计算机工程是工程原理和方法在硬件和软件系统的设计和开发中的创造性应用。计算机工程硕士涵盖了组件，系统和网络的设计，开发，测试和评估。<br>计算机工程研究致力于在构建的系统和组件以及设计过程中实现更高的性能。 。在USC，研究集中在三个主要领域：计算机体系结构和并行处理，计算机网络及其协议的设计和分析，以及VLSI设计和VLSI的计算机辅助设计和验证。该学位课程由电气工程系管理。
Computer Engineering is the creative application of engineering principles and methods to the design and development of hardware and software systems. The MS in Computer Engineering encompasses the design, development, testing, and evaluation of components, systems, and networks. Research in Computer Engineering strives to achieve higher performance in the systems and components that are built as well as in the design process. At USC, research is focused in three main areas: Computer Architecture and Parallel Processing, Design and Analysis of Computer Networks and their Protocols, and VLSI Design and Computer Aided Design and Verification of VLSI. This degree program is administered by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.