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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.)
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.)
Education (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) (M.E.)
Marriage and Family Therapy (M.M.F.T.)
Music Education (M.M.Ed.**)
Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (M.E.)
Teaching (Multiple Subject Teaching) (M.A.T.)
Teaching (Single Subject Teaching) (M.A.T.)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.S.)

Viterbi School of Engineering

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Astronautics and Space Technology
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
Occupational Therapy (M.A.*, O.T.D.*)

Gould School of Law

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

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.)
Genetic, Molecular and Cellular Biology (Ph.D.*)
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Pathology
Physiology and Biophysics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Preventive Medicine
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., 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 (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.)
Policy, Planning and Development (Ph.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.)

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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