Program Overview

Programme Overview

The BEng Electronic Engineering ENGAGE programme is an extended degree programme designed for students who show academic potential but do not meet the normal entry requirements for the four-year degree programme. The programme enables students to obtain an Engineering degree over a period of five years.

Programme Information

• The programme is offered by the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology.
• Minimum duration of study: 5 years
• Total credits: 570

Programme Structure

The ENGAGE programme covers the content of the first two years of the four-year degree programme over the first three years, with additional compulsory augmented modules in each of the Level 1 subjects. The curriculum for years four and five of the ENGAGE programme is identical to the curriculum for years three and four of the four-year programme, respectively.

Admission Requirements

• Students must register for the entire programme, not components of it.
• The curriculum is fixed; there are no electives.
• Attendance at all components of years 1 to 3 of the programme is compulsory.
• Selection into the programme will be based on a combination of performance in the National Senior Certificate examinations or equivalent and other selection tests approved by the faculty.

Promotion Requirements

Promotion to the Second Semester of the First Year and to the Second Year of Study

1. A new first-year student who has failed in all the prescribed modules of the programme at the end of the first semester is excluded from studies in the School of Engineering.
2. A student who complies with all the requirements of the first year of study is promoted to the second year of study.

Promotion to the Third Year of Study

1. A student who complies with all the requirements of the second year of study is promoted to the third year of study.
2. A student must pass all the prescribed modules at first year level before being admitted to any module at third year level.

Promotion to the Fourth Year of Study

1. A student who complies with all the requirements of the third year of study is promoted to the fourth year of study.
2. A student must pass all the prescribed modules of the second year of study before being admitted to any module of the fourth year of study.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes a wide range of modules in electronic engineering, mathematics, and science, as well as modules in humanities and social sciences. Some of the core modules include:

• Electricity and electronics
• Electronic engineering design
• Control systems
• Digital systems
• Linear systems
• Stochastic communications systems
• Engineering management
• Microprocessors
• Modulation systems
• Electromagnetism
• Microwaves and antennas
• Analogue electronics
• Advanced electronics

Research and Practical Work

• Students are required to complete a research project and a practical training module as part of the programme.
• The research project entails the individual completion of an engineering project from concept to delivery.
• The practical training module provides practice-orientated experience at any institution of the student's choice.

Assessment and Evaluation

• Students are assessed through a combination of assignments, tests, and examinations.
• The final year project is evaluated based on the student's ability to demonstrate independent mastery of an engineering project.

Graduation Requirements

• Students must complete all the prescribed modules and achieve the required number of credits to graduate.
• The degree is awarded with distinction if the student meets the specified requirements, including a weighted average of at least 75% in the final year of study.