The course is currently the only one of its kind in South Africa. Hands-on practical training includes training in the only working pilot chemical production facility at a South African university which provides for seamless intergradation into a real- life work environment. This qualification comprises a mixture of disciplinary-based courses in chemistry, physics, engineering, statistics, mathematics and computer technology. Apart from the formal course and practical work at the university’s modern laboratories and Chemical Pilot Plant, the course also includes a six-month experience-based learning component in an industrial setting where skills and knowledge acquired at university are integrated and applied under real-life working conditions.

To provide students with more advanced knowledge in the Quantity Surveying discipline and the ability to apply that knowledge, skills, and values to make a meaningful contribution to the economy and national development by ensuring optimal utilisation of resources.

The extended curriculum programme for BCom studies provides alternative university access to students who have the potential to succeed, but do not meet the minimum admission requirements for the mainstream programme. The purpose of the programme is to integrate additional academic support and skills development with mainstream courses in order to prepare the student for successful completion of the BCom degree.