Professional Master's Degree Program in Energy and Power-Electrical Engineering

（for International Students)

I. Discipline Introduction

The discipline of Electrical Engineering at Zhengzhou University of Light Industry (ZZULI) was founded in 1979, and now it is a first-level key discipline in Henan province, a discipline of doctoral program construction, and a characteristic and advantageous discipline of the University. It has the right to grant master's degree in the first level discipline of Electrical Engineering covering the second level disciplines of motor and electrical appliances, power system and automation, power electronics and electrical drive, electrical theory and new technology. At present, there are 35 teachers in this discipline, including 11 professors, 30 doctors. The discipline has one Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Information Technology, China PROFIBUS / PROFINET technology center and China IEC61131-3 technology training center, Henan Smart Micro-grid International Joint Laboratory, Henan University industrial control network engineering technology center, Henan Key Laboratory of special motor system and control, Power system dynamic simulation laboratory. Graduates have outstanding working ability and excellent comprehensive quality. After graduation, they have studied in a broad and deep-seated way, or worked in universities, scientific research institutes and well-known enterprises.

II. Training Objectives

The program aims to cultivate high-level application research talents who can make outstanding and innovative achievements in this discipline or expertise with good scientific research ethics, rigorous and realistic scientific attitude, broad international vision and strong innovation consciousness, capable of engaging in research, design, management or Engineering and technical work related to electrical engineering.

Brief introduction to China and the Chinese reading & writing are the compulsory courses for international degree students, who are required to be competent to communicate in Chinese when graduate.

III. Research Areas

[1] Operation and Control of Power System

[2] Electric Machines and Electric Apparatus

[3] Power Electronics System and its Control

[4] Electrical Theory and New Technology

[5] Intelligent Electrical Control System

IV. Academic System, Training Links and Credit Requirements

Academic System：2.5～3 years.

Training Links and Credit Requirements: Total credits≥36, including 26 course credits (8 credits for public degree courses, 12 credits for professional degree courses and no less than 6 credits for non-degree courses) , 5 credits for compulsory courses, 5 credits for practical teaching.

V. Curriculum

Curriculum, Compulsory Links andCredit

VI.Professional Practice

Professional practice is an important part of the cultivation of full-time professional degree postgraduates. Sufficient and high-quality professional practice is an important guarantee for the quality of professional degree education. During the semester, full-time professional degree postgraduates must participate in professional practice (past graduates with work experience for more than 6 months and current graduates for more than 12 months). The college will conduct "premise coordination, process management and result assessment" on the professional practice of full-time professional degree postgraduates.

VII.Master's Thesis

a. Basic requirements

Thesis topics should have some theoretical and practical significance. It should have the necessary theoretical analysis and experimental results, and new insights. The author should have solid foundation for the theory and systems expertise, and has the ability to engaged in scientific research or undertake the work of independent expertise.

b. Thesis Work

Master candidates should determine their topics (with academic value) under the guidance of graduate instructors, and then access to thesis work. Thesis work is normally no less than one year. Master candidates should weekly report of their progress to the instructors, and timely complete the work of the corresponding.

1. Proposal

[1] Proposal schedule: Master should determine the topic before the end of the third semester (in particular circumstance this can be done before the end of the fourth semester) after a lot of reading on the background literatures.

[2] The proposal defense: Opening report should be held in the area of research group or wider. Three Associate Professors or experts in the discipline or related field are required to attend this report and give the evaluation result.

[3] Proposal content: Opening Report should meet the requirement of the "Opening Report Form". After the opening report, candidates are required to complete the Opening Report Form", and submit to the Academic Secretary of Graduate School for inspection. If there is any change of the topic for appropriate reasons, Opening Report should be done again with the requirements above.

2. Thesis Writing

The student should finish the thesis either in English or Chinese independently under the advisor's direction. The writing format of the thesis should follow the Style and Policy Manual for Theses of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry of China.

The application and grading of thesis defense and the degree conference should follow the Regulations for Postgraduate Degree Awarding of Zhengzhou University of Light Industry of China. The defense language can be either English or Chinese.