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Graduate and Professional Education
Degree Programs
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., Ph.D.)Building Science (M.B.S.)
Historic Preservation (M.H.P.)
Landscape Architecture (M.L.Arch.)
Leventhal School of Accounting
Accounting (M.Acc.)Business Taxation (M.B.T.)
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Biokinesiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy (Ph.D.*)
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.*)
Marshall School of Business
Business Administration (M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.*)Business Research (M.S.)
Digital Supply Chain Management (M.D.S.C.M.)
Medical Management (M.M.M.)
School of Cinematic Arts
Cinematic Arts (Film and Television Production)(M.F.A)Cinematic Arts (M.A.)
Cinematic Arts (Critical Studies) (Ph.D.*)
Cinematic Arts (Media Arts and Practice)(Ph.D.*)
Animation and Digital Arts (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 & Journalism
Communication (M.A.*, Ph.D.*)Communication Management (M.C.M.*)
Global Communication (M.A.*)
Journalism (Broadcast Journalism) (M.A.*)
Journalism (Online Journalism) (M.A.*)
Journalism (Print Journalism) (M.A.*)
Public Diplomacy (M.P.D.)
Public Diplomacy (Practitioner and Mid-Career Professional) (M.P.D.P.)
Specialized Journalism (M.A.*)
Specialized Journalism (The Arts) (M.A.*)
Strategic Public Relations (M.A.*)
Ostrow School of Dentistry
Craniofacial Biology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)
Rossier School of Education
Education (M.E., Ed.D., Ph.D.*)This new program is available beginning fall 2010.
Higher Education Counseling (M.E.)
Marriage and Family Therapy (M.M.F.T.)Multiple Subject Teaching (M.A.T.)
Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (M.E.)
School Counseling (M.E.)
This program will be dropped in fall 2010.
Single Subject Teaching (M.A.T.)Single Subject Teaching (Music Education) (M.A.T.)
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (M.E.)
This new program is available beginning fall 2010.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.T., M.S.)Viterbi School of Engineering
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringAerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics) (M.S.)
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Control) (M.S.)
Astronautics and Space TechnologyBiomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering (Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics) (M.S.)
Medical Device and Diagnostic Engineering (M.S.)
Chemical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering) (M.S.)
These programs will be dropped beginning summer 2010.
Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) (M.S.)
Construction Management (M.C.M.)
Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Ph.D.*)
Environmental Quality Management (M.Eng.)
Environmental Engineering (M.S.)
Structural Design (M.Eng.)
Computer ScienceComputer Science (Computer Networks) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Computer Security) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Game Development) (M.S.)
Computer Science (High Performance Computing and Simulations) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Human Language Technology) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Intelligent Robotics) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Multimedia and Creative Technologies) (M.S.)
Computer Science (Software Engineering) (M.S.)
Electrical EngineeringElectrical Engineering (Computer Networks) (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering (Multimedia and Creative Technologies) (M.S.)
Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design) (M.S.)
Financial Engineering (M.S.)
Systems Architecting and Engineering (M.S.)
Green TechnologiesGreen Technologies (M.S.)
Industrial and Systems EngineeringEngineering Management (M.S.)
Health Systems Management Engineering (M.S.)
Manufacturing Engineering (M.S.)
Operations Research Engineering (M.S.)
Product Development Engineering (M.S.)
Materials Science
Materials Engineering (M.S.)
Materials Science (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Petroleum EngineeringPetroleum Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Petroleum Engineering (Smart Oilfield Technologies) (M.S.)
This name and requirements for this program will change beginning fall 2011.
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Roski School of Fine Arts
Fine Arts (M.F.A.*)Public Art Studies (M.P.A.S.)
Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere (M.A.)
Davis School of Gerontology
Aging Services Management (M.A.S.M)Gerontology (M.A.*, M.S., Ph.D.*)
Long Term Care Administration (M.L.T.C.A.)
Gould School of Law
Comparative Law (M.C.L.)Law (J.D.)
Laws (LL.M.)
Taxation Law (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.)
Visual Anthropology (M.V.A.)
Art History (M.A.,
Ph.D.)Biological Sciences
Biology (Neurobiology) (Ph.D.)
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (Ph.D.)
Integrative and Evolutionary Biology (Ph.D.)
Marine and Environmental Biology (M.S.)
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography (Ph.D.)
Molecular and Computational Biology (M.S.)
Molecular Biology (Ph.D.)
ChemistryChemistry (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemistry (Chemical Physics) (Ph.D.)
Classics (M.A., Ph.D.)Comparative Literature (M.A.,Ph.D.)
Earth Sciences
East Asian Area Studies (M.A.)
East Asian Languages and Cultures (M.A., Ph.D.)
Economics
Economic Developmental Programming (M.A.)
EnglishEnglish (M.A., Ph.D.)
Literature and Creative Writing (Ph.D.)
Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Studies (M.A.)
Environmental Risk Analysis (M.S.)
French and ItalianFrench (M.A., Ph.D.)
Geography (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)Geographic Information Science and Technology (M.S.)
History (M.A., Ph.D.)International Relations (M.A.)
Kinesiology (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Liberal Studies (M.L.S.)
Linguistics
Linguistics (East Asian Linguistics) (Ph.D.)
Linguistics (Hispanic Linguistics) (M.A., Ph.D.)
MathematicsComputational Molecular Biology (M.S.)
Mathematical Finance (M.S.)
Statistics (M.S.)
Neuroscience (M.S., Ph.D.)Ocean Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
Philosophy
Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Philosophy and Law (M.A.)
Physics and AstronomyPhysics (M.A., M.S.,
Ph.D.)
Physics for Business Applications (M.S.)
Political Economy and Public Policy (M.A., Ph.D.)Political Science and International Relations (M.A., Ph.D.)
Professional Writing (M.P.W.)
Psychology
Human Behavior (M.S.)
Psychology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Psychological Science (M.A.)
Public Diplomacy (M.P.D.)Religion and Social Ethics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Slavic Languages and Literatures (M.A., Ph.D.)
Sociology (M.A., Ph.D.)
Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish (M.A., Ph.D.)
Keck School of Medicine
Medicine (M.D.)Academic Medicine (M.A.M.)
Anesthesia
Nurse Anesthesia (M.S.*)
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCell and Neurobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Family Medicine
Physician Assistant Practice (M.P.A.P.)
Genetic, Molecular and Cellular Biology (Ph.D.*)Global Medicine (M.S.)
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pathology
Experimental and Molecular Pathology (M.S.*)
Physiology and Biophysics (M.S.*,
Ph.D.*)Preventive Medicine
Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology (M.S.*)
Clinical and Biomedical Investigations (M.S.*)
Epidemiology (Ph.D.*)
Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior Research) (Ph.D.*)
Public Health (M.P.H.)
Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology (Ph.D.*)
Systems Biology and Disease (Ph.D.*)
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., 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 (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.)
School of Pharmacy
Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics (Ph.D)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.*, D.R.Sc.)
Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Occupational Science (Ph.D.*)Occupational Therapy (M.A.*, O.T.D.*)
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
Construction Management (M.C.M.)Health Administration (M.H.A.)
Executive Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.)
Executive Master of Leadership (M.L.)
Planning (M.Pl., Ph.D.*)
Planning and Development Studies (M.P.D.S.)
Policy, Planning and Development (D.P.P.D.)
Public Administration (M.P.A.)
Public Policy (M.P.P.)
Public Policy and Management (M.P.P.M.)
Real Estate Development (M.R.E.D.)
Urban Planning and Development (Ph.D.)
School of Social Work
Social Work (M.S.W., Ph.D.*)School of Theatre
Applied Theatre Arts (M.A.)Theatre (Acting) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Directing) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Dramatic Writing) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Theatrical Design) (M.F.A.)
*under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School
**jointly administered by more than one school or unit