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 Envir 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 | |
| Power Dist Engring | 3 | |
| Power Systems Analysis w/Lab | 4 | |
| Analyt. Methods for Power Syst | 3 | |
| Control Systems | 3 | |
| Applied Optimization Engrgs | 3 | |
| Anlys Nonlinear Systems | 3 | |
| Linear System Theory | 3 | |
| Robust Control | 3 | |
| Discrete Time Systems | 3 | |
| Renewable Energies | 3 | |
| Cmpt Aided Dsgn Elec Machines | 3 | |
| Reliblty Theory Syst Implntn | 3 | |
| Energy Harvesting | 3 | |
| Motion Control Syst Dynamics | 3 | |
| Power Elect Dynmcs Control | 3 | |
| Advanced Power Electronics | 3 | |
| Adjustable Speed Drives | 3 | |
| Power System Planning | 3 | |
| Power Systems Relaying | 3 | |
| Power Market Operations | 3 | |
| Power Mkt Ecnmcs Security | 3 | |
| Fault Tolerant Power Systems | 3 | |
| Power System Reliability | 3 | |
| High Voltage Power Trans | 3 | |
| Power Syst Dynamics Stability | 3 | |
| Deregulated Power Systems | 3 | |
| Power Syst Tran Management | 3 | |
| Comptl Intllgnc Engineering | 3 | |
| Cntrl Oprtn Elect Power Systs | 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 & Data Comm Systems | 3 | |
| Digital & Data Comm Syst w/Lab | 4 | |
| Microwave Circuits and Systems | 3 | |
| Microwave Crct&Systs w/Lab | 4 | |
| Digital Signal Pcsgi w/Lab | 4 | |
| Digital Signal Processing I | 3 | |
| Image Processing | 3 | |
| Wireless Comm Systm Design | 3 | |
| Imaging Theory & Applications | 3 | |
| Video Processing & Comm | 3 | |
| Electromagnetic Field Theory | 3 | |
| Analysis Random Signals | 3 | |
| Commctn Engrg Fundamentals | 3 | |
| Digital Commctn Principles | 3 | |
| Modern Digital Communications | 3 | |
| Coding Distributed Storage Sys | 3 | |
| Coding Reliable Communications | 3 | |
| Electromagnetic Compatibility | 3 | |
| Compt Vision Image Processing | 3 | |
| Statistical Pattern Rcgntn | 3 | |
| Statistical Signal Processing | 3 | |
| Digital Speech Processing | 3 | |
| Digital Signal Processing II | 3 | |
| Fiber Optic Communication Syst | 3 | |
| Antenna Theory | 3 | |
| Microwave Theory | 3 | |
| Computer & Microelectronics | (3-4) | |
| Select a minimum of one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| Intro Comp Ntwks with Lab | 4 | |
| Intro to Computer Ntwks | 3 | |
| Anlys Dsgn Intgrtd Circuits | 3 | |
| Intro to VLSI Design | 4 | |
| Microcomputers/Embedded Comp | 4 | |
| Intro Computer Cyber Security | 4 | |
| Advanced Logic Design | 4 | |
| Obj-Orntd Cmptr Sim | 3 | |
| Computer Organization & Design | 3 | |
| Basic Network Theory | 3 | |
| Quantum Electronics | 3 | |
| Adv Electronic Circuit Design | 3 | |
| RF Integrated Circuit Design | 3 | |
| Active Filter Design | 3 | |
| Perform Anlys RF Intgrtd Crcts | 3 | |
| Advncd VLSI Systems Dsgn | 3 | |
| High Performnc VLSI/IC Systems | 3 | |
| Perform Eval Compt Ntwrk | 3 | |
| Dsgn Optmztn Compt Ntwrks | 3 | |
| Computer Network Security | 3 | |
| Wireless and Mobile Networks | 3 | |
| Advanced Computer Networks | 3 | |
| Wireless Network Security | 3 | |
| Wireless Netwrks Perf Analysis | 3 | |
| Nanodevices Technology | 3 | |
| Electron Devices | 3 | |
| High Speed Compt Arithmetic | 3 | |
| VLSI Archs Sgnl Prcs Commnctns | 3 | |
| Advanced Compt Arch | 3 | |
| Fault Detcntn Digital Circuits | 3 | |
| Hardware Software Codesign | 3 | |
| CAD Techniques VLSI Dsgn | 3 | |
| CAD of Analog IC | 3 | |
| Master's Thesis Research | (6-8) | |
| ECE 591 | Research and Thesis M.S. 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 503 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| 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 | Computational Intelligence in Engineering | 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 | Physiochemical 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 |
