Start your future career in Construction
Diploma in Construction
Engineering & the Built Environment FACULTY
creating futures
From concept to creation, shaping your career and constructing the future environment starts here.
From office practice to site based, from land based to undersea, this career path provides opportunities to work in a variety of locations, and can complement a number of different industries.
YOU WILL LIKE THIS IF YOU WILL STUDY AT YOU WILL STUDY FOR
You are interested in the construction industry and have strong mathematical skills
Bellville Campus
Three years, full-time (Mainstream)
Four years, full-time (Extended Curriculum Programme)
WHAT YOU NEED
Minimum Admission Requirements
National Senior Certificate (NSC/ Grade 12) with:
• English (4)
• Mathematics (4); or Technical Mathematics (5)
National Certificate:
• Mathematics (N4/ 60%)
• ES (N4/ 60%
National Certificate Vocational (NCV)
• English (60−69%)/ (5)
• Mathematics (60−69%)/ (5)
The department utilises an Admission Point Score (APS) as selection criteria once your minimum admission requirements are satisfied. You have to score a minimum of 25 on the APS for the mainstream course, and 23–24 for the Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP).
DISCLAIMER
Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Information is subject to change, based on approval and accreditation of HEQSF aligned qualifications during 2024/2025. Admission requirements may therefore differ between the existing qualification and the HEQSF aligned qualification. Please consult the CPUT website or Faculty for updated information. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this brochure; however the University reserves the right at any time, if circumstances require, to make changes to any of the published details.
First year
• Construction Management 1
• Construction Technology 1
• Quantity Surveying 1
• Site Surveying
• Construction Science 1
• Professional and Technical Communications 1
• Computer Skills and Applications
Second year
• Integrated Construction Projects
• Quantity Surveying 2
• Construction Technology 2
• Construction Management 2
• Building Services
• Construction Health and Safety
• Construction Economics
• Construction Science 2
• Professional and Technical Communications 2
Third year
• Construction Science 3
• Construction Technology 3
• Quantity Surveying 3
• Construction Management 3
• Price Analysis and Estimating
• Construction Entrepreneurship
• Construction Practice
Your on-the-job training
Service learning forms a part of the curriculum, and workplace-based learning takes place in your third year as part of Construction Practice.
HOW TO APPLY
Please note: All students are required to apply online, except for qualifications that do not cater for online applications.
ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Do you qualify to apply online?
ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE FREE
Choose your qualification by consulting this brochure or the CPUT website
Gather your documents (i.e. certified copies less than three months old)
View or download the online application guides available on our website at www.cput.ac.za/study/apply under Step 4: Online application for information on how to apply online
Complete your application online by visiting www.cput.ac.za/study/apply and following the steps
Follow-up by getting your admission status and downloading your admission letter via the online application tracking system by visiting www.cput.ac.za/study/track
MANUAL APPLICATIONS
Do you qualify to apply manually?
Please note: No manual posted or over the counter applications will be accepted for any course, other than the listed qualifications that do not cater for online applications.
