Electrical Power Engineering, Minor

This minor is designed to meet the need for a skilled workforce in the Power Engineering disciplines with power generation, transmission, and distibution companies in mind. It is a minor with broad coverage of topics including power systems, electrical machines, and power electronics. Design and analysis are the primary objectives in the course topics.

This minor is not available to students in the B.S. Engineering - Electrical Power concentration.

Total number of credit hours for the program: 17

Core Courses

Core courses required for the minor are as follows (14 credit hours):

EE 331 - Fundamentals of Electronics and Semiconductors Credits: 3
EE 451 - Electric Power Systems Credits: 3
EE 452 - Electric Machines and Drives Credits: 3
EE 471 - Power Electronics: Design and Analysis Credits: 3
EE 472 - Advanced Power Electronics and Drives: Design and Analysis Credits: 2

Elective Courses

Choose from one of the 3-credit hours courses below:

ENGR 353 - Thermodynamics Credits: 3
ENGR 402 - System Dynamics and Control Credits: 3
ME 301 - Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Credits: 3