MS in Power Systems Management
WPI’s Master of Engineering in Power Systems Engineering prepares electrical engineers for professional practice in the electric utility industry. The program is also a great option for experienced engineers or those who want to reshape their careers.
Composed entirely of technical courses, this program brings together a wide variety of analytical and practical subjects, both classical and current, that are necessary for engineering success in today’s power industry. Through course topics in analysis, rotating machinery, transmission and distribution systems, protection and controls, and more, you will be prepared to:
- Analyze power flows in delivery networks – both for steady state and transients
- Understand electro-mechanical energy conversion and power system operations and planning
- Design power delivery networks – both transmission and distribution
- Analyze dynamic system response to disturbances
- Design protection and control systems
- 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
LOGISTICS
- 10 courses
- 12 weeks for each course (2 courses per year during Spring and Fall semester)
- Classes are held at Holyoke Community College – Contact your operations manager Greg Cesar for details.
CURRICULUM
- ECE 5500 Power Systems Analysis
- ECE 5520 Power Systems Protection and Control
- ECE 5523 Power System Dynamics
- ECE 5531 Power System Operations and Planning
- ECE 5540 Power Transmission
- MIS 576 Project Management
- OIE 542 Risk Management and Decision Making
- OIE 598 Engineering Economics
- OBC 505 Teaming and Organizing for Innovation
- MA 501 Engineering Mathematics
