Power and Energy Systems (PES) Plan of Study

About this Area

Needed Prior Knowledge

It is recommended that incoming MSECE students interested in taking graduate-level coursework in this area have the following prior knowledge/skills: 

  • Tools, programming languages, etc.
    • MATLAB/Simulink 
    • Python
    • Circuit simulation tools (LTspice, QSpice, PSIM, PLECS, etc.) 
    • Ansys/Maxwell
  • Undergraduate coursework:

Course Lists

Foundational courses:

Course Title PES Area Offerings Term(s) Offered Credit Hours
ECE 51012

Electromechanics

  • Do not take if you have already taken ECE 61000
 Machines & power electronics On-campus & online Spring 3
ECE 51032 Computational Methods for Power System Analysis Power systems On-campus Spring 3
ECE 61000

Energy Conversion (PES core)

   On-campus & online Fall 3
ECE 61010

Time Domain Simulation and Optimization for Design

  • Prerequisite: MA 51100, Linear Algebra
 Machines & power electronics On-campus & online Summer, Fall 1
ECE 61014

Electromagnetic and Electromechanical Component Design

  • Co-requisites: ECE 51012 or ECE 61000
  • Prerequisite: ECE 61010
 Machines & power electronics On-campus & online Fall - odd years 3
ECE 61016

Power Electronic Converters and Systems

  • Co-requisites: ECE 51012
  • Prerequisite: ECE 61010
 Machines & power electronics On-campus & online Fall - even years 3
ECE 61020

Operation of Modern Power Systems

  • Co-requisite: ECE 580
 Power systems On-campus Spring - odd years 3
MA 51100 Linear Algebra and Applications   On-campus & online Fall (on-campus), Spring, Summer 3

Second core courses:

Course Title Offerings Term(s) Offered Credit Hours
ECE 60200

Lumped System Theory

  • Prerequisite: MA 51100, Linear Algebra
 On-campus & online Fall, Spring, Summer 3
ECE 60400 Electromagnetic Field Theory  On-campus & online Fall and Spring 3

 

Second math course: MA 52700 or any other MA or STATS course.

Optional courses:

Course Title Offerings Term(s) Offered Credit Hours
ECE 51018 Hybrid Electric Vehicles On-campus & online Spring 3
ECE 62500 Advanced Analysis of Electromechanical Systems On-campus Spring - even years 3
ECE 58000

Optimization Methods for Systems and Control

  • Prerequisite: MA 51100, Linear Algebra
 On-campus & online Spring 3
ECE 67500 Intro to Analysis on Non-Linear Systems On-campus Spring - even years 3
ECE 69500 Hybrid Systems: Theory and Applications On-campus Fall - even years 3

Related courses outside of ECE:

Course Title Offerings Term(s) Offered Credit Hours
ME 57500 Theory and Design of Control Systems On-campus & online Fall 3
ME 52900 Sustainable Energy Options and Analysis On-campus Spring 3
ME 59700

Distributed Energy Resources

 On-campus Spring 3