What is Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Energy Option?

The Energy Option of the Electrical Engineering degree is a branch of Electrical Engineering that deals with generating, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electric energy. The electric energy or power system or grid started over a hundred years and evolved since the current smart energy system or grid. This new grid includes new energy sources and components and conventional fossil fuel sources, renewable energy, energy storage, and microgrids.

Why Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Energy Option?

In the last decade, the electric energy system technology and market have gone through transformative changes with the development of efficient and price-competitive clean and renewable sources (Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Bio-energy, etc.), and the advancement of high tech solutions (Bulk energy storage, AI, IoT, Blockchain, etc.). The emergence of smart energy systems and smart grids highlighted the big need for a new enhanced electric energy and power system education well prepared for the surge in the job market need.  The new digitally-transformed electric energy market created a big demand for highly skilled electrical engineers with innovative solutions (hardware, software, and applications).

Study Plan: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering - Energy Option

The EE-Energy Option at RIT Dubai is designed to qualify the student for the electric energy market. The student follows the standard EE study plan with five professional elective courses in energy and power engineering. These five courses are:

• EEEE - 221 Clean & Renewable Energy Systems & Sources
• EEEE - 321 Energy Conversion
• EEEE - 322 Power Electronics 
• EEEE - 522 Power System Transmission and Distribution
• EEEE - 524 Advances in Power Systems
• EEEE - 789 Smart Grids. (This is an additional elective course for interested students)

The details of the course description are given in department academic programs.

Typical Course Sequence

* (WI) refers to a writing-intensive course within the major.

** Energy courses

To graduate, students need to complete all the requirements as listed in the curriculum. Click here for the graduation policy.

Click here to download undergraduate catalogue for complete descriptions of each course within the program.

Smart Energy Lab (SEL)

The Robotics and Industry 4.0 LAB is designed to support and present research in the future of Industry. The main objective is to provide a platform to test and develop universal solutions to optimize the industrial processes given the technological and other industrial advances. This infrastructure is already available to the academic and research community both private and public. The Intelligent Supply Chain LAB (Located alongside the Industry 4.0 Lab) provides a test and experimentation platform to students and researchers from both industrial and academic communities to experiment and develop solutions to the integrated supply chain because of the ever-changing environment. It includes modular elements to simulate similar industrial contexts.

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