Academic programmes and faculty information

1 CALENDAR PART 112020 faculty ofEngineeringAcademic Programmesand faculty Information2020 engineering i Accuracy, liability and changes Stellenbosch University has taken reasonable care to ensure that the information provided in the Calendar parts is as accurate and complete as possible. Take note, however, that the University s Council and Senate accept no liability for any incorrect information in the Calendar parts. The University reserves the right to change the Calendar parts at any time when necessary. The division of the Calendar The Calendar is divided into 13 parts. Part 1, 2 and 3 of the Calendar contain general information applicable to all students.

2 Make sure that you understand all provisions in Part 1 (General) of the Calendar that are applicable to you. Part 4 to 13 of the Calendar are the faculty Calendar parts. Part Calendar Part 1 General Part 2 Bursaries and Loans Part 3 Student Fees Part 4 Arts and Social Sciences Part 5 Science Part 6 Education Part 7 AgriSciences Part 8 Law Part 9 Theology Part 10 Economic and Management Sciences Part 11 engineering Part 12 Medicine and Health Sciences Part 13 Military Science Availability of the Calendar parts The printed versions of the Calendar parts are available at the University s information Desk in the Admin A Building.

3 The electronic versions of the Calendar parts are available at There are English and Afrikaans (Part 1 to 12) copies available. engineering ii engineering iii Table of contents How to use this Calendar part .. viii 1 General information ..1 How to communicate with the faculty and the University .. 1 Using your student number .. 1 The faculty s contact details .. 1 The University s contact details .. 3 Language at the University .. 3 The engineering profession .. 3 Definition of engineering .. 3 The role of the professional engineer .. 4 Registration as professional engineer .. 5 What it means to register as professional engineer.

4 5 Requirements for registration .. 5 Accreditation of programmes by ECSA .. 5 International recognition of programmes .. 5 The faculty .. 5 History .. 5 engineering building complex .. 6 faculty of engineering Computer User Area (FIRGA) .. 7 Schools Centre .. 7 Departments and engineering disciplines .. 8 Department of civil engineering .. 8 Department of Electrical and Electronic engineering .. 8 Department of Industrial engineering .. 9 Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic engineering .. 10 Department of Process engineering .. 11 Rules of the faculty .. 12 Provisions relating to assessment.

5 12 Absence from assessments .. 13 Academic work during vacations .. 13 13 Responsibility to read e-mails regularly .. 13 Annual levy .. 13 Connecting your own hardware to the University IT network .. 13 engineering iv User area etiquette .. 13 E-mail and network etiquette .. 14 Misuse of the IT infrastructure .. 14 Awards and prizes .. 15 faculty -wide .. 15 The Dean s Award for Outstanding Achievement .. 15 The ECSA Medal of Merit .. 15 The Jac van der Merwe Prize for Innovation .. 15 Lecturer of the Year .. 15 Upcoming Researcher of the Year .. 15 Annual Teaching Excellence 16 Honorary Member of the faculty .

6 16 civil engineering .. 16 Electrical and Electronic engineering .. 17 Industrial engineering .. 17 Mechanical and Mechatronic engineering .. 18 Process 20 2 Undergraduate programmes .. 21 Qualifications and fields of study .. 21 ECSA accreditation .. 21 Undergraduate enrolment management .. 22 How to be admitted to a BEng programme .. 22 Applicants with no prior tertiary learning .. 22 Admission requirements for BEng (4yr) and BEng (EDP) .. 22 Selection process for BEng (4yr) .. 23 Selection process for BEng (EDP) .. 24 Application procedure for BEng (4yr) and BEng (EDP) .. 24 Applicants with prior tertiary learning.

7 25 Residency requirement for obtaining a BEng degree from Stellenbosch University .. 25 How to obtain recognition for modules from other programmes or institutions .. 26 Applicants from other programmes at Stellenbosch University .. 26 Applicants from BEng, BScEng and BSc programmes at other universities in South Africa .. 28 Applicants with a National diploma , National Higher diploma or BTech degree from another university in South Africa .. 29 Applicants from universities outside of South Africa .. 31 engineering v Recognition of prior learning not covered in the sections above .. 31 Changing your BEng degree programme.

8 32 Renewing your registration as an undergraduate student each year .. 33 Requirement to renew registration annually .. 33 Calculating HEMIS credits .. 33 Requirements for renewal after one year of study in a BEng (4yr) .. 34 Requirements for renewal after two or more years of study in a BEng (4yr) .. 34 Requirements for renewal after one year of study in a BEng (EDP) .. 35 Requirements for renewal after two or more years of study in a BEng (EDP) .. 35 Applying for readmission if you did not meet the requirements for renewal .. 36 Requirements for renewal after you have been readmitted .. 36 Rules for following modules from more than one year of study.

9 36 Dean s concession examinations .. 38 Improving your final mark .. 38 Electronic pocket calculators .. 39 Programme structure and content .. 39 Interpreting the curriculum tables .. 39 Curriculum of BEng (EDP) .. 40 Curriculum of the first year of all BEng (4yr) programmes .. 41 Curriculum of four-year BEng Chemical engineering .. 42 Curriculum of four-year BEng civil engineering .. 44 Curriculum of four-year BEng Electrical and Electronic engineering .. 46 Curriculum of four-year BEng Industrial engineering .. 51 Curriculum of four-year BEng Mechanical engineering .. 53 Curriculum of four-year BEng Mechatronic engineering .

10 56 Measures for repeating modules that have been removed from programmes .. 58 3 Postgraduate programmes .. 60 Qualifications and fields of study .. 60 Postgraduate admission model for the faculty of engineering .. 61 Recognition of prior learning .. 63 Provisions regarding enrolment and conversion of programmes .. 63 Periods of enrolment .. 63 Continued enrolment during the maximum period of enrolment .. 65 Continued enrolment after the maximum period of 65 Interruption of studies .. 65 Permission required for part-time enrolment .. 66 Converting between postgraduate programmes .. 66 engineering vi From PGDip (Eng) to MEng.