Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Smart Building Systems
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 9.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 14.0401
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 11-9041
About the Program
This program will educate post-baccalaureate students with the knowledge and skills necessary for designing new or commissioning existing smart building systems for higher building performance. It integrates courses on the topics of intelligent buildings, building control systems, building energy analytics, human-building interaction, fault detection and diagnosis, machine learning/artificial intelligence etc. to provide students with the scientific and engineering knowledge necessary to make buildings smarter with improved occupant well-being and sustainability. The certificate will train professionals such as architectural, mechanical, electrical, civil, and environmental engineers who do or want to work in the smart buildings industry.
Admission Requirements
ABET accredited undergraduate BS degree in Architectural Engineering or equivalent (i.e., Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, others).
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Program Requirements
| Required Courses: | ||
| AE 510 | Intelligent Buildings | 3.0 |
| AE 551 | Building Energy Systems I | 3.0 |
| or AE 552 | Building Energy Systems II | |
| AE 555 | Data Acquisition and Analytics in Built Environment | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 9.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| AE 555 | 3.0 | AE 510 | 3.0 | AE 551 or 552 | 3.0 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total Credits 9 | |||||