AME Capstone/Design/Core/Technical Electives

AME Capstone Electives

AME Design Electives
AME Core Electives
Technical Electives

AME 409, AME 415, AME 430, AME 443

AME 305, AME 408, AME 410, AME 415, AME 430, AME 481
Upper division (300-400 level) AME courses, not already part of degree requirements
Upper division (300-400 level) Engineering, MATH, PHYS, CHEM, per approval

Spring 2017 Course Suggestions

Refer to the Schedule of Classes for the most up-to-date information. Course offerings, days/times are subject to change.
For D-Clearance or pre-requisite waivers (if applicable), please contact the owning department.
Courses cannot be applied to multiple AME elective requirements (i.e. AME 408 can apply as Design or Core, but not both).
Confirm any AME Core or Technical Electives with your academic advisor, beyond the courses listed below.
AME Capstone Electives
Course No.
AME 409
AME 443

Course Title
Senior Design Project
Control Systems Laboratory

Units
4.0
3.0

AME Design Electives

Course No.
AME 408
AME 481

Course Title
Computer-Aided Design of Mechanical Systems
Aircraft Design Note: Design elective only for ME students, required for AE

Units
3.0
4.0

AME Core Electives

Course No.
AME 303
AME 312
AME 403
AME 405
AME 408
AME 420
AME 436
AME 443
AME 451
AME 457
AME 460
AME 490x
AME 491
AME 499
AME 499

Course Title
Dynamics of Machinery
Engineering Thermodynamics II
Stress Analysis
Functional Approach to Computational Methods
Computer-Aided Design of Mechanical Systems
Engineering Vibrations
Energy and Propulsion
Control Systems Laboratory
Linear Control Systems I
Engineering Fluid Dynamics
Aerodynamic Theory
Directed Research (D-clearance requested through myvitberbi.usc.edu)
Undergraduate Design Projects II
(To view AME Design Teams and instructors, see Schedule of Classes)

Special Topics: Biologically Inspired Robots

Special Topics: Adv. Mechanics of Composite Materials for Modern Structures

Units
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
1.0-8.0
1.0
3.0
3.0

Technical Electives
Course No.
ASTE 421
ASTE 480
ASTE 491
BME 412
CE 460
CSCI 455x
EE 326Lx
ENGR/BUAD 301
ENGR 401x
ENGR 493x
ISE 460
ITP 310
ITP 320
ITP 411
ITP 415
ITP 460
ITP 476
ITP 479
ITP 499
MASC 350L
MATH 445
PHYS 316

Course Title
Space Mission Design
Spacecraft Design
Team Projects II: Rocket Laboratory
Fundamentals of Craniofacial and Dental Technology
Construction Engineering
Introduction to Programming Systems Design
Essentials of Electrical Engineering
Technology Entrepreneurship (Register for BUAD 301)
Communicating Science and Engineering to Children
(D-clearance requested through myvitberbi.usc.edu)

Deans Seminar in Entrepreneurship

(D-clearance requested through myvitberbi.usc.edu)

Engineering Economy
Design for User Experience
Enterprise Wide Information Systems
Multimedia and Video Production
3-D Design and Prototyping
Web Application Project
Technologies for Interactive Marketing
Cyber Law and Privacy
Special Topics: Marketing for Game Designers
Nanostructured Materials: Design Synthesis, and Processing
Mathematics of Physics and Engineering II
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Units
3.0
3.0
1.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
3.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
4.0