Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics Certificate

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Graduate Certificate Type

Add-On (MS and PhD students in EECS department only)

Admissions Standards/Procedures

• This certificate is for enrolled MS (thesis option) and PhD students in the EECS Department.
• To apply, submit the certificate application through the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Credit Hours Required

16 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

Technical courses in WBG Power Electronics. Select at least four courses from:

• ECE 531 - Semiconductor Devices
• ECE 581 - High Frequency Power Electronics
• ECE 582 - Power Electronic Circuits
• ECE 583 - Modeling and Control of AC Three-phase PWM Converters
• ECE 586 - Wide Bandgap (WBG) Device Characterization
• ECE 682 - Power Electronics Technologies
• ECE 683 - Electric Drive System Control and Converter Design
• ECE 684 - Power Electronics Packaging
• ECE 686 - Solid State Power Semiconductors

• Broadening Knowledge of Power Electronics

  • ECE 691  (1 credit hour)

  Professional Development. Select one course from

  • IE 405  (3 credit hours)
  • IE 518  (3 credit hours)
  • ME 519  (3 credit hours)
  • GEOL 690  (3 credit hours)

Non-Course Requirements

To receive the certificate, students must:
1) complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form (located on the Graduate School webpage under the Forms Central tab) and
2) through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.