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Engineering +

Do More Than Just Engineering

Your Options Are Only Limited By Your Interests

...Dance?! You bet. Business? Sounds like a great combination. Music Recording? We want to enhance your engineering education by encouraging you to explore additional academic opportunities. It's what we call "Engineering +." It's the first part of an equation where you fill in your variable to define your version of a holistic education. An interdisciplinary education gets you started on the right foot toward problem solving in a world that doesn't define it's problems by a singular discipline.

Beyond Viterbi

Consider the possibilities…

Double Major

Definitely more work, and likely to take longer than 4 years, but we can help you do it!

Fun Classes

Use elective spaces to take Guitar, Ballroom Dance, Film, Sailing classes, or all of the above!

Boost Skills

Our Information Technology Program offers specific technical skills to enhance your degree. Six Sigma, Programming, Cybersecurity... there is a lot more to learn.

150+ Minors

Minors are sets of courses (usually 4-6) around a certain topic or theme and are available across the university.

Introduction to Special Effects in Cinema

Learn the elements of visual and special effects using various film clips, discussion and hands on filming. We encourage all students to participate in as many of the crew positions as possible during our hands on portion of class.

Surfing!

Learn the basic skills of Southern California’s most iconic sport. By the end of the course, students will be able to paddle out, stand up on a board and glide along the coast.

Introduction to Seamanship and Navigation

Students will apply the concepts and skills learned in the classroom to the safe operation and navigation of a working sail training vessel during a 2-day overnight ocean voyage.

Theatrical Film Symposium

Brings you face-to-face with leading film directors, writers, producers, and actors working today. Throughout the semester, students will watch a wide selection of new film releases, followed by exclusive Q&As with the creative teams behind them.

Engineering Plus On The Podcast

Student Stories

Engineering Plus

Studying Abroad in Edinburgh!!

If you had told me at the beginning of my Viterbi experience that I would get to study abroad, I…

Victoria Aguirre

Sailing into senior year?!

Did you know you can get a captain's license for sailing in 5 semesters at USC? There are so many…

Anna Hsu

4 In’s & Out’s for the New Academic Year, from a MechE Senior

This fall marks my final year as a senior mechanical engineering student at USC. Although I’m starting to feel sentimental,…

Naya Williams

Letter to My Freshman Year Self

Dear Freshman Taylor, College turned out to be everything you imagined and so much more. So many things you were…

Taylor Hill-Miles

My Favorite Things About USC Viterbi

To express my thoughts regarding the Viterbi School of Engineering, I decided to write a quick parody to the opening…

Zoe Zlatic

All Press is Good Press, I Guess: How I incorporate Journalism with CS

If you would have come up to high school Keilani and told her, “Oh by the way, you go to…

Keilani Kozen

Beyond Engineering: How My ECE Degree is Opening Doors to Patent Law and More

When asked what a typical job for an engineer after graduation looks like, most people think of an engineer working…

Talise Baker-Matsuoka