Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Industrial Engineering (SAQA NO: 99639)

This is a three-year application oriented qualification which would provide students with a sound knowledge base in the field of Industrial Engineering and the ability to apply their knowledge and skills within a professional context. The qualification serves to equip graduates with the necessary learning skills, in order for them to pursue degree studies at the higher levels.

The programme has a strong professional career focus and graduates from this programme would be compliant to meeting the exit level outcome requirement as required by the Engineering Council of South Africa.

The purpose of this educational programme is to build the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes required for a graduate to be able to register with ECSA as a candidate Engineering Technologist.

Industrial Engineering Technologists are characterized by the ability to apply established and newly developed engineering technologies to solve broadly- defined problems, develop components, systems, services and processes. Industrial Engineering Technologists have a specialized understanding of systems that would integrate both human and machine processes.

This qualification provides:

1. preparation for a career in Industrial Engineering and for achieving a level of technological proficiency in order to make a positive contribution to the economy and national development;
2. the educational base required for registration as a Candidate Engineering Technologist
3. entry to NQF level 8 programmes e.g. Honours, Post Graduate Diploma and B Eng programmes leading to Masters and Doctoral programmes.

School leaving or TVET applicants who wish to enrol for the programme must apply through the CAO system by no later than 30 September of the previous year. The number of students enrolled in the program is determined by the University and departmental growth policies and a ranking system is used to determine the number of candidates as required.

The minimum entry requirement is the National Senior Certificate or the National Certificate (Vocational) with appropriate subject combinations and levels of achievement as defined in the Government Gazette, Vol. 751, No. 32131 of 11 July 2008, and in the Government Gazette, Vol. 533, No. 32743, November 2009.

In addition to the above, the following is required for admission

Note:

• The subject NSC Mathematical Literacy will not be accepted as a substitute for the subject NSC Mathematics.
• The exit certificate of the candidate must qualify the candidate for degree study at an institution of higher learning
• Applicants will be ranked according to the sum of their scores for Mathematics and Physical Science, subject to a minimum combined score of 120.

Other:

Prospective students, that qualify for degree study at an institution of higher learning, but do not meet the departmental mathematics and/or physics requirements, may present the following N4 subjects, for consideration for entry to the BET programme.

Mathematics and Engineering Science, plus two of:

• Mechanotechnics
• Engineering Drawing
• Electrotechnics

The above are all to be passed, in the same sitting, with a minimum of 50%. Students will then be ranked, alongside the NSC students, according to the sum of their marks for N4 Mathematics and Engineering Science, subject to a minimum combined score of 120.

Prospective applicants may present a cognate level 6 Diploma for entry into the BET program, Credit transfer will be considered dependent on the content thereof being presented.