Master of Electrical and Computer 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 |
| Minimum ECE Credit | 24 |
| 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 | 3-4 | |
or ECE 512 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drives | |
| Power Distribution Engineering | 3 | |
| Power System Analysis | 3-4 | |
or ECE 419 | Power Systems Analysis with Laboratory | |
| Analytical Methods for Power System Economics and Cybersecurity | 3 | |
| Control Systems | 3 | |
| Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems | 3 | |
or ECE 510 | Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems | |
| 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 | |
| Elements of Sustainable Energy | 3 | |
| Elements of Smart Grid | 3 | |
| Microgrid Design and Operation | 3 | |
| Master's Project | (3-6) | |
| Special Problems | 3-6 | |
or ECE 594 | Special Projects | |
| Select three to six credit hours 1 | 3-6 | |
| General Electives | (11) | |
| Select 11 credit hours of electives from ECE 400-599, ECE 601-699, and ECE 700-799 | 11 | |
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 |
