Wits University Industrial Engineering and Entry Requirements

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Industrial Engineering is an engineering discipline that study how to apply technology, human, information and materials to maximize complex industrial processes.

The programme at Witwatersrand University, is taught at Faculty of Engineering, Built and Environment, School of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering and Industrial Engineering and it lasted a duration of four (4) years for an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree programme.

Listed below are the admission requirements for different qualification holders including National Senior Certificate (NSC) and National Certificate (Vocational)(NCV) holders.


Admission Rquirements: Holders of National Senior Certificate (NSC)

  • English Home Language or first additional language at the National Senior Certificate

Scale of Achievement : level 5

  • Pass in Physical Science 

Scale of Achievement: level 5

  • Pass in Mathematics

Scale of Achievement: level 5

  • APS: 42+ 

Admission Requirements: Holders of National Certificate Vocational (NCV)

University of Witwatersrand accept National Certificate Vocational Level 4 with the following grade:

English as Language of Learning and Teaching or as the First Additional language 

Scale of achievement : 70-79% (4)

Mathematics or Mathematical Literacy

Scale of achievement: 70-79% (4)

Life Orientation

Scale of achievement: 70-79% (4)

 and 

Four (4) vocational subjects relevant to Industrial Engineering and each must be at the scale of achievement of 70-79% (4)

After having met the above four (4) requirements, NCV holders will be invited for an interview to be conducted by the relevant faculty and heads of school. 


Admission to First Degree Holders (BSc)

An applicant who has obtain  a first degree of BSc or an equivalent is admitted  to the third years of Industrial Engineering at Witwatersrand University, but such applicant must have achieved a qualification the management of the institution deemed enough to be admitted to study for a BSc in Industrial Engineering.

The applicant must pass the following courses of his first degree programme.

  • Chemistry I (Auxiliary) or
  • Engineering Chemistry]
  • Mathematics I or
  • Mathematics IA and
  • Mathematics IB)] 
  • Mathematics II
  • Mathematics II]
  • Introduction to Mechanical Engineering and Design or
  • Engineering Analysis and Design 1B]
  • Engineering Drawing or
  • Engineering Analysis and Design 1A
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Applied Mechanics A
  • Computing Skills and Software Development
  • Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I
  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering Design I
  • Introduction to Nuclear Engineering
  • Introduction to Nuclear Safety
  • Physics I (Major) or
  • Physics IA and
  • Physics IB)]
  • Mechanics or
  • PHYS1034A Applied Physics I]
  • Physics II A (Major)
  • Physics II B (Major)
  • Introduction to Reactor Physics
  • Basic Nuclear Physics
  • Quantum Mechanics III
  • Applications of Quantum Mechanics III
  • Statistical Physics III
  • Waves and Modern Optics III
  • Advanced Experimental Physics and Project III
Industrial Engineering at Wits University, Johannesburg is accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

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