CUT Electrical Engineering, detailed information about the electrical engineering in the CUT is provided below.
Engineering: Electrical
| BACCALAUREUS : ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL | IEBTEG | |||
| Campus | Duration of Programme | Enrolment Option(s) | SAQA Credits | NQF Level |
| Bloemfontein Campus | 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time | Semester 1 and 2 | 120 | 7 |
| Additional Admission RequirementsFor candidates who matriculated in 2007 or before:Appropriate M+3 qualification.For candidates who completed the NSC in 2008 and thereafter:National Diploma: Electrical Engineering with the appropriate instructional offerings. | ||||
| Career Opportunities(Computer Systems & Light Current)The advances made in electronics over the past few decades have been phenomenal, and therefore any person holding this qualification must always be prepared to keep abreast of the latest developments. The study of electronics includes telecommunications, radio and television, radar, computers, electronic control systems and industrial electronic systems, especially computer-supported equipment. Qualified persons will also be involved in the development, building and maintenance of new equipment. Companies such as the SABC, Sentech, Eskom and Telkom, the mining industry, industrial plants such as Sasol and Columbus Steel, and research institutions are but a few possible employers. A person holding this qualification could also establish his/her own business.(Heavy Current)The generation, distribution and utilisation of electrical power are of the utmost importance in our country. A technologist who has qualified in this field will be concerned with the planning, production, installation and maintenance of a wide variety of heavy electrical equipment. He/she will occupy a responsible position in the community and enjoy a high level of job satisfaction. Employment is available at Eskom, PRASA, Transnet Freight Rail, Columbus Steel, suppliers of electrical equipment, mining companies, municipalities and research institutions. A person holding this qualification could also establish his/her own business. |
| 4TH YEAR | INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS | |
| SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | |
| January | July | |
| REN41AI | REN42AI | Computer Networks IV |
| DBP41AI | DBP42AI | Database Programming IV |
| EDG41AI | EDG42AI | Digital Signal Processing IV |
| EMJ41AI | EMJ42AI | Electrical Machines IV |
| EBE41AI | EBE42AI | Electrical Protection IV |
| EKS41AI | EKS42AI | Electronic Communication Systems IV |
| EKM41AI | EKM42AI | Electronic Communication IV |
| ELE41AI | ELE42AI | Electronics IV |
| EIW41AI | EIW42AI | Engineering Mathematics IV |
| EHV41AI | EHV42AI | High-voltage Engineering IV |
| EMO41AI | EMO42AI | Microsystems Design IV |
| EMI41AI | EMI42AI | Microcontroller Systems IV |
| EPE41AI | EPE42AI | Power Electronics IV |
| EPS41AI | EPS42AI | Power Systems IV |
| EBT41AI | EBT42AI | Protection Technology IV |
| PIG41AI | PIG42AI | Software Engineering IV |
| SFS41AI | SFS42AI | Software Systems IV |
| EIP40AI | *Industrial Project IV (Light Current) | |
| EIP40HI | *Industrial Project IV (Heavy Current) |
For more information contact: Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
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