University of Southern California

Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Advanced and Professional Programs

3501 Trousdale Parkway
Taper Hall 355
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0355

The Office of Advanced and Professional Programs administers the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences multidisciplinary graduate programs not housed in traditional departments or units.

Master of Liberal Studies

(213) 740-1349
FAX: (213) 740-5002
Email: mls@dornsife.usc.edu
dornsife.usc.edu/mls

Acting Director: Richard Fliegel, Ph.D.

A multidisciplinary degree program, the Master of Liberal Studies (MLS) is designed for motivated, college-educated ­individuals who wish to further their intellectual growth and pursue graduate work part-time in the evenings. See here for course requirements.

Master of Professional Writing

(213) 740-3252
FAX: (213) 740-5775
Email: mpw@dornsife.usc.edu
dornsife.usc.edu/mpw

Director: Brighde Mullins, MFA

The program is designed for individuals pursuing writing as a career in fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, tele­vision writing and theatre. See here for course requirements.