Majors & Minors

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

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.

Return to: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work 

Return to: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work 

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.