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Study Civil and Environmental Engineering at Postgraduate Level

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers four postgraduate programmes which may be taken on a full or part-time basis: three masters programmes and one PhD programme.

In order to secure a supervisor you will need to reach out to an academic who works in your field of interest. Here is a PDF with the breakdown of the research interests of the current academic staff: SoCEE Academic Staff Research Interests 2024

Click on a programme's name to access full details about the application procedure.

Postgraduate Programmes

MEng - Master of Engineering (Professional)

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Engineering (Professional) is offered in the branch of Civil Engineering. The coursework and/or research will fall under one of the following sub-disciplines: Environmental, geotechnical, materials, structural, water, and project & construction management.

MSc (Eng) - Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Science in Engineering by coursework and research report is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree offered in the fields of Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical and Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering and Management

MSc (Eng) - Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Postgraduate
  • 1 - 2 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
The Master of Science in Engineering by Research is a 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time degree offered in the fields of Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical and Materials Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water Engineering and Infrastructure Engineering and Management.

PhD - Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • Postgraduate
  • 2 - 4 years
  • Full-time; Part-time
This PhD is offered in the fields of Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Project and Construction Management, Structural, Materials and Water Engineering. It can be completed over a minimum period of 2 years full-time or 4 years part-time.

The credits mentioned in the above descriptions provide an idea of the time requirements. The general rule is that each credit requires a dedication of 10 hours. For example, a 20-credit course requires 200 hours of dedication including lectures, laboratory sessions (if any), and self-study time. This is only a general rule, however. In particular, when it comes to research projects, the scope and breadth of work will have to be agreed to with your supervisor.

Notice that the MEng (Professional) and the MSc 50/50 programmes involve coursework. Courses offered by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering typically run every second year. View the for the PG Timetable 2024  for the latest PG course schedules. Please note that if a course is listed in the Rules and Syllabuses Book of the FEBE, but has not been offered by our School during the last two years, then it is likely that such course is currently inactive.

The coursework and/or research conducted under any of our four postgraduate programmes will fall under one of the following sub-disciplines: Environmental, geotechnical, materials, structural, water, and project & construction management.

For further details on applications, please contact reception.civileng@wits.ac.za

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