Undergraduate

Why study spatial sciences at USC?

You can make a real-world difference

Want to fight climate change, foster healthy communities or promote sustainability? You can, as a USC Spatial Sciences student.

Using resources in landscape architecture, geographic information science, geospatial technologies, urban and regional planning, environmental science, and computer and data science, work side-by-side with our world-renowned faculty in real projects that are addressing complex global challenges.

From mapping homelessness in downtown Los Angeles to supporting urban renewal in the Netherlands and China, our students are front-line scholars who win awards, present their research and make positive impacts that improve our quality of life and planetary health.

Join us.

SSI undergraduate programs

Our majors and minors combine well with other majors and minors, such as Environmental Studies, Urban Studies and Planning and Architectural Studies. We have had students integrate their studies with journalism, cognitive science, international relations, health and human behavior, applied data–even music!

Be a researcher on one of the SSI faculty teams that are creating urban forests to promote livability in marginalized communities, increasing food and nutrition access and analyzing the impact of the war in Ukraine. Be an intern to explore what it’s like to work in companies, agencies and not-for-profit organizations that are hiring individuals with spatial sciences backgrounds and capabilities.

Spatial Sciences Institute

University of Southern California
3616 Trousdale Parkway, AHF B55
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0374
213.740.5910
spatialsciences@usc.edu
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am – 5:00 pm