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Degrees and Requirements

The Viterbi School of Engineering offers the following undergraduate curricula leading to the Bachelor of Science in: Aerospace Engineering; Applied Mechanics; Astronautical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering); Biomedical (Electrical Engineering); Biomedical (Mechanical Engineering); Chemical Engineering; Chemical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering); Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering); Chemical Engineering (Nanotechnology); Chemical Engineering (Petroleum Engineering); Chemical Engineering (Polymer/Materials Science); Civil Engineering; Civil Engineering (Building Science); Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering); Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering); Computer Engineering and Computer Science; Computer Science; Computer Science/Business Administration; Computer Science (Games); Electrical Engineering; Electrical Engineering (Computers); Environmental Engineering; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Industrial and Systems Engineering (Information Systems Engineering); Mechanical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering (Petroleum Engineering) and Physics/Computer Science.

Minor programs are offered in: Astronautical Engineering; Computer Science; Construction Planning and Management; Engineering Management; Engineering Technology Commercialization; Environmental Engineering; Interactive Multimedia; Law and Internet Technology; Materials Science; Petroleum Engineering and Polymer Science; 3-D Animation; Video Game Design and Management; Video Game Programming; Web Technology and Applications.

Graduate curricula leading to the Master of Science in: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics); Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Control); Aerospace Engineering; Applied Mechanics; Astronautical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering (Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics); Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering); Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering); Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering); Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering); Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering); Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Computer Science (Computer Networks); Computer Science (Computer Security); Computer Science (Game Development); Computer Science (High Performance Computing and Simulations); Computer Science (Human Language Technology); Computer Science (Intelligent Robotics); Computer Science (Multimedia and Creative Technologies); Computer Science (Software Engineering); Electrical Engineering; Electrical Engineering (Computer Networks); Electrical Engineering (Multimedia and Creative Technologies); Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design); Engineering Management; Environmental Engineering; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Manufacturing Engineering; Materials Engineering; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering; Operations Research Engineering; Petroleum Engineering; Petroleum Engineering/Smart Oilfield Technologies; Product Development Engineering; System Safety and Security; and Systems Architecting and Engineering.

Graduate curricula leading to the Master of Construction Management.

Graduate curricula leading to the Engineer degree in: Aerospace Engineering; Astronautical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; and Petroleum Engineering.

Graduate curricula leading to the Master of Engineering in: Computer-Aided Engineering; Environmental Quality Management; and Structural Design.

Through the Graduate School, graduate curricula leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in: Aerospace Engineering; Astronautical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Computer Science; Electrical Engineering; Engineering (Environmental Engineering); Industrial and Systems Engineering; Materials Science; Mechanical Engineering; and Petroleum Engineering.

Graduate certificates in: Astronautical Engineering; Computer-Aided Engineering; Engineering Technology Commercialization; Health Systems Operations; Network Centric Systems; Smart Oilfield Technologies; Software Engineering; System Safety and Security; Systems Architecting and Engineering; and Transportation Systems.

Undergraduate Program Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science degrees in aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, industrial and systems engineering, and mechanical engineering, including all of the options within each of these degrees, are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).