The School of Engineering is one of five Schools that form UKZN’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. It is based on the Howard College campus in Durban with one of its disciplines, Agricultural Engineering, on the Pietermaritzburg campus. It comprises eight disciplines and the Unite Programme, which is an alternate access programme.
Programmes offered by the School are fully accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and conform to the highest international standards. The School offers a variety of degree options, ranging from undergraduate qualifications to doctoral degrees.
The School offers eight areas of specialisation. Each discipline provides students with the option of professional registration and access to numerous career opportunities in the fields of engineering, research and development, project management, production management, consulting and general management.
The School is currently headquartered at UKZN’s new UNITE/School of Engineering Building on the Howard College Campus. The R20 million structure boasts the latest innovations, and is designed to create an enabling environment for our students, while providing a “green” hub for university, industry and community-related activities.
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