Majors & Minors

The MSW/MBA dual degree develops knowledge and skills in working with individuals, families and groups, as well as organizational dynamics, marketing, decision sciences, accounting and human relations. Students interested in working in the management of human services and not-for-profit organizations will develop knowledge of human resources, philanthropic and corporate social responsibility, organizational development and information management.

Application:

Prospective students must apply to both the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and the USC Marshall School of Business.

Program Requirements:

The MSW/MBA requires completion of a minimum of 93 units: 48 in the Marshall School of Business and a minimum of 45 in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.

Course requirements in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work include the required courses outlined in the Master of Social Work (Integrative Social Work) section of the catalogue. Students will take their remaining MSW units in specialized courses in integrative social work. Students will be advised into the appropriate courses. 

Course requirements in the Marshall School of Business include all required courses in an MBA program and graduate business electives sufficient to bring the total units completed in the Marshall School of Business to at least 48. Dual degree students may not count courses taken outside the Marshall School of Business toward the 48 units. For MBA admission and degree requirements, visit USC Marshall School of Business.

The MBA and the MSW degrees are awarded simultaneously upon completion of all program requirements.

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The Master of Urban Planning/Master of Arts, Curatorial Practices and the Public Sphere offers an unusually rich opportunity for students interested in developing a new knowledge base to become successful professionals working in the arena of organizing art projects in urban public space, planning and community development. Los Angeles and the facilities at USC provide a unique learning laboratory to educate a more competitive professional with a better understanding of both the administration of public art and issues of urban planning. This dual degree requires 58 units for completion, 26 in Roski and 32 in urban planning in Price.

The Master of Urban Planning/Master of Public Administration dual degree program is designed for the study of the relationships between planning and public administration. Administrative skills, budgeting and fiscal analysis, a knowledge of operations services of local governments, and formulation and conduct of planning operations within the context of municipal management are required. This dual degree program normally requires five semesters in residence.

Requirements

Requirements for completion of the dual degree program are 64 units, including 32 units in public administration (including 8 units of management and analytic electives) and 32 units in urban planning.

The Master of Urban Planning/Master of Real Estate Development dual degree program enables students to expand their skills in planning, land development, market analysis, finance and economics. Exposure to both fields becomes an educational as well as a professional asset for careers in either real estate development or urban planning. This dual degree program normally requires five semesters, including one summer, in residence.

Requirements

A total of 74 units is required for the dual degree, all from within the Price School of Public Policy.

A minor in materials science is open to all undergraduate students in engineering. This minor provides students with the background and skills necessary to understand and use advanced materials in different engineering applications. Students are required to complete a minimum of of 16 units of course work consisting of both core requirements and elective courses.

Students must apply to the Viterbi School of Engineering for the minor and departmental approval is required. The program is as follows:

The "big data deluge" continues to change the fabric of research and discovery in both science and industry. The Mathematical Data Analytics minor offered by the Department of Mathematics equips students with the fundamental principles of this field, including practical approaches for handling real data. Upon completion of this minor, students will have a comprehensive understanding of the conditions under which current data analysis methods yield unreliable results and be able to effectively adapt their analyses to use more appropriate methods and thereby avoid erroneous conclusions regarding the significance of their data. While this minor complements the department's Statistics minor, it requires a deeper mathematical background and leads to a better understanding of the subject matter.

In accordance with the usual requirements for minors, students must enroll in at least four upper-division courses and four courses specifically selected for this minor (which may be the same four courses). Students who use courses required by this minor for the satisfaction of their major program requirements may satisfy the minor requirement of four classes outside their major department by selecting alternative courses from a list maintained by the Department of Mathematics.

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This interdisciplinary minor was created for students in business, economics and mathematics, whose majors already require some of the introductory course work. Students in other programs are welcome but should expect the minor to require more units than it does for students in those programs.

As with all minors, students must include at least four upper-division courses and four courses dedicated exclusively to this minor (which may be the same four courses). Finally, students must select four courses outside their major department. Economics majors must choose four courses outside of economics; math majors must choose four courses outside of math; business majors must choose four courses outside of the Marshall School of Business. These may be the same courses used to meet the first two conditions.