Academic Programs

Engineering A Better World For All Humanity

Engineers Solve Problems.

These problems affect us now and in the future, and their solutions are multidisciplinary at the core.  The future doesn’t fit neatly into single disciplines, and tomorrow’s engineers shouldn’t either.  No matter what you choose to study, you will be where innovation happens.

What Problems Will You Solve?

Success starts with flexibility

Your engineering undergraduate degree will prepare you for many career and academic opportunities. We want to provide you with all the tools and flexibility you need to succeed as an engineer.

11 engineering disciplines

All of our undergraduate degrees are 4 year engineering programs.

Flexibility to change majors

At the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, students have the flexibility to change their major within the school.

Engineering curriculum starts in your first semester

Most students will take 3-4 engineering courses throughout their first year.

Every semester you will have mandatory, career focused academic advising

We want to make sure you are on track for where you should be and where you want to go.

Engineering +

We want you to do more than engineering and take advantage of the rest of the university through minors or just take other classes for fun, study abroad, or even pursue an accelerated BS/MS combined degree.

300 + Faculty

Learn directly from faculty teaching your undergraduate classes. Take advantage of opportunities to assist faculty with research as an undergraduate.

The Engineering Disciplines

Aerospace Engineering

Design, build, and test aircraft and technologies that move through the atmosphere.  Analyze aerodynamic performance to develop systems that make flight safer, faster, and more efficient.

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Artificial Intelligence

Design, build, and train models for tasks like image recognition, natural language processing, and recommendation systems.  Use large datasets to create intelligent features in software, power autonomous systems like robots and self-driving vehicles, and develop custom AI chips.

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Astronautical Engineering

Design, build and operate rockets and missiles, space launchers, communications and direct broadcasting satellites, space navigational systems, remote sensing and reconnaissance satellites, space vehicles for human spaceflight, and planetary probes.

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Biomedical Engineering

Combines elements of engineering (electronics, systems analysis, mechanics) with the life sciences (biology, physiology, biochemistry) to define and solve problems in biology and medicine.

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Chemical Engineering

Design, Control and optimize large-scale chemical, physicochemical and biochemical processes.  Assist to develop and design new materials ranging from advances composites used in automotive and space-related industries to materials used in biomedical and electronics fields.

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Civil Engineering

Create, construct, and manage the infrastructure systems we use in our everyday lives: transportation, water, power distribution, waste disposal, environment, and residential, industrial, and commercial structures.

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Computer Science

Design and implement efficient software solutions to computer-solvable problems.  Develop areas such as high-speed networks, multimedia and creative technologies, systems design, virtual reality, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and robotics.

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Electrical & Computer Engineering

Design and build unique, complex mechanical-optical-electronic (mechoptronic) systems, ranging in scale from the International Space Station to microscale electric generators and pumping systems.

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Environmental Engineering

Provide safe drinking water, maintain air quality, control water pollution, and remediate sites contaminated due to spills or improper disposal of hazardous substances.

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Industrial & Systems Engineering

Industrial and systems engineers work to improve processes, systems, and organizations. An industrial and systems engineering education provides the skills and foundations to design, analyze, and optimize complex systems.

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Mechanical Engineering

Design and build unique, complex mechanical-optical-electronic (mechoptronic) systems that span industries from aerospace to medical devices.

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