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MEng Electrical Engineering at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

The Master of Engineering (Professional) by coursework only is a 1 year full-time or 2 year part-time degree offered in the field of Electrical Engineering in the specialisations of Power Engineering and Telecommunications Engineering. This qualification is a coursework only degree that is focused on delivering specialist knowledge for industry. It comes in one of two different specialisations: Power Engineering Telecommunications Engineering This degree is offered to those who already have a four year MSc in Electrical Engineering (or Equivalent), a Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical Engineering or an Electrical Engineering related BSc (Hons).

Faculty: Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Electrical and Information Engineering  |  Duration: 1 - 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

NQF Level of the qualification: 9 Total number of credits for qualification: 180 Credits Number of courses required: Six 20 Credit courses at NQF level 9 One 15 Credit Research methods course One 45 Credit Industrial / Research project Curriculum planner Course code Course name Credit 2022 2023 2024 ELEN7059A Principles of Communications Systems 20 ELEN7015A Teletraffic Engineering 20 ELEN7064A Pr

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering 4th year or equivalent cognate qualification PG Dip Eng with average >= 60% The 60% may be reviewed if the applicant has relevant working experience those described in the Differently Qualified Applicant tables. A supervisor must be identified and approached prior to application.

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.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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