
in Civil Engineering.

Gibb Student Contribution Prize: R2000, for the student with the greatest all-round contribution
to the undergraduate programme.

Gibb Prize for Transport Engineering: R2000, for the student showing the most promise in the
field of transportation and traffic engineering.

IStructE SA and SAICE Prize: R2000, awarded for best overall academic achievement in
structural engineering.

JG Afrika: R2000 for the fourth year civil engineering student with the highest overall achievement
in professional communication.

Mariswe (Pty) Ltd Health and Safety Prize: R1500 for the best performing student in the Health
and Safety module in Professional Practice (CIV4041F).

Mariswe (Pty) Ltd Prize: R1500 for the student with the best result for the Urban Water Services
course (CIV3047S).

MPAMOT Africa Prize: R3500 (to be shared by members of the winning team) for the design
team that delivers the best design project in the final year design project.

Paterson & Cooke Prize: R2000 for the best work in the final year research project.

PPC Cement Prize: R2500 and a book for the best undergraduate project on concrete technology.

PRDW Prize:R3500 for the best Water/Coastal Engineering final year project.

Professor Derrick Sparks Geotechnical Engineering Prize (donated by the South African
Institution of Civil Engineering, Western Cape Branch): R1000 for the best final year project in
Geotechnical Engineering.

SA Institute of Steel Construction Prize: R1500 for the best structural steel design project
submitted by an undergraduate student.

South African Institution of Civil Engineering Professional Practice Prize: R1000 for the best
performance in Professional Practice (CIV4041F)
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Thesis Poster/e-Portfolio Prize: R1000

Thesis Talk Prize: R1000

Zutari Best Overall Achievement Prizes: R2500, R1500, R1000 for the three best performing
students.

Zutari Prize for Water Engineering: R2000 to the student achieving the highest aggregate score in
Water Engineering courses (CIV2040S, CIV3043F, CIV3044F, CIV3046S, CIV3047S, CIV4042F).

Electrical Engineering

Peralex Electronics prize: R1500 for the best student in EEE3096S.

Peralex Electronics prize: R1500 for the best student in EEE4114F.

Peralex Electronics prize: R1500 for the best student in EEE4120F.

Siemens Prize: R2500 for the final year Electrical Engineering student submitting the best thesis
(EEE4022S/F).

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering

AAT Composites Award: R1000 for best project for MEC4128S Final Year Engineering Project
involving use or application of composite materials.

Albert Wessels Prize for Best First Year Student in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering: R5000 plus a certificate for the first year student with the highest grade point average.

Albert Wessels Prize for Best Second Year Student in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering: R5000 plus a certificate for the second year student with the highest grade point
average.

Albert Wessels Prize for Best Third Year Student in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering: R5000 plus a certificate for the third year student with the highest grade point
average.

Albert Wessels Prize for Best Fourth Year Student in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering: R5000 plus a certificate for the fourth year student with the highest grade point
average.

Aluminium Federation of South Africa Prize: R1000 for the best report in MEC4128S Final Year
Engineering Project or MEC4091Z Honours Research Project involving the use or application of
aluminium.

Best Student in Engineering Dynamics: R500 awarded to the student with the top mark in
MEC2047F/S Engineering Dynamics.

Best Student in Dynamics I1: R500 awarded to the student with the top mark in MEC3078S
Mechanics of Machines.

Best Student in Solid Mechanics I: R500 awarded to the student with the top mark in MEC2049F
Solid Mechanics I.
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Best Student in Solid Mechanics II: R500 awarded to the student with the top mark in MEC3076F
Stress Analysis and Materials.

Best Final-Year BScEng Project or BSc (Hons) Project: R1000 awarded for the top mark in the
final-year BScEng project or BSc (Hons) project in an Impact-Related topic.

The Gerald Nurick Prize for Excellence in Impact-Related Postgraduate Research: R1500
awarded to either an MSc student (the dissertation must be awarded with distinction) or PhD student
(the thesis must have excellent reviews).

The Patterson & Cooke prize for the top Mechanical Engineering Student in Engineering
Product Design: R2000 awarded to the Mechanical Engineering student with the highest final mark
in MEC4124W, Engineering Product Design. Only eligible for students registered EB005 and
EB805.

The Penny Wilson Memorial Award: Certificate and cash prize to the most congenial final year
student as voted for by the class.

SAI Mech Eng Award: Floating trophy and certificate for the best student in the Mechanical
Engineering & Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering design and laboratory project in the Final
Year of study.

SASOL Prize for MEC2048S: Achievement certificate and R750 for the best second-year student
in the course MEC2048S, Mechanical Engineering Design.

SASOL Prize for MEC3081S: Achievement certificate and R1000 for the best third-year student in
the course MEC3081S, Manufacturing Sciences.

SASOL Prize for MEC3082S: Achievement certificate and R1000 for the best third-year student in
the course MEC3082S, Mechanical Engineering Machine Element Design.

SASOL Prize for MEC4124W: Achievement certificate and R1500 for the best fourth-year student
in the course MEC4124W, Engineering Product Design.

SASOL Prize for MEC4108S: Achievement Certificate and R1500 for the best fourth-year student
in the course MEC4108S, System Design.

SASOL Achievement Certificate and R2000 Cash Prize: Awarded to the best Masters
Dissertation in the field of Mechanical Engineering

SASOL Achievement Certificate and R2000 Cash Prize: Awarded to the postgraduate student
who produced the best published paper in the field of metallurgy/materials/corrosion science.

Dean's Merit List

The Dean's Merit List, which is published annually, contains the names of students whose academic
performance over the year is meritorious and hence worthy of recognition. Students who qualify for
inclusion in the List receive a letter of commendation from the Dean. The List is posted on the
notice boards and published in the Dean's Circular. The academic records of students are endorsed to
record their achievements in qualifying for inclusion on the List. To be eligible for the Dean's Merit
List a student must pass the prescribed courses for which he or she is registered for the year in
question; a student registered for a four year degree must be in the First; Second or Third year of
study; and a student registered for a three year degree must be in the First, or Second year of study.
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The list is compiled annually in mid-December and includes all courses which have results at that
point in time. The criteria for inclusion in a particular year are as follows:
 a first-year ASPECT student must have earned not less than 96 credits and obtain a year
average of not less than 75 %; a student who was in the ASPECT programme in the first year
of study must earn not less than 110 credits of approved coursework in any subsequent year
and obtain a year average of not less than 70%.
 a student in any other undergraduate programme must have earned not less than 132 credits of
approved course work for the year in question and obtain a year average of not less than 70%.

Note: For credits to count for Dean’s Merit List purposes, they must have been taken and
passed in the current year. Transferred credits from another year, degree or institution do not
count.
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PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND RECOGNITION OF DEGREES

Architecture, Planning and Geomatics
Architecture and Planning
The Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) degree provides the necessary grounding for entry into
a professional architectural course or into postgraduate programmes in city and regional planning,
urban design or landscape architecture. The programme merits exemption from Part 1 of the Royal
Institute of British Architects', and the Commonwealth Association of Architects', own examination
in Architecture.

The BAS(Hons) qualification introduces an honours degree within a succession of qualifications

leading towards professional qualification in architecture. It is a prerequisite qualification for
admission into the Master of Architecture (Professional) (HEQS-F level 8).

The MArch (Professional) qualification introduces a master's degree within a succession of

qualifications leading towards professional qualification in architecture. It is a prerequisite
qualification for statutory registration as a Candidate Architect with the South African Council for
the Architectural Profession (SACAP), in terms of the Architectural Professions Act 2000 (Act No
44 of 2000). To attain registration as Professional Architect, the candidate must complete a two-year
period of practical experience in an architectural office and pass a registration examination set by
SACAP.

Both the degrees of Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) and Master of Urban Design
(MUD) are recognised for professional accreditation purposes by the South African Council for
Planners (SACPLAN). Registration with the Council, which is a statutory requirement to practise,
can occur after two years of supervised practical experience. The MCRP programme has provisional
accreditation from the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Landscape Architecture: The Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) is a professional degree.

Eligibility of graduates for membership of the South African Council for Landscape Architects
Profession (SACLAP) will be dependent upon firstly, a further two years training under a
professional landscape architect, and the successful completion of the Council's professional
examination.

Information Regarding Special Qualifying Examination for Foreign Architects wishing to

obtain registration as an architect within South Africa.
(a) An applicant for registration may be recommended by the Council for admission to the
Special Qualifying Examination. The nature and extent of the examination shall be
determined in each case by the Council after consideration of all available evidence with
regard to the standard and quality of the candidate's qualifications. If necessary, the Council
may interview an applicant or require him or her to sit a written test in order to come to a
decision as to the standard of the qualification. Only qualifications requiring a minimum of
four years full-time study in architecture at a university or like educational establishment will
be considered to be of a standard sufficient to give admission to the Special Qualifying
Examination. An applicant who obtains a recommendation from the Council may be required
to attend lectures and/or practical training at a university of his or her choice and to pass the
examination(s) set by the University. The University or body conducting the Special
Qualifying Examination shall determine when the examination(s) shall be held and when the
fees are to be paid. A candidate who completes the examination(s) will be furnished with a
certified statement to that effect.
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(b) All applicants who have not passed a qualifying examination recognised in terms of Section
19(2)(b) and 19(7)(c)(ii) of the Architects' Act 1970 must apply to the South African Council
for Architects for admission to the Special Qualifying Examination. The following courses of
action may be adopted: An applicant who, in the opinion of the Council, cannot be admitted to
the Special Qualifying Examination shall be referred to the University of his or her choice
which will decide what will be required of him or her in order to graduate.

Geomatics
Registration
The South African Geomatics Council recognises the BSc(Geomatics) degree, under The Geomatics
Professions Act 19 of 2013, as a suitable theoretical qualification for registration as a Professional
Land Surveyor and Professional Surveyor in the categories of Engineering and Photogrammetry and
also as a Professional Geoinformatics Practitioner if APG3039B is taken as an elective. In addition
to the degree, a graduate wishing to register in any of the above categories is required to undergo a
period of practical training with a practising Professional and to undertake various professional
examinations. Professional Land, Engineering and Photogrammetric Surveyors, as well as
Professional Geoinformatics Practitioners, enjoy a status equivalent to that of an Associate Member
or Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in most parts of the world.

Representation and professional organisations

Holders of a degree in Geomatics, who qualify for registration with the SA Geomatics Council can
apply for membership of the South African Geomatics Institute (SAGI). Graduates specialising in
geoinformatics may prefer to become members of the Geo-Information Society of South Africa
(GISSA), while those in the hydrographic surveying field may be interested in associating with the
Hydrographic Society of South Africa. Internationally, Geomatics disciplines are represented by a
number of organisations, the primary ones being the Federation International Geodesic (FIG) and
the International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS). These organisations
represent the interests of their members at national or international level and are involved in various
workshops, lectures and conference organisation.

Construction Economics and Management

All degree offerings are accredited as detailed below. The significance of accreditation is that
graduates of these degrees are exempted by the accrediting bodies from having to take any further
university-level exams before being allowed to take the Assessment of Professional Competence
(APC) or being admitted to the Professional Interview (PI).

Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS)

Graduates in Quantity Surveying and Construction Management are eligible for corporate
membership of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors.
Address: The Director, ASAQS, PO Box 3527, Halfway House, 1685.

South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP)

The BSc in Construction Studies together with the BSc(Hons) in Quantity Surveying degrees are
accredited by the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession as fulfilling all the
academic requirements for registration as Quantity Surveyors (in terms of the Quantity Surveyors
Profession Act No 49 of 2000 as amended). Thereafter, a period of three years in-service training
must be undertaken under the supervision of a registered Quantity Surveyor before being admitted to
the Assessment of Professional Competence and being registered with the Council as a Professional
Quantity Surveyor.
Address: The Registrar, South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession, PO Box
3527, Halfway House, 1685.
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Graduates in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management and Property Studies are eligible to
register with the Royal Institution as Probationers. Thereafter, a period of three years in-service
training must be undertaken under the supervision of an approved mentor before being admitted to
the Assessment of Professional Competence leading to membership of the Institution. Graduates of
the MSc Programmes in Property Studies and Project Management enjoy similar accreditation.
Address: The Secretary-General, RICS, 12 Great George Street, Parliament Square, London SW1P
3AD, England.

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Graduates in Construction Management are admitted to the Graduate Class of the Chartered Institute
without further examination. Thereafter, a period of three years in-service training must be
undertaken before being admitted to the Professional Interview leading to membership of the
Institute. Address: The Secretariat, CIOB, Englemere, Kings Ride, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 8BJ,
England.

South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions
(SACPCMP)
The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions registers
professionals and candidates in the project and construction management professions. The BSc in
Construction Studies together, with the Bsc (Hons) in Construction Management is accredited by the
SACPCMP. A minimum of four years post-graduation relevant practical experience must be
attained under the supervision of a registered Professional Construction Manager or Professional
Construction Project Manager before being admitted to the Assessment of Professional Competence
and being registered with the Council as a Professional Construction Manager or Professional
Construction Project Manager. Address: The Registrar, South African Council for the Project and
Construction Management Professions, PO Box 653141, Benmore 2010.

The South African Council for the Property Valuers’ Profession (SACPVP)
The BSc in Property Studies together with the BSc(Hons) in Property Studies are accredited by the
South African Council for the Property Valuers’ Profession as fulfilling all the academic
requirements for registration as a valuer in terms of the Property Valuers’ Profession Act No. 47 of
2000 as amended. Thereafter, a period of three years in-service training must be undertaken under
the supervision of a registered Professional Valuer before being registered with the Council as a
Professional Valuer. The MSc in Property Studies together with an additional Valuation elective is
similarly accredited.
Address: The Registrar, SACPVP, PO Box 114, Menlyn 0063.

Engineering
The current BSc(Eng) degrees in Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Electrical and Computer, Mechanical
Engineering, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, and Mechatronics are accepted by the
Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as fulfilling all the academic requirements for
registration as a Professional Engineer. In terms of the Washington Accord signed in June 2000, of
which South Africa is a signatory, the Faculty's engineering qualifications have been recognised by
professional engineering accrediting bodies in the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Hong Kong.
In terms of the Engineering Profession Act (Act No 46 of 2000), ECSA has stipulated a minimum
period of three years' approved practical training and experience after graduation under the guidance
of a Professional Engineer before a candidate may register as a Professional Engineer. This period
may be shortened by up to one year in recognition of successful postgraduate degree work. It is of
the utmost importance that every graduate should register immediately as a candidate engineer.
The University of Cape Town enjoys a special relationship with the Association of Commonwealth
Universities. The curricula, systems and standards of engineering education at the University
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conform to the general pattern of the British universities and professional institutions. The degrees
are therefore widely recognised.
The better known of the British and South African professional institutions are listed below.
Graduates are eligible for exemption from the written Associate Membership examinations of the
British institutions, as detailed below, but in all cases a period of approved professional work is
required before admission to corporate membership. Student membership of these institutions is
generally available to undergraduates. Information on other professional engineering bodies is
available from the relevant department in the Faculty.

The Institution of Chemical Engineers

Graduates in Chemical Engineering are eligible for exemption from the Membership Examination.
Address: 165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby, CV21 3HQ, United Kingdom.

The South African Institution of Chemical Engineers

Graduates in Chemical Engineering may be admitted to membership, without further examination.
Address: PO Box 808, Pinegowrie, 2123.

The Institution of Civil Engineers

Graduates in Civil Engineering are eligible for exemption from Parts I and II of the Associate
Membership examinations, and must satisfy the requirements of the Professional interview for
admission to corporate membership. Address: Great George Street, Westminster, London SW1
P3AA.

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering

Graduates in Civil Engineering are eligible for corporate membership once they are registered as
Professional Engineers. Address: Postnet Suite 81, Private Bag X65, Halfway House, 1685.

The Institution of Structural Engineers

Graduates in Civil Engineering are eligible for exemption from all but the final Design
examinations. For admission to Corporate Membership, Graduates must sit and pass the Chartered
Membership (Part 3) examination, entitling them to register with the UK Engineering Council as
Chartered Structural Engineers. Address: 11 Upper Belgrave Street, London, SW1.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

Membership of the IEE is open to everyone with a professional interest in electrical, electronic,
information and manufacturing engineering. Student membership is open to any student studying
engineering or IT. The following categories of membership are available: Member, Fellow, Student
and Affiliate. Address: URL://www.iee.org/membership/

The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)

Graduates in Electrical Engineering may be admitted to membership, without further examination.
Address: 18a Gill Street, Observatory, Johannesburg, 2198.

The South African Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Graduates in Mechanical Engineering may be admitted to membership, without further examination.
Address: PO Box 34008, Rhodes Gift, 7707.

The South African Institution of Certificated Engineers

Holders of the Government Certificate of Competency are members of this Institution. Graduates in
the relevant branches of the engineering profession are eligible for extensive exemptions, depending
upon the degree of practical experience achieved. In South Africa a Government Certificate of
Competency is mandatory for persons responsible for the supervision of industrial plant exceeding a
specified size. Address: 18a Gill Street, Observatory, Johannesburg, 2198.
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INDEX
Academic Development Class I........................................................................................................ 72
Academic Development Class II ...................................................................................................... 73
Academic Development in the Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment .......................... 157
Advanced Physics .......................................................................................................................... 193
Advanced Spatial Data Analysis ...................................................................................................... 86
African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics, School of ............................................... 167
Analogue Electronics ..................................................................................................................... 129
Anthropocene environments in perspective .................................................................................... 182
Applied Contract Law I .................................................................................................................. 120
Applied Engineering Mechanics..................................................................................................... 147
Applied Mineralogy for Chemical Engineers ................................................................................. 183
Applied Multivariate Data Analysis ............................................................................................... 197
Applied Statistics............................................................................................................................ 196
Applied Surveying and GISc ............................................................................................................ 79
Architecture, Planning and Geomatics ............................................................................................. 69
Atmospheric Science ...................................................................................................................... 180
Bioprocess Engineering .................................................................................................................... 97
Bioprocess Engineering Design ...................................................................................................... 100
Building Construction I .................................................................................................................. 115
Building Construction II ................................................................................................................. 115
Building Science I .......................................................................................................................... 105
Business Accounting ...................................................................................................................... 159
Business Finance ............................................................................................................................ 161
Business Law I ............................................................................................................................... 168
Business Law I - Summer Term ..................................................................................................... 171
Business Law II .............................................................................................................................. 169
Business Law II - Summer Term .................................................................................................... 171
Business, Society and Environment.................................................................................................. 99
Cadastral Surveying and Registration Projects ................................................................................. 83
Cell Biology ................................................................................................................................... 172
Centres and other entities established in the faculty ....................................................................... 198
Chemical Engineering ...................................................................................................................... 89
Chemical Engineering Design .......................................................................................................... 98
Chemical Engineering I .................................................................................................................... 93
Chemical Engineering II................................................................................................................... 94
Chemical Engineering Project Management and Unit Operation Design ......................................... 96
Chemical Engineering Research ....................................................................................................... 98
Chemical Engineering Unit Operation Design ................................................................................. 96
Chemistry 1000 .............................................................................................................................. 173
Chemistry 3005 .............................................................................................................................. 175
Chemistry for Engineers ................................................................................................................. 174
Civil Engineering ........................................................................................................................... 102
Communication and Network Engineering..................................................................................... 134
Communication Engineering .......................................................................................................... 140
Company Law ................................................................................................................................ 169
Company Law - Summer Term ...................................................................................................... 171
Computer Methods for Mechanical Engineering ............................................................................ 150
Computer Science 1015.................................................................................................................. 175
Computer Science 1016.................................................................................................................. 175
Computer Science 2001.................................................................................................................. 176
Computer Science 2002.................................................................................................................. 177
Computer Science 3002.................................................................................................................. 178
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Computer Science 3003 .................................................................................................................. 178

Computer Science 3023 .................................................................................................................. 179
Construction Costing ...................................................................................................................... 119
Construction Economics and Management ..................................................................................... 112
Construction Information Systems ................................................................................................. 114
Construction Management I ........................................................................................................... 116
Construction Management II .......................................................................................................... 121
Construction Materials ................................................................................................................... 107
Construction Surveying .................................................................................................................... 77
Construction Technology I ............................................................................................................. 113
Construction Technology II ............................................................................................................ 116
Construction Technology III........................................................................................................... 119
Contents.............................................................................................................................................. 5
Control Systems ............................................................................................................................. 152
Control Systems Engineering ......................................................................................................... 134
Cost Engineering Under Uncertainty .............................................................................................. 121
Course Codes.................................................................................................................................... 11
Courses: Guide to Terminology ........................................................................................................ 13
Credit system .................................................................................................................................... 13
Culture, Identity & Globalisation in Africa .................................................................................... 167
Dean's Merit List ............................................................................................................................ 223
Degrees and diplomas awarded by the Faculty ................................................................................. 10
Design & Theory Studio I................................................................................................................. 73
Design & Theory Studio II ............................................................................................................... 79
Design & Theory Studio III .............................................................................................................. 85
Design and Operation of Catalytic Reactors ..................................................................................... 97
Design Project ................................................................................................................................ 110
Digital Signal Processing................................................................................................................ 138
Economics for Engineers ................................................................................................................ 162
Electrical Engineering .................................................................................................................... 125
Electrical Engineering Design Principles........................................................................................ 132
Electrical Machines and Drives ...................................................................................................... 140
Electromagnetic Engineering.......................................................................................................... 132
Electromagnetism for Engineers ..................................................................................................... 193
Electronic Devices & Circuits ........................................................................................................ 133
Embedded Systems I ...................................................................................................................... 130
Embedded Systems I for Science Students ..................................................................................... 131
Embedded Systems II ..................................................................................................................... 135
Embedded Systems II for Science Students .................................................................................... 135
Energy Conversion I ....................................................................................................................... 133
Energy conversion II ...................................................................................................................... 138
Energy Systems & Grids II ............................................................................................................. 141
Energy Systems and Grids I ........................................................................................................... 137
Engineer in Business ...................................................................................................................... 154
Engineer in Society......................................................................................................................... 153
Engineering Design: Electrical and Computer Engineering............................................................ 136
Engineering Design: Electrical Engineering ................................................................................... 136
Engineering Design: Mechatronics ................................................................................................. 136
Engineering Drawing...................................................................................................................... 144
Engineering Dynamics ................................................................................................................... 148
Engineering Hydrology .................................................................................................................. 108
Engineering Mechanics .................................................................................................................. 105
Engineering Product Design ........................................................................................................... 155
Engineering Surveying & Adjustment .............................................................................................. 88
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Engineering System Design............................................................................................................ 138

Environment & Services II ............................................................................................................... 78
Environment & Services III .............................................................................................................. 84
Evidence-based Management ......................................................................................................... 165
Explanatory Notes on Course Codes ................................................................................................ 12
Field Trip.......................................................................................................................................... 93
Final-Year Engineering Project ...................................................................................................... 156
Financial Accounting ..................................................................................................................... 159
Fluid Mechanics ............................................................................................................................. 107
Foundations of Computer Programming for Engineers .................................................................. 176
Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering III ...................................................................................... 95
Fundamentals of Mathematics ........................................................................................................ 183
General Information ........................................................................................................................... 7
General Physics A .......................................................................................................................... 192
General Physics B .......................................................................................................................... 193
Geodesy............................................................................................................................................ 86
Geographic Information Systems I ................................................................................................... 76
Geographic Thought ....................................................................................................................... 181
Geography, Development & Environment ..................................................................................... 179
Geoinformatics Camp....................................................................................................................... 88
Geomatics I ...................................................................................................................................... 72
Geomatics II ..................................................................................................................................... 75
Geomatics III .................................................................................................................................... 81
Geomatics IV ................................................................................................................................... 88
Geomatics Management and Professionalism .................................................................................. 89
Geomatics Project ............................................................................................................................ 87
Geosystems: An introduction to Earth & Environmental Sciences ................................................. 182
Geotechnical Engineering I ............................................................................................................ 106
Geotechnical Engineering II ........................................................................................................... 108
Guide to the usage of this Handbook .................................................................................................. 6
Heterogeneous Catalysis ................................................................................................................ 100
High Performance Digital Embedded Systems ............................................................................... 139
History & Theory Of Architecture I ................................................................................................. 71
History & Theory of Architecture II ................................................................................................. 71
History & Theory of Architecture III................................................................................................ 74
History & Theory of Architecture IV ............................................................................................... 74
History & Theory of Architecture V................................................................................................. 80
History & Theory of Architecture VI ............................................................................................... 80
Hydraulic Engineering.................................................................................................................... 108
Impact of Engineering on the Natural and Social Environment ...................................................... 140
Independent Research....................................................................................................................... 83
Independent Research in Computer Science ................................................................................... 177
Industrial Ecology for Chemical Engineers .................................................................................... 101
Integrating Embedded Systems ...................................................................................................... 156
Intermediate Chemistry .................................................................................................................. 174
Introduction to Analogue and Digital Electronics........................................................................... 129
Introduction to Biotechnology .......................................................................................................... 94
Introduction to Chemical Engineering .............................................................................................. 93
Introduction to Design .................................................................................................................... 147
Introduction to Electrical Engineering ............................................................................................ 128
Introduction to Electrical Engineering & Power Utilisation ........................................................... 128
Introduction to Electronic Engineering ........................................................................................... 127
Introduction to Engineering ............................................................................................................ 105
Introduction to Engineering Drawing ............................................................................................. 145
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Introduction to Engineering Drawing A ......................................................................................... 146

Introduction to Engineering Mechanics .......................................................................................... 146
Introduction to Environmental Assessment & Management ........................................................... 179
Introduction to Geology for Civil Engineers................................................................................... 182
Introduction to Mechanical Design ................................................................................................. 145
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering......................................................................................... 145
Introduction to Medical Engineering .............................................................................................. 166
Introduction to Medical Imaging & Image Processing ................................................................... 166
Introduction to Power Engineering ................................................................................................. 129
Introduction to Programming.......................................................................................................... 176
Labour Law .................................................................................................................................... 169
Labour Law - Summer Term .......................................................................................................... 171
Land and Cadastral Survey Law ....................................................................................................... 84
Land Use Planning & Township Design........................................................................................... 87
Law for Engineers .......................................................................................................................... 170
Lecture periods ................................................................................................................................. 11
Life Cycle Assessment ................................................................................................................... 100
Linear Algebra & Differential Equations for Engineers ................................................................. 188
Macroeconomics ............................................................................................................................ 163
Macroeconomics II ......................................................................................................................... 164
Management Accounting I ............................................................................................................. 159
Management Practice Law III........................................................................................................... 85
Managerial Finance ........................................................................................................................ 160
Manufacturing Sciences ................................................................................................................. 152
Marketing I ..................................................................................................................................... 165
Materials Science in Mechanical Engineering ................................................................................ 148
Mathematics 1A for Engineers ....................................................................................................... 184
Mathematics 1A for Engineers Extended ....................................................................................... 185
Mathematics 1B for Engineers ....................................................................................................... 184
Mathematics 1B for Engineers Extended........................................................................................ 186
Measurement & Design Appraisal II .............................................................................................. 120
Measurement and Design Appraisal Ia ........................................................................................... 119
Measurements and Actuators .......................................................................................................... 150
Mechanical Engineering Design ..................................................................................................... 149
Mechanical Engineering Machine Element Design ........................................................................ 153
Mechanical Vibrations.................................................................................................................... 154
Mechanics of Machines .................................................................................................................. 151
Mechanics of Materials .................................................................................................................. 106
Mechatronic Systems...................................................................................................................... 156
Mechatronics .................................................................................................................................. 139
Microeconomics ............................................................................................................................. 162
Microeconomics II.......................................................................................................................... 164
Mineral and Metallurgical Processing .............................................................................................. 97
Mineral and Metallurgical Processing II ......................................................................................... 100
Mobile and Wireless Networks....................................................................................................... 140
New Ventures: Planning, Practice and Professionalism.................................................................. 141
Non-ideal Systems in Chemical Engineering.................................................................................... 95
Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing ............................................................................... 186
Numerical Methods in Geomatics .................................................................................................... 81
Numerical Optimisation for Chemical Engineers ........................................................................... 101
Numerical Simulation for Chemical Engineers ................................................................................ 98
Officers in the Faculty ........................................................................................................................ 7
Personal Financial Management ..................................................................................................... 161
Petrology & Structural Geology ..................................................................................................... 183
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Physics 1025................................................................................................................................... 192

Physics A for Aspect ...................................................................................................................... 191
Physics A for Engineers ................................................................................................................. 189
Physics B for Aspect ...................................................................................................................... 192
Physics B for Engineers.................................................................................................................. 190
Porgrammes of Study ....................................................................................................................... 19
Practical Electronics: Components, Modules and Design............................................................... 131
Practical Experience ....................................................................................................................... 106
Practical Training ........................................................................................................................... 132
Practical Training I ........................................................................................................................... 76
Practical Training II.......................................................................................................................... 81
Practical Training in Geomatics ....................................................................................................... 74
Prizes .............................................................................................................................................. 215
Process Control and Instrumentation .............................................................................................. 139
Process Synthesis and Equipment Design ........................................................................................ 99
Professional Communication .......................................................................................................... 114
Professional Communication for Electrical Engineering ................................................................ 131
Professional Communication Studies ............................................................................................... 86
Professional Practice ...................................................................................................................... 110
Professional Status and Recognition of Degrees............................................................................. 225
Professionalism in the Built Environment ...................................................................................... 118
Programming Assessment .............................................................................................................. 177
Project Management for Engineers................................................................................................. 117
Property and Contract Law ............................................................................................................. 122
Property and Environment .............................................................................................................. 123
Property and Facilities Management .............................................................................................. 121
Property and Planning I .................................................................................................................. 114
Property and Planning II ................................................................................................................. 118
Property and Planning III ............................................................................................................... 124
Property and Technology ............................................................................................................... 115
Property Development I ................................................................................................................. 122
Property Development II ................................................................................................................ 124
Property Economics I ..................................................................................................................... 115
Property Economics II .................................................................................................................... 123
Property Investment & Finance II .................................................................................................. 122
Property Investment and Finance I ................................................................................................. 117
Property Studies I ........................................................................................................................... 120
Property Valuation I ....................................................................................................................... 118
Property Valuation II ...................................................................................................................... 123
Quantitative Biology ...................................................................................................................... 173
Real Property Law I ....................................................................................................................... 117
Renewable Energy in the Process Industry ..................................................................................... 102
Representation I................................................................................................................................ 73
Research Project ............................................................................................................................. 137
RF & Microwave Devices & Circuits............................................................................................. 137
Rules for Undergraduate Degrees ..................................................................................................... 14
Scholarships/Awards ...................................................................................................................... 213
Signals & Systems II ...................................................................................................................... 134
Signals and Systems I ..................................................................................................................... 130
Society & Space ............................................................................................................................. 180
Solid Mechanics 1 .......................................................................................................................... 149
Spatial Data Infrastructures .............................................................................................................. 86
Statistics for Engineers ................................................................................................................... 195
Stress Analysis and Materials ......................................................................................................... 151
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Structural Analysis I ....................................................................................................................... 107

Structural Analysis II ...................................................................................................................... 109
Structural Design I.......................................................................................................................... 110
Structural Design II ........................................................................................................................ 111
Student Councils and other faculty specific details............................................................................. 9
Study Design & Data Analysis for Scientists.................................................................................. 196
Surveying 1 ...................................................................................................................................... 79
Surveying II ...................................................................................................................................... 82
Surveying III .................................................................................................................................... 82
Sustainability & Environment ........................................................................................................ 181
System Design ................................................................................................................................ 154
Systems Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 160
Technology I .................................................................................................................................... 71
Technology II ................................................................................................................................... 77
Technology III .................................................................................................................................. 83
Term dates ........................................................................................................................................ 11
The Physical Environment.............................................................................................................. 180
Theory of Structures III .................................................................................................................... 75
Theory of Structures IV .................................................................................................................... 75
Theory of Structures V ..................................................................................................................... 85
Thermofluids 1 ............................................................................................................................... 149
Thermofluids II............................................................................................................................... 151
Thermofluids III ............................................................................................................................. 152
Thermofluids IV ............................................................................................................................. 155
Transportation Engineering ............................................................................................................ 111
Transportation Planning ................................................................................................................. 108
Urban Water Services ..................................................................................................................... 109
Vector Calculus for Aspect............................................................................................................. 188
Vector Calculus for Engineers ........................................................................................................ 187
Wastewater Treatment .................................................................................................................... 111
Water Treatment ............................................................................................................................. 109
Work Experience .............................................................................................................................. 78
Workplace Experience...................................................................................................................... 95