Learn from Power Industry Experts
WPI students work closely with WPI’s renowned Power Systems faculty: real-world, power industry experts who enrich the curriculum with decades of experience.
WPI’s master's in Power Systems Management online combines essential topics in power systems engineering with technology-focused business courses, preparing graduates for careers in engineering management within the power industry.
As a student in our part-time online power systems management program, you will learn 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
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Admissions Guidelines for Online Master's in Power Systems Management
Excellent candidates have an ABET accredited undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Engineers from other disciplines may be successful in Power Systems with coursework in AC Circuits and Signals as well as significant mathematics including Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.
If you do not have a bachelor's degree, please view our list of undergraduate programs.
Have additional questions about admissions or power systems online master's program requirements? Please contact our WPI Online team to review individual situations.
Courses
Degree Requirements for Online Master's in Power Systems Management
10 courses, 30 credit hours. You will work with a faculty advisor to develop a customized and relevant plan of study selected from the courses below.
Required Courses
- At least 12 but no more than 15 credits in ECE Power Systems Engineering courses.
- 12 credit hours of management classes.
- Remaining credit hours may be taken in:
- Any graduate level course work in engineering or science
- No more than 15 of the total degree credit hours may be in ECE Power Systems Engineering. No more than 12 credits may be in Management.
Thesis option: Currently, WPI’s online graduate programs do not offer a thesis option, as theses cannot be completed online. If you wish to pursue a thesis on campus, it is the student’s responsibility to find an advisor. Please note that depending on the project’s subject and timeframe, there might not be a faculty member willing or able to advise.
View academic term start dates for online power systems courses.
Course Schedule for Online Master's in Power Systems Management
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For additional management and math courses, please click here. Note these courses may not qualify for EPCE participants.
Course Offerings are subject to change. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact us for the most up-to-date information.
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WPI and the Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) are partners in providing quality online education to the energy industry. If you work for an organization that is a member of EPCE, you receive a 10% discount on your online WPI tuition. Contact EPCE to determine if you qualify.
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