Majors & Minors

The JD/MS dual degree combines the knowledge of the older population with understanding of the legal system. The program prepares graduates for a number of roles in both public and private sector organizations. Students are required to complete 112 units of course work, 76 from the law school and 36 from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. The first year is devoted to required law courses, and the second, third and fourth years combine gerontology and law courses.

Gerontology Requirements

The Master of Science in Gerontology will require 36 units of course and field work that cover the core content of the MS program.

The MS/MBA dual degree combines knowledge of the older population with the skills of business management. The program prepares graduates for a number of roles in both public and private sector organizations including the marketing of products or services to seniors, human resource development with older workers and retirement benefits.

Gerontology Requirements

The Master of Science in Gerontology requires 30 units of course and fieldwork, which covers the core content of the MS program.

The Master of Public Administration/Master of Science, Gerontology (MPA/MS) dual degree offers students interested in management of agencies and institutions the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of the administrative and organizational processes and management skills necessary for the effective delivery of services to older persons.

In the MPA/MS dual degree, students spend their first year taking the required courses in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. The research course, GERO 593 Research Methods and the capstone course GERO 555 Integrating Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach, are taken in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. The student begins courses in the Price School of Public Policy during the second semester of the first year.

Two versions of this dual degree are available, one with a general orientation and one with an emphasis on health services administration. Students must apply to both schools and, if accepted to both, participate in a specially designed program combining course work from both schools.

Curriculum requirements for the general focus dual degree are detailed in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology section of this catalogue. Students are encouraged to seek advisement as they plan their actual programs, since curriculum changes may occur.

Return to: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology 

The dual degree in Pharmacy and Global Medicine is designed for students who are interested in providing pharmaceutical care to underserved populations around the world. Students enrolled in this dual degree program will benefit from an advanced understanding of the role of, and issues surrounding, modern medicine in developing countries.

Requirements

Students must gain admission to and fulfill the degree requirements for both programs, which include 136 units for the Doctor of Pharmacy and 24 units for the MS in Global Medicine. Six units of MEDS elective units can be used toward the PharmD elective requirement, and PHRD 503 and PHRD 504 substitute for MEDS 503 and MEDS 504.

Program Adaptation

Because MEDS 503 and MEDS 504, core requirements for the MS in Global Medicine program, cover the same material as PHRD 503 and PHRD 504, the PharmD/Global Medicine dual degree program substitutes PHRD 503 and PHRD 504 for MEDS 503 and MEDS 504 as core requirements for the dual degree.

The USC Marshall School of Business in conjunction with the Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering offers a program leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration/Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

The MS/MBA program requires 68 units for degree completion. The total number of units required for the MBA program is 48, including all required courses in the MBA program and graduate business electives sufficient to complete the 48 units required for the MBA portion of the degree. Dual degree students may not count courses taken outside the Marshall School of Business toward the 48 units.

Students must complete a minimum of 20 units within the ISE Department in addition to the 48 units required by the Marshall School of Business.

The Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in conjunction with the Department of Petroleum Engineering offers programs leading to the degree of MS Petroleum Engineering/MS Engineering Management. The program is designed for graduate petroleum engineers whose career objectives lead to increasing technical management responsibilities.

Students complete at least 45 units, of which at least 21 units are required Petroleum Engineering graduate course work, and at least 24 units are Engineering Management graduate course work, including required core courses, a technology course and elective courses listed in the MS Engineering Management program.

For Admission Requirements, refer to USC Catalogue Graduate Degrees and Requirements in The Graduate School section of this catalogue.

The Viterbi School of Engineering Program in Systems Architecting and Engineering, in conjunction with the Marshall School of business, offers a program leading to two degrees - the Master of Science in Systems Architecting and Engineering and the Master of Business Administration.

Prospective students apply for admission to both programs simultaneously and must be admitted to both programs to qualify for consideration for conversion to the dual degree program. Applicants must provide proof of a four-year bachelor's degree and GRE scores. International applicants must also provide TOEFL or IELTS scores.

This alternative requires at least 72 units (75 for the online MBA). The MS SAE portion of the program requires 24 units. Students in the dual degree program do not complete a course in Engineering Economy nor a Technical Management Area elective as part of the MS SAE portion of the program. These concepts are presented in the MBA portion of the program.

The total number of units required for the MBA degree is at least 48 including all required courses in an MBA program (51 units for online MBA, excluding electives) 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.

The Master of Social Work and Juris Doctor (MSW/JD) dual degree program is a four-year program. Students are required to complete 121 units of course work, including 76 units in the USC Gould School of Law and 45 units in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.

Program Requirements:

To earn the JD, all students (including dual degree students) must complete 37 numerically graded law units at USC after the first year. The associate dean may make exceptions to this rule for students enrolled in law school honors programs. Students must apply to both programs prior to matriculation. The program of study is as follows:

First Year: Complete the first year JD program of study.

Second Year: Complete the first year program of study in the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, which includes 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 the third year of the dual degree. Students will be advised into the appropriate courses. 

Third Year: Complete MSW course work and resume JD course work, per advisement. The Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work recognizes a law course as a substitution for the elective/special topics course requirement.

Fourth Year: Complete the JD program