BArchHons Architecture
Admission Requirements
A candidate for the degree programme Bachelor of Architecture Honours:
(1) must be a graduate with a BScArch degree or an equivalent university degree;
or
(2) must have an appropriate recognised tertiary qualification.
Such a candidate may be required, at the discretion of the Head of Department to take:
(i) an academic literacy test;
(ii) a computer skills test;
or
(3) must have a qualification deemed adequate by the Head of Department in consultation with the Dean and obtain (where necessary) the approval of the Senate, and comply with any other prescribed requirements.
Candidates mentioned in (2) and (3) above may, at the discretion of the Head of Department, be required to be evaluated in prerequisite fields of knowledge and/or register for additional modules for non-degree purposes.
Candidates mentioned in (1), (2) and (3) above,
(i) should preferably have had practical experience and/or have done and recorded an extended study excursion;
(ii) are interviewed for selection;
(iii) must present a portfolio and/or design journal which demonstrates the requisite level of proficiency and competency and is considered a record of their experience within the discipline;
(iv) are selected on merit.
Please Note: A limited number of candidates are admitted to this programme.
Additional Requirements
Also refer to G Regulations G.16 to G.29 and G.54.
Other programme-specific information
The degree is awarded to those students who have obtained the prescribed credits. Those students admitted with conditions must comply with all of these before all the 700 series module credits and the degree are awarded.
Examinations and pass requirements
The minimum pass mark is 50%. A minimum of 40% is required in the examination, with a minimum final mark of 50% to pass. If a module is not evaluated by examination a minimum coursework mark of 50% is required. If the module is not evaluated by coursework a minimum examination mark of 50% is required.
Pass with Distinction
The degree is conferred with distinction if students registered for the degree for the first time, complete the degree within the minimum prescribed time and pass all modules with a weighted average of 75%.
CONTACT US
CONTACT US
Undergraduate applications and admissions:
Ms Jenny van Rooyen
012 4205166
jvr2@up.ac.za
Ms Samantha Adams
012 4202450
samantha.adams@up.ac.za
Undergraduate and Honours:
Co-ordinator
Ms E Willemse
012 4202724
izette.willemse@up.ac.za
School of Information Technology
Ms P Ngwenya
012 4204186
patience.ngwenya@up.ac.za
School for the Built Environment
Mr R Mashiloane
012 4203656
roy.mashiloane@up.ac.za
School of Engineering
Ms MPM Motlhamme
012 4205299
millie.motlhamme@up.ac.za
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Ms L Rix
012 4206625
luzaan.rix@up.ac.za
Mechanical Engineering
Ms N Potgieter
012 4202987
natasja.potgieter@up.ac.za
Industrial and Metallurgical Engineering
Ms TMM Motsei
012 4206520
thabiso.motsei@up.ac.za
Chemical and Mining Engineering
Mr MJ Makhasa
012 4202442
joseph.makhasa@up.ac.za
Civil Engineering
Mr K Nkanyana
012 4206735
kenneth.nkanyana@up.ac.za
Honours and Honours applications
Ms SL Mgiba
012 4205316
laurrine.mgiba@up.ac.za
Masters and Doctoral:
School of Information Technology
Civil Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Ms Dawn Taljaard
012 4204095
dawn.taljaard@up.ac.za
Graduate School of Technology Management
Architecture
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Mr Refentse Ramatong
012 4203011
refentse.ramatong@up.ac.za
Chemical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Enineering
Mining Engineering
Construction Economics
Town and Regional Planning
Ms Stefanie Steenberg
012 4205315
stefanie.steenberg@up.ac.za