CPUT Engineering

CPUT Engineering

CPUT Engineering

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) is known for its excellent engineering programs. CPUT focuses on hands-on learning, industry collaboration, and state-of-the-art facilities to prepare students to become qualified engineers who can solve real-world challenges. This article reviews the various engineering disciplines offered at CPUT and highlights the university’s efforts to produce highly qualified engineering graduates. CPUT Engineering

Diplomas and Degrees

BUILDING

• ND: building
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in construction starting in 2024).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.

CLOTHING MANAGEMENT

• NC: clothing management (discontinued)
• ND: clothing management
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in clothing and textile technology which started in 2024).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• Diploma: clothing and textile technology
  (phased in from 2017 – replaced national diploma: clothing management
• Diploma: clothing and textile technology (extended)
  (phased in from 2017 – replaced national diploma: clothing management (extended)
• BTech: clothing management

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

• Diploma: Construction
• phasing in from 2024 – replacing national diploma: building
• Diploma: construction (extended)
  phasing in from 2024 – replacing national diploma: building (extended)
• BTech: construction management
• BTech: construction management (facility management)
• BTech: construction management (health and safety)
• Master: master of construction
  phasing in from 2016 – replacing mtech construction management and mtech quantity surveying

ENGINEERING: CHEMICAL

• ND: engineering: chemical
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in chemical engineering.
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• Diploma: chemical engineering
  (phasing in – replacing national diploma: chemical engineering)
• Diploma: diploma in chemical engineering (extended)
  (phasing in – replacing national diploma: chemical engineering (extended))
• BTech: engineering: chemical
• Master: master of engineering in chemical engineering
  (phased in – replacing mtech: chemical engineering)
• PhD: doctor of engineering in chemical engineering
  (phased in – replacing dtech: chemical engineering)

ENGINEERING: CIVIL

• ND: engineering: civil
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in civil engineering).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• Diploma: diploma in civil engineering
  (phasing in from 2024 – replacing national diploma: civil engineering)
• Diploma: diploma in civil engineering (extended)
  (phasing in – replacing national diploma: civil engineering (extended))
• BTech: engineering: civil (construction management)
• BTech: engineering: civil (urban engineering)
• BTech: engineering: civil (transportation)
• BTech: engineering: civil (water engineering)
• Master: master of Engineering in civil engineering
  (phased in – replacing mtech: civil engineering)
• PhD: doctor of engineering in civil engineering
  (phased in – replacing dtech: civil engineering)

ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL

• • ND: computer systems
  • ND: engineering: electrical (power electronics stream)
  • ND: engineering: electrical (electronic communications stream)
  • ND: engineering: electrical (industrial electronics stream)
  • ND: engineering: electrical (control systems stream)
  • ND: engineering: electrical (power systems stream)
  • BTech: engineering: electrical (power electronics stream)
  • BTech: engineering: electrical (computer systems stream)
  • BTech: engineering: electrical (power systems stream)
  • BTech: engineering: electrical (control systems stream)
  • BTech: engineering: electrical (industrial electronics stream)
  • BTech: engineering: electrical (electronic communication stream)
  • MTech: electrical engineering (energy) (coursework)
    to be replaced by a Master of Engineering in Energy (meng) which is planned to start in 2024).

• MTech: electrical engineering (smart grid) (coursework)
  (to be replaced by the master of engineering in smart grid (meng) which is planned to start in 2020).

• Master: master of Engineering in electrical engineering
  (phasing in from 2024 – replacing mtech: electrical engineering)
• PhD: doctor of Engineering in electrical engineering
  (phasing in from 2024 – replacing dtech: electrical engineering)

ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL

• ND: engineering: mechanical
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in mechanical engineering which started in 2024).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• ND: engineering: mechanical: mechatronics
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in mechanical engineering in mechatronics which started in 2024).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• Diploma: mechanical engineering
  phasing in from 2024 – replacing national diploma: mechanical engineering
• Diploma: mechanical engineering (extended)
  phasing in from 2024 – replacing national diploma: mechanical engineering (extended)
• Diploma: diploma in mechanical engineering in mechatronics
  phasing in from 2024 – replacing national diploma: mechanical engineering: mechatronics
• BTech: engineering: mechanical
• BTech: engineering: mechanical (mechatronics)
• Master: master of Engineering in mechanical engineering
• PhD: doctor of engineering in mechanical engineering

MARITIME STUDIES

• ND: engineering: mechanical: marine engineering
• ND: maritime studies

INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

• ND: engineering: industrial
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in industrial engineering which started in 2024).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• Diploma: diploma in industrial engineering
  phasing in from 2024 – replacing national diploma: industrial engineering
• BTech: engineering: industrial
• BTech: quality
• Master: master of Engineering in quality

QUANTITY SURVEYING

• BTech: quantity surveying
• MTech: quantity surveying
  (phasing out – replaced by the master of construction which started in 2024).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.

GEOMATICS (SURVEYING AND CARTOGRAPHY)

• ND: surveying
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in geomatics which started in 2018).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• ND: cartography (gisc)
  (phasing out – replaced by a diploma in geomatics which started in 2018).
  only students who have previously studied this qualification will be allowed to register.
• Diploma: Diploma in geomatics
  phasing in from 2018 – replacing national diploma: surveying and national diploma: cartography (gisc)
• BTech: cartography
• BTech: surveying
• MTech: cartography

TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY

• ND: textile technology (discontinued – replaced with a diploma in clothing and textile technology)
• BTech: textile technology (discontinued)

CPUT’s Faculty of Engineering is a pillar of excellence, providing students with comprehensive education, hands-on experience, and industry partnerships that foster their development into competent engineers. By choosing her CPUT for an engineering degree, students will benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, a hands-on approach to learning, industry collaboration, and supportive resources to prepare them for successful careers in the dynamic and evolving engineering field. the environment will be available.

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