Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
The Postgraduate Diploma in Electrical Engineering offers entry into the Masters programmes of the School of Electrical and Information Engineering and is primarily intended for those who do not already have a four year BSc in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent). Our applicants are typically those with a Bachelor of Technology (B-TECH) or a Bachelor of Science in an Engineering related discipline. It may also include those who might not meet the formal entry requirements but have many years of industrial experience (Differently Qualified).
Faculty: Engineering and the Built Environment | Department: Electrical and Information Engineering | Duration: 1 - 2 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
The Postgraduate Diploma is offered at the same level as the fourth year of the BSc in Electrical Engineering, and many of the courses are run together with these fourth year courses. NQF Level of the qualification: 8 Total number of credits for qualification: 120 Credits Number of courses required: six 20 Credit courses at NQF level 8 It is possible to select two of the courses from other Schools
The rules and procedures for the admission to the PGDIP are defined by the University. Applicants will be required to meet specific requirements including an interview process and passing a technical skills test (Differently Qualified candidates and PGDIP SOFTWARE candidates).
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
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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