Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with Specialization in Energy/Environment/Economics (E3)
Curriculum
| Minimum Credits Required | 32 |
| Maximum 400-Level Credit | 12 |
| Minimum 500-Level Credit | 18 |
| Maximum 700-Level Credit | 6 |
| Maximum Transfer Credit | 9 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| E3 Courses | (12) | |
| CHE 543 | Energy, Environment, and Economics | 3 |
| Select a minimum of two courses from Group A | 6 | |
| Select a minimum of one course from Group B | 3 | |
| Power & Control Courses | (6-8) | |
| Select a minimum of two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| Power Electronics | 4 | |
| Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drives | 4 | |
or ECE 512 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drives | |
| Power Distribution Engineering | 3 | |
| Power System Analysis | 3 | |
or ECE 419 | Power Systems Analysis with Laboratory | |
| Analytical Methods for Power System Economics and Cybersecurity | 3 | |
| Control Systems | 3 | |
| Applied Optimization for Engineers | 3 | |
| Analysis of Nonlinear Systems | 3 | |
| Linear System Theory | 3 | |
| Robust Control | 3 | |
| Discrete Time Systems | 3 | |
| Next Generation Smart Grid | 3 | |
| Renewable Energies | 3 | |
| Computer Aided Design of Electric Machines | 3 | |
| Reliability Theory and System Implementation | 3 | |
| Energy Harvesting | 3 | |
| Motion Control Systems Dynamics | 3 | |
| Power Electronic Dynamics and Control | 3 | |
| Advanced Power Electronics | 3 | |
| Adjustable Speed Drives | 3 | |
| Power System Planning | 3 | |
| Power System Relaying | 3 | |
| Power Market Operations | 3 | |
| Power Market Economics and Security | 3 | |
| Fault-Tolerant Power Systems | 3 | |
| Power System Reliability | 3 | |
| High Voltage Power Transmission | 3 | |
| Power Systems Dynamics and Stability | 3 | |
| Deregulated Power Systems | 3 | |
| Power System Transaction Management | 3 | |
| Artificial Intelligence in Smart Grid | 3 | |
| Control and Operation of Electric Power Systems | 3 | |
| Operations and Planning and Distributed Power Grid | 3 | |
| Elements of Sustainable Energy | 3 | |
| Elements of Smart Grid | 3 | |
| Microgrid Design and Operation | 3 | |
| Communications & Signal Processing | (3-4) | |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Communication Electronics | 3 | |
| Digital and Data Communication Systems | 3-4 | |
or ECE 405 | Digital and Data Communication Systems with Laboratory | |
| Wireless Communications Systems | 3 | |
or ECE 504 | Wireless Communication System Design | |
| Microwave Circuits and Systems | 3-4 | |
or ECE 423 | Microwave Circuits and Systems with Laboratory | |
| Digital Signal Processing I | 3-4 | |
or ECE 436 | Digital Signal Processing I with Laboratory | |
| Image Processing | 3 | |
| Applied Optimization for Engineers | 3 | |
| Imaging Theory & Applications | 3 | |
| Video Communications | 3 | |
| Electromagnetic Field Theory | 3 | |
| Analysis of Random Signals | 3 | |
| Communication Engineering Fundamentals | 3 | |
| Digital Communication Principles | 3 | |
| Modern Digital Communications | 3 | |
| Coding for Distributed Storage Systems | 3 | |
| Coding for Reliable Communications | 3 | |
| Information Theory and Applications | 3 | |
| Electromagnetic Compatibility | 3 | |
| Computer Vision and Image Processing | 3 | |
| Machine and Deep Learning | 3 | |
| Statistical Signal Processing | 3 | |
| Digital Speech Processing | 3 | |
| Digital Signal Processing II | 3 | |
| Fiber-Optic Communication Systems | 3 | |
| Antenna Theory | 3 | |
| Microwave Theory | 3 | |
| Computer & Microelectronics | (3-4) | |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Computer Networks | 3-4 | |
or ECE 407 | Introduction to Computer Networks with Laboratory | |
| Analysis and Design of Integrated Circuits | 3 | |
| Introduction to VLSI Design | 4 | |
| Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices | 3 | |
or ECE 523 | Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices | |
| Smart and Connected Embedded System Design | 4 | |
| Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems | 3 | |
or ECE 510 | Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems | |
| Introduction to Computer Cyber Security | 3 | |
or ECE 518 | Computer Cyber Security | |
| Computer Network Security | 3 | |
or ECE 543 | Computer Network Security | |
| Advanced Logic Design | 4 | |
| Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing | 3 | |
or ECE 501 | Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing | |
| Application Software Design | 3 | |
or ECE 528 | Application Software Design | |
| Object-Oriented Programming and Machine Learning | 3 | |
or ECE 590 | Object-Oriented Programming and Machine Learning | |
| Computer Organization and Design | 3 | |
or ECE 585 | Computer Organization and Design | |
| Basic Network Theory | 3 | |
| 5G Wireless Network: Architecture, New Radio, and Security | 3 | |
| Modern Wireless Network Protocols and Standards | 3 | |
| Quantum Electronics | 3 | |
| Advanced Electronic Circuit Design | 3 | |
| RF Integrated Circuit Design | 3 | |
| Active Filter Design | 3 | |
| Performance Analysis of RF Integrated Circuits | 3 | |
| Advanced VLSI Systems Design | 3 | |
| High Performance VLSI IC Systems | 3 | |
| Communications Networks Performance Analysis | 3 | |
| Design and Optimization of Computer Networks | 3 | |
| Wireless and Mobile Networks | 3 | |
| Modern Internet Technologies | 3 | |
| Wireless Network Security | 3 | |
ECE 547 | 3 | |
| Nanodevices and Technology | 3 | |
| Electron Devices | 3 | |
| High Speed Computer Arithmetic | 3 | |
| VLSI Architecture for Signal Processing and Communication Systems | 3 | |
| Hardware Security and Advanced Computer Architectures | 3 | |
| Hardware/Software Codesign | 3 | |
| Hardware Acceleration for Machine Learning | 3 | |
| Computer-Aided Design of Analog IC | 3 | |
| Master's Thesis Research | (6-8) | |
| ECE 591 | Research and Thesis for Masters Degree 1 | 6-8 |
| General Electives | (0-2) | |
| Select zero to two credit hours of ECE 400-599, ECE 600-699, and ECE 700-799 2 | 0-2 | |
- 1
Thesis research topic must be in an interdisciplinary E3 area.
- 2
Students should choose one advanced math course if that requirement was not met in the B.S. degree.
E3 Courses
See descriptions under the respective department’s course listings.
Group A
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 536 | Computational Techniques in Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 541 | Renewable Energy Technologies | 3 |
| CHE 542 | Fluidization and Gas-Solids Flow Systems | 3 |
| CHE 565 | Fundamentals of Electrochemistry | 3 |
| ECE 550 | Power Electronic Dynamics and Control | 3 |
| ECE 551 | Advanced Power Electronics | 3 |
| ECE 552 | Adjustable Speed Drives | 3 |
| ECE 553 | Power System Planning | 3 |
| ECE 554 | Power System Relaying | 3 |
| ECE 555 | Power Market Operations | 3 |
| ECE 557 | Fault-Tolerant Power Systems | 3 |
| ECE 558 | Power System Reliability | 3 |
| ECE 559 | High Voltage Power Transmission | 3 |
| ECE 560 | Power Systems Dynamics and Stability | 3 |
| ECE 561 | Deregulated Power Systems | 3 |
| ECE 562 | Power System Transaction Management | 3 |
| ECE 563 | Artificial Intelligence in Smart Grid | 3 |
| ECE 564 | Control and Operation of Electric Power Systems | 3 |
| MMAE 517 | Computational Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| MMAE 520 | Advanced Thermodynamics | 3 |
| MMAE 522 | Nuclear, Fossil-Fuel, and Sustainable Energy Systems | 3 |
| MMAE 523 | Fundamentals of Power Generation | 3 |
| MMAE 524 | Fundamentals of Combustion | 3 |
| MMAE 525 | Fundamentals of Heat Transfer | 3 |
| MMAE 526 | Conduction and Diffusion | 3 |
| MMAE 527 | Heat Transfer: Convection and Radiation | 3 |
Group B
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CHE 541 | Renewable Energy Technologies | 3 |
| CHE 560 | Statistical Quality and Process Control | 3 |
| ENVE 501 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 |
| ENVE 506 | Chemodynamics | 3 |
| ENVE 542 | Physicochemical Processes in Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| ENVE 551 | Industrial Waste Treatment | 3 |
| ENVE 561 | Design of Environmental Engineering Processes | 3 |
| ENVE 570 | Air Pollution Meteorology | 3 |
| ENVE 577 | Design of Air Pollution Control Devices | 3 |
| ENVE 578 | Physical and Chemical Processes for Industrial Gas Cleaning | 3 |
| ENVE 580 | Hazardous Waste Engineering | 3 |
