E-mail: civileng@mizar.usc.edu

Bachelor of Science in Applied Mechanics

The requirement for this degree is 128 units. A grade point average of C (2.0) is required in all upper division engineering courses. This program is administered by the staff of the Departments of Aerospace, Civil and Mechanical Engineering. Students may register in any of those departments and still qualify for this degree. See common requirements for undergraduate degrees.

First Year, First SemesterUnits
CHEM 105aLGeneral Chemistry, or
CHEM 115aLAdvanced General Chemistry4
COMP 101*Introduction to Expository Writing 4
Electives4
MATH 125Calculus I4
____
16

*Students who exceed 670 in verbal SAT scores or an ACT English score of 30 may replace this with an offered humanities course.

First Year, Second SemesterUnits
Electivesapproved electives in computer programming4
MATH 126Calculus II4
PHYS 151LFundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics, Waves, and Sound4
Electiveshumanities or social sciences4
____
16

Second Year, First SemesterUnits
CE 205Statics2
MATH 226Calculus III4
PHYS 152Fundamentals of Physics II: Thermodynamics, Electricity, and Magnetism4
Electiveshumanities or social sciences8
____
18

Second Year, Second SemesterUnits
CE 225Mechanics of Deformable Bodies3
MATH 245Mathematics of Physics and Engineering I4
PHYS 153LFundamentals of Physics III: Optics and Modern Physics4
Electiveshumanities or social sciences4
____
15

Third Year, First SemesterUnits
CE 325Dynamics3
EE 326LEssentials of Electrical Engineering4
MATH 445Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II4
ME 310Engineering Thermodynamics I3
____
14

Third Year, Second SemesterUnits
AE 341LIntroduction to Aerospace Instrumentation3
CE 309Fluid Mechanics3
Electiveshumanities or social sciences4
Electivestechnical7
____
17

Fourth Year, First SemesterUnits
AE 441aLSenior Projects Laboratory3
Electives*free electives4
Electivestechnical9
____
16

Fourth Year, Second SemesterUnits
Electives*free electives4
Electivestechnical12
____
16

*The choice of free electives in the fourth year requires approval of the administering department.

Master of Science in Applied Mechanics

See the listing in the Civil Engineering section.

 

NEXT SECTION

 

Catalogue ContentsUSC Source BookCampus MapAdmissionUSCweb

USC Monogram

Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs,
Office of University Publications
univpub@usc.edu