{"id":808,"date":"2023-03-11T08:57:22","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T08:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/?page_id=808"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:48:41","slug":"viterbi-school-of-engineering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/viterbi-school-of-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Viterbi School of Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Departmental Guidelines\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Engineering majors can participate in any of the programs listed below and may receive major credit (subject to your academic advisor\u2019s approval).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please note:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Even if your major is not listed under a given location, you may still be able to do major coursework there.<\/strong>\u00a0Your department may allow you to fulfill your lower division or technical elective requirements abroad.\u00a0<em>Check the host university&#8217;s websites and consult with a study abroad advisor for more information about your options.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nomenclature for engineering fields abroad can differ from that used at USC, so be sure to search across multiple departments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technical Electives:<\/strong>\u00a0Students hoping to fulfill technical electives should carefully review these institutions\u2019 course catalogs for courses options, and are not necessarily limited to the options listed below for their major. Technical electives can be fulfilled across various departments and disciplines abroad.<\/li>\n<li>Availability of specified field of study does NOT indicate that major\/minor credit will be granted. Students must consult with major\/minor advisor regarding coursework for major\/minor credit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>By major:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ISE majors:<\/strong>\u00a0Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the ISE major, ISE students are not necessarily limited to the options listed below for their major, and should conduct a thorough search of the various courses available at these institutions. They should discuss study abroad with their department early on and plan ahead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Computer Science:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Number of major requirements students can fulfill abroad: Typically, up to 4 courses \/ 16-units.<\/li>\n<li>Major requirements that can be fulfilled abroad.\n<ul>\n<li>Upper Division Technical Electives for CSCI, CECS and CSBA<\/li>\n<li>Upper Division Business Electives for CSBA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Students must complete their lower division CSCI core courses before going abroad.<\/li>\n<li>Preferred term abroad: Fall or Spring Junior Year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Number of major requirements students can fulfill abroad: Four<\/li>\n<li>Major requirements that can be fulfilled abroad: Physics, Statics, Dynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Technical Elective<\/li>\n<li>Preferred term abroad: Spring of Sophomore Year<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biomedical Engineering:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Number of\u00a0<span class=\"marks5f6h5tth\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">major<\/span>\u00a0requirements students can fulfill abroad: Four<\/li>\n<li>Major requirements that can be fulfilled abroad:\u00a0Varies depending on program, but generally includes Technical Electives, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Physiological Systems, Tissue Engineering. Contact the departmental advisor for an updated list of pre-approved courses.<\/li>\n<li>Preferred term abroad: Spring of Junior Year<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Astronautical Engineering (BA ASTE):\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"mark4gf3vjiz2\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Number of major requirements students can fulfill abroad: Four<\/span><strong><span class=\"mark4gf3vjiz2\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mark4gf3vjiz2\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Major requirements that can be fulfilled abroad:\u00a0<\/span>Physics \u2014 (Mechanics, Electricity\/Magnetism &amp; Optics\/modern physics); Statics \u2014 (AME 201 equivalent); Dynamics \u2014 (AME 301 equivalent); Dynamics of Fluids \u2014 (AME 309 equivalent) *would apply as tech elective; Thermodynamics \u2014 (AME 310 equivalent); <span class=\"mark4gf3vjiz2\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Technical Electives \u2014 (*300 or 400 level equivalent coursework in engineering, physics, chemistry or math).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"mark4gf3vjiz2\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Preferred term abroad: Spring of Sophomore Year<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Africa &#038; Middle East\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li><strong>Botswana<\/strong> \u2014 Civil | Computer Science | Electrical | Industrial &amp; Systems | Mechanical<\/li>\n<li><strong>South Africa<\/strong> \u2014 Astronautical | Chemical | Civil | Electrical | Industrial &amp; Systems | Mechanical<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&#038;id=10045\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Cape Town, South Africa \u2014 University of Cape Town\"  \n>\n    Cape Town, South Africa \u2014 University of Cape Town \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" 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more about Gaborone, Botswana \u2014 University of Botswana\"  \n>\n    Gaborone, Botswana \u2014 University of Botswana \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Australia &#038; New Zealand\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li><strong>Brisbane<\/strong> \u2014 Aerospace &amp; Astronautical | Biomedical | Chemical &amp; Materials | Civil | Computer Systems | Electrical | Environmental | Mechanical<\/li>\n<li><strong>Canberra<\/strong> \u2014 Biomedical | Computer Science | Electrical | Environmental | Materials | Mechanical<\/li>\n<li><strong>Melbourne<\/strong> \u2014 Aerospace &amp; Astronautical | Chemical &amp; Materials | Civil | Computer Science | Electrical | Environmental | Industrial &amp; Systems | Mechanical<\/li>\n<li><strong>Auckland<\/strong> \u2014 Aerospace &amp; Astronautical | Biomedical | Chemical &amp; Materials | Civil | Computer Science | Electrical | Environmental | Industrial &amp; Systems | Mechanical<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dunedin<\/strong> \u2014 Biomedical | Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&#038;id=10022\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Brisbane, Australia \u2014 University of Queensland\"  \n>\n    Brisbane, Australia \u2014 University of Queensland \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon 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xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&#038;id=10042\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Dunedin, New Zealand \u2014 University of Otago\"  \n>\n    Dunedin, New Zealand \u2014 University of Otago \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          UK &#038; Ireland\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li><strong>Galway<\/strong> \u2014 Biomedical | Civil | Computer Science | Electrical | Environmental | Industrial &amp; Systems (options slightly more limited in spring for ISE) | Mechanical<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brighton<\/strong> \u2014 Astronautical | Computer Science | Electrical | Materials | Mechanical<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bristol<\/strong> \u2014 Astronautical | Aerospace &amp; Mechanical | Civil | Computer Science | Electrical | Environmental<\/li>\n<li><strong>London<\/strong> \u2014 Aerospace &amp; Mechanical | Biomedical | Chemical &amp; Materials | Environmental | Industrial &amp; Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>*Beginning in Spring 2026, students interested in the University of Edinburgh must apply through <a href=\"https:\/\/viterbiundergrad.usc.edu\/international-programs\/\">Viterbi International Programs<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n         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points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/studenttravelabroad.usc.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&#038;id=10030\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about London, United Kingdom \u2014 Queen Mary\"  \n>\n    London, United Kingdom \u2014 Queen Mary \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/03\/Stephanie-Thrift-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/03\/Stephanie-Thrift-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Words from Our Alums<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Stephanie Thrift, Univ. of Auckland (ISE)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>I&#8217;m so grateful that I was able to spend an entire semester abroad as an engineering student. Coming into college I initially assumed that such an opportunity would only be possible by making sacrifices elsewhere (having to graduate late, dropping a minor\/PDP program, etc). By working with my academic advisor, though, I was able to enroll in major-equivalent classes at my host university and maintain the graduation schedule I\u2019d originally planned for myself.<\/p>\n<p>Taking major-relevant coursework abroad also presented me with unique professional opportunities that I wouldn&#8217;t have encountered at USC. In developing relationships with my professors and peers at the University of Auckland, I now have valuable academic and industry contacts should I decide to continue my educational or professional career abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/03\/Molly-Solem-716x432.png\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Words from Our Alums<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Molly Solem, Queen Mary Univ. of London (BME)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>I took 4 classes while studying abroad: Dynamics, Implant Design, Tissue Mechanics, and Clinical Solutions in Biomedical Engineering and Materials. 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It was an awesome opportunity to learn about a new topic in a non-classroom setting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/overseas-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2023\/03\/Eve-Herzog-710x432.png\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Words from Our Alums<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                  \n                    Eve Herzog, Univ. of Melbourne (ME)\n\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>At the University of Melbourne, I took classes in four different engineering departments that all counted towards my major requirements. 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