Clarkson University offers a professional concentration in electric power engineering to all undergraduate electrical engineering majors through the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). As is the case with our majors, this concentration is rooted in traditional engineering principles with an overlay of the latest technology in power systems and theories.
Curriculum
Required Courses for Electrical Power Engineering
- EE 331 Energy Conversion
- EE 333 Power System Engineering
- EE 431 Power Transmission and Distribution
- 2 Power elective courses
- 1 Breadth elective course
Power Electives (Choose 2)
- EE 430 High Voltage Techniques and Measurements
- EE 439 Dielectrics
- EE 438 Alternate Energy Systems
- ES 340 Thermodynamics
- EE432 Control and Mgmt. of Modern Electric Power Dist Systems
- EE450 Control Systems
- EE451 Digital Control
- Any power engineering graduate course w/dept. approval
Breadth Electives (Choose 1)
- EE 450 Control Systems
- EE 451 Digital Control
- EE 401 Digital Signal Processing
- EE 446 Instrumentation
- EE 407 Computer Networks
- EE 365 Advanced Digital Circuit Design
**EE450 and EE451 can only be used as a breadth elective if they were not used as a power elective already.
Electives not on these lists must be approved by the ECE Department.
