Bachelors in Civil Engineering

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg is renowned for its intellectual leadership and commitment to nurturing critical thinkers, creative innovators, problem-posers and problem-solvers. The universities strength lies in the pursuit of academic and research excellence. 

Through its 89-year history, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg  has graduated over 120,000 students. Wits has made and will continue to make, its mark nationally and internationally as the university of choice for critical thinkers. 

There are five faculties within the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg:

• Health Sciences: the faculty comprises of seven Schools which include the School of Clinical Medicine, School of Public Health and School of Anatomical Sciences. Training is offered with practical experience at five major hospitals in Johannesburg as well several rural hospitals

• Humanities: besides offering a wide range of courses within the five Schools in the faculty, the faculty also comprises of a number of research entities which include the Wits Institute of Social and Economic Research (WISER), Society, Work and Development Institute (SWOP), The Centre for Language and Hearing Impaired Children and The Centre for Indian Studies in Africa (CISA)

• Science: The Faculty is known for providing exciting opportunities for innovative research, thanks to collaboration between schools and a variety of multi-disciplinary research centres including the Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials, the Rock Art Research Institute, the University’s Institute for the Study of the Environment and the Climatology Research Group.

  
  Some of the Schools represented found within the faculty are the School of Biological and Life Sciences, Molecular and Cell Biology, Chemistry, Statistics and Acturial Science and Geosciences.

• Engineering & the Built Environment: The Faculty maintains strong links with industry – via student bursaries, scholarships and internships – and has the highest number of endowed professorships or chairs at the University of the Witwatersrand. All of our first degrees are fully accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa under the Washington Accord. The BSc (Construction Management) is accredited by the South African Institute of Building and the Chartered Institute of Building, UK (CIOB). The BSc (Quantity Surveying) is accredited by the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK. The Bachelor of Architecture, and the Bachelor of Architectural Studies are accredited by the South African Council for the Architectural Professions, the Royal Institute of British Architects(RIBA) and the Commonwealth Association of Architects.

• Commerce Law & Management: The Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management at the University of the Witwatersrand aimsto advance governance, justice and economic development by developing and increasing knowledge and skills. It consists of five schools: the School of Accountancy, the School of Economic and Business Sciences, the School of Law, the Graduate School of Business Administration (Wits Business School), and the Graduate School of Public and Development Management.   

  There are five major teaching and research centres attached to Schools in the Faculty:

  • The Mandela Institute
  • The Centre for Applied Legal Studies
  • Wits Law Clinic
  • LINK (Learning Information Networking Knowledge) Centre
  • Southern African Defence and Security Management Network                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

As a premier African institution which is ranked in the top 350 in the world and one of only two African universities to feature in two separate international rankings, Wits is a thriving cosmopolitan centre for cultural, social, economic and political exchange

Currently Wits is home to:

200 rated scientists, of which 14 are A-rated
15 South African Research Chairs
7 Research Institutes, and
10 Research Groups