Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours in Electronic Engineering

Qualification code: 90156
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 144
SAQA ID: 115456
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
From 2024, Engineering modules will be offered as year modules only. Please click on the modules to see further information.
Purpose statement:
The purpose of this qualification is to prepare students for a career in all Electrical engineering fields as professional practitioners and researchers. The undergraduate Electrical Engineering Technology stream at UNISA comprises three qualifications namely: 1. 288 credits Diploma in Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering, 2. Advanced Certificate in Engineering Practice in Electrical Engineering, 3. Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Process Control or Power Engineering or Telecommunications). The Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours in Electronic Engineering, in combination with the Advanced Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Advanced Certificate in Engineering Practice in Electrical Engineering and the 288 credits Diploma in Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering were developed in accordance with the ECSA specifications: E - 09 - PT, E- 05 - PT, E - 21 - PN and E - 08 - PN respectively, considering all Exit Levels Outcomes as defined by ECSA. A Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours graduate will be able to competently apply an integration of theory, principles, advanced techniques, research methodology, practical experience and appropriate skills to complex electrical/electronic engineering problems in the field of engineering while operating within the relevant standards and codes. They will be able to demonstrate a comprehensive general engineering knowledge, as well as systematic knowledge, of the terms, procedures and advanced principles of the engineering discipline; gather evidence from the relevant sources using advanced retrieval skills, organize and synthesize information to be used for research and technology improvement and present the information professionally in a mode appropriate to the audience. Demonstrate the capacity to understand advanced engineering business management and entrepreneurship within an engineering technical context. Engineering students completing this qualification will demonstrate competence in all the Exit Level Outcomes contained in this standard. The specific purpose of educational programmes designed to meet this qualification are to build the necessary knowledge, understanding, abilities and skills required for further learning towards becoming a competent practicing Professional Engineer. This qualification provides: a. Preparation for careers in engineering and areas that potentially benefit from engineering skills, for achieving technical proficiency and competency to make a contribution to the economy and national development. b. The educational base required for registration as a Candidate and/or a Professional Technologist with Engineering Council of South Africa. c. Entry to a Master's qualification.
This qualification will be presented online only.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2024 academic year once the registration period opens.

Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

While you are deciding on the modules for which you will be registering, write down the module names and codes so that you have something to refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information (eg semester/year module, NQF level)

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
APM4813 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics
EBT4801 - Bio-Technology
ECT4801 - Digital Control Technology
ELT4801 - LTE Communication Technology
ENE4801 - Micro and Nano-Electronics
EOE4801 - Optoelectronics IV
EPH4801 - Photonics
ETM4801 - Electricity and Magnetism IV
HMELE80 - Research Project IB Co-requisite:HRELE82, HPELE81
HPELE81 - Research Project IA Co-requisite:HRELE82
HRELE82 - Research Planning and Research Analyses Co-requisite:HPELE81
INF4817 - Software Engineering