Mangosuthu University Of Technology Admission Requirements 2023/2024

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MUT Admission Requirements

The management of the Mangosuthu University Of Technology otherwise known as MUT has released the requirements for everyone seeking admission into the School. In that case, Any Student applying for undergraduate, postgraduate, and Diploma programs must meet the requirements.

MUT Admission Requirements

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MUT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Each faculty stipulates admission requirements based on points aggregate calculated from the best five subjects presented by the prospective student. Over and above the points system, some departments administer a compulsory entrance test. Not all applicants who meet the minimum requirements can be accepted due to limited space. The selection process prioritizes the best-qualified applicants and those who selected MUT as their first or second choice.

Minimum Entrance Requirements

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National Senior Certificate with a diploma pass or N3 with 50% pass in Mathematics and English
A minimum of 5 subjects with level 4 pass for diploma study and level 3 for Access Courses
English Home Language or First Additional language, level 4 pass
Specific subject combination and pass level relevant to the qualification
Minimum points as per faculty requirement and as listed on the CAO handbook

Point calculation matrix

National Senior Certificate:

NSC LEVEL RATING	NSC PERCENTANGE Advertising	POINTS
	90 – 100	8
7	80 – 89	7
6	70 – 79	6
5	60 – 69	5
4	50 – 59	4
3	40 – 49	3

Senior Certificate:

Symbol	Higher Grade	Standard Grade
A	8	6
B	7	5
C	6	4
D	5	3
E	4	2

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FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Management Sciences is concerned with developing and applying models and concepts that help to illuminate management issues and solve managerial problems. The faculty offers National Diplomas in Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Public Finance & Accounting, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Office Management & Technology, and Public Management.

Qualifications and CAO codes for the Faculty of Management Sciences

Qualification	Minimum requirements	Duration
Accounting	English Home Language 3 English First Additional Language 4, Accounting 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	3yrs
Cost and Management Accounting	English Home Language 3 English First Additional Language 4, Accounting 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	3yrs
Public Finance and Accounting	English Home Language 3 English First Additional Language 4, Accounting 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	3yrs
Human Resource Management	English Home Language 3 English First Additional Language 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4	3yrs
Marketing	English Home Language 4 English First Additional Language 5 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Accounting 3	3yrs
Office Management & Technology	English Home Language 3 English First Additional Language 4 Any other 5 accredited subjects 25 points A pass in typing or Computer Studies will be an added advantage	3yrs
Public Administration	English Home Language 3 English First Additional Language 4 Any other 5 accredited subjects 25 points	3yrs

Career opportunities

National Diploma: Accounting, Cost & Management Accounting

Cost Accounting is part of Management Accounting, which establishes budgets, standard costs, and actual costs of operations, processes departments, or products in an organization or enterprise. Cost Accounting includes the analysis of variances, profitability, or social use of funds. Costing data provided by the cost accountant serves as a managerial tool for planning, controlling, and decision-making.

The National Diploma Cost and Management Accounting are geared to provide students with a thorough understanding of the principles, techniques, methods, and practice of Cost Accountancy, as well as the use of cost information for planning, control, and decision-making. Cost information is used for the preparation of reports required by management for such purposes as the formulation of policies, planning and controlling activities, decision-making, and disclosure of information to external entities and employees.

National Diploma: Human Resources Management

The human resources practitioner or manager has an important role to play in ensuring that an organization has a suitably skilled and efficient workforce. The diploma qualifies students for a range of HR occupations in the areas of recruitment, employee benefits, talent development & management.

National Diploma: Marketing

Marketing involves researching consumer needs and formulating means to promote and supply products and services to meet those needs efficiently and effectively. The diploma qualifies students for a wide range of occupations in the areas of marketing, advertising, and public relations.

National Diploma: Office Management & Technology

The course gives students business and administrative skills and knowledge to understand how the business operates and to administer an office efficiently. Completing the diploma qualifies a student for administrative positions in any industry.

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National Diploma: Public Management

The government provides many essential services to communities in South Africa, including housing, education, transport, and the provision of municipal services through local government. A huge administrative infrastructure employing thousands of public servants organizes the delivery of these services through the various government departments. The National Diploma: Public Management equips students with the theory and practical skills needed to administer and manage the provision of government services effectively and efficiently.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Engineering programs are about the design and production of useful products and services. Engineers convert scientific knowledge into technology and then technology into successful advancement. At MUT we offer National Diplomas in Chemical, Civil, Surveying, Electrical, Building (Construction Management & Quantity Surveying), and Mechanical Engineering. We also offer a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering.

The faculty of Engineering also offers access (bridging programs) designed to prepare students who could not fulfill all the diploma entrance requirements.

List of Engineering qualifications and CAO codes

Qualification	Minimum requirements	Duration
Chemical Engineering	Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4 English 1st Additional 4	3yrs
Civil Engineering	Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4 English 1st Additional 4	3yrs
Surveying	Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4 English 1st Additional 4	3yrs
Building	Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4 English 1st Additional 4	3yrs
Electrical Engineering	Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4 English 1st Additional 4	3yrs
Mechanical Engineering	Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4 English 1st Additional 4	3yrs

Engineering Access (bridging) programs and CAO codes

Qualification	Minimum requirements	Duration
Chemical Engineering	Physical Science 3	6 Months
Civil Engineering	Physical Science 3	6 Months
Electrical Engineering	Mathematics 3 Physical Science 3	6 Months
Mechanical Engineering	English 4 Mathematics 3 Physical Science 3	6 Months
Building	English 4 Mathematics 3 Physical Science 3	6 Months
Surveying	English 4 Mathematics 3 Physical Science 3	6 Months

Career opportunities

National Diploma: Chemical Engineering

The course trains students to be technicians qualified to assist a chemical engineer or plant operator in the control, maintenance, and functioning of processes involved in the production of chemicals. The technician’s duties include research, economic evaluation, and unit operations.

National Diploma: Civil Engineering

The course qualifies the technician for employment with civil engineering contractors, consultants, Government departments, or municipalities, where he/she would form part of a team usually managed by a professional engineer or technologist. The technician could be involved in the design and construction of civil engineering structures such as roads, bridges, dams, railways, harbors, buildings, and airports.

National Diploma: Surveying

Scaled base maps are essential to any construction planning or development of land. The course qualifies the student as a surveyor who has the ability to prepare maps of various scales set out for the required structures, transportation routes, and industrial and residential properties.

National Diploma: Construction Management & Quantity Surveying (Building)

After completing the course students specialize in either construction management or quantity surveying. The course provides essential skills and knowledge needed in the construction of housing, schools, community facilities, and other building projects.

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National Diploma: Electrical Engineering

The course equips the students with the knowledge and skills needed for working in electrical power generation and distribution environments, process control environments and electronic communication environments. The course may include design, development and work on computer-based systems.

National Diploma: Mechanical Engineering

The diploma qualifies students for a wide range of occupations. There are employment opportunities in the manufacturing industry, motor industry, shipbuilding industry, aircraft industry, at power stations, and in the mines.

FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

Natural science is about studying anything that involves subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. Those subjects are a discipline in studying the physical and natural world or the events that happen in nature. The Faculty of Natural Sciences offers National Diplomas: Agriculture, Biomedical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry, Community Extension, Environmental Health, Information Technology, and Nature Conservation.

Qualification	Minimum requirements	Duration
Agriculture	Agricultural Science 4 OR Life Science 4 English Home Language 4 OR English First Additional Language 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Physical Science 3	3yrs
Biomedical Science	English Home Language 4 English First Additional Language 4 Mathematics 4 Life Sciences 4 OR Physical Science 4 Compulsory entrance test	3yrs
Analytical Chemistry	English Home Language 4 English First Additional Language 4 Mathematics 4 Physical Science 4	3yrs
Community Extension	English Home Language 4 And level 4 in one of these subjects; Agricultural Science, Consumer Studies, Life Science, Geography, Economics	3yrs
Environmental Health	English Home Language 4 English First Additional Language 4 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Physical Science 3 OR Life Science 3 (Geo and Agric Science 4 recommended)	3yrs
Nature Conservation	English First Additional Language 4 Agricultural Science 4 OR Life Science 4 Mathematics 3	3yrs
Information Technology	English Home Language 4 English First Additional Language 3 Mathematics 3 OR Mathematics Literacy 4 Compulsory entrance test	3yrs

Career opportunities

Agriculture: Animal Production
Students are equipped with theory in all aspects of animal production and practical application of animal production in industry and extension contexts.

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Agriculture:
Students are prepared theoretically and practically, for a career in the fields of agricultural development or extension and to promote the development of sound agricultural practice in the farming industry.

National Diploma: Biomedical Technology
The course qualifies the Biotechnologist for employment in a pathology laboratory. Alternate employment opportunities include positions in laboratories linked to the food or medical industry, or in sales divisions of the medical equipment and pharmaceutical products industries.

National Diploma: Analytical Chemistry
The course prepares technicians for positions in analytical laboratories, where many types of analysis are made, using a variety of techniques including classic wet chemical methods and sophisticated instrumental methods. Technicians may find work in routine analytical quality control laboratories or in research laboratories that explore new processes and techniques of manufacture.

National Diploma: Community Extension
To train students to improve the standard of living of rural communities by:

Motivating communities to participate in self-help projects, particularly in order to promote food security and alleviate poverty; and
Effectively communicating improved the functioning of rural and urban households by extending domestic, social, and agricultural skills into the communities.

National Diploma: Information Technology
The course provides students with the required skills for computer software development, and theoretical and practical grounding for work in an information technology environment according to industry needs.

National Diploma: Environmental Health
The Environmental Health Officer is trained to inform, assist, advise and interact with the population in the workplace, homes, and public recreational areas to promote the health and safety of all members of the community.

National Diploma: Nature Conservation
To cater to the human resources needs of conservation organizations, and to initiate self-employment opportunities for students by providing theoretical and practical expertise in the field of conservation studies. This is a functional and well-recognized qualification, which is a prerequisite for appointment and promotion as a nature conservator.

CONCLUSION

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