Same subjects, usually a lower admission score, and just as portable.
- Competition
- Less (high)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 9 of 9 United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates
Backup options
Pick your first-choice degree to see related fields worth keeping in reserve.
A four-year BEng/BSc(Eng) accredited by ECSA. The Washington Accord makes it one of SA's most portable degrees: the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and NZ accept the education (UK Chartered status also needs master's-level further learning); US state boards decide for themselves, usually after an NCEES credentials evaluation; Germany assesses it case by case, and in the Netherlands engineering is unregulated, so employers judge the degree. Open Engineering
Mathematics requiredPhysical Sciences required
Maths Literacy not accepted
Competition for places: very high
Related alternatives 4
Compared with Engineering. “Countries kept”: of the 9 countries where Engineering rates good or better, how many also rate this field good or better.
Mathematics-heavy and unregulated abroad.
- Competition
- Less (high)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 9 of 9 United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Germany, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates
Built-environment career with strong demand in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.
- Competition
- Less (medium)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 6 of 9 United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates
Physics or chemistry; some universities allow a transfer into engineering after a strong first year.
- Competition
- Less (medium)
- Subjects
- Covered
- Countries kept
- 6 of 9 United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, United States, Australia, New Zealand
Other ways back in
- Extended curriculum programmes add a foundation year for applicants just below the requirements.
- Rewrite individual NSC subjects to improve a mark.
- Transfer after a strong first year in a related degree: many faculties accept this.
Ask each faculty which of these it offers: they differ widely.