Postgraduate

Full Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering prepares the candidate for a research, academic, or high-level consulting career. It requires that a candidate to undertakes independent research at the most advanced academic levels. Biomedical Engineering is the application of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to provide for health-related needs. Biomedical Engineering is inherently multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary.

Part Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering prepares the candidate for a research, academic, or high-level consulting career. It requires that a candidate to undertakes independent research at the most advanced academic levels. Biomedical Engineering is the application of science, technology, engineering and mathematics to provide for health-related needs. Biomedical Engineering is inherently multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. 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.

Full Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering is for ambitious innovators ready to make a novel contribution to the field. As the highest academic qualification, this research-based degree offers an opportunity to lead research and develop innovative approaches to position you at the forefront of scientific and industrial advancements.

Part Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering is for ambitious innovators ready to make a novel contribution to the field. As the highest academic qualification, this research-based degree offers an opportunity to lead research and develop innovative approaches to position you at the forefront of scientific and industrial advancements. 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.

Full Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering is a research-intensive programme comprising an independent research project and dissertation under academic supervision, aimed at making an original contribution to the field. Research spans key areas within civil engineering, including construction engineering and management, fire engineering, water and environmental engineering, structural engineering and civil engineering informatics, as well as geotechnical and transportation engineering.

Part Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering is a research-intensive programme comprising an independent research project and dissertation under academic supervision, aimed at making an original contribution to the field. Research spans key areas within civil engineering, including construction engineering and management, fire engineering, water and environmental engineering, structural engineering and civil engineering informatics, as well as geotechnical and transportation engineering. 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.

Full Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering is a research-intensive programme comprising an independent research project and dissertation under academic supervision, aimed at making an original contribution to the field. The department's research interests spans four key areas: • Computer and Control Systems: Control, automation, and system identification for platforms such as UAVs, satellites, and underwater vehicles; real-time computing, FPGA-based architectures, biomedical electronics, and process control. • Electrical Energy Systems: Electric energy conversion and control, multi-level power converters, permanent magnet machines, high-voltage insulators, power system dynamics, with applications in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency. • Electronics and Electromagnetics: High-frequency electronics, RADAR, antennas, superconductors, electromagnetic interference, filters, and nonlinear circuits. Includes computational electromagnetics and contributions to South Africa’s Square Kilometre Array. • Signal Processing and Machine Learning: Pattern recognition, automatic speech processing, digital radar and broadcasting systems, statistical decision-making, and sensor data analysis using hardware and software platforms.

Part Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering is a research-intensive programme comprising an independent research project and dissertation under academic supervision, aimed at making an original contribution to the field. The department's research interests spans four key areas: • Computer and Control Systems: Control, automation, and system identification for platforms such as UAVs, satellites, and underwater vehicles; real-time computing, FPGA-based architectures, biomedical electronics, and process control. • Electrical Energy Systems: Electric energy conversion and control, multi-level power converters, permanent magnet machines, high-voltage insulators, power system dynamics, with applications in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency. • Electronics and Electromagnetics: High-frequency electronics, RADAR, antennas, superconductors, electromagnetic interference, filters, and nonlinear circuits. Includes computational electromagnetics and contributions to South Africa’s Square Kilometre Array. • Signal Processing and Machine Learning: Pattern recognition, automatic speech processing, digital radar and broadcasting systems, statistical decision-making, and sensor data analysis using hardware and software platforms. 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.

Full Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Electronic Engineering is a research-intensive programme comprising an independent research project and dissertation under academic supervision, aimed at making an original contribution to the field. The department's research interests spans four key areas: • Computer and Control Systems: Control, automation, and system identification for platforms such as UAVs, satellites, and underwater vehicles; real-time computing, FPGA-based architectures, biomedical electronics, and process control. • Electrical Energy Systems: Electric energy conversion and control, multi-level power converters, permanent magnet machines, high-voltage insulators, power system dynamics, with applications in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency. • Electronics and Electromagnetics: High-frequency electronics, RADAR, antennas, superconductors, electromagnetic interference, filters, and nonlinear circuits. Includes computational electromagnetics and contributions to South Africa’s Square Kilometre Array. • Signal Processing and Machine Learning: Pattern recognition, automatic speech processing, digital radar and broadcasting systems, statistical decision-making, and sensor data analysis using hardware and software platforms.

Part Time The Doctor of Philosophy in Electronic Engineering is a research-intensive programme comprising an independent research project and dissertation under academic supervision, aimed at making an original contribution to the field. The department's research interests spans four key areas: • Computer and Control Systems: Control, automation, and system identification for platforms such as UAVs, satellites, and underwater vehicles; real-time computing, FPGA-based architectures, biomedical electronics, and process control. • Electrical Energy Systems: Electric energy conversion and control, multi-level power converters, permanent magnet machines, high-voltage insulators, power system dynamics, with applications in renewable energy, electric vehicles, and energy efficiency. • Electronics and Electromagnetics: High-frequency electronics, RADAR, antennas, superconductors, electromagnetic interference, filters, and nonlinear circuits. Includes computational electromagnetics and contributions to South Africa’s Square Kilometre Array. • Signal Processing and Machine Learning: Pattern recognition, automatic speech processing, digital radar and broadcasting systems, statistical decision-making, and sensor data analysis using hardware and software platforms. 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.