The M.Eng. PSE is primarily delivered to industry professionals at a variety of off-campus locations; students should contact the ECE office staff regarding course availability. Students pursuing the M.Eng. PSE degree require 30 graduate credits in course work, independent study, or directed research. There is no thesis option for the M.Eng. PSE degree program. At least 21 of the 30 credits must be graduate level activity in the field of electrical and computer engineering offered by WPI; of these 21 credits, at least 15 must be in the field of power system engineering (course prefix ECE with course numbers from 5500 through 5599). The remaining courses may be either at the 4000 level (maximum of six credits) or at the graduate level (designated as 500-, 5000-, or 600-level) in computer science (CS), data science (DS), physics (PH), engineering (BME, CHE, CE, ECE, FP, MFE, MTE, ME, RBE, and SYS), mathematics (MA), and/or from the School of Business (ACC, BUS, ETR, FIN, MIS, MKT, OBC, and OIE).
Curriculum
10 courses, 30 credit hours. All courses include use of modeling and each course normally utilizes one specific application. You will work with a faculty advisor to develop a customized and relevant plan of study selected from the courses below. A thesis is not required.
Required Courses
- At least 21 total credit hours in ECE with at least 15 credit hours in ECE Power Systems Engineering courses
- Must include ECE 5500. Power System Analysis
- Up to 9 credit hours from engineering, mathematics, science or business.
*Credit cannot be awarded for ECE 5521 & 5522 if credit for ECE 5520 has been earned.
**Note that not all courses shown in the graduate catalog are available online. Please check the current course schedule listings. Courses subject to change based on faculty availability.
Thesis option: Currently, WPI’s online graduate programs do not offer a thesis option, as theses cannot be completed online. If you wish to pursue a thesis on campus, it is the student’s responsibility to find an advisor. Please note that depending on the project’s subject and timeframe, there might not be a faculty member willing or able to advise.
Admissions Qualifications for the Power Systems Engineering Master’s Degree
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.