📖Program Curriculum

NQF Level of the qualification: 9
Total number of credits for qualification : 180 Credits
Number of courses required:
Four 20 Credit courses at NQF level 9
One 10 (min) Credit research methods course One 90
Credit Research Report
For this Degree, all courses and the Research Report need to be successfully completed on the first attempt.

The Research Report is the equivalent of six months of full-time work.

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Course code

Course name

Credit

2022

2024

2024

ELEN7059A
Principles of Communications Systems
20

ELEN7015A
Teletraffic Engineering
20

ELEN7064A
Principles of Wireless Communications
20

ELEN7009A
Principles of Insulation Coordination in Electric Power
20

ELEN7018A
Earthing and Lightning Protection
20

ELEN7043A
Advanced Electromechanical Conversion
20

ELEN7048A
Variable Speed Drives for AC Machines
20

ELEN7056A
Power Electronics
20

ELEN7013A
Selected Topics in Power Engineering
20

ELEN7067A
Research methodology (Compulsory)
15

Coursework Total 95

ELEN7000A
Research Report (Compulsory)
90

Total 185

If an elective from another School is chosen, please ensure you meet the requirements of that elective. The Research methodology course should be completed before or in conjunction with the Research Report.

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

79 RMB

Tuition fee:

8,370 ZAR per year

8,370 ZAR in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

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Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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