The Certificate in Technology Commercialization provides students with a unique opportunity to learn commercialization skills in a real world environment that combines theory and practice.

Students participate in this living laboratory program to experience the entire spectrum of the commercialization process: invention, product development, technical and market feasibility analysis, intellectual property acquisition, business design, and venture funding, while potentially becoming stakeholders in a new technology venture. Students benefit from faculty in science, engineering, and business to guide them. They are also eligible to apply for internships sponsored by industry partners to give them additional experience in taking a new technology to market.

The certificate program is particularly suited to masters and PhD candidates in science, engineering, and business, but we encourage students from other disciplines who are interested in technology businesses to apply. The program may be completed on either a full- or part-time basis in conjunction with the students’ primary degree program at USC. Classes applicable to the certificate are offered during both daytime and evening hours.

Successful completion of the program is acknowledged by a certificate awarded by the university.