Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering in Industrial Engineering
Part Time
The Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering in Industrial Engineering comprises an in-depth study in preparation for a master’s programme or a broadened study involving more than one engineering discipline.
The focus of the department of Industrial Engineering is about designing smarter, more efficient systems. The programme teaches you how to connect people, processes, and technology to improve how organisations and communities work - across industries from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare and services.
Note: If you want to enrol part time, you must obtain approval from the departmental chairperson of your prospective home department. To get this approval, you must show that you will be a bona fide part-time student. Follow your prospective home department’s procedures for submitting your application to study part time.
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When applying
Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum admission requirements
To be considered for admission to a PGDip (Eng) programme, you must:
• hold at least an approved BTech, BEng or BSc degree from a South African university or university
of technology; or
• hold other academic degree qualifications and appropriate experience that have been approved by the Faculty Board. The relevant department’s chairperson must make a recommendation regarding such qualification and experience to the Faculty Board.
Selection
Irrespective of the admission requirements above, you must be selected for the PGDip programme by the home department of the relevant field of study.
Note: The PGDip (Eng) does not lead to registration as a professional engineer.
Supporting application documents
Additional assessment documents
In cases where your programming experience does not reflect on your academic transcript, you may submit one PDF document containing copies of your short course certificate(s) for programming courses as evidence of previous experience. This PDF must also include the achieved marks.
Examples for accepted programming courses are listed here:
https://ie-datascience.sun.ac.za/postgraduate-diploma-in-engineering/
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Additional assessment documents (optional)
Please note:
Current Stellenbosch University applicants must apply via the SUNStudent application system and submit the additional supporting documents via email to the Postgraduate Manager, Dr Martina Frei ([email protected]).
External applicants must upload all required documents directly when applying on the SUNStudent application portal before the application is submitted.
Programme structure
• Depending on the composition of a PGDip (Eng), it may be presented in semester, self-study or block courses.
• The programme must include at least 120 credits on NQF level 8 (modules with a 7xx number).
• The chairperson of the home department may prescribe that you to undertake preparatory and/or supplementary study.
• As a student in a PGDip programme, you may normally not register for modules on NQF level 9 (i.e. modules with an 8xx module number).