Graduate Electrical Engineering Courses
Listed below are descriptions for all graduate electrical engineering courses offered by the WVU CSEE department. For more information about graduate degrees, see the Masters Program HandBook and the Doctoral Program HandBook.
- Additional 200 Level courses are available to Graduate students
and are listed in the
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Courses page.
- EE 217: Introduction to Digital Control
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 124 Alternate Years. - EE 217: Introduction to Digital Control
- Sampling of continuous-time signals and transform analysis.
State-variable analysis for linear discrete-time systems
and design of digital control.
- EE 257: Transistor Circuits
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisite: EE 158, EE 159 or equiv. - Analysis and design of subcircuits used in analog integrated circuit modules.
Transistor models, low-frequency response of multistage amplifiers, current
sources, output stages and active loads. 3 hr. lec.
- EE 269: Introduction to Digital Image Processing
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites EE 124, EE 127 - Introduction to the vision process and fundamental mathematical
characterization of digitized images, 2-dimensional transform
methods used in image processing. Histogram analysis and
manipulation, image filtering techniques, image segmentation and
morphology.
- EE 287: Electric Vehicle Design II
Syllabus
Current Class
2 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites EE 21 or EE 103 - Introduction to all electric and hybrid electric vehicles.
Review for safety considerations, energy storage, motor and
instrumentation technologies. Simulations software for energy
requirements, efficiency and capabilities of EV’s is required.
Participation is expected in the design, construction, and
testing of an EV.
- EE 311: Applied Nonlinear Control II
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 216 or consent - Study of major analytical tools that are being used to analyze
and control nonlinear systems such as phase plane analysis,
Lyapunov theory, describing function analysis, feedback
linearization, and sliding control.
- EE 314: Stochastic Systems Theory
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: Consent - Probability distribution and density functions. Bayes rule and
conditional probability. Stochastic process and linear systems.
Gauss-Markov Process. Optimal linear estimation. Introduction to
Wiener and Kalman filtering. Decision theory fundamentals.
- EE 315: Linear Control Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Recitation; Prerequisites: Consent - Basic concepts in the
theory of linear control systems; state variable representation, solution of
state equations, controllability, observability, stability, transfer function
descriptions, design of controllers and observers.
- EE 316: Optimal Control
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr., Prerequisites: Consent - Methods of direct synthesis and optimization of feedback systems;
Wiener theory; Pontryagin's maximum principle, dynamic programming;
adaptive feedback systems.
- EE 317: Digital Control
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 216 or equivalent or consent - Sampling of continuous-time signals; transform analysis; analysis of
discrete-time systems. Translation of analog design. Controllability
and observability; State-space design methods; and introduction to
optimal control for discrete systems.
- EE 330: Advanced Electrical Machinery
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 131, EE 136 or consent - Theory and modeling of synchronous, induction, and direct-current
machines, and their steady-state and transient analysis.
- EE 333: Comp Appl Power System Analysis
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Recitation; Prerequisites: EE 231 or consent - Steady state analysis by digital computers of large integrated electrical
power systems. Bus admittance and Impedance matrices, load flow studies,
economic dispatch and optimal power flow, steady state security analysis,
fault studies.
- EE 334: Power System Control and Stability II
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 131, EE 315 - Review of stability theory, classical transient analysis, dynamical
models of synchronous machines, power system stability under small
and large perturbations, dynamic simulation of power systems.
- EE 336: Advanced Power Electronics / Drives II
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 236 or consent. - Study of solid-state power semiconductor devices with emphasis
on their applications in power conditioned electric motor
drive systems. Examination of control philosophies, steady-state
models, and numerical simulation. Current topics of interest
from the literature.
- EE 357: Linear Integrated Circuits
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 158, EE 159, or equivalent. - Techniques of integrated circuit design and fabrication. Development
of models descriptive of linear and nonlinear transistor operation.
Design and analysis of high-frequency tuned, direct-current, and
differential amplifiers. (Intended for students specializing in
communication and electronics)
- EE 358: Integrated Logic Circuits
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 56, EE 57 or equivalent. of consent - Techniques of integrated circuit design and fabrication. Development of transistor model for nonlinear operation. Design, analysis, and comparison of emitter-coupled, direct-coupled, diode-transistor, and transistor-transistor integrated logic circuits. (Intended for students specializing in digital circuits.)
- EE 364: Communication Theory
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture; Prerequisites: EE 264 or consent - Detailed study of probability theory and its use in describing random
variables and stochastic processes. Emphasis on applications to
problems in communication system design.
- EE 387: Materials Engineering
Syllabus
Current Class
3 Hr. - A study of materials engineering
fundamentals emphasizing semiconductor, polymer, metal, and
ceramic/cementitious material systems. Mechanical and physical properties,
theoretical aspects, testing, design criteria, manufacturing, and economics
of material systems. Laboratory testing and evaluation. (Equivalent to CHE
387, CE 387, EM 387, IMSE 387, and MAE 387)
- EE 390: Advanced Independent Study
Syllabus
Current Class
1 - 6 hr.; Prerequisites: consent - Individual investigation in advanced subjects not covered in formal
courses.
- EE 391: Advanced Topics I, II, S
Syllabus
Current Class
1 - 6 hr.; Prerequisites: consent - Investigation of advanced topics not covered in regularly scheduled
courses.
- EE 397: Master's Degree Research or Thesis I, II, S
Syllabus
Current Class
1 - 15 hr.; Prerequisites: consent - Research activities leading to a thesis, problem report, research
paper, or equivalent scholarly project
- EE 411: Nonlinear Control System Analysis
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr.; Prerequisites: consent - Application of Liapunov's and Popov's methods to nonlinear control
systems, together with classical techniques.
- EE 415: Large-Scale System Modeling and Control
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr.; Prerequisites: EE 315 - Characterization of large-scale systems, model simplification through
aggregation and perturbation methods, optimal and chained aggregation,
balanced realization and cost component procedures; optimal model
reduction; simplification effects; decentralized control; feasibility
and design.
- EE 416: Stochastic Estimation and Control
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr.; Prerequisites: EE 316 or consent - Techniques of optimal estimation and control for linear systems.
Balanced emphasis is placed on both continuous and discrete time
systems. Some advanced topics of interest will be considered.
- EE 430: Real-Time Control of Power Systems
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr.; Prerequisites: EE 315, EE 316, and EE 333 - Application of computers to modern control theory for reliable and
economic real-time operation of integrated power systems.
- EE 432: Protection of Power System
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr.; Prerequisites: EE 231 or consent - Principles of relay protection of faults on transmission lines and
other devices. Use of overcurrent, differential distance, and pilot
relaying systems. Special relay applications. Determination of
short-circuit currents and voltages from system studies.
- EE 433: HVDC Transmission
Syllabus
Current Class
3 hr. Lecture. Prerequisites: EE 236, EE 333, or consent - Line-commutated converter analysis, operation of two-terminal
and multiterminal DC systems, harmonics and filters, modeling
of AC/DC system and design of modulation controllers.
- EE 490: Teaching Practicum
Syllabus
Current Class
1-3 HR.- EE 491: Advanced Study
Syllabus
Current Class
1 - 6 hr.; Prerequisites: consent - EE 491: Advanced Study
- Investigations in advanced subjects which are not covered in
regularly scheduled courses. Study may be independent of through
specially scheduled lectures.
- EE 493: Special Topics
Syllabus
Current Class
1-6 hr.- EE 495: Independent Study
Syllabus
Current Class
1-6 HR.- EE 496: Graduate Seminar
Syllabus
Current Class
1 hr.; Prerequisites: consent - EE 495: Independent Study
- Technical presentations by faculty members, outside speakers, and
graduate students. Each student will give an oral presentation
describing the student's research before the student's final
examination. This will typically be a 40-minute presentation before
the faculty and graduate students.
- EE 497: Research
Syllabus
Current Class
1 - 15 hr.- EE 499: Graduate Colloquium
Syllabus
Current Class
1-6 hr. - EE 499: Graduate Colloquium