(Programme code: BTECV)
2.7.1
Admission requirements
One of the following:(i) National Diploma: Engineering: Civil (S4) (ii) National Higher Diploma in Civil Engineering (T4)
Students with a National Diploma (T3) in Civil Engineering must do bridging study units.
Documentation III
Choose three of the following four study units:
Structural Analysis III
Transportation Engineering III
Water Engineering III
Geotechnical Engineering III
2.7.2
Aim of qualification
To train Civil Engineering Technologists for specialisation in a particular field of Civil Engineering, e.g. Transportation, Water, Geotechnical, Construction Management, Urban and Environmental Engineering.
2.7.3
Curriculum
Compulsory for all the BTech Civil Engineering Options:
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
EEN4M1C
EEN4PJA
EEN4M2C
EEN4PJB
Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module A (Theory) Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module A (Project) Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module B* (Theory) Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module B* (Project) Compulsory Co-requisite: EEN4M2C See Note 2 Co-requisite: EEN4M1C See Note 2
Choose ONE of the following BTech options:
A. TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING (Spec code: TRA)
NB
This option is suspended from 2007. No new students will be allowed to register for this option. Students already registered for this option will be allowed to complete the required modules by the end of 2008.
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
1. APT401C APT4PJT Asphalt Technology IV (Theory)* Asphalt Technology IV (Project)* See Note 3 See Note 2 2. PVT401C PVT4PJT Pavement Technology IV (Theory) Pavement Technology IV
(Project) See Note 2
3. TRE401C TRE4PJT
Traffic Engineering IV (Theory)*
Traffic Engineering IV
(Project)* See Note 2
4. TRP401C TRP4PJT
Transportation Planning IV (Theory)*
Transportation Planning
IV (Project)* See Note 2
5. GDS401C GDS4PJT
Geometric Design IV (Theory)
Geometric Design IV
(Project) See Note 2
B. WATER ENGINEERING (Spec. code: WAT) (See Programme Structure – All options)
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
1. HDL401C
HDL4PJT Hydraulics IV (Theory)Hydraulics IV (Project) See Note 2 2. HDG401C
HDG4PJT Hydrology IV (Theory)Hydrology IV (Project) See Note 2 3. RDM401C
RDM4PJT
Reticulation Design and Management IV (Theory) Reticulation Design and Management IV (Project)
Corequisite: HDL401C See Note 2
4. WWT401C WWT4PJT
Waste Water Treatment Technology IV (Theory) Waste Water Treatment
Technology IV (Project) See Note 2 5. WTT401C
WTT4PJT
Water Treatment Technology IV (Theory) Water Treatment
Technology IV (Project) See Note 2
C. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING (Spec. code: STR) (See Programme Structure – All Options)
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
1. SAN401C Structural Analysis IV 2. SMD401C
SMD4PJT
Structural Masonry Design IV (Theory) Structural Masonry
Design IV (Project) See Note 2 3. SSD401C
SSD4PJT
Structural Steel Design IV (Theory)
Structural Steel Design
IV (Project) See Note 2
4. TST401C Theory of Structures IV 5. FEN401C FEN4PJT Foundation Engineering IV (Theory) Foundation Engineering
IV (Project) See Note 2
6. RCD401C RCD4PJT Reinforced Concrete Design IV (Theory) Reinforced Concrete Design IV (Project) Co-requisite: CNT401C See Note 2 7. CNT401C CNT4PRA CNT4PJT Concrete Technology IV (Theory) Concrete Technology IV (Practical) Concrete Technology IV (Project) See Note 3 See Note 1 See Note 2
D. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (Spec code: GEO)
NB
This option is suspended from 2007. No new students will be allowed to register for this option. Students already registered for this option will be allowed to complete the required modules by the end of 2008.
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
1. HGE301C HGE3PJT
Hydrogeology III (Theory)* Hydrogeology III
(Project)* See Note 2
2. CMT401C CMT4PJT Construction Materials Technology IV (Theory) Construction Materials Technology IV (Project) See Note 3 See Note 2
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES 3. GCV401C GCV4PJT Geology: Civil IV (Theory)* Geology: Civil IV
(Project)* See Note 2
4. EDS401C EDS4PJT
Earthworks Design IV (Theory)*
Earthworks Design IV
(Project)* See Note 2
5. FEN401C FEN4PJT
Foundation Engineering IV (Theory)
Foundation Engineering
IV (Project) See Note 2
E. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (Spec. cde: COM) (See Specific programme structure – Construction Management)
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
1. MPP401C Management Principles
and Practice IV Compulsory 2. HRC401C Human Resources
Management: Civil IV Compulsory 3. CMC401C CMC4PJT Contract Management: Civil IV (Theory) Contract Management: Civil IV (Project) Compulsory See Note 2 4. PJM401C Project Management: Civil IV Compulsory
Choose ONE of the following study units: 5. FNM301C Financial Management III 6. PME361V Principles of Management
Economics III
7. IRN201C Industrial Relations and Negotiation II 8. CLC1M1C
CLC1M2C
Commercial Law: Civil (Module A)
Commercial Law: Civil (Module B)
F. URBAN ENGINEERING (Spec. code: URB) (See Programme structure – all options)
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
1. UPD401C UPD4PJT
Urban Planning and Design IV (Theory) Urban Planning and
Design IV (Project) See Note 2 2. CMT401C CMT4PJT Construction Materials Technology IV (Theory) Construction Materials Technology IV (Project) See Note 3 See Note 2 3. PVT401C PVT4PJT Pavement Technology IV (Theory) Pavement Technology IV
(Project) See Note 2
4. RDM401C RDM4PJT
Reticulation Design and Management IV (Theory) Reticulation Design and Management IV (Project)
Co-requisite: HDL401C See Note 2
5. SWM401C SWM4PJT
Solid Waste Management IV (Theory)
Solid Waste Management
IV (Project) See Note 2
6. GDS401C
GDS4PJT Geometric Design IVGeometric Design IV
(Project) See Note 2
G. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (Spec. code: ENV) (See specific programme structure – Environmental Engineering)
CODE PREREQUISITE / NOTES
1. EEN4M1C
EEN4PJA
EEN4M2C
EEN4PJB
Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module A (Theory) Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module A (Project) Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module B* (Theory) Environmental Engineering: Civil IV: Module B* (Project) Compulsory Co-requisite: EEN4M2C See Note 2 Co-requisite: EEN4M1C See Note 2 2. SNS4M1C SNS4PJA SNS4M2C SNS4PJB Social Environmental Studies: Civil IV: Module A (Theory)
Social Environmental Studies: Civil IV: Module A (Project)
Social Environmental Studies: Civil IV: Module B (Theory)
Social Environmental Studies: Civil IV: Module B (Project) Compulsory Co-requisite: SNS4M2C See Note 2 Co-requisite: SNS4M1C See Note 2
Choose all THREE of the following study units: 3. SWM401C
SWM4PJT
Solid Waste Management IV (Theory)
Solid Waste Management
IV (Project) See Note 2
4. WWT401C WWT4PJT
Waste Water Treatment Technology IV (Theory) Waste Water Treatment
Technology IV (Project) See Note 2 5. WTT401C
WTT4PJT
Water Treatment Technology IV (Theory) Water Treatment
Technology IV (Project) See Note 2
* Check the availability of these study units before registration.
NOTES
1. PRACTICAL STUDY UNITS
The students must register for the practical and the theory components simultaneously unless a credit for any component has been approved by Unisa. Both the practical component and the theory component must be passed to obtain full credit for the study unit.
2. PROJECT STUDY UNITS
The students must register for the project and the theory components simultaneously unless a credit for any component has been approved by Unisa. Both the project component and the theory component must be passed to obtain full credit for the study unit.
3. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY IV
This subject may not be taken in combination with Concrete Technology IV and/or Asphalt Technology IV.
2.7.4
Programme structure
– all options
2. Environmental Engineering: Civil IV (Modules A and B) is compulsory for all the options.
3. At least five (5) study units must be taken from the selected BTech option and at least four (4) study units must be on level IV.
2.7.5
Specific programme
structure – Construction Management
1. The following study units are compulsory for the Construction Management option:
Management Principles and Practice IV Human Resource Management: Civil IV Contract Management: Civil IV Project Management: Civil IV
2. Choose any one (1) of the remaining study units from the Construction Management option.
3. Choose one (1) study unit from the other BTech: Engineering: Civil options.
4. An extended period of experience to enhance the applicant’s engineering competency is required for ECSA registration.
2.7.6
Specific programme
structure – Environmental Engineering
1. The following study units are compulsory for the Environmental Engineering option:
Environmental Engineering (Civil) IV: Module A Environmental Engineering (Civil) IV: Module B
Social Environmental Studies (Civil) IV: Module A Social Environmental Studies (Civil) IV: Module B 2. For Environmental Engineering all the study units must be
selected from the Environmental Engineering specialisation field.