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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.*)
This new program is available beginning fall 2009.
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)
Cinema-Television (M.A.)
Cinema-Television (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

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.*)

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
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics) (M.S.)
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Control) (M.S.)
Aerospace Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Mechanical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Astronautics and Space Technology
Astronautical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.*)
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
Applied Mechanics (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Civil Engineering (Construction Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering) (M.S.)
Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) (M.S.)
Computer-Aided Engineering (M.Eng.)
Construction Management (M.C.M.)
Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (Ph.D.*)
Environmental Quality Management (M.Eng.)
Environmental Engineering (M.S.)
Structural Design (M.Eng.)
Computer Science
Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.*)
Computer 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 Engineering
Computer Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.*)
Electrical Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Electrical 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.)
This new program is available beginning fall 2009.
Green Technologies
Green Technologies (M.S.)
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Engineering Management (M.S.)
Health Systems Management Engineering (M.S.)
Industrial and Systems Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Manufacturing Engineering (M.S.)
Operations Research Engineering (M.S.)
Product Development Engineering (M.S.)
System Safety and Security (M.S.)
Materials Science
Materials Engineering (M.S.)
Materials Science (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Engineering (M.S., Engineer, Ph.D.*)
Petroleum Engineering (Smart Oilfield Technologies) (M.S.)

Roski School of Fine Arts

Fine Arts (M.F.A.*)
Public Art Studies (M.P.A.S.)

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.)
This new program is available beginning fall 2010.
Tax Law (LL.M. in Tax)
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.)
Visual Anthropology (M.V.A.)
Art History (M.A., Ph.D.)
Biological Sciences
Biology (M.S., Ph.D.)
Biology (Neurobiology) (Ph.D.)
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (Ph.D.)
Integrative and Evolutionary Biology (Ph.D.)
Marine and Environmental Biology (M.S.)
Molecular and Computational Biology (M.S.)
Molecular Biology (Ph.D.)
Chemistry
Chemistry (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Chemistry (Chemical Physics) (Ph.D.)
Classics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Comparative Literature (M.A.,Ph.D.)
Earth Sciences
Geological Sciences (M.S., Ph.D.)
East Asian Area Studies (M.A.)
East Asian Languages and Cultures (M.A., Ph.D.)
Economics
Economic Developmental Programming (M.A.)
Economics (M.A., Ph.D.)
English
English (M.A., Ph.D.)
Literature and Creative Writing (Ph.D.)
Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies (M.A.)
Environmental Risk Analysis (M.S.)
French and Italian
French (M.A., Ph.D.)
Geography (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Geographic Information Science and Technology (M.S.)
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
Linguistics (M.A., Ph.D.)
Linguistics (East Asian Linguistics) (Ph.D.)
Linguistics (Hispanic Linguistics) (M.A., Ph.D.)
Mathematics
Applied Mathematics (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Computational Molecular Biology (M.S.)
Mathematical Finance (M.S.)
Mathematics (M.A., Ph.D.)
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 Astronomy
Physics (M.A., M.S., Ph.D.)
Physics for Business Applications (M.S.)
Political Economy and Public Policy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Politics 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 Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Molecular Epidemiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.**)
Cell 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.*)
Pathobiology (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Physiology and Biophysics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Preventive Medicine
Applied Biostatistics and Epidemiology (M.S.*)
Biostatistics (M.S.*, Ph.D.*)
Clinical and Biomedical Investigations (M.S.*)
Epidemiology (Ph.D.*)
Molecular Epidemiology (M.S.*, 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

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 (Ph.D., 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.)

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