USC
University of Southern California
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USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

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Undergraduate Noelle Stiles examines the tiny camera that may one day help the blind. The biophysics major and neuroscience minor conducts research with a USC team developing the first intraocular camera that can be directly implanted in the eye. The interdisciplinary nature of the research gives Stiles an opportunity to work with professors from various disciplines in USC College.

USC College is the liberal arts center of the University of Southern California, teaching more than 10,000 undergraduates. It offers instruction in the humanities, the natural sciences and the social sciences, leading to bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees. The programs of the college provide both a broad liberal arts education and a thorough grounding in an academic discipline. Breadth is supplied by the general education program and electives. Departmental majors, interdisciplinary majors, and special programs and minors provide depth.

USC College combines two "worlds" — the world of the self-contained liberal arts school, with small classes and close working relationships between students and faculty, and the larger world of the research university, where new ventures and new ideas are being explored by internationally known scholars. This combination makes the college a supportive and exciting place to learn.

USC College offers many opportunities for post-baccalaureate study. Graduate programs within the college leading to master's degrees and doctor of philosophy degrees are administered through the USC Graduate School.

Administration

Howard Gillman, Ph.D., Dean, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Michael Quick, Ph.D., Executive Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

Roger D. Stewart, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Planning

David Houser, M.B.A., Senior Associate Dean for Business and Financial Affairs

Susan Andrews, M.S., Senior Associate Dean for Communication

Richard Vargas, B.S., Senior Associate Dean for Advancement

Dani Byrd, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Faculty and Research

Steven Lamy, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Academic Programs

George Sanchez, Ph.D., Director of College Diversity

Jane M. Cody, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Richard Fliegel, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs

Mark Todd, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Programs

Susan H. Kamei, J.D., Associate Dean for Advanced and Professional Programs

Kathleen Speer, B.S., Associate Dean for Faculty and Research

Steven Wagner, M.B.A., Associate Dean for Business and Financial Affairs

Karen Rowan-Badger, B.S., Assistant Dean for Admission

James R. McElwain, A.I.A., Senior Administrator for Facilities

Departments and Programs

American Studies and Ethnicity
Anthropology
Art History
Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Classics
Comparative Literature
Earth Sciences
East Asian Languages and Cultures
East Asian Studies Center
Economics
English
Environmental Studies
French and Italian
Gender Studies
Geography
German
Health and Humanity
History
Interdisciplinary Major
International Relations
Judaic Studies
Kinesiology
Liberal Studies
Linguistics
Mathematics
Narrative Studies
Neuroscience
Ocean Sciences
Philosophy
Physics and Astronomy
Political Science
Professional Writing
Psychology
Religion
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Sociology
Spanish and Portuguese

Additional Programs Administered by the College

American Language Institute
Freshman Seminars
General Education
Interdisciplinary Major Program
Joint Educational Project
Learner Centered Curricula
Learning Communities
Overseas Studies
Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program
Resident Honors Program
Sophomore Seminars
Supplemental Instruction Program
Thematic Option Program
Writing Program

Graduate Studies in Letters, Arts and Sciences

Graduate studies leading to the ­master's and Ph.D. degrees are available within most departments of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Candidates for graduate degrees must complete both the departmental requirements listed for each degree and the general requirements set by the Graduate School.