Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in "Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems" provides students with an interdisciplinary curriculum focused on technologies and policies for future smart energy systems that are sustainable, resilient, efficient, and market-oriented. The program prepares students for holistic design and operation challenges of emerging energy systems with distributed renewable energy sources, advanced information, communication, control and optimization technologies, along with supporting economic and management policies. This graduate certificate is beneficial to individuals (professionals, engineers and researchers) who have an interest in deployment and operation of future smart energy systems, in particular the challenges from the technology and policy perspectives.

The Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems certificate partners with several UCF master's programs. If students complete the certificate and are accepted into a partnering program, all certificate coursework can be used toward that master's degree. Here is a list of our partnering UCF master's programs:

The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems requires a total of 12 credit hours (4 courses). Nine credit hours are from the three required courses given below. The remaining three credit hours can be selected from the list of elective courses. Electives outside of the provided list require approval from the ECE graduate coordinator.

Total Credit Hours Required: 12 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

• Complete the following:
  • EEL5297 - Introduction to Smart Grid (3)
  • EEE5781 - Cyber-Physical Technologies for Smart Communities (3)
  • PAD5887 - Energy Policy (3)

Elective Courses

• Complete all of the following
  • Complete at least 1 of the following:
    • EEL5268 - Communications and Networking for Smart Grid (3)
    • EEL5291 - Distributed Control and Optimization for Smart Grid (3)
    • EMA5586 - Photovoltaic Solar Energy Materials (3)
    • EEL6257 - Data Analytics in Energy Systems (3)
    • EEE6712 - Modeling and Analysis of Networked Cyber-Physical Systems (3)
    • PAD6357 - Urban Resilience (3)
  • EEL 5937 - Special Topics may also be taken

Grand Total Credits: 12

Application Requirements

For information on general UCF graduate admissions requirements that apply to all prospective students, please visit the Admissions section of the Graduate Catalog. Applicants must apply online. All requested materials must be submitted by the established deadline.

In addition to the general UCF graduate application requirements, applicants to this program must provide:

• One official transcript (in a sealed envelope) from each college/university attended
• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae

Application Deadlines