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BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering for 2025

Why Study the Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering?

The IIE Bachelor of Engineering programme offered at IIE MSA is accredited by the CHE and endorsed by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). The Engineering Council of South Africa is the only signatory in Africa to the Washington Accord, therefore allowing for global recognition.

South Africa and the African continent at large are experiencing a shortage of skilled Civil Engineers, which affects the fundamental functioning of the country’s economy, with far reaching effects on the globalised business environment. Upon graduating with this Civil Engineering degree, your skills will be in high demand, making you sought after by potential employers.

You will be well-prepared to enter into the industry upon graduating. Unlike traditional engineering programmes, the IIE Bachelor of Engineering programme will expose you to the role of engineering in the real world as early as the first year of the programme. Our programme ensures that you are equipped with first-hand experience of the value that engineering adds to improving the quality of lives in communities.

The IIE Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering is an integrated curriculum designed by top engineers. It equips you with a solid scientific foundation in modern Civil Engineering design and the skills to create physical and social environments for the 21st Century.

Based on contemporary sustainability theory, the degree will introduce you to issues like the fundamental mathematical and physical sciences in theory and practice, the application of engineering sciences to Civil Engineering projects and key expertise in Geotechnical, Hydraulic, Structural and Transportation Engineering. This is a degree for people who want to build a better world.

Successful completion of this civil engineering programme leads to an IIE qualification.

For more information about studying a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering at IIE MSA, get in touch with us today.

Career Opportunities

The Civil Engineering programme prepares graduates to assume engineering positions within private consultation firms, construction firms, infrastructure management, development laboratories, research and development, and finance and investment. Graduates may also choose to pursue a career in academia, either as a discipline-specific lecturer or researcher.

Opportunities may also be available in government and non-profit organisations. Private consulting positions or creating opportunities in an entrepreneurial role are further options. Through further study, your opportunities may expand to include registration as a Professional Engineer, progression toward the Government Certificate of Competency.

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Civil Engineering Degree Duration
Mainstream programme

Minimum 4 years, full time study, for students gaining entry into the mainstream programme.

Extended programme

Minimum 5 years, full time study, for students gaining entry into the extended programme.

Civil Engineering Degree Accreditation

Accredited by the CHE. Registration: NQF Level 8, SAQA ID 118321

Discuss your study options with a Student Advisor
Civil Engineering Degree Intake

First Semester (February)

Attendances
  • On-campus at IIE MSA: full-time
Programme codes: BECV0801

South Africa Student Enquiries
Telephone: +27 11 950 4009
Email: enquiries@iiemsa.co.za

Civil Engineering Entry requirements

Minimum Admission Requirements: 4-year programme

National Senior Certificate (NSC)
Bachelor pass with English (50%) and Mathematics (70%) and Physical Science (60%)

National Certificate (Vocational) (NC(V))
Bachelor pass with English (50%) and Mathematics (70%) and Physical Science (60%)

Senior Certificate (SC)
Endorsement with English (50%) and Mathematics (70%) and Physical Science (60%)

Senior Certificate (Amended) (SC(a))
Bachelor pass with English (50%) and Mathematics (70%) and Physical Science (60%)

Where applicants have not met the minimum entry requirements,
but have obtained at least 45% in English, 55% in Mathematics
and 45% in Physical Science, they may be admitted if they pass a
proficiency test in the subject(s) where they have not met the
minimum entry requirements.

Alternate Admission
NSC: (English 40%-49%). If achieved 50% min in final Grade 11 results.
Should the English requirement not be met at NSC Grade 12, then entrance may be granted if the English requirement is met based on the Grade 11 final mark.

Minimum Admission Requirements: 5-year programme

National Senior Certificate (NSC)
Bachelor pass with English (50%) and Mathematics (60%) and Physical Science (50%)

National Certificate (Vocational) (NC(V))
Bachelor pass with English (50%) and Mathematics (60%) and Physical Science (50%)

Senior Certificate (SC)
Endorsement with English (50%) and Mathematics (60%) and Physical Science (50%)

Senior Certificate (Amended) (SC(a))
Bachelor pass with English (50%) and Mathematics (60%) and Physical Science (50%)

Alternate Admission
NSC: (English 40%-49%). If achieved 50% min in final Grade 11 results.
Should the English requirement not be met at NSC Grade 12, then entrance may be granted if the English requirement is met based on the Grade 11 final mark.

A cognate Higher Certificate OR any cognate 240 credit Diploma OR an Advanced Certificate OR 360 credit Diploma or Degree OR an appropriate IIE MSA Foundation Programme may satisfy the minimum admission requirements to degree studies.

Please note, requirements for entry to this qualification are correct at the time of publication, however, these may change.

Applications

More information can be found by visiting How to apply

Civil Engineering Entry requirements

International entry requirements

International Students

4-year programme: An USAf Exemption Certificate with 70% or equivalent for Maths AND 50% or equivalent for English AND 60% or equivalent is also required for either Physical Science or both Physics and Chemistry

5-year programme: USAf Exemption Certificate with 60% or equivalent for Maths AND 50% or equivalent for English AND 50% or equivalent is also required for either Physical Science or both Physics and Chemistry

Please note, requirements for entry to this qualification are correct at the time of publication, however, these may change.

Applications

More information can be found by visiting How to apply

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