Overview

This innovative Product Development Engineering MSc program offered at University of Southern California provides students with an integrated education experience, including modern theories and practical experiences, to acquire this knowledge systematically so that they can accomplish these phases efficiently.

Developing new products is the essence of human intelligence in general, and engineering professions in particular. The growth of our economy has been largely determined by the engineer's performance and effectiveness in new product developments. The ever-increasing demands for product functions, coupled with low cost, high quality, and short lead-time requirements, have made product development a very complex and inter-disciplinary activity. The recent high-tech revolutions and stringent environmental concerns have further contributed to the complexity of modern product development. There exists a great human resource need in the areas of new product developments.

There are three interrelated disciplines in product development: art, management, and engineering. The Product Development Engineering program focuses on the engineering discipline, ranging from technology to systems. From the engineering viewpoint, product development can be seen as a process from invention, design, planning, production, to service phases.

Three types of knowledge are needed for an engineer to go through these phases:

knowledge to generate new product ideas
knowledge to evaluate these ideas
knowledge to structure and manage the development process.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Engineering Project Management
Management of Engineering Teams
Engineering Economy
Modern Enterprise Systems
Design of Experiments
Quality Management for Engineers
Advanced Statistical Aspects of Engineering Reliability
Systems Engineering Theory and Practice
Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

27 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

Project Management Industrial & Systems Engineering General Engineering & Technology View 210 other Masters in Project Management in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

An undergraduate degree in engineering, math or hard science from a regionally-accredited university
Satisfactory cumulative undergraduate GPA (grade point average)
Satisfactory GRE test scores. All scores must be officially reported to the university directly by ETS
Satisfactory performance in previous coursework related to the intended major
All applicants must complete and submit the USC Online Application
Transcripts: Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
GRE General Test: Satisfactory scores less than five years old
Letters of Recommendation (3 Highly Recommended)
Statement of Purpose

Tuition Fees

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71955 USD / year

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71955 USD / year

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71955 USD / year

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Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

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Three types of knowledge are needed for an engineer to go through these phases:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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