Electrical Engineering, BSc

CHEM181 Chemistry for Engineers 1A or
CHEM163 Chemistry & Society 1

CHEM191 Chemistry for Engineers 1B or
CHEM173 Chemistry & Society 2

ENCH1TC Tech. Communication for Engineers
ENEL1ED Electrical Design 1 or
ENAG1DE Engineering Design

ENME1DR Engineering Drawing
ENME1EM Intro. to Engineering Materials
or ENAG1MT Intro. to Engineering Materials

MATH131 Mathematics 1A(Eng)
MATH141 Mathematics 1B(Eng)
MATH132 Applied Mathematics 1A(Eng)
MATH142 Applied Mathematics 1B(Eng)
PHYS151 Engineering Physics 1A or
PHYS110 Mech., Optics & Thermal Phys

PHYS120 Electromag, Waves & Mod. Phys or
PHYS152 Engineering Physics 1B

Admission Requirements
NSC degree pass
– Mathematics and Physical Science Level 6 (70%)
– English and Life Orientation Level 4 (50%)
– 3 other subjects with at least 2 from the designated list

The discipline of Electrical Engineering accepts only a limited number of students into first year on the Durban campus. A smaller additional number are accepted to do first year in Pietermaritzburg but have to transfer to Durban from second year onwards. Prospective students are invited to visit Electrical Engineering to discuss their future careers with members of staff, attend a University Open Day, or phone the contacts listed below. The actual application is done through the Central Applications Office (CAO). Apply to UKZN online at: www.cao.ac.za. Contact the CAO on: 031 268 4444

With the increasing demand for electricity and the tremendous growth of the information, manufacturing and telecommunications industries there are many challenging and exciting jobs awaiting each graduating Electrical Engineer.

Career opportunities for this programme include:
– Acoustic consultant
– Aerospace engineer
– Broadcast engineer
– CAD technician
– Control and instrumentation engineer
– Design engineer
– Electrical engineer
– Electronics engineer
– IT consultant
– Network engineer
– Nuclear engineer
– Sound engineer
– Special effects technician
– Systems analyst

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South African students pay R49538 per year as tuition fees.
Students from SADC countries pay local tuition fees plus a levy of R3400 (R1800 per semester)

Application fee:
– All students from SADC and other African countries pay: R470
– All students from outside of Africa: U$146

Students from within Africa but outside SADC and from the rest of the world are required to pay US$ 14 535.00 per annum; i.e. U$ 6 895.00 per semester (first or second) inclusive of the international levy, where registration is required for one semester only to complete a qualification.