UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

1 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN. faculty OF engineering & THE. BUILT ENVIRONMENT. (UNDERGRADUATE). 2022. 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 engineering & 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.

2 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 2.

3 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. 3. CONTENTS. Guide to the usage of this Handbook .. 6. General Information .. 7. Officers in the faculty .. 7. Student Councils .. 9.

4 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 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.

5 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 .. 38. Bachelor of Science in engineering in Civil engineering 4-year 38. Bachelor of Science in engineering in Civil engineering 5-year 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 43. Bachelor of Science in Property Studies.

6 44. Electrical engineering .. 46. Bachelor of Science in engineering in Electrical engineering 4-year 46. Bachelor of Science in engineering in Electrical engineering 5-year 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 .. 54. Bachelor of Science in engineering in Mechatronics 5-year curriculum .. 56. Access for UNIVERSITY of Technology Transferees .. 58. Mechanical engineering .. 59. Bachelor of Science in engineering in Mechanical engineering 4-year 59. Bachelor of Science in engineering in Mechanical engineering 5-year 61.

7 4. 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. Academic Development in the faculty of engineering and the Built Environment .. 67. The ASPECT Programme .. 67. Departments in the faculty and Courses Offered .. 68. Architecture, Planning and Geomatics .. 68. Chemical engineering .. 89. Civil engineering .. 102. Construction Economics and Management .. 112. Electrical engineering .. 124. Mechanical engineering .. 142. Other courses in the faculty of engineering & the Built Environment.

8 157. Departments in Other Faculties and Courses Offered .. 159. Departments Established in the faculty of Commerce .. 159. College of Accounting .. 159. Information Systems .. 160. Finance and Tax .. 161. School of 162. School of Management Studies .. 165. Centres and Departments Established in the faculty of Humanities .. 166. African Studies and Linguistics, Department of .. 166. Departments Established in the faculty of 167. Commercial Law .. 167. Departments Established in the faculty of Health Sciences .. 172. Human Biology .. 172. Departments and Units Established in the faculty of Science .. 173. Biological Sciences .. 173. 173. Computer Science .. 175. Environmental and Geographical Science.

9 179. Geological 182. Mathematics and Applied 183. Physics .. 188. Statistical Sciences .. 193. Centres and other Entities Established in the faculty .. 197. African Centre for Cities .. 197. Applied Thermofluid Process Modelling Research Unit (ATProM) .. 198. Blast Impact & Survivability Research Unit (BISRU Centre) .. 198. Catalysis Institute .. 199. Catalysis Institute: Centre for Catalysis Research (Cat Centre).. 200. Catalysis Institute: DST - NRF Centre of Excellence in Catalysis (c*change) .. 201. Catalysis Institute: DST Hydrogen Catalysis Competence Centre (HySA/ Catalysis) .. 201. Centre for Bioprocess engineering Research (CeBER) .. 201. Centre for Materials engineering (CME).

10 203. Centre for Minerals Research (CMR) .. 203. Centre for Research in Computational & Applied Mechanics (CERECAM) .. 204. Centre for Research in engineering Education (CREE) .. 205. Centre for Transport Studies (CfTS) .. 205. Concrete Materials and Structural Integrity Research Unit (CoMSIRU) .. 206. Crystallisation and Precipitation Research Unit (CPU) .. 206. Future Water Research Institute .. 207. 5. Minerals to Metals .. 208. Urban Real Estate Research Unit (URERU) .. 209. Continuing Professional Development .. 210. Geographical Information Systems Unit .. 210. Professional Communication Studies .. 211. Scholarships, Prizes, Class Medals and Dean's Merit List .. 212. Scholarships/Awards.