Academic Programs

Academic Programs

One of the educational goals of USC Stevens is to identify, nurture, and promote innovation courses across USC.  In the words of founder Mark Stevens, one of our goals is to "enable USC students to connect with colleagues in industry and venture capital to address real-world problems."  But we also seek to support students looking for non-venture backed start-up approaches to innovations. We look forward to exploring and advancing the diversity of ideas brought our way. 

In the meantime, we have put together a brief list of some of the innovation course work available at USC. If you have course or workshop you would like to include in this list, please contact us.

Engineers and science students may be particularly interested in the undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate in engineering technology commercialization. Business, engineering, and science students may also want to explore a graduate certificate in technology commercialization.

Graduate Certificates:

Undergraduate Minors:

Innovation Coursework:

  • LAW 599x: Intellectual Property Law for Inventors
  • ENGR 301/BUAD 301 - Technology Entrepreneurship
    • Interested Viterbi students should request D-clearance from RTH 110.
  • ENGR 493/BUAD 493 - Dean's Seminar in Entrepreneurship
    • Enrollment limited. Interested Viterbi students should request D-clearance from RTH 110
  • MUIN 496 - Music Media Solutions Lab
  • BAEP 551 - Introduction to New Ventures 
  • BAEP 556 - Technology Feasibility for High Tech Ventures
  • BAEP 557 -Technology Commercialization
  • ITP 499 - Emerging Technologies for Business
  • MPTX 511 - Introduction to Medical Product Regulation
  • MOR 467 - Managing Technology and Innovation
  • MOR 561 - Strategies in High Technology Businesses
  • FA 436 - Art and Technology
  • AME 503 - Advanced Mechanical Design
  • ISE 545 - Technology Development and Implementation
  • ISE 555 -  Invention and Technology Development
  • CTIN 488 - Game Design Workshop
  • GSBA 556 - Business Development in the Networked Digital Industry
  • MPW 990 -  Business of the Business
    • To register for Business of the Business, please apply to MPW mpw@college.usc.edu or call 213-740-3250 for registration and additional information.
  • School of Architecture - Summer Historic Preservation Program

  • If you have course or workshop you would like to include in this list, please contact us.


    "The greatest innovation advancement we do to make an impact on society occurs every May, when we graduate thousands of future innovators from USC."  

    Krisztina Holly
    Vice Provost and Executive Director of USC Stevens