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1 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (UNDERGRADUATE) 2021 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 & the BUILT ENVIRONMENT Home Page Dean's Office FACULTY Office International Academic Programmes Office 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 The University has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in its handbooks.

2 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 undercompelling circumstances and students will be fully informed as soon as 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.

3 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 .. 35 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 .. 36 Civil ENGINEERING .

4 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 .. 48 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Electrical and Computer ENGINEERING 4-year curriculum .. 50 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Electrical and Computer ENGINEERING 5-year curriculum .. 52 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Mechatronics 4-year curriculum .. 55 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Mechatronics 5-year curriculum.

5 57 Access for University of Technology Transferees .. 59 Mechanical ENGINEERING .. 60 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Mechanical ENGINEERING 4-year 60 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Mechanical ENGINEERING 5-year 62 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Mechanical & Mechatronic ENGINEERING 4-year curriculum .. 64 Bachelor of Science in ENGINEERING in Mechanical & Mechatronic ENGINEERING 5-year curriculum .. 66 Access for Transferees from Universities of Technology .. 68 Academic Development in the FACULTY of ENGINEERING and the BUILT ENVIRONMENT .. 68 The ASPECT Programme .. 68 Departments in the FACULTY and Courses Offered .. 69 Architecture, Planning and Geomatics .. 69 Chemical ENGINEERING .. 89 Civil ENGINEERING .. 101 Construction Economics and Management .. 111 Electrical ENGINEERING .. 122 Mechanical ENGINEERING .

6 140 Other courses in the FACULTY of ENGINEERING & the BUILT ENVIRONMENT .. 156 Departments in Other Faculties and Courses Offered .. 157 Departments Established in the FACULTY of Commerce .. 157 College of Accounting .. 157 Information Systems .. 158 School of Economics .. 159 Finance and Tax .. 161 School of Management Studies .. 162 Centres and Departments Established in the FACULTY of Humanities .. 163 School of African & Gender Studies, Anthropology & Linguistics .. 163 Departments Established in the FACULTY of Law .. 165 Commercial Law .. 165 Departments Established in the FACULTY of Health Sciences .. 169 Human Biology .. 169 Departments and Units Established in the FACULTY of Science .. 170 Biological Sciences .. 170 Chemistry .. 170 Computer Science .. 172 Environmental and Geographical Science .. 176 Geological Sciences .. 179 Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.

7 180 Physics .. 185 Statistical Sciences .. 190 Centres and other Entities Established in the FACULTY .. 194 African Centre for Cities .. 194 Applied Thermofluid Process Modelling Research Unit (ATProM) .. 195 Blast Impact & Survivability Research Unit (BISRU Centre) .. 195 Catalysis Institute .. 196 Catalysis Institute: Centre for Catalysis Research (Cat Centre) .. 197 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) .. 200 Centre for Minerals Research (CMR) .. 200 Centre for Research in Computational & Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) .. 201 Centre for Research in ENGINEERING Education (CREE) .. 202 Centre for Transport Studies (CfTS) .. 202 Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU).

8 203 Crystallisation and Precipitation Research Unit (CPU) .. 203 Future Water Research Institute .. 204 Minerals to Metals .. 205 Urban Real Estate Research Unit (URERU) .. 206 Continuing Professional Development .. 207 Geographical Information Systems Unit .. 207 Professional Communication Studies .. 208 Scholarships, Prizes, Class Medals and Dean's Merit List .. 209 Scholarships/Awards .. 209 Prizes .. 211 Dean's Merit 220 Professional Status and Recognition of Degrees .. 221 6 GENERAL INFORMATION 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 , studentcouncils, minimum requirements for admission, degrees and diplomas awarded by the FACULTY ,lecture times, course codes and terminology and the credit system.

9 Detailed information onthe 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 rules should be read in conjunction with the general University rules in the GeneralRules and Policies Handbook (Handbook 3), which also contains the rules for the PhDdegree. Students are expected to acquaint themselves with the rules in both handbooks and tocheck annually whether the rules or curriculum requirements have changed since the lastedition, taking particular note of the following: relating to registration and examinations; relating to changes of curriculum; relating to leave of absence; on Academic Conduct, especially the rules concerning dishonest conduct andplagiarism. (c) Programmes of Study: This section gives a brief introduction to each programme and lists thecurricula (required courses) in table form. The curriculum tables must be read together withthe course outlines in the Departments in the FACULTY and Courses Offered section.

10 (d) Departments in the FACULTY and Courses Offered: This section contains entries for eachdepartment in the FACULTY , and lists members of staff and programmes of study, as well ascourse outlines of each course offered by the departments. (e) Departments in other Faculties and Courses Offered: This section contains entries fordepartments located in other faculties, with course outlines for courses commonly taken bystudents in the FACULTY of ENGINEERING & the BUILT ENVIRONMENT . (f) Centres and other entities established in the FACULTY : There are entries for the principalfaculty entities, centres and units which do not fall directly under academic departments, suchas the Centre for Research in ENGINEERING Education, and Continuing ProfessionalDevelopment. (g) Scholarships, Prizes, Class Medals and the Dean s Merit List: This section lists the variousprizes, medals and scholarships awarded on academic merit and contains information on thecriteria for the Dean's Merit List.