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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Energy & Power Electronic Systems Major

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg , United States
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Electrical Engineering | Energy Management
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Engineering
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Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a major in Energy & Power Electronic Systems is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in electrical engineering, focusing on energy and power electronics systems. This program is offered by the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.


Program Curriculum

The program curriculum includes a range of courses that provide a solid foundation in electrical engineering, as well as specialized courses in energy and power electronics systems. The curriculum is divided into several sections, including degree core requirements, major requirements, additional course requirements, and elective courses.


Degree Core Requirements

  • ECE 1004: Introduction to ECE Concepts (C) - 3 credits
  • ECE 2024: Circuits and Devices (C) - 3 credits
  • ECE 2214: Physical Electronics (C) - 3 credits
  • ECE 2544: Fundamentals of Digital Systems (C) - 3 credits
  • ECE 2714: Signals and Systems (C) - 3 credits
  • ECE 2804: Integrated Design Project (C) - 2 credits
  • ECE 3004: AC Circuit Analysis (C-) - 3 credits
  • ECE 3074: AC Circuit Design Laboratory (C-) - 1 credit
  • ECE 3105: Electromagnetic Fields (C-) - 3 credits
  • Subtotal: 24 credits

Major Requirements

  • ECE 2514: Computational Engineering (C) - 3 credits
  • ECE 2564: Embedded Systems (C) - 3 credits
  • ECE 3204: Analog Electronics (C-) - 3 credits
  • ECE 3274: Analog Electronics Laboratory - 1 credit
  • ECE 3304: Introduction to Power Systems (C-) - 3 credits
  • ECE 3704: Continuous and Discrete System Theory - 3 credits
  • ECE 4224: Power Electronics - 3 credits
  • ECE 4334: Power System Analysis and Control - 3 credits
  • Subtotal: 22 credits

Additional Course Requirements

  • MATH 2114: Introduction to Linear Algebra (C-) - 3 credits
  • MATH 2204: Introduction to Multivariable Calculus (C-) - 3 credits
  • STAT 4714: Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineers - 3 credits
  • Career Bridge Experience 1: ENGE 3900 - 0 credits
  • Subtotal: 9 credits

Elective Courses

  • Math Elective: 3 credits
  • Secondary Focus Electives: 9 credits
  • Subtotal: 12 credits

Pathways to General Education

The program also includes pathways to general education, which provide students with a broad-based education in areas such as discourse, critical thinking, and quantitative reasoning.


Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse

  • ENGL 1105: First-Year Writing (1F) - 3 credits
  • ENGL 1106: First-Year Writing (1F) - 3 credits
  • ECE 4805 & ECE 4806: Senior Design Project and Senior Design Project (1A; C-) - 6 credits

Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities

  • Select six hours in Pathway 2 - 6 credits

Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences

  • Select six hours in Pathway 3 - 6 credits

Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences

  • PHYS 2305: Foundations of Physics - 4 credits
  • PHYS 2306: Foundations of Physics (C-) - 4 credits

Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking

  • MATH 1225: Calculus of a Single Variable (5F; C-) - 4 credits
  • MATH 1226: Calculus of a Single Variable (5F) - 4 credits
  • MATH 2214: Introduction to Differential Equations (5A; C-) - 3 credits

Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts

  • Select three hours in Pathway 6a - 3 credits
  • ENGE 1215 & ENGE 1216: Foundations of Engineering and Foundations of Engineering (6D; C-) - 4 credits
  • or ENGE 1414: Foundations of Engineering Practice

Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States

  • 3 credits

Secondary Focus

The Energy & Power Electronics Major requires 9 credits for a secondary focus area. Students have the flexibility to choose any 3 ECE courses (9 credits) at the 3xxx level or 4xxx level to meet the secondary focus requirements, as long as at least one course (3 credits) is at the 4xxx level and the courses do not duplicate major courses.


Secondary Focus Electives

The ECE secondary focus requirement consists of 3 ECE courses (9 credits) at the 3xxx level, 4xxx level, or 5xxx level, where at least one course (3 credits) is at the 4xxx or 5xxx level. None of the 3 courses can duplicate a course from the student’s major.


MATH Elective Requirement

Energy and Power Electronics Systems majors are required to take one math elective course from the following list:


  • MATH 2534: Introduction to Discrete Mathematics - 3 credits
  • MATH 3034: Introduction to Proofs - 3 credits
  • MATH 3214: Calculus of Several Variables - 3 credits
  • MATH/CS 3414: Numerical Methods - 3 credits
  • MATH 4445: Introduction to Numerical Analysis - 3 credits
  • MATH 4446: Introduction to Numerical Analysis - 3 credits
  • MATH 4564: Operational Methods for Engineers - 3 credits
  • MATH 4574: Vector and Complex Analysis for Engineers - 3 credits

Satisfactory Progress Towards Degree

University Policy 91 outlines university-wide minimum criteria to determine if students are making satisfactory progress towards the completion of their degrees. The ECE Department fully supports this policy.


Graduation Requirements

Each student must complete at least 120 semester credit hours with a minimum overall GPA of 2.00 and a minimum in-major GPA of 2.00.


Grade Requirement

Students must earn a C or higher in the following ECE courses:


  • ECE 1004: Introduction to ECE Concepts
  • ECE 2024: Circuits and Devices
  • ECE 2214: Physical Electronics
  • ECE 2514: Computational Engineering
  • ECE 2544: Fundamentals of Digital Systems
  • ECE 2564: Embedded Systems
  • ECE 2714: Signals and Systems
  • ECE 2804: Integrated Design Project

Acceptable Substitutions

The following substitutions are acceptable:


  1. MATH 2405H Mathematics in a Computational Context may be substituted for MATH 2114 Introduction to Linear Algebra.
  2. MATH 2405H Mathematics in a Computational Context + MATH 2406H Mathematics in a Computational Context may be substituted for MATH 2114 Introduction to Linear Algebra + MATH 2204 Introduction to Multivariable Calculus + MATH 2214 Introduction to Differential Equations
  3. ENGE 4735 Interdisciplinary Design Capstone + ENGE 4736 Interdisciplinary Design Capstone may be substituted for ECE 4805 Senior Design Project + ECE 4806 Senior Design Project.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students must have had 2 years of a foreign language in high school or one year at the college level (6 credit hours) of the same language. College-level credits used to meet this requirement do not count towards the degree.


Roadmap

The program roadmap provides a suggested plan of study for students, outlining the courses to be taken each semester to complete the degree in four years. The roadmap includes the following courses:


First Year

  • Fall Semester:
    • ECE 1004: Introduction to ECE Concepts (C) - 3 credits
    • ENGE 1215: Foundations of Engineering - 2 credits
    • ENGL 1105: First-Year Writing - 3 credits
    • MATH 1225: Calculus of a Single Variable (C-) - 4 credits
    • Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities - 3 credits
  • Spring Semester:
    • ENGE 1216: Foundations of Engineering - 2 credits
    • ENGL 1106: First-Year Writing - 3 credits
    • MATH 1226: Calculus of a Single Variable - 4 credits
    • MATH 2114: Introduction to Linear Algebra (C-) - 3 credits
    • PHYS 2305: Foundations of Physics - 4 credits

Second Year

  • Fall Semester:
    • ECE 2024: Circuits and Devices (C) - 3 credits
    • ECE 2514: Computational Engineering (C) - 3 credits
    • ECE 2544: Fundamentals of Digital Systems (C) - 3 credits
    • MATH 2214: Introduction to Differential Equations (C-) - 3 credits
    • PHYS 2306: Foundations of Physics (C-) - 4 credits
  • Spring Semester:
    • ECE 2214: Physical Electronics (C) - 3 credits
    • ECE 2564: Embedded Systems (C) - 3 credits
    • ECE 2714: Signals and Systems (C) - 3 credits
    • ECE 2804: Integrated Design Project (C) - 2 credits
    • MATH 2204: Introduction to Multivariable Calculus (C-) - 3 credits

Third Year

  • Fall Semester:
    • ECE 3004: AC Circuit Analysis (C-) - 3 credits
    • ECE 3074: AC Circuit Design Laboratory - 1 credit
    • ECE 3105: Electromagnetic Fields - 3 credits
    • STAT 4714: Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineers (C-) - 3 credits
    • Secondary Focus Elective - 3 credits
    • Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences - 3 credits
  • Spring Semester:
    • ECE 3204: Analog Electronics (C-) - 3 credits
    • ECE 3274: Analog Electronics Laboratory - 1 credit
    • ECE 3304: Introduction to Power Systems (C-) - 3 credits
    • Secondary Focus Elective - 3 credits
    • Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences - 3 credits

Fourth Year

  • Fall Semester:
    • ECE 3704: Continuous and Discrete System Theory - 3 credits
    • ECE 4334: Power System Analysis and Control - 3 credits
    • ECE 4805: Senior Design Project (C-) - 3 credits
    • Math Elective - 3 credits
    • Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities - 3 credits
  • Spring Semester:
    • ECE 4224: Power Electronics - 3 credits
    • ECE 4806: Senior Design Project - 3 credits
    • Secondary Focus Elective - 3 credits
    • Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts (Arts) - 3 credits
    • Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States or Free Elective (if Pathways 7 double counted) - 3 credits
    • ENGE 3900: Bridge Experience - 0 credits

The total credits required for the degree are 120.


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