Catalogue 2004-05

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Graduate 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.)
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.)
Management (M.Mgt.)

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.)
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.)

Viterbi School of Engineering

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Industrial and Systems Engineering Materials Science Petroleum Engineering

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 Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Gould School of Law

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 Biological Sciences Chemistry 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 English Environmental Studies French and Italian Geography (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
German (M.A., Ph.D.)
History (M.A., Ph.D.)
Kinesiology (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Linguistics Mathematics Neuroscience (M.S., Ph.D.)
Ocean Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
Philosophy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Physics and Astronomy Political Economy and Public Policy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Politics and International Relations (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 Spanish and Portuguese

Keck School of Medicine

Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesia Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 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 Physiology and Biophysics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Preventive Medicine

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.)
Executive Health Administration (M.H.A.)
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 (Dramatic Writing) (M.F.A.)
Theatre (Theatrical Design) (M.F.A.)

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