2. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
2.5 DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
2.5.1 MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL
(Structured)
Qualification code: MTEES0
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus
REMARKS
a. Admission requirement(s):
A Baccalaureus Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical with an aggregate of 60% for the final year of study with Engineering Mathematics IV and at least one of the following subjects: Signal Processing IV, and/or Control Systems IV, or an NQF Level 7 qualification in Electrical Engineering (or a related field) with an aggregate of 60% for the final year of study obtained from an accredited South African university.
Holders of any other equivalent South African or foreign qualifications may also be considered. Foreign students will be required to submit an evaluation by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) of their qualifications with their application forms for admission. The Faculty reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability for admission to the programme.
Depending on the nature of such an equivalent qualification, the completion of certain additional subjects may be required.
b. Recommended subject(s):
Software Engineering IV and at least two specialisation subjects.
c. Selection criteria:
All applications are subject to selection and may include a personal interview with a departmental selection panel.
d. Minimum duration:
A minimum of one year and a maximum of three years.
e. Presentation:
Block-based classes
f. Intake for the qualification:
January and July
g. Subject groups (fields of specialisation):
Students will be given a choice of one of the following subject groups: • Control and image Processing
• Power Engineering
• Telecommunication Technology
h. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
i. Articulation to MSc qualifications:
Articulation to the MSc programme offered in partnership with ESIEE (France) and Managed by F’SATIE at the Tshwane University of Technology may be done. Please contact the Head of the Department for further details.
Key to asterisks:
* Information does not correspond to information in Report 151. (Deviations approved by the Senate in March 2009.)
ATTENDANCE
SUBJECT GROUP 1: CONTROL AND IMAGE PROCESSING FIRST OR SECOND SEMESTER
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
CSY501T Control Systems V (0,100) EAN501T Engineering Analysis V (0,100) MII501T Machine Intelligence V (0,100) RCS500T Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,500)
Control Systems V (year subject)
RCS500R Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,000) Control Systems V (re-registration)
RCS501R Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,000) Control Systems V (re-registration)
RMD501C Research Methodology (0,050) SII501T Scientific Computing V (0,050)
plus one of the following subjects:
EDD501T Embedded Systems V (0,100) IAS501T Image Analysis Systems V (0,100) RTS501T Real-Time Systems V (0,100) SEI501T Special Topics I* (0,100) TOTAL CREDITS FOR SUBJECT GROUP 1: 1,000 SUBJECT GROUP 2: POWER ENGINEERING
FIRST OR SECOND SEMESTER
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
CVS501T Conversion Systems V (0,100) EAN501T Engineering Analysis V (0,100) PWS501T Power Systems V (0,100) RMD501C Research Methodology (0,050) RPN500T Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,500)
Power Engineering V (year subject)
RPN500R Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,000) Power Engineering V (re-registration)
RPN501R Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,000) Power Engineering V (re-registration)
SII501T Scientific Computing V (0,050) plus one of the following subjects:
CSY501T Control Systems V (0,100) EEM501T Electrical Machines and Drives V (0,100) EGS501T Energy Systems and Technology V (0,100) PWN501T Power Analysis V (0,100) SEI501T Special Topics I* (0,100) TOTAL CREDITS FOR SUBJECT GROUP 2: 1,000
SUBJECT GROUP 3: TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FIRST OR SECOND SEMESTER
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
DCO501T Digital Communications V (0,100) EAN501T Engineering Analysis V (0,100) RET500T Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,500)
Telecommunication Technology V (year subject)
RET500R Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,000) Telecommunication Technology V
(re-registration)
RET501R Research Report: Engineering: Electrical: (0,000) Telecommunication Technology V
(re-registration)
RMD501C Research Methodology (0,050) SII501T Scientific Computing V (0,050) TMM501T Telecommunications V (0,100)
plus one of the following subjects:
EDD501T Embedded Systems V (0,100) HFS501T High-Frequency Systems V (0,100) RTS501T Real-Time Systems V (0,100) SEI501T Special Topics I* (0,100) TOTAL CREDITS FOR SUBJECT GROUP 3: 1,000
2.5.2 MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL
Qualification code: MTEE95
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus
REMARKS
a. Admission requirement(s):
A Baccalaureus Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical or an NQF Level 7 qualification in Electrical Engineering (or related field) obtained from a South African university. Holders of any other equivalent South African or foreign qualifications may also be
considered. Foreign students will be required to submit an evaluation by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) of their qualifications with their application forms for admission. The Faculty reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability for admission to the programme.
Depending on the nature of such an equivalent qualification, the completion of certain additional subjects may be required.
b. Selection criteria:
All applications are subject to selection and may include a personal interview with a departmental selection panel.
c. Duration:
A minimum of one year and a maximum of three years.
d. Presentation:
e. Dissertation:
A student who applies for the Magister Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical has to submit a dissertation with a limited scope on an approved subject.
Research will be done in the following niche areas in Electrical Engineering: • Clinical Engineering • Control Engineering • Electronics • Power Engineering • Telecommunication Engineering f. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
DEE500T Dissertation: Engineering: Electrical (1,000) DEE500R Dissertation: Engineering: Electrical (0,000) (re-registration)
DEE501R Dissertation: Engineering: Electrical (0,000) (re-registration)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 1,000
2.5.3 DOCTOR TECHNOLOGIAE: ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL
Qualification code: DTEE96
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus
REMARKS
a. Admission requirement(s):
A MagisterTechnologiae: Engineering: Electrical or an NQF Level 8 qualification in Electrical Engineering (or a related field) obtained from a South African university.
Holders of any other equivalent South African or foreign qualifications may also be considered. Foreign students will be required to submit an evaluation by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) of their qualifications with their application forms for admission. The Faculty reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability for admission to the programme.
b. Selection criteria:
All applications are subject to selection and may include a personal interview with a departmental selection panel.
c. Duration:
A minimum of two years and a maximum of five years.
d. Presentation:
Research
e. Intake for the qualification:
f. Thesis:
The Doctorate in Technology: Engineering: Electrical will be conferred on the basis of a thesis on an approved topic.
Research will be done in the following niche areas in Electrical Engineering: • Clinical Engineering • Control Engineering • Electronics • Power Engineering • Telecommunication Engineering g. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
DEE700T Thesis: Engineering: Electrical (2,000) DEE700R Thesis: Engineering: Electrical (0,000) (re-registration)
DEE701R Thesis: Engineering: Electrical (0,000) (re-registration)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 2,000
2.5.4 MSc (ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING)
Qualification code: PGEE04
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus
REMARKS
Please note: This qualification is offered in partnership with the ESIEE (France) and is managed by F’SATIE at the Tshwane University of Technology. The degree is conferred by the ESIEE (France). The rules of the ESIEE thus apply to this qualification. Students are required to accumulate 90 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. Thirty ECTS credits are awarded for a research Magister Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical, which the student has to complete before the MSc can be conferred.
a. Admission requirement(s):
A Baccalaureus Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical with an aggregate of 60% for the final year of study with Engineering Mathematics IV and at least two of the following subjects: Signal Processing IV, Control Systems IV, Digital Control Systems IV and Digital Signal Processing IV, or an NQF Level 7 qualification in Electrical Engineering (or a related field) with an aggregate of 60% for the final year of study obtained from an accredited South African university.
Holders of any other equivalent South African or foreign qualifications may also be considered. Foreign students will be required to submit an evaluation by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) of their qualifications with their application forms for admission. The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability for admission to the programme.
b. Recommended subject(s):
Software Engineering IV and at least two specialisation subjects.
c. Selection criteria:
Prospective students may be requested to pass an admission test. Admission depends on available space.
d. Minimum duration:
Two years
e. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject. ATTENDANCE
CODE SUBJECT ECTS CREDIT ESI5001 Digital Communication V (7,5) ESI5002 Digital Electronics V (7,5) ESI5003 Digital Control V (7,5) ESI5004 Embedded Systems V (7,5) ESI5005 High-Frequency Systems V (7,5) ESI5006 Management V (7,5) ESI5007 French Language Skills not applicable ESI5008 Telecommunication Networks V (7,5)
ESI5009 RF Design V (7,5)
ESI5010 Advanced Control Systems V (7,5) ESI5011 Advanced Embedded Systems V (7,5) ESI5012 Image Analysis V (7,5) ESI5013 Machine Intelligence V (7,5) ESI5014 Real-Time Signal Processing V (7,5) ESI5021 Signal Theory V (7,5) ESI5022 Software Engineering V (7,5) ESI5023 Special Topics I (7,5) ESI5024 Special Topics II (7,5) ESI5025 Special Topics III (7,5) ESI5026 Scientific Computing V (7,5)
2.5.5 MSc (POWER ENGINEERING)
Qualification code: PGPW07
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus
REMARKS
Please note: This qualification is offered in partnership with the ESIEE (France) and is managed by F’SATIE at the Tshwane University of Technology. The degree is conferred by the ESIEE (France). The rules of the ESIEE thus apply to this qualification. Students are required to accumulate 90 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credits. Thirty ECTS credits are awarded for a research Magister Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical, which the student has to complete before the MSc can be conferred.
a. Admission requirement(s):
A Baccalaureus Technologiae: Engineering: Electrical with an aggregate of 60% for the final year of study with Engineering Mathematics IV and at least two of the following subjects: Signal Processing IV, Control Systems IV, Digital Control Systems IV and Digital Signal Processing IV, or an NQF Level 7 qualification in Electrical Engineering (or a related field) with an aggregate of 60% for the final year of study obtained from an accredited South African university.
Holders of any other equivalent South African or foreign qualifications may also be considered. Foreign students will be required to submit an evaluation by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) of their qualifications with their application forms for admission. The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment reserves the right to assess these qualifications and the applicant’s suitability for admission to the programme.
b. Recommended subject(s):
Software Engineering IV and at least two specialisation subjects.
c. Selection criteria:
Prospective students may be requested to pass an admission test. Admission depends on available space.
d. Minimum duration:
Two years
e. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject. ATTENDANCE
CODE SUBJECT ECTS CREDIT
ESI5003 Digital Control V (7,5) ESI5004 Embedded Systems V (7,5) ESI5006 Management V (7,5) ESI5007 French Language Skills not applicable ESI5021 Signal Theory V (7,5) ESI5023 Special Topics I (7,5) ESI5024 Special Topics II (7,5) ESI5025 Special Topics III (7,5) ESI5026 Scientific Computing V (7,5) ESI5027 Conversion Systems V (7,5)