COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN MECHANICAL ENGINEE...

This programme is well suited to those persons who have an interest in the design and operation of heavy machinery, as well as production and manufacturing engineering. Mechanical engineering technologists could also be involved with steam plants at power stations, vulcanising plants, pump stations at irrigation schemes, mining machinery and ore crushers. Manufacturing and production processes (also those which include the food or textile industries), as well as planning, maintenance and optimisation of processes are further facets of this study field.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Electrotechnology


• Computer aided drawing


• Communication skills


• Manufacturing engineering


• Mechanics


• Computer skills


• Mathematics


• Fluid mechanics


• Strength of materials


• Thermodynamics

Second year subjects:

• Mathematics


• Fluid dynamics


• Mechanics of machines


• Mechanical engineering design


• Strength of materials


• Thermodynamics


• Hydraulic machines


• Steam plant


• Theory of machines


• Applied strength of materials

Third year subjects:

• Mechanical engineering practice

Careers: mechanical engineer.

Source: www.cut.ac.za

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