Why ITP?

Enhance your future career and become more

by pairing your major with a minor in Technology.

Minors & Specializations to Choose From

Courses Offered

Students Each Semester (and counting)

Students from Non-Engineering Majors

Why ITP?

Enhance your future career and become more

by pairing your major with a minor in Technology.

Number of Minors & Specializations to Choose From

Number of Courses Offered

Students Each Semester (and counting)

Students from Non-Engineering Majors

Course Spotlights

New Curriculum

The Information Technology Program is always striving to offer up-to-date, practical and applicable courses to provide students with the most relevant tools and skills required to be successful in the tech world. Whether you are looking for an internship, a job or even just working on a personal project, ITP aims to provide you with hands-on, industry applicable curriculum that improves and adapts as technology does.

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ITP-104

Web Publishing

Design, code, and publish websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You'll practice using web development tools, styling with custom layouts and fonts, and adding JavaScript for interactivity. You’ll learn how to create image galleries, forms, and animations — and how to publish your sites to web servers.

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ITP-111

What is the Cloud? An Introduction to Cloud Computing with DevOps

What is The Cloud? After ITP-111 you'll be able to answer that question! We'll review the history of cloud computing, study the concepts behind cloud computing, and explore the impact The Cloud has had in our lives. On its own, this class will give you a broad understanding of The Cloud. It's also the beginning of the Cloud Computing minor -- where we'll learn how to work with The Cloud to make our own sites, services, and more!

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ITP-116

Accelerated Programming in Python

ITP 116 is an introductory programming class that will teach students who have ANY programming experience about the Python programming language. The class will allow students to learn about variables, conditions, loops, functions, objects, and graphical user interfaces, culminating in creating a project of your choosing at the end of the semester to take the place of the final exam.

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ITP-211

Techniques of Visual Persuasion - Moving Images

Communication and persuasion today are done with pictures, not prose. How are your visual communication skills? ITP-211 helps you understand how to create effective, persuasive images. You'll learn photography, composition and Photoshop. This is not a class for artists, this is a lab-intensive class for students who want to know how to communicate their ideas clearly, powerfully and persuasively using still images.

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ITP-216

Applied Python

This course focuses on development of practical Python programming skills through project-based application. It is split into two parts: part one focuses on powerful features of the Python programming language itself (“Pythonic” programming), which allow students to quickly and easily manipulate data in ways not found in other languages.

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ITP-310

Design for User Experience

Explore the fundamental concepts, techniques, workflows, and tools used in the user experience (UX) design process, focusing on web and mobile applications. You’ll focus on web and mobile applications as you conduct UX design research, design and evaluate UX concepts, solve UX problems, and create wireframes, prototypes, and user flows

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ITP-351

3D Character Modeling for Games

Extrapolate unique design needs of a 3d character for video games and then construct that character in 3d polygons. Learn the technical and artistic process to approximate not just topology of a character, but polygon count, UV unwrapping for textures, and edge flow to have them deform realistically within a realtime game engine.

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ITP-361

Character Rigging for Games

Learn the fundamentals of character rigging for video game production and development. Incorporate both technical and artistic input to create a malleable and solid character rig for use in any game. Explore IK/FK, vertex weighting, and blendshapes to construct several rigs with hands-on teaching and unique assignments every week.

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ITP-370

Information Security Management
Prerequisite: ITP-125

Improve your understanding and awareness of industry focused processes and implementation techniques for Cyber Security. ITP-370 covers a range of key topics that will prepare you for a future career in Cyber Security, such as compliance, GDPR, Cyber Risk Management, Cyber incident response and communication skills. Learn more about ITP's Applied Computer Security minor here!

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ITP-371

Technical Character Animation for Games

Create and enhance the animation of a 3d character for video games; develop optimal iteration exporting techniques, judge the speed of controller feedback, and create custom scripting for character movement and visual communication specific to video games.

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ITP-411

Techniques of Visual Persuasion
Moving Images

Anyone can create a video - just point your phone and shoot. But, can you create a video that someone ELSE wants to watch? THAT is a LOT harder. ITP-411 is all about creating videos that create change. I designed this course for business students and engineers, marketers and English majors; anyone who wants their voice to be heard - and doesn't know how.

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ITP-483

Professional Development for Software Engineers

Communication and social skills are crucial to professional and advanced academic environments, and engineer students may not get enough practice in these areas. This class will help students prepare for the unique challenges of the transition from undergraduate study to the next phase of their careers.

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ITP-479

Cyber Law and Privacy

Learn how technology intersects with the law, privacy, and ethics. Explore how governments and corporations have access to your data and what laws are in place to protect you. You’ll explore issues of privacy and search and seizure in relation to cybercrime, digital surveillance, and forensic investigations.

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ITP-499

Brand New Courses

ITP-499 sections are brand new courses developed by accomplished, industry professional faculty to keep up with the latest technologies and trends in the tech world. New 499 courses are constantly being developed and offered to provide our students with up-to-date skills to prepare them for success.

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ITP-499

FinTech Fundamentals

FinTech Fundamentals explores the impacts of Financial Technology in our day to day lives from the invention of the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of the 1970s to leveraging biometrics and artificial intelligence to what makes instantaneous payments possible.

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ITP-499

Game Programming in Unreal

This class is an exploration of intermediate game programming techniques through the prism of Unreal Engine.This course is designed for students who want to expand on their existing game programming knowledge to become comfortable with programming C++code for a game using Unreal.

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ITP-499

Technology, Accessibility, and Design

This course focuses on introducing students to what accessibility is, why it is important, and how to apply accessible design to technology and engineering projects. The course will use disability as a lens to examine the ways in which technology (e.g., assistive, medical, consumer) can both enhance and diminish access to economic, social, and informational resources.

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ITP-499

Video Game Production

Video Game Production will help students gain a hands-on understanding of the process of developing video games, with an emphasis on production and project management. Students will be introduced to the many facets of video game production including design, art, programming, and management. The course will introduce and include various hardware and software tools and processes involved in the video game production process.

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"I chose an ITP minor to supplement my non-technical major because I realized that technical skills were highly in-demand in the job market. My minor classes opened me up to an entirely new interest, and actually were the catalyst for me wanting to work in tech (which I didn’t know previously). ITP prepared me by providing me with in-demand, marketable skills and teaching me how to problem solve in a technical way. "

-Gracie Beal, Communication

Class of 2019

"I chose an ITP specialization since I think the skills you learn in these class are extremely beneficial in all fields. Nowadays, it can be significant if a candidate is proficient in the areas such as learning how to predict trends and data and therefore can help any company or firm you're working for to enhance their performance."

-Chalize David, Economics

Class of 2022

"My favorite thing about ITP is the industry knowledge my professors offer. They prioritize concepts and methods that are actually relevant to the field of study. It makes it more exciting to learn challenging subject matter."

-Danielle Kuehler, Economics

Class of 2021

-Ryan Lee, Business Administration Major

"The professors and TAs are incredible. Every assignment is very applicable and great to get you started with your own portfolio. ITP classes give you a general overview of your area of interest (Java, Python, C++, etc.) but then also allows you to pick electives that may be more specific to your interests (Web development, app development, etc.)"

-Ryan Lee, Business Administration Major

Class of 2022

"I would not have my career without the ITP minor. The web development skills from ITP were directly responsible for getting the internships I got while at USC, and in my first full-time job I use those skills to better work with engineers and have an understanding of how our products work."

-James Tyner, Journalism

Class of 2019

"I initially thought that taking ITP minor would help my hobby projects after graduation. I was wrong. My career is dependent on all of the skills I learned from ITP classes. The minor program was designed for hands-on experience from game/app development to data analytics and serious algorithm classes. These helped me tremendously in my day to day job."

-Daniel Pham, Electrical Engineering

Class of 2017

"I would recommend ITP to other students because of the ever evolving digital world that we live in. Especially with COVID, it seems that our world is becoming even more digital than ever before."

-Skyler Ordean, Accounting Major

Class of 2021

What Our Students and Alumni Say

Programs

Which one of our fourteen minors best pairs with your major? Find out today!

Common Major/Minor Pairings

Minors and Specializations

Applied Analytics

Applied Computer Security

Blockchain

Cloud Computing with DevOps Cloud Computing with DevOps Icon

Computer and Digital Forensics

Computer Programming

Connected Devices and Making

Education and Computing

Enterprise Information Systems

Innovation: The Digital Entrepreneur

Mobile App Development

Technical Game Art

Video Game Design and Management

Video Game Programming

Web Technologies and Applications

Interdisciplinary Majors

Intelligence and Cyber Operations

Data Science

Programs

Which one of our fourteen minors best pairs with your major? Find out today!

Common Major/Minor Pairings

Minors and Specializations

Applied Analytics

Applied Computer Security

Blockchain

Cloud Computing with DevOps Cloud Computing with DevOps Icon

Computer and Digital Forensics

Computer Programming

Connected Devices and Making

Education and Computing Education and Computing Icon

Enterprise Information Systems

Innovation: The Digital Entrepreneur

Mobile App Development

Technical Game Art

Video Game Design and Management

Video Game Programming

Web Technologies and Applications

Interdisciplinary Majors

Intellegence and Cyber Operations

Data Science

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Recent News

Engineering.com: A Lesson in cybersecurity

June 3, 2021
Read engineering.com's recently published article spotlighting the USC Intelligence and Cyber Operations program (INCO), including the program's growth and its pertinence to the Cyber Security field.

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spring 2021 itp awards

May 7, 2021
This year, the USC Viterbi Information Technology Program wanted to recognize excellent faculty, staff, and course teaching assistants who have worked hard to embody the ITP mission of providing technology education for all.

USC Gerald A. Lawson fund for black and indigenous students

May 6, 2021
USC Games, in conjunction with Take-Two Interactive Software, has announced the establishment of the Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund for Black and Indigenous Students as an initiative to increase the representation of minority students in games and tech. Read more about the new initiative below!

usc viterbi dean's award for innovation and teaching excellence

May 4, 2021
Congratulations to Professor Joseph Greenfield for receiving the Dean's Award for Innovation and Teaching Excellence at the 2021 USC Viterbi Faculty and Staff Award ceremony. His creativity and dedication to ITP and the Cyber Security and Forensics field makes him a perfect fit for this award. Click below to read more about this year's staff and faculty awards!

As Cybersecurity Becomes Increasingly Important, USC Students Train to Secure Networks, Data

USC’s Intelligence and Cyber Operation Program trains students to proactively identify cybersecurity issues.

Meet CybOrg: USC’s Premier Cybersecurity Club

USC Viterbi student club gives students confidence, networking opportunities, mentors and even job connections.

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Why ITP?

Enhance your future career and become more

by pairing your major with a minor in Technology.

Why ITP?

Enhance your future career and become more

by pairing your major with a minor in Technology.

Course Spotlights

New Curriculum

Check out our new curriculum here!

ITP-499

Brand New Courses

Check out ITP's new 499 courses here!

Programs

Which one of our fourteen minors best pairs with your major? Find out today!

Minors and Specializations

Interdisciplinary Majors

Programs

Which one of our fourteen minors best pairs with your major? Find out today!

Minors and Specializations

Interdisciplinary Majors

See How ITP Can Help You

You are just one click away from beginning your journey in TECH

See How ITP Can Help You

You are just one click away from beginning your journey in TECH

Recent News

Engineering.com: A Lesson in cybersecurity

spring 2021 itp awards

USC Gerald A. Lawson fund for black and indigenous students

usc viterbi dean's award for innovation and teaching excellence

Events

Deadline to Apply for the Town & Gown USC Computer Scholarship

Viterbi News

As Cybersecurity Becomes Increasingly Important, USC Students Train to Secure Networks, Data

Meet CybOrg: USC’s Premier Cybersecurity Club