Degree Programs
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Focusing on three major strategic themes: (1) exploration technologies; (2) the art, science and technology of design and manufacturing; and (3) aerospace / mechanical technologies for improving urban life quality.
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Astronautical Engineering
Housing nationally-recognized degree programs with research interests in space technology, space science and applications, space instrumentation, advanced propulsion, and fundamental processes in gases and plasmas. http://viterbi.usc.edu/astd |
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Biomedical Engineering
Offering leading programs in such areas as biomedical modeling and simulation and neural systems engineering. Viterbi’s BME programs prepare students for diverse professional careers at the interface between engineering, biology, and medicine to improve human health and well-being. http://viterbi.usc.edu/bme |
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Chemical Engineering
The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, which includes Petroleum Engineering, covers subject areas ranging from the study of advanced semiconductor materials and nanostructures, advanced ceramics and metal composites, biotechnology, advanced computation, membrane separations, reactor design, and oil and gas exploration. http://viterbi.usc.edu/mork |
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Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering offers a broad range of Master’s programs in Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, and Transportation Engineering. http://viterbi.usc.edu/cee |
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Computer Science
Providing students with both hardware and software knowledge; national research leader in new media and Internet technologies,
software engineering, artificial intelligence, robotics, networking and computer architecture and games design and development. http://viterbi.usc.edu/cs |
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Electrical Engineering
The Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering is known for research and academic leadership in antenna networks; bio-signal processing; computer architecture; VLSI and CAD;
computer networks; control systems; signal, image and multimedia processing; nanotechnology; photonics and much more. http://viterbi.usc.edu/hsieh |
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Financial Engineering
Financial Engineering is a multidisciplinary education program that involves the Viterbi School of Engineering, the Marshal School of Business and the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (Department of Economics). Financial engineering uses tools from finance and economics, engineering, applied mathematics and statistics to address problems such as derivative securities valuation, strategic planning and dynamic investment strategies, risk management etc which are of interest to investment and commercial banks, trading companies, hedge funds, insurance companies, corporate risk managers and regulatory agencies etc. |
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Green Technologies
The Master of Science in Green Technologies is an inter-disciplinary program that is related to almost all traditional engineering disciplines which include fossil energy, alternative energy, energy conversion, energy distribution, energy conservation, environmental engineering, and information and material science approaches to these engineering aspects. It addresses both the supply side in terms of alternative energy sources as well as the demand side in terms of energy efficiency and carbon waste management. |
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Health Systems Management
The Master of Health Systems Management Engineering is a joint program with the School of Policy, Planning and Development’s Master of Health Administration Program that prepares students for process improvement roles in the health care industry, particularly hospitals and health management organizations. |
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Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering is a world leader in education, research and innovation through the creation, expansion and communication of knowledge for the design, operation, integration and improvement of products, processes and socio-technical systems. http://viterbi.usc.edu/epstein |
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Materials Engineering
Encompassing Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Materials Science subject areas range from the study of advanced semiconductor materials and nanostructures, advanced ceramics and metal composites, biotechnology, advanced computation, membrane separations, reactor design, and oil and gas exploration. http://viterbi.usc.edu/mork |
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Petroleum Engineering
Encompassing Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, and Materials Science subject areas range from the study of advanced semiconductor materials and nanostructures, advanced ceramics and metal composites, biotechnology, advanced computation, membrane separations, reactor design, and oil and gas exploration. http://viterbi.usc.edu/mork |
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Systems Architecting and Engineering
The USC Viterbi School’s Systems Architecting and Engineering program is designed to provide graduate engineers and engineering managers with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary for the conception and implementation of complex systems. The emphasis is on the processes by which complex systems are conceived, planned, designed, built, tested and certified. The systems engineering experience can be applied to defense, space, aircraft, communications, navigation, sensor, computer software, computer hardware, transportation and other aerospace and commercial systems activities.
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USC Stevens Institute for Innovation
The Stevens Institute is a university-wide resource for USC innovators in the office of the Provost. Designed to harness and advance the creative thinking and breakthrough research at USC for societal impact, beyond traditional academic means. The USC Stevens Institute was specifically launched to develop a new model for innovation at a major research university. http://stevens.usc.edu |
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