BEng in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Stellenbosch University
Key Information
Campus location
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
ZAR 60,000 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Feb 2025
* minimum compulsory initial fee for African students. Prices vary depending on the region. Additional fees may apply
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Introduction
Engineering offers excellent careers for men and women. Professional engineers are primarily concerned with the progress of technology through innovation, creativity, and change. Their work requires original thought, discretion, and sound judgement, and usually centres on people and technology.
Electrical engineers are responsible for the generation, transmission and conversion of electrical energy (including renewable energy sources) in industries such as electricity supply, factories, chemical plants, mines, municipalities, railways, and harbours. Electronic engineers specialise in the control of electrical and mechanical robotic systems, particularly embedded controllers; the collection, processing and dissemination of information by computer and communication networks, such as cell phone networks, Wi-Fi and mobile data networks; and the design of computers and large software systems.
The four-year Bachelor of Engineering programmes (BEng) equip students with a broad knowledge base. In the first year, all students take the same compulsory subjects; thereafter they start specialising in the specific programme in which they are interested. Since the first year of study is largely common in all BEng programmes, students that have passed all the first-year subjects in their first year of study may change to any other BEng programme at the start of their second year of study. In the first two years, a foundation of mathematics and the natural and engineering sciences is laid, and in the third and fourth years, students learn how to apply their knowledge to solve technical problems and how develop business opportunities. With this broad knowledge base, BEng graduates can take up a variety of occupations both within and outside the engineering industry. They often establish and manage their own companies as entrepreneurs.
Professional accreditation and international recognition
All our BEng programmes are accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), giving our graduates access to registration as Professional Engineers after acquiring the relevant experience in practice. In line with the Washington Accord, our BEng degrees are recognised worldwide in such countries as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, to name a few.
Career Opportunities
Electrical and electronic engineers are responsible for the development, manufacturing and/or operation of various products or systems. There are numerous employment opportunities in the public and private sectors, from local authorities to information technology companies, and from large multinational companies to small specialist companies. The technical area offers many opportunities for entrepreneurs to create new, small high-technology businesses.
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Curriculum
The first part of the programme lays a basis of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences that is relevant for all electrical and electronic engineers, particularly the techniques required to model systems analytically and design systems systematically. From the second semester of the third year, students can choose to specialise in one of the following elective areas: Robotics, Electrical Energy, Telecommunication or Informatics.