BEng Industrial Engineering at University of Pretoria

All fields of study of the BEng degree have been accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), and comply with the academic requirements for registration as a professional engineer.

Admission requirements

The following persons will be considered for admission: a candidate who is in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required Grade 12 certificate with university endorsement; a candidate who is a graduate from another tertiary institution or has been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution; and a candidate who is a graduate of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.

Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.

Grade 11 results are used in the provisional admission of prospective students.

A valid qualification with admission to degree studies is required.

● Minimum subject and achievement requirements, as set out below, are required.

On the first-year level, a student has a choice between Afrikaans and English as a language medium.

In certain cases, tuition may be presented in English only, for example in electives, where the lecturer may not speak Afrikaans or in cases where it is not economically or practically viable.

Provisional admission to the four-year programmes in the School of Engineering is only guaranteed if a prospective student complies with ALL the requirements below.

Note: Candidates who do not comply with the minimum requirements, set out above, but who have obtained a minimum APS of 30, an achievement level of 5 for English or Afrikaans, 6 for Mathematics and 5 for Physical Science, will be considered for provisional admission to either the four-year programme or the ENGAGE programme based on the results of the NBT.

Admission to ENGAGE in the School of Engineering will be determined by the results of the NBT, NSC results, an achievement level of 5 in Mathematics and 4 in Physical Science, as well as an achievement level of 4 in Afrikaans or English, together with an APS of 25.

Students may apply directly to be considered for the ENGAGE programme.

Minimum requirements

Achievement level
Afrikaans or English Mathematics Physical Science
APS
NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level NSC/IEB HIGCSE AS-Level A-Level
5 3 C C 6 2 B B* 6 2 B B* 35

A-Level: C symbols for Mathematics Physics and Chemistry will be considered for admission providing the
required APS has been obtained.

What type of engineering is industrial engineering?

Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information and equipment. Industrial engineering is central to manufacturing operations.

What jobs do industrial engineers get?

Manufacturing technician.

Quality assurance inspector.

Industrial mechanic.

Industrial electrician.

Professor.

Industrial designer.

Manufacturing production supervisor.

Supply chain analyst.

Cost estimator

Mechanical designer

Industrial engineer

Quality engineer

Manufacturing engineer

Energy efficiency engineer

Process engineer

Mechanical engineer

Occupational health and safety manager

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng / BE), Mechanical Engineering (ME) Jobs by Salary

Job TitleRangeAverage
Junior Mechanical EngineerRange: R141k – R349kAverage: R261,416
Senior Mechanical EngineerRange: R315k – R1mAverage: R687,677
Operations ManagerRange: R88k – R754kAverage: R320,162