Academic Policies and Information

Program descriptions and degree requirements may be found in the sections of this catalogue under the units listed in boldface type. Unless otherwise noted, each program is under the jurisdiction of the school or division under which that degree is listed. All Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. All degrees are listed alphabetically in the index.

School of Architecture

Architecture (M.Arch.)
Building Science (M.B.S.)
Landscape Architecture (M.L.Arch.)
Historic Preservation (M.H.P.)

Leventhal School of Accounting

Accounting (M.Acc.)
Business Taxation (M.B.T.)

Marshall School of Business

Business Administration (M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.*)
Medical Management (M.M.M.)

School of Cinema-Television

Cinema-Television (M.A.*, M.F.A.)
Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) (Ph.D.*)
Film, Video and Computer Animation (M.F.A.)
Interactive Media (M.F.A.)
Motion Picture Producing (M.F.A.)
Writing for Screen and Television (M.F.A.)

Annenberg School for Communication

Communication (M.A.*, Ph.D.*)
Communication Management (M.A.*)
Global Communication (M.A.*)
Journalism (Broadcast Journalism) (M.A.*)
Journalism (Online Journalism) (M.A.*)
Journalism (Print Journalism) (M.A.*)
Strategic Public Relations (M.A.*)

School of Dentistry

Craniofacial Biology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)

Rossier School of Education

Education (M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.*)
Education (Counseling Psychology) (M.S., Ph.D.*)
Learning and Instruction (Ed.D.)
Marriage and Family Therapy (M.M.F.T.)
Music Education (M.M.Ed.**)
Postsecondary Administration and Student
Affairs (M.E.)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
(M.S.)

School of Engineering

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering
(M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics)
(M.S.)
Mechanical Engineering (M.S.,
Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Mechanical Engineering
(Dynamics and Control) (M.S.)

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.*)
Biomedical Engineering (Biomedical
Imaging and Telemedicine) (M.S.)

Chemical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)

Civil Engineering

Applied Mechanics (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Civil Engineering (Construction
Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Earthquake
Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Environmental
Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Geotechnical
Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Ocean
Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Structural
Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Structural
Mechanics) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Transportation
Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Water
Resources) (M.S.)
Computer-Aided Engineering (M.Eng.)
Construction Management (M.C.M.)
Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
(Ph.D.*)
Environmental Quality Management
(M.Eng.)
Environmental Engineering (M.S.) Structural Design (M.Eng.)

Computer Science

Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.*)
Computer Science (Computer Networks)
(M.S.)
Computer Science (Intelligent Robotics)
(M.S.)
Computer Science (Multimedia and
Creative Technologies) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Software Engineering)
(M.S.)
Integrated Media Systems (M.S.)

Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.*)
Electrical Engineering (M.S., Engineer,
Ph.D.*)
Electrical Engineering (Computer
Networks) (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering (Multimedia and
Creative Technologies) (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design)
(M.S.)
Systems Architecture and Engineering
(M.S.)

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Engineering Management (M.S.)
Industrial and Systems Engineering
(M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Manufacturing Engineering (M.S.) Operations Research
Engineering (M.S.)

Materials Science

Materials Engineering (M.S.)
Materials Science (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)

Petroleum Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)

School of Fine Arts

Fine Arts (M.F.A.*)
Public Art Studies (M.P.A.S.)

Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

Gerontology (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.*)
Long Term Care Administration (M.L.T.C.A.)

Division of Independent Health Professions

Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy Biokinesiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
(Ph.D.*)
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.*)

Nursing

Nursing (Acute Care Nurse
Practitioner(M.S.*)
Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner)
(M.S.*)
Nursing (Gerontology Nurse Practitioner)
(M.S.*)
Nursing (Leadership and Administration)
(M.S.*)
Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia) (M.S.*)
Nursing (Nurse Midwifery) (M.S.*)
Nursing (Women’s Health Nurse
Practitioner (M.S.*)

Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Occupational Science (Ph.D.*)
Occupational Therapy (M.A.*, O.T.D.*)

Law School

Law (J.D., LL.M.)

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences*

All graduate programs in the college are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School.

American Studies and Ethnicity (Ph.D.)
Anthropology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Art History

Art History (M.A., Ph.D.)
Art History (Museum Studies) (M.A.)

Biological Sciences

Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)
Biology (Neurobiology) (Ph.D.)
Molecular and Computational Biology
(M.S., Ph.D.)

Chemistry

Chemistry (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemistry (Chemical Physics) (Ph.D.)

Classics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Comparative Literature (M.A., Ph.D.)

Earth Sciences

Geological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)

East Asian Area Studies (M.A.)
East Asian Languages and Cultures (M.A., Ph.D.)

Economics

Economic Developmental Programming
(M.A.)
Economics (M.A., Ph.D.)

English

English (M.A., Ph.D.)
Literature and Creative Writing (Ph.D.)

Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies (M.A.)
Environmental Risk Analysis (M.S.)

French and Italian

French (M.A., Ph.D.)

Geography (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
German (M.A., Ph.D.)
History (M.A., Ph.D.)
International Relations (M.A., Ph.D.)
Kinesiology (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)

Linguistics

Computational Linguistics (M.S.)
Linguistics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Linguistics (Hispanic Linguistics)
(M.A., Ph.D.)

Mathematics

Applied Mathematics (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Computational Molecular Biology (M.S.)
Mathematical Finance (M.S.)
Mathematics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Statistics (M.S.)

Neuroscience (M.S., Ph.D.)
Ocean Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)

Physics and Astronomy

Physics (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Physics for Business Applications (M.S.)

Political Economy and Public Policy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Political Science (M.A., Ph.D.)
Professional Writing (M.P.W.)
Psychology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Religion and Social Ethics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Slavic Languages and Literatures (M.A., Ph.D.)

Sociology

Sociology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Sociology (Marriage and Family Therapy)
(Ph.D.)

Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish (M.A., Ph.D.)

Keck School of Medicine

Medicine (M.D.)

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Molecular Epidemiology (M.S., Ph.D.**)

Cell and Neurobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)

Family Medicine

Physician Assistant Practice (M.P.A.P.)

Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
(M.S.*, Ph.D.*)

Pathology

Experimental and Molecular Pathology
(M.S.*)
Pathobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)

Physiology and Biophysics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)

Preventive Medicine

Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology
(M.S.*)
Biostatistics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Epidemiology (Ph.D.*)
Molecular Epidemiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior
Research) (Ph.D.*)

Public Health (M.P.H.)

Thornton School of Music

Choral Music (M.M., D.M.A.)
Composition (M.M., D.M.A.)
Conducting (M.M.)
Early Music Performance (D.M.A.)
Jazz Studies (M.M., D.M.A.)
Music (Early Music Performance) (M.A.*)
Music (Historical Musicology) (Ph.D.*)
Music (History and Literature) (M.A.*)
Music Education (M.M., M.M.Ed.**, D.M.A.)
Performance (Bassoon) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Clarinet) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Classical Guitar) (M.M., D.M.A.) Performance (Double Bass) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Flute) (M.M., D.M.A)
Performance (French Horn) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Harp) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Harpsichord) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Keyboard Collaborative Arts)
(M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Oboe) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Organ) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Percussion) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Piano) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Saxophone) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Studio Guitar) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Trombone) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Trumpet) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Tuba) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Viola) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Violin) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Violoncello) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Performance (Vocal Arts) (M.M., D.M.A.)
Sacred Music (M.M., D.M.A.)

School of Pharmacy

Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
(M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
(M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)
Regulatory Science (M.S.*)

School of Policy, Planning, and Development

Health Administration (M.H.A.)
Health Care Management (M.H.C.M.)
Planning (M.Pl., Ph.D.*)
Planning and Development Studies
(M.P.D.S., D.P.D.S.)
Public Administration
(M.P.A., D.P.A., Ph.D.*)
Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Public Policy and Management (M.P.P.M.)
Real Estate Development (M.R.E.D.)

School of Social Work

Social Work (M.S.W., Ph.D.*)

School of Theatre

Theatre (Acting) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Directing) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Playwriting) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Theatrical Design) (M.F.A.)

*under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School

**jointly administered