Course Information and Fees
Doctor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering
(Phasing IN from 2016 – replacing DTech: Electrical Engineering)
PHD: (Doctor)
New qualifications for 2016
The new Doctor of Engineering (DEng) is being offered from 2016. The new qualifications ensure that the curriculum offered at CPUT can be directly compared to that of other institutions; not only nationally, but also internationally through the benchmarking process that took place during the development of these new qualifications.
Pipeline DTech students will be able to continue with their DTech, or convert to the new Doctor of Engineering (DEng).
For more information go to the “New Engineering Qualifications” link on the Engineering page.
Purpose and Rationale of the qualification
A qualifying learner will conduct independent research, under minimum guidance, in a chosen field of Electrical Engineering, and contribute to knowledge production in that field.The research problem, its justification, process and outcome is reported in a dissertation, which complies with the generally accepted norms for research at that level.
Admission requirements
Undergraduates
For all Certificate, Diploma and National Diploma applications, consult the General admission requirements.
General admission requirements
Some courses require students to submit additional information as part of their application.
Additional admission requirements
Postgraduates
For all Honours, Masters and Doctorate applications, consult the Postgraduate admission requirements.
Postgraduate admission requirements
The fees for 2024reflected below may be subject to change.
Please confirm the final fee amount by contacting the relevant Faculty Office or contact person as listed at the bottom of this page.
Disclaimer
This information is subject to change based on approval and accreditation of HEQSF aligned qualifications.
Admission requirements may therefore differ between the existing qualification and the HESQF aligned qualification. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this page; however the University reserves the right at any time, if circumstances require, to make changes to any of the published details.