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Wideranging Initiative Upgrades Priority and Reshapes Viterbi School Professional Education

New MS degrees, new short courses, 5-year terminal masters programs and much more are part of changes embodied in a new division, the Viterbi School Office of Master's and Professional Programs, headed by Associate Dean Kelly Goulis

July 10, 2009 —

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The Viterbi School of Engineering has made education for engineering professionals a top priority, ranking alongside graduate research and undergraduate study. The changes are embodied in a new division, the Viterbi School of the Office of Master’s and Professional Programs, headed by Associate Dean Kelly Goulis.

Short courses In summer, 2009, the Viterbi School initiated a new program of professional short courses in areas including Health Care Management, Engineering Management, Astronautics/Space Technologies, and Construction Management.

Green Technologies: A Master of Science program both for on-campus students and for students on its Distance Education Network (DEN) will begin this fall.
Electrical Engineering (Electrical power). Responding to a pressing national need, the Viterbi School is introducing a new Master of Science program.
Health Systems Engineering, With health care delivery becoming an increasingly important sector of the US economy, the Viterbi School introduces a Master of Science program along with short courses in special topics.
Financial Engineering: Beginning this fall, the Viterbi School will offer a Master of Science, along with short courses in special topics beginning this summer.