Departments Engineering & the Built Environment
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- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering and Geomatics (Durban)
- Civil Engineering (Midlands)
- Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Electronic and Computer Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Town and Regional Planning
- Urban Futures Centre
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VISION
To be a strategic partner that communicates progressive knowledge of organized human activities and socio·-technical systems.
MISSION
Our mission is to:
– Strengthen partnership with relevant stakeholders
– Provide innovative teaching and learning practices
– Develop research capacity in Industrial Engineering
What is industrial engineering
Industrial engineering focuses on improving processes. Industrial engineers analyze and optimize systems such as waiting in line at a theme park, boarding an airplane, helping people at a bank, answering calls at a call center, as well as manufacturing processes such as making airplane parts, car parts, household appliances, food, soda, bottled water, and so on. Industrial engineers will have to take a wide range of support classes such as calculus, physics, chemistry, circuits, and materials engineering. Although the most important support class that an industrial engineer will take is statistics. Statistics is crucial because in the real world processes, such as time it takes to help a customer in line, often can follow some kind of distribution, (which can’t be represented by an equation as easily). Overall industrial engineering is great if you enjoy statistics, working with people, and optimizing profits and time for companies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww9hDlwjeF4
Industrial Engineering – A Way of Life
Industrial Engineering is a dynamic field with infinite possibilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB_a-nvJL2o
Industrial Engineering, an Introduction
Industrial Engineering is an amazing profession with tons of opportunity for its graduates!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU24PfQhe0M
Industrial Engineering – An overview
What is Industrial Engineering anyway? It sounds so generic and yet somehow very technical. Watch this video and I will give you a basic overview including: what Industrial Engineering is, what tools Industrial Engineers use, the history of the field, the future and whether or not you may like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvDrmg0UmOM
Hot Job # 24 – Industrial Engineer
From an Industrial Engineers perspective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEfEmKuxT7M
Central Applications Office Website (C.A.O)
Industrial Engineers design systems to enable people and society to improve productivity, efficiency and effectiveness and the quality of the work environment. The systems that are the subject of Industrial Engineering design are broad and are characterized by a need to integrate both the physical and decision making capabilities of humans, together with all other aspects of the system design.
Applications to this programme must be made via the Central Applications Office (CAO):
Tel: 031 268 4444
Web: http://www.cao.ac.za
Each of the subjects listed above is only offered once in the designated semester
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor of Engineering Technology (BEngTech) in Industrial Engineering Entrance Requirements
Bachelor of Technology (BTech): Engineering: Industrial Entrance Requirements
Master of Engineering (MEng) Entrance Requirements
Doctor of Engineering (DEng) Entrance Requirements
NOTE: Phase out of information for the BTech in Industrial Engineering
As gazetted in the Government Gazette, Vol. 613, No. 40123, 06 July 2016, the last date for first time entering students enrolling in academic programmes that are not aligned with the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework is the 31st December 2019. This means that you will not be able to enroll for a Bachelor (BTech) Degree at DUT, or at any other institution in South Africa after this date.
Contact Information
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Head of Department: Mr A K Naicker Tel: 031 373 2445 Fax: 031 373 2014 Email: kershnid@dut.ac.za Location: S4, L0 Campus: Steve Biko Campus |
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Secretary:Mrs K Dhavraj Tel: 031 373 2445 Fax: 031 373 2014 Email: kershnid@dut.ac.za Queries: industrialadmin@dut.ac.za Location: S4, L0 Campus: Steve Biko Campus |