BEng (Industrial) at University of Stellenbosch

A program that focuses on the application of engineering principles to the planning and operational management of industrial and manufacturing operations, and prepares individuals to plan and manage such operations.

Minimum admission requirements for the four-year BEng programmes

• Write the NBTs AQL and MAT
• An NSC aggregate of at least 70% (excluding Life Orientation)
• Mathematics 70%
• Physical Sciences 60%
• English Home Language 50%, with no Afrikaans requirement, OR English First Additional Language 60%, with no Afrikaans requirement, OR
English First Additional Language 50% with Afrikaans Home Language 50% OR English First Additional Language 50% with Afrikaans Second Additional Language 60%
• Applicants are also subject to selection according to selection criteria for the four-year BEng programmes According to the Faculty’s selection guidelines and selection requirements), your selection mark is calculated by using the marks (out of 100) or your Grade 11 subjects (for conditional selection) or Grade 12 subjects (for final selection) as follows:

Selection mark = Mathematics percentage + Physical Sciences percentage + (6 x Matric average)
The Matric average is calculated from the six best Matric subjects’ percentages (excluding Life Orientation).

The maximum score is 800.

Note that Mathematics and Physical Sciences normally also contribute to the average.

Over the last few years, a selection mark of 600 or more gave students a good chance on admission to certain programmes, but in others, 640 or more were required.

In other words, to have a reasonable chance of selection for some programmes, your mark for Mathematics, as well as your NSC average,
should be above 76, and Physical Sciences above 65, while for other programmes Mathematics average marks of at least 80, together with a Physical Sciences mark of at least 70, will be needed.

What does industrial Eng do?

There are industrial engineering jobs in data analysis and business analysis.

There are jobs in logistics engineering, manufacturing engineering, production, forecasting, among many others.

What problems do industrial engineers solve?

Reengineering health-care delivery.

Creating a technology-oriented culture, with an emphasis on education.

Engineering a sustainable society by 2100.

Developing better decision-making tools in a dynamic world.

Mitigating and responding to disasters.

Where can industrial engineers work in South Africa?

Elringklinger South Africa (pty) Ltd.

Ntice Sourcing Solutions jobs in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng.

Sumitomo Rubber – Sri Group jobs in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal.

Complement Recruitment jobs in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.

Trinity Recruitment (pty) Ltd jobs in Menlyn Park, Gauteng.

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Industrial Engineering (IE) Jobs by Salary

Job TitleRangeAverage
Operations ManagerRange:R114k – R964kAverage:R415,794
Supply Chain AnalystRange:R197k – R434kAverage:R300,545
Data AnalystRange:R134k – R477kAverage:R290,725
Process EngineerRange:R212k – R735kAverage:R454,002