2. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
2.7 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
2.7.1 MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL
Qualification code: MTME95
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus
REMARKS
a. Admission requirement(s):
A Baccalaureus Technologiae: Engineering: Mechanical or an NQF Level 7 qualification in Mechanical 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.
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:
Research
e. Intake for the qualification:
January and July
f. Subject credits:
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT MCC510T Dissertation: Engineering: Mechanical (1,000) MCC510R Dissertation: Engineering: Mechanical (0,000) (re-registration)
MCC511R Dissertation: Engineering: Mechanical (0,000) (re-registration)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR THE QUALIFICATION: 1,000
2.7.2 DOCTOR TECHNOLOGIAE: ENGINEERING: MECHANICAL
Qualification code: DTME96
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus
REMARKS
a. Admission requirement(s):
A Magister Technologiae: Engineering: Mechanical or an NQF Level 8 qualification in Mechanical 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:
January and July
f. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
MCC710T Thesis: Engineering: Mechanical (2,000) MCC710R Thesis: Engineering: Mechanical (0,000) (re-registration)
MCC711R Thesis: Engineering: Mechanical (0,000) (re-registration)
2.7.3 MAGISTER TECHNOLOGIAE: POLYMER TECHNOLOGY
Qualification code: MTPY01
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus Purpose of the qualification:
The purpose of this degree is to train polymer technologists to be versatile enough to fit in the industries (if they want to make their careers in the cooperate world) and to build high-level technological capacity to train the youth if, at the end of their studies, they pursue careers in the academic or research, development and innovation environments.
REMARKS
a. Admission requirement(s):
A Baccalaureus Technologiae: Polymer Technology or an NQF Level 7 qualification in Polymer or Plastics Technology or Sciences (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.
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:
Research.
e. Intake for the qualification:
January and July
f. Content:
This programme comprises a research project with a dissertation, provided the student passes Research Methodology first. In the dissertation, the candidates must prove that they understand a particular problem in the industry in which they have done research and are able to analyse it, set it out logically, arrive at logical conclusions or a diagnosis, and make proposals for the solution or elimination of the problem. The dissertation should comply with the usual general technical requirements and rules relating to scope, quality and layout.
g. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
POY500T Dissertation: Polymer Technology (1,000) POY500R Dissertation: Polymer Technology (0,000) (re-registration)
POY501R Dissertation: Polymer Technology (0,000) (re-registration)
2.7.4 DOCTOR TECHNOLOGIAE: POLYMER TECHNOLOGY
Qualification code: DTPY01
Campus where offered: Pretoria Campus Purpose of the qualification:
The purpose of this degree is to train polymer technologists to be versatile enough to fit in the industries (if they want to make their careers in the cooperate world) and to build high-level technological capacity to train the youth if, at the end of their studies, they pursue careers in the academic or research, development and innovation environments.
REMARKS
a. Admission requirement(s): A Magister Technologiae: Polymer Technology or an NQF Level 8 qualification in Polymer or Plastics Technology or Sciences (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.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 two years and a maximum of five years.
d. Presentation:
Research
e. Intake for the qualification:
January and July
f. Content:
This programme comprises an advanced research project with a thesis. In the thesis, the candidates must provide proof of original, creative thinking and problem-solving skills, and prove that they can make a real contribution to the solution of a particular problem in the industry to which the research applies. The thesis should comply with the usual general technical requirements and rules relating to scope, quality and layout.
g. Subject credits:
Subject credits are shown in brackets after each subject.
CODE SUBJECT CREDIT
POY700T Thesis: Polymer Technology (2,000) POY700R Thesis: Polymer Technology (0,000) (re-registration)
POY701R Thesis: Polymer Technology (0,000) (re-registration)