Botswana College of Engineering and Technology Admission Requirement

ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT

  1. DEE110 Diploma in Electrical and Electronic engineering
    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPT
  2. DME110 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
    CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPT
  3. DCE110 Diploma in Building and Civil Engineering
  4. DIG110 Diploma in Geomatics
  5. DWE110 Diploma in Water and enviromental engineering
    GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    a) The general Entry requirements to BCET is BGCSE or equivalent qualification with 6 subjects.
    b) Applicants should hold BGCSE or equivalent qualification with a minimum of C in Maths and either Physics or Physical Science or Science Double Award; Pass of atleast E in English should be among the qualifying subjects.
    c) BGCSE points must be 30 or BGCSE with 26 points + NCC.
    d) Applicants possessing a relevant Engineering certificate may also apply.
    e) Applicants shall be considered only for the study programme they have applied for.
    f) Preference would be given to those who completed BGCSE with the last 2 years.
    g) Applicants will be required to fulfill the departmental reqiurements for admission.
    Interested candidates should complete the offcial application form. Please send the application form, copies of certified certificates, references or any other relevant documents in a SEALED envelope marked with the NAME OF THE DEPARTMENT
    clearly marked to:
    The Principal
    Botswana College of Engineering and Technology
    Private Bag 00710
    Gaborone

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

Entrance Requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) Degree Programme
shall be as stipulated in Faculty Special Regulations 21.10.

Programme Structure

The Programme for the Degree in Mechanical Engineering will be a Single Major that will extend over 10 semesters of full-time study. It shall contain one subject called Mechanical Engineering consisting of courses shown below. The curriculum for Levels 100 and 200 shall be as stipulated in Faculty Special Regulation 21.20.

Level 300

Semester 5

Core Courses

MAT391 Mathematics III (3, pre-req. MAT291)
MMB311 Solid Mechanics (3, pre-req. CCB221)
MMB312 Materials ( 2, pre-req. CCB211)
MMB313 Mechanics of Machines (3, pre-req. MMB222)
MMB314 Measurement and Instrumentation (2)

Semester 6

Core Courses

MMB322 Machine Component Design (2, pre-req. MMB 311, MMB313)
MMB323 Thermodynamics I (3)
MMB324 Fluid Mechanics (3)
MMB325 Manufacturing (2, pre-req MMB312)
EEB326 Electrical Machines I (3)

Level 400

Semester 7

Core Courses

MMB411 Machine and Industrial Design (2, pre-req. MMB322)
MMB421 Heat Transfer (2, pre-req. MMB323, MMB324)
MMB413 Systems and Control Engineering I (3)
MMB414 Engineering Management (3)
MMB417 Thermodynamics II (2, pre-req.MMB323)

In addition, all students shall at least select One of the following optional courses:

MMB416 Mechatronics (2, pre-req. MMB314, CO-REQ MMB 413)
MMB418 Pneumatics and Hydraulics (2)
MMB410 Advanced Manufacturing (2, pre-req. MMB325)

Semester 8

ITB420 Industrial Training II [20 Weeks], (10 credits, pre-req. ITB200)

Level 500

Semester 9

Core Courses

MMB511 Project I (3, pre-req. MMB325, MMB411,
MMB417, MMB413, MMB421)
MMB512 Plant Engineering (3)

In addition, all students shall select at least two of the following optional courses:

MMB513 Manufacturing Systems (4)
MMB514 Systems and Control Engineering II (4, pre-req. MMB413)
MMB515 Energy Conversion (4,pre-req. MMB421, MMB417)
MMB524 Refrigeration and Air conditioning (4, pre-req. MMB421, MMB417)

Semester 10

Core Courses

MMB521 Project II (3, pre-req. MMB511)
MMB522 Production and Operations Management (3, pre-req. MMB414)

In addition, all students shall select two of the following optional courses:

MMB516 Building and Factory Services (4)
MMB523 Industrial Engineering (4, pre-req. MMB414)
MMB527 Thermo/Fluid System Design (4, pre-req. MMB421, MMB417)
MMB526 Computational Mechanics (4)

Assessment

Except for MMB211 (Engineering Drawing), MMB221 (Manual and Computer Aided Drafting), MMB411 (Engineering Design), MMB511 (Project I), MMB521 (Project II) and MMB526 (Computational Mechanics), all courses shall be assessed as stipulated in the Faculty Special Regulations 21.30. For MMB411 the ratio of marks for continuous assessment to examination shall be 1:1. For MMB211, MMB221, MMB511, MMB521, and MMB526 the assessment mode shall be by continuous assessment only.