Undergraduate & honours qualifications

Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours in Mechanical Engineering

Qualification code: 90151
NQF level: 8
Total credits: 144
SAQA ID: 115823
APS/AS: 60
Rules:
CHE4809: Please note that all practical will be conducted at UNISA Science Campus in Johannesburg, Gauteng province. Further note that this is compulsory to all students registered for modules that require practical work in the laboratories. From 2024, Engineering modules will be offered as year modules only. Please click on the modules to see further information.
Purpose statement:
The Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours in Mechanical Engineering is a postgraduate qualification, characterised by the fact that it prepares students for industry and research. This qualification typically follows a Bachelor's Degree, Advanced Diploma or relevant level 7 qualification and serves to consolidate and deepen the student's expertise in a particular discipline and to develop research capacity in the methodology and techniques of that discipline. This qualification demands a high level of theoretical engagement and intellectual independence. The Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours in Mechanical Engineering degree may form part of a combination of qualifications to meet the educational requirements for registration in the category candidate engineer. This qualification provides: 1. Preparation for careers in engineering itself and areas that potentially benefit from engineering skills, for achieving technological proficiency and to make a contribution to the economy and national development; and 2. entry to NQF level 9 Masters programmes e.g. MSc/MEng Engineering students completing this qualification will demonstrate competence in all the Exit Level Outcomes contained in this standard. The qualification serves to provide students with the advanced knowledge in fundamental and specialized engineering. The knowledge emphasizes mechanical engineering principles and application. Also, the qualification provides students with an in-depth knowledge base in a particular field or discipline and the ability to apply their knowledge and skills to particular career or professional contexts, while equipping them to undertake more specialised and intensive learning. Programmes leading to this qualification tend to have a strong vocational, professional or career focus and holders of this qualification are usually prepared to enter a specific niche in the labour market. 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
CHE4809 - Engineering Chemistry
EIS4801 - Engineer in Society
HMT4801 - Heat and Mass Transfer
HRMEN81 - Mechanical Engineering Research Project Co-requisite:STA4820
MED4801 - Mechanical Engineering Design Project
STA4820 - Statistical Techniques for Science and Engineering
SUE4801 - Sustainable Energy
TFL4801 - Thermo-Fluids
Group B. Choose one module from the following
MCM4801 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
MMS4801 - Mechatronics and Measurement Systems
SDY4801 - Structural Dynamics