CIVIL ENGINEERING AND GEOMATICS
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Course Aim:
The graduate at this level functions as a technologist who displays competence as a member of the engineering team in the execution of specialist engineering tasks. The course will develop the application of knowledge, independent thinking, and communication skills, as well as proficiency in the identification and solution of complex civil engineering problems.

Purpose and Rationale of the Qualification
A learner achieving this qualification will be competent to apply theoretical knowledge, practical experience and skills gained in their specialised area of civil engineering at the level of a Professional technologist by interpreting, managing and applying current technology to complex specialist engineering activity within codes, or by adapting standards and codes, under minimal supervision.

Professional Registration
The Advanced Diploma in Civil Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Graduates will comply with the academic requirements for registration as a Professional Technologist.

Opportunities:
Graduates are employed by civil engineering contractors, consulting engineers, and government departments at local, provincial, or national level. Broadly speaking civil engineering is divided into two basic activities: planning and design on the one hand, and construction and maintenance on the other. The work will vary considerably according to the field of employment, but in both fields the technologist will provide in-depth support, sometimes of a highly specialised nature, to the engineering team. Construction and maintenance projects include bridges, dams, railways, roads, harbours, sewers, pipelines, and other structures. In the planning and design field, the technologist will be engaged in survey, design, costing, estimating, draughting, traffic studies, materials investigation, and testing.

Admission requirements:
• A 360 credit Diploma in Civil Engineering or an equivalent qualification at NQF L6.
• A 240 credit National Diploma in Civil Engineering or an equivalent qualification with the 140 credits as stipulated in the ECSA E-21-PN standard for the Advanced Certificate in Engineering Technology in Civil Engineering or a related field together with the 120 WIL credits.
All international qualifications must be evaluated by SAQA (South African Qualifications Authority) before submission of the application (visit www.saqa.org.za). Once the qualification has been evaluated and the applicant meets the minimum admission requirements (NQF level 6) of the programme the applicant could apply through the normal application process.

Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL):
RPL will be considered in the context of the CPUT’s commitment to alignment with the principles of the NQF and the National Plan for Higher Education in South Africa, with specific reference to:
• Broadening the social base of higher education
• Increasing access to higher education
• Increasing mobility of students across higher education institutions
• And other learning contexts
• Accelerating progress through learning programmes
• Increasing the number of graduates
• Developing staff


Undergraduates
For all Certificate, Diploma and National Diploma applications, consult the General admission requirements.
Some courses require students to submit additional information as part of their application.
General admission requirements

Postgraduates
For all Honours, Masters and Doctorate applications, consult the Postgraduate admission requirements.
General admission requirements

Syllabus and fees





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