Prospective Students
- Civil engineering courses have been offered at USC since 1906, and environmental engineering courses since 1970.
- The Department has:
- 21 full-time faculty members, all leaders in education and research.
- 43 part-time lecturers, highly-qualified professionals with experience and knowledge of engineering practice.
- The Department offers Master's degree programs in:
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Construction Engineering and Management
- Structural Structural Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Graduate courses and Master's degrees are offered online through the Viterbi Office of Master's and Professional Programs (MAPP). Students can “attend” class via real-time video broadcast and participate in class discussions; or they can review lectures at their own pace over the Internet with access to faculty by email and phone.
- The Department offers state-of-the-art PhD programs in:
- Civil infrastructure systems
- Structural components and concrete technology
- Structural health monitoring
- Geomechanics and geotechnology
- Environmental engineering and air pollution
- Tsunamis and hydrodynamics
- Engineering seismology
- Energy and environment
- Earthquake engineering.
