ME in Power Systems Engineering
The Master of Engineering in Power Systems Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) prepares electrical engineers for professional practice in the electric utility industry and is a great option for experienced engineers or those who want to reshape their careers.
Degree Requirements
10 courses, 30 credit hours. 21 total credit hours in ECE, this must include:
- ECE 5500 – Power System Analysis
Choose up to 4 courses (12 additional credit hours) in Power Systems Engineering:
- ECE 5511 – Transients in Power Systems
- ECE 5512 – Electromechanical Energy Conversion
- ECE 5520 – Power System Protection and Control
- ECE 5521 – Protective Relaying*
- ECE 5522 – Advanced Applications in Protective Relaying*
- ECE 5523 – Power System Dynamics
- ECE 5530 – Power Distribution
- ECE 5531 – Power System Operation and Planning
- ECE 5540 – Power Transmission
- ECE 5532 – Distributed and Renewable Power Generation
Learn More at Your Convenience
View WPI’s on-demand Virtual Open House to discover how you can earn your Graduate Degree in Power Systems Engineering.
Interested in Learning More? Schedule a time to speak with WPI’s Online Program Manager Sue Hicks.
Choose up to 6 additional credit hours from:
- any Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate course including any of the Power Systems Engineering courses listed above and
- ECE 579S – Computer and Network Security
Choose up to 9 credit hours from any of the following:
- MIS 576 – Project Management
- OBC 500 – Group and Interpersonal Dynamics in Complex Organizations
- OIE 541 – Operations Risk Management
- OIE 598E – Engineering Economics
- BUS 598 – Energy Management
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Vice President
System Operations
PJM Interconnection
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