Entry Requirements

A National Senior Certificate (NSC) with a bachelors’ endorsement and achievement in the subjects as follows:
• English level 4
• IsiXhosa or IsiZulu or Afrikaans or Sotho level 4
• and any TWO of the following: Life Sciences level 4; Mathematics level 4;
Physical Sciences level 4, and any other 2 subjects, at level 3
• Admission Point Score: 28

Credit Transfer
RPL and Credit Transfer
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may be used to demonstrate competence for admission to this qualification in line with the university’s RPL policy. Refer to requirements as per 2023 WSU General Prospectus – Section 4, paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7.

Credit Transfer
Students are allowed to apply for formal credits recognition for modules / courses attained from other institutions, according to the university’s policy on credit transfers. Refer to requirements as per 2023 WSU General Prospectus – Section 4, paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7.

• Career Opportunities
In general, graduates from our programmes can work in the following branches of civil engineering:
Planning and design, Construction, Project Management and Maintenance of facilities and infrastructure.
Specialisation fields in civil engineering include positions in:
• Hydraulics/water resources engineering
• Irrigation/drainage engineering
• Municipal engineering
• Geotechnical/soil/geological engineering
• Water systems/pipeline engineering
• Waste and wastewater treatment engineering
• Structural engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Project Management
• Consulting firms in private practice, construction companies, government (national departments, provincial departments and local authorities), private and parastatal organisations research organisations and tertiary education institutions.