PSM Program Requirements

Required Courses

[ 9 CREDITS ]

E E 521 – Analysis of Power Systems
E E 536 – Power System Economics and Electricity Markets
One of:
E E 526 – High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines
E E 485 – Electric Energy Distribution Systems (If EE485 is selected, it counts as 3 credits of your allowed 9 credits of 400-level courses.)

Elective Courses

[ 9 CREDITS; COURSES ARE 3 CREDITS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ]

*If you selected EE485 as one of your Required Courses then you may select only six credits of 400-level courses from this list of Elective Courses.

E E 486 – Power Electronics
E E 491 – Performance of Power Systems
E E 492 – Renewable Energy Resources
E E 493 – Protection of Power Systems I
E E 522 – High Voltage Engineering
E E 526 or EE 485 (above) may be taken as an elective if not used as a required course.

Up to two other relevant courses may be substituted, upon departmental approval. The policy of no more than 9 credits of 400-level courses applies to all courses appearing on your Program of Study.

Professional Core Areas

[ 9 CREDITS; ONE COURSE FROM EACH AREA ]

A. Managing Organizations and Projects

1. EM 522 – Leading People and Organizations
2. EM 564 – Project Management
3. EM 575 – Managing Innovation: Strategy and Performance

B. Managing Uncertainty, Risk, and Finance

1. EM 505 – Finance for Technical Systems
2. EM 568 – Risk Assessment and Management
3. EM 585 – Design of Experiments

C. Communications, Legal, and System Engineering Management

1. Engl 595 Communicating in STEM
2. EM 508 – Legal Concepts for Engineering and Technical Management
3. EM 566 – Trade-off Analytics: Exploring the System Tradespace

Internship

[ 3 CREDITS REQUIRED INTERNSHIP COMMENCES WITH PROGRAM APPROVAL]

E E 701 – Master’s Independent Capstone Project and/or Examination
Download the Internship Proposal form (PDF).