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MS and MS/PhD Programs
We recommend the following programs.
- Electrical Engineering MS Specialization in Smart Electric Energy
- Mechanical Engineering MS Concentration in Energy Systems
Class Recommendations
We recommend the following courses to engineering students.
Electric Power and Energy
The following technical courses are coordinated by the Department of Electrical Engineering (ELEN).
- ELEN E4361 Power Electronics
- ELEN E4551 Electric Machines
- ELEN E4511 Power Systems Analysis
- EEEL E4220 Energy System Economics and Optimization
- ELEN E4510 Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Power Systems
- ELEN E4901 TPC: Photovoltaic Systems Engineering and Sustainability
- ELEN E6550 Motor Drive Systems
- ELEN E6570 Future Energy: Economics, Systems, Policies
- ELEN E6901 TPC: Smart Grid Technologies
- ELEN E6341 Power Management Integrated Circuits
- ELEN E6590 TPC: Battery Systems
- ELEN E6591 TPC: Energy Storage for the Electric Grid
- ELEN E6903 TPC: Harsh Environment Electronics
Mechanical and Electrochemical Energy
The following technical courses are coordinated by the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MECE), Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering (EAEE), and Department of Chemical Engineering (CHEN).
- MECE E4210 Energy Infrastructure Planning
- MECE E4211 Energy: Sources and Conversion
- MECH E4320 Intro to Combustion
- MECE E4302 Advanced Thermodynamics
- MECE E4350 Building Energy Modeling and Simulation
- MECE E4430 Automotive Dynamics
- EAEE E4002 Alternative Energy Resources
- EAEE E4180 Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems
- EAEE E4257 Environmental Data Analysis and Modeling
- CHEN E4201 Engineering Applications of Electrochemistry
Control and Optimization
The following technical courses are coordinated by the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Computer Science.
- EEME E4600 Continuous Control Systems
- EEOR E4650 Convex Optimization for Electrical Engineering
- ELEN E4620 Numerical Methods for Data Analysis
- EECS E4764 Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
- EEME E4601 Discrete Control Systems
- CSEE W4840 Embedded Systems
- EEME E6602 Modern Control Theory
- ELEN E6907 Model Predictive Control
- EECS E6908 Embedded AI
- MEEE E6610 Nonlinear and Adaptive Control
- EEOR E6616 Convex Optimization
Energy Policy or Market
The following classes count as non-technical electives for engineering graduate students.
- EAEE E4001 Industrial Ecology of Earth Resources
- EAIA W4200 Alternative Energy Resources
- INAF U6057 Electricity Markets
- INAF U6072 Energy Systems Fundamentals
- SUMA K4135 Energy Analysis for Energy Efficiency
- INAF U6065 The Economics of Energy
- INAF U6061 Global Energy Policy
- INAF U6242 Energy Policy
- INAF U6135 Renewable Energy Markets and Policy