Certificate
Programs
The graduate certificate program offers working professionals
an opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills
in specific areas of electrical and computer engineering.
A certificate representing proven academic performance
is presented after the required course-work is completed
with a GPA of 3.0/4.0. The department offers certificate
programs in:
Electrical
and Computer Engineering Course Descriptions.
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants
should have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
from an accredited institution with a minimum GPA of
3.0/4.0. Students in these programs register as special
graduate students, and the program of choice must be
completed within 5 years. Any student admitted to a
master's degree program offered by the ECE department
may apply course work completed in the certificate program
toward the master's degree requirements.
As a convenience for working professionals, certificate
programs are offered at both the Main and Rice Campuses,
and via IITV. Please note, however, that not all classes
are available at all locations.
Admission Information.
Application Information.
Registration Information.
IIT
Web for Students-Class Schedules and Course Descriptions.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Control
Systems:
Engineers who deal with the control and optimization
of systems will benefit from the focused course work
in this program, providing intensive studies in linear
and nonlinear systems, optimized control, controllability
and stability of systems, and analysis and synthesis
of control systems.
Required
Courses:
ECE 531 Linear Systems
ECE 535 Discrete Time Systems
Elective Courses:
ECE 438 Control systems
ECE 506 Analysis of Nonlinear Systems
ECE 537 Optimal Feedback Control
Electricity
Markets:
An introduction to both the technical and business sides
of a deregulated electric power industry.
Required
Courses:
ECE 561 Deregulated Power Systems
FMT 540 Valuing and Managing Energy Derivatives
FMT 542 Introduction to Energy Markets AND two ECE
short Courses.
Power
Engineering:
This program provides power engineers with a solid foundation
in the design and analysis of large-scale power systems,
including power systems control, design of fault-tolerant
systems, and fundamentals of power systems theory.
Required
Courses:
ECE 419 Power Systems Analysis
ECE 564 Control and Operation of Electric Power Systems
Elective Courses (choose two):
ECE 540 Reliability Theory and System Implementation
ECE 552 Modern Theory of Electric Machinery
ECE 553 Power System Planning
ECE 554 Power Systems Relaying
ECE 556 Modern Power Systems Analysis
ECE 557 Fault-Tolerant Power Systems
ECE 558 Power System Reliability
ECE 559 High-Voltage Power Transmission
ECE 560 Power Systems Dynamics and Stability.
Power
Electronics:
In this certificate program, students receive professional
preparation in the areas of power electronic converters,
industrial electronics, switching power supplies, electric/electronic
motor drives, and electric power quality. This certificate
program would be useful for managers, engineers, and
students who are seeking a position in power electronics
related industry.
The
graduate certificate program offers working professionals
an opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills
in specific areas of electrical and computer engineering.
A certificate representing proven academic performance
is presented after the required course-work is completed
with a GPA of 3.0/4.0. Applicants should have a bachelor's
degree in electrical engineering from an accredited
institution with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0. Students
in these programs register as special graduate students,
and the program of choice must be completed within 5
years. Any student admitted to a master's degree program
offered by the ECE department may apply course work
completed in the certificate program toward the master's
degree requirements.
Required
Courses:
ECE 550: Power Electronic Dynamics and Control
ECE 551: Advanced Power Electronics
ECE 552: Adjustable Speed Drives
ECE 411: Power Electronics or ECE 412: Electric Motor
Drives
Elective Courses (choose two):
Power Area: ECE
563: Computational Intelligence in Engineering, ECE
561: Deregulated Power Systems, or ECE 564: Control
and Operation of Electric Power Systems.
Electronics Area: ECE 523: Electronic Circuits
Theory, ECE 575: Electron Devices, or ECE 437: Digital
Signal Processing I
Control Area: ECE 531: Linear System Theory,
ECE 535: Discrete Time Systems, or ECE 438: Control
Systems
Special Topics Area: Short course(s) in power
electronics
A
minimum of 12 credit hours of core and elective courses
including at least 6 credit hours from the core courses
and no more than 4 credit hours in any one elective
area must be taken. A maximum of two 400-level courses
may be taken.
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