Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering

Overview

The Electronic Engineering curriculum is designed to prepare students for a career in the all-pervasive discipline of electronic information handling, from the analogue to the digital world. Electronics are everywhere from mobile phones and electric vehicles to the underpinning of the Internet. Electronics is a vast subject encompassing many diverse fields such as analogue electronics, digital electronics,telecommunications, powerengineering, electromagnetics, computers, control systems, and signal processing.

With the evolution of the smart-grid and the shift from fossil-fuel based generation to renewable generation, the electrical grid is undergoing the largest transition since its inception and Electrical Engineers are at the forefront of this global revolution.

Electrical Engineers are involved with the generation, conversion, storage, transmission and distribution of electricity to consumers.

SAQA

73017

NQF Level

Duration

4 Years

CAO Code

KN-H-BEF
KN-P-BEF

Closing Date

30 September

Entry Requirements

An NSC Bachelor’s degree pass
A minimum of 33 NSC points (excluding Life Orientation)
NSC-Deg with Maths and Phys Sci 6 & Engl & LO 4 & at least two from the designated list.

Modules

First Year

Chemistry for Engineers 1A CHEM181 (8 Credits) or
Chemistry & Society 1 CHEM163 (8 Credits)
Communication for Engineers ENCH1TC (8 Credits)
Mathematics 1A(Eng) MATH131 (16 Credits)
Applied Mathematics 1A(Eng) MATH132 (16 Credits)
Engineering Physics 1A PHYS151 (16 Credits) or
Mech. Optics & Thermal Phys PHYS110 (16 Credits)

Chemistry for Engineers 1B CHEM191 (8 Credits) or
Chemistry & Society 2 CHEM173 (8 Credits)
Electrical Design 1 ENEL1ED (8 Credits) or
Engineering Design ENAG1DE (8 Credits)
Intro to Engineering Materials ENME1EM (8 Credits) or
Intro. to Engineering Materials ENAG1MT (8 Credits)
Mathematics 1B(Eng) MATH141 (16 Credits)
Applied Mathematics 1B(Eng) MATH142 (16 Credits)
Electromag, Waves & Mod. Phys PHYS120 (16 Credits) or
Engineering Physics 1B PHYS152 (16 Credits)

Second Year

ENEL2CA Computer Methods 1 (8 Credits)
ENEL2EA Electrical Principles 1 (16 Credits)
ENEL2PA Physical Electronics 1 (8 Credits)
ENME2TF Thermofluids (8 Credits)
MATH238 Mathematics 2A(Eng) (16 Credits)
MATH239 Applied Finite Mathematics (8 Credits)
PHYS251 Optics and Wave Motion (8 Credits)

ENEL2CB Computer Methods 2 (8 Credits)
ENEL2EB Electrical Principles 2 (16 Credits)
ENEL2ED Electrical Design 2 (8 Credits)
ENEL2EN Environmental Engineering (8 Credits)
ENEL2FT Field Theory (8 Credits)
ENEL2PB Physical Electronics 2 (8 Credits)
MATH248 Mathematics 2B(Eng) (8 Credits)
ENEL2WS Workshop Training (DP)

Third Year

ENEL3CC Computer Methods 3 (8 Credits)
ENEL3DA Electronic Design 1 (8 Credits)
ENEL3DS Digital Systems (16 Credits)
ENEL3SS Systems and Simulation (8 Credits)
ENEL3TA Analogue Electronics 1 (8 Credits)
MATH354 Mathematics 3 (Eng) (8 Credits)
STAT370 Engineering Statistics (8 Credits)
ENCH4ML Engineering Mgmt & Labour Relns (8 Credits)

ENEL3AE Analogue Electronics 2 (8 Credits)
ENEL3CO Communications (16 Credits)
ENEL3CS Control Systems 1 (8 Credits)
ENEL3DB Electronic Design 2 (8 Credits)
ENEL3DE Digital Electronics (8 Credits)
ENEL3EM E-M Theory (8 Credits)
ENEL3PE Power Electronics 1 (8 Credits)
MATH360 Numerical Methods (8 Credits)

Fourth Year

Compulsory Modules

ENEL4DA Electronic Design 3 (16 Credits)
ENEL4EC Analogue Electronics 3 (8 Credits)
ENEL4DS Digital Signal Processing (8 Credits)
ENEL4EE Engineering Entrepreneurship (8 Credits)

Two 8cr or one 16cr module from outside the College taken in either semester and chosen with the approval of the School.

Optional modules. These must be chosen to account for 40cr in total.

Between 16C and 24C from

ENEL4CS Control Systems 2 (8 Credits)
ENEL4DC Digital Communications (8 Credits)
ENEL4DP Digital Processes (8 Credits)

Between 16C and 24C from

ENEL4AC Acoustics (8 Credits)
ENEL4DT Data Communications (8 Credits)
ENEL4IN Instrumentation (8 Credits)
ENEL4PA Power Electronics 2 (8 Credits)
ENEL4TA Selected topics in Electronic Eng 1 (8 Credits)

Compulsory Modules

ENEL4EB Engineering Business (8 Credits)
ENEL4ED Electronic Design Project (32 Credits)
ENEL4TB Selected Topics in Electronic Eng. (8 Credits)
ZULN101 Basic isiZulu Language Studies 1A or Elective (16 Credits)
ENEL4VW Vacation Work (DP)

Two 8C or one 16C module from outside the Colleg the School. taken in either semester and chosen with approval of the school.

Optional modules. These must be chosen to account for 40Cr in total.

Between 16C and 24C from

ENEL4AI Artificial Intelligence (8 Credits)
ENEL4AM Automation (8 Credits)
ENEL4ES Embedded Systems (8 Credits)
ENEL4IP Image Processing (8 Credits)
ENEL4MS Microwave Systems (8 Credits)
ENEL4SC Superconductivity (8 Credits)
ENEL4SY Communication Systems (8 Credits)

Career Opportunities:

Telecommunications – Designing and maintaining communication systems.
Networking – Building and managing data networks and internet infrastructure.
Military & Defense – Developing advanced electronics for surveillance, control, and communication.
Multimedia & Entertainment – Working on audio-visual systems, broadcasting, and consumer electronics.
Manufacturing & Automation – Designing control systems and embedded electronics for industrial automation.
Healthcare Technology – Creating medical devices and diagnostic systems.
Environmental Monitoring – Developing sensors and systems for tracking environmental data.
Agriculture – Implementing smart farming technologies using sensors and automation.
Transportation – Innovating in smart infrastructure, vehicle electronics, and traffic systems.
Banking & E-Commerce – Securing and optimizing digital transaction systems.

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