MSc Electrical Power and Control Engineering

Program Overview

LJMU's MSc Electrical Power and Control Engineering equips graduates with advanced knowledge for global career opportunities. Accredited by IET, this program provides hands-on experience in design, research, and industry collaboration, preparing students to become Chartered Engineers in electrical engineering, process control, and related fields.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This MSc program offers IET accreditation and is designed to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in electrical power and control engineering. It is informed by internationally-acclaimed research from LJMU's Electrical and Electronic Engineering Research Centre. The program prepares graduates for successful careers with major UK and international employers, meeting Chartered Engineer requirements.

Objectives:

• Develop advanced analytical and experimental skills to design new power and control systems.
• Critically analyze designs, their functionality, and expected reliability.
• Gain a strong understanding of the capabilities and limitations of modeling and simulation tools.
• Understand the legal and ethical framework surrounding the activities of a professional engineer.
• Develop personal and social competency skills appropriate for a professional engineer, such as adaptability, creativity, diversification, leveraging diversity, political awareness, leadership, and team capabilities.

Outline:

The program is available as a standard full-time Masters one-year program (180 credits) or an extended full-time Masters 20-month program (240 credits). Both versions include full-time study at LJMU in semesters one and two, completing taught modules.

Course Schedule:

• One-year program: Dissertation completed over the summer.
• 20-month program: Group Design Project and Dissertation undertaken in the second year.

Individual Modules:

Core Modules:

• MSc Dissertation (60 credits): This project module allows students to demonstrate their ability to conduct independent research, undertake high-quality academic research, and critically evaluate their results.
• Research Skills (10 credits): This module prepares students to undertake their own research project and provides the necessary skills for successful completion of investigations.
• Modelling and Simulation (10 credits): This module introduces students to Matlab coding for scientific computation, system modeling, and system simulation using Simulink.
• Professional and Leadership Skills (10 credits): This module develops awareness of the legal and ethical framework surrounding the activities of a professional engineer and introduces the Emotional Competence Framework for a professional engineer.
It introduces the principles of control of variable speed electric drives using power electronic converters and the concept of vector control as applied to induction machines.
• Control Systems (20 credits): This module provides knowledge on applying the state space control method for dynamic system modeling, control, and analysis.
• Dynamic Systems Simulation (20 credits): This module introduces complex dynamic systems simulation using Matlab/Simulink and the interface of computer-controlled systems and simulation with LabView.
• Digital Control (20 credits): This module extends knowledge of digital control theory into system identification, controller design, and self-tuning control techniques for single-input, single-output systems.
• Power Systems Modelling and Analysis (10 credits): This module develops an understanding of power system component modeling for steady-state analysis, the types of problems encountered in power system analysis, and the principles of voltage and reactive power control in power systems.

Optional Modules:

• Group Design Project (60 credits): This module enables students to apply engineering, technology, and scientific knowledge to a real-world design problem.
It allows students to develop professional skills relevant to their program of study and the attitude and behaviors necessary for employment in a diverse and changing environment.

Assessment:

Assessment methods include case study reports, assignment submissions, short class tests, and unseen written examinations. Some modules also include testing of problem-solving skills through a combination of unseen written examinations.

Teaching:

Teaching methods include lectures and directed student-centered learning, such as case studies. The program design enables students to practice communication skills at Chartered Engineer level.

Faculty:

The program is taught by experienced and qualified faculty members, including:

• Dr. Gerard Edwards (Programme Leader)
• Dr. Karl Jones (Subject Head)
• Dr. Sebastian Chandler-Crnigoj (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer)
• Alan Bury (Senior Teaching Fellow)
• Prof. Dingli Yu (Professor)
• Dr. Princy Johnson (Reader)
• Dr. Obrad Dordevic (Reader)
• Dr. Martin Jones (Reader)

Careers:

Electrical power and control engineering is a specialized field offering many professional opportunities worldwide. A career in this area enables graduates to travel widely and work in an exciting and dynamic industry.

Typical Positions:

• System Designers
• Analysts
• Senior Engineers in the fields of electrical engineering, process control, and related industries.

Other:

• The Department of Electrical Engineering is located in the Byrom Street complex of LJMU's City Campus.
• Byrom Street has specialist engineering facilities, high-quality lecture theatres, meeting and seminar rooms, social spaces, a large café, and is minutes away from the Avril Robarts Library on Tithebarn Street.
• The program is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• LJMU has an excellent employability record with 96% of postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation.
• The program is designed to develop both the technical and managerial skills needed to succeed in a chosen career.
• Leadership and management roles are often secured on graduation.

• Home full-time per year: £10,415
• International full-time per year: £18,250
• International year 2: £5,630
• Sandwich year international: £3,830