Online Electric Vehicle Certificate

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Design the next generation of electric vehicles, robotics, and energy storage systems. Build on the skills learned in an undergraduate program with a focus on the future of transportation.

Why Study EV Certification Online Through Kettering University

The online Electric Vehicle Certificate from Kettering University gives you the technical foundation needed to lead in the field of advanced mobility. This 100% online program focuses on challenges and solutions in electrical and computer engineering for autonomous and electric vehicles.

Learn skills in the electric vehicle graduate certificate program that employers value, including dynamic systems design and advanced mobility integration. The flexibility of the online program also meets you where you are, giving you a practical way to grow in an industry that’s shaping the future of transportation.

What You’ll Learn

The online Electric Vehicle Certificate includes four courses designed to build technical expertise in advanced mobility and electrical systems integration. Learn to analyze and design electrical and computer systems used in autonomous and electric vehicles, with a focus on dynamic systems, control technologies, and mobility applications.

What sets this program apart is its industry alignment. The course content reflects real-time needs in automotive electronics, control systems, and advanced vehicle technologies. You’ll graduate with job-ready skills and position yourself for leadership roles.

Courses in the EV certificate program include:

  • ECE-6103 | Modeling of Dynamic Systems: Develop expertise in modeling, simulation, and analysis of multivariable dynamic systems. The course places emphasis on modeling and analysis of electric vehicle systems and components.
  • ECE-6323 | Automotive Control Systems: Apply your knowledge of fundamental principles of control systems to a variety of systems within automobiles. Topics include control of the air-fuel ratio, spark timing, idle speed, transmissions, cruise and headway, lane-keeping, and active suspensions.
  • ECE-6423 | Machine Drives for Electric Vehicles: Learn methods of controlling electric machines and their applications in electric vehicles. Topics include solid-state devices, various switching schemes, types of drives, characteristics of motors, controlling motors, including vector control, braking of motors, and dynamics of electric drives and applications.
  • EE-6263 | Power Electronics for Vehicle Electrification: Learn about advanced converter topologies, control methods, and analyses used in electric-vehicle and power-system domains. 

Contact Admissions

Dr. Scott Reeve
Dean, Graduate School and Office of Sponsored Research

Email: sreeve@kettering.edu
Phone: 810-762-9711

Earn a Stand-Alone Credential or Apply It Toward a Master’s Degree

Earn a Stand-Alone Credential or Apply It Toward a Master’s Degree

The online graduate Electric Vehicle Certificate offers you flexibility with the credits you earn. You can complete a stand-alone certificate or take the courses as part of the Master of Science (M.S.) in Electrical and Computer (ECE) Engineering - Advanced Mobility degree program.

The M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Advanced Mobility degree focuses on engineering advanced mobility solutions through AI-enhanced robotics, electric vehicle systems, and dynamic platforms.

Two Kettering students standing on ladders adjust cameras on top of an electric vehicle in the Mobility Research Center.

Next Steps

The online Electric Vehicle Certificate from Kettering University equips you with the skills to lead in one of the most transformative fields in engineering. With a leading-edge curriculum, flexible online format, and direct relevance to emerging mobility technologies, this certificate program helps you stay ahead of the curve and the competition.