Undergraduate Education
Minors
Following is a list of academic minors and the schools and/or departments which administer them. All departments and schools are listed alphabetically in the index by name and alphabetical designations.
Advertising (Annenberg School for Communication, Journalism)
American Popular Culture (USC College, American Studies and Ethnicity)
American Studies and Ethnicity (USC College, American Studies and Ethnicity)
Ancient Religion and Classical Languages (USC College, Classics and Religion)
Animation and Digital Arts (School of Cinematic Arts)
Applied Theatre Arts (School of Theatre)
Applied Theatre Arts/Education (School of Theatre/Rossier School of Education)
Arabic and Middle East Studies (USC College, Linguistics)
Architecture (School of Architecture)
Art History ( (USC College, Art History)
Astronautical Engineering (Viterbi School of Engineering, Astronautical Engineering)
Astronomy (USC College, Physics and Astronomy)
Bioethics (USC College, Religion)
Biotechnology (USC College, Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Marshall School of Business)
Business (Marshall School of Business)
Business Law (Marshall School of Business/Gould School of Law)
Business Technology Fusion (Marshall School of Business, Information and Operations Management)
Chemistry (USC College, Chemistry)
Children and Families in Urban America (School of Social Work)
Cinema-Television (School of Cinematic Arts)
Cinema-Television for the Health Professions (School of Cinematic Arts/Keck School of Medicine)
Classics (USC College, Classics)
Coastal Ocean and Watershed Science (USC College, Geography)
Communication and the Entertainment Industry (Annenberg School for Communication)
Communication Design (Roski School of Fine Arts)
Communication Law and Media Policy (Annenberg School for Communication)
Comparative Literature (USC College, Comparative Literature)
Computer Science (Viterbi School of Engineering, Computer Science)
Construction Planning and Management (Viterbi School of Engineering, Civil Engineering/School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Consumer Behavior (Marshall School of Business)
Craniofacial and Dental Biotechnology (School of Dentistry, Viterbi School of Engineering, USC College)
Critical Approaches to Leadership (USC College, Interdisciplinary Studies)
Cultural Anthropology (USC College, Anthropology)
Cultural Competence in Medicine (Keck School of Medicine, Preventive Medicine)
Cultural Studies (USC College, English)
Cultures and Politics of the Pacific Rim (USC College, East Asian Languages and Cultures)
Dance (School of Theatre)
Digital Media-Based Imaging (Roski School of Fine Arts)
Drawing (Roski School of Fine Arts)
East Asian Area Studies (USC College, East Asian Area Studies)
East Asian Languages and Cultures (USC College, East Asian Languages and Cultures)
Economics (USC College, Economics)
Education in a Pluralistic Society (Rossier School of Education)
Engineering Management (Viterbi School of Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering)
Engineering Technology Commercialization (Viterbi School of Engineering, Computer Science)
English (USC College, English)
Entrepreneurship (Marshall School of Business, Business Entrepreneurship)
Environmental Engineering (Viterbi School of Engineering, Civil Engineering)
Environmental Natural Sciences (USC College, Environmental Studies)
Environmental Planning and Development (USC College, Environmental Studies) Environmental Social Sciences (USC College, Environmental Studies)
Folklore and Popular Culture (USC College, Anthropology)
Forensics and Criminality (USC College, Sociology)
French (USC College, French and Italian)
Gender Studies (USC College, Gender Studies)
Geobiology (USC College, Earth Sciences)
Geographic Information Science (USC College, Geography)
Geography (USC College, Geography)
Geohazards (USC College, Earth Sciences)
German (USC College, German)
Global Communication (USC College, International Relations/Annenberg School for Communication)
Health Communication (Keck School of Medicine, Preventive Medicine)
Health Policy and Management (School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
History (USC College, History)
Human Resource Management (Marshall School of Business, Management and Organization)
Human Rights (USC College, Political Science)
Individuals, Societies and Aging (Davis School of Gerontology)
Interactive Media and the Culture of New Technologies (Annenberg School for Communication)
Interactive Multimedia (Viterbi School of Engineering)
International Policy and Management (USC College, International Relations/School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
International Relations (USC College, International Relations)
International Urban Development (USC College, International Relations/School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Italian (USC College, French and Italian)
Jazz Studies (Thornton School of Music)
Jewish American Studies (USC College, American Studies and Ethnicity)
Judaic Studies (USC College, Judaic Studies/Hebrew Union College)
Kinesiology (USC College, Kinesiology)
Landscape Architecture (School of Architecture)
Latin American Studies (USC College, Spanish and Portuguese)
Law and Internet Technology (Viterbi School of Engineering, Information Technology Program)
Law and Public Policy (School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Law and Society (USC College, Political Science)
Linguistics (USC College, Linguistics)
Management Consulting (Marshall School of Business, Management and Organization)
Managing Human Relations (USC College, Sociology)
Marketing (Marshall School of Business)
Materials Science (Viterbi School of Engineering, Materials Science)
Mathematical Finance (USC College, Mathematics)
Mathematics (USC College, Mathematics)
Medical Anthropology (USC College, Anthropology)
Middle East Studies (USC College, International Relations)
Music Industry (Thornton School of Music)
Music Recording (Thornton School of Music)
Musical Studies (Thornton School of Music)
Musical Theatre (Thornton School of Music)
Natural Science (USC College, Biological Sciences)
Neuroscience (USC College, Neuroscience)
News Media and Society (Annenberg School for Communication, Journalism)
Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Volunteerism (School of Policy Planning, and Development/USC College, International Relations/Annenberg School for Communication, Journalism)
Nutrition and Health Promotion (Keck School of Medicine, Preventive Medicine)
Occupational Science (Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy)
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Marshall School of Business, Information and Operations Management)
Organizational Leadership and Management (Marshall School of Business, Management and Organization)
Pacific Rim Development (USC College, Geography)
Painting (Roski School of Fine Arts)
Peace and Conflict Studies (USC College, International Relations)
Performing Arts Studies (School of Theatre)
Petroleum Engineering (Viterbi School of Engineering, Petroleum Engineering)
Philosophy (USC College, Philosophy)
Photography (Roski School of Fine Arts)
Physics (USC College, Physics and Astronomy)
Planning and Development (School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Playwriting (School of Theatre)
Political Organizing in the Digital Age (USC College, Political Science and International Relations/Viterbi School of Engineering/Annenberg School for Communication/School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Political Science (USC College, Political Science)
Popular Music Studies (Thornton School of Music)
Professional and Managerial Communication (Annenberg School for Communication)
Psychology (USC College, Psychology)
Psychology and Law (Gould School of Law/USC College, Psychology)
Public Health (Keck School of Medicine, Preventive Medicine)
Public Management (School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Public Policy (School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Race, Ethnicity and Politics (USC College, Political Science)
Real Estate Development (School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Religion (USC College, Religion)
Russian (USC College, Slavic Languages and Cultures)
Russian Area Studies (USC College, Slavic Languages and Cultures)
Science, Health, and Aging (Davis School of Gerontology)
Screenwriting (School of Cinematic Arts)
Sculpture (Roski School of Fine Arts)
Sociology (USC College, Sociology)
Songwriting (Thornton School of Music)
Southeast Asia and its People (USC College, Anthropology)
Southern California (USC College, Geography)
Spanish (USC College, Spanish and Portuguese)
Substance Abuse Prevention (Keck School of Medicine, Preventive Medicine)
Theatre (School of Theatre)
Thematic Approaches to Humanities and Society (USC College, Thematic Option)
Theories of Art (USC College, Philosophy)
3-D Animation (Viterbi School of Engineering, Information Technology Program)
3-D Art for Games (Roski School of Fine Arts/School of Cinematic Arts/Viterbi School of Engineering)
2-D Art for Games (Roski School of Fine Arts/School of Cinematic Arts/Viterbi School of Engineering)
Two-Dimensional Studies (Roski School of Fine Arts)
Urban Neighborhood Studies (School of Architecture/School of Policy, Planning, and Development/Rossier School of Education/School of Social Work)
Urban Policy and Planning (School of Policy, Planning, and Development)
Video Game Design and Management (Viterbi School of Engineering, Information Technology Program)
Video Game Programming (Viterbi School of Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Program)
Visual Culture (USC College, Art History)
Web Technologies and Applications (Viterbi School of Engineering, Information Technology Program)