Educational programs on alternative energy technology with focus on hybrid electric-drive engineering and technology

This paper reviews the educational program development of alternative energy technology at Wayne State University and specifically describes the development and implementation of a set of 2+2+2 programs in electric drive vehicle engineering and technology, including a Master´s Degree in Electric-drive Vehicle Engineering (EVE), a Bachelor´s Degree in Electrical Transportation Technology (ETT), and Associate´s Degrees in Automotive Technology and Electronic Engineering Technology with emphasis on electric-drive vehicles. The programs also include certificates with Electric Vehicle Technology courses, an undergraduate concentration and a graduate certificate program in EVE, and to simultaneously provide for general public and consumer education. The programs aim to prepare our current and future workforce with the education and skills necessary for the advancement and maintenance of electric vehicles (EV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), and fuel cell vehicles (FCV).