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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.

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.)

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.*)
Digital Supply Chain Management (M.D.S.C.M.)
Medical Management (M.M.M.)

School of Cinematic Arts

Cinema-Television (M.A.*, M.F.A.)
Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) (Ph.D.*)
Cinematic Arts (Media Arts and Practices) (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

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.)
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.E., Ed.D., Ph.D.*)
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.)
Single Subject Teaching (M.A.T.)
Single Subject Teaching (Music Education) (M.A.T.**)
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (M.E.)
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

Roski 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.)

Gould School of Law

Comparative Law (M.C.L.)
Law (J.D.)
Laws (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 (M.A., Ph.D.)
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.)
International Relations (M.A.)
Kinesiology (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Liberal Studies (M.L.S.)
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.)
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

Keck School of Medicine

Medicine (M.D.)
Academic Medicine (M.A.M.)
Anesthesia
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cell and Neurobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Family Medicine
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., 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

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.*)

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 (Ex.M.L.)
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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