These specialized programs raise professional competency levels of protection power systems engineers and focus on topics like the protection and control aspects of the power industry.
These certificates consist of 12-18 credits of graduate coursework.
Admission Qualifications for Online Power Systems Graduate Certificates
Excellent candidates have an ABET accredited undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Engineers from other disciplines may be successful in Power Systems with coursework in AC Circuits and Signals as well as significant mathematics including Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.
Protection and Control
A graduate certificate in Power Systems Engineering: Protection and Control will prepare you to:
- Analyze steady state and transient power flows
- Design power delivery networks
- Design protection & control systems
You must complete four technical power system courses (12 credits total).
Renewable and Distributed Power Systems
A graduate certificate in Renewable and Distributed Power Systems will prepare you to:
- Analyze steady state and transient power flows
- Design power delivery networks
- Design protection & control systems
- Analyze and design electric delivery systems that support renewable and distributed power generation
You must complete five or six technical power system courses (15-18 credits total).
Power Systems Management
A graduate certificate in Power Systems Management will prepare you to:
- Analyze power flows in delivery networks--both for steady state and transients
- Design power delivery networks--both Transmission and Distribution
- Evaluate design alternatives, including both technical and economic analysis
- Lead projects using a full suite of management tools
- Understand group and individual dynamics leading to more effective interactions
- Identify and mitigate operational risks
You must complete six courses (18 credits total). Two to three must be management courses.