Master of Engineering specialising in Radar and Electrical Defence at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The MEng specialising in Radar and Electrical Defence is a coursework master's with a 60-credit minor dissertation, totalling 180 credits. Each course has an intensive one-week lecture block in Cape Town followed by distance-supported seminars, tasks and a written examination, so students need not live in Cape Town for the full programme.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment | Department: Department of Electrical Engineering | Duration: Minimum one year of registration | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Students choose 120 credits of electives such as Fundamentals of Radar Signal and Data Processing, Multitarget Multisensor Tracking and Data Fusion, Clutter and Detection in Clutter, High Resolution and Imaging Radar, Radar System Modelling, Introduction to Electronic Defence and Microwave Components and Antennas, and complete a 60-credit minor dissertation. Some courses run in alternate years.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master of Engineering (Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment): candidates must be proficient in English and be graduates of the Faculty or of an engineering or geomatics programme at a recognised university, or hold an appropriate BSc Honours degree, or hold an approved three-year degree with five years of relevant experience or 144 additional credits of approved coursework, or an equivalent qualification or level of competence approved by Senate. Selection is based on academic record and the availability of a suitable programme and supervisor; a satisfactory research topic may be required.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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