USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

SC College is the liberal arts center of the University of Southern California, teaching more than 10,000 undergraduates. It offers instruction in the humanities, the natural Usciences and the social sciences, leading to bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees. The programs of the college provide both a broad liberal arts education and a thorough grounding in an academic discipline. Breadth is supplied by the general education program and electives. Departmental majors, interdisciplinary majors, and special programs and minors provide depth.

USC College combines two “worlds” — the world of the self-contained liberal arts school, with small classes and close working relationships between students and faculty, and the larger world of the research university, where new ventures and new ideas are being explored by internationally known scholars. This combination makes the college a supportive and exciting place to learn.

USC College offers many opportunities for post-baccalaureate study. Graduate programs within the college leading to master’s degrees and doctor of philosophy degrees are administered through the Working with Sarah Bottjer in her lab gives USC Graduate School. undergraduate students the opportunity to research brain function – including speech acquisition in children and the brain’s response to injury, disease and aging. The professor of biological sciences and psychology’s study of young songbirds has revealed how early experience affects the development of neural networks. 234 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Administration

Howard Gillman, Ph.D., Dean, College of Susan H. Kamei, J.D., Associate Dean, History Letters, Arts and Sciences Advanced and Professional Programs International Relations Judaic Studies Michael Quick, Ph.D., Executive Vice Dean, Robert C. Lum, J.D., Associate Dean, Faculty Kinesiology Academic Affairs Affairs Liberal Studies Linguistics Roger D. Stewart, Ph.D., Senior Associate Kathleen Speer, B.S., Associate Dean, Research Mathematics Dean, Administration and Planning Administration Neuroscience Ocean Sciences David Houser, M.B.A., Senior Associate Dean, Steven Wagner, M.B.A., Associate Dean, Philosophy Business and Financial Affairs Business and Financial Affairs Physics and Astronomy Political Science John Keates, M.A., Senior Associate Dean, Karen Rowan-Badger, B.S., Assistant Dean, Professional Writing Advancement Admission Psychology Religion Elinor Accampo, Ph.D., Vice Dean, Graduate James R. McElwain, A.I.A., Senior Slavic Languages and Literatures Programs Administrator, Facilities Sociology Spanish and Portuguese Dani Byrd, Ph.D., Vice Dean, Research Departments and Programs Advancement American Studies and Ethnicity Additional Programs Administered by the Anthropology College Steven Lamy, Ph.D., Vice Dean, Undergraduate Art History American Language Institute Programs Biological Sciences Freshman Seminars Chemistry General Education Edwin McCann, Ph.D., Vice Dean, Faculty Classics Interdisciplinary Major Program Affairs Comparative Literature Joint Educational Project Earth Sciences Learner Centered Curricula Jane M. Cody, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Academic East Asian Languages and Cultures Learning Communities Programs East Asian Studies Center Overseas Studies Economics Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program Richard Fliegel, Ph.D., Associate Dean, English Resident Honors Program Undergraduate Programs Environmental Studies Sophomore Seminars French and Italian Supplemental Instruction Program Mark Todd, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Graduate Gender Studies Thematic Option Program Programs Geography Writing Program German Health and Humanity

Graduate Studies in Letters, Arts and Sciences

Graduate studies leading to the ­master’s departmental requirements listed for each and Ph.D. degrees are available within degree and the general requirements set by most departments of the College of the Graduate School. Letters, Arts and Sciences. Candidates for graduate degrees must complete both the

Undergraduate Programs

USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Selecting a Major But a choice in the college does not limit awards the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and the A major may be chosen because the student the student to a single career or line of work. Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in a number of is especially interested in a subject, because Liberal arts majors are unusually adaptable; disciplines. Each degree requires a minimum of particular abilities in certain areas, or they are suitable preparations for many of 128 units. because it is an especially fitting preparation careers. for a profession. The choice of a major may Majors thus become part of planning for a career. Students in the college may major in a single discipline or combine several interests in an interdisciplinary program. Undergraduate Programs 235

A student may declare a major at any time, departmental listing for more specific require- Second Bachelor’s Degree but is expected to record his or her major in ments for the interdepartmental major, includ- A second bachelor’s degree requires a mini- the Office of Academic Records and Regis­ ing lower division requirements. mum of 32 additional units. In some degrees trar at or before the beginning of the junior more than the 32 additional units may be year or completion of 64 units. This allows Physical Sciences Major (B.S. Degree) The needed because all requirements of both sufficient time to fulfill the course require- departments of chemistry, earth sciences, and degrees must be met. Also, the residence ments of the major in the student’s third and physics and astronomy, cooperating with one requirement for a second bachelor’s degree fourth years. For some majors, however, and another, offer a physical sciences major in requires 32 units applicable to the degree especially for a major in one of the natural the natural sciences and mathematics. The beyond the number of units required for the sciences aiming for the B.S. degree, it is major requires specific lower division courses first USC bachelor’s degree to be completed advantageous to declare the major sooner, so in chemistry, earth sciences, mathematics, in residence (see the policy on residence the program can be spaced over the full four physics and 28 upper division units of major requirement for a second bachelor’s degree). years. courses in the four departments. Of the 28 The student receives a separate diploma for required upper division units, at least four each degree upon completion. Changing a Major units must be taken in each of the four coop- If, after a major has been declared, the stu- erating departments. Substitution for Major Requirements dent wishes to change to a different field If a student wishes an adjustment to the (or add another field of study to the existing Program Major (B.A. or B.S. Degree) A program major requirements in his or her department one), a Change of Major form must be filed. major consists of designated courses and or program, the department advisor may, The form may be obtained in the Office of not less than 24 upper division units chosen with the support of the department, substi- College Advising or the Office of Academic from the list of courses which make up the tute a comparable upper division course for Records and Registrar in John Hubbard Hall. program. The college has a number of special a required one. Substitutions and waivers of The form must be completed and returned programs, many of which offer majors. USC or transfer courses for upper division to the Office of Academic Records and requirements for programs are to be limited Registrar. When a major is changed, the new Because programs are often organized around to a combination of 25 percent. Lower divi- department advisor must sign the form. the study of a region or a topic, and hence sion courses cannot be substituted for upper are not specific to any single discipline, or division requirements. Types of Majors and Major Requirements because two or more disciplines have joined Departmental Major (B.A. or B.S. Degree) to deal with a common problem, program Unit Limitation A departmental major for the B.A. degree majors are interdisciplinary. An interdisciplin- There is an established limit of 40 upper consists of specified lower division courses ary major offers unusual range to students division units in any major. A student wishing and, generally, not less than 24 or more than who have topical interests. Specific require- to exceed the limit must obtain the approval 32 upper division units in a single depart- ments for all program majors are listed under of the department with the final endorse- ment or discipline. A greater concentration of the program titles. ment of the dean of undergraduate programs. units in a single discipline is usually required in majors for the B.S. degree than in majors Dual Degree Minors for the B.A. degree. A dual degree is one that has course work USC College offers a wide array of minors from two schools or two different degree pro- that can provide unique breadth and comple- The specific requirements for each depart- grams within the same school which has been ment or enhance the major field of study. ment major will be found in the departmen- organized into a single program. Listings of Many of the college minors themselves are tal sections of this catalogue. graduate dual degrees can be found on page interdisciplinary and combine classes in two 89. The student receives two diplomas. or more college departments or work in col- Double Major (B.A./B.A. or B.S./B.S.) lege departments with classes or internships A double major consists of two majors which Progressive Degree Program in one of USC’s professional schools. allow the student to earn the same degree, A progressive degree program enables a USC either a B.A. or B.S. degree, within the col- College undergraduate to begin work on a Basic Requirement for a Degree from USC lege. The student must complete the require- master’s degree while completing require- College ments for both majors and whatever other ments for the bachelor’s degree. The progres- For those undergraduate students earning course work is needed to complete 128 units. sive degree may be in the same or different a degree in the College of Letters, Arts and Combinations of interdepartmental and departments, but should be in a closely-related Sciences, a minimum of 104 units applicable department majors are also possible. See page field of study. Students in a progressive to the degree must be earned in college aca- 64 for rules governing the overlap of courses degree program must fulfill all require- demic departments. For students graduating allowed for a double major. ments for both the bachelor’s degree and with a minor or a second bachelor’s degree, the master’s degree except for the combined this minimum is reduced to 96 units. Other Interdepartmental Majors number of units for the two separate degrees. exceptions will be considered by the dean of Humanities or Social Sciences Major (B.A. Degree) The master’s degree may be awarded at the undergraduate programs in the college. A humanities or social sciences major consists same time as, but not prior to, the bachelor’s of not less than 32 upper division units within degree. The student receives two diplomas. Students who are completing major degree departments in the humanities or departments Further details about progressive degrees can programs in a professional school, but whose in the social sciences. Of the 32 required upper be found on page 82. degree is conferred by the college, are division units for the interdepartmental major, exempt from this policy. 20 are typically taken in one department, and the additional 12 units are taken from appli- This policy also applies to transferable courses cable courses in the area in which the depart- (see page 56). ment of concentration is housed. See the 236 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Units Required Each Semester Grade Point Average Requirement courses. A grade point average of at least B The student is expected to complete about A grade point average of at least C (2.0) on (3.0) on all units attempted at USC is required 16 units each semester; 18 units are generally all units attempted at USC is required for for master’s degrees. A grade point average of considered to be the maximum number in a undergraduate degrees. The college requires at least B (3.0) on all units attempted at USC manageable program. If the student wants to a minimum 2.0 grade point average in upper is required for doctoral degrees. enroll in more than 18 units, he or she may division major courses. Some departments do so, but should consult first with the aca- require grades of C or higher in specified demic advisor.

Advising and Academic Services

Office of College Advising biokinesiology and physical therapy, occupa- expect support in such areas as navigating College Academic Services Building 120 tional science and occupational therapy and the admissions process, writing statements of (213) 740-2534 other allied health professions). Pre-health purpose, requesting letters of recommenda- FAX: (213) 740-3664 advisors also support students as they consider tion, exploring test preparation resources, and Email: [email protected] general education courses, majors, minors identifying and pursuing sources of funding. www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/cas and the optimal use of electives. Pre-health students are guided through the admission Studying Abroad The Office of College Advising provides a process in their chosen field, including how The Office of Overseas Studies provides wide range of advising services and programs to write an effective personal statement, how opportunities for students to study in other that integrate students, faculty, staff, academ- to gain clinical or research experience, how to countries. Eligible students can choose ic disciplines and curricula into a meaningful request appropriate letters of recommendation between 51 academic programs in 29 coun- educational experience. Academic advisors and how to complete the application. The tries and study for one or two semesters. The work closely with students to help familiarize Office of College Advising maintains an email Office of Overseas Studies is located in the them with the academic life of the College, listserv and a Web site for pre-health students. College House, Room 201. For more informa- choose or change their majors and fulfill core tion, call (213) 740-3636, email overseas@ requirements so they can graduate in a timely Advising for Pre-Law Programs usc.edu‌ or visit www.usc.edu/overseas. manner. Students who are interested in going to law school consult one-on-one with academic Other Programs Academic advising is mandatory for all stu- advisors in the Office of College Advising The Office of College Advising provides and dents entering the College until they have who specialize in this area. Pre-law advisors coordinates other special services for stu- completed 24 units at USC. Students without assist students in crafting an undergraduate dents. Learning Communities help freshmen declared majors are required to receive aca- academic program designed to lead to law without majors acclimate to the academic demic advising every semester. All students school admission and success. Pre-law stu- life of the university by giving them a shared in the College are strongly encouraged to dents are supported in all aspects of the experience, special access to faculty and staff seek individual academic advisement at law school application process, including advisors and co-curricular activities. The least once each semester until graduation. how to write an effective personal statement Office of College Advising also works closely Guidance regarding academic requirements, and how to request appropriate letters of with the staff and faculty of the professional policies and program planning is available in recommendation. schools in addition to the Career Planning the Office of College Advising by appoint- and Placement Center to help students who ment or on a walk-in basis. Advising in major Pre-law advisors also help students target the find themselves inadmissible to their first- course requirements is available within the most appropriate law school, put students choice major. Advisors help such students department of the student’s major. in contact with pre-law societies and notify find alternative majors and acquire other students of relevant pre-law and law-related experiences to prepare them well for their The services of a College ombudsman are events. Pre-law students are also invited to chosen careers. available to students who have academic con- subscribe to an email listserv sponsored by cerns that cannot be adequately addressed by the Office of College Advising in order to the usual mechanisms of consulting instruc- connect with pre-law resources. tors, department chairs or other university offices. The ombudsman can be particularly Pre-Graduate School Advising helpful in the case of grade appeals that are The pre-graduate school advisor assists USC complex in nature. The ombudsman func- undergraduates and alumni interested in tions as an intermediary between the student, applying to all graduate programs other than the faculty and other offices on campus. law and medicine. The advisor helps students determine when and if they should apply to Advising for Pre-Health Programs graduate school and guides students in the Pre-health advisors help students determine process of researching and choosing appro­ the most advantageous academic and extra- priate schools and programs. Students can curricular program to prepare for the health professions (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, General Education Program 237

Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program

Office of College Advising Admitted students may begin the program at upper division electives units College Academic Services Building, the start of any term, fall, spring or summer. Either or both of the following two upper Room 120 However, all course work must be completed division courses may be substituted for core (213) 740-2534 within a 24-month period from the date of courses: Email: [email protected] entry into the program. BISC 320L Molecular Biology 4 www.usc.edu/dept/chemistry/premed.html BISC 330L Biochemistry 4 All students admitted into the program Director: Larry Singer, Professor of Chemistry should discuss with the coordinator their readiness to begin the science/mathematics Up to three of the above courses completed This program allows postbaccalaureate core. Occasionally, background course work with grades of B or better and taken at students to complete the science and math- in science and/or mathematics may be recom- USC or another accredited college or uni- ematics core requirements for medical school mended before a student begins the program. versity prior to entry into the program may admission in a supportive environment. It is be accepted for credit towards the core directed toward students with demonstrated Requirements requirements. academic achievement in their baccalaureate Students must complete the following nine work, but with little or no prior college-level course core of science/mathematics courses. An overall GPA of 3.0 or better must be science and mathematics in their background. Up to two upper division electives may be maintained in all attempted courses, includ- The typical student accepted into the program substituted for courses in the core. Two ing the two allowed substitute courses will have a liberal arts baccalaureate degree. courses (8 units) must be at the upper divi- BISC 320L and BISC 330L. sion level (numbered 300 and above). Admission Procedures and Requirements Students in the Postbaccalaureate Premedical To be eligible for the Postbaccalaureate core courses units Program may use the pre-health counseling Premedical Program, a student must have a BISC 120L General Biology: services of the Office of College Advising. baccalaureate degree from an accredited col- Organismal Biology and These students are eligible for a letter lege or university with an overall undergradu- Evolution 4 of recommendation from the Pre-Health ate GPA of 3.0 or better. The following are BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Committee to help with their medical school required for admission consideration: Biology and Physiology 4 application, providing they meet the require- (a) a completed application form; (b) tran- CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4 ments for such a letter. scripts from all colleges and universities CHEM 322abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 attended by the student; (c) two letters of MATH 125 Calculus I 4 recommendation from professors familiar PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life with the student’s academic credentials and Sciences 4-4 motivation for undertaking an intensive pro- gram of study in the science/mathematics core; (d) the student’s scores on one of the following standardized tests: ACT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, LSAT.

General Education Program

College Academic Services Building, be considered by other people) a generally (3) to teach students how to apply these skills Room 200 well-educated person. In thinking over what so that they can find, evaluate and use the (213) 740-2961 is necessary, the faculty identified five princi- vast amount of information now available via FAX: (213) 740-4839 pal goals: the media, the Internet, new technologies www.usc.edu/ge and traditional forms of knowledge; (1) to teach students the skills needed for Director: Richard Fliegel, Ph.D. critical thinking, writing and reading;

The university’s general education program (2) to teach these skills in a specific context, is structured to provide a coherent, integrated i.e., social issues, cultures and traditions, sci- introduction to the breadth of knowledge ence and society; you will need to consider yourself (and to 238 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

(4) to teach students to discern and assess the In addition, all students must satisfy writing General Education Requirements values that underlie various critical positions, and diversity requirements to complete the Students in all programs are required to take and to articulate their own coherence and USC core. one course that satisfies each of the following integrity; and six categories. The freshman year semester of the writing (5) to encourage a passion for learning. requirement is co-registered with classes Foundations: in the Social Issues category and a speaker I. Western Cultures and To achieve these goals, the program is series, helping to build intellectual communi- Traditions one course divided into two parts: the first part, called ty among students and faculty in the general II. Global Cultures and “Foundations,” presents courses that give you education program. Traditions one course the “big picture” about (I) the development III. Scientific Inquiry one course of western European and American culture, As you look through the courses in each cate- Case Studies: as well as (II) alternative cultural traditions gory, try to reach beyond the disciplines with IV. Science and Its and (III) the basic principles animating sci- which you are most familiar and comfortable. Significance one course entific inquiry. The second part, called “Case Draw broadly from the range of academic V. Arts and Letters one course Studies,” provides particular opportunities for expertise and choose a thoughtful, provoca- VI. Social Issues one course you to sharpen your critical intelligence by tive selection of “g” courses as your personal considering specific (IV) applications of sci- general education program. This academic ence and technology, (V) works of literature, background will serve you well in the future, philosophy and art, and (VI) contemporary as a basis for lifelong learning. social issues of urgency and importance.

General Education Categories

Part One: Foundations Category II. Global Cultures and Traditions As a result, all students should acquire sub- Courses in these categories help students Courses in this category introduce students stantive knowledge in science and technology; locate themselves culturally, historically and to cultures and civilizations associated with understand the processes by which scientists intellectually in an increasingly complex Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, investigate and answer scientific questions; world. The foundations categories are intend- Native America and Russia. Each course and be able to articulate the basic principles ed to give students a broad conceptual base examines distinctive qualities of the cultures used to explain natural phenomena. for their further studies and their roles as studied and seeks to engage and explain informed citizens in the world of the future, those characteristics on their own terms. Part Two: Case Studies training them to think critically and analyti- Students learn to understand the impact of In these categories, students learn to think cally about ideas and events, sharpening their historical development on cultures that inter- critically through a focused inquiry into a ability to assess arguments and information, act in the contemporary geopolitical scene particular area of knowledge. Analytical tech- and engaging them with the principles of sci- and to articulate the role that cultural differ- niques and methodologies are demonstrated entific inquiry and primary works of culture ences play in those interactions. As a result, to illuminate specific topics in the natural and and civilization. they are better prepared to participate actively social sciences, the arts and humanities. in an increasingly global cultural and political Category I. Western Cultures and Traditions landscape. Courses in this category are distin- Category IV. Science and Its Significance Courses in this category introduce students guished by their breadth of perspective over In this category, students learn why science to an area of academic inquiry traditionally a substantial period of time. Comparative is important in people’s lives. Through a con- perceived to be central to general education. insights may also be offered between these centrated study of a single area of research They stress concepts, values and events in cultures and those studied in Category I. or small set of related areas, students learn to Western history that have shaped contem- articulate the relationships among observed porary American and European civilization. Category III. Scientific Inquiry phenomena, the scientific principles those Courses are distinguished by their historical In this category, students learn about the observations inform, their technological sweep, which allows students to become process and methods of scientific inquiry, applications and their societal implications. aware of the continuing legacies of the past examining the principles underlying a body of Scientific inquiry is understood in the con- in contemporary culture. Students learn to scientific knowledge and how those principles text of its historical setting and philosophical situate contemporary society in a broad his- were developed. Students learn to evaluate assumptions, as well as its material conse- torical context and to think critically about the soundness of scientific arguments and quences. A section of laboratory, field experi- the past and its relationship to the present, appreciate how current ideas might change ence, and/or discussion and writing is required. while becoming acquainted with the most in response to new data. Students engage in significant analytic methods by which we scientific inquiry through field experiences or As a result, all students should be able to: attempt to understand the meaning of history. a practical component. A section of laboratory connect science and technology to real-world Comparative insights may also be offered with or field experience is required. problems and issues, including personal and the non-Western cultural traditions studied in societal needs; discriminate unsound from Category II. well-supported scientific claims about those issues; and talk about science cogently in articulating scientific concepts and their sig- nificance for other areas of their lives. General Education Program 239

Category V. Arts and Letters Students completing this category develop course work, if it is completed before the In this category students develop their skills the basic critical skills needed to evaluate student has transferred to USC. However, for critical analysis through intense engage- and use the vast amount of information con- no transfer course work may be used to sat- ment with works of literature, philosophy, cerning social issues now available via the isfy any general education requirements or visual arts, music and film. The works studied Internet, media and traditional scholarship. the writing requirement if those courses are may be associated with a particular country, They acquire the concepts and confidence taken after a student has enrolled at USC. time period, genre or theme. Students will necessary to discuss contemporary social learn to use techniques of literary and artistic issues in an informed manner and develop Courses Taken on a Pass/No Pass Basis analysis. At the same time they will become a passion for learning that will allow them No more than four units of credit (or one familiar with disciplinary and interdisciplin- to engage complex questions about human course) counting toward the general educa- ary methods of argument and persuasion. beings and society. tion categories may be taken on a pass/no Because intensive reading and writing is pass basis. The writing courses cannot be demanded in these courses, they will gener- Limitations taken on a pass/no pass basis. ally be capped at 30 students. Advanced Placement Credit Students may satisfy the requirements for Exceptions Category VI. Social Issues Categories I or III with scores of 4 or 5 on A very restricted number of exceptions to Courses in this category prepare students for specified Advanced Placement Examinations, the rules governing the general education informed citizenship by teaching them to but no such credit will satisfy the requirements program has been allowed by the Provost for analyze compelling local, national and/or inter- of Categories II, IV, V or VI, or the writing certain cohorts of students whose programs national issues or problems. Analytical tools requirement. of study in the major discipline require such are examined systematically so that students exceptions. For more information, see the may fruitfully apply them to understand a Transfer Credit listings under the individual schools. broad range of social and political phenomena. Students may satisfy the requirements for Students learn to assess the validity of argu- Categories I, II, III or V with transfer course Course Listing ments and discern the connections between work completed before the student has For a complete list of general education data cited and conclusions drawn. enrolled at USC, but no transfer credit will courses, see the USC Core section, page 57. satisfy the requirements for Categories IV or VI. The first semester of the writing require- ment may also be satisfied with transfer

Other Requirements

In addition, all students at USC must com- Students enroll in this writing course either in International students take the University plete a two-course writing requirement and the fall or spring of their freshman year. Writing Examination after having completed a diversity requirement. All students in the any course work required by the American College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Certain groups of students from the Schools Language Institute. some in the professional schools (see listing of Architecture, Engineering, and Music for each school’s requirements) must also sat- whose schedules do not permit them to Advanced Writing Requirement isfy the foreign language requirement. register in an affiliated writing class satisfy All students at USC (with the exception of their first writing requirement by taking Thematic Option students who satisfy the Writing Requirement WRIT 130 Analytical Writing. Students may second writing requirement with CORE 112), In their writing classes students learn to not enroll in this alternative course unless must complete WRIT 340, a course that will think critically, to build sound arguments expressly permitted to do so by the academic help them write on topics related to their and to express their ideas with clarity. The advisors in the specified schools. Students disciplinary or professional interests. Students writing requirement comprises two courses in the Thematic Option program satisfy this usually enroll in WRIT 340 Advanced (which cannot be taken on a pass/no pass requirement with CORE 111. Writing in their junior year and may not take basis). The first, taken during the freshman the course earlier than their sophomore year. year, is linked to a course in the Social Issues Some students are better served by taking a Different schools at the university offer sec- category of the General Education program. preparatory course before they enroll in WRIT tions of this course. Students should consult The second, an advanced writing course 140. Entering freshmen who score below a their major department to learn which section taken in the junior year, is geared toward specified level on the verbal portion of the of WRIT 340 best complements their pro- students’ areas of special interest, such as the SAT take the University Writing Examination. gram of study. arts and humanities, science, law, engineering Based on the result of this examination, cer- or business. In this course, students learn to tain students enroll in WRIT 120 Introduction All sections of WRIT 340 teach students integrate more complex information and con- to College Writing or WRIT 121 Introduction to write clear, grammatical, well-structured struct more sophisticated arguments. to College Writing in a Second Language dur- prose; to discover and convey complex ideas ing their first semester at USC. Clearance to critically; and to appreciate the nuances of Lower Division Writing Requirement register for these preparatory courses may be effective argumentation. The principal aim Most undergraduates take WRIT 140 Writing obtained at the Writing Program Office. of the requirement is to develop a student’s and Critical Reasoning as their first writing capacity to formulate thoughtful, informed course. WRIT 140 is offered in affiliation with arguments for specific academic, professional courses from the Social Issues category of the and public audiences. General Education Program (Category VI). 240 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Diversity Requirement on the list also meet general education although not required, to repeat without The diversity requirement is designed to requirements;­ others also meet major require- additional credit a semester or semesters of provide undergraduate students with the ments; still others meet only the diversity instruction if their skills are judged insuffi- background knowledge and analytical skills requirement but count for elective unit credit. cient at the time of testing. to enable them to understand and respect differences between groups of people and to Foreign Language Requirement It is strongly recommended that all students understand the potential resources and con- The foreign language requirement may who as freshmen are enrolled in degree flicts arising from human differences on the be satisfied only by (1) earning a passing programs that have a language requirement contemporary American and internation- grade in Course III of a foreign language fulfill that requirement by the time they al scene. Students will increasingly need to sequence at USC or its equivalent elsewhere have completed 64 units. All other students grapple with issues arising from different or (2) scoring on the placement examination for whom it is a requirement should fulfill it dimensions of human diversity such as age, at a level considered by the department as before they have completed 96 units. disability, ethnicity, gender, language, race, equivalent to the completion of Course III religion, sexual orientation and social class. or (3) scoring on a national or statewide International students whose native lan- These dimensions and their social and cul- examination at a level set by the department guage is not English are exempt from the tural consequences will have important rami- and approved by the College of Letters, Arts foreign language requirement. Students with fications for students’ personal, professional and Sciences. Students who can supply proof advanced skills in languages other than those and intellectual lives, both for the time they of at least two years of full-time secondary taught at USC may request exemption from are students and in later life. Students will schooling beyond the age of 14 taught in a the foreign language requirement if (1) they gain exposure to analytical frameworks within foreign language may request exemption can supply proof of at least two years of full- which these issues are to be understood and from the foreign language requirement. time secondary schooling taught in a foreign addressed, including social, political, cultural, language beyond the age of 14, or (2) if they ethical and public policy analysis. It is the All students earning degrees granted by can pass a competency exam testing for university’s goal to prepare students through or under the jurisdiction of the College of advanced language skills and administered the study of human differences for respon- Letters, Arts and Sciences or earning degrees at USC subject to the availability of suitable sible citizenship in an increasingly pluralistic in programs of other schools that require three academic examiners; the competency exam and diverse society. semesters of foreign language who do not will test proficiency in speaking, reading and meet the criteria of (1) must take a placement writing skills. Students with documented Course Requirement examination to determine their level of lan- learning disabilities or physical impairments The diversity requirement must be met by guage proficiency. Placement in elementary inhibiting language acquisition may petition all USC students. It can be met by pass- and intermediate foreign language courses for substitution. ing any one course from the following list is made by the appropriate placement exami- of courses carrying the designation “m” for nation. Transfer courses equivalent to a USC Course Listing multiculturalism. In addition to fulfilling the elementary or intermediate language course For a complete list of diversity courses, see diversity requirement, some of the courses fulfill the prerequisite for the next course in the USC Core section, page 59. the sequence, but students may be advised,

College-Wide Courses

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not ARLT 101g Studies in Arts and Letters UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN guaranteed. For the courses offered during any (4, FaSp) Critical analysis of significant works CALIFORNIA (USC) given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. of literature, philosophy, visual arts, music and/or film; intensive reading and writing to USC 101 Honors Research Apprenticeship Arts and Letters (ARLT) develop knowledge of analytical techniques (1, max 2) Students work directly with fac- in the humanities. Limited to students with ulty on faculty research projects, gain experi- ARLT 100g Arts and Letters (4, FaSp) Criti- sophomore status or higher. (Duplicates ence in the process of research and thereby cal analysis of significant works of literature, credit in ARLT 100 and in former LTA 100 contribute to new scholarship. philosophy, visual arts, music and/or film; and in former LTA 101.) intensive reading and writing to develop USC 250 The Academic Culture (2, FaSp) knowledge of analytical techniques in the Study the meaning of culture in society, humanities. Limited to freshmen and sopho- experience the culture of learning on campus, mores. (Duplicates credit in ARLT 101 and and examine the relationship between the in former LTA 100 and in former LTA 101.) two. Topics will vary. Graded CR/NC. Not open to freshmen. American Language Institute 241

Advanced and Professional Programs

3501 Trousdale Parkway Master of Professional Writing science, public policy, sociology and urban Taper Hall 355 (213) 740-3252 planning. See Interdisciplinary Programs, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0355 FAX: (213) 740-5775 page 106, for course requirements. Email: [email protected] Associate Dean: Susan H. Kamei, J.D. www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/mpw Sustainable Cities Graduate Certificate (213) 740-1384 The USC College Office of Advanced Acting Director: Jane M. Cody, Ph.D. (Associate FAX: (213) 740-5002 and Professional Programs administers the Dean, Academic Programs) Email: [email protected] College multidisciplinary graduate programs www.usc.edu/dept/geography/ESPE not housed in traditional departments or The program is designed for individuals pur- units. suing writing as a career in fiction, nonfiction, Director: Jennifer Wolch, Ph.D. (Geography) screenwriting, television writing and theatre. Master of Liberal Studies See page 432 for course requirements. This multidisciplinary certificate program (213) 740-1349 provides USC master’s and doctoral students FAX: (213) 740-5002 Energy, Technology and Society Certificate with a specialization in urban sustainability Email: [email protected] (213) 740-1384 problems resulting from the growth of cities www.usc.edu/college/mls Email: [email protected] caused by natural population increase and massive rural-to-urban population flows. See Director: Susan H. Kamei, J.D. (Associate Dean, Director: Jennifer Wolch (Geography) Interdisciplinary Programs, page 107, for Advanced and Professional Programs) course requirements. This multidisciplinary program is open to A multidisciplinary degree program, the USC students pursuing graduate degrees Master of Liberal Studies (M.L.S.) is in many disciplines including architecture, designed for motivated, college-educated biology, chemistry, communication, earth individuals who wish to further their intellec- ­sciences, economics, education, engineering, tual growth and pursue graduate work part- geography, international relations, political time in the evenings. See page 382 for course requirements.

American Language Institute

Jefferson Building 206 Placement in the Program Limitation on Enrollment (213) 740-0079 Most international students entering USC International students placed into ALI class- FAX: (213) 740-8549 must take the International Student English es must commence their ALI course work in Email: [email protected] Examination (ISE). The examination is their first semester at USC, and must register aliusc.usc.edu offered immediately prior to the beginning in ALI courses each fall and spring semester of classes each semester. The purpose of until their ALI requirements are satisfied. Director: James Valentine, Ph.D. this examination is to evaluate the level of Students must successfully complete their a student’s proficiency in English and to ALI required courses within four semesters Purpose of the Program determine how well prepared the student in order to remain academically eligible to The American Language Institute provides is to undertake his or her degree studies in pursue a degree program. Students who instruction in English as a Second Language English. On the basis of the scores achieved, receive a final grade of “No Credit” more for international students who need to improve students are placed at the appropriate levels than once in any of their ALI required classes their English language skills in order to par- of instruction or are exempted from having to will not be allowed to continue to complete ticipate successfully in their degree programs. receive English language instruction. their ALI requirement. Before beginning studies with ALI, all stu- dents must be admitted to the university in Elective Credit Students not meeting the ALI requirement a degree program. The institute also provides Undergraduates may earn up to 12 units of will not be allowed to continue at USC. student advisement. credit toward their degree for ALI courses The Committee on Academic Policies and numbered 100 or above. Some departmental Procedures will consider appeals if submit- restrictions may apply. ted within 10 working days of being dropped from ALI. Contact the Academic Review Department (Hubbard Hall 113) for details. 242 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Courses of Instruction

A m e r ica n L a n g ua g e I n s t i t u t e ALI 224 Low Intermediate Oral Skills ALI 245 High Intermediate Writing Skills (ALI) (4, FaSpSm) Required for international stu- (3, FaSpSm) Required for international stu- dents whose oral skills are assessed to be at dents whose writing skills are assessed to be The terms indicated are expected but are not the low intermediate level by the Interna- at the high intermediate level by the Inter- guaranteed. For the courses offered during any tional Student English Examination (ISE) national Student English Examination (ISE) given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. or previous ALI course. (Duplicates credit in or previous ALI course. (Duplicates credit in former ALI 210.) Graded CR/NC. former ALI 231 and ALI 240.) Graded CR/NC. ALI 090x Beginning English as a Second Language for International Students (12) ALI 225 Low Intermediate Writing Skills ALI 254 Advanced Oral Skills (2, FaSpSm) Required for international students assessed (4, FaSpSm) Required for international stu- Required for international students whose to have no proficiency in English by the dents whose writing skills are assessed to be oral skills are assessed to be at the advanced International Student English Examination at the low intermediate level by the Inter- level by the International Student English (ISE). Not available for degree credit. Graded national Student English Examination (ISE) Examination (ISE) or previous ALI course. CR/NC. or previous ALI course. (Duplicates credit in (Duplicates credit in former ALI 259.) former ALI 210.) Graded CR/NC. Graded CR/NC. ALI 103x Elective Courses in English as a Second Language for International Stu- ALI 234 Intermediate Oral Skills (3, FaSpSm) ALI 255 Advanced Writing Skills (2, FaSpSm) dents (2-8, FaSpSm) Specialized tutorial Required for international students whose Required for international students whose classes in listening, speaking, reading, or writ- oral skills are assessed to be at the inter- writing skills are assessed to be at the ing. A maximum of 4 units may be counted mediate level by the International Student advanced level by the International Student toward a degree. Graded CR/NC. English Examination (ISE) or previous ALI English Examination (ISE) or previous ALI course. (Duplicates credit in former ALI 220.) course. (Duplicates credit in former ALI 258.) ALI 200 Elementary English as a Second Graded CR/NC. Graded CR/NC. Language for International Students (12, FaSpSm) Required for international stu- ALI 235 Intermediate Writing Skills (3, ALI 270 Oral Skills for International Teach- dents assessed to be at the beginning level FaSpSm) Required for international students ing Assistants (3, FaSpSm) Classroom inter- by the International Student English Exami- whose writing skills are assessed to be at the action skills for international teaching assis- nation (ISE) or by the completion of a lower intermediate level by the International Stu- tants, with a focus on the language needed level ALI course. Graded CR/NC. dent English Examination (ISE) or previous to lead discussions and make presentations. ALI course. (Duplicates credit in former ALI Open to international teaching assistants only. ALI 211 Low Intermediate ESL (II) for Inter- 220.) Graded CR/NC. national Students (6, FaSpSm) Required ALI 271 Language Tutorial for International for international students assessed to have ALI 244 High Intermediate Oral Skills (3, Teaching Assistants (2, FaSpSm) Individual- intermediate level writing skills, but pre- FaSpSm) Required for international students ized tutorial on the language and oral skills intermediate level oral skills or by completion whose oral skills are assessed to be at the used by international teaching assistants in of a lower level ALI course. Graded CR/NC. high intermediate level by the International the performance of his or her duties. Based Student English Examination (ISE) or previ- on observation and feedback. Open to inter- ous ALI course. (Duplicates credit in former national teaching assistants only. ALI 230 and ALI 240.) Graded CR/NC.

American Studies and Ethnicity

3740 Trousdale Parkway, WPH 303 Director, American Studies: John Carlos Rowe, Pastor, Jr., Ph.D. (Geography); Laura Pulido, Los Angeles, CA 90089-4033 Ph.D. Ph.D.; David Román, Ph.D.* (English); John (213) 740-2426 Carlos Rowe, Ph.D. (English); George J. FAX: (213) 821-0409 Director, African American Studies: Robin D.G. Sánchez, Ph.D.* Email: [email protected] Kelley, Ph.D. www.usc.edu/schools/college/ase Associate Professors: Sarah Banet-Weiser, Director, Asian American Studies: Lon Ph.D.* (Comunication); Judith Jackson Chair: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Ph.D. Kurashige, Ph.D. Fossett, Ph.D.* (English); Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Ph.D.; Thomas Gustafson, Ph.D.* Director, Graduate Studies: Viet Nguyen, Director, Chicano/Latino Studies: Laura Pulido, (English); Stanley Huey, Jr., Ph.D. (Psychology); Ph.D.* Ph.D. Lanita Jacobs-Huey, Ph.D.* (Anthropology); Joshua David Kun, Ph.D. (Comunication); Lon Director, Undergraduate Studies: George J. Professors: Rosa-Linda Fregoso, Ph.D. Kurashige, Ph.D. (History); Teresa McKenna, Sánchez, Ph.D.* (Cinematic Arts); Karen Halttunen, Ph.D. Ph.D. (English); Viet Nguyen, Ph.D.* (History); Robin D.G. Kelley, Ph.D. (History); (English); Leland Saito, Ph.D. (Sociology); Dorinne Kondo, Ph.D. (Anthropology); Manuel American Studies and Ethnicity 243

Francille Rusan Wilson, Ph.D.; Janelle Wong, United States. The department offers four takes as its focus a region – Los Angeles, Ph.D.* (Political Science) separate majors in American Studies and California and the West – marked by chal- Ethnicity, African American Studies, Asian lenging social and cultural changes. Assistant Professors: Macarena Gómez-Barris, American Studies, and Chicano/Latino Ph.D. (Sociology); Sarah Gualtieri, Ph.D.* Studies; and minors in American Studies Honors Program (History); Jane Iwamura, Ph.D.* (Religion); and Ethnicity, American Popular Culture The program offers a two-semester honors Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond, Ph.D.* and Jewish American Studies. The graduate program for qualified students, first identi- (Spanish and Portuguese); Kara Keeling, Ph.D. program offers a Ph.D. for students inter- fied in AMST 350 or by the program advi- (Cinematic Arts); Roberto Lint‑Sagarena, Ph.D. ested in broad interdisciplinary training at sor. Students spend their first semester in (Religion); Ricardo Ramirez, Ph.D. (Political an advanced level to study the peoples, cul- the program in an honors senior seminar, Science) tures and institutions of the United States in AMST 492, focused on developing their courses that integrate modes of inquiry from research and methods for the honors the- *Recipient of university-wide or college the humanities and the social sciences. sis. During the second semester, all honors teaching award. students are required to take AMST 493 in Drawing upon the cultural resources of a cos- which each completes a thesis project on a American Studies and Ethnicity integrates mopolitan city on the Pacific Rim and upon topic of his or her own choosing under faculty humanistic and social scientific perspectives the strength and diversity of its professional direction. Contact the program advisor for and brings them to bear on an examination of schools as well as departments in the College further information. To graduate with honors, the United States with a particular emphasis of Letters, Arts and Sciences, these degree program majors must successfully complete on comparative study of the peoples, cultures, programs provide a richly interdisciplinary an honors thesis and have a minimum GPA of history and social issues of the Western curriculum that is unique for its constitution 3.5 in their major course work. of American Studies and Ethnic Studies as a comparative and interethnic program that

Undergraduate Degrees

American Studies and Ethnicity offers chal- Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and HIST 200 The American Experience 4 lenging and diverse opportunities to study Ethnicity HIST 354 Mexican Migration the peoples, cultures and institutions of the Program Major Requirements to the United States 4 United States in interdisciplinary courses. Ten courses in American Studies and HIST 355 The African-American Combining the study of history with lit- Ethnicity or courses certified for American Experience 4 erature, the arts and the social sciences, Studies and Ethnicity credit are required. HIST 380 American Popular Culture 4 American Studies and Ethnicity seeks to The 10 courses must be distributed as fol- HIST 457 The American West 4 bring together these various disciplines and lows: the three core requirement courses of HIST 458 History of California 4 modes of inquiry in a common project: the AMST 200, AMST 350 and AMST 498; one effort to understand the diverse peoples and course from each of the following three lists: Literature and Culture cultures that have composed the United History, Literature and Culture, and Social and AHIS 365 African American Art 4 States and to provide critical perspectives on Political Issues; and additional elective courses AHIS 465 Studies in American Art 4 the words, deeds, myths and material prac- for a total of 16 units chosen from the courses AHIS 475 Blackness in American tices that have shaped this country in its certified in American Studies and Ethnicity Visual Culture 4 full regional, ethnic, class and gender diver- at the 300 level or above. AMST 285 African American Popular sity. An education in American Studies and Culture 4 Ethnicity will be particularly appropriate for Core requirements Units AMST 377 Legacies of Viet Nam 4 students interested in pursuing careers in AMST 200 Introduction to American AMST 385 African American Culture law, journalism, government, foreign service, Studies and Ethnicity 4 and Society 4 social work, international business, public AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American AMST 448 Chicano and Latino administration and education. Studies and Ethnicity: Literature 4 Theories and Methods 4 AMST 449 Asian American Literature 4 American Studies and Ethnicity is adminis- AMST 498* Senior Seminar in American COMM 458 Race and Ethnicity in tered by an executive committee comprising Studies and Ethnicity 4 Entertainment and the the chair, directors of the four majors and Arts 4 other faculty members. In addition to the *Honors students will substitute AMST 492 Research ENGL 263 American Literature 4 college academic advisor, the directors of the Methods in American Studies and Ethnicity. ENGL 392 Visual and Popular Culture 4 majors serve as advisors to majors and minors, ENGL 442 American Literature, 1920 providing, in conjunction with the sequence 200/300/400-level required courses units to the Present 4 of courses, the opportunity for students to One course from each of the following ENGL 445 The Literatures of America: undertake an interdisciplinary concentra- categories: Cross-Cultural Perspectives 4 tion under close faculty supervision. It is History ENGL 446 African-American Poetry recommended that students meet with the AMST 250 The African Diaspora 4 and Drama 4 appropriate major director to plan a coherent AMST 373 History of the Mexican REL 336 Re-viewing Religion in set of courses to fulfill the major or minor American 4 Asian America 4 requirements. AMST 378 Introduction to Asian REL 483 Religion and Popular American History 4 Culture in the United AMST 379 Arabs in America 4 States 4 244 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Social and Political Issues upper division elective courses units Core Requirements Units AMST 202 Interethnic Diversity in Additional courses for a total of 16 units from AMST 200 Introduction to American the West 4 the lists above or below, 300 level or higher. No Studies and Ethnicity 4 AMST 206 The Politics and Culture more than two total courses in the major may be AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American of the 1960s 4 taken outside the college. Studies and Ethnicity: AMST 220 The Making of Asian Theories and Methods 4 America 4 AMST 490x Directed Research 2-8, max 8 AMST 498* Senior Seminar in American AMST 274 Exploring Ethnicity AMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis in Studies and Ethnicity through Film 4 American Studies and AMST 285 African American Popular Ethnicity 4 *Honors students will substitute AMST 492 Research Culture 4 AMST 499 Special Topics 2-4, max 8 Methods in American Studies and Ethnicity. AMST 301 America, the Frontier, and the New West 4 200/300/400-Level Required Courses Units AMST 320 Social Construction of Race Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and One course from each of the following and Citizenship 4 Ethnicity (African American Studies) categories: AMST 357 Latino Social Movements 4 African American Studies is a multidisci- History AMST 365 Leadership in the plinary program designed to provide students AMST 250 The African Diaspora 4 Community–Internship 4 with a critical understanding of the historical, HIST 355 The African-American AMST 395 African American Humor cultural, social and political experience of Experience 4 and Culture 4 African Americans, with a particular empha- HIST 455 Advanced Topics in AMST 446 Cultural Circuits in the sis on the development and culture of the African-American Americas 4 African American communities in California History 4 AMST 466 The Psychology of African and the West as well as on both historical Americans 4 and contemporary effects of global issues on Literature and Culture ANTH 240 Collective Identity and African American communities. By draw- AHIS 365 African American Art 4 Political Violence: ing upon courses in American Studies and AHIS 475 Blackness in American Representing 9/11 4 Ethnicity and by emphasizing comparative Visual Culture 4 GEOG 340 Latino L.A. 4 as well as interdisciplinary study, this pro- AMST 285 African American Popular GEOG 350 Race and gram offers training in the analytic tools and Culture 4 Environmentalism 4 methods of interpretation appropriate for AMST 385 African American Culture JOUR 466 People of Color and the studying the African American experience in and Society 4 News Media 4 its particularity and ethnic and cultural study CTCS 407 African American Cinema 4 POSC 320 Urban Politics 4 in general. The program is particularly appro- ENGL 446 African-American POSC 328 Asian American Politics 4 priate for students interested in integrating Poetry and Drama 4 POSC 421 Ethnic Politics 4 studies in the humanities and social sciences ENGL 447 African-American POSC 424 Political Participation and and for students preparing to work and inter- Narrative 4 American Diversity 4 act with diverse communities and cultures in POSC 427 Black Politics in the the United States and abroad in such fields as Social and Political Issues American Political System 4 education, human services, business, journal- AMST 206 The Politics and Culture POSC 428 Latino Politics 4 ism and public administration. of the 1960s 4 PSYC 462 Minority Mental Health 4 AMST 330 Jazz and the Political REL 333 Religion in the Borderlands 4 African American Studies is administered by Imagination 4 SOCI 342 Race Relations 4 an executive committee comprising the chair, AMST 365 Leadership in the SOCI 355 Immigrants in the United directors of the four majors and other faculty Community–Internship 4 States 4 members. In addition to the college academic AMST 395 African American Humor SOCI 356 Mexican Immigrants in advisor, the directors of the majors serve as and Culture 4 a Diverse Society 4 advisors to majors and minors, providing, in AMST 466 The Psychology of SOCI 366 Chicana and Latina conjunction with the sequence of courses, African Americans 4 Experiences 4 the opportunity for students to undertake an GEOG 350 Race and interdisciplinary concentration under close SOCI 375 Asian Americans: Ethnic Environmentalism 4 faculty supervision. It is recommended that Identity 4 POSC 421 Ethnic Politics 4 students meet with the appropriate major SOCI 376 Contemporary Issues in POSC 427 Black Politics in the director to plan a coherent set of courses to Asian American American Political System 4 fulfill the major or minor requirements. Communities 4 PSYC 462 Minority Mental Health 4 SOCI 432 Racial and Ethnic Relations REL 469 Black Religion in America 4 in a Global Society 4 Program Major Requirements Ten courses in African American Studies, upper division elective courses units or courses certified for African American Additional courses for a total of 16 units from Studies credit, are required. The 10 courses the lists above or below, 300 level or higher. must be distributed as follows: the three core No more than two courses in the major may be requirement courses of AMST 200, AMST taken outside the college. 350 and AMST 498; one course from each AMST 274 Exploring Ethnicity of the following three lists: History, Literature through Film 4 and Culture, and Social and Political Issues; AMST 301 America, the Frontier, and and additional elective courses for a total of the New West 4 16 units chosen from the courses certified in African American Studies at the 300 level or above. American Studies and Ethnicity 245

AMST 320 Social Constructions of 16 units chosen from the courses certified in Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and Race and Citizenship 4 Asian American Studies at the 300 level or Ethnicity (Chicano/Latino Studies) AMST 490x Directed above. Chicano/Latino Studies is a multidisciplinary Research 2-8, max 8 program designed to provide students with a AMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis in Core Requirements Units critical understanding of the historical, cultur- American Studies and AMST 200 Introduction to American al, social and political experience of Chicanos Ethnicity 4 Studies and Ethnicity 4 and Latinos, with a particular emphasis on AMST 499 Special Topics 2-4, max 8 AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American the development and culture of the Chicano/ COMM 458 Race and Ethnicity in Studies and Ethnicity: Latino communities in California and the Entertainment and Theories and Methods 4 West as well as on both historical and con- the Arts 4 AMST 498* Senior Seminar in American temporary effects of global issues on Chicano/ POSC 424 Political Participation and Studies and Ethnicity 4 Latino communities. By drawing upon American Diversity 4 courses in American Studies and Ethnicity SOCI 432 Racial and Ethnic Relations *Honors students will substitute AMST 492 Research and by emphasizing comparative as well as in a Global Society 4 Methods in American Studies and Ethnicity. interdisciplinary study, this program offers training in the analytic tools and methods of Bachelor of Arts, American Studies and 200/300/400-Level Required Courses Units interpretation appropriate for studying the Ethnicity (Asian American Studies) One course from each of the following Chicano/Latino experience in its particular- Asian American Studies is a multidisciplinary categories: ity and ethnic and cultural study in general. program designed to provide students with a History The program is particularly appropriate for critical understanding of the historical, cultural, AMST 378 Introduction to Asian students interested in integrating studies in social and political experience of Asian Pacific American History 4 the humanities and social sciences and for Americans, with a particular emphasis on students preparing to work and interact with the development and culture of the Asian Literature and Culture diverse communities and cultures in the American communities in California and the AMST 377 Legacies of Viet Nam 4 United States and abroad in such fields as West as well as on both historical and con- AMST 449 Asian American Literature 4 education, human services, business, journal- temporary effects of global issues on Asian REL 336 Re-viewing Religion in ism and public administration. American communities. By drawing upon Asian America 4 courses in American Studies and Ethnicity and Chicano/Latino Studies is administered by by emphasizing comparative as well as interdis- Social and Political Issues an executive committee comprising the chair, ciplinary study, this program offers training in AMST 220 The Making of Asian directors of the four majors, and other faculty the analytic tools and methods of interpretation America 4 members. In addition to the college academic appropriate for studying the Asian American AMST 365 Leadership in the advisor, the directors of the majors serve as experience in its particularity and ethnic and Community–Internship 4 advisors to majors and minors, providing, in cultural study in general. The program is par- POSC 328 Asian American Politics 4 conjunction with the sequence of courses, ticularly appropriate for students interested in SOCI 375 Asian Americans: an opportunity for students to undertake an interdisciplinary concentration under close integrating studies in the humanities and social Ethnic Identity 4 faculty supervision. It is recommended that sciences and for students preparing to work SOCI 376 Contemporary Issues in students meet with the appropriate major and interact with diverse communities and cul- Asian American director to plan a coherent set of courses to tures in the United States and abroad in such Communities 4 fields as education, human services, business, fulfill the major or minor requirements. journalism and public administration. upper division elective courses units Program Major Requirements Ten courses in Chicano/Latino Studies, or Asian American Studies is administered by Additional courses for a total of 16 units from courses certified for Chicano/Latino Studies an executive committee comprising the chair, the lists above or below, 300 level or higher. No credit, are required. The 10 courses must be directors of the four majors and other faculty more than two total courses for the major may distributed as follows: the three core require- members. In addition to the college academic be taken outside the college. ment courses of AMST 200, AMST 350 and advisor, the directors of the majors serve as AMST 301 America, the Frontier, and AMST 498; one course from each of the advisors to majors and minors, providing, in the New West 4 following three lists: History, Literature and conjunction with the sequence of courses, AMST 320 Social Construction of Race Culture, and Social and Political Issues; and addi- an opportunity for students to undertake an and Citizenship 4 tional elective courses for a total of 16 units interdisciplinary concentration under close AMST 374 Exploring Ethnicity faculty supervision. It is recommended that chosen from the courses certified in Chicano/ through Film 4 students meet with the appropriate major Latino Studies at the 300 level or above. AMST 490x Directed director to plan a coherent set of courses to Research 2-4, max 8 fulfill the major or minor requirements. Core Requirements Units AMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis in American Studies and AMST 200 Introduction to American Program Major Requirements Ethnicity 4 Studies and Ethnicity 4 Ten courses in Asian American Studies, or AMST 499 Special Topics 2-4, max 8 AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American courses certified for Asian American Studies COMM 458 Race and Ethnicity in Studies and Ethnicity: credit, are required. The 10 courses must be Entertainment and the Arts 4 Theories and Methods 4 distributed as follows: the three core require- GEOG 350 Race and AMST 498* Senior Seminar in American ment courses of AMST 200, AMST 350 and Environmentalism 4 Studies and Ethnicity 4 AMST 498; one course from each of the POSC 424 Political Participation and following three lists: History, Literature and *Honors students will substitute AMST 492 Research American Diversity 4 Culture, and Social and Political Issues; and Methods in American Studies and Ethnicity. SOCI 432 Racial and Ethnic Relations additional elective courses for a total of in a Global Society 4 246 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

200/300/400-Level Required Courses Units required. The five courses must be distrib- Gender and Ethnicity in American Popular Culture: One course from each of the following uted as follows: two core requirement courses choose one (4 units) categories: and three additional elective courses cho- AMST 357 Latino Social Movements 4 History sen from the courses certified in American AMST 365 Leadership in the AMST 373 History of the Studies and Ethnicity at the 300 level or Community — Internship 4 Mexican American 4 above. AMST 385 African American Culture HIST 354 Mexican Migration to and Society 4 the United States 4 Core requirements Units AMST 395 African American Humor AMST 200 Introduction to American and Culture 4 Literature and Culture Studies and Ethnicity 4 AMST 448 Chicano and Latino AMST 448 Chicano and Latino AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American Literature 4 Literature 4 Studies and Ethnicity: AMST 449 Asian American Literature 4 SPAN 413 Social and Geographic Theories and Methods 4 ENGL 476 Images of Women in Varieties of Spanish 4 Contemporary Culture 4 Upper division elective courses units Social and Political Issues Three courses from the American Studies and Popular Culture in the Arts: choose one (4 units) AMST 357 Latino Social Movements 4 Ethnicity major lists, at the 300 level or higher. AHIS 363 Race, Gender, and AMST 365 Leadership in the No more than one course in the minor may be Sexuality in Contemporary Community–Internship 4 taken outside the college. Art 4 AMST 446 Cultural Circuits in the AHIS 370 Modern Art III: 1940 Americas 4 to the Present 4 GEOG 340 Latino L.A. 4 Minor in American Popular Culture CTCS 392 History of the American POSC 428 Latino Politics 4 The interdisciplinary minor in American Film, 1925-50 4 PSYC 462 Minority Mental Health 4 Popular Culture helps students to assess from CTCS 393 History of the American REL 333 Religion in the Borderlands 4 a variety of perspectives the icons and ideas Film, 1946-75 4 SOCI 356 Mexican Immigrants in a they encounter every day, to think critically CTCS 394 History of the American Diverse Society 4 about the images and assertions of the mass Film, 1977-Present 4 SOCI 366 Chicana and Latina media and commercial culture, and to see the ENGL 375 Science Fiction 4 Experiences 4 experience of popular culture as it interacts ENGL 471 Literary Genres and Film 4 with questions of gender and ethnicity in ENGL 481 Narrative Forms in upper division elective courses units the American context. Students choose five Literature and Film 4 Additional courses for a total of 16 units from classes, including one upper-division elective, HIST 481 Producing Film Histories 4 the lists above or below, 300 level or higher. No from a curriculum organized to explore: criti- MUJZ 419 The Jazz Experience: more than two total courses for the major may cal approaches to popular culture; gender and Myths and Culture 4 be taken outside the college. ethnicity in American popular culture; and MUSC 400 The Broadway Musical: AMST 274 Exploring Ethnicity through popular culture in the arts. Twenty units are Reflection of American Film 4 required, four at the lower-division and 16 at Diversity, Issues and AMST 301 America, the Frontier, and the upper-division level. Experiences 4 the New West 4 MUSC 422 The Beatles: Their Music AMST 320 Social Construction of Race Lower division requirements units and Their Times 4 and Citizenship 4 Choose one course (4 units) MUSC 450 The Music of Black AMST 490x Directed AMST 206 The Politics and Culture Americans 4 Research 2-8, max 8 of the 1960s 4 PAS 400 Contemporary Public Art 4 AMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis in AMST 285 African American American Studies and Popular Culture 4 Electives (4 units) Ethnicity 4 Choose one additional upper-division course AMST 499 Special Topics 2-4, max 8 upper division requirements units from the lists above, in a department you have COMM 458 Race and Ethnicity in Choose four courses (16 units), at least one from not already chosen for the minor. Entertainment and the Arts 4 each of the groups below. GEOG 350 Race and Minor in Jewish American Studies Environmentalism 4 Critical Approaches to Popular Culture: choose one Jewish American Studies is a multidisci- POSC 424 Political Participation and (4 units) plinary program designed to provide students American Diversity 4 AMST 301 America, the Frontier, with a critical understanding of the historical, SOCI 432 Racial and Ethnic Relations and the New West 4 cultural, social, political and religious experi- in a Global Society 4 COLT 365 Literature and Popular ence of Jewish Americans, with a particular Culture 4 emphasis on the development and culture COMM 384 Interpreting Popular of Jewish communities in California and American Studies and Ethnicity Minor Culture 4 the West as well as on both historical and Course Requirements ENGL 392 Visual and Popular contemporary effects of global issues on For the minor in American Studies and Culture 4 American Jewish communities. By drawing Ethnicity, five courses in American Studies HIST 380 American Popular upon courses in American Studies and by and Ethnicity, or courses certified for Culture 4 emphasizing comparative as well as interdis- American Studies and Ethnicity credit, are ciplinary study, this program offers training in the analytical tools and methods of interpre- tation appropriate for studying the American Jewish experience in its particularity and ethnic and cultural study in general. American Studies and Ethnicity 247

The program is particularly appropriate for core requirements units JS 382 Judaism as an American students interested in integrating studies in AMST 202 Interethnic Diversity in Religion 4 the humanities and social sciences and for the West 4 JS 383 Jews in American Popular students preparing to work and interact with JS 300 American Jewish History 4 Culture 4 diverse communities and cultures in the JS 415 The American Jewish United States and abroad in such fields as Three courses from the following: Experience in Film 4 education, human services, business, journal- AMST 301 America, the Frontier, and JS 428 Blacks and Jews: Conflicts ism and public administration. the New West 4 and Alliances 4 AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American Successful completion of 20 units in Studies and Ethnicity: Minor in Critical Approaches to Leadership American Studies and Judaic Studies are Theories and Methods 4 See the Department of Interdisciplinary required to qualify for the minor. JS 330 Jewish Power, Studies, page 362. Powerlessness, and Politics in the Modern Era 4 Minor in Race, Ethnicity and Politics JS 381 The Jew in American See the Department of Political Science, Society 4 page 424.

Graduate Degrees

The major objective of the graduate program Degree Requirements Course Requirements in American Studies and Ethnicity is to These degrees are under the jurisdiction AMST 500 Introduction to American Studies prepare future faculty with the research and of the USC Graduate School. Refer to the and Ethnicity is required of all doctoral stu- teaching abilities to understand and commu- Graduate School section of this catalogue dents, and it is highly recommended that stu- nicate the diversity of American society and (page 91) for general regulations. All courses dents complete this course in the first year of culture. This is accomplished by stressing the applied toward the degrees must be courses residence. Two 600-level graduate seminars importance of an interdisciplinary perspective accepted by the Graduate School. are required for the degree, and at least one which integrates social analysis with cultural of these must be an interdisciplinary seminar approaches. The program’s most significant Master of Arts offered by the program in American Studies areas of specialization are: (1) the theoretical The department does not accept applicants and Ethnicity. study of race and ethnicity, particularly as it for a Master of Arts degree. All graduate work is constructed through gender, class, sexual- in American Studies and Ethnicity at USC Foreign Language Requirement ity and the state; (2) a regional focus on Los is taken as part of a Ph.D. program, and the Ph.D. students are required to demonstrate Angeles and the American West; and (3) an M.A. in American Studies and Ethnicity is proficiency in one foreign language. This emphasis on the study of cultural production intended only as a transitional degree in the requirement must be met before a student in the United States, with particular attention process of completing requirements for the is eligible to take the qualifying examina- on the theoretical directions and methodolog- Ph.D., although in some cases students may tion. Competency may be demonstrated by ical innovations in the interdisciplinary study be invited to attempt a terminal M.A. completing a course in the literature of that of American culture. language at the 400 or 500 level (with a grade After completing at least 30 units, taking of B [3.0] or better), or by passing a foreign Admission Requirements AMST 500 and at least one research seminar, language exam that tests proficiency in read- Requirements for admission include: scores maintaining a GPA of at least 3.0, making ing comprehension and translation. satisfactory to the program in the verbal, successful academic progress and taking quantitative and analytical General Test of the qualifying exam, students will either be Methods Requirement the Graduate Record Examinations; evidence granted a transitional master’s degree and Students are required to show competency of competence in writing English and analyti- continue on towards the Ph.D. or be granted in two theoretical methodologies from a list cal abilities; a satisfactory written statement a terminal master’s degree. approved by the American Studies and by the applicant of aims and interests in pur- Ethnicity department. In most cases, compe- suing interdisciplinary graduate work; letters Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies tency is established by successfully complet- of recommendation from at least three col- and Ethnicity ing one course concentrating in a specific lege instructors; and grades satisfactory to the Students may earn the Ph.D. in American method offered by a department or school, department earned by the applicant at other Studies and Ethnicity by successfully com- although more advanced courses in that institutions. pleting the following requirements. method may be suggested by a guidance committee. The following methodologies ful- All applicants are required to take the GREs Application deadline: December 1 fill the methods requirement: literary/textual and submit their complete undergraduate analysis; historical/archival analysis; ethnogra- record; at least three letters of recommen- Total Units Required phy; cultural/visual analysis; spatial practices dation and a statement of purpose should The student’s course work must total at least and analysis; and, quantitative analysis. be sent to the director of the program. 64 units. No more than eight units of 794 Applicants are urged to submit written mate- Doctoral Dissertation and no more than four rials as supportive evidence. units of 790 Research may count toward the 64 units. 248 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Disciplinary Requirement faculty from at least two different disciplines, Once a student formally establishes an inter- The department of American Studies and as well as having one outside member on his disciplinary examination committee, the chair Ethnicity believes that the strongest inter- or her examination committee. of this committee becomes the student’s disciplinary research is conducted alongside main academic advisor, along with other a strong background in at least one disci- This five-person examination committee will members of this guidance committee. The plinary field by successfully completing at direct the student toward his or her qualifying committee must be in place and approved by least four graduate courses in one discipline. examination, which will consist of both written the Graduate School at the time the student These four courses must include at least one and oral parts, in the third year. Examinations schedules a qualifying examination. methodology course, one 600-level or above are graded honors, pass, low-pass or fail. The advanced seminar and two graduate reading qualifying examination has two phases: written The dissertation committee becomes the stu- courses at the 500- or 600-level. Each of these examinations in each field followed by a single dent’s main advising unit after the qualifying courses can also fulfill other requirements in oral examination on all four fields. Students examination, with the chair having the princi- the Ph.D. program, particularly the methods with one fail, a low-pass in their dissertation pal responsibility of advisement. At all stages requirement and the course requirements field or more than two low-pass grades will of the student’s progress through the program, listed above. not be permitted to enter the oral phase of the the director of the program and the director examination process. The guidance committee of graduate and professional studies will be Screening Procedures determines whether the candidate may retake available for advisement and counsel as well. The performance of every first-year doctoral any exam graded low-pass or fail. student is formally assessed by the director Transfer of Credit of the program and the student’s assigned Dissertation A transfer of credit statement is prepared by advisor at the end of the spring semester After the qualifying examination has been the Degree Progress Department for stu- and before a student has completed 24 units passed, an interdisciplinary dissertation com- dents admitted to full graduate standing. The toward the degree. Unsatisfactory progress mittee of at least three faculty members from application of any available transfer credit is toward the degree requires either remedy the examination committee must approve contingent on successful completion of the of the deficiencies or termination of the stu- a dissertation prospectus before full-time screening exam and is determined by the dent’s graduate program. After successfully research commences. Only at this point is a director of the program no later than the end passing the assessment procedures, each stu- student admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. of the second year according to the follow- dent will be encouraged to establish a guid- degree and will thereafter concentrate on the ing guidelines: credit will only be allowed ance committee. dissertation. After students become candi- for courses (1) from accredited graduate dates for the Ph.D. degree, they must register schools; (2) of grade B (3.0 on a four-point At the end of the second year, student prog- for 794 Doctoral Dissertation each semester scale); (3) constituting a fair and reasonable ress will be evaluated and each student will thereafter until the dissertation is completed. equivalent to current USC course work at the formally establish the members of his or her graduate level and fitting into the program for interdisciplinary examination committee from The final state of the program is the submis- the degree; and (4) approved by the Graduate faculty he or she has worked with during the sion of a dissertation that makes an original School. Graduate transfer credit will not be first two years. A meeting of the director of and substantial contribution to its field of granted for life experience, credit by exami- the program, guidance committee members study. The final copy of the dissertation must nation, non-credit extension courses, corre- and potential members of this examination conform to the regulations of the Graduate spondence courses, thesis course supervision committee will take place directly after the School. or creative writing courses. second year to identify remaining deficien- cies in a student’s training and identify solu- Advisement The maximum number of transfer credits tions before the qualifying examination pro- Upon entering the program, each student will which may be applied toward the M.A. cess begins. be assigned an academic advisor from among degree is four units, and a maximum of the faculty closest to the student’s own aca- 24 units of transfer credits may be applied Qualifying Examination demic interests. Students should seek advice toward the Ph.D. degree. The Graduate Following completion of course work, the stu- on their program of studies from this academ- School stipulates that transfer units must dent must sit for a qualifying examination at ic advisor, the director of the program and the have been completed within 10 years of a time mutually agreed upon by the student director of graduate and professional studies. admission for the doctoral program to be and the guidance committee. Students seek- applied toward the degree. ing the Ph.D. will select four fields for exami- nation. Every student must be examined by

Courses of Instruction

A m e r ica n S t u d i e s a n d E t h n ici t y AMST 101gm Race and Class in Los Angeles AMST 133g Religions of Latin America (4) (AMST) (4, Fa) Analysis of race and the economic, (Enroll in REL 133g) political, gender, and social dimensions of The terms indicated are expected but are not contemporary Los Angeles including topics AMST 135gm Peoples and Cultures of the guaranteed. For the courses offered during any such as residential segregation, economic Americas (4, FaSp) An introduction to cul- given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. inequality, and city politics. Concurrent enroll- tures and people in the Americas; the social, ment: WRIT 140 historical, economic and cultural formations that together make up the Latino/a American imaginary. American Studies and Ethnicity 249

AMST 200m Introduction to American AMST 320 Social Construction of Race and AMST 375m Asian Americans: Ethnic Studies and Ethnicity (4, FaSp) Introduction Citizenship (4, FaSp) Comparative perspec- ­Identity (4, FaSp) (Enroll in SOCI 375m) to American studies and ethnic studies. Pro- tive on the social construction of race and vides an overview of major theories, concepts, citizenship. Social, economic and political AMST 376m Contemporary Issues in Asian and issues. experiences of selected groups in the U.S. are American Communities (4, FaSp) (Enroll in examined. SOCI 376m) AMST 202m Interethnic Diversity in the West (4) Introduction to community, culture, AMST 330m Jazz and the Political Imagi- AMST 377m Legacies of Viet Nam (4, Fa) and ethnicity within the Western United nation (4) Explores the changing political Examination of 20th century Viet Nam, the States with emphasis on African American, meanings of “jazz” throughout the 20th cen- country, and “Vietnam,” the American war, Asian American, and Chicano/Latino cultures tury, from freedom to a threat to civil order, through the literature, film, and visual culture and social patterns. from racial integration to Black liberation. that have been produced by Americans, Viet- namese, and overseas Vietnamese. AMST 206m The Politics and Culture of the AMST 328 Asian American Politics (4, FaSp) 1960s (4, Sp) Examines political and cultural (Enroll in POSC 328) AMST 378m Introduction to Asian Ameri- change in the United States during the decade can History (4, FaSp) Comparative examina- of the 1960s. AMST 333 Religion in the Borderlands (4) tion of the social, economic, and political (Enroll in REL 333) experiences of Asian immigrants and their AMST 220m The Making of Asian America descendants in the U.S., 1840s-present. (4, FaSp) Historical, social, and cultural analy- AMST 336 Re-Viewing Religion in Asian (Duplicates credit in former HIST 378). sis of (East, South, and Southeast) Asians America (4) (Enroll in REL 336) in the United States. Themes examined: AMST 379 Arabs in America (4, FaSp) Arab immigration, race and gender relations, ethnic AMST 342m Law and Identities (4) immigration and acculturation in the U.S. from culture, community and identity. ­Examines the complex and contested inter- late 19th century to present; emphasis on com- action between the law and racial, gender, munity formation, race, religion and gender. AMST 240gm Collective Identity and Politi- religious, ethnic, and sexual identities using cal Violence: Representing 9/11 (4, FaSp) historical and contemporary cases. AMST 380 American Popular Culture (Enroll in ANTH 240gm) (4, FaSp) (Enroll in HIST 380) AMST 348m Race and Environmentalism AMST 250gm The African Diaspora (4, (4, Irregular) (Enroll in GEOG 350m) AMST 385 African American Culture and FaSp) History, political-economy and aesthet- Society (4, Sp) Examines social and cultural ics of the African Diaspora with emphasis on AMST 350 Junior Seminar in American issues affecting the past and present lives of Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Studies and Ethnicity: Theories and Meth- African Americans in the United States. Africa. ods (4, FaSp) Advanced study in interdisci- plinary theories and methods for analyzing AMST 390 Special Problems (1-4) Super- AMST 252g Black Social Movements in race and ethnicity in the United States, vised, individual studies. No more than one the U.S. (4) This course examines black including a comparative study of topics such registration; by petition only. social movements for freedom, justice, equal- as inequality, gender, and class. ity, and self-determination. Beginning with AMST 392 Undergraduate Research Meth- Reconstruction, movements include labor, AMST 357m Latino Social Movements ods (2, Sp) Examines processes of scholarly civil rights, radical feminism, socialism, repara- (4, FaSp) Focuses on the political experience research; quantitative and qualitative research tions, Black Nationalism, prisoners’ rights, and of Latinos in the U.S. Comparative analysis of methods; faculty mentorship; experiential Hip Hop. their political experiences and perspectives, learning; research proposal writing; careers in their histories of identity formation, and their research. Sophomore or junior standing in the AMST 274gm Exploring Ethnicity Through political organizations. major. Graded CR/NC. Film (4, FaSpSm) Examination of the con- structions of American ethnicity/race in film. AMST 364m African American Art (4, FaSp) AMST 395m African American Humor and (Duplicates credit in former AMST 374m). (Enroll in AHIS 365m) Culture (4, FaSp) Examination of one of sev- eral traditions of African American humor for AMST 285m African American Popular AMST 365 Leadership in the Community — insights into shifting notions of race, culture, Culture (4, Sp) Examines history of popular Internship (4, FaSp) Eight to 10 hours per language and identity in and beyond Black cultural forms such as literature, music, dance, week in a community-based internship plus America. theatre, and visual arts produced by and about two hour lecture. Theoretical and practical African Americans. Concurrent enrollment: issues associated with community leadership. AMST 420 Sociology of Violence (4, FaSp) MDA 140. (Enroll in SOCI 420) AMST 366m Chicana and Latina Experi- AMST 301g America, the Frontier, and the ences (4) (Enroll in SOCI 366m) AMST 424m Political Participation and New West (4, FaSp) Introduction to the American Diversity (4, Fa) (Enroll in interdisciplinary study of American politi- AMST 373 History of the Mexican American POSC 424m) cal, cultural, and social life with a particular (4, FaSp) Racial and cultural background emphasis on the Western United States as a of Mexico; immigration and conquest; the AMST 428 Latino Politics (4, Fa) (Enroll in region. Recommended preparation: HIST 200, Mexican in California and the southwest; POSC 428) ENGL 263. the rise of contemporary Mexican-American consciousness. (Duplicates credit in former HIST 472). 250 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

AMST 432m Racial and Ethnic Relations in a AMST 498 Senior Seminar in American AMST 562 The Practice of Ethnography (4) Global Society (4, Fa) (Enroll in SOCI 432m) Studies and Ethnicity (4, FaSp) Capstone (Enroll in ANTH 562) course for majors, highlighting interdisciplin- AMST 442 American Literature, 1920 to the ary study of race and ethnicity in a compara- AMST 570 Readings on Los Angeles and Present (4, FaSp) (Enroll in ENGL 442) tive context. Prerequisite: AMST 200. Urban Culture (4, FaSp) Exploration of some of the leading scholarship from a variety of AMST 444m Native American Literature AMST 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) disciplines writing about Los Angeles and the (4, FaSp) (Enroll in ENGL 444m) Special topics in the earth sciences. Field Southern California area. Particular emphasis trip required when appropriate to the topic. is placed on the intersections of historical, AMST 446 Cultural Circuits in the Americas Departmental approval required. contemporary and cultural issues that inform (4, FaSp) How does culture move within and recent scholarship on Los Angeles. across the Americas? What are the relation- AMST 500 Introduction to American Studies ships between new global media conglomer- and Ethnicity (4, Fa) An exploration of themes, AMST 572 Quantitative Methods for a ates, “national cultural industries,” and local theoretical influences, and methodological Diverse Society (4, FaSp) Diversity and cultural practices? approaches current in American Studies and empirical social research; conceptualization, Ethnic Studies. Open to first year graduate stu- design and measurement; conducting, analyz- AMST 448m Chicano and Latino Literature dents in American Studies and Ethnicity only. ing and evaluating surveys and experiments; (4, FaSp) Development of poetry, essay, short focus on obstacles in the empirical study of story and novel of the Chicano and Latino AMST 509 Key Topics in Linguistic Anthro- diversity. peoples of the United States, with particular pology (4, FaSp) (Enroll in ANTH 509) emphasis on the differentiating characteristics AMST 580 Readings in Cultural Studies between the multiple cultures that constitute AMST 510 Readings in Chicano/Latino (4, FaSp) Seminar in theoretical approaches the Latino populations. (Duplicates credit in Studies (4, FaSp) Perspectives from the to cultural studies, with an emphasis on the former ENGL 448m). major debates that have driven the develop- analysis of race, gender, sexuality, and class in ment of the field of Chicano/Latino/a studies the U.S. AMST 449m Asian American Literature across the disciplines. (4, FaSp) Survey of Asian American literature AMST 585 Topics in Cultural Theory (4, max from the earliest time to the present; devel- AMST 520 Readings in Asian American 8, FaSp) Introduction to key texts on post- opment of prose, poetry and novel. Studies (4, FaSp) Graduate seminar covering structuralism and its theorizing of the body, critical themes in the interdisciplinary field of power, and historical trauma. AMST 456m People of Color and the News Asian American Studies, including perspectives Media (4) (Enroll in JOUR 466m) from anthropology, literature, sociology, history, AMST 590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) political science, religious studies, cultural stud- Research leading to the master’s degree. AMST 458m Race and Ethnicity in Enter- ies, women/gender studies and psychology. Maximum units which may be applied to the tainment and the Arts (4, FaSp) (Enroll in degree to be determined by the program. COMM 458m) AMST 525 Seminar in American Art (4, FaSp) (Enroll in AHIS 525) AMST 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) AMST 465 Studies in American Art (4, max Seminar­ in selected topics in American stud- 8, FaSp) (Enroll in AHIS 465) AMST 530 Readings in African American ies and ethnicity. Studies (4, max 8, FaSp) Seminar exploring AMST 466m The Psychology of African crucial theoretical, methodological and his- AMST 660 Interdisciplinary Research Semi- Americans (4, FaSp) Provides an introduc- torical issues in the development of African nar in Race and Ethnicity (4) Explores issues tion to the study of health, mental health, and American Studies. of conducting interdisciplinary research social behavior among African Americans. in race and ethnicity and guides students AMST 543 Critical Studies in Whiteness through the design and completion of a AMST 475m Blackness in American Visual (4, max 8, FaSp) Examines meaning of journal-quality research paper. Recommended Culture (4, FaSp) (Enroll in AHIS 475m) “whiteness” from historical and other disci- preparation: graduate reading course in race plinary perspectives; focus is on how white- and ethnicity. AMST 483 Religion and Popular Culture ness operates within specific racial regimes in the United States (4, Sp) (Enroll in to perpetuate inequality. AMST 670 Interdisciplinary Research Semi- REL 483) nar on Los Angeles (4) Introduces students AMST 552 Archives and Subcultures to issues of urban-based research concerning AMST 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) (4, FaSm) Introduction to the practice of Los Angeles and guides students through the Individual research and readings. Not avail- archival research with an emphasis on the design and completion of a journal-quality able for graduate credit. literary and historical methods of document- research paper. Recommended preparation: ing subcultural groups, particularly racial and graduate reading course on Los Angeles. AMST 492 Research Methods in American sexual minorities. Studies and Ethnicity (4, Fa) Develop the AMST 680 Interdisciplinary Research Semi- research proposal and methods for complet- AMST 554 Readings in Chicano/Latino nar in Cultural Studies (4) Explores theoreti- ing a senior honors thesis; for students in one ­History (4, FaSp) Readings, analyses, and cal approaches to cultural studies as an inter- of the four PASE majors. discussion of various approaches, topics, and disciplinary field and guides students through genres in the field of Chicano/Latino history. the design and completion of a journal- AMST 493 Senior Honors Thesis in Ameri- quality research paper. Recommended prepa- can Studies and Ethnicity (4, Sp) Writing the AMST 560 Readings on Race and Ethnicity ration: graduate reading course in cultural honors thesis; for students in one of the four (4, FaSp) Exploration of research on race and studies. PASE majors and PASE Honors Program. ethnicity in the United States as it pertains to political, social, economic, cultural and histori- cal issues. Anthropology 251

AMST 700 Theories and Practices of AMST 790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) AMST 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation Professional Development (4, FaSpSm) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum (2, 2, 2, 2, 0) Credit on acceptance of disser- Offers ­students a structured environment in units which may be applied to the degree tation. Graded IP/CR/NC. which to write their dissertation proposals to be determined by the program. Graded and focuses on professional development. CR/NC. ­Completion of qualifying exam. Graded CR/NC.

Anthropology

Grace Ford Salvatori 120 Assistant Professors: Nayuta Yamashita, Ph.D., anthropology and medical anthropology; an (213) 740-1900 Roberto Delgado, Ph.D. M.A. in anthropology; a Certificate in Visual FAX: (213) 747-8571 Anthropology and a Ph.D. in Anthropology. Email: [email protected] Distinguished Adjunct Professor: Jane Goodall, Ph.D. The Department of Anthropology encour- Chair: Nancy Lutkehaus, Ph.D. ages students to become involved in eth- Adjunct Professor: John Scott Allen, Ph.D. nographic research and fieldwork while Faculty gaining a firm theoretical foundation in University Professor and Adjunct Professor: Lecturers: Ran Boytner, Ph.D., Joseph anthropology. Special areas of emphasis in Stephen E. Toulmin, Ph.D. Hawkins, Ph.D.; Erin Moore, Ph.D.; Amy the department are provided by programs Parish, Ph.D.; Thomas Ward, Ph.D. in visual anthropology and primate ethol- Professors: Christopher Boehm, Ph.D.; ogy at both the undergraduate and graduate Eugene Cooper, Ph.D.; Janet Hoskins, Ph.D.; Joint Faculty: Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D.; levels. Undergraduates may take a number Dorinne Kondo, Ph.D.; Cheryl Mattingly, Gelya Frank, Ph.D.; Peter Mancall, Ph.D.; of courses in visual anthropology that focus Ph.D.; G. Alexander Moore, Ph.D.; Andrei Lawrence A. Palinkas, Ph.D.; Alison Renteln, on the analysis and understanding of human Simic, Ph.D.; Craig Stanford, Ph.D.; Walter Ph.D. behavior and are encouraged to include Williams, Ph.D. visual media in their senior field methods The Department of Anthropology offers a practicum. Undergraduates may also elect to Associate Professors: Lanita Jacobs-Huey, B.A. in Anthropology with concentrations complete a major with an emphasis in Visual Ph.D.; Nancy Lutkehaus, Ph.D.; Gary in visual anthropology and urban applied Anthropology or a major in Urban Applied Seaman, Ph.D. anthropology; a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Anthropology. Archaeology; minor programs in cultural

Bachelor of Arts

Anthropology Major Requirements Two courses to be selected from: Units Major in Anthropology In addition to the general education require- ANTH 345 Politics, Social (Visual Anthropology) Requirements ments, the following courses are required. Organization, and Law 4 In addition to the general education require- ANTH 360 Symbolic Anthropology 4 ments, the following courses are required. Required courses, Lower division Units ANTH 370 Family and Kinship in ANTH 200L The Origins of Humanity 4 Cross-Cultural Perspective 4 Required courses, Lower division Units ANTH 201 Introduction to Social ANTH 460 Economic Anthropology 4 ANTH 200L The Origins of Anthropology, or One world area specialization course 4 Humanity 4 ANTH 263 Exploring Culture Electives two courses 8 ANTH 263 Exploring Culture Through Film 4 Through Film 4 Total upper division units 32 Required courses, Upper division Units Required courses, Upper division Units ANTH 410ab Ethnographic Field ANTH 410ab Ethnographic Field Methods and Practicum 4-4 Methods and Practicum 4-4 ANTH 440 History of ANTH 440 History of Anthropological Theory 4 Anthropological Theory 4 ANTH 475 Ethnographic Film Analysis 4 ANTH 476 Ethnographic Film Theory from an Historical Perspective 4 252 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

One course to be selected from: Units In addition to the general education require- Required course, Upper division Units ANTH 470 Multidisciplinary ments, the following courses are required: ANTH 440 History of Seminar in Visual Anthropological Theory 4 Anthropology 4 Required courses, lower division units ANTH 472 Visual Techniques in ANTH 202 Introduction to Two courses to be selected from: Units Anthropology: Stills 4 Archaeology, or ANTH 345 Politics, Social CLAS 212L Archaeology: Interpreting Organization, and Law 4 Two courses to be selected from: Units the Past 4 ANTH 360 Symbolic Anthropology 4 Two 300- or 400-level AHIS 201 Digging into the Past: ANTH 370 Family and Kinship in anthropology courses not listed Material Culture and the Cross-Cultural among the required courses 8 Civilization of the Ancient Perspective 4 Mediterranean, or ANTH 460 Economic Anthropology 4 Total upper division units 32 LING 295 The Ancient Near East: Culture, Archaeology, One world area specialization course 4 Major in Anthropology (Urban Applied Texts 4 Anthropology) Requirements In addition to the general education require- Total lower division units 8 Minor in Medical Anthropology ments, the following courses are required. Medical anthropology examines the body, ill- Required courses, upper division units ness and healing from a cultural perspective, Required courses, Lower division Units Theory and Methods including comparative studies of folk healing ANTH 200L The Origins of Humanity 4 (any two of the following three courses) 8 systems, curing rituals and Western biomedi- ANTH 263 Exploring Culture AHIS 425 Interdisciplinary Studies cal practices. Through Film, or in Classical Art and ANTH 201 Introduction to Social Archaeology: Research Required course Units Anthropology 4 and Methodology ANTH 101 Body, Mind and Healing 4 REL 494 Advanced Near Eastern Required courses, Upper division Units and Mediterranean One course (4 units) to be selected from: units ANTH 355 Urban Anthropology 4 Archaeology ANTH 105 Culture, Medicine and ANTH 371 Cross-Cultural Research REL 495 Field Methods in Politics 4 on Urban Gangs 4 Archaeology ANTH 125 Social Issues in Human ANTH 410ab Ethnographic Field Sexuality and Methods and Practicum 4-4 Interdisciplinary Perspectives Reproduction 4 ANTH 440 History of AHIS 321 Greek Art and ANTH 200L The Origins of Humanity 4 Anthropological Theory 4 Archaeology, or ANTH 201 Introduction to Social AHIS 322 Roman Art and Anthropology 4 Two courses to be selected from: Units Archaeology, or ANTH 273 Shamans, Spirits and ANTH 345 Politics, Social AHIS 384 Early Chinese Art, or Ancestors: Non-Western Organization and Law 4 AHIS 420 Studies in Ancient Art 4 Religious Traditions 4 ANTH 360 Symbolic Anthropology 4 ANTH 310 Archaeology of the ANTH 370 Family and Kinship Americas, or Upper division courses: four of the in Cross-Cultural ANTH 311 Old World Archaeology 4 following (16 units): Units Perspective 4 CLAS 323 Aegean Archaeology 4 ANTH 305 Childhood, Birth and ANTH 375 Applied Anthropology 4 REL 394 Near Eastern and Reproduction 4 ANTH 407 Peasant Society 4 Mediterranean ANTH 360 Symbolic Anthropology 4 ANTH 460 Economic Anthropology 4 Archaeology, or ANTH 373 Magic, Witchcraft One world area specialization course 4 REL 493 The Art and Archaeology and Healing 4 of Religion: Beginnings 4 ANTH 375 Applied Anthropology 4 Total upper division units 32 Elective Any 300 or 400 level course ANTH 380 Sex and Gender in offered by the Anthropology, Anthropological Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Art History, Classics, Perspective 4 Archaeology Linguistics or Religion ANTH 405 Evolutionary Medicine 4 Students are given broad-based exposure to departments 4 ANTH 440 History of Anthro- a range of methods by which archaeological pological Theory 4 data are retrieved and analyzed and theoreti- Capstone course OT 375 The Narrative Structure cal paradigms and intellectual foci by and CLAS 465 Archaeology and Society 4 of Social Action: Narrative, from which archaeologists interpret the past’s Healing and Occupation 4 material culture. Total upper division units 32 SWMS 336 Health, Gender and Ethnicity 4 Minor in Cultural Anthropology SWMS 420 Woman, Nature, Culture: Required courses, Lower division Units The Behavioral Ecology ANTH 201 Introduction to Social of Women 4 Anthropology, or ANTH 263 Exploring Culture Through Film 4 Anthropology 253

Minor in Southeast Asia and its People POSC 120 Comparative Politics 4 POSC 377 Asian Political Thought 4 This minor allows students to supplement REL 131 Religions of Asia 4 REL 330 Religions of India 4 more narrowly defined departmental majors REL 150 Religion and Immigration 4 REL 334 Religion and Colonial with a multidisciplinary focus on an area of HIST 265 Understanding Race and Encounter 4 great importance both to global develop- Sex Historically 4 ments and to cultural heritage issues in Southeast Asia and the United States California and the United States. There is Upper Division UNITS AMST 377 Legacies of Viet Nam 4 no language requirement and no required Choose four classes (16 units), including at least HIST 344 The Vietnam War, courses, but students must take one lower one class from each list 1945-1975 4 and four upper division courses dealing IR 424 Citizenship and Migration with Southeast Asian cultures and people Southeast Asia in International Politics 4 of Southeast Asian heritage in the United ANTH 322 Anthropology of Bali 4 POSC 328 Asian American Politics 4 States. The focus of this new minor is on ANTH 373 Magic, Witchcraft, and REL 336 Re-viewing Religion in transnational connections and the new area Healing 4 Asian America 4 of global culture. COLT 379 Nationalism and Postcolonialism in Note: Courses have no prerequisites. Lower Division units Southeast Asian Cinema 4 Choose one class (4 units) GEOG 306 Asia and the Global Interdisciplinary Law and Society Minor ANTH 250 Race and Sexual Politics Economy 4 See the Department of Political Science, in Southeast Asia 4 IR 315 Ethnicity and Nationalism page 423. ANTH 273 Shamans, Spirits and in World Politics 4 Ancestors: Non-Western POSC 352 Politics of Southeast Asia 4 Religious Traditions 4 AMST 220 The Making of Asian America 4

Master of Arts in Anthropology

Degree Requirements The Center for Visual Anthropology The Jane Goodall Research Center is the Students are not accepted for the M.A. The primary goals of the Center for Visual designated repository of field data from in Anthropology alone, but the M.A. in Anthropology (CVA) are: to promote the Jane Goodall’s work among the primates of Anthropology can be granted after two years incorporation of visual modes of expression Gombe National Park in Tanzania. A com- of course work and satisfactory completion of into the academic discipline of anthropol- puter interactive multimedia archive of these the screening exams. ogy; to promote mutual understanding and materials is being implemented to make collaboration between professionals in the them available to students, faculty and other required courses units visual media and in anthropology; to cre- interested scholars. ANTH 501 History and Foundations ate an awareness of the anthropological Facilities of Anthropology 4 perspective in documentaries produced The CVA housed at the Social Science ANTH 502 Contemporary Theory for mass audiences; to improve the materi- Building on the USC campus and at the in Anthropology 4 als and techniques available for using film C‑Lab, is equipped with broadcast-quality ANTH 503 Regional Ethnography, or in teaching anthropology; to encourage the production and editing facilities in video. ANTH 506 Primate Behavior and collection, archiving and analysis of visual Sociobiology 4 documentation for anthropological research. These include Super 8 systems and high- ANTH 562 The Practice of The Ethnographics laboratory is a part of band 3/4" as well as 1/2" videos. Editing Ethnography (or another the Center for Visual Anthropology which facilities include Super 8 editors, JVC 1/2" methods course approved provides archival and computer facilities for editing systems, a Sony 3/4" time code sys- by the supervisor for students and faculty who work with nonlin- tem, an on-line editing system and an AVID primatologists) 4 ear editing systems and interactive media system. Editing and viewing facilities are Four 4-unit graduate-level courses in in anthropology. The primary mission of the also located in the School of Cinematic Arts. anthropology 16 Ethnographics Lab is to promote the inte- gration of all forms of information, whether The CVA maintains a complete still photog- 32 text, graphics of time-based media, into a raphy lab and darkroom. new synthesis of anthropological knowledge. A screening examination must be taken It provides support for research and repre- Policy on Films and Videos Produced by Students before a student has completed more than sentation in multimedia formats carried out All films and videos produced with school 24 units of course work and should be sub- in a new laboratory facility based on com- equipment, funding or facilities are the mitted in the third year of residence. The puter AV technologies and software. ­property of USC. Any income from distribu- exam consists of three written field state- tion of student-produced films and videos ments, a working bibliography and an oral will be used for the benefit of CVA students defense. through production budgets, equipment pur- chases or scholarships. 254 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Certificate in Visual Anthropology After completing fieldwork, students take a Students may begin to take course work Students can be admitted to the certificate year-long editing sequence and practicum required for the certificate in their first year, program in visual anthropology after they (ANTH 576 and ANTH 577) to finish a visu- but they cannot complete their project until have completed their Ph.D. qualifying exami- al project, which will complement the written they have satisfied other requirements for nations. The certificate is an interdisciplin- dissertation.) A total of 16 units is required. doctoral candidacy. The Certificate in Visual ary program, with training in digital video Anthropology is received at the same time as production provided by the USC School of required courses units the Ph.D. Cinematic Arts. Professional skills in video ANTH 575 Seminar in Ethnographic production are designed to help students Film 4 present their research results to a wider audi- ANTH 576 Anthropological Media ence and to use visual media effectively in Seminar 3 communicating ideas about anthropology. ANTH 577 Advanced Anthropological Media Seminar 3 CTPR 507x Production I 6

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology

Students may apply online for graduate Degree Requirements Foreign Language Requirement study in the doctoral program at www.usc.edu/ required courses units A reading knowledge of a scholarly lan- admission/graduate/apply. The Ph.D. requires ANTH 501 History and Foundations guage (normally chosen from among Arabic, 60 units of course work. These include the of Anthropology 4 Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, 32 units required for the M.A. (16 units of ANTH 502 Contemporary Theory Portuguese, Russian or Spanish) is required required courses and 16 of graduate electives), in Anthropology 4 before admission to candidacy. If some other 4 additional graduate units, plus a sequence ANTH 562 The Practice of field language is required for the dissertation of two graduate courses in an outside field. Ethnography 4 research to be successfully completed (for The additional required units for the Ph.D. ANTH 790 Research (minimum example, Maya, Hebrew, Javanese, etc.), this are ANTH 790 Research (8 units) and 8 units required) 8 will be communicated to the student upon ANTH 794ab Doctoral Dissertation (2-2 ANTH 794ab Doctoral Dissertation 2-2 submission of the field project required for units). Before being admitted to Ph.D. can- 4 anthropology graduate electives 20 admission to candidacy. didacy, the student must fulfill the language requirement, present an expanded version of Completion of the program requires 60 units. the field statements at a qualifying examina- tion, write a dissertation prospectus and pass the qualifying examination. Having completed this work, the student will conduct fieldwork and write the doctoral dissertation.

Courses of Instruction

Anthropology (ANTH) ANTH 100g Principles of Human Organi­ ANTH 125g Social Issues in Human Sexual- zation: Non-Western Societies (4, FaSp) ity and Reproduction (4, FaSp) Examination The terms indicated are expected but are not Universal social organizational themes and of the “natural” (biological) and “unnatural” guaranteed. For the courses offered during any their culture-specific variations are explored (social and cultural) dimensions of human given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. across five non-western societies. sexuality and reproduction. Concurrent enroll- ment: WRIT 140. ANTH 090x Seminar in Digital Editing ANTH 101 Body, Mind and Healing (4) The (2, FaSp) Teaches visual anthropology grad­ body, illness and healing from a cultural per- ANTH 140g Native Peoples of Mexico and uate students how to edit digitally ethno- spective, including comparative studies of Central America (4, Sp) An exploration of the graphic video materials from their fieldwork. folk healing systems, curing rituals and West- nature and contributions of pre-Columbian Open to graduate visual anthropology stu- ern biomedical practices. high civilizations (Maya, Aztecs, etc.) and dents only. Not available for degree credit. their descendants as they resist and assimilate Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: ANTH 501, ANTH 105g Culture, Medicine and Politics to the modern world. ANTH 562, ANTH 575. (4, Fa) Survey of the impact of public institu- tions, the private sector, and cultural practices ANTH 200Lg The Origins of Humanity on health and the delivery of health care (4, FaSp) Foundations of the human spe- in the United States. Concurrent enrollment: cies. Examination of scientific evidence from WRIT 140. ­Darwinian theory, primate behavior, fossils, and the behavior of modern people. Anthropology 255

ANTH 201 Introduction to Social Anthro- ANTH 306 Primate Social Behavior (4) Social ANTH 323 Regional Ethnology: Southeast pology (4, FaSpSm) Major culture types, behavior of living nonhuman primates, with Asia (4, Irregular) Peoples and cultures of nomadic hunters and herders, peasant and an emphasis on field studies of apes and southeast Asia, from the late Pleistocene to tribal societies, sophisticated kingdoms; monkeys. Topics include aggression, commu- the present. social, political, economic, and religious nication, reproduction, cognition and ecology. institutions. ANTH 324 Regional Ethnology: China ANTH 308 Origins and Evolution of Human (4, 2 years, Sp) Anthropological perspec- ANTH 202 Introduction to Archaeology Behavior (4) Examination of the evidence for tive of the ordinary citizens of the Peoples’ (4, Sp) How archaeological research is con- and against evolutionary bases of a range of Republic of China: peasants, workers, bureau- ceived, planned, and carried out, from survey human behaviors. Topics include sex differ- crats, students, and women. and excavation to analysis of finds and final ences, human reproductive strategies, race, reconstruction of ancient cultural systems. IQ, human ecology. ANTH 326 Ethnography of European Cul- ture (4, Irregular) Europe as a geographic ANTH 225 Sex Similarities and Differences: ANTH 310 Archaeology of the Americas area in terms of its linguistic, ethnic, racial, A Multidisciplinary Approach (4, FaSp) (4, Irregular) Pre-Columbian culture from and cultural diversity; particular focus on (Enroll in SWMS 225) early hunters to the Spanish conquest in peasant society and the Little Tradition. major geographical areas of Mexico, Central ANTH 235g The Changing Pacific: Culture, America, Peru, or the United States. ANTH 327 Anthropology of the Middle History and Politics in the New South Seas East and Islam (4, Sp) Explores written and (4, Fa) Current social and political develop- ANTH 311 Old World Archaeology (4, visual ethnography for study of Middle East ments in the South Pacific analyzed from Irregular) Neolithic revolution and origins of community, sociopolitical forms and religious the perspective of the historical relationship civilization in major culture centers such as life. Examines scriptural and living Islam and between indigenous cultures and the West. Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, or China. dynamics of contemporary Islamic revival. Concurrent enrollment: MDA 140. ANTH 314 The Nature of Maya Civilization ANTH 328m Culture Change and the Mexi- ANTH 240gm Collective Identity and Politi- (4) A seminar forum on Maya culture from can People (4, Irregular) Culture change cal Violence: Representing 9/11 (4, FaSp) the earliest form to present; problems of theories and methods (archaeology, commu- Critically examines visual, textual, and perfor- origins, classic florescence, systems collapse, nity studies, participant-observation) used to mative representations of culture and identity, conquests, persistence, and transformation examine the varied experiences of peoples in with the terrorist attacks of 9/11 serving as today. Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. a topical anchor. Recommended preparation: ANTH 263; concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140. ANTH 315g North American Indians (4, Fa) ANTH 330 Culture, Gender and Politics in North American Indian societies, their major South Asia: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, ANTH 250g Race and Sexual Politics in cultural themes, ethnological significance, Nepal (4, Fa) Examination of violence, iden- Southeast Asia (4) Southeast Asia is studied and comparability with Western European tity, law, religion, nationalism, development, as a meeting place of different races and cultural forms; lectures, visuals, and indigene caste, kinship, gender, and the South Asian cultural traditions, with emphasis on the demonstrations. diaspora. precolonial heritage of sexual equality and postcolonial reinterpretations of men’s and ANTH 316gm North American Indians in ANTH 335 Comparative Muslim Societies women’s worlds. American Public Life (4, Sp) Role of Ameri- (4, Irregular) Examines issues of nationality, can Indians in American public life from religion, and culture among Muslim peoples ANTH 263g Exploring Culture Through Film colonial times to the present; native American in the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, and (4, FaSpSm) Concepts of social anthropol- forms of government; relations between tribes the Soviet Union from an anthropological ogy using filmic representations of societies and the U.S. perspective. throughout the world in contrast to written ethnography. ANTH 317 Imaging Indians: From Warriors ANTH 336 Health, Gender and Ethnicity to Windtalkers (4, Fa) An historical and (4, Sp) (Enroll in SWMS 336) ANTH 273g Shamans, Spirits and Ancestors: anthropological overview of 500 years of the Non-Western Religious Traditions (4, Fa) An presentation of differing and, often, contradic- ANTH 345 Politics, Social Organization, intensive study of local systems of belief and tory perceptions of Native American life and and Law (4, 2 years, Sp) Political and legal knowledge in selected societies in the Pacific, character in popular and academic media. systems of primitive societies, social control, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America and structure. with emphasis on ideas of the spirit world. ANTH 320 Male and Female in Pacific Society (4, Sp) Cultural variations in gen- ANTH 355 Urban Anthropology (4, Irregu- ANTH 300 Evolution, Ecology, and Culture der systems and historical changes due to lar) Exploration of empirical and analytical (4, Sp) The roles of biology, culture, and colonialism and development in Polynesia, approaches employed by anthropologists in the environment in shaping human society, Melanesia, Indonesia, and other Pacific Rim studying urban phenomena cross-culturally; integrating evolutionary biology and cultural cultures. urban origins, structure, and social processes. theory. ANTH 322 Anthropology of Bali (4, Sp) ANTH 360 Symbolic Anthropology (4, Fa) ANTH 305 Childhood, Birth and Repro- An introduction to the methodology of social The role of symbols in the evolution of duction (4, Fa) Cross-cultural analysis and anthropology, focusing on the culture of the ­culture; symbolic aspects of myth, ritual, comparison of the experience and cultural Indonesian island of Bali. and social life. Prerequisite: sophomore conception of birth, maternity, parenthood, standing. and childhood in western and non-western societies. 256 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

ANTH 365 Life History in Anthropologi- ANTH 406 Theory and Method in Biological ANTH 475 Ethnographic Film Analysis (4, cal Perspective (4, Irregular) Examination Anthropology (4) Historical and theoretical Irregular) Analysis of film as a tool for inves- of one’s life within its sociocultural context; approaches to major issues in the field of bio- tigating primitive and modern cultures and study of family history, autobiography, diary, logical anthropology. Includes human evolu- societies. journal, and film; research and writing of a tion, primatology, origins of culture, human life history. biology. ANTH 476 Ethnographic Film Theory from an Historical Perspective (4) Technolo- ANTH 370 Family and Kinship in Cross- ANTH 407 Peasant Society (4, Sp) Compara- gies and uses of, theoretical frameworks for, ­Cultural Perspective (4, 2 years, Sp) Com- tive study of the social, economic, political, and the presentation styles of ethnographic parative examination of family and kinship in and religious characteristics of peasant societ- materials are examined from an historical tribal, peasant, and complex societies, empha- ies as they have existed and continue to exist perspective. sizing non-Western cultures, societal and nor- in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. mative consequences of forms and functions ANTH 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, in family. ANTH 410ab Ethnographic Field Methods FaSpSm) Individual research and readings. and Practicum (4-4, FaSp) Survey of anthro- Not available for graduate credit. ANTH 371m Cross-Cultural Research on pological methods for acquiring and analyzing Urban Gangs (4) Youth gang dynamics data. a: Ethnographic research methods and ANTH 491 Directed Research for Honors and their effects on institutions. Compara- modes of analysis; development of a field (4, Irregular) Individually guided research and tive analysis of Asian, African, and Mexican research project. b: Implementation of the readings culminating in the production of an American gangs. field project. Prerequisite: ANTH 201g. honors thesis. Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA; ANTH 201g plus 8 units of upper division anthropol- ANTH 372 Interpretation of Myth and ANTH 420 Woman, Nature, Culture: The ogy courses. Narrative (4, Fa) Oral narratives from non- Behavioral Ecology of Women (4, FaSp) ­Western cultures; communications about (Enroll in SWMS 420) ANTH 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregu- deeply-held beliefs, psychological tensions, lar) Current literature: social change, com- social problems, and the structure of the ANTH 425 Peoples and Cultures of Latin parative institutions, urbanization, ideology. mind. America (4, Irregular) Cultures of the indig- enous peoples of South America; results of ANTH 501 History and Foundations of ANTH 373 Magic, Witchcraft and Healing (4) Spanish conquest and colonization; present Anthropology (4, Fa) An historical survey of Analysis of the practices of witches and witch folk societies and their cultures. the development of theory and methods in doctors, priests, diviners and traditional healers social anthropology. in Western and non-Western societies, relating ANTH 435x Ethnic Diversity in China/Inner their practices to religion and medicine. Asia (4) Tibetans, Mongols, Muslims and ANTH 502 Contemporary Theory in Anthro- other minorities on the China and Inner pology (4, Sp) Continuation of ANTH 501, ANTH 374 Asian Americans: Ethnic Identity Asian frontier will be surveyed through eth- focusing on current models, methods, and (4, FaSp) (Enroll in SOCI 375) nohistories, lectures, films and guest lectures. issues in social anthropology.

ANTH 375 Applied Anthropology (4, 2 years, ANTH 440 History of Anthropological ANTH 503 Regional Ethnography (4, Sp) Sp) Evaluation of cultural impact of policy Theory (4, Sp) Ideas about man, culture, An intensive analysis of the anthropology of a and program designed to stimulate change in and society which have formed the field of major culture area. traditional communities. Fieldwork assign- anthropology as a research discipline; present ments in education, health, and development. trends and problems. ANTH 506 Primate Behavior and Sociobiol- ogy (4) Advanced course on the behavior, ANTH 380 Sex and Gender in Anthropologi- ANTH 455 Cultural Ecology (4, Irregular) ecology and sociobiology of living primates. cal Perspective (4) Cultural construction of Ecological adaptation of human cultures, Takes a Darwinian approach to behaviors gender in a number of non-Western societies emphasizing the development of values in such as parenting, mating, diet and feeding, is compared to ideas of sex and sexual differ- the context of constraints and incentives competition, and demography. ences in American society. stemming from the environment. ANTH 509 Key Topics in Linguistic Anthro- ANTH 385m Men and Masculinity (4) ANTH 460 Economic Anthropology (4, Fa) pology (4, FaSp) Introduction to key topics (Enroll in SWMS 385m) Comparative study of human systems of in linguistic anthropology with special focus production, distribution, and consumption; on interrelations between language, identity, ANTH 390 Special Problems (1-4, Irregular) anthropological approaches to study of eco- culture, gender, and power in the U.S. and Supervised, individual studies. No more than nomic behavior; economic systems of primi- beyond. one registration permitted. Enrollment by tive, peasant, and developing societies. petition only. ANTH 510 Urban Anthropology (4, Fa) ANTH 470 Multidisciplinary Seminar in Intensive ethnographic analysis of specialized ANTH 395m African American Humor and Visual Anthropology (2 or 4, Irregular) urban niches, microsettings, ethnicity, com- Culture (4) (Enroll in AMST 395m) Application of broadcast journalism, cin- munity studies. ema, and anthropology to ethnographic film ANTH 405 Evolutionary Medicine (4, Sp) making. ANTH 554 Women in Global Perspective (4) Evolutionary, cultural and environmental (Enroll in SWMS 554) factors in the emergence and existence of ANTH 472 Visual Techniques in Anthropol- diseases; a Darwinian examination of illness ogy: Stills (4, Fa) Visual techniques for data ANTH 562 The Practice of Ethnography in the human species. collection and analysis in anthropological (4, Sp) Major approaches to ethnographic research. Visual anthropology research using fieldwork are explored in classic cases. 35 mm. photography skills, fieldwork proce- dures, data analysis, and presentation formats. Art History 257

ANTH 575 Seminar in Ethnographic Film ANTH 590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) ANTH 604 Bodies and Practices (4, FaSpSm) (4, Fa) A survey of ethnographic film using Research leading to the master’s degree. The cultural construction of body image, both the dimensions of natural history Maximum units which may be applied to the embodied practice, race, sexuality and healing. descriptions and process, contrasted with degree to be determined by the department. naturalism and structuralism as tools of con- Graded CR/NC. ANTH 605 Race: Performance, Politics, trolled comparison and analysis. ­Cultural Production (4, FaSpSm) Focuses on ANTH 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0, the performance and social construction of ANTH 576 Anthropological Media Seminar FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of thesis. race and its intersection with gender, sexual- (3, max 9) An overview of a “visual anthro- Graded IP/CR/NC. ity, class, place, nation and empire. pology” subfield within the academic disci- pline of anthropology. Consideration of the ANTH 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Fa) ANTH 606 Seminar on Nationalism and ways in which visual anthropology relates to Ethnicity (4) Cross-cultural analysis of nation- some other anthropological specializations, ANTH 601 Feminist Issues in Anthropology alism and ethnicity from an ethnographic to other academic disciplines, and to “the (4, FaSpSm) Feminist concerns in both perspective. Graduate standing. media” in a more general sense. Prerequisite: Western and Non-Western societies are graduate standing. examined in relation to globalization; the ANTH 650 Seminar in Ethnography and practice of ethnography and issues of power. Interpretation (4) A seminar where issues in ANTH 577 Advanced Anthropological Media contemporary ethnography and interpretation Seminar (3, max 9) An advanced overview ANTH 602 The Anthropology of Popu- are discussed, grouped around a theme of and practicum of the development of a “visual lar Culture (4, FaSpSm) The relationship current concern, such as power and resis- anthropology” subfield within the academic between anthropology and popular culture is tance, colonialism, Marxist approaches, femi- discipline of anthropology. Special consid- explored through a critical examination of the nism, etc. Prerequisite: ANTH 501. eration of how ethnography is incorporated category “popular culture.” into multimedia presentations. Students will ANTH 790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) also make an interactive ethnographic film or ANTH 603 Experiments in Ethnographic Research leading to the doctorate. Minimum video. Prerequisite: graduate standing; corequisite: Writing (4, FaSpSm) The problems of repre- 8 units, maximum number of units which ANTH 576. sentation involved in rendering experience may be applied to the degree to be deter- into narrative are examined in a number of mined by the department. Graded CR/NC. contemporary “experiments.” ANTH 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Art History

Von KleinSmid Center 351 Art history combines the study of art with Graduate students in art history pursue a (213) 740-4552 the study of culture. The undergraduate wide range of subject matter, using a variety FAX: (213) 740-8971 major not only receives sound training in the of methodologies and techniques. Graduates Email: [email protected] history of art but also a basis in other human- may also pursue parallel interests by taking college.usc.edu/ahis istic disciplines. The curriculum is designed courses in outside departments such as histo- to guarantee students a general knowledge ry, classics, East Asian languages and cultures, Administration of both western and eastern art, and to offer Slavic languages and literatures, French, Chair: Eunice Howe, Ph.D. a variety of upper division courses in special- German, Italian and others. ized areas. Majors are exposed to a diversity Faculty of theoretical approaches and encouraged to Graduate students are encouraged to par- Professors: Selma Holo, Ph.D.; Eunice Howe, sharpen their critical and conceptual think- ticipate in annual conferences and sympo- Ph.D.*; John Pollini, Ph.D.; Nancy Troy, ing. This foundation has enabled many art sia. Travel grants are available through the Ph.D. history graduates to pursue advanced degrees department. In addition to an excellent slide in nationally recognized programs, to enter library, electronic access to university library Associate Professors: Karen Lang, Ph.D.; diverse fields, including law or business, and catalogues from home or office, courtesy priv- Carolyn M. Malone, Ph.D.; Richard Meyer, to pursue careers in the arts. ileges and cross-registration of course work Ph.D. at UCLA, our graduate students have access A special feature of the undergraduate pro- to numerous research opportunities in and Assistant Professors: Daniela Bleichmar, Ph.D.; gram is the apprenticeship, which affords around Southern California at institutions Sonya Lee, Ph.D.; Megan O’Neil, Ph.D.; upper-division students the opportunity to such as the Los Angeles County Museum, Anne Porter, Ph.D. (Religion); Ann Marie work in the professional art world in return the Huntington Museum, the Archives of Yasin, Ph.D. (Classics) for academic credit. Students gain valuable American Art, the Institute for Modern job skills in local museums, galleries, auction Russian Culture, the J. Paul Getty Museum *Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award. houses, and art foundations. Apprenticeship and the Getty Research Institute for the placement is also available during the sum- History of Art and the Humanities. mer months throughout the United States. 258 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Art History Electives Upper Division Requirement (16 units) In art history, undergraduates are provided The remaining 32 units of the required Choose from 300- and 400-level AHIS courses. with a sound, broad foundation in art from a 128 unit total may be taken as electives. At least one course must be at the 400 level. variety of offerings. On this basis, exploration of the art of many eras and cultures proceeds Art History Honors Program Minor in Visual Culture in a program designed to develop an aware- Candidates for the B.A. in the Department A critical approach to art history is the depar- ness of the integral role played by art as an of Art History may receive a designation ture point for the minor in visual culture, expression of man and society throughout on their transcripts of departmental honors. which is dedicated to the analysis of the visual history. A grade of C or higher is required in Admission to the Honors Program is required. arts, broadly defined to include fine art, film departmental courses for all undergraduate and television, photography and video, illus- majors. Prerequisites: 3.5 overall GPA, 3.5 major GPA trated books, advertising, architecture and or better, completion of at least three upper- design. Students are required to take two intro- Curriculum Requirements division art history courses at the time of ductory courses in the history and theory of art. The Bachelor of Arts in Art History requires admission, submission of an application form These courses will prepare them for focused 128 units, distributed as follows. to the undergraduate faculty advisor. study in one of three concentrations: (1) pho- tography, film and the reproduction of images, General Education and Diversity Requirements Required for departmental honors: maintain (2) popular culture or (3) gender and sexuality. Candidates for the Bachelor of Arts in Art GPA requirements stated above and com- History must complete the general education plete AHIS 495ab Undergraduate Honors Required courses Units and diversity requirements of the College of Thesis. AHIS 100 Introduction to Visual Letters, Arts and Sciences. Culture 4 Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary COMM 306 The Communication Major Requirements Archaeology Revolution and the Arts, or The major requires 48 units as follows. See Anthropology, page 252, for a complete AHIS 250 Modernity and Difference: listing. Critical Approaches to Required courses, lower division Units Modern Art AHIS 120 Foundations of Western Art 4 Minor in Art History (Gateway Course) 4 AHIS 121 Art and Society: Art history combines the study of art with the Renaissance to Modern 4 study of culture broadly conceived. The art Four courses to be selected from one of the AHIS 125 Arts of Asia: Antiquity history minor offers a concentrated course of following three tracks: to 1300, or study that includes a variety of objects from AHIS 126 Introduction to Asian different historical periods and cultures in (1) Photography, Film and the Reproduction of Art: 1300 to the Present 4 relation to their makers, patrons, viewers Images and critics. Students in the minor are trained AHIS 373 History of Photography 4 12 to analyze visual images and information AHIS 469 Critical Approaches to through a process of intensive looking, read- Photography 4 Distribution Requirements (16 units) ing, research and writing. ANTH 263 Exploring Culture Four courses to include one in each of four Through Film 4 out of the following five areas of study, Lower Division Curriculum (8 units) COLT 452 Representation and only one of which may be at the 200‑level choose two lower division courses; Cognition in Photography 4 (400‑level courses do not satisfy the distribu- only one may be at the 200 level Units COLT 480 Dada and Surrealism 4 tion requirement): Greek and Roman art and AHIS 120 Foundations of Western Art 4 CTCS 392 History of the American archaeology – AHIS 201, AHIS 321, AHIS AHIS 121 Art and Society: Renaissance Film, 1925-1950 4 322; Medieval art – AHIS 220, AHIS 330; to Modern 4 CTCS 393 History of the American Renaissance and Baroque art – AHIS 230, AHIS 125 Arts of Asia: Antiquity Film, 1946-1975 4 AHIS 304, AHIS 343, AHIS 344; modern to 1300 4 CTCS 394 History of the American and contemporary art – AHIS 250, AHIS 255, AHIS 126 Introduction to Asian Film, 1977-Present 4 AHIS 270, AHIS 361, AHIS 363, AHIS 364, Art: 1300 to the Present 4 CTCS 400 Non-fiction Film and AHIS 365, AHIS 368, AHIS 369, AHIS 370, AHIS 201 Digging into the Past: Television 4 AHIS 373; non-European traditions – AHIS Material Culture and the ENGL 471 Literary Genres and Film 4 282, AHIS 319, AHIS 376, AHIS 377, AHIS Civilizations of the Ancient ENGL 481 Narrative Forms in 384, AHIS 385, AHIS 386, AHIS 387. Mediterranean 4 Literature and Film 4 AHIS 220 Medieval Visual Culture 4 FA 309* Advanced Photography 4 Upper Division Requirements (20 units) AHIS 230 Art and Culture in Early FA 310 Digital Photo Studio 4 Five courses, three of which must be at the Modern Europe 4 FA 311 Printmaking 4 400‑level, including AHIS 494. AHIS 250 Modernity and Difference: FREN 320 French Cinema and Critical Approaches to French Society: The following courses may be enrolled in Modern Art 4 1900 to the Present 4 with written permission of the chair of art AHIS 255 Cultural Wars: Art and HIST 225 Film, Power, and history: AHIS 495ab Undergraduate Honors Social Conflict in the USA, American History 4 Thesis (2-2) and AHIS 499 Special Topics 1900-Present 4 HIST 381 Cinema and History 4 (2‑4, max 8). AHIS 270 L.A. Now: Contemporary HIST 481 Producing Film Histories 4 Art in Los Angeles 4 PHIL 446 Aesthetics and the Film 4 AHIS 282 Korean Art 4 Art History 259

(2) Popular Culture ENGL 392 Visual and Popular COLT 480 Dada and Surrealism 4 AHIS 370 Modern Art III: Culture 4 COMM 395 Gender, Media and 1940-present 4 ENGL 471 Literary Genres and Communication 4 COLT 365 Literature and Popular Film 4 COMM 465 Gender in Media Culture 4 ENGL 481 Narrative Forms in Industries and Products 4 COMM 384 Interpreting Popular Literature and Film 4 CTCS 192 Race, Class, and Gender Culture 4 HIST 380 American Popular in American Film 4 COMM 450 Visual Culture and Culture 4 CTCS 412 Gender, Sexuality and Communication 4 PAS 400 Contemporary Public Media 4 COMM 455 Advertising and Society 4 Art 4 ENGL 476 Images of Women in COMM 458 Race and Ethnicity in PHIL 446 Aesthetics and the Film 4 Contemporary Culture 4 Entertainment and ENGL 478 Sexual/Textual Diversity 4 the Arts (prerequisite: (3) Gender and Sexuality HIST 245 Gender and Sexualities COMM 300) 4 AHIS 304 Italian Renaissance Art: in American History 4 CTCS 392 History of the American Old Masters and Old SOCI 437 Sexuality and Society 4 Film, 1925-1950 4 Mistresses 4 Total units required 24 CTCS 393 History of the American AHIS 363 Race, Gender, and Sexuality Film, 1946-1975 4 in Contemporary Art 4 *32 units if students select FA 309 Photography with CTCS 394 History of the American ARCH 442 Women’s Space in History: 8 units of prerequisites Film, 1977-Present 4 “Hussies,” “Harems” and CTCS 404 Television Criticism and “Housewives” 4 Theory 4

Graduate Degrees

Admission Transfer work applicable to the M.A. program Certificate in the History of Collecting and Admission to all programs is granted through must have been completed within seven Display the Graduate School in conjunction with the years of the date of application. This program, open to University of Southern Department of Art History; all applicants must California Ph.D. students of art history as meet the requirements of both. Interviews are Degree Requirements well as qualified students from other USC strongly encouraged. A minimum of 32 units, usually taken during departments with written permission from a two-year period, is required for the Master their home department and the Department All applicants must complete the department’s of Arts in Art History, to be distributed as of Art History, is devoted to the study of the supplemental application form, which may follows: history of collecting and display of works of be obtained by writing: Graduate Programs, art and related materials across a broad chron- Art History Department, Von KleinSmid Required courses Units ological and geographical spectrum. Center 351, University of Southern California, AHIS 500 Methods and Theory Los Angeles, CA 90089-0047. of Art History 4 The program provides a means of advancing Additional 500-level courses 28 knowledge about the presentation, circula- Complete details for all graduate programs can tion and consumption of works of art, as dis- be found in the Guidelines for Graduate Studies 32 tinct from the more traditional art historical in Art History, obtainable upon admission. investigation of the conditions surrounding Course Distribution their production. Additionally, this program Areas of Concentration Courses will be at the 500 level; 400-level is designed to remedy a widely perceived Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology, courses may be accepted with approval of disjunction between the ways art history is Medieval Art, Renaissance Art, Baroque Art, the graduate advisor. No more than two practiced in the museum and the academy. 18th and 19th Century European Art, Modern seminars with the same course number can Each academic department will determine and Contemporary Art, Chinese and Japanese be taken for credit toward the master of arts. the number of units completed which may Art, Latin American art and art of the ancient AHIS 500 normally must be taken in the first be applied to the student’s graduate degree Americas. semester of study. in that department.

Master of Arts, Art History Foreign Language Requirement REQUIRED COURSES UNITS The Master of Arts in Art History is a two- All candidates must pass a reading proficiency AHIS 501 Problems in the History year program of study administered in col- examination in one language, normally French and Theory of Collecting laboration with the Graduate School, empha- or German. Substitutions may be made upon and Display 4 sizing course work and specialized research in faculty recommendation and approval of the AHIS 504 Museum Research the history of art. It is not offered as a termi- chair of art history when it is deemed appro- Assistantship 1 nal degree, but only en route to the Ph.D. A priate to the student’s course of study (i.e., Two of the following courses: student may be eligible for the M.A. on leav- Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, etc.). The AHIS 502 Markets, Value and the ing the program after two years. A minimum language requirement should be completed Institutions of Art 4 of 32 units is required for the degree. The by the end of the first year. AHIS 503 Categories and Collections 4 opportunity to gain experience as a teaching AHIS 550 Art, Business and the Law 4 assistant is available on a competitive basis. 13 260 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Graduate Certificate in Visual Studies CTCS 511 Seminar: Non-Fiction Course Requirements The field of visual studies encompasses a Film/Video 4 Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy diverse range of images and artifacts as well CTCS 518 Seminar: Avant-Garde units total 60. Up to 32 master of arts units as the history, processes and technologies Film/Video 4 from USC or 16 from other institutions may of vision itself. This certificate will provide CTCS 677 Cultural Theory 4 be transferred with approval of the faculty. Ph.D. students with the tools necessary EALC 535 Proseminar in Chinese Transfer work applicable to the Ph.D. pro- to think critically about visual objects and Visual Culture 4 gram must have been completed within experience and to apply that thinking to their ENGL 502 Contemporary Literature 10 years of the date of application. AHIS 500, ongoing scholarly work and doctoral research. and Cultural Theory 4 or equivalent, is required of all graduate stu- Students will combine the sustained analysis ENGL 620 Literature and dents. Four units are for work on the disserta- of specific representations with attention to Interdisciplinary tion. (Two units of dissertation credit each broader philosophical frameworks and histori- Studies 4, max 12 semester – including summer – for a mini- cal conditions. FA 551 Fine Art and mum registration period of two semesters.) Interdisciplinary Graduate students intending to concentrate Studies 4, max 12 Foreign Language Requirements in visual studies must be admitted to a Ph.D. GERM 581 Weimar Culture 4 All candidates must pass reading proficiency program at USC. While fulfilling all the HIST 520 Modernity and its Visual examinations in a minimum of two languages, requirements for their departmental gradu- Cultures 4 normally French and German or the requisite ate degree, they may also earn a certificate HIST 620 Research Seminar on languages in Asian art. Substitutions and/or of competency in visual studies. To receive Modern Visual Culture 4 additions may be made with faculty recom- this certificate, students must take MDA 501 PAS 575 Practice of Public mendation and approval of the chair of the Introduction to Visual Studies: Methods and Art 2-6, max 12 Art History Department when appropriate to Debates, a team-taught MDA 599 course, PAS 585 Public Space, the Public the student’s program. Additional foreign lan- and two other graduate seminars from an Realm and Public Art 3 guage beyond the minimum may be required approved list of relevant courses, 500 level SLL 665 Seminar in Russian depending on the student’s program of study. and above, for a total of at least 16 units. Culture and the All language requirements must be completed Directed research may not be taken toward Arts 3, max 9 by the end of the third year of study. certificate requirements. THTR 525 Seminar in Contemporary Theatre 4 Qualifying Examination In addition to the completion of these course THTR 535 Seminar in Aesthetics of At the end of the second year, the student requirements, students must demonstrate a the Theatre 4 will nominate a five-member guidance focus on visual studies as part of their doc- committee for the qualifying examination toral dissertation. Alternatively, they may take Doctor of Philosophy that includes one member from outside the an oral examination based on three research The Doctor of Philosophy in Art History Department of Art History. The student must papers they have written within the context program normally requires at least three years pass the qualifying examination in a major of their visual studies course work. The oral of course work and two years of dissertation field and satisfy the requirements for the exam will be administered by faculty mem- research. Applicants may be admitted directly minor and outside fields. Forms for permis- bers affiliated with the visual studies gradu- into the program after receiving the B.A. sion to take the qualifying examination must ate certificate. Faculty will be responsible for Other applicants may already hold an M.A. be submitted at least 60 days before the date judging the adequacy of the visual studies in art history or the equivalent from USC or of the scheduled examination. The written component in the student’s dissertation or another accredited school. portion of the examination will be followed oral examination. by an oral examination. The oral examination A student with a master’s degree in the his- will be given to discuss in greater depth the Certificate Requirements (8 units) Units tory of art from USC must apply to the Ph.D. student’s knowledge of the dissertation pro- posal; the oral lasts approximately two hours. MDA 501 Introduction to Visual program, and will be evaluated on the basis of After passing the qualifying examination, the Studies: Methods and his or her overall performance. Every student student will be admitted to candidacy for the Debates 4 will be subject to departmental screening Ph.D. MDA 599 Special Topics 2-4, max 8 procedures, which involve periodic review by the art history graduate committee. The com- Approved Certificate Courses (8 units) mittee may recommend at any time, based on Dissertation Following the completion of the qualifying AHIS 501 Problems in the History a student’s grades, evaluation of instructors exam the guidance committee will be reduced and Theory of Collecting or rate of progress toward the degree, that a to three members, including one member and Display 4 student be dropped from the program. Such from outside the department, who will guide AHIS 505 Seminar in Feminist recommendations will become effective at and finally approve the dissertation. Theory and Visual Culture 4 the end of the semester during which the AHIS 515 Seminar in Contemporary recommendation is made. Art 4, max 16 COLT 640 Seminar in Literature Application deadline: December 1. and Visual Culture 4, max 12 COMM 544 The Arts and New Media 4 COMM 584 Seminar: Interpreting Popular Culture 4 Art History 261

Courses of Instruction

Art History (AHIS) AHIS 201g Digging into the Past: Material AHIS 319 Mesoamerican Art and Culture (4) Culture and the Civilizations of the Ancient Introductory survey of painting, sculpture, The terms indicated are expected but are not Mediterranean (4, Sp) A broad survey, cover- and architecture of Mesoamerica before the guaranteed. For the courses offered during any ing some 8,000 years and focusing on the mate- Spanish conquest presented in their social, given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. rial culture of the ancient world in a historical cultural, and political contexts. and social context. AHIS 001x Web Site Authoring and Design AHIS 320 Aegean Archaeology (Enroll in (2, FaSp) Course focuses on the World Wide AHIS 220g Medieval Visual Culture (4, Fa) CLAS 323) Web as a teaching tool. Students will con- Medieval visual culture as an introduction to struct a Web site as a final project, utilizing a the Christian heritage of western civilization AHIS 321 Greek Art and Archaeology (4, Fa) hands-on computer laboratory. Not available and to the interaction of Church and state from An introductory survey of artistic works and for degree credit. Graded CR/NC. the 3rd to the 13th century. monuments of ancient Greece from the Geometric through the Hellenistic period AHIS 100 Introduction to Visual Culture AHIS 230 Art and Culture in Early Modern (c. 1000-30 B.C.). (4, Sp) The description and analysis of vari- Europe (4) Survey of European art from the ous forms of visual culture, including both 15th to the 17th century. Case studies in AHIS 322 Roman Art and Archaeology mass media and “high” art representations, Renaissance and Baroque art with emphasis (4, Sp) An introductory survey of the most both Western and non-Western images. on artists in major urban centers. important works of art and monuments of ancient Rome from the beginnings of the city AHIS 120g Foundations of Western Art AHIS 250m Modernity and Difference: Criti- through Constantine (8th century B.C. to 4th (4, Fa) European art in its historical, cultural cal Approaches to Modern Art (4, Fa) Consid- century A.D.). and social context. Painting, sculpture and eration of various categories of “The Modern” architecture presented within a theoretical as they have been constructed in Western art of AHIS 330 Medieval Art (4) Introductory framework that introduces art history as a the late 19th and 20th centuries. survey of art and architecture of Christianity discipline. from 300-1300; biblical themes and classical AHIS 255g Culture Wars: Art and Social traditions; cultural and historical analysis of AHIS 121g Art and Society: Renaissance to Conflict in the USA, 1900-Present (4) medieval art. Modern (4, Sp) European art and its legacy Examination of social conflicts and political in the Americas. Painting, sculpture, archi- controversies in American culture through the AHIS 343 Renaissance Art (4) Painting, tecture and other visual media considered in lens of visual art and photography. Concurrent sculpture and architecture in Renaissance relation to social and cultural history. enrollment: WRIT 140 Europe, north and south, from 1300-1600. (Duplicates credit in former AHIS 340 AHIS 123 Introduction to Art History: Form, AHIS 270 L.A. Now: Contemporary Art in and AHIS 342.) Recommended preparation: Culture, and Communication (4) Survey of Los Angeles (4) Explores the production, AHIS 120 or AHIS 121. the major monuments of Western art, Renais- display and critical reception of contemporary sance to the Modern; emphasis on the func- art, taking Los Angeles as its laboratory. AHIS 344 Baroque Art (4) Painting, sculpture tion of form in the communication of cultural and architecture in 17th century Europe, values. Open to filmic writing majors only. AHIS 282 Korean Art (4) Introduction to the north and south. (Duplicates credit in former richness and complexity of artistic expression AHIS 353 and AHIS 356.) AHIS 125g Arts of Asia: Antiquity to 1300 in Korean art through the study of painting, (4, Fa) An introduction to the major art forms sculpture, ceramics, and architecture through AHIS 357 History of French Art 1860-1920 and monuments of religious art in India, the 19th century. (4, Sp) (Paris Semester only) Exploration of Southeast Asia, China, and Japan from prehis- the main movements of late 19th and early tory to 1300. AHIS 284g Art in Context: Introduction to 20th century French art using the resources the Chinese Visual World (4) A survey of of Parisian museums and monuments. Visits AHIS 126g Introduction to Asian Art: 1300 Chinese art from antiquity to the early mod- to Paris museums are an integral part of the to the Present (4, Sp) A survey of the art and ern period, emphasizing the context in which course work. Recommended preparation: famil- architecture of India, China, Korea, and Japan art objects were produced, displayed, circu- iarity with modern European history. from 1300 to the present. lated and consumed. AHIS 361 British Art, 1730-1890 (4) A survey AHIS 127g Arts and Civilizations of Ancient AHIS 304m Italian Renaissance Art: Old of art and architecture in Britain from the age Middle and South America (4, Fa) A survey Masters and Old Mistresses (4) An introduc- of Hogarth to Art Nouveau. Among the artists of the art, architecture, and archaeology of tion to Italian Renaissance art with emphasis studied are Constable, Turner, and the Pre- the diverse array of peoples and cultures in on the role of gender and sexuality in the Raphaelites. (Duplicates credit in former ancient Mesoamerica and the South Ameri- creation of “masterpieces.” AHIS 461.) can Andean Mountains. AHIS 318 Arts of the Ancient Andes (4) AHIS 363m Race, Gender, and Sexuality in AHIS 128g Arts of Latin America (4, Sp) Survey­ of the art and architecture of the Contemporary Art (4) Focuses on issues of ­Survey of the art, architecture, and visual ancient cultures of the Andes in South race, gender, and sexuality in American art of culture of Latin America from the colonial America. the last three decades. Recommended prepara- period to the present, focusing on connec- tion: AHIS 121. tions to culture and society. 262 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

AHIS 364m Myths, Arts, Realities: Visual AHIS 385 Later Chinese Art (4) A survey of AHIS 453 Studies in Baroque Art (4, max Culture in California, 1849 to the Present (4) Chinese painting from 900 to the present, 16) In‑depth exploration of specified topics Diverse interpretations of “the California expe- emphasizing the role of painting within the within the area of 17th century art and archi- rience and lifestyle” in paintings, sculpture, context of Chinese intellectual history. tecture. Recommended preparation: AHIS 230 or photography, cinema, public art and popular AHIS 344. culture of the last 150 years. AHIS 386 Early Japanese Art (4) A survey of Japanese Buddhist and secular architecture, AHIS 460 Studies in 18th and 19th Century AHIS 365m African American Art (4) A survey sculpture and painting from antiquity to Art (4, max 8) In-depth exploration of speci- of the fine arts produced by people of African 1333, stressing the relation of art to cultural fied topics within the area of 18th and 19th descent in the United States from the nation’s context. century art and architecture. inception in the late 18th century until the contemporary movement. AHIS 387 Later Japanese Art (4) A survey of AHIS 465 Studies in American Art (4, max 8) Japanese architecture, garden design, ceramics, In‑depth exploration of a specified topic in the AHIS 368 Modern Art I: 1700-1850 (4) and painting from 1333 to the present, stress- history of American art. A cultural and historical examination of Euro- ing the role of art within cultural context. pean art and architecture from 1700 (Rococo) AHIS 466 Studies in the Decorative Arts and to 1850 (Realism), focusing on the begin- AHIS 390 Special Problems (1, max 4) Super- Design (4) Exploration of a specified topic in nings of modernism in the age of revolution. vised, individual studies. No more than one the history of the decorative arts and design (Duplicates credit in former AHIS 360.) registration permitted. Enrollment by petition in Europe and America. only. AHIS 369 Modern Art II: 1851-1940 (4) AHIS 467 19th Century French Art (4, FaSp) An examination of European modern art and AHIS 400 Undergraduate Apprenticeship Exploration of the main movements in 19th design, focusing on industrialization, urban- (2, max 4, FaSpSm) The opportunity to century French art, using the city of Paris and ism, primitivism, colonialism, and their rela- work in cultural institutions under the super- its museums. Field trips in conjunction with tions to the arts. vision of professionals in art history disci- classwork. Advisement is required for credit plines. Available to upper division art history for art history majors. AHIS 370 Modern Art III: 1940 to the Pres- majors only. ent (4, Sp) Questions of social engagement AHIS 468 Studies in Modern Art (4, max 8, and political address structure this examina- AHIS 411 Studies in Arts of the Ancient Irregular) In-depth exploration of a specified tion of major movements in art since 1940. Americas (4, max 16) In-depth exploration topic in art of the late 19th and/or early 20th (Duplicates credit in former AHIS 372.) of a specified topic in the arts of the ancient centuries. Americas, which includes North, Central, and AHIS 373 History of Photography (4, Irregu- South America. AHIS 469 Critical Approaches to Photogra- lar) Explores key moments in the history phy (4, Irregular) Selected problems in the of photography from its invention to the AHIS 420 Studies in Ancient Art (4, max 16, history, theory and criticism of photography; present. Issues include modernity and mass Irregular) In-depth exploration of specified recent scholarship considered in relationship culture; photography as a fine art; technolo- topics within the area of Ancient art and to specific photographers and photographic gies of vision. architecture. images.

AHIS 376 Introduction to African Art (4) AHIS 425 Interdisciplinary Studies in Clas- AHIS 470 Studies in Contemporary Art An introduction to sub-Saharan art (sculpture, sical Art and Archaeology: Research and (4) In‑depth exploration of specified topics textiles, architecture, masquerades, per- Methodology (4, max 8, Irregular) Each within the area of contemporary art and formances and body arts) in the context of year a different topic in Greek and Roman art architecture. issues of function, gender, politics and ethnic and archaeology will be examined in depth. diversity. Emphasis on interdisciplinary methodological AHIS 475m Blackness in American Visual approaches and research techniques. ­Culture (4) A historical overview of how people AHIS 377 Spanish Colonial Art and Archi- of African descent have been represented visu- tecture (4) Spanish Colonial Revival arts AHIS 430 Studies in Renaissance Art (4) ally in American culture. and architecture examined in view of Span- In-depth exploration of specified topics within ish, Mexican and Indian ethnic sources and the area of Renaissance art and architecture. AHIS 477 Studies in Visual and Material regional movements of the 1920s, ’30s and (Duplicates credit in former AHIS 444 and Culture (4, max 16) In-depth exploration of ’70s. AHIS 446.) Recommended preparation: AHIS 230 selected topics in visual and material culture. or AHIS 330. AHIS 378 Modern Russian Art (4) (Enroll in AHIS 481 Studies in Japanese Art (4, max SLL 378) AHIS 433 Studies in Medieval Art (4, max 16) In‑depth exploration of specified topics 16) In‑depth exploration of specified top- within the area of Japanese art and AHIS 384 Early Chinese Art (4) A survey of ics within the area of Medieval art and architecture. Chinese architecture, ceremonial bronzes, architecture. sculpture, ceramics and painting from antiq- AHIS 484 Studies in Chinese Art (4, uity through the T’ang Dynasty. AHIS 449 History of Prints and Drawings max 16) In‑depth exploration of specified (4, Irregular) Aspects of the history of the topics within the area of Chinese art and graphic arts; stylistic and technical consider- architecture. ations may both be included or specific areas stressed at the choice of the instructor. AHIS 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSp) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Art History 263

AHIS 494 Undergraduate Proseminar in Art AHIS 505 Seminar in Feminist Theory and AHIS 522 Writing (and) the History of Art History (4, FaSp) Historiography and meth- Visual Culture (4) Recent feminist scholarship (4) Examination of how various forms of writ- odology: introduction to techniques of in art history, cultural studies, film theory. Femi- ing and different contexts of presentation research and writing. Required of all art his- nist theory in relation to art from the late 19th shape the visual experience of art and the tory majors, preferably in the junior year. and 20th centuries. Occasional film screenings. understanding of its history, encouraging stu- dents to think critically about how to develop AHIS 495ab Undergraduate Honors Thesis AHIS 509 Seminar in Arts of the Ancient a voice of their own. (2-2, FaSp) Research and writing of original Americas (4, max 16) In-depth exploration thesis under guidance of faculty member. of a specified topic in the arts of the ancient AHIS 524 Readings in Greek and Roman Departmental approval. Americas, which includes North, Central, and Authors on Ancient Art and Monuments South America. (4, max 8) Focuses on readings of ancient AHIS 496 Paintings in the Prado Museum Greek and Roman authors writing on Greek (4, Irregular) (Madrid Center only) From AHIS 510 Seminar in Ancient Art (4, max 16) and Roman art, monuments and topography. Romanticism through Goya in relation to Topics vary from year to year. Departmental European and Mediterranean antecedents AHIS 511 Seminar in Medieval Art (4, max approval. using paintings in the Prado Museum. Field 16) trips in conjunction with classwork. AHIS 525 Seminar in American Art (4) AHIS 512 Seminar in Renaissance Art (4, In-depth exploration of a specified topic in AHIS 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Com- max 16) Recommended preparation: relevant the history of American art. prehensive exploration of particular aspects languages. of the history of art. AHIS 550 Art, Business and the Law (4) AHIS 513 Seminar in Baroque Art (4, max Investigation of the financial, legal and ethical AHIS 500 Methods and Theory of Art 16) dimensions of the collection and display of ­History (4, Fa) Methodologies, theories and cultural property by private and public institu- critical traditions that have shaped the disci- AHIS 514 Seminar in 18th and 19th Century tions. Participants will explore the legal and pline. Emphasis will vary depending on fac- European Art (4, max 16) ethical issues related to the public use of muse- ulty. Required of all first-year M.A. and Ph.D. ums and visual reproductive technologies. candidates. Open to graduate or limited sta- AHIS 515 Seminar in Contemporary Art tus students in art history only. (4, max 16) AHIS 590 Directed Research (2-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the master’s degree. AHIS 501 Problems in the History and AHIS 517 Seminar in Korean Art (4, max 8) Maximum units which may be applied to ­Theory of Collecting and Display (4) In‑depth exploration of a specified topic in the degree to be determined by the depart- Explores the history of patronage, collect- the history of Korean art. ment. Graded CR/NC. ing and display in the private and the public spheres (e.g., salons, galleries, museums, and AHIS 518 Seminar in Chinese Art (4, max 16) AHIS 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0) Credit international expositions). upon acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC. AHIS 519 Seminar in Japanese Art (4, max AHIS 502 Markets, Value and the Institu- 16) AHIS 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregu- tions of Art (4) Intensive examination of lar) Comprehensive exploration of particular economic, societal, and aesthetic frameworks AHIS 520 Seminar in Modern Art (4, max 16) aspects of the history of art. in which art was sold, bought, exhibited and In‑depth exploration of a specified topic reviewed. Explores how perceptions of art and within the area of European art of the late AHIS 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation value were shaped. 19th and early 20th centuries. (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. AHIS 503 Categories and Collections (4) AHIS 521 Seminar in Modern German Art How collections are organized by category – (4, max 8) In-depth exploration of a specific e.g., period, culture, materials, or mode of pro- topic in modern German art of the 19th and duction. Examines collecting protocols, histo- early 20th centuries. riography and modes of collecting and viewing associated with that category.

AHIS 504 Museum Research Assistantship (1, FaSp) Working within an institution with a collection and reflecting, in class meetings, upon how collections are formed, shaped and used. 264 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bioethics

Coordinator: William May, Ph.D. explores how cultural and historical factors Four courses are required for the bioethics (323) 671-7699 contribute to the ways in which our society minor; not less than a grade of B must be Email: [email protected] deals with health and health care provision. earned in each course. Students are required The faculty of the program are drawn from to take REL 460 and three courses from the The bioethics minor is designed to inform several schools and departments; together following: GERO 437, GERO 475, HIST students of the new issues facing the health they provide a cross-disciplinary perspective. 330, HP 422, OT 375, POSC 333, REL 319, professions and society as a result of advances REL 360, SOCI 475. in medicine and changing attitudes toward Bioethics Minor health care and delivery. It encourages and Students who have at least a 3.25 GPA may For completion, 16 upper division units are prepares students to analyze and understand apply for admission to the program. Application required. the ethical and moral dimensions of prob- forms may be obtained from the School of lems about human experimentation, genetic Religion, Room 328, Taper Hall of Humanities. screening, and death and dying. It also

Biological Sciences

Hancock Foundation Building 107 Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Hirsch, Ph.D.; Lei Li, Ph.D.; Emily R. (213) 740-5774 Biological Sciences: Larry W. Swanson, Ph.D. Liman, Ph.D.; Magnus Nordborg, Ph.D.; Peter FAX: (213) 740-8123 M. Shugarman, Ph.D.*; John Tower, Ph.D. Email (undergraduate programs): Paxson H. Offield Professor of Fisheries Ecology: [email protected] Dennis Hedgecock, Ph.D. Assistant Professors: Frank Alber, Ph.D.; Email (graduate programs): Michelle N. Arbeitman, Ph.D.; Samantha [email protected], [email protected], Gabilan Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences: Butler, Ph.D.; Tansu Celikel, Ph.D.; Liang [email protected] Michelle Arbeitman, Ph.D. Chen, Ph.D.; Andrew Gracey, Ph.D.; Karla B. Heidelberg, Ph.D.; David D. McKemy, Chair: Douglas Capone, Ph.D. Professors: Michael A. Arbib, Ph.D. (Computer Ph.D.; Eric A. Webb, Ph.D.; Xuelin Wu, Ph.D.; Science); Norman Arnheim, Ph.D.; Robert F. Xianghong Zhou, Ph.D.; Wiebke Ziebis, Ph.D. Faculty Baker, Ph.D.; Gerald Bakus, Ph.D.; Michel ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Baudry, Ph.D.; Sarah Bottjer, Ph.D.; Douglas Adjunct Professors: Luis Chiappe, Ph.D.; Kirk Neurobiology of Aging and University Professor: G. Capone, Ph.D.; David Caron, Ph.D.; Fitzhugh, Ph.D.; Gordon Hendler, Ph.D.; Joel Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D. Xiaojiang Chen, Ph.D.; Susan Forsburg, W. Martin, Ph.D. Ph.D.; Jed A. Fuhrman, Ph.D.*; Myron Ester Dornsife Chair in Biological Sciences and F. Goodman, Ph.D.; Dennis Hedgecock, Adjunct Associate Professors: Richard Pieper, Distinguished Professor: Norman Arnheim, Ph.D.; Albert A. Herrera, Ph.D.*(Vice Chair); Ph.D.; Christine Thacker, Ph.D. Ph.D. David Hutchins, Ph.D.; Dale Kiefer, Ph.D.; Chien-Ping Ko, Ph.D.; Donal T. Manahan, Adjunct Assistant Professors: Angel Valdes, George and Louise Kawamoto Chair in Biological Ph.D. (Wrigley Director); William O. McClure, Ph.D.; Regina Wetzer, Ph.D. Sciences: Simon Tavaré, Ph.D. Ph.D.*; Anthony F. Michaels, Ph.D.; James W. Moffett, Ph.D.; Sergey Nuzhdin, Ph.D.; Research Professor: Melvin Lyon, Ph.D. William M. Keck Chair in Biological Sciences: John A. Petruska, Ph.D.; Michael Quick, Richard F. Thompson, Ph.D. (Psychology) Ph.D. (Executive Vice Dean); Cornelius W. Research Associate Professors: Linda Duguay, Sullivan, Ph.D.; Fengzhu Sun, Ph.D.; Miriam Ph.D.; Burton H. Jones, Ph.D. McCulloch-Crosby Chair in Marine Biology: M. Susskind, Ph.D.; Larry W. Swanson, Jed A. Fuhrman, Ph.D. Ph.D.; Simon Tavare, Ph.D.; Michael S. Research Assistant Professors: Mihail Bota, Waterman, Ph.D.; Alan Watts, Ph.D.; Sergio Ph.D; Gully Burns, Ph.D.; Peter Calabrese, USC Associates Chair in Natural Sciences and Sanudo‑Wilhelmy, Ph.D. Ph.D.; Fei-Xue Fu, Ph.D.; Myrna Jacobson, University Professor: Michael S. Waterman Ph.D.; Hussam Jourdi, Ph.D.; Arshad Khan, Associate Professors: Oscar M. Aparicio, Ph.D.; Ph.D.; Judy D. Lemus, Ph.D.; William William and Julie Wrigley Chair in Environmental Donald Arnold, Ph.D.; Lin Chen, Ph.D.; Nelson, Ph.D.; Phuong Pham, Ph.D.; Astrid Studies: Douglas G. Capone, Ph.D. Ting Chen, Ph.D.; Suzanne Edmands, Ph.D.; Schnetzer, Ph.D.; Rick Thompson, Ph.D. Katrina J. Edwards, Ph.D.; Steven Finkel, Ph.D.; John F. Heidelberg, Ph.D.; Judith Biological Sciences 265

Emeriti Professors: Bernard C. Abbott, Undergraduates in biological sciences have with three upper division lab courses and a Ph.D.*; Michael Appleman, Ph.D.; James the opportunity to become involved in labo- special 4‑unit independent research course W. Bartholomew, Ph.D.; Robert Bils, Ph.D.; ratory or field research by taking research (BISC 490). Richard Deonier, Ph.D.; Arnold S. Dunn, courses for some of their elective units. Ph.D.; Walter E. Martin, Ph.D.; John L. Mohr, The spring program is focused on popula- Ph.D.; Basil G. Nafpaktitis, Ph.D.; Edwin M. At the graduate level, the department offers tion biology and animal physiology, and the Perkins, Jr., Ph.D.; Russel Zimmer, Ph.D. challenging degree programs that lead to fall semester on microbial ecology and the a Ph.D. in biology (with options in either interactions of microbes and the global envi- *Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award. marine environmental biology, neuroscience or ronment. The program is open to all biology integrative and evolutionary biology), a Ph.D. majors as well as students in other depart- Academic Program Staff in molecular and computational biology and ments and other institutions with a strong Directors of Instructional Laboratories: Celeste computational biology and bioinformatics, and biology background. Students are primarily Chong-Cerrillo, Ph.D.; Pam Lum, Ph.D.; Eric an M.S. in marine environmental biology. The in their junior or senior years and may partici- Price department no longer accepts applicants for pate in either or both semesters. the terminal master’s programs. Programs All the courses are taught by USC faculty and The Department of Biological Sciences has Honor Society supported by USC graduate student teaching research faculty with specialties in three The Department of Biological Sciences offers assistants. The classes are specialized to take disciplines: marine environmental biology, membership in Phi Sigma, a national honor advantage of the unique facilities and setting molecular and computational biology, and society, to selected biology majors (Alpha of Santa Catalina Island. neuroscience. A diversity of upper division Alpha Chapter at USC.) Phi Sigma is devoted undergraduate and graduate courses permits to the promotion of research and academic Students live on Catalina Island for the entire biology majors to choose an emphasis in any excellence in the biological sciences. Students semester. Rates for room and board at the of these three disciplines. with a GPA above 3.0 who have interest in USC Wrigley Marine Science Center are research and have completed core require- comparable to those on campus. The program The department offers both B.A. and B.S. ments for the first two years in biological sci- follows the same calendar schedule as the degrees in biological sciences and an hon- ences are eligible. Major activities range from University Park campus. For those wishing ors program in which a student can earn presentation of papers by members and lec- to return to the mainland on the weekend – either a B.A. or a B.S. degree in biological tures by outside speakers to field trips, labora- free transportation is provided each Friday to sciences with honors. The B.S. in biochem- tory demonstrations and joint research proj- leave and each Monday to return. istry is offered as a joint program with the ects. The advisor is Professor John Petruska, Department of Chemistry. The honors pro- Ph.D., SHS 561, (213) 740-5189. For more information, students should gram is available to students who maintain contact Dr. Linda Duguay, program coor- a GPA of 3.5 in the sciences and who have Catalina Semester dinator, Hancock 209F, [email protected] completed their freshman year. The honors The Biological Sciences Department in or [email protected]‌ or Cindy Joseph, pro- program includes research opportunities, conjunction with the USC Wrigley Institute gram assistant, [email protected] or seminars and thesis preparation courses. for Environmental Studies (WIES) spon- (213) 740-6780 in the Wrigley Offices on Applications for the Honors Program are sors two, semester-long programs at USC’s the fourth floor of Hancock. Additional infor- available in Hancock 105. Phillip K. Wrigley Marine Sciences Center mation can also be found at wrigley.usc.edu/ (WMSC) on Santa Catalina Island. Each of spotlight/catalina_semester.html. the semesters consists of a 16 unit program

Undergraduate Degrees

Advisement physician’s assistant, clinical and public health Major core courses, Lower division units Advisement in the Department of Biological microbiology, clinical biochemistry), naturalist BISC 120L General Biology: Sciences is required each semester. First and environmental positions in the public and Organismal Biology and semester freshman and transfer advisement private sectors, jobs in industry (biotechnol- Evolution, or takes place during orientation. Advisement in ogy), and graduate study (basic biological and BISC 121L Advanced General Biology: all remaining semesters takes place during the biomedical fields). With the proper selection of Organismal Biology and pre-registration period. The undergraduate courses under the guidance of the Department Evolution 4 coordinator forwards advisement appointment of Biological Sciences and the USC Rossier BISC 220L General Biology: Cell information each semester to all students in School of Education, the B.S. degree satisfies Biology and Physiology, or biological sciences and biochemistry. the California requirements for secondary BISC 221L Advanced General Biology: school teaching in the life sciences. Cell Biology and Pre-Medical and Other Pre-Professional Physiology 4 Preparation Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences The department offers specially planned The general education, writing, language courses within the biological sciences to and diversity requirements for a College Major core courses, Upper division Units prepare students for admission to profes- of Letters, Arts and Sciences degree are BISC 320L Molecular Biology 4 sional schools (medicine, dentistry, veteri- applicable. BISC 325 Genetics 4 nary science, occupational therapy, physical BISC 330L Biochemistry 4 therapy, pharmacy, optometry, public health), paramedical sciences (medical technology, 266 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Collateral sciences core courses Units Major core courses, Upper division Units BISC 493x Honors Seminar (1 unit/semester)­ CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or BISC 320L Molecular Biology 4 and one semester of BISC 494x Honors CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General BISC 325 Genetics 4 Thesis (2 units) in addition to fulfilling all Chemistry 4-4 BISC 330L Biochemistry 4 requirements of the B.A. or B.S. degree. CHEM 322abL Organic Chemistry, or Honors students must also choose BISC CHEM 325abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 490x as one of their upper division electives. MATH 125 Calculus I 4 Collateral sciences core This program leads to the designation on the MATH 208x Elementary Probability courses, Lower division Units transcript of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of and Statistics, or CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or Science in Biological Sciences with Honors. BISC 305 Introduction to Statistics CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General for Biologists 4 Chemistry 4-4 Honors Admission Requirements PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life MATH 125 Calculus I 4 Students may apply to the department for Sciences (4-4), or PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life admission to the honors program after having PHYS 151L Fundamentals of Sciences (4-4), or completed at least one year of work at USC Physics I: Mechanics PHYS 151L Fundamentals of with a minimum GPA of 3.5 in all science and Thermodynamics, and 4 Physics I: Mechanics and math courses required for the major. PHYS 152L Fundamentals of and Thermodynamics, and 4 Physics II: Electricity PHYS 152L Fundamentals of Upper Division Major Elective Courses and Magnetism 4 Physics II: Electricity BISC 490x and a minimum of three, four- and Magnetism 4 unit upper-division BISC elective courses are required; two courses may be 300-level core Upper Division Major Requirements Collateral sciences core courses not taken in satisfaction of the core Twenty units of upper-division BISC course courses, Upper division Units requirement. work available for major credit are required. CHEM 322abL Organic Chemistry, or At least two courses in the upper-division CHEM 325abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 Honors Scholarship Requirements electives must carry a lab (“L”) or be 490. No For continuation in the honors programs, more than 4 units of BISC 490x may be used students must maintain a minimum GPA of to fulfill the upper-division elective require- Upper Division Major Courses 3.5 in the sciences and mathematics courses ment. In addition, no more than two seminars Eight units of upper-division BISC course required for the major. (BISC 460 to BISC 462), totaling 4 units, work available for major credit are required. may be applied to the upper-division elective No more than 4 units of BISC 490x may be Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry requirement. used to fulfill the upper-division elective This degree is offered jointly by the requirement. In addition, no more than two Departments of Biological Sciences and Total required units: 128 seminars (BISC 460 to BISC 462), totaling Chemistry. Free elective units: 12-16 4 units, may be applied to the upper-division elective requirement. The general education, writing, foreign Scholarship in Major Subject language and diversity requirements for a The department requires that students It is expected that students will take 100-level degree in the College of Letters, Arts and receive a grade no lower than C- in their five BISC core courses during the first year, two Sciences are applicable. core courses. They must maintain a 2.0 GPA 300-level BISC core courses during the sec- in the upper-division biology and chemistry ond year, and the remaining core courses and Students must complete each required course courses required for the major, as well as an the 300- or 400-level BISC major elective in the Departments of Biological Sciences overall 2.0 GPA. All major core courses must courses during the third and fourth years. and Chemistry with a grade of C- or better, be taken on a letter grade basis. and maintain an overall GPA of 2.0 or better Total required units: 128 in all attempted courses in the two depart- Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences Free elective units: 24 ments in the regular degree program. The general education, writing, language and diversity requirements for a College Scholarship in Major Subject Required Courses units of Letters, Arts and Sciences degree are The department requires that students BISC 120L General Biology: applicable. receive a grade no lower than C- in their five Organismal Biology and core courses. They must maintain a 2.0 GPA Evolution, or Major core courses, Lower division units in the upper-division biology and chemistry BISC 121L Advanced General Biology: BISC 120L General Biology: courses required for the major, as well as an Organismal Biology and Organismal Biology and overall 2.0 GPA. All major core courses must Evolution 4 Evolution, or be taken on a letter grade basis. BISC 220L General Biology: Cell BISC 121L Advanced General Biology: Biology and Physiology, or Organismal Biology and Honors Program in Biological Sciences BISC 221L Advanced General Evolution 4 The department offers an honors program to Biology: Cell Biology and BISC 220L General Biology: Cell outstanding students already pursuing stud- Physiology 4 Biology and Physiology, or ies for the B.A. or B.S. degree in Biological BISC 320L Molecular Biology 4 BISC 221L Advanced General Biology: Sciences. This program offers students an BISC 330L Biochemistry 4 Cell Biology and opportunity to participate in undergraduate BISC 403 Advanced Molecular Physiology 4 research, experience in writing an honors Biology 4 ­thesis summarizing the completed research, BISC 435 Advanced Biochemistry 4 and experience in an honors seminar. Honors CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or students are required to take two semesters of CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General Chemistry 4-4 Biological Sciences 267

CHEM 300L Analytical Chemistry 4 In addition, students must complete two BUAD 215x Foundations of Business CHEM 322abL Organic Chemistry, or semesters of Honors Seminar (BISC 493), Finance, or CHEM 325abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 1 unit each, and one semester of Honors BUAD 306* Business Finance 4 CHEM 430a Physical Chemistry, or Thesis (BISC 494), 2 units. To graduate with BUAD 403 Legal Environment of CHEM 432 Physical Chemistry for the honors under this option students must earn Business 4 Life Sciences 4 a GPA of 3.5 in all sciences and mathematics MATH 125 Calculus I 4 courses required for the major. *Students pursuing the business degree must enroll in MATH 126 Calculus II 4 BUAD 250ab and BUAD 306. BISC 305 Introduction to Statistics Upon graduation, transcripts of students fol- for Biologists, or lowing either option will be noted, “Bachelor Choose one from: MATH 208x Elementary Probability of Science with Departmental Honors.” BUAD 304 Organizational Behavior 4 and Statistics, or BUAD 307 Marketing Fundamentals 4 MATH 226 Calculus III 4 Minor in Biotechnology PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life 4-4 The College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Recommended: MATH 118x or MATH 125 and Sciences, or departments of biological sciences and chem- MATH 208x or MATH 218 PHYS 151L Fundamentals of istry and the Marshall School of Business Physics I: Mechanics jointly offer the cross-departmental minor in Minor in Craniofacial and Dental and Thermodynamics 4 biotechnology. This minor brings essential Biotechnology PHYS 152L Fundamentals of knowledge in the basic sciences together For a complete listing of course requirements, Physics II: Electricity with the corporate skills needed in a rapidly see the School of Dentistry, page 502. and Magnetism 4 growing industry. The minor is especially well suited for the business, biological sci­ Minor in Natural Science Eight units of upper division, non-core course ences, chemistry or engineering student The minor in natural science will first pro- work available for major credit in biological seeking a career in business and/or the vide students with a foundation in the basic sciences or chemistry are required. Students ­biomedical/biotechnical sciences. sciences of physics, chemistry and biology. enrolled in BISC 490 are limited to 4 units, Each student will then build on this by while students enrolled in CHEM 490 may This minor requires a varying number of selecting a variety of electives to meet indi- complete up to 8 units. No more than two units beyond major requirements, depending vidual scientific interests and academic goals. seminars (BISC 460 to BISC 462), totaling upon the student’s major program of study: Eighteen units toward the natural science 4 units, may be applied to the upper division biological sciences (B.A. or B.S.), 18 addition- minor must be completed at USC. This elective requirement. al units; business (B.S.), 28 additional units; minor is not available to majors in the natural chemistry (B.S.), 26 additional units; chemis- sciences or engineering. Honors Program in Biochemistry try (B.A.), 30 additional units. A B.S. degree with honors in biochemistry Required Courses (22 Units) Units is available for eligible students. In meeting Students in other majors may be required Any five courses from among: program requirements students must submit to complete up to 46 units for the minor, BISC 120L General Biology: Organismal an application and satisfy the objectives of depending on whether their major includes Biology and Evolution, or one of the program options noted below. any of the minor requirements or their BISC 121L Advanced General Biology: prerequisites. Organismal Biology and Option One: Biochemistry Honors with Chemistry Evolution 4 Research Please see a biological sciences or business BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Students seeking admission into option one advisor for specific program requirements. Biology and Physiology, or must have at least junior standing (64 units) BISC 221L Advanced General Biology: with an overall USC GPA of 3.5 or better Required Courses Units Cell Biology and in at least 32 units at USC, and have a 3.5 Biological Sciences Physiology 4 or better in at least 16 units in biological BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Biology CHEM 105aL General Chemistry, or sciences and chemistry. Students in this and Physiology, or CHEM 115aL Advanced General option must complete 8 units of research BISC 221L Advanced General Biology: Chemistry 4 (CHEM 490) under the supervision of Cell Biology and CHEM 105bL General Chemistry, or chemistry faculty with the results of research Physiology 4 CHEM 115bL Advanced General being described in an undergraduate thesis BISC 320L Molecular Biology 4 Chemistry 4 reviewed and approved by a faculty com- BISC 330L Biochemistry 4 PHYS 135aL Physics for the Life mittee. To graduate with honors under this BISC 406L Biotechnology 4 Sciences 4 option students must earn a GPA of 3.5 in PHYS 135bL Physics for the Life all biological sciences and chemistry courses Recommended: BISC 300L, BISC 403, BISC 450L Sciences 4 required for the major. Chemistry And a capstone course: Option Two: Biochemistry Honors with Biology CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4 BISC 321x Science, Technology Research CHEM 322aL Organic Chemistry 4 and Society 2 Students seeking admission into option two must have at least sophomore standing Recommended: CHEM 322bL, CHE 489 (32 units) with an overall USC GPA of 3.5 or Elective Course Requirement (8 units) better both cumulatively and in 16 units in Business Any two courses chosen from among those biological sciences and chemistry. Students ACCT 410x Accounting for Non-Business offered for major credit by the departments in this option must complete 4 units of Majors, or 4 of chemistry, physics, biological sciences, research (BISC 490) under faculty in biologi- BUAD 250ab* Core Concepts of earth sciences and kinesiology. cal sciences­ or under faculty in any other Accounting Information (4-4) department approved by biological sciences. 268 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Graduate Degrees

Degree Programs in Biology Degree Requirements Applicants must possess a cumulative and Graduate students may apply to one of five These degrees are awarded under the juris- science GPA of 3.0 or higher and have the programs of study within the Department of diction of the Graduate School. Refer to the following courses completed prior to admis- Biological Sciences at the time of their admis- Requirements for Graduation section (page sion: one year of introductory biology, one sion to graduate study, all of which lead to a 81) and the Graduate School section of the semester of molecular biology, one semester Ph.D. degree: marine environmental biology catalogue (page 91) for general regulations. of biochemistry, one year of general chemis- and neurobiology/cell biology (Ph.D. in biol- All courses applied toward the degrees must try, and one year of organic chemistry. All of ogy with emphasis in either chosen area); be courses accepted by the Graduate School. the above must carry labs and be available for molecular biology; computational biology and major credit in the natural sciences at a four- bioinformatics; and integrative evolutionary Master of Science in Biology year college or university. biology. The five programs emphasize differ- The M.S. degree program in biology admits ent levels of biological organization and con- students for a terminal degree only; students Applicants interested in using course work sequently may require somewhat different who may later wish to continue for a doctorate completed while an undergraduate may apply undergraduate preparation. The department should enter the Ph.D. program initially. for the progressive master’s degree as early as no longer accepts applicants for the terminal their junior year. master’s degree programs. The M.S. degree program is a non-thesis program but a paper, based on the student’s Core Courses Units Biology original research investigation of a selected BISC 582 Advanced Biological The graduate programs in biology with program in biology, constitutes one of the Oceanography 4 emphases in marine environmental biology requirements. Each student must take 8 units BISC 585 Scientific Writing and and neuroscience provide education and of biology graduate core courses (BISC 582, Reviewing 2 training of biologists interested in living sys- BISC 584 and BISC 585) or neurobiology BISC 590 Directed Research 4 tems ranging from cellular to ecosystem lev- courses (NEUR 524 and either NEUR 531 els of organization, investigated by laboratory or NEUR 532), two seminars and additional Completion of two semesters of: or fieldwork. Courses and faculty research ­graduate courses or research units for a mini- BISC 529 Seminar in Marine interests allow a multidisciplinary approach. mum of 24 units. Students also must satisfy Biology 1-1 Specialty areas of particular strength include the residency and other requirements of the marine biology, biological oceanography, Graduate School. Further details of these Core Seminar Elective Units neurobiology, cell biology, and integrative requirements are contained within each Completion of one advanced seminar from and evolutionary biology. A number of addi- graduate program’s particular requirements among BISC 530, BISC 531, BISC 532, tional research areas are provided by adjunct and policies. BISC 533, BISC 534, BISC 535, BISC 536 2 faculty from other institutions, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural Master of Science in Marine and Graduate Elective Requirement units History, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and Environmental Biology Eighteen units chosen from the following list, the House Ear Institute. Students develop The Master of Science degree in Marine and of which 8 units must be within the Department the ability to formulate and test hypotheses, Environmental Biology (MEB) is designed of Biological Sciences (BISC), and no more than integrating information and concepts in the to provide admitted students with a ­rigorous, 8 units can be at the 400-level. completion of a research project (M.S.) or quantitative and focused introduction to the dissertation (Ph.D.). A guidance ­committee burgeoning fields and breadth of topics in BISC 403 Advanced Molecular is formed for each student during the first marine environmental biology/chemistry, geo- Biology 4 year to develop a particular program of biology, oceanography, conservation biology BISC 419 Environmental course work and research, and to evaluate and population dynamics (depending upon Microbiology 4 the student’s progress. Specific information the concentration selected). MEB provides BISC 431L Aquatic Microbiology – about the options in Biological Sciences can students with independent research experi- Catalina Semester 4 be obtained by requesting marine environ- ences that satisfy their own specific interests. BISC 435 Advanced Biochemistry 4 mental biology and neurobiology information The program is intended to position and BISC 437L Comparative Physiology brochures. stimulate students for possible advanced of Animals 4 study leading to a Ph.D. in one of the areas BISC 445L Fundamentals of Admission Requirements stated above, and/or provide a unique facet Vertebrate Biology 4 Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in to the background of a prospective medi- BISC 447L Island Biogeography a natural science (preferably biology) from cal student. The program will also provide and Field Ecology 4 an accredited four year college or university, fundamental tools and expertise for entry BISC 450L Principles of Immunology 4 or in mathematics or engineering; required into a master’s level position in academic, BISC 455L Molecular Approaches to background courses include organic chemistry, government or private sector research labora- Microbial Diversity – general physics and mathematics through tories. It will prepare students interested in Catalina Semester 4 integral calculus. Applicants are evaluated by governmental and non-government (NGO) BISC 460 Seminar in Marine their transcripts and GPA; scores on the GRE environmental regulatory science and forge and Environmental General Test; three letters of recommenda- career pathways into private sector positions Biology 2, max 4 tion; and a statement of interest. A faculty in environmental consulting and business. BISC 469L Marine Biology 4 member must serve as initial sponsor and BISC 473L Biological Oceanography 4 advisor. Applicants who are accepted but BISC 474L Ecosystem Function and judged to have minor deficiencies are expect- Earth Systems 4 ed to correct them within the first year. Biological Sciences 269

BISC 483 Geobiology and requirements. A minimum total of 60 units Molecular and Computational Biology Astrobiology 4 is required, consisting of formal courses, This program is designed to train the partici­ BISC 502ab Molecular Genetics and seminars and research credit. At least 24 of pants intensively in the concepts and experi- Biochemistry 4-4 the minimum 60 total units required are to mental methodologies of molecular biology BISC 510ab Integrative and be formal graduate course work (lecture or and biochemistry. The subject matter is Evolutionary Biology 4-4 seminar courses). Candidates must also pass organized in an integrated fashion (lectures, BISC 530 Advanced Seminar in a screening examination to determine com- seminars and laboratory) to present funda- Plankton Biology 2 petence and point out deficiencies, fulfill a mental information on the biochemistry, bio­ BISC 531 Advanced Seminar on research tool requirement (computer skills, physics, genetics and development of cells the Physiology of Marine biostatistics, quantitative chemistry), and from a variety of different organisms. Primary Organisms 2 meet the residency and other requirements emphasis is on the relationship between BISC 532 Advanced Seminar in of the Graduate School. Because teaching structure and function at different integrative Molecular and Microbial experience is considered to be an important and functional levels. The program offers a Ecology 2 part of graduate training, each student is Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and a Ph.D. in BISC 533 Advanced Seminar in required to serve at least two semesters as a Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. Remote Sensing and teaching assistant within the department. Applications may be obtained from: Graduate Modeling 2 Programs Manager, Department of Biological BISC 534 Advanced Seminar in Before the end of the fifth semester, each Sciences, University of Southern California, Population Genetics of student must pass a written and oral qualify- Los Angeles CA 90089-0371 or www.usc.edu/ Marine Organisms 2 ing examination given by the student’s guid- dept/LAS/biosci/mcb. BISC 536 Advanced Seminar in ance committee. The written part involves Marine/Global N Cycle 2 answering a number of questions at length. Admission Requirements BISC 584 Faculty Lecture Series 2 The oral part is in the area of the student’s Applicants are expected to have a bachelor’s CE 443 Environmental Chemistry 3 intended research, based on a project select­ degree or equivalent in a cognate area such CE 463L Water Chemistry and ed and developed by the student into a writ- as biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, Analysis 3 ten proposition. After passing the qualifying bacteriology, computer science, or bioinfor- CE 503 Microbiology for examination, the student completes the matics. Undergraduate work should include a Environmental Engineers 3 research investigation and any other require- basic course in biology, basic physics, physical CE 513L Instrumental Methods for ments under the guidance of the research chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry Environmental Analysis 3 advisor who also chairs the dissertation com- and calculus. Students who are deficient in GEOG 571 Fundamentals of Sediment mittee. The student then writes a disserta- any of these may be required to correct the Transport 4 tion, which must be defended by the student deficiency during the first two years of grad­ GEOG 575 Coastal Geomorphology 4 before committee approval. uate study. Courses taken to correct these GEOG 587 GPS/GIS Field Techniques 4 deficiencies are usually not credited toward GEOG 592 Quantitative Methods in In the marine environmental biology option, the degree. The student must submit letters Geography 4 each student receives a general background of recommendation from at least three faculty GEOG 593 Field Techniques for in marine sciences and obtains in-depth members who can evaluate the promise of Environmental Monitoring 4 specialization in a research area of his or her the student for graduate work and indepen- GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the choosing. Each student’s curriculum is fitted dent research. The applicant must take the Environment 3 to the particular needs and demands of the GRE General Test prior to acceptance. GEOL 460L Geochemistry and chosen research field. The 24 units of formal Hydrogeology 3 course work must include the following: Degree Requirements GEOL 500 Marine Paleoecology 3 BISC 529 (4), BISC 582 (4), BISC 584 (2), These degrees are awarded under the juris- GEOL 501 Paleobiology 3 BISC 585 (2), four advanced graduate semi- diction of the Graduate School. Refer to GEOL 514 Marine Geology 3 nars (8) and a statistics course approved by the Requirements for Graduation section GEOL 555 Paleoceanography 3 the student’s advisor. (page 81) and the Graduate School ­section of GEOL 560 Marine Geochemistry 3 this catalogue (page 91) for general regula- GEOL 564 Isotope Geochemistry 3 The neurobiology/cell biology option pro- tions. All courses applied toward the degrees GEOL 567 Stable Isotope vides each student with a broad, fundamen- must be courses accepted by the Graduate Geochemistry 3 tal background in neurobiology and with School. GEOL 577 Micropaleontology 3 detailed knowledge and expertise in the cho- OS 512 Introduction to Chemical sen area of concentration. Each student’s cur- Master of Science in Molecular and and Physical Oceanography 3 riculum is tailored to the particular interests Computational Biology PPD 694 Coastal Policy and Planning 4 of that individual. The formal course work The study of molecular biology places so includes 12 units of specified courses (a two many demands upon the student that it is Total required units: 32 semester core sequence plus four NEUR 539 difficult to attain any satisfactory level of com- seminars) and 12 units of advanced electives petence in the time generally taken for a mas- Doctor of Philosophy in Biology chosen from a long list of courses in biologi- ter’s degree. Therefore, enrollment of gradu- Application deadline: January 1 cal sciences, psychology, computer science, ate students as master’s degree applicants is and other relevant departments. Students are not encouraged and is reserved for special Students pursuing this degree choose expected to attend and participate in depart- circumstances. The curriculum of the master’s between two broad areas of specialization, a mental research seminars. student is patterned after that of the doctorate marine environmental biology option or a up to and including the qualifying examina- neurobiology/cell biology option. Each option tion, but not including thesis research. The specifies particular course work and other qualifying examination will serve as the com- prehensive master’s examination. 270 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology Doctoral Dissertation Transfer of Credit Application deadline: January 1 The dissertation is based on original, publish- No transfer of credit will be considered until able, and significant research conducted inde- the screening examination is passed. A maxi- During the first year, the student’s program pendently by the student under the guidance mum of 30 units of graduate work at another is under the direction of an initial guidance of the dissertation committee. institution may be applied toward the course committee composed of members of the requirements for the Ph.D. A grade of B- committee on admissions to the program. Defense of the Dissertation (A = 4.0) or lower will not be accepted and, Before the end of the second semester a The defense of the dissertation is either a at most, two grades of B will be accepted. permanent guidance committee, chaired by defense oral or a final oral. In most cases a A Ph.D. candidate may petition the depart- the student’s research director, is established. defense oral will suffice if approved by the ment for transfer of additional credit, after he Thereafter, the student’s program of studies dissertation committee. or she passes the qualifying examination. and dissertation is under the direction of the permanent guidance committee and the dis- Student Teaching Qualifying Examination sertation committee. Since most graduates in biological sciences The qualifying examination should be taken will spend some part of their careers in aca- within two semesters following successful Screening Procedure demic work, teaching experience is consid- completion of the screening examination. In the third semester the student’s progress ered an important part of graduate training. is discussed and evaluated by the guidance Each graduate student in the program is The written portion of the qualifying examina- committee. The purpose of this evaluation is therefore required to assist in the teaching tion consists of a dissertation proposal. This to determine competence to continue gradu- program of the Department of Biological document should include: introduction, state- ate study, and to point out deficiencies to be Sciences. ment of the problem, literature survey, meth- remedied prior to the qualifying examination. odology, summary of preliminary results, pro- Doctor of Philosophy in Computational posed research, references, appendix (including Course Requirements Biology and Bioinformatics one or two fundamental references). A minimum of 24 of the 60 units required for Application deadline: December 15 the Ph.D. degree must be in formal course The oral portion of the qualifying examina- work, exclusive of research. These must During the first year, the student’s program tion consists of presentation of the Ph.D. include the core courses, BISC 502a and is under the direction of an initial guidance dissertation proposal. The student must dem- BISC 502b, to be completed in the first year committee composed of members of the onstrate research potential. with a B average. Additionally, students will admissions committee. After passing the register for BISC 504L (3-3) in both semes- screening procedure before the end of the Dissertation ters. In the fall semester of the second year, first semester, the student must form a guid- Following passage of the screening examina- students will choose an additional 4-unit, ance committee consisting of an advisor and tion and approval of a dissertation topic by 400- or 500-level course in consultation with four other faculty members, including at least the guidance committee, the student begins their advisor. Students must participate in one from another department. Thereafter, the research toward the dissertation under the molecular biology seminars. Other courses student’s program of studies and dissertation supervision of the dissertation committee. may be chosen, in consultation with the pro­ are under the direction of the permanent The primary requirement of the Ph.D. is an gram chair, from graduate offerings of this guidance committee and the dissertation acceptable dissertation based on a substantial and other departments. committee. amount of original research conducted by the student. Language Requirement Screening Procedure Students in the graduate program in molecu- The screening examination should be taken Doctor of Philosophy in Integrative and lar biology are not required to pass a foreign by the end of the second semester in the Evolutionary Biology language examination. program. If the student fails the examination, Application deadline: December 15 the department, at its discretion, may permit Qualifying Examination the student to take it again during the next This program of study is designed to provide The examinations qualifying the student for semester. The screening examination consists each student with a broad, fundamental back- candidacy for the Ph.D. in molecular biology of written examinations on topics including ground in integrative and evolutionary biology must be initiated in the second semester of molecular biology, mathematical probability (IEB) coupled with detailed knowledge and the second year. The first part is written and and statistics. expertise in the chosen area of concentration. consists of comprehensive questions covering The core of the course work in integrative the student’s knowledge of prokaryotic and Course Requirements and evolutionary biology consists of a two- eukaryotic molecular biology and develop- The student must complete, with no grade semester course (BISC 510ab) that is taken by mental biology or genomics. The second part lower than a B, a minimum of 60 units of all first-year graduate students. Various fac- is an oral examination. It consists of general courses carrying graduate credit and approved ulty members also give a variety of advanced questions and the presentation and defense by the guidance committee. The required courses and seminars on specialized research of a proposition outlining a research program, courses include: BISC 502a, CSCI 570, topics each semester. In addition, a range of which must be in a field other than the MATH 505a, MATH 541a, MATH 578ab, courses in areas relating to IEB are available student’s immediate research interest. This MATH 650. An additional 6 units of elective in various departments on the University examination sequence must be completed by courses will be taken in consultation with the Park and Health Sciences campuses. the end of the fifth semester of the program. student’s advisor. Students must register for a minimum of 4 units of dissertation research (BISC 794ab). Biological Sciences 271

Course Requirements Qualifying Examination The oral exam consists of an oral defense Each student’s curriculum is tailored to the By the end of the third semester, students of written questions and will be conducted particular interests of the individual and the should choose a committee consisting of within a month of the written part of the needs and demands of the chosen research four “inside” IEB faculty and one “outside” qualifying exam. The exam will consist of field. The 24 units of formal course work faculty. This committee will conduct the a critical defense of the written response to must include 12 units of specified course qualifying exam and provide guidance dur- questions, so students should expect ques- work (a two-semester core sequence, BISC ing dissertation research. The chair of the tions that relate to questions posted in the 510ab and seminar, BISC 549, minimum committee will serve as the principle advisor. written part. The oral exam may also be used 4 units) and 12 units of advanced electives Students should consult extensively with to tell whether weaknesses that were identi- chosen in consultation with the student’s each committee member regarding subjects fied in the written exam have been corrected. advisor. to be covered in the exam. Doctoral Dissertation Elective Courses The qualifying exam consists of written and The dissertation is based on original, publish- The content of elective courses changes from oral parts. Both parts must be finished before able and significant research conducted inde- semester to semester according to the inter- the end of the fifth semester. For the written pendently by the student under the guidance ests of students and faculty. These courses exam, the advisor will obtain two to three of the dissertation committee. are worth 2, 3 or 4 units, and are offered in questions from each of the four inside faculty. biological sciences, anthropology, kinesiology, Three suggested formats are: 1) write a brief psychology, molecular biology, computer sci- review of a specific topic; 2) summarize, criti- ence, gerontology, cell and neurobiology and cally evaluate and synthesize a large body of other relevant departments. knowledge; 3) devise an experiment to test a hypothesis.

Courses of Instruction

Biological Sciences (BISC) BISC 120Lxg General Biology: Organismal BISC 193 Freshman Colloquium I (1, Fa) Biology and Evolution (4, Fa) In-depth sur- A series of lectures and discussions at which The terms indicated are expected but are not vey of key topics related to advances in our faculty of the department introduce their guaranteed. For the courses offered during any knowledge of the diversity of life and evolu- research activities to students entering biol- given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. tion; origin of life; eukaryotes/prokaryotes; ogy and related majors. Graded CR/NC. ecology. (Duplicates credit in BISC 112L, Corequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L. BISC 101Lxg Cellular and Molecular Biology BISC 113L, and BISC 121L.) (4, FaSp) Cellular and molecular biology with BISC 194 Freshman Colloquium II (1, Sp) examples related to human biology and dis- BISC 121Lg Advanced General Biology: A series of lectures and discussions at which eases. Fundamental life processes examined Organismal Biology and Evolution (4, Fa) faculty of the department introduce their at the genetic, cellular and molecular levels. Equivalent to 120L, but taught at a higher research activities to students entering biol- Not available for major credit. level for exceptionally well-prepared stu- ogy and related majors. Graded CR/NC. dents. Admission to the course by depart- Corequisite: BISC 220L or BISC 221L. BISC 102Lxg Humans and Their Environ- mental approval only. (Duplicates credit in ment (4, FaSp) An examination of the BISC 112L, BISC 113L, and BISC 120L.) BISC 212Lx Human Anatomy (4, FaSp) physi­cal­ and biological laws that influence Corequisite: CHEM 115aL. Systemic­ human anatomy; morphological and agriculture, pollution, population dynamics embryological conditions contributing to the (including humans), climate, biodiversity and BISC 140 Human Impact on the Ocean structures of the adult. Lecture, 3 hours; labo- ecosystem structure and function. Not avail- Planet (4) Overview of marine ­biodiversity ratory, 3 hours. Not available for major credit able for major credit. and human influence on marine biota; to biological sciences majors. (Duplicates eutrophication in bays and estuaries; global credit in former BISC 312Lx.) Prerequisite: BISC 104Lxg How the Body Works: ­Topics movement of invasive species, harmful algal high school biology; recommended preparation: in Human Physiology (4, Fa) Structure and blooms, fishing activities and sewage/chemical BISC 120L or BISC 121L. function of the human body, including the pollution. role of organ systems, tissues, and cells in BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Biology and normal function. Malfunctions relating to BISC 150Lxg The Nature of Human Health Physiology (4, Sp) In-depth survey of key disease, substance abuse and lifestyle. Not and Disease (4, FaSp) The human organism; topics related to advances in our knowledge available for major credit. the nature of inherited and acquired diseases; of cellular biology and physiology; cell com- the biological and societal basis for the AIDS position/metabolism; gene action; organism BISC 108L Special Laboratory I (1) Labora- epidemic; therapy, drug design and the structure and function. (Duplicates credit in tory component for BISC 120 for entering future. Not available for major credit. BISC 110L, BISC 111L, and BISC 221L.) freshmen or transfer students with advanced Recommended preparation: high school chemis- placement or equivalent lecture credit from BISC 180Lxg Evolution (4, Sp) Changes in try; BISC 120L or BISC 121L. another institution. the physical and biological universe over time; origins of life, dinosaurs, human evolu- BISC 109L Special Laboratory II (1) Labora- tion. Implications of evolutionary mecha- tory component for BISC 220 for entering nisms and mass extinctions for human sur- freshmen or transfer students with advanced vival. Not available for major credit. placement or equivalent lecture credit from another institution. 272 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

BISC 221L Advanced General Biology: Cell BISC 320L Molecular Biology (4, Fa) Struc- BISC 405L General Embryology (4, Fa) Biology and Physiology (4, Sp) Equivalent ture and synthesis of nucleic acids and Vertebrate­ and human development: cellular to 220L, but taught at a higher level for proteins; molecular biology of prokaryotes differentiation; germ cell development and exceptionally well-prepared students. Admis- and eukaryotes; principles of genetics and growth; hormonal regulation of reproductive sion to the course by departmental approval cell biology. (Duplicates credit in BISC 311.) cycles; cleavage through neurulation and sub- only. (Duplicates credit in BISC 110L, BISC Prerequisite:­ CHEM 105bL or CHEM 115bL. sequent development of primary organs. Lec- 111L, and BISC 220L) Prerequisite: BISC 120L ture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Junior stand- or BISC 121L; corequisite: CHEM 105bL or BISC 321x Science, Technology and Soci- ing. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; CHEM 115bL. ety (2, Sp) Builds upon a basic science back- BISC 220L or BISC 221L; recommended prepa- ground to provide students with an awareness ration: two from BISC 313, BISC 320L, BISC BISC 230Lxg Brain, Mind and Machines: of cutting edge scientific research, its techno- 325 and BISC 330L. Topics in Neuroscience (4, Sp) The struc- logical applications and its societal ramifica- ture and function of the mammalian brain tions. Not available for major credit. (Dupli- BISC 406L Biotechnology (4, Fa) Techniques including the role of the brain in regulating cates credit in former MDA 321.) Prerequisite: in molecular biology and biochemistry applied behavior, both in normal and diseased states; BISC 120L or BISC 121L or BISC 220L or to prokaryotic and eukaryotic model systems; in relation to mind; and in comparison with BISC 221L; CHEM 105aL or CHEM 115aL; applications of recombinant DNA and genomic machine forms of intelligence. Not available PHYS 135aL or PHYS 151L. technology. Prerequisite: BISC 320L; recom- for major credit. mended preparation: BISC 313 or BISC 325. BISC 325 Genetics (4, Fa) Transmission BISC 290L Introduction to Biological genetics and genotype/phenotype; mapping BISC 410 Applications of Molecular Biology Research (2 or 4, max 4, FaSpSm) Experi- methods; complex traits; genetics of human to Medicine (4, Sp) Advances and trends in ence in basic techniques through supervised disease and population genetics. (Duplicates the understanding, diagnosis and treatment research in the research laboratory of a credit in BISC 313.) Prerequisite: BISC 120L of human diseases. Senior standing. Prerequi- departmental­ faculty member. Graded CR/ or BISC 121L; BISC 220L or BISC 221L; site: BISC 330L. NC. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; BISC 320L; CHEM 322aL; corequisite: BISC 220L or BISC 221L; CHEM 105bL or CHEM 322bL or CHEM 325bL. BISC 411 Cell Biology (4, Sp) The synthesis, CHEM 115bL; departmental approval. transport and assembly of the complex struc- BISC 330L Biochemistry (4, Sp) Basic bio- tures that mediate eukaryotic cellular func- BISC 300L Introduction to Microbiology chemical principles; classes of molecules — tion. Electrical and biochemical mechanisms (4, Sp) Comparative approach to bacteria, structure and function; cellular energetics. underlying intercellular communication. Archaea and viruses; their structure, life (Duplicates credit in BISC 316L). Prerequisite: ­Prerequisite: BISC 220L; BISC 320L. cycles, geochemical activity, ecology and BISC 320L; CHEM 322aL. nutrition. Fundamentals of metabolism BISC 419 Environmental Microbiology and microbial genetics. Lecture, 2 hours; BISC 369L Ecology and the Natural History (4, Sp) Qualitative and quantitative appraisal laboratory, 6 hours. Prerequisite: BISC 320L; of California (4, Sp) Marine, freshwater, and of microbial activities in pure and contami- CHEM 322aL or CHEM 325aL. terrestrial communities of California. Life nated environments; microbial community histories, morphology, special evolutionary and its development; interspecific relation- BISC 305 Introduction to Statistics for Biolo- adaptations. Relationships between organisms ships; effects of microorganisms on their sur- gists (4, Fa) Statistical methods in biological and their biological-physical-chemical environ- roundings. Lecture, 4 hours. Prerequisite: BISC science and medicine, including populations ment. Emphasis on field biology. Junior stand- 330L; recommended preparation: BISC 300L. and samples, random sampling, confidence ing. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L. intervals, paired samples and regression. BISC 421 Neurobiology (4, Fa) Structure, BISC 371L Molecular Approaches to the function, and development of nervous sys- BISC 307L General Physiology (4, Sp) Physi- Diversity of Life (4) Patterns of evolutionary tems; neural integration and mechanisms ological functions of the circulatory, digestive, change investigating the molecular basis of of behavior; organization and operation of endocrine, integumentary, musculoskeletal, heredity utilizing DNA data. History, prin- brains. Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 2 hours. nervous, respiratory, and urogenital systems ciples and application of molecular systemat- Prerequisite: BISC 220L or BISC 221L. of animals. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, ics, and genetic variation. Taught on Catalina 3 hours. Prerequisite: BISC 220L or BISC 221L. Island. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; BISC 422L Neurobiology Laboratory (2, Sp) BISC 220L or BISC 221L; recommended prepa- Experimentation on excitable cells, synapses, BISC 313 Evolution and Population Genetics ration: BISC 320L. and neural circuits; intracellular and extracel- (4, Sp) History of evolutionary thought; lular techniques for recording, stimulation, molecular basis for evolution; dynamics of BISC 390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, and identification of nerve and muscle cells. genes in populations; speciation and macro­ individual studies. No more than one registra- Lecture, 1 hour; laboratory, 3 hours. Corequisite: evolution; patterns of evolution. ­Prerequisite: tion permitted. Enrollment by petition only. BISC 421. BISC 220L or BISC 221L; BISC 120L or BISC 121L; recommended preparation: BISC 403 Advanced Molecular Biology BISC 423 Epilepsy to Ecstasy: Biological BISC 320L. (4, Fa) Molecular mechanisms and control of Basis of Neurological Disorders (4, Sp) DNA replication, DNA repair, recombination, Examination of various neurological disorders BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology (4, Fa) gene expression, cell growth, and develop- originating from developmental signaling Organism-environment interactions; dynam- ment in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organ- and/or anatomical abnormalities. Prerequisite: ics of populations, communities, and ecosys- isms, from bacteria to humans. Prerequisite: BISC 421. tems; evolutionary forces. Lecture, 3 hours; BISC 3201L; recommended preparation: BISC laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite: BISC 120L 313 or BISC 325. or BISC 121L. Biological Sciences 273

BISC 424 Brain Architecture (4, Fa) How the BISC 450L Principles of Immunology (4, Fa) BISC 474L Ecosystem Function and Earth parts of the brain are interconnected to form a Immune processes, humoral and cellular; Systems (4, Fa) General principles of eco- complex biological computer, from historical, immunoglobulins; antibody formation; antigen- system function, energy flow and materials evolutionary, and developmental perspectives. antibody interactions; immune dyscrasias; cycling in marine systems at various scales Prerequisite: BISC 421. transplantation and tumor immunology; basic and the importance of microbial processes hematology and immuno-hematology. Lec- in these systems. Taught on Catalina Island. BISC 426 Principles of Neural Development ture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L. (4, Sp) Basic phenomena and principles BISC 220L or BISC 221L. of neural development, their relation to BISC 478 Computational Genome Analysis functional development of neural circuits, BISC 455L Molecular Approaches to Micro- (4, Sp) Introduction to and applications of behavior, and disease. General concepts and bial Diversity – Catalina Semester (4, Fa) algorithms and statistics to genome analysis. experimental approaches are emphasized. Overview and practical application of genetic Analysis of physical and genetic maps, DNA ­Prerequisite: BISC 421. and immunological techniques for examin- sequencing, sequence comparisons, DNA ing diversity and community structure of chips. Prerequisite: BISC 320L. BISC 427 The Global Environment (4, Sp) natural microbial assemblages in aquatic eco- Earth’s development as a habitable planet, systems. Prerequisite: BISC 320L; corequisite: BISC 480 Developmental Biology (4, FaSp) from origin to human impacts on global bio- BISC 431L. Basic mechanisms of animal development geochemical cycles in the ocean, land, atmo- are considered at different levels of analysis. sphere. Discussion of environmental alterna- BISC 456L Conservation Genetics (4, Sp) Emphasis is on molecular, genetic, and cellu- tives. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; Biological principles underlying conservation lar processes underlying vertebrate and inver- CHEM 105bL or CHEM 115bL. including ecology, evolution, genetics and tebrate development. General concepts and biogeography. Covers both marine and ter- evolutionary mechanisms are emphasized. BISC 431L Aquatic Microbiology – Catalina restrial environment, with special emphasis Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 2 hours. Prerequi- Semester (4, Fa) Introduction to the habitat, on island biology. Catalina semester only. site: BISC 220L or BISC 221L. phylogenetic, physiological and metabolic (Duplicates credit in BISC 373L.) Prerequi- diversity of microbial life in aquatic envi- site: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; BISC 220L BISC 483 Geobiology and Astrobiology ronments. (Duplicates credit in BISC 419.) or BISC 221L; recommended preparation: (4, Sp) Relationships between microbiota ­Prerequisite: BISC 330L. BISC 320L; BISC 313 or BISC 325. and the earth environment including the hydrosphere, lithosphere and atmosphere, BISC 435 Advanced Biochemistry (4, Sp) BISC 460 Seminar in Marine and Environ- with consideration of the potential for life Macromolecular structure and function; mental Biology (2, max 4, FaSp) Topical on other planets. Prerequisite: BISC 120L, enzymology; metabolic regulation. Lecture, seminar in marine and environmental biology. CHEM 105bL. 3 hours; discussion, 2 hours. Prerequisite: Junior, senior or graduate standing. BISC 330L. BISC 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, BISC 461 Seminar in Molecular and Com- FaSpSm) Individual research and readings. BISC 437L Comparative Physiology of Ani- putational Biology (2, max 4, FaSp) Topical Not available for graduate credit. mals (4, Sp) Control of the internal environ- seminar in molecular and computational biol- ment of animals in relation to their external ogy. Junior, senior or graduate standing. BISC 493x Honors Seminar (1, max 4, FaSp) environment. Thermal regulation, osmoregu- Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: lation, excretion, and ion balance. Lecture, BISC 462 Seminar in Neurobiology (2, max 4, BISC 120L or BISC 121L; BISC 220L or 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Junior standing. FaSp) Topical seminar in neurobiology. BISC 221L. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; BISC Junior, senior or graduate standing. 220L or BISC 221L; recommended preparation: BISC 494x Honors Thesis (2, FaSp) Not two from BISC 313, BISC 320L, BISC 325 BISC 469L Marine Biology (4, Fa) Oceanogra- available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: and BISC 330L. phy and marine biology, sampling techniques, BISC 493. evolutionary adaptations, morphology, sys- BISC 445L Fundamentals of Vertebrate tematics. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. BISC 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, FaSp) Biology (4, Sp) Evolution and comparative Field trip and field research projects required. Lecture and discussion in specialized areas anatomy of vertebrates. Lecture, 3 hours; Prerequisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L. of the biological sciences. Students cannot laboratory, 3 hours. Junior standing. Prereq- register­ more than twice for this course. uisite: BISC 120L or BISC 121L; BISC 220L BISC 473L Biological Oceanography (4, Sp) Junior standing. Prerequisite: BISC 220L or or BISC 221L; recommended preparation: two Biological, physical, chemical dynamics and BISC 221L; recommended preparation: two from BISC 313, BISC 320L, BISC 325 and analysis of the ocean; primary production from BISC 313, BISC 320L, BISC 325 and BISC 330L. of phytoplankton, secondary production BISC 330L. by zooplankton, bacterial remineralization; BISC 447L Island Biogeography and Field physiology, ecology of fishes, marine mam- BISC 502ab Molecular Genetics and Bio- Ecology (4, Sp) Biogeography, geology, ecol- mals. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. chemistry (4-4, FaSp) Current genetic and ogy, climate, flora, and fauna of terrestrial Junior standing. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or biochemical analysis of replication, recombi- and marine environments of Catalina and BISC 121L; BISC 220L or BISC 221L; rec- nation, mutagenesis, and repair. Fundamen- the Channel Islands including laboratory ommended preparation: two from BISC 313, tals of transcription and regulation of gene and field techniques of ecology. Taught on BISC 320L, BISC 325 and BISC 330L. expression. Recent applications of genetic Catalina Island. Prerequisite: BISC 120L or engineering and genome analysis. BISC 121L. 274 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

BISC 504L Laboratory Techniques in Cel- BISC 533 Advanced Seminar in Remote BISC 581L Current Problems in Marine Sci- lular and Molecular Biology (1-4, max 8, Sensing and Modeling (2) Modern oceano- ences (4, max 16, Irregular) In-depth studies FaSp) Rotation of graduate students through graphic methods for making remote measure- on selected problems of current interest in Molecular Biology research laboratories to ments of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems the marine sciences. Lecture and laboratory. learn the major technological skills required using satellite imagery and other means. Inte- in the field. Graded CR/NC. grating these data into models that describe BISC 582 Advanced Biological Oceanogra- ecosystem structure and enable interpretation phy 4, Fa) Aspects of physics and chemistry BISC 505 Genomics and Molecular Genet- of ecosystem function. of the oceans. Qualitative and quantitative ics (4, Sp) Molecular genetics (mutagenesis, considerations of the ecology of pelagic and repair, recombination, and gene regula- BISC 534 Advanced Seminar in Popula- benthic communities. tion) from quantitative and mechanistic tion Genetics of Marine Organisms (2) An approaches. Simple and complex genome overview of the theory underlying population BISC 583 Biochemistry and Physiology of analysis using recombinant DNA, physical, and quantitative genetics, with applications Marine Organisms (4, Fa) Biochemical and and computational techniques. Recommended to marine systems. Basic evolutionary mecha- physiological adaptations of marine bacteria, preparation: BISC 502b. nisms (mutation, migration, drift, selection, plants, and animals to the wide range of envi- nonrandom mating) and modern evidence ronments that exists in the ocean. BISC 510ab Integrative and Evolutionary for their roles in structuring genetic variation Biology (a: 4, Fa; b: 4, Sp) Current topics in within and among marine populations. BISC 584 Faculty Lecture Series (2, Sp) integrative and evolutionary biology includ- Multi-instructor course designed to introduce ing genetics, natural selection, ecology with BISC 535 Seminar in Physiology (2, max 8, students to the breadth and depth of faculty emphasis on higher order complex questions FaSp) interests within the Marine Environmental including form, function, and energy use Biology section of Biological Sciences and the throughout the life span. BISC 536 Advanced Seminar in Marine/ Natural History Museum. Global N Cycle (2) Biological processes in BISC 520 Recent Advances in Neurobiology marine ecosystems strongly affect the cycling BISC 585 Scientific Writing and Reviewing (2 or 4, max 12, Fa) Lectures on selected of important elements on our planet. Exami- (2, Sp) Hands-on experience writing and topics in neurobiology. Registration restricted nation of the interplay between ocean biol- reviewing scientific literature. The review to three semesters. Prerequisite: graduate sta- ogy and the cycling of carbon and nitrogen on process and participation in writing and tus in departmental program or departmental a local, regional and global scale. reviewing their own proposals. approval. BISC 537 Seminar in Cellular and Molecular BISC 590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) BISC 529 Seminar in Marine Biology Biology (2, max 8, FaSp) Research leading to the master’s degree. (1, max 4, FaSp) Graded CR/NC. Maximum units which may be applied to the BISC 542 Seminar in Molecular Biology degree to be determined by the department. BISC 530 Advanced Seminar in Plankton (1, max 6, FaSp) Graded CR/NC. Graded CR/NC. Biology (2, FaSp) An overview of phyto- plankton and zooplankton taxa, their mor- BISC 543 Human Molecular Genetics (4) BISC 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, phologies and life histories using material col- (Enroll in BIOC 543) Irregular) lected from the local environment off LA and near the Phillip K. Wrigley Marine Science BISC 549 Seminar in Integrative and Evo- BISC 790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research Center on Catalina Island. lutionary Biology (2, max 6, FaSp) Current leading to the doctorate. Maximum units topics in integrative and evolutionary biology. which may be applied to the degree to be BISC 531 Advanced Seminar on the Physiol- determined by the department. Graded ogy of Marine Organisms (2, FaSp) Physi- BISC 572 Systems Physiology and Disease I CR/NC. ological processes dictate survival potential, (4, Fa) (Enroll in INTD 572) growth rates, and many other biological pro- BISC 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation cesses that affect the distribution of species BISC 574 Systems Physiology and Disease II (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of in the oceans. Emphasis on the diverse envi- (4, Sp) (Enroll in INTD 573) dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. ronmental factors that influence physiological adaptations of marine organisms. Examples BISC 577ab Computational Molecular Biol- from a wide variety of marine organisms, from ogy Laboratory (a: 2, Sp; b: 2, Fa) Practical bacterial to animals, will be studied. experience in computational molecular biol- ogy applications. Mathematical and statisti- BISC 532 Advanced Seminar in Molecular cal software packages relevant to genomic and Microbial Ecology (2, FaSp) Microorgan- analysis. Retrieval and analysis of genomic isms dominate biological processes in the data from databases. (Duplicates credit in for- ocean. These species pose significant problems mer MATH 577ab.) Recommended preparation: for estimating species diversity, abundance and higher level programming language. activity. Examination of modern molecular bio- logical approaches for analyzing aquatic micro- bial communities and their ecological roles. Chemistry 275

Chemistry

Seeley G. Mudd 418 Professors: Robert Bau, Ph.D.*; Xiaojiang Programs (213) 740-7036 Chen, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences); Thomas The Department of Chemistry offers degree FAX: (213) 740-2701 C. Flood, Ph.D.; Myron F. Goodman, Ph.D. programs which provide undergraduate Email: [email protected] (Biological Sciences); Thieo E. Hogen-Esch, and graduate students with core instruc- chem.usc.edu Ph.D.; Chi H. Mak, Ph.D.*; Charles E. tion and excellent research opportunities. McKenna, Ph.D.; Kenneth L. Servis, Ph.D. Undergraduate programs leading to the B.S. Chair: Mark E. Thompson, Ph.D. (Dean, Academic Records and Registrar); and B.A. degrees are offered. The B.S. degree Lawrence A. Singer, Ph.D.*; Philip J. is intended for persons preparing for careers Faculty Stephens, D. Phil.; Mark E. Thompson, in chemistry and satisfies the guidelines for Lloyd Armstrong, Jr. Chair for Science and Ph.D.; Andrey Vilesov, Ph.D.; Arieh Warshel, a chemistry degree recommended by the Engineering: Hanna Reisler, Ph.D. Ph.D. American Chemical Society. The B.A. degree is designed for students who wish a concen- Ray R. Irani, Chairman of Occidental Petroleum Associate Professors: Stephen E. Bradforth, tration of course work in chemistry, but who Corp., Chair in Chemistry: James F. Haw, Ph.D. Ph.D.; Lin Chen, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences); have career plans in the health sciences, busi- Kyung Woon Jung, Ph.D.; Anna Krylov, ness or law. In addition, a chemistry minor Donald P. and Katherine B. Loker Chair in Ph.D.; Daniel A. Lidar, Ph.D.; Richard W. is available for students who want a broader Organic Chemistry and Distinguished Professor: Roberts, Ph.D. exposure to the chemical sciences. The B.S. George A. Olah, Ph.D. in Biochemistry is offered as a joint program Assistant Professors: Richard L. Brutchey, Jr., with the Department of Biological Sciences. Paul A. Miller Chair in Letters, Arts and Sciences: Ph.D.; Stephen B. Cronin, Ph.D. (Electrical A minor program in biotechnology is also Curt Wittig, Ph.D. Engineering/Electrophysics); Peter Z. Qin, offered by the Departments of Biological Ph.D.; Clay C. Wang, Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry and the Marshall Harold and Lillian Moulton Chair in Organic/ Sciences); Travis J. Williams, Ph.D.; Chongwu School of Business. Graduate programs are Polymer Chemistry: Nicos Petasis, Ph.D. Zhou, Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) offered leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in George A. and Judith A. Olah Nobel Laureate Adjunct Professor: Karl O. Christe, Ph.D. Chemistry. Chair in Hydrocarbon Chemistry: G.K. Surya Prakash, Ph.D. Emeritus Professors: Robert A. Beaudet, Ph.D.; Sidney W. Benson, Ph.D.; Otto Schnepp, Ph.D.; Gerald A. Segal, Ph.D.; Howard S. Taylor, Ph.D.; James C. Warf, Ph.D.; William P. Weber, Ph.D.*

*Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award.

Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in MATH 225 Linear Algebra and Required courses, Upper division Units Chemistry Linear Differential CHEM 300L Analytical Chemistry 4 In addition to the general education require- Equations, or CHEM 325abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 ments, the following courses are required. MATH 226 Calculus III 4 CHEM 332L Physical Chemical PHYS 151L Fundamentals of Measurements 4 Chemistry Major Requirements (B.S.) Physics I: Mechanics CHEM 426 Advanced Organic Required courses, Lower division Units and Thermodynamics 4 Chemistry 4 CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or PHYS 152L Fundamentals of CHEM 430ab Physical Chemistry 4-4 CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General Physics II: Electricity CHEM 453 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 4-4 and Magnetism 4 Chemistry 4 MATH 125 Calculus I 4 PHYS 153L Fundamentals of CHEM 423L Advanced Laboratory MATH 126 Calculus II 4 Physics III: Optics Techniques in Organic and Modern Physics 4 and Inorganic Chemistry, or CHEM 465L Chemical Instrumentation 4 CHEM 490x Directed Research 4 276 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

One advanced elective chosen from among Physical Sciences Major Requirements (B.S.) Chemistry Minor the following: MATH 226, MATH 245, Required courses, Lower division Units A chemistry minor is available for students or any upper division course in chemistry, CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or who wish to broaden their exposure to the biological sciences, mathematics, physics or CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General chemical sciences. In addition to a core of five engineering which can satisfy requirements Chemistry 4-4 chemistry courses (year-long sequences in as upper division electives in the major in the GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4 general chemistry and organic chemistry and department involved. PHYS 151L Fundamentals of a one semester course in analytical chemistry), Physics I: Mechanics students must take one upper division chem- Chemistry Major Requirements (B.A.) and Thermodynamics 4 istry elective in either advanced organic or Required courses, Lower division Units PHYS 152L Fundamentals of advanced inorganic chemistry. CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or Physics II: Electricity CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General and Magnetism 4 Biology majors must take CHEM 300L, Chemistry 4-4 PHYS 153L Fundamentals of CHEM 426 and CHEM 453. MATH 125 Calculus I 4 Physics III: Optics MATH 126 Calculus II 4 and Modern Physics 4 Required courses, Lower division Units MATH 225 Linear Algebra and CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or Linear Differential Required courses, Upper division Units CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General Equations, or Astronomy elective* 4 Chemistry 4-4 MATH 226 Calculus III 4 Chemistry elective* 4 PHYS 151L Fundamentals of Earth Sciences elective* 4 Required courses, Upper division Units Physics I: Mechanics Physics elective* 4 CHEM 300L Analytical Chemistry 4 and Thermodynamics 4 Three additional electives from these fields* 4 CHEM 322aLbL Organic Chemistry, or PHYS 152L Fundamentals of CHEM 325aLbL Organic Chemistry 4-4 Physics II: Electricity *Upper division courses must be applicable to majors CHEM 426 Advanced Organic and Magnetism 4 in their respective departments. Chemistry, or PHYS 153L Fundamentals of CHEM 453 Advanced Inorganic Physics III: Optics other courses Units Chemistry 4 and Modern Physics 4 MATH 125 Calculus I 4 MATH 126 Calculus II 4 Grade Point Average in Major Subject Required courses, Upper division Units MATH 226 Calculus III 4 A grade of C- or higher is required in each CHEM 300L Analytical Chemistry 4 chemistry course specifically listed as a CHEM 325abL Organic Chemistry 4-4 Total units 64 degree requirement. The GPA for all chem- CHEM 430ab Physical Chemistry 4-4 istry courses required for a department major Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry or a physical sciences major must be C (2.0) one course from among: Units This degree is offered jointly by the Depart­ or higher. The GPA for all upper division CHEM 332L Physical Chemical ments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry. chemistry courses must also be C (2.0) or Measurements 4 An honors option is also available. See the higher. CHEM 423L Advanced Laboratory Department of Biological Sciences for the Techniques in Organic complete description, page 266. Honors Programs and Inorganic An honors program in chemistry is available. Chemistry 4 Biotechnology Minor Please consult with departmental advisors for CHEM 453 Advanced Inorganic The College of Letters, Arts and Sciences additional information. Chemistry 4 departments of biological sciences and chem- CHEM 490 Directed Research 2-8 istry and the Marshall School of Business An honors program in biochemistry is offered. jointly offer the cross-departmental minor in See the Department of Biological Sciences One additional upper division science elective biotechnology. This minor brings essential for requirements, page 266. knowledge in the basic sciences together with the corporate skills needed in a rapidly grow- ing industry. The minor is especially well suited for the business, biology, chemistry or engineering student seeking a career in busi- ness and/or the biomedical/biotechnical sci- ences. See Biological Sciences, page 267, for course requirements. Chemistry 277

Graduate Degrees

Close contact between students and faculty is The Master of Arts degree is granted on Qualifying Examination a constant feature of the chemistry graduate completion of 24 units of graduate course The examination requires presentation of two programs. The emphasis is on individualized work (not including 590) approved by the propositions, written answers to questions pre- programs aiming at in-depth understand- guidance committee, and comprehensive viously submitted by the committee, and oral ing and development of scientific maturity. final examinations. The Master of Science defense of both propositions and answers. It is Attention is given to career aims, including degree is granted on completion of 24 units administered by the guidance committee. research and development; secondary, college of grad-uate course work, including not more and university teaching; and the wide variety than eight units (normally two registrations) Seminar of industrial testing, operation and manage- in directed research, approved by the guid- A research seminar presented within the ment areas. ance committee, an approved thesis on the ­subdivisional seminar program is required. results of an original investigation, and a final This usually takes the form of a presentation Admission Requirements oral defense of the thesis. The final defense of research accomplishments just prior to A baccalaureate degree, equivalent to the is made while the thesis is in final draft form. graduation. B.A. with a major in chemistry at USC, is prerequisite to admission to the graduate pro- The guidance committee is appointed no Dissertation gram in chemistry. A baccalaureate degree in later than the beginning of the second semes- An acceptable dissertation based on comple- an appropriate physical science, engineering ter. The guidance committee is chaired by tion of an original investigation is required. or mathematics is prerequisite to admission the research director in the case of the M.S. The candidate must defend an approved to the doctoral program in chemical physics. option, or by an appropriate member of the penultimate draft of the dissertation in an faculty in the case of the M.A. option. oral examination. Entering students must take examinations (at the undergraduate level) in physical Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry chemistry and two of the following: organic Application deadline: January 1 (Chemical Physics) chemistry, inorganic and analytical chemistry, Application deadline: January 1 physics and mathematics; the options depend Screening Procedure on each student’s objectives. Examinations Appointment of a guidance committee and Course Requirements are scheduled immediately before registra- registration for research are contingent on Completion (with no grade lower than B) of tion and the results serve as a basis for select- passage in a single semester of at least two CHEM 538 and a minimum of five additional ing courses during the first year of graduate graduate courses with grades of B or better, courses (20 units) selected from chemistry, study. and with an overall better than B average in physics, mathematics and engineering with graduate work. Retention in the doctoral pro- the advisement and approval of the guid- Application must be made to the department gram requires at least a B average in the first ance committee. All other requirements and on a special form, which includes application two semesters of graduate work. procedures are the same as for the Ph.D. in for fellowship and teaching assistant appoint- Chemistry. ment and is available on request from the Guidance Committee department chair. Materials describing the The committee is appointed as soon as the Seminars and Research Conference faculty, research areas and facilities will be student is prepared to undertake research, Seminars are held regularly in physical, inor- sent with the application. normally near the beginning of the second ganic and organic chemistry. All students are semester, and is chaired by the research expected to attend one and are invited to Degree Requirements director. Its function is to guide the student attend all of these. All students are expected These degrees are under the jurisdiction of in selection of courses and research and in to attend the departmental research confer- the Graduate School. Refer to the Require­ preparation for the qualifying examination, ence featuring speakers from all branches ments for Graduation section (page 81) and and to administer that examination. of chemistry, who may be local, national or the Graduate School section of this catalogue international. (page 91) for general regulations. All courses Course Requirements applied toward the degrees must be courses Completion, with no grade lower than B (3.0), Teaching Experience accepted by the Graduate School. of a series of graduate courses totaling 24 units, Teaching experience is required for the approved by the guidance committee. The advanced degrees in chemistry. Master of Arts and Master of Science in committee may require more than 24 units of Chemistry graduate course work. The overall average for The department does not accept applicants all graduate work must be higher than B. Sixty for a Master of Arts or Master of Science units of registration, including CHEM 790 and degree in chemistry. The M.A. and M.S. CHEM 794, are required for the Ph.D. degrees are intended only as transitional degrees in the process of completing require- Foreign Language Requirement ments for the Ph.D. in chemistry. The department has no formal foreign lan- guage requirement. However, an individual guidance committee may require competency in a foreign language if this is relevant to the student’s area of research. 278 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Courses of Instruction

Chemistry (CHEM) CHEM 300L Analytical Chemistry (4, FaSp) CHEM 430ab Physical Chemistry (4-4, a: Fa; Theory and practice in chemical analysis, b: Sp) Kinetic theory; equations of state; ther- The terms indicated are expected but are not emphasizing instrumental techniques; error modynamics; phase equilibria; chemical equi- guaranteed. For the courses offered during any analysis, fractional distillation, extraction; librium; nuclear chemistry, wave mechanics; given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. chromatography; visible, ultraviolet, and infra- spectroscopy; statistical thermodynamics; red spectroscopy; introductions to electro­ kinetics; electrochemistry; surface and col- CHEM 050x General Chemistry Tutorial chemistry and nuclear magnetic resonance loid chemistry. Lecture, 3 hours; discus- (2, FaSp) Weekly tutorial for selected students spectroscopy. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory sion, 1 hour. Prerequisite for a: CHEM 300L, in CHEM 105aL. Strong emphasis on chemi- and discussion. Prerequisite: CHEM 105bL or CHEM 322bL or CHEM 325bL; MATH 225 cal mathematics and key concepts in general CHEM 115bL. or MATH 226 or MATH 245; PHYS 152; for chemistry. Topics parallel lectures in CHEM b: CHEM 430a and PHYS 153. 105aL. Not available for degree credit. Graded CHEM 322abL Organic Chemistry (4-4, CR/NC. Discussion, 2 hours. Concurrent enroll- FaSpSm) Chemistry of the carbon com- CHEM 432 Physical Chemistry for the ment: CHEM 105aL. pounds of the aliphatic and aromatic series; Life Sciences (4, Fa) Principles of physical laboratory preparation of typical compounds chemistry relevant for the life sciences: ther- CHEM 102Lx The Molecular World (4, of both series. Lecture, 3 hours jointly with modynamics, chemical equilibria, molecular FaSpSm) A generally qualitative study of 325abL; laboratory and discussion, 4 hours. dynamics, kinetics, molecular structures and basic chemistry and its impact on the modern For premedical and predental students and interactions, spectroscopy, statistical ther- world, including topics such as organic chem- some categories of biology majors and engi- modynamics and macromolecular structures. istry, polymers, energy resources and environ- neers. Prerequisite for aL: CHEM 105bL or Prerequisite: CHEM 300L, CHEM 322bL or mental issues. Not available for major credit. CHEM 115bL; for bL: CHEM 322aL. CHEM 325bL; MATH 126; PHYS 135bL or PHYS 152L. CHEM 105aLg-bL General Chemistry (4-4, CHEM 325abL Organic Chemistry (4-4, FaSpSm) Fundamental principles and laws a: Fa; b: Sp) Required of majors in chemistry. CHEM 453 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry of chemistry; laboratory work emphasizes Lecture, 3 hours a week with 322abL; labora- (4, Sp) Atomic structure, theory of bonding, quantitative procedures. Prerequisite to all tory and discussion, 7 hours. Prerequisite for molecular structure, metallic state, coordina- more advanced courses in chemistry. Lecture, aL: CHEM 105bL or CHEM 115bL; for bL: tion compounds, transition and nontransi- 3 hours; laboratory and discussion, 4 hours. CHEM 325aL. tion metals, magnetic and optical properties, Quiz, 1 hour. Prerequisite for aL: CHEM 050 crystal field theory, mechanism of reactions. or passing of placement test; for bL: CHEM CHEM 332L Physical Chemical Measure- ­Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequi- 105aLg or CHEM 115aL. (Duplicates credit ments (4, Sp) Experimental study of topics site: CHEM 105bL or CHEM 115bL and in CHEM 115aL or CHEM 115bL.) discussed in 430ab; adsorption, magnetic CHEM 322bL or CHEM 325bL. ­susceptibility; electron spin resonance, CHEM 115aLg-bL Advanced General kinetics, equilibria, molecular spectra and CHEM 465L Chemical Instrumentation Chemistry (4-4, a: Fa; b: Sp) Equivalent to structure, viscosity, dielectric properties. Dis- (4, Fa) Principles of operation of instruments 105aLg-bL, but taught at a higher level for cussion, 1 hour; laboratory, 9 hours. Corequisite: used in physical sciences. Basic ­electronics, exceptionally well-prepared students. Admis- CHEM 430b. interconnection of building blocks, data sion to course by departmental approval only. acquisition and data reduction, noise, instru- Lecture, 3 hours; lab and discussion, 4 hours; CHEM 390 Special Problems (1-4) Super- ment systems. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, quiz, 1 hour. Prerequisite for bL: CHEM 115aL. vised, individual studies. No more than one 6 hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 332L or CHEM (Duplicates credit in CHEM 105aLg or registration permitted. Enrollment by peti- 430b or departmental approval. CHEM 105bL.) tion only. CHEM 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, CHEM 201Lg Chemistry in the Environment, CHEM 423L Advanced Laboratory Tech- FaSpSm) Individual research and readings. Energy and Society (4, FaSpSm) A range of niques in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Not available for graduate credit. issues where chemistry impacts society will (4, Sp) Advanced synthetic, analytical, and be explored. Topics such as global warming, physical measurement techniques in organic CHEM 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) pollution, energy utilization and genetic engi- and inorganic chemistry. Emphasis on labora- Lectures and discussions on specialized top- neering will be covered. tory work with discussion of theoretical back- ics in chemistry. Prerequisite: CHEM 300L; ground. Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 1 hour; CHEM 322abL or CHEM 325abL. CHEM 203Lxg Chemistry in Life: AIDS laboratory, 8 hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 300L, Drug Discovery and Development (4, Fa) CHEM 322bL or CHEM 325bL. CHEM 510x Alternative Energy Technolo­ Scientific principles underlying molecular gies and Options (4, Fa) Introduce the approaches to diagnosis and treatment of dis- CHEM 426 Advanced Organic Chemistry essential scientific background to understand eases, using specific models within a societal (4, Fa) Advanced treatment of organic chem- complex issues involving energy use and its (business, legal, ethical) context. Not avail- istry from a mechanistic point of view accord- environmental consequences. Critically ana­ able for major credit. ing to the following topics: polar and isopolar lyze energy issues that will shape policy reactions, intermediates. Lecture, 3 hours; decisions. Not available for credit for doctoral CHEM 290abcd Special Laboratory (1-1-1-1, discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite: CHEM 322bL students in chemistry. FaSpSm) Laboratory component for CHEM or CHEM 325bL. 105a, 105b, 322, or 322b for students with equivalent lecture credit from another institu- tion. Prerequisite: consent of department head. Chemistry 279

CHEM 515 Structure and Bonding in Inor- CHEM 540 Introduction to Statistical CHEM 588ab X-ray Crystallography (2-2) ganic and Organometallic Chemistry (4) An Mechanics (4) Study of macroscopic systems a: Single-crystal X-ray diffraction theory and integrated core course of structure and bond- from molecular viewpoint using statistical experimental methods. b: Application of dif- ing in inorganic, coordination and organo- mechanics: ensembles, fluctuations, gases, fraction techniques to problems of current metallic chemistry within an oxidation state gas-solid interfaces, crystals, polymers, critical chemical and biological interest. Prerequisite: framework. Symmetry, electronic properties. phenomena, non-equilibrium systems. CHEM 588a before b.

CHEM 516 Synthesis, Reactivity, and CHEM 544 Introduction to Quantum Chem- CHEM 590 Directed Research (1-12, Mechanism in Inorganic and Organome- istry (4) Basic principles of quantum mechan- FaSpSm) Research leading to the master’s tallic Chemistry (4) A reactivity framework ics and their application to chemistry. Elec- degree. Maximum units which may be for inorganic and organometallic chemistry. tronic structure of atoms and molecules. applied to the degree to be determined by ­Synthesis, reaction mechanisms and ener- the department. Graded CR/NC. getics. Homogeneous catalysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 545 Theory and Practice of Molecu- CHEM 515. lar Electronic Structure (4, Fa) Provide CHEM 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0, working knowledge and hands-on experience FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of thesis. CHEM 519 Biochemistry and Molecular in current quantum chemical methods for Graded IP/CR/NC. Biology: An Introduction for Chemists (4) chemists who would like to employ these Amino acids and peptides; protein structure techniques in their own research. Prerequisite: CHEM 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) and function; enzyme kinetics; structure, CHEM 538, CHEM 544. Special­ topics in chemistry. analysis and synthesis of nucleic acids; chemi- cal biology of DNA and RNA; biotechnology. CHEM 550 Special Topics in Chemical Phys- CHEM 625 Chemical Applications of Mag- ics (2-4, max 8) Study of selected areas of netic Resonance Spectroscopy (4) Elemen- CHEM 526 Structure and Mechanism in chemical physics. Critical evaluation of recent tary theory of magnetic resonance spectros- Organic Chemistry (4) Review of modern advances in the field. copy, methods of spectral analysis, treatment structural theory of organic chemistry; and of Fourier Transform methods and time relation to the mechanisms of organic chem­ CHEM 555 Computational Quantum dependent­ phenomena; recent applications in ical reactions. Chemistry: Methods and Applications organic chemistry. (4, FaSp) Introduction to modern compu- CHEM 527 Synthetic Organic Chemistry (4) tational quantum chemistry. Prediction of CHEM 626 Natural Products Chemistry (2) A survey of representative groups of widely molecular structure, molecular spectra and Survey of the chemistry and biogenesis of the used synthetic organic reactions; emphasis molecular reaction mechanisms using ab major classes of secondary metabolites along on scope, limitations, and stereochemical initio and semi-empirical methods. Prereq- biogenetic lines: terpenes, aceto genins, and consequences. uisite: CHEM 340; recommended preparation: alkaloids. CHEM 544. CHEM 535 Introduction to Molecular CHEM 661 Selected Topics in Polymer Syn- Spectroscopy (4) Theory and experimental CHEM 561 Polymer Synthesis (4) Concepts thesis (2-4, max 8) Advanced level study in methods of molecular spectroscopy and appli- of polymer structure and stereochemistry. selected areas of polymer synthesis. Critical cations to chemistry. Rotational, vibrational, Organic chemistry of polymerization reac- evaluation of recent advances. Topic exam- electronic and nuclear magnetic resonance tions with emphasis on condensation, radical, ples: ionic polymerization; stereo chemistry of spectroscopies. Prerequisite: CHEM 544. cationic, anionic, and coordination-metathesis polymers; silicon polymers; ladder polymers. polymerization. CHEM 536 Molecular Dynamics (2 or 4) CHEM 790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Potential energy surfaces, reaction dynam- CHEM 570 Seminar in Chemical Biology Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum ics, scattering theories, classical trajectories, (2, max 4, FaSp) Introduce students to emerg- units which may be applied to the degree to statistical theories, molecular energy transfer, ing research areas in chemical biology through be determined by the department. Graded photodissociation dynamics, gas-surface inter- a thorough discussion of seminal research CR/NC. actions, experimental results, beam and laser articles and presentations of current research techniques. topics. Recommended preparation: some research CHEM 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation experience and familiarity with literature (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of CHEM 538 Mathematical Techniques of search. dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. Physical Chemistry (4) Fundamentals and techniques of mathematics and physics. Lin- CHEM 575 Modern Trends in Physical ear algebra, differential equations, mechanics, Chemistry (2, FaSp) Emerging research areas electricity and magnetism. Applications to in physical and theoretical chemistry through physical chemistry/chemical physics. a thorough discussion of seminal research articles and presentations of current research CHEM 539 Surface Chemistry (4) Physical topics. Recommended preparation: some and chemical properties of solid ­surfaces; research experience and familiarity with lit- thermodynamics and kinetics of gas chemi­ erature search. sorption; chemical bonding at surfaces; appli- cations to catalysis and electronic materials. 280 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Classics

Taper Hall of Humanities 224 Associate Professors: Vincent Farenga, Ph.D.; The curriculum of the Classics Department (213) 740-3676 or 740-3677 Susan Lape, Ph.D. is designed to transmit a knowledge and an FAX: (213) 740-7360 appreciation of the civilizations of the Greeks Email: [email protected] Assistant Professors: Anne Porter, Ph.D. and the Romans — their languages and lit- www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/classics (Religion); Kevin van Bladel, Ph.D.; Daniel eratures, myths, philosophies and political Richter, Ph.D.; Ann Marie Yasin, Ph.D. (Art thought — as well as to develop an under- Chair: Thomas N. Habinek, Ph.D.* History) standing of the ways in which the classical heritage has manifested itself in later ages. Faculty Associate Professor Emerita: Jane Cody, Ph.D. Approximately one half of the department’s Professors: Anthony J. Boyle, M.A. (Cantabr.); classes are taught in English; these have to do Thomas N. Habinek, Ph.D.*; Claudia Moatti, *Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award. with broad areas of civilization, including clas- Ph.D.; William G. Thalmann, Ph.D.* sical culture and literature. The remainder are courses in language and literature taught from the original Greek and Latin texts.

Undergraduate Degrees

The undergraduate classics major gives the linguistics, philosophy, political science, Minor in Ancient Religion and Classical student an understanding of the cultures, religion [includes archaeology], gender stud- Languages languages and literatures of ancient Greece, ies), the student must work closely with the See the School of Religion section of the Rome and the Mediterranean world. classics undergraduate mentor. Course work catalogue, page 442, for course requirements. in departments other than classics must be Classics is a broadly interdisciplinary field. approved in advance by the undergraduate Minor in Critical Approaches to Leadership Most courses focus on ancient Greece and mentor in order to count for major credit. See the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Rome, but students in the department also page 362, for course requirements. study the impact of classical cultures on later Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary societies and the interactions among various Archaeology Honors Program ancient cultures. USC is a member of the See Anthropology, page 252, for a complete Candidates for the B.A. in classics can receive Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies listing. an honors degree by meeting these require- and the College Year in Athens program, ments: a 3.5 GPA in department courses at the and classics majors are encouraged to spend Classics Minor time of graduation; completion of an honors a semester in Rome or Athens. The classics The classics department minor requires one research project under the guidance of a fac­ major is also encouraged to explore courses language course at the 100-level or above. ulty member (CLAS 495x). Admission to the in allied fields such as ancient philosophy, program is granted by the departmental under­ history, comparative literature, art history One course from either A or B: graduate advisor in the semester preceding and archaeology. A. enrollment in CLAS 495x; students should CLAS 150 The Greeks and the West 4 have a 3.5 GPA in the major at this time. Classics Major Requirements for the CLAS 151 Civilization of Rome 4 Bachelor of Arts CLAS 280 Classical Mythology 4 Students Anticipating Graduate Study in All classics majors are required to take the Classics following introductory courses: CLAS 150 B. Students interested in attending graduate The Greeks and the West and CLAS 151 Second and third semester Latin or Greek school in classics are advised to take as many Civilization of Rome. In addition all majors courses: courses in Greek and/or Latin as possible. must have completed one of the two elemen- GR 150 Greek II 4 tary language sequences (including GR 220 GR 220 Greek III 4 Advisement or LAT 222). LAT 150 Latin II 4 Because of the great flexibility built into the LAT 222 Latin III 4 classics major, students are required to have All majors must take seven additional Four upper-division courses (16 units) drawn their course schedule approved by the under- courses from the list maintained by the clas- from classics course offerings in classics, graduate advisor every semester. Students sics undergraduate mentor. Of these seven, Latin or Greek must have a total of 32 upper division units at least five must be courses offered by the (8 four-unit courses) to graduate at USC and Classics Department (i.e., CLAS, LAT, GR) Total: 6 courses 24 upper division units (6 four-unit courses) and at least six must be numbered 300 or in their major. above. In selecting courses from allied fields (anthropology, art history, comparative lit- erature, English, history, Judaic studies, Classics 281

Graduate Degrees

The graduate program in classics at USC See the department Web site for detailed internal and external examiners an individual aims to train students to become ­scholars, application instructions. research project. A substantial dissertation pro- teachers and interpreters of ancient Mediter­ spectus will be submitted within six months ranean civilizations, of the Greek and Latin Degree Requirements of the completion of course work, and an oral languages and literatures, and of the tradi- These degrees are under the jurisdiction of examination conducted by the student’s five- tions that have developed from them. In the Graduate School. Refer to the Require­ member guidance committee will be based on order to prepare students to work in a variety ments for Graduation section (page 81) and the prospectus. of intellectual contexts, the department seeks the Graduate School section of this catalogue to provide both a traditional substantive train- (page 91) for general regulations. All courses The core program is as follows, and a stu- ing in classical philology and the intellectual applied toward the degrees must be courses dent may enter at any time in the three-year flexibility that will enable them to make the accepted by the Graduate School. sequence. accomplishments of the past available to audiences of the present. Master of Arts in Classics Greek Year Units The department does not accept applicants CLAS 540 Seminar in Early Greek The department offers the Ph.D. in Classics for a Master of Arts degree in classics. The Literature 4 (Greek and Latin) and the M.A. in Greek, M.A. degree is intended only as a transitional CLAS 545 Seminar in Theoretical Latin and Classics. Collateral offerings are degree in the process of completing require- Approaches to Greek available in related departments, such as ments for the Ph.D. in classics. Culture and Literature 4 comparative literature, history, philosophy, CLAS 550 Seminar in Classical and art history, English and anthropology. Work toward the M.A. consists of six 4-unit Hellenistic Literature 4 courses (24 units) and a thesis and oral CLAS 555 Seminar in Greek The graduate program offers mastery of defense, or the M.A. comprehensive exami- History, Culture, and traditional philological and linguistic skills nation. Two of the core seminars are required Society 4 as a basis for the study of ancient cultures, and five of the six courses must be taken in with emphasis on literature, other discursive the Department of Classics. Under the guid- Latin Year Units practices and material culture. Students ance of a faculty committee, the student CLAS 560 Seminar in Republican are encouraged to explore interdisciplin- elects those courses appropriate to individual Latin Literature 4 ary approaches to classical studies and the areas of special interest and previous aca- CLAS 565 Seminar in Theoretical relations between classics and other fields. demic preparation. Approaches to Roman Courses in related departments are recom- Culture and Literature 4 mended and degree requirements permit Doctor of Philosophy in Classics CLAS 570 Seminar in Imperial students to develop individual interests. Application deadline: January 1 Latin Literature 4 CLAS 575 Seminar in Roman Admission Requirements Sixty units of course work are required. Of History, Culture, and An applicant for admission will normally these ordinarily at least 48 will be taken in the Society 4 have an undergraduate major in classics, but Department of Classics. Course work, exam programs may be arranged for promising stu- and individual research projects are organized Theory, Skills, Methods Year Units dents who do not. The student should have into a three-year cycle of 12 core courses. CLAS 510 Seminar in Classical an undergraduate record satisfactory to the The final two years of the five-year program Philology 4 department. At least three letters of recom- are reserved for dissertation preparation. At CLAS 515 Topics in Classical mendation from the student’s undergradu- the end of each of the first three years a stu- Scholarship 4 ate teachers should be sent to the chair of dent will sit for a portion of the preliminary CLAS 520 Approaches to Antiquity 4 the department. All applicants are required examinations, with all preliminary exams to CLAS 525 Studies in Ancient and to take the verbal and quantitative general be completed by the end of the third year. Pre-Modern Cultures 4 tests of the Graduate Record Examinations. In addition, at the end of each of the first three years students present before a jury of

Courses of Instruction

Classics (CLAS) CLAS 150g The Greeks and the West (4, Fa) CLAS 202 Introduction to Archaeology (4) A historical and cultural survey of ancient (Enroll in ANTH 202) The terms indicated are expected but are not Greece, 1100-300 BCE. Emphasis will be guaranteed. For the courses offered during any on the reading and interpretation of literary CLAS 210 Greek and Latin Roots of English given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. texts, with extensive use of visual matter. (2) Greek and Latin components of English, including specialized vocabularies in medi- Knowledge of Greek or Latin not required for CLAS 151g Civilization of Rome (4, Sp) cine, technology, and law. Historical relation- courses numbered 499 and below. Studies of Roman civilization through the ship of English to Greek, Latin and other major literary works of ancient Rome. All languages. reading in translation. 282 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

CLAS 212L Archaeology: Interpreting CLAS 325 Ancient Epic (4) Representative CLAS 470 Democracies Ancient and Modern the Past (4, Sp) Methods and techniques epics of the Greek and Roman world; devel- (4) Democratic and republican governments employed in modern archaeological research, opment of the character of the hero; later in Athens and Rome; their influence on including the tools and principles of allied influences. republicanism in early modern Italy and scientific fields and the impact of analytical 18th‑century America; their relevance for and technological advances. CLAS 333 Cult and City in Ancient Greece contemporary democracies. (4) Explores the relationship between civic CLAS 220g Egypt and India: Colonial Expe- and religious institutions in ancient Greece: CLAS 485 Comparative Grammar of Greek riences (4) A comparative evaluation of the city planning, warfare, mystery cults, drama, and Latin (4) A systematic comparative and colonial experiences of Egypt and India. sacrifice, and women’s rituals. historical linguistic study of the phonological, Emphasis on primary sources. Distinct his- morphological and syntactic components of torical periods are considered. CLAS 337 Ancient Drama (4) Tragedies and the grammars of the ancient Greek and Latin comedies of the ancient world; later influences. languages. CLAS 280g Classical Mythology (4, FaSp) Origin, development, and transmission of CLAS 348 The Athenian Century (4) Demo- CLAS 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) mythology in Greek and Latin literature, cratic concepts and values of fifth century Individual research and readings. Not avail- with parallels from other traditions. B.C. Athens utilizing rhetorical, historical, able for graduate credit. dramatic, and biographical sources. CLAS 300 Women in Antiquity (4) Theoreti- CLAS 495x Honors Research (4) Individual cal approaches to women’s history; evidence CLAS 360 Classical Arabic Literature in research for honors in the major leading to a for the daily life, legal status, and religion Translation (4, Irregular) Introduction to substantial paper or other project. Not open of ancient Greek and Roman women; the Classical Arabic literature and culture of the to graduate students. female in literature and art. period 500 to 1500 A.D. Focus on continu- ity of ancient traditions in Arabic. In English CLAS 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) CLAS 301abcd Cross Registration with translation. 1 1 1 1 UCLA (2 ⁄2-2 ⁄2-2 ⁄2-2 ⁄2) All of the following courses require a knowledge of CLAS 370 Leaders and Communities: Classi- Greek or Latin. CLAS 305 Roman Law (4) History and ele- cal Models (4, FaSp) Examination of political ments of Roman law, including persons, and moral leadership in classical republican, CLAS 500 Proseminar (2, Sp) Introduction ­property, obligations, and inheritance, in con- democratic, and imperial communities; con- to classical scholarship; research methods; text of social structure (family, gender, class, sideration of how these models are useful to bibliography. slavery, empire). Recommended preparation: contemporary democracies. CLAS 151 or HIST 101. CLAS 501abcd Cross Registration with 1 1 1 1 CLAS 375 Alexander the Great: Leader- UCLA (2 ⁄2-2 ⁄2-2 ⁄2-2 ⁄2) Special studies in CLAS 310 Pagans and Christians (4) The ship, Personality and World Conquest (4) selected areas of classical civilization and Christian reception and transformation of Ancient sources on Alexander’s life, personal- literature. pagan religious and philosophical thought. ity and conquests. Modern evaluations of his achievements as a prototype for autocracy CLAS 510 Seminar in Classical Philology CLAS 315 Sport and Spectacle in the Ancient and empire-building from antiquity to today. (4, 3 years, Fa) Close study of the Greek and World (4, FaSp) The role of athletic training Latin languages and linguistic theory. and competition in ancient society, from the CLAS 380 Approaches to Myth (4) Advanced Greek Olympic games to Roman gladiatorial study of uses and interpretations of myth. CLAS 511 Sanskrit I (4) Introduces the stu- combat and modern recreations. Approaches include myth and ritual; psychol- dent to the fundamentals of Sanskrit gram- ogy; gender; myth in literature, film and art. mar, the ancient Indo-European language CLAS 320gm Diversity and the Classical Recommended preparation: CLAS 280. most closely related to Greek. Western Tradition (4, Sp) Political, ethical, and ideological aspects of classical Western CLAS 390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, CLAS 512 Sanskrit II (4) Completes the attitudes towards human diversity. Relation- individual studies. No more than one registra- acquisition of the fundamentals of Sanskrit ship between classical tradition and contem- tion permitted. Enrollment by petition only. grammar and enables the student to read a porary discussions of diversity and unity. variety of Vedic and classical Sanskrit texts. CLAS 401abcd Cross Registration with 1 1 1 1 CLAS 321 Greek Art and Archaeology UCLA (2 ⁄2‑2 ⁄2‑2 ⁄2‑2 ⁄2) CLAS 515 Topics in Classical Scholarship (4, Fa) (Enroll in AHIS 321) (4, 3 years, Fa) Intensive study of individual CLAS 425 Interdisciplinary Studies in Clas- authors, genres, periods, or areas of classical CLAS 322 Roman Art and Archaeology sical Art and Archaeology: Research and scholarship. (4, Sp) (Enroll in AHIS 322) Methodology (4, max 8, Irregular) (Enroll in AHIS 425) CLAS 520 Approaches to Antiquity (4, CLAS 323 Aegean Archaeology (4, FaSp) 3 years, Sp) Study in the history and theory Survey of the Bronze Age Aegean societies CLAS 465 Archaeology and Society (4) The of classical scholarship. of Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece; interaction of archaeology and contemporary emphasis on archaeological theory and societies through political and moral claims; CLAS 525 Studies in Ancient and Pre- method in a prehistoric context. archaeologists’ role as stewards and inter­ ­Modern Cultures (4, 3 years, Sp) Investiga- preters of ancient cultures and their remains. tion of cultural interaction among Greeks, Capstone course for the Interdisciplinary Romans and other ancient peoples. Includes Archaeology major. Recommended preparation: a comparative study of pre-modern cultures. background in archaeology, classics, or related field. Classics 283

CLAS 540 Seminar in Early Greek Literature Greek (GR) GR 450 Readings in Greek Literature (4, max (4, 3 years, Fa) Homer through Aeschylus. 12) Readings in various authors and genres of GR 120 Greek I (4, FaSp) Essentials of classi- Greek literature. Prerequisite: 300-level Greek CLAS 545 Seminar in Theoretical Approaches cal Greek grammar and vocabulary. course. to Greek Culture and Literature (4, 3 years, Fa) Introduces students to the study of Greek GR 150 Greek II (4, FaSp) Essentials of classi- GR 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, culture and to the range of theories useful for cal Greek grammar and vocabulary, continued. FaSp) Individual research and readings. Not modeling that culture and its literature. Basic reading skills. Prerequisite: GR 120. available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval. CLAS 550 Seminar in Classical and Hellenis- GR 220 Greek III (4, FaSp) Reading Greek tic Literature (4, 3 years, Sp) Tragic poetry, literature. Introduction to reading and trans- GR 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) comic poetry, Hellenistic poetry. lation of classical Greek prose and poetry. Extensive grammar review. Prerequisite: CLAS 555 Seminar in Greek History, Culture, GR 150. Latin (LAT) and Society (4, 3 years, Sp) Develops a his- torical framework for Greek culture from the GR 321 Greek Art and Archaeology (4, Fa) LAT 020x Latin for Research (2) For students Mycenaean period through the Hellenistic (Enroll in AHIS 321) who wish to use Latin in their research, or who world. Emphasis on prose texts: historians, need help in meeting the reading requirement philosophers, orators. GR 322 Roman Art and Archaeology (4, Fa) for the Ph.D. Not available for degree credit. (Enroll in AHIS 322) CLAS 560 Seminar in Republican Latin LAT 120 Latin I (4, FaSp) Essentials of Latin ­Literature (4, 3 years, Fa) Early Latin litera- GR 345 Greek Tragic Poets (4) Selected grammar and vocabulary. ture through Virgil. plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. (Duplicates credit in former GR 445.) LAT 150 Latin II (4, FaSp) Essentials of Latin CLAS 565 Seminar in Theoretical Approaches grammar and vocabulary, continued. Basic to Roman Culture and Literature (4, 3 years, GR 353 Plato (4) Readings from the Republic reading skills. Prerequisite: LAT 120. Fa) Introduces students to the study of Roman or other dialogues. culture and to a range of theories useful for LAT 222 Latin III (4, FaSp) Reading Latin modeling that culture and its literature. GR 354 Greek Historians (4) Selections from literature. Introduction to reading and trans- such representative historians as Herodotus lation of classical Latin prose and poetry. CLAS 570 Seminar in Imperial Latin Litera- and Thucydides. Extensive grammar review. Prerequisite: ture (4, 3 years, Sp) Latin literature from the LAT 150. Augustan period to that of the Antonines. GR 355 Aristophanes (4) A study of at least three comedies. (Duplicates credit in former LAT 310 Latin Elegiac Poetry (4, Irregular) CLAS 575 Seminar in Roman History, Cul- GR 455.) Selected poems of Catullus, Tibullus, Pro­ ture, and Society (4, 3 years, Sp) Introduces pertius, and Ovid; meter, style, and themes. students to research in Roman history and GR 362 Homer and the Greek Epic (4) Selec- (Duplicates credit in former LAT 410.) historiography. tions from the Iliad and/or Odyssey. Problems Prerequisite: LAT 313, LAT 314, LAT 315, of oral composition and transmission. (Dupli- or LAT 316. CLAS 590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSp) cates credit in former GR 462.) Research leading to the master’s degree. LAT 312 Roman Satire (4, Irregular) Selected Maximum units which may be applied to the GR 365 Greek Lyric Poetry (4) Readings from satires of Horace and Juvenal; history of the degree to be determined by the department. Archilochus, Sappho, Alcaeus, Pindar, and genre. (Duplicates credit in former LAT 412.) Graded CR/NC. other lyric poets. Prerequisite: GR 220. LAT 313 Ovid and Classical Mythology (4) CLAS 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0, FaSp) GR 375 Plutarch (4) Readings of selected Selections from the Metamorphoses and Fasti; Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded works by the Greek author Plutarch. Prerequi- collateral reading on classical mythology. IP/CR/NC. site: GR 220. LAT 314 Catullus and Horace (4) Selected CLAS 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, FaSpSm) GR 390 Special Problems (1-4, FaSp) Super- poems of Catullus and Odes of Horace. Special topics in classical language, literature vised, individual studies. No more than one and culture. registration permitted. Enrollment by peti- LAT 315 Cicero (4) Representative philosoph- tion only. ical, oratorical, and rhetorical works; selected CLAS 790 Research (1-12) Research leading letters. to the doctorate. Maximum units which may GR 425 Interdisciplinary Studies in Clas- be applied to the degree to be determined by sical Art and Archaeology: Research and LAT 316 Roman Comedy (4) Selected plays the department. Graded CR/NC. Methodology (4, max 8, Irregular) (Enroll in of Plautus and Terence. AHIS 425) CLAS 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation LAT 320 Vergil (4) Studies in the Aeneid or (2-2-2-2-0, FaSp) Credit on acceptance of Eclogues and Georgics. (Duplicates credit in ­dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC. former LAT 413.) 284 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

LAT 322 Lucretius’ De Rerum Natura (4) The LAT 385 Late and Medieval Latin (4) Selec- LAT 450 Readings in Latin Literature (4, didactic epic as a vehicle of Epicurean philoso- tions from poets and prose writers from late max 12, FaSp) Readings in various authors phy. (Duplicates credit in former LAT 414.) antiquity to the 15th century. (Duplicates and genres of Latin literature. Prerequisite: credit in former LAT 485.) 300-level Latin course. LAT 325 Roman Historians (4) Readings from Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus. Prerequisite: LAT 390 Special Problems (1-4, FaSp) Super- LAT 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, LAT 222 or satisfactory completion of place- vised, individual studies. No more than one FaSp) Individual research and readings. Not ment test. registration permitted. Enrollment by peti- available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: tion only. departmental approval. LAT 365 Latin Literature of the Silver Age (4) Readings in Seneca, Martial, Pliny, and LAT 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) other representative writers. (Duplicates credit in former LAT 465.)

Comparative Literature

Taper Hall of Humanities 161 Associate Professors: Roberto Ignacio Diaz, and Gender Studies); David St. John, M.F.A. (213) 740-0102 Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese); Vincent (English); Alexander Zholkovsky, Ph.D. FAX: (213) 740-8058 Farenga, Ph.D. (Classics); Heather James, (Slavic Languages and Literatures) Email: [email protected] Ph.D. (English); Panivong Norindr, Ph.D. college.usc.edu/colt (French and Italian) Associate Professors: David Bialock, Ph.D. (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Janet Johnson, Chair: Peggy Kamuf, Ph.D. Assistant Professors: Gabriel Giorgi, Ph.D. Ph.D. (Music); Margaret Rosenthal, Ph.D. (Spanish and Portuguese); Edwin Hill, Ph.D. (French and Italian) Faculty (French and Italian); Anne McKnight, Ph.D. Marion Frances Chevalier Professor of French: (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Antonia *Recipient of university-wide or college teaching Peggy Kamuf, Ph.D.* (French and Italian) Szabari, Ph.D. (French and Italian); Boris award. Wolfson, Ph.D.* (Slavic Languages and Professors: Dagmar Barnouw, Ph.D.* (German); Literatures) Degree Programs Dominic C.N. Cheung, Ph.D. (East Asian The Comparative Literature Department Languages and Cultures); Moshe Lazar, Ph.D.; Emeritus Professors: David Malone, Ph.D.; offers the B.A., minor, M.A. and Ph.D. in Akira Mizuta Lippit, Ph.D. (East Asian Albert Sonnenfeld, Ph.D.* (French and cross-linguistic and cross-cultural literary Languages and Cultures and Cinematic Arts); Italian) studies, including the study of various liter- Gloria Orenstein, Ph.D.; Karen Elyse Pinkus, ary genres, periods and movements; literary Ph.D. (French and Italian); Peter Starr, Ph.D. Associated Faculty theory; and interdisciplinary approaches to (French and Italian); Xiaobing Tang, Ph.D. Professors: Joseph A. Boone, Ph.D. (English); literature. The literatures and cultures repre- (East Asian Languages and Cultures); William David E. James, Ph.D. (Cinematic Arts); James sented in the department include: Western G. Thalmann, Ph.D.* (Classics); Daniel R. Kincaid, Ph.D. (English); Marsha Kinder, (European and American) and East Asian. Tiffany, Ph.D. (English) Ph.D. (Cinematic Arts); Tania Modleski, Ph.D. (English); Hilary M. Schor, Ph.D. (English

Undergraduate Degrees

Comparative Literature Major (2) the media of other arts and modes of com- Spanish, Italian, Russian, English, German, Students may earn the B.A. in Comparative munication (photography, film, music, paint- classics or an East Asian literature); the media Literature by satisfying the requirements for ing and digital media); (3) modes of critical concentration by another major or minor in either of two tracks. thought that inform and shape theoretical cinematic arts, art history or communication; reflection on the arts and society. and the critical thought concentration by a The Literature/Media/Critical Thought Track second major or minor in philosophy, religion, allows students to focus their study in one of This track offers the opportunity to pursue a history, sociology or anthropology. three concentrations while also taking courses major that is broadly based in the liberal arts. in the other two. Together, these three con- Students on this track might consider extend- The Foreign Language Track incorporates the centrations represent the broad range of ing their concentration with a double major study of at least one literature in a foreign interests in the discipline: (1) literature con- or minor. For example, the literature con- language into the comparative perspective sidered comparatively and transnationally; centration could be extended with a second of the comparative literature major. major or minor in a national literature (French, Comparative Literature 285

Students who intend to pursue a ­graduate Foreign Language Track Literature/Media/Critical Thought Track degree in either comparative literature or Students earn a B.A. in Comparative Students are required to complete at least a foreign literature are strongly advised to Literature and are required to complete 24 units (six courses) as follows: choose this track, as are students who already 40 units (10 courses) as follows: possess advanced skills in a language other (1) COLT 302 and COLT 303 than English. Majors in comparative litera- (1) COLT 302 and COLT 303 ture with foreign language emphasis might (2) At least three additional COLT courses in consider a double major or a minor in a (2) At least five additional COLT courses, of one of the three concentrations. department of foreign language or in a non- which no more than two may be at the 100 or literary field such as international relations or 200 level. (3) At least one additional COLT course in journalism. any of the three concentrations. (3) At least three courses in the literature The requirements for both tracks of the or culture of one or more foreign languages No more than one of these courses may be at major accommodate very well semesters (other than English), with all readings in that the 100 or 200 level. of study abroad. Students are helped and language. encouraged to plan their programs in advance Foreign Language Track to allow for that experience. Honors Program Students are required to complete at least Students who satisfy the following require- 24 units (six courses) as follows: Requirements for the Major ments of the honors program receive the Literature/Media/Critical Thought Track B.A. in Comparative Literature with Honors. (1) COLT 302 and COLT 303 Students earn a B.A. in Comparative Liter­ To be admissible to the honors program, an ature and are required to complete at least overall GPA of at least 3.0 and at least 3.5 in (2) At least three additional COLT courses, of 40 units (10 courses) as follows: courses counted for major credit is required. which no more than one may be at the 100 or The decision to enter the Honors Program 200 level. (1) COLT 302 and COLT 303 should be made and discussed with the departmental undergraduate adviser at least (3) At least one course in the literature or (2) At least four additional COLT courses in one year (two semesters) before graduation. culture of a foreign language (other than one of the three concentrations. English), with all readings in that language. To be awarded honors, majors in compara- Literature Concentration: tive literature on the literature/media/critical­ Global Cultures Track CLAS 360, COLT 101, COLT 102, COLT thought track must complete 4 units of Students are required to complete at least 250, COLT 251, COLT 264, COLT 311, COLT 490x Directed Research and 4 units 24 units (six courses) as follows: COLT 312, COLT 324, COLT 335, COLT of COLT 495 Senior Honors Thesis. These 345, COLT 346, COLT 348, COLT 351, courses replace two of the COLT courses (1) COLT 302 and COLT 303 COLT 374, COLT 382, COLT 420, COLT required beyond the four-course concentra- 426, COLT 435, COLT 445, COLT 448, tion. Majors in comparative literature on (2) At least two additional COLT courses, of COLT 472, COLT 475, COLT 485, EALC the foreign language track must complete, which no more than one may be at the 100 454, EALC 460 in place of two of the five required COLT or 200 level, to be chosen from the following courses, an additional course in the literature list: Media Concentration: or culture of a language other than English COLT 354, COLT 357, COLT 365, COLT and COLT 495 Senior Honors Thesis. COLT 101, COLT 102, COLT 250, COLT 373, COLT 379, COLT 451, COLT 452, 264, COLT 360, COLT 374, COLT 375, COLT 462, COLT 470, COLT 480 The director of the senior honors thesis must COLT 379, COLT 385, COLT 445, COLT be a member of the comparative literature 448, COLT 470, COLT 474 Critical Thought Concentration: faculty. The second reader may be any regu- CLAS 370, COLT 375, COLT 377, COLT lar USC faculty. To qualify for the award of (3) At least two other courses in a relevant 381, COLT 385, COLT 391, COLT 454, honors, the director and second reader must College department to be decided in con- COLT 471, COLT 474, COLT 478, COLT both approve the thesis. junction with the advisor according to the 486, COLT 487 following guidelines: Minor in Comparative Literature (3) At least four additional COLT courses. No Students can minor in one of three tracks: A. Students may choose a region of the world more than two of these courses may be at the the literature/media/critical thought track, the and take two upper-division courses related 100 or 200 level. foreign language track or the global cultures to that region in relevant departments. track. B. Students may choose a national/linguistic­ tradition and take two upper-division courses related to that tradition in relevant departments. 286 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Graduate Degrees

The primary goal of graduate study in com- Master of Arts in Comparative Literature to the student’s program, including COLT parative literature is to prepare students to Although the department does not admit 502. Normally, students will also take an engage in original literary research and teach- candidates for the M.A., it awards the degree additional course in a third literary tradition, ing after acquiring: (1) a broadly based knowl- either as a terminal degree or as a transitional as outlined below under “Foreign Language edge of literature’s formal or generic develop- degree in the course of Ph.D. study. Requirements.” No more than three of ment extending across linguistic boundaries; the required 15 courses may be in directed (2) an understanding of literature’s historical Course Requirements research (590 or 790). COLT 502 must be development within a number of specific Completion of at least eight courses (29-32 completed by the end of each student’s sec- ­cultural or ideological contexts; and (3) an units) distributed as follows: (1) three courses ond semester in the program and a minimum appreciation of the principles of literary criti- in one major literary tradition, which is of B must be earned on the final exam in that cism and theory essential to the sophisticated understood to be a national literature (e.g., course. analysis, interpretation and evaluation of Russian or Japanese); several literatures of individual works. The core of the discipline one language (e.g., Francophone literatures of Students may transfer up to 30 units toward of comparative literature is advanced skill in Europe, Africa and the Americas; peninsular the Ph.D. several languages allowing research in several and Latin American literatures in Spanish); literary traditions. or a bilingual tradition like classics (Greek The Department’s Graduate Studies and Latin); (2) at least two courses in a minor Committee periodically reviews the progress Graduate students follow individualized field, (3) three courses in comparative litera- of all students in the program and may rec- programs that combine the study of a major ture, including COLT 502. No more than ommend to the department that a student literary tradition in one language with one or one of the required eight courses may be in not be allowed to continue if examinations, more comparative fields. The program has directed research (COLT 590). COLT 502 grades, or other forms of evaluation indicate strong faculty resources in the principle liter- must be completed by the end of each stu- inadequate performance. ary genres and periods of Western tradition, dent’s second semester in the program. in selected genres and cultural issues within Foreign Language Requirements the East Asian tradition, and in a variety of Students may transfer up to four units toward Students must successfully complete at least methodological approaches within contem- the M.A. three advanced courses (400-level or higher) porary literary criticism and theory. Literature in the original languages of two literary tradi- and gender studies is a particularly strong area Major Field Examination tions other than Anglophone (two courses in of interdisciplinary work. The major field examination is a written one language and one in the other). In rare examination on the student’s major literary circumstances, students may combine the Admission Requirements tradition. For this examination the student successful completion of two such courses The department makes no offers of admission will prepare, in consultation with the gradu- in one literary tradition with an examination to applicants seeking only the M.A. degree. ate advisor, an individual reading list based on administered by the Comparative Literature Requirements for admission to the Ph.D. COLT reading lists. It is normally taken at Department demonstrating a linguistic abil- program in comparative literature include: a the end of the semester in which course work ity and literary knowledge equivalent to an B.A. in literature or the equivalent; satisfac- is completed and after language requirements advanced course in the third literary tradition. tory scores in both the verbal and quantita- have been met. Where Anglophone literature constitutes a tive General Test of the Graduate Record student’s major literary tradition, advanced Examinations; satisfactory grades on under- Foreign Language Requirement course work in two other literary traditions graduate or previous M.A. course work; a writ- The successful completion of at least two is required without the option of examina- ten statement of at least 500 words indicating advanced courses (400-level or higher) in the tion in the third language. In some cases the the applicant’s interests in comparative litera- original language of a literary tradition other Graduate Studies Committee may require ture, proposed areas of study and competence than the Anglophone. special preparation in languages essential to in languages other than English; a sample of the student’s program (e.g., Latin or Greek scholarly or critical writing on a literary work Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative for specialization in the Renaissance). or subject; three letters of recommendation Literature from former instructors; and, for international Application deadline: December 1 Students will also complete a literary analysis applicants, a satisfactory score on the TOEFL exercise in their strongest non-native lan- examination. All applicants must possess the Course Requirements guage outside their major literary tradition. ability to do graduate work in two languages A minimum of 15 courses or 60 units. The This exercise is normally done in conjunction other than English. courses are to be distributed as follows: with the major field examination. (1) at least six courses in the student’s major Degree Requirements literary tradition, which is understood to Screening Procedure These degrees are under the ­jurisdiction of be a national literature (e.g., Russian or The department conducts a thorough review the Graduate School. Refer to the Require­ Japan­ese); several literatures of one language of the course work of all first-year students at ments for Graduation section (page 81) and (e.g., Francophone literatures of Europe, the end of the second semester. To be per­ the Graduate School section of this catalogue Africa and the Americas; peninsular and Latin mitted to continue doctoral work, students (page 91) for general regulations. To be American literatures in Spanish); or a bilin- must receive a satisfactory evaluation in this applied toward the degrees, courses must be gual tradition like Classics (Greek and Latin); review. accepted by the Graduate School. (2) at least two courses in a second literary tradition; (3) at least six courses in compara- tive literature or comparative fields relating Comparative Literature 287

Major Field Examination Guidance Committee of a six-hour written examination and an oral The major field examination is a written Upon successful completion of the com- examination. Both the written and oral por- examination on the student’s major literary parative field exercise, students will form a tions of the exam cover the proposed disser- tradition. For this examination the student five-member guidance committee in accor- tation topic as defined by a reading list and a will prepare, in consultation with the gradu- dance with Graduate School guidelines. dissertation prospectus that are prepared for ate advisor, an individual reading list based The chair and two other members of this this exam in consultation with the guidance on departmental reading lists. It is normally ­committee must be department faculty; at committee. taken at the end of the fourth semester (for least one member must come from outside students entering with a B.A.) or at the end the Comparative Literature Department. Upon successful completion of the qualifying of the second semester (for students entering The committee will advise the student on examination, the student will form his or her with an M.A. earned in their major literary the compilation of a reading list that will be dissertation committee. tradition). the basis for the written part of the qualifying exam. Dissertation Defense Comparative Field Exercise An oral defense of the dissertation, in the This exercise, which is normally completed Qualifying Examination presence of the dissertation committee, must in the year following the major field examina- When all required courses or units, all lan- be satisfactorily completed before the disser- tion, consists of a 30-40 page paper with bibli- guage requirements, the major field examina- tation can be filed with the Graduate School. ography in a comparative field related but not tion and the comparative field exercise have central to the major literary tradition in which been completed, the student must pass an the student plans to write his or her disser­ examination on the area of his or her pro- tation. The paper is evaluated by a three- posed dissertation. The examination consists ­member committee chosen by the student. There is an oral defense of the comparative field paper with the designated committee.

Courses of Instruction

Comparative Literature (COLT) COLT 264g Asian Aesthetic and Literary COLT 335 Decadence and Modernity (4) Traditions (4) A comparative study of the Study of the notion of “decadence” and its The terms indicated are expected but are not Asian aesthetic heritage of poetry, painting, impact on modern and contemporary literary/ guaranteed. For the courses offered during any music, and drama; of literary themes, trends, cultural production, with a comparatist focus given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. and myths. on different linguistic traditions.

COLT 101g Masterpieces and Masterminds: COLT 302 Introduction to Literary Theory COLT 345 Realist Fiction (4) Study of the Literature and Thought of the West (4, Fa) (4) Introduction to general forms of reflection ways literature presents the “real” (social A broad introduction to the great works of on literary discourse. and/or individual) through readings of Western culture from antiquity to 1800. selected novels and short stories in the realist (Duplicates credit in former COLT 150xg.) COLT 303 Globalization: Culture, Change, and naturalist traditions. Resistance (4) Cultural dimensions of issues COLT 102g On Location: The Place of Litera- in globalization: migration, diaspora, terror- COLT 346 Fictions of the First Person (4) ture in Global Cultures (4, Sp) Comparative ism, communications, climate change, collec- Study of prose fiction in the first person as a study of works from a broad range of cultural tives, production and technology, money and model of fiction in general and as a reflection traditions that originate from, and provide exchange. of the fictional structure of selfhood. insight into, vital global locations outside the Western sphere. COLT 311 Epic (4) Formation and develop- COLT 348 Modernist Fiction (4) Study of ment of epic poetry from Near Eastern and the Modernist aesthetic in narrative texts by COLT 250g Cultures of Latin America (4) Greco-Roman antiquity through the Renais- Gide, Joyce, Kafka, Woolf and others; pos- Comparative study of Latin American cul- sance to the present. Emphasis on relation to sible focus on related trends in other literary tures, especially vis-a-vis those of Europe and political and cultural change. traditions. the U.S. Materials drawn from literature, but also film, opera, history, cultural theory. COLT 312 Heroes, Myths and Legends in COLT 351 Modern and Contemporary Literature and the Arts (4) Study of transfor- Drama (4) Comparative study of major COLT 251g Modern Literature and Thought mations of characters and themes from myth, modern dramatic trends, subgenres, and tech- of the West Since 1800 (4) Survey of literary legend or fairytale (Oedipus, Antigone, Faust, niques, through representative works from and other cultural texts from the 19th to the Don Juan, Cinderella, Comic and Tragic Strindberg to the Theatre of the Grotesque 21st centuries, with emphasis on the indi- Twins, Hero and Monster). and the Absurd. (Duplicates credit in former vidual and social change. (Duplicates credit COLT 305.) in former COLT 151xg.) COLT 324 Women in Medieval and Renais- sance Europe (4) Study of literary, social and COLT 354 Revolutions in Theater (4) Com- cultural lives of women during the European parative study of groundbreaking contribu- Middle Ages and Renaissance. Reading and tions to modern theories of theater and per- analysis of texts written by and about women. formance in the context of other 20th century revolutions — aesthetic, cultural, and social. 288 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

COLT 357 The Avant-Garde (4, max 8) Study COLT 390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, COLT 462 Soundtracks of Our Lives (4) of the relationship between literary modes individual studies. No more than one registra- The reciprocal, ideological relations between and other arts since 1900, focusing on particu- tion permitted. Enrollment by petition only. modes of listening, sounds, music; and litera- lar avant-garde movements. ture, film, culture. Examines a range of issues COLT 391 Literary Criticism from Plato to in auditory culture across a broad historical COLT 360 Classical Arabic Literature Postmodernism (4) Survey of major texts span. in Translation (4, Irregular) (Enroll in in the literary criticism of the West from the CLAS 360) Greeks to postmodern theories. COLT 470 Literature and Media in Latin America (4) Study of the relations between COLT 365 Literature and Popular Culture (4) COLT 420 The Fantastic (4) Representative Latin American literature and different mass- Study of mass-reproduced verbal and visual works from the “fantastic” and related cur- media genres. art forms, such as graphic novels, comics, rents within the European, U.S., and Span- animation, popular music, video, graffiti, ish American traditions; reading of texts by COLT 471 Literature, Theory, History (4) advertising. authors such as Borges, Cortazar, Kafka, and Examines the relation between historical and Poe. Discussion of relevant theoretical con- theoretical approaches to literary works. COLT 370 Leaders and Communities: Classi- cepts and critical works. cal Models (4, FaSp) (Enroll in CLAS 370) COLT 472 Los Angeles Crime Fiction (4) COLT 426 Utopias (4) Examination of The noir tradition in books and films set in COLT 373 Literature and Film (4) Examines selected utopias in their historical context as Los Angeles. Emphasis on generic conven- literature and film as distinct modes of repre- “no places” whose projections of alternate tions, representations of the city, and dis- sentation, narration, and structuring of time, cultures always comment on their own. courses of class, gender, race. language, memory, and visuality. COLT 435 Poetry and Poetics of the Every- COLT 474 Desire, Literature, Technology (4) COLT 374gm Women Writers in Europe and day (4) Relations between poetry of the Relations between technology, desire, power America (4) Introduction to works of major dominant tradition in various languages and and literature through contemporary philoso- women writers from the Middle Ages to the vernacular forms of poetry, such as riddles, phers, theorists and literary critics. Examines 20th century in their literary, social, and cul- nursery rhymes, ballads, and poems in dialect literature and philosophy in relation to global tural contexts. or slang. technological planning.

COLT 375 Latin American Cultural and COLT 445m Europe and the Writing of COLT 475 Politics and the Novel (4) Exam­ ­Literary Theory (4) Survey of cultural cri- Others (4) Analysis of European texts – liter- ination of the modern realist novel with tique focused on Latin America as a cultural ary, musical, philosophical, visual – that focus special focus on the representation of social region and on Latin Americanism as a trans- on other cultures, as well as of non-European change (revolution, class conflict, sexual national academic practice. texts dealing with Europe or European cul- politics). tural forms. COLT 377 Literature, Theory, Gender (4) COLT 478 Family in Theory and Literature ­Literary representations and theories of COLT 448 Multilingual Encounters (4) (4) Representations of the family in literary gender difference. Examines questions of Exploration of multilingual encounters in works and films across different cultures and gendered voice in writing and the cultural ­literary works, films, and theoretical texts. historical periods. Readings in anthropology, construction of gender in various periods and Topics may include immigrant languages, dia- philosophy, psychoanalysis, and feminist and cultures. lects, jargons, imaginary or hybrid languages, gender theory. theories of translation. COLT 379 Nationalism and Postcolonialism COLT 480 Dada and Surrealism (4) A com- in Southeast Asian Cinema (4) Cinema from COLT 451 Opera and Cultural Theory (4) parative study of Dada and Surrealism in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Study of the words and plots of operas from literature in relation to painting, sculpture, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet- the viewpoint of gender, postcolonial, and photography and cinema. nam in local and global cultural contexts. psychoanalytical theory. Special attention to contemporary stagings and film versions. COLT 485 The Shoah (Holocaust) in Litera- COLT 381 Psychoanalysis and the Arts (4) ture and the Arts (4) A critical analysis, in Introduction to psychoanalytic literature on COLT 452 Representation and Cognition in their historical contexts, of representative the arts, including classic texts by Freud, Photography (4) Analysis of documentary literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works Jones, Lacan, Derrida, and others. Readings photo-representation in its historical context created by or about the victims of the Shoah of theoretical and fictional works. through study of the work of selected 20th (Holocaust). century documentary photographers and of COLT 382g Zen and Taoism in Asian Litera- pertinent critical writings. COLT 486 Deconstructive Thought (4) ture (4) Studies of the presence and influ- Deconstructive analysis of theories of language, ence of Zen Buddhism and Taoism in Asian COLT 453 Bildungsroman in Modern East representation, selfhood, the human, art and literature, with a focus on China and Japan. Asia (4, Sp) (Enroll in EALC 454) technology, politics and ethics. Study of works by Derrida and others. COLT 385 Literature and Justice (4) Exami- COLT 454 Aesthetic Philosophy and Theory nation of literary and autobiographical texts (4) Introduction to philosophical and critical COLT 487 Critical Image (4) Introduction to that raise questions of justice in multicultural writings on the nature of art and aesthetic critical reflection on the image. Analysis of societies; links to theories of justice in histori- experience. Special attention to technology’s criticism, fiction, film, and visual artifacts. cal, political, or philosophical contexts. impact on art.

COLT 460 Love, Self and Gender in Japa- nese Literature (4) (Enroll in EALC 460) Earth Sciences 289

COLT 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) COLT 555 Studies in Literatures of the COLT 603 Professional Development II: Individual research and readings. Not avail- Americas (4, max 8) Comparative study of Publication (2, Sp) Preparation of book able for graduate credit. Prerequisite: depart- literary currents in the U.S., Canada, Latin and article manuscripts for publication and mental approval. America, and the Caribbean. placement in presses and journals; revising dissertations­ for publication; preparing papers COLT 495 Senior Honors Thesis (4) Writing COLT 565 Studies in Literatures of East Asia for conferences. Students produce an article of an honors thesis under individual faculty (4) Advanced study of major cultural para- manuscript ready for submission to a journal. supervision. digms and their divergent influences in East Open to graduate students only. Graded Asian literature. CR/NC. Major Field Exam must be passed COLT 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Inten- prior to taking this course. sive study of selected author or authors in the COLT 575 Studies in Literature and Ethnicity context of a major literary tradition. (4, max 8) Study of literary expression in dif- COLT 620 Seminar in Literature and Social ferent cultural, racial, or religious communities. Thought (4, max 12) Inquiry into relation- COLT 502 Introduction to Literary Theory Possible focus on African, Asian, Hispanic, or ships among literature, social and political (4) Major developments in 20th-century Jewish themes across several national traditions. ideologies, principles of political systems, literary criticism, with special attention to and social or intellectual theory. theoretical­ work of the past three decades. COLT 585 Studies in Literature and Gender (4, max 8) Emphasis on gender difference COLT 640 Seminar in Literature and Visual COLT 524 Topics in Classical to Early Mod- and sexual difference as signifying categories Culture (4, max 12) Topics in reciprocal rela- ern Literature (4, max 12) Literary currents for literary works, criticism, or theory. tion of visual arts and theory to narratology, from classical antiquity through to the 17th semiotics, psychoanalysis, and other areas. century. Varying focus on specific genres, COLT 590 Directed Research (1-12) Research periods, movements, or problematics. leading to the master’s degree. Maximum COLT 660 Seminar in Literature and Psycho- units which may be applied to the degree to analysis (4, max 12) Problems in the psycho- COLT 526 Topics in Modern Literature (4, be determined by the department. Graded analytic study of literature and culture, or in max 12) Literary currents from the 19th cen- CR/NC. the literature and culture of psychoanalysis. tury to the present. Varying focus on specific genres, periods, movements, or problematics. COLT 600 Topics in Comparative Literary COLT 680 Seminar in Literature and Phi- Views of the modern in different cultural Analysis (4, max 12) Intensive study of fic- losophy (4, max 12) Emphasis on questions contexts. tional or poetic language, with emphasis on raised when literature confronts philosophical techniques of literary analysis. discourses: aesthetics, philosophy of law, eth- COLT 541 Seminar in Drama (4, max 12) ics, philosophy of language, political philoso- Problems in dramatic theory, in the history of COLT 601 Professional Development I: phy, and others. the drama, and in comparative analysis of dra- Applying for Positions (2, Fa) Familiarizes matic forms, techniques, and themes. students with the process of seeking an aca- COLT 790 Research (1-12) Research leading demic position, from assembling a dossier to the doctorate. Maximum units which may COLT 542 Seminar in Poetry (4, max 12) to interviews and on-campus visits. Open be applied to the degree to be determined by History and theory of poetic genres, communi- to graduate students only. Graded CR/NC. the department. Graded CR/NC. cative contexts, periods and movements. Pos- Prerequisite: admission to candidacy. sible focus on epic, lyric, orality, literacy, visual COLT 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation media, modernism, postmodernism translation. COLT 602 Topics in Literary Criticism and (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of disserta- Theory (4, max 12) Intensive study of a the- tion. Graded IP/CR/NC. COLT 543 Seminar in Prose (4, max 12) oretical tradition or critical movement, or of Readings of prose texts from various genres. an individual topic or thinker, in literary criti- Possible focus on narrative fiction, the essay, cism or theory. May be repeated for credit. travel writing, chronicles, autobiography, or testimonial literature.

Earth Sciences

Zumberge Hall of Science 117 Faculty Professors: J. Lawford Anderson, Ph.D.*; (213) 740-6106 W.M. Keck Foundation Chair in Geological Yehuda Ben-Zion, Ph.D.; David J. Bottjer, FAX: (213) 740-8801 Sciences: Thomas H. Jordan, Ph.D. Ph.D.; Gregory A. Davis, Ph.D.*; Douglas Email: [email protected] E. Hammond, Ph.D.*; Terence G. Langdon, www.usc.edu/dept/earth Wrigley Chair in Environmental Studies: Ph.D., D.Sc. (Materials Science); Steven P. Kenneth H. Nealson, Ph.D. Lund, Ph.D.*; Jean Morrison, Ph.D.*; Scott Chair: David J. Bottjer, Ph.D. R. Paterson, Ph.D.; John P. Platt, Ph.D.; Charles G. Sammis, Ph.D.*; Lowell D. Stott, Ph.D.; Ta-liang Teng, Ph.D. 290 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Associate Professors: William M. Berelson, in the department include geophysics, geo- consultants or petroleum geologists, in gov- Ph.D.; Frank A. Corsetti, Ph.D.; James F. chemistry, geobiology, structural geology, ernment as managers or researchers, and in Dolan, Ph.D.* petrology, marine geology, sedimentology, academia as faculty and researchers. The B.A. physical and chemical oceanography, pale- degree is recommended for students inter- Assistant Professors: Thorsten Becker, Ph.D.; oceanography and paleontology. ested in the earth sciences but who intend to Sarah J. Feakins, Ph.D. pursue careers in other fields, such as business, The department is committed to emphasiz- law or education. Research Professor: Robert G. Douglas, Ph.D. ing both educational and research programs and views these efforts as complementary. Two minors are available. The geohazards Research Associate Professors: Yong-Gang Instruction is offered on several levels. These minor is recommended for those who wish to Li, Ph.D.; David A. Okaya, Ph.D.; Ellen include introductory classes for non-science broaden their background in natural hazards, Platzman, Ph.D. majors, undergraduate courses that are appro- global change or environmental problems. It priate for undergraduates ­majoring in earth is accessible to both non-science and science Research Assistant Professors: Ronald Biegel, sciences or other science and engineering majors. The geobiology minor is recommend- Ph.D.; Ann E. Blythe, Ph.D.; Andrea disciplines, and graduate classes appropriate ed for those interested in interdisciplinary Donnellan, Ph.D.; Robert Rye, Ph.D.; Daniel for advanced degrees. A close working rela- work in earth and biological sciences. Schorlemmer, Ph.D. tionship exists between students and faculty members. Classes beyond the introductory The Los Angeles and Southern California Emeritus Professors: Alfred G. Fischer, Ph.D.; level are usually small, permitting personal- areas have a diverse geology, enabling stu- Donn S. Gorsline, Ph.D.; Thomas L. Henyey, ized instruction. Field trips are an important dents to gain broad, first-hand knowledge of Ph.D.; Teh-Lung Ku, Ph.D.; Bernard W. part of the instructional program. Two research geological processes. The department con- Pipkin, Ph.D.* centers are affiliated with the department: ducts field trips to study Southern California the Southern California Earthquake Center geology, and has access to oceanographic ves- *Recipient of university-wide or college teaching and the Wrigley Institute of Environmental sels for marine research. Many state-of-the-art award. Studies. The graduate program­ is closely laboratory instruments are available for use in linked with these research efforts, and both research and instruction. The Department of Earth Sciences includes graduate and undergraduate students par- a spectrum of disciplines focused on under- ticipate in research projects. Collaboration in Proof of health insurance is mandatory when standing the processes that influence the both research and teaching has led to ties with participation in field trips is required for tectonics and environment of the planet, on other programs, including the Department of credit in any earth sciences class. using this understanding to read the record Biological Sciences, the graduate program in of earth history written in rocks and ­sediments, Ocean Sciences and several departments in Honor Society and on developing models that can be used the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. The Department of Earth Sciences has one to predict future changes due to natural phe- honor society: the Omega Chapter of Sigma nomena and recent perturbations caused by For students interested in pursuing careers Gamma Epsilon, the national honorary earth humans. Issues of societal concern related to in the earth and environmental sciences, the sciences fraternity. “Sig Gam” is an under- seismic risk, climate change, environmental department offers B.A., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. graduate organization which sponsors under- contamination and other geologic hazards degrees. In addition, students may follow the graduate activities within the department. play an important role. Subdisciplines housed geology concentration offered by the Environ­ mental Studies Program. Many graduates now hold positions in industry as environmental

Undergraduate Degrees

Department Major Requirements for the Required (12 units): GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences GEOL 315L Minerals and Earth the Environment 4 Required courses Units Systems 4 GEOL 433L Paleontology and Introduction: Any one of (4 units): GEOL 385 Research Methods in the Evolution in Deep Time 4 GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4 Earth Sciences 2 GEOL 440L Geophysics and GEOL 107Lx Oceanography 4 GEOL 494x Senior Thesis 2 Geoengineering 4 GEOL 108L Crises of a Planet 4 GEOL 465 Summer Field Geology, or GEOL 450L Geosystems 4 GEOL 125Lx Earth History: A Planet GEOL 490x Directed Research 4 GEOL 460L Geochemistry and and its Evolution 4 Hydrogeology 4 GEOL 130Lx The Nature of Electives: choose seven of the following GEOL 470 Environmental Scientific Inquiry 4 (28 units)*: Hydrogeology 4 GEOL 150Lx Climate Change 4 BISC 474 Ecosystem Function MATH 225 Linear Algebra and Linear GEOL 240Lx Earthquakes 4 and Earth Systems 4 Differential Equations 4 BISC 483 Geobiology and MATH 226 Calculus III 4 Astrobiology 4 GEOL 316L Petrologic Systems 4 *Up to two upper division courses from other science GEOL 320L Surficial Processes and departments may be substituted for any two in this Stratigraphic Systems 4 group, on approval of the departmental undergradu- GEOL 321L Structural Geology and ate advisor. Tectonics 4 Earth Sciences 291

Required courses from other departments GEOL 450L Geosystems 4 Other courses: (24 units): GEOL 460L Geochemistry and MATH 125 Calculus I 4 CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or Hydrogeology 4 MATH 126 Calculus II 4 CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General GEOL 465 Summer Field Geology 4 MATH 226 Calculus III 4 Chemistry 4-4 GEOL 470 Environmental Total units: 64 MATH 125 Calculus I 4 Hydrogeology 4 MATH 126 Calculus II 4 *Upper division courses must be applicable to majors PHYS 135abL Physics for the Life Required courses in other departments (8 units): in their respective departments. Sciences, or CHEM 105aL General Chemistry 4 PHYS 151L Fundamentals of MATH 118x Fundamental Physics I: Mechanics and Principles of the Minor in Geobiology Thermodynamics, and Calculus, or The minor in geobiology is designed to allow PHYS 152L Fundamentals of MATH 125 Calculus I 4 students majoring in biology to incorporate Physics II: Electricity and interdisciplinary courses in earth sciences Magnetism, or Choose any one of the following (4 units): into their program or to allow students major- BISC 120Lx General Biology: BISC 120L General Biology: ing in geology to incorporate interdisciplinary Organismal Biology and Organismal Biology and courses in biology into their program. This Evolution, and Evolution 4 field represents the intersection of what have BISC 220L General Biology: CHEM 105bL General Chemistry 4 been traditional disciplines and is valuable Cell Biology and PHYS 135aL Physics for the Life for understanding evolution, environmental Physiology, or Sciences 4 contaminant behavior and ocean sciences. BISC 121L Advanced General Students with majors offered by biological Total units 48 Biology: Organismal or earth or geological sciences will be able Biology and Evolution, and to complete this minor with 16 to 24 units BISC 221L Advanced General Undergraduate Honors Program of course work beyond their major require- Biology: Cell Biology The department offers an honors program for ments. Other students may need to complete and Physiology 4-4 students pursuing either a B.S. or a B.A. in up to 48 units of course work beyond their Earth Sciences. Students wishing to partici- major requirements. For example, students Total units 68 pate in this program must complete GEOL majoring in biological sciences might take 494x Senior Thesis. Honors will be awarded an introductory GEOL course; GEOL 315L; Department Major Requirements for the upon successful completion of the thesis and GEOL 433L or BISC 483; and two additional Bachelor of Arts in Earth Sciences attainment of an overall GPA of 3.0 and a upper-division elective courses from the list Required courses Units GPA of 3.5 in courses in the major. below. Students majoring in earth or geologi- Introduction: any one of (4 units): cal sciences must take BISC 120L and BISC GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4 Grade Point Average in Major Subject 220L; GEOL 433L or BISC 483; and three GEOL 107Lx Oceanography 4 A grade of C or higher is required in each additional elective courses. Courses selected GEOL 108L Crises of a Planet 4 course in the earth sciences courses used to must include at least 16 units unique to the GEOL 125Lx Earth History: A Planet complete the department or physical sciences minor and at least 16 units in a department and its Evolution 4 major. outside the major. GEOL 130Lx The Nature of Scientific Inquiry 4 Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Required courses Units GEOL 150Lx Climate Change 4 Physical Sciences BISC 120Lx General Biology: GEOL 240Lx Earthquakes 4 Required courses Units Organismal Biology and Lower division: Evolution 4 Required: CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry, or BISC 220L General Biology: Cell GEOL 315L Minerals and Earth Systems 4 CHEM 115aLbL Advanced General Biology and Physiology 4 Chemistry 4-4 CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4 Electives: choose seven of the following GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4 GEOL 315L Minerals and Earth (28 units): PHYS 151L Fundamentals of Systems 4 BISC 474 Ecosystem Function Physics I: Mechanics and Earth Systems 4 and Thermodynamics 4 Elective courses Units BISC 483 Geobiology and PHYS 152L Fundamentals of One introductory GEOL course: Astrobiology 4 Physics II: Electricity GEOL 105L, GEOL 107Lx, GEOL 108L, GEOL 316L Petrologic Systems 4 and Magnetism 4 GEOL 125L, GEOL 130L, GEOL 150L GEOL 320L Surficial Processes and PHYS 153L Fundamentals of or GEOL 240L 4 Stratigraphic Systems 4 Physics III: Optics and BISC 483* Geobiology and GEOL 321L Structural Geology and Modern Physics 4 Astrobiology, or Tectonics 4 GEOL 433L Paleontology and GEOL 385 Research Methods in the Upper division: Evolution in Deep Time 4 Earth Sciences, and 2 Astronomy elective* 4 GEOL 494x Senior Thesis 2 Chemistry elective*  4 Three upper-division BISC courses** 12 GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and Earth Sciences elective* 4 the Environment 4 Physics elective* 4 GEOL 433L Paleontology and Evolution in Deep Time 4 Three additional electives from these fields* 12 GEOL 440L Geophysics and Geoengineering 4 292 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Two courses from the following (8 units): 8 some of the choices. The minor requires an GEOL 433L Paleontology and BISC 474L* Ecosystem Function and introductory class, an upper-division course in Evolution in Deep Earth Sciences the formation of minerals and three elective Time 4 BISC 483* Geobiology and Astrobiology courses from the list below. The minimum GEOL 440L Geophysics and GEOL 320L Surficial Processes and number of units to complete the minor is 24, Geoengineering 4 Stratigraphic Systems including the introductory course CHEM GEOL 450L Geosystems 4 GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate and the 105aL (a corequisite for GEOL 315L) and GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Environment three of the group: GEOL 316L, GEOL Hydrogeology 4 GEOL 433L Paleontology and Evolution 320L, GEOL 321L and GEOL 433L. The GEOL 470 Environmental in Deep Time remaining courses listed have additional Hydrogeology 4 GEOL 450L Geosystems prerequisites. GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Progressive Degree Program in Geological Hydrogeology Required courses UNITS Sciences GEOL 470 Environmental Hydrogeology CHEM 105aL General Chemistry 4 This program permits exceptional students GEOL 315L Minerals and Earth to receive both a B.S. and M.S. in geological *Indicates BISC course that is also cross-listed under Systems 4 sciences in not more than 10 semesters. It GEOL is intended for students with extraordinary Elective courses Units geological sciences preparation and perfor- **Must carry credit for a biology major One introductory GEOL course: mance who demonstrate a superior level of GEOL 105L, GEOL 107Lx, GEOL 108L, overall scholarship, including a GPA of 3.5 or Minor in Geohazards GEOL 125L, GEOL 130L, GEOL 150L or better. Students may apply on completion of The geohazards minor allows students who GEOL 240Lx 4 64 units of course work but not later than the are not geology majors to pursue a course of end of the junior year (or the completion of study that will lead to greater understanding Three of the following (12 units): 96 units). The application for admission to a of geohazards such as earthquakes, volcanic GEOL 316L Petrologic Systems 4 progressive degree program must be accom- eruptions, floods, climate change, environ- GEOL 320L Surficial Processes and panied by an approved course plan proposal mental contamination and availability of Stratigraphic Systems 4 and letters of recommendation from two USC natural resources. These issues are exam- GEOL 321L Structural Geology and faculty members in the Department of Earth ined in a number of upper division geology Tectonics 4 Sciences. The requirements for both the B.S. courses, and each student can select from the GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the and M.S. degrees must be satisfied. Further list below depending on the particular area Environment 4 details about progressive degree programs of interest and whether previous coursework can be found on page 82. has been completed to meet prerequisites for

Graduate Degrees

The department prepares professional earth Applicants with an undergraduate degree Procedure scientists for careers in academia, govern- in science or engineering who lack required Applicants should contact the department ment and industry. This preparation includes earth sciences courses will also be given office for a department admission package. work toward a master’s degree which is the consideration. This package outlines the various research accepted degree for full career development programs offered and further details admis- in industry and governmental areas, and Criteria sion requirements. It also contains a required the doctorate, which prepares students for The Department of Earth Sciences requires supplemental departmental application. The careers in teaching and research in both basic the following evidence for admission to its department admits students for both the fall and applied specializations. A wide range of master’s and doctoral programs: strong under- and spring semesters; however, applicants for specializations is offered in the department graduate background and a superior ­academic assistantships are encouraged to apply for the including sedimentary geology, paleobiology, record as documented by GPAs in undergrad­ fall semester. paleoclimatology, paleoecology, micropaleon­ uate and graduate work, Graduate Record tology, paleoceanography, geochemistry, Examinations scores in the verbal and quanti­ Degree Requirements geobiology, geophysics, geodesy, seismology, tative General Test, and at least three letters These degrees are under the jurisdiction of engineering geology and properties of earth of recommendation from undergraduate and the Graduate School. Refer to the Require­ materials, igneous and metamorphic petrol- graduate advisors and professors. The number ments for Graduation section (page 81) and ogy, structural geology and tectonics, and of students accepted in any one year depends the Graduate School section of this catalogue interdisciplinary options. Degrees in ocean on available space in the department and (page 91) for general regulations. All courses sciences (through the Graduate Program in acceptance for advisement by one or more applied toward the degrees must be courses Ocean Sciences) are available; see page 403. professors. accepted by the Graduate School.

Admission Requirements Funding is offered for M.S. degrees only Master of Science in Geological Sciences Prerequisites when completed en route to the pursuit of a Foreign Language/Research Tool Requirements An applicant for admission must have the Ph.D. degree. There is no language or research tool require- equivalent of the courses in earth sciences, ment for the master’s degree. chemistry, mathematics, and physics required for the B.S. degree in geological sciences. Earth Sciences 293

Course Requirements units presented for the degree must be 500 of scientific and earth science background. The M.S. degree in geological sciences level or higher. Although the official mini- The student’s performance is evaluated by requires 24 units of course work plus at least mum GPA for all graduate work attempted the guidance committee, with a pass based on four thesis units. These restrictions apply: at at USC is 3.0, the department does not con­ not more than one negative vote or absten- least 16 units must be 500 level or higher; no sider a doctoral candidate in good standing tion. Those who intend to take the exam must more than eight units can be 590 Directed unless the graduate GPA is considerably meet all the conditions specified in the section Research; and a maximum of four units, with higher than the minimum (approximately on general requirements for the Ph.D. superior grades, can be transferred from an 3.25 or above in graduate courses taken accredited graduate school. Students are within the department). Defense of the Dissertation required to have an overall GPA of at least When the candidate has passed the qualify- 3.0 (A = 4.0) in all graduate work. Students Screening Procedure ing examination, a dissertation committee are also required to attend a series of depart- Students in the Ph.D. program must pass replaces the guidance committee. The latter mental seminars. the screening procedure before their 25th is appointed by the advisor and guidance unit of graduate credit. Screening consists committee in conjunction with the student. Thesis of a review of the student’s progress and is The dissertation committee administers the Students should arrange for the appointment usually done by the chair following a written final defense of the dissertation. of a thesis advisor and committee after the recommendation by the student’s advisor(s). first semester, or, at the latest, after the first The defense takes place after the dissertation year of graduate work. The thesis committee Guidance Committee is substantially complete, and upon unani- should consist of the advisor plus two other The doctoral guidance committee is formed mous approval by the dissertation commit- faculty members, all of whom are generally after the student has passed the screening tee. It is conducted in the form of an open selected from the department faculty. Once procedure. The committee is appointed by departmental seminar, but is evaluated by the the committee is arranged, the student may the department with the advice of the stu- dissertation committee alone. make formal application to the Graduate dent’s research advisor. The five-member School for the M.S. degree. committee consists of the advisor, a minimum Interdisciplinary Programs of three other members from the Department Interdisciplinary programs can be arranged Doctor of Philosophy in Geological Sciences of Earth Sciences, and one from outside the for students also interested in astronomy, Application deadline: January 1 department. The committee consults with the bioscience, chemistry, engineering, oceanog- student, recommends an appropriate program raphy and physics. The Department of Earth Course Requirements of study and administers the written and oral Sciences maintains laboratories for micro­ For students who have earned a master’s qualifying examinations. paleontologic, paleobiologic, mineralogic, pet- degree, the minimum number of course rologic, geophysical, geochemical and oceano- credits required for the Ph.D. is 40 units. No Qualifying Examination graphic research, and collections are available more than four of these units may be earned This examination consists of two parts, one for comparative work in invertebrate pale- in 794 Doctoral Dissertation. For students written and the other oral. The written exam, ontology. Students interested in systematic who have not earned a master’s degree, the which precedes the oral, includes questions studies will find a wealth of material, avail- minimum number of course credits required submitted by committee members on current able for comparative purposes, in the adjacent is 60 units, including a maximum of eight geological problems and theory. The oral por- Los Angeles County Museum. Facilities for units of 794 Doctoral Dissertation. The tion of the exam consists of the defense of two research in sedimentation, oceanography, and guidance committee may require additional propositions written by the candidate prior to marine geology are provided in the depart- course work to insure a sufficient back- the oral exam. In addition, general questions ment and by the university’s research fleet. ground in the student’s area of specializa- are posed to test the student’s breadth tion. At least two-thirds of the number of

Courses of Instruction

Earth Sciences (GEOL) GEOL 107Lxg Oceanography (4, FaSp) Physi- GEOL 125Lxg Earth History: A Planet and cal, chemical, and geological character of the Its Evolution (4, FaSpSm) Basic principles of The terms indicated are expected but are not oceans and ocean basins. Origin of the oceans. physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics guaranteed. For the courses offered during any Ocean processes and agents. Economic value used in evaluating clues written in the rock given term, consult the Schedule of Classes of the oceans. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, record, and the processes that have shaped 2 hours. One all-day field trip required. Not our planet. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, GEOL 105Lg Planet Earth (4, FaSpSm) Geo- available for major credit to earth or geological 2 hours. At least one field trip required. Not logic structure and evolution of planet earth. sciences majors. available for major credit to earth or geologi- Principles of plate tectonics, rocks and miner- cal sciences majors. als, processes of mountain building, continent GEOL 108Lg Crises of a Planet (4, FaSpSm) and ocean formation, earthquakes, volcanism, Impact of civilization on planet earth, and GEOL 130Lxg The Nature of Scientific development of landforms by running water impact of earth’s natural evolution on society: Inquiry (4, FaSp) Examination of the scien- and glaciers. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, earthquakes, volcanism, landslides, floods, tific process: what constitutes science; evolu- 2 hours. One all-day or two-day field trip global warming, acid rain, groundwater deple- tion of ideas about the nature of space, time, required. tion and pollution; mineral and fossil fuel matter, and complexity; paradigm shifts in depletion, formation of the ozone hole. Lec- the biological and earth sciences. Lecture, 3 ture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. One all-day hours; laboratory, 2 hours. Not available for or overnight field trip. major credit to earth or geological sciences majors. 294 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

GEOL 150Lxg Climate Change (4, FaSp) GEOL 321L Structural Geology and Tec- GEOL 460L Geochemistry and Hydrogeology Climate systems from the beginning of earth tonics (4, Sp) Field and theoretical aspects (4, Fa) Composition and origin of the earth; history to the present; tools and techniques of rock deformation, analysis of structural principles of physical chemistry applied to used to reconstruct prehistoric climate rec­ systems, and stress and strain; orogenic belts aqueous systems; reaction-diffusion modeling; ords; effects of climate variations on develop- and plate tectonics; introduction to field tech- principles of hydrology; environmental prob- ment of life forms on earth. Not available for niques and construction of geologic maps. lems. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory/discussion, major credit to earth or geological sciences Recommended preparation: GEOL 320L. 2 hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 105bL or CHEM majors. 115bL and MATH 126. GEOL 385 Research Methods in the Earth GEOL 240Lxg Earthquakes (4, FaSpSm) Sciences (2, Fa) Nature of scientific inquiry GEOL 465 Summer Field Geology (4, Sm) Causes of earthquakes and nature of large and history of physical sciences; strategies (SS only) Four weeks of geological field faults; earthquake hazard and risk; world’s and methodologies for research in earth sci- mapping from a centrally located camp in great earthquakes; understanding the Richter ences; introduction to science writing and the California Coast Ranges or Great Basin. scale. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours; quantitative methods. Lecture, 1.5 hours; ­Recommended preparation: GEOL 321L. one field trip required. Not available for attend one seminar per week. (Duplicates major credit to earth or geological sciences credit in former GEOL 485ab). Recommended GEOL 470 Environmental Hydrogeology majors. Concurrent enrollment: MDA 140. preparation: any introductory GEOL course. (4, Irregular) Concepts in hydrogeology and their application to environmental problems. GEOL 290L Special Laboratory (1, FaSp) GEOL 390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised Topics include groundwater chemistry and Laboratory component for GEOL 105L, individual studies. No more than one registra- hydrology, contaminants and their behavior. GEOL 107Lx, GEOL 108L, GEOL 125Lx, tion permitted. Enrollment by petition only. Guest lectures on regulations and remedia- GEOL 130Lx, GEOL 150Lx, or GEOL 240Lx tion techniques. Recommended preparation: for students with equivalent lecture credit GEOL 412 Oceans, Climate, and the Envi- GEOL 460L. from another institution. ronment (4, Sp) Survey of physical, chemical, and geological oceanography emphasizing the GEOL 474 Ecosystem Function and Earth GEOL 305Lx Introduction to Engineering role of the oceans in modulation of climate, Systems (4) (Enroll in BISC 474L) Geology (4, Sp) Principles of geology with atmospheric composition and biogeochemical emphasis on stratigraphy, structural geology cycles; paleoceanography and paleoclimate. GEOL 483 Geobiology and Astrobiology (4) and degradational processes; basic geologic Corequisite: CHEM 105bL, MATH 126; (Enroll in BISC 483) considerations in civil engineering practice; recommended preparation: PHYS 151Lg or introduction to mineralogy and petrology. PHYS 135abL. GEOL 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Field trip required. Lecture, 3 hours; labora- Individual research and readings. Not avail- tory, 3 hours. Not available for major credit to GEOL 427 The Global Environment (4, Sp) able for graduate credit. earth or geological sciences majors. (Enroll in BISC 427) GEOL 494x Senior Thesis (2, FaSp) Writing GEOL 315L Minerals and Earth Systems GEOL 433L Paleontology and the Evolution of a thesis under individual faculty super­ (4, Fa) Minerals and their formation in Earth in Deep Time (4, Fa) Origin and evolution of vision. Not available for graduate credit. geosystems; includes discussions of mineral life; Precambrian life; evolutionary history of properties, crystal structures, uses and biogeo- major groups during the Phanerozoic; mass GEOL 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) chemical importance. Lecture, 3 hours; labora- extinctions; deep time and evolutionary pro- Special­ topics in the earth sciences. Field trip tory, 6 hours; required field trips. (Duplicates cesses. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours; required when appropriate to the topic. credit in former GEOL 215aL). Corequisite: required field trips. (Duplicates credit in for- CHEM 105aLg or CHEM 115aLg; recommended mer GEOL 333L.) Recommended preparation: GEOL 500 Marine Paleoecology (3, 2 years, preparation: any introductory GEOL course. any introductory GEOL course. Sp) Principles of marine paleoecology; inter- relationships between marine organisms and GEOL 316L Petrologic Systems (4, Sp) Forma- GEOL 440L Geophysics and Geoengineering their environment in geologic time. Prereq- tion and identification of igneous, metamorphic (4, Sp) Plate tectonics, magnetic and gravity uisite: GEOL 433L; recommended preparation: and sedimentary rocks; interpretation of tec- fields, earthquakes, seismic waves, reflection GEOL 577L. tonic and environmental settings based on rock and refraction seismics, heat transport, mantle type and chemistry. Lecture, 3 hours; labora- convection, deep Earth structure, data analy- GEOL 501 Paleobiology (3, Fa) Concepts and tory, 6 hours; required field trips. (Duplicates sis. Includes field trip. Prerequisite: MATH methods for functional morphologic analysis credit in former GEOL 215bL). Prerequisite: 126; corequisite: PHYS 135bL or PHYS 152L. of fossil marine invertebrates. Systematics GEOL 315L. theory and methodology, macroevolution, GEOL 441 Seismic Exploration Geophysics and broad biotic trends in the Phanerozoic. GEOL 320L Surficial Processes and Strati- (4, FaSp) Seismic wave theory, ray theory, Recommended preparation: GEOL 433L. graphic Systems (4, Fa) Processes of ­erosion, reflection, refraction, data processing, signal sediment transport, and deposition that shape enhancement, field instrumentation and GEOL 510L Advanced Stratigraphic Field the land surface; landscape response to tec- techniques on land and at sea; geological Methods (3) Stratigraphic field methods and tonism; recognition and interpretation of dep- interpretation of seismic data. One field trip. computer-assisted data analysis. Field trips ositional environments in the stratigraphic incorporating vertical and lateral facies analy- record. (Duplicates credit in former GEOL GEOL 450L Geosystems (4, Sp) Geosystems, sis; collection of paleocurrent, fabric, paleo- 334L, GEOL 451L.) Corequisite: GEOL 315L. such as mantle convection, active faults, cli- magnetic, photogeologic and compaction mate, and the carbon cycle, will be studied data. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours; using numerical models and concepts such as field trips. Prerequisite: GEOL 320L. chaos, universality, emergence, and intermit- tency. Lecture, 3 hours, laboratory, 2 hours. Prerequisite: MATH 125; recommended prepara- tion: MATH 126. Earth Sciences 295

GEOL 511L Depositional Systems (3) Analy- GEOL 533 Structural Evolution of Arcs GEOL 550 Chemical Equilibrium and Dis- sis of depositional systems, including concep- (3, 3 years, Fa) Examination of the physical equilibrium in Geology (3, 2 years, Sp) tual methods of lithostratigraphy, biostratig- characteristics of arcs, particularly structural Phase equilibria; phase diagrams; thermo- raphy, chronostratigraphy, and paleoecology; behavior at different crustal levels. Structural dynamics of aqueous and solid solutions; description of major depositional environ- and thermal evolution of magma-country rock irreversible thermodynamics; kinetics, dif- ments. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. systems including pluton emplacement pro- fusion, and metasomatism, with applications cesses. Field trip. Recommended preparation: to problems in petrology and geochemistry. GEOL 512 Introduction to Chemical and GEOL 316L, GEOL 321L. Prerequisite: GEOL 460L. Physical Oceanography (3, Fa) (Enroll in OS 512) GEOL 534L Mechanics of Lithospheric GEOL 551 Introduction to Seismology Deformation (3, Fa) The mechanical descrip- (3, 2 years, Fa) Basic elements of seismology GEOL 514 Marine Geology (3, Fa) Origin tion of deformational processes at both crustal for the study of the earth’s interior and the tec- and characteristics of ocean basins; marine and lithospheric scales, and the interpretation tonic process, utilizing observations of seismic sedimentary environments; shoreline clas- of geological and geophysical data in terms of waves. sification and character; evolution of oceanic these processes. features. Lecture, 3 hours; research confer- GEOL 552 Advanced Seismology (3) ence, 1 hour. GEOL 535L Microstructures and Deforma- Advanced methods of theoretical seismology tion Mechanisms (3, 3 years, Fa) Examina- for studying the generation of seismic waves GEOL 520 Ichnology (3, 2 years, Fa) Ancient tion of deformation mechanisms and result- from natural and artificial sources and the and recent borings and bioturbation struc- ing microstructures in rocks; chemical and propagation through realistic earth models. tures and their utilization in stratigraphic, textural equilibrium; physical and chemical Prerequisite: GEOL 551. paleoenvironmental, paleoecological, sedi­ processes during fluid flow; prophyroblast- mentological, and geochemical studies. matrix relationships; interpretation of kine- GEOL 553 Physics of Earthquakes (3, 2 years, ­Recommended preparation: GEOL 320L and matic indicators. Laboratory. Prerequisite: Fa) Basic physics of earthquakes and seismic- GEOL 433L. GEOL 321L. ity. Continuum elasticity; fracture mechanics; laboratory friction; damage rheology; physics GEOL 521L Advanced Structural Geology GEOL 536 Principles of Geomagnetism and of critical phenomena; spatio-temporal seis- (3, FaSp) Advanced field and theoretical Paleomagnetism (3, 2 years, Sp) Historic micity patterns; analysis of complex data sets. aspects of rock deformation, strain and stress geomagnetic field behavior, secular variation, Recommended preparation: GEOL 537 and/or analyses, and evolution of structural systems. rock magnetism, paleomagnetic techniques, GEOL 551. Includes lab, field trip(s), and class project. magnetic polarity time scale, apparent-polar- wander paths, and applications to stratigraphic GEOL 555 Paleoceanography (3) Mesozoic GEOL 525 The Science of Climate Change and geotectonic studies. Recommended prepa- and Cenozoic paleoceanography; analytical (4, Sp) Introduction to the fundamental ration: GEOL 440. approaches applied to water mass history, aspects and the factors that influence ocean paleocirculation, paleoproductivity, nutrient and atmospheric behavior, and how the GEOL 537 Rock Mechanics (3, 2 years, Sp) cycling, and paleotemperature reconstruc- earth’s climate has varied in the past. Elasticity, fracture, and flow properties of tion. Lecture, readings, and research proj- rocks and minerals; effects of temperature, ect. Recommended preparation: GEOL 412 or GEOL 530 Modern Perspectives on Crustal pressure, petrology, fractures, and interstitial GEOL 512 and GEOL 460L. Dynamics (3, 2 years, Sp) Deformation fluids. Experimental techniques and geologi- mechanisms, strength and structure of the cal applications. GEOL 556 Active Tectonics (3, Sp) Aspects crust. Fractal scaling in structures and dynamic of deformation and associated seismicity processes. Geodetic measurement of crustal GEOL 538 Tectonic Evolution of Western at active plate margins around the world. deformation and spatio-temporal patterns of North America (3, 2 years, Sp) Geosynclinal Includes review of plate tectonics, seismol- seismicity. and orogenic development of western North ogy, geodesy, paleomagnetism, geodynam- America from the Precambrian to present, in ics, Quaternary dating techniques, tectonic GEOL 531 Plate Interactions: Geological the light of plate tectonics concepts. Field geomorphology, paleoseismology, and seismic Aspects (3, 2 years, Sp) Principles and geo- trips. Recommended preparation: GEOL 321L. hazard assessment. Two weekend field trips metrics of plate tectonics; geologic characteris- required. Recommended preparation: GEOL tics of modern plate boundaries of divergent, GEOL 540 Geodynamics (3, 2 years, Fa) 530, GEOL 531; prerequisite: GEOL 321L. convergent, transform type; ocean basin and Applications of continuum physics to geo­ orogen development from worldwide exam- logical problems; fundamental physical pro- GEOL 560 Marine Geochemistry (3, 2 years, ples. Field trip. cesses necessary for an understanding of plate Sp) Principles of chemical sedimentology tectonics; quantitative analysis of geological and aquatic chemistry; diagenesis, authigen- GEOL 532 Advanced Geologic Mapping problems stressed. Recommended preparation: esis, and the geochemical cycle. Prerequisite: (3, Fa) Principles of mapping geologically GEOL 440. GEOL 460L. complex terranes of different structural style. Fieldwork will be coordinated with GEOL 546 Reflection Seismology (3, 2 years, GEOL 564 Isotope Geochemistry (3, 2 years, seminar review of diverse structural phe­ Fa) Basic theory, field data acquisition, data Sp) Variations in the isotopic composition of nomena. Field trips. Recommended preparation: processing, methods of inversion, and geo- elements in the earth’s crust with applications GEOL 321L, GEOL 465. logical interpretations, using seismic reflec- to geological problems, including geochronol- tion methodology. Recommended preparation: ogy, geothermometry, ore genesis, and crustal GEOL 440 or GEOL 551. evolution.

GEOL 566 Geochemistry Seminar (1-4) Current­ topics in geochemistry. 296 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

GEOL 567 Stable Isotope Geochemistry (3) GEOL 577L Micropaleontology (3, 2 years, GEOL 609 Seminar in Earthquake Physics (2, Theoretical basis; nuclide nomenclature, par- Fa) Microscopic fossils, especially foramin- max 6, FaSp) Current research on the physics tition function ratios, mechanisms and rates ifera, their classification, the common genera, governing earthquakes and faults, including of isotope exchange; mass spectrometry and morphology, evolutionary trends; laboratory results from continuum and fracture mechan- extraction techniques; application of stable and field techniques. Lecture, 2 hours; labo- ics, statistical physics, lab experiments, and isotopes to geologic problems. ratory and fieldwork, 6 hours. Recommended seismological observations. preparation: GEOL 433L. GEOL 568L Metamorphic Petrology (3, 2 GEOL 650 Recent Advances in Paleontol- years, Fa) An introduction to advanced study GEOL 590 Directed Research (1-12) Research ogy (3) Selected review of recent ideas in of metamorphic mineral assemblages with leading to the master’s degree. Maximum paleobiology, evolution, and paleoecology use of experimental and field data. Lecture, units which may be applied to the degree to related to examining the current frontiers 2-4 hours; laboratory to be arranged. be determined by the department. Graded in paleontology. CR/NC. GEOL 569L Igneous Petrology (3, 2 years, GEOL 790 Research (1-12) Research leading Fa) Study of igneous and meta-igneous rocks GEOL 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0) Credit to the doctorate. Maximum units which may from the basis of experimental and field data on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC. be applied to the degree to be determined by and theoretical considerations. Lecture, the department. Graded CR/NC. 2-4 hours, laboratory to be arranged. GEOL 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 9, Irregu- lar) Special topics in the earth sciences. Field GEOL 794abcdz Doctoral Disserta- GEOL 570 Thermobarometry (3, 2 years, trip required when appropriate to the topic. tion (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of Fa) Derivation of temperature, pressure, and Prerequisite: second-year graduate standing dissertation. other intensive properties from igneous and normally required. metamorphic mineral data and assemblages. Theoretical aspects of phase equilibria and GEOL 601 Seminar in Sedimentary Geology basis for extrapolation of experimental data (1-3, max 6, Sp) Analysis and discussion of and empirical calibrations. Lecture, 3 hours; current topics in sedimentary geology; top- practical exercises. ics will be chosen by students and faculty to focus on areas of recent advances.

East Asian Area Studies

College House 101 (Linguistics and East Asian Languages and Assistant Professors: Yong Jin Kim (Economics); (213) 740-2991 Cultures); James Steele (Architecture); John Kwanmin Lee (Communication); Sonya Lee FAX: (213) 740-8409 Strauss (Economics); Guofu Tan (Economics); (Art History); Anne Kirstin McKnight (East Email: [email protected] Shui Yan Tang (Policy, Planning, and Asian Languages and Cultures and Comparative www.usc.edu/easc Development); Yan Xiao (Engineering); Xiaobing Literature); Lori Meeks (Religion and East Tang (East Asian Languages and Cultures) Asian Languages and Cultures); Apichai Shipper Associated Faculty (Political Science and International Relations) Professors: Jonathan Aronson (Communication Associate Professors: David Bialock (East Asian and International Relations); Robert F. Languages and Cultures); Bettine Birge (East Adjunct and Research Faculty: Hisako Asano Campany (Religion); Baizhu Chen (Finance Asian Languages and Cultures); Carolyn Cartier (Adjunct Professor, Fine Arts); Richard and Business Economics); Dominic Cheung (Geography); Harrison Cheng (Economics); Drobnick (Research Professor, Management (East Asian Languages and Cultures); Iris Chi Meiling Cheng (Theatre); Ruth Gim Chung and Organization; Director, CIBEAR); Jack (Social Work); Eugene Cooper (Anthropology); (Education); Yongheng Deng (Policy, Planning, Lewis (Associate Dean, IBEAR MBA and Robert Dekle (Economics); Eric Heikkila and Development); Jo Ann Farver (Psychology); International MBA Alumni Outreach); Jehoon (Policy, Planning, and Development); Velina Joshua Goldstein (History); Yasushi Hamao Lee (Research Associate Professor, Social Work; Hasu Houston (Theatre); David James (Finance and Business Economics); George Director, Center for Asian Pacific Leadership); (Cinematic Arts); Carl A. Johnson (Medicine); A. Hayden (East Asian Languages and Koichi Mera (Adjunct Professor, Management Douglas Joines (Finance and Buisness Cultures); Hajime Hoji (Linguistics and East and Organization, Business) Economics); Nam-Kil Kim (East Asian Asian Languages and Cultures); Kyung Moon Languages and Cultures); Dorinne Kondo Hwang (History); Saori Katada (International Librarians: Tomoko Bialock (Japanese Studies (Anthropology and American Studies and Relations); Lon Kurashige (History and Librarian); Joy Kim (Curator, Korean Heritage Ethnicity); Yen-hui Audrey Li (East Asian American Studies and Ethnicity); Daniel Library); Kenneth Klein (Head, East Asian Languages and Cultures and Linguistics); Akira Lynch (International Relations); Roger Moon Library); Sun-Yoon Lee (Korean Studies Mizuta Lippit (East Asian Languages and (Economics); Lawrence Pryor (Communication); Librarian); Lillian Yang (Chinese Bibliographer) Cultures, Comparative Literature and Cinematic Gary Seaman (Anthropology); Brett Sheehan Arts); Qingyun Ma (Architecture); Jeffrey B. (History) Nugent (Economics); C.W. Park (Business); Joan Piggott (History); Stanley Rosen (Political Science); Ellen Seiter (Cinematic Arts); Jean Shih (Pharmacy); Andrew Simpson East Asian Area Studies 297

Emeritus Professors: Peter A. Berton Its faculty are professors from departments The center also promotes and coordinates (International Relations); Roger Dingman throughout the college and several profes- academic exchange with other institutions (History); Murray Fromson (Journalism); sional schools who teach and engage in with which USC maintains cooperative rela- William Rideout (Education); Otto Schnepp research on East Asia. The center’s interdis- tions in the United States and abroad. The (Chemistry); George O. Totten III (Political ciplinary approach allows students to acquire center serves, for example, as the consortium Science); John E. Wills, Jr. (History) broad exposure to many ways of learning partner with UCLA’s Asia Institute to form about the region. the USC/UCLA Joint East Asian Language Programs and Area Studies National Resource Center. The East Asian Studies Center provides The East Asian Studies Center promotes and Graduate students with special interests in interdisciplinary studies of China, Japan and coordinates teaching, research and develop- East Asia may take courses at UCLA through Korea. It offers an undergraduate major in ment of academic programs concerning East USC and may also work, where appropriate, East Asian Area Studies, the Master of Arts Asia, regardless of discipline or school, on a with certain UCLA faculty. UCLA ­graduate in East Asian Area Studies and the Master university-wide basis. Visiting scholars may students may similarly take courses at USC of Arts/ Master of Business Administration. also be named from among persons outside and work with USC faculty, for credit at the university who wish to do research at UCLA in East Asian studies. The center USC and contribute to the goals of the center. facilitates cooperation and provides graduate fellowships to students at both institutions.

Undergraduate Degrees

B.A. in East Asian Area Studies B.S., Business Administration (East Asian more narrowly defined departmental majors Requirements Studies) with a multidisciplinary focus on an area of Requirements for the lower division are: Business and East Asia is a joint program increasingly great importance to our nation in EALC 110 and EASC 150 or the equivalent; consisting of courses offered by both the general and our region in particular. There is a minimum of four courses in one East Asian Marshall School of Business and the East no language requirement. language (or the proficiency equivalent); and Asian Studies Center. Students successfully seven upper division courses approved for completing the program receive a Bachelor Twenty-four units are required from among the major in addition to the language courses of Science in Business Administration with the more than 120 courses offered on East used to meet the requirements. One lower an emphasis in East Asian Studies. The Asia at the university. Students are required division course other than EALC 110 and pro­gram is offered to freshmen admitted to to take EALC 110 and EASC 150; and at EASC 150 may be substituted for one of the the Marshall School of Business Freshman least four upper-division four-unit courses seven upper division courses. Upper divi- Leadership Program. See the Marshall (16 units). At least one of these courses must sion courses must include those from at least School of Business section of this catalogue be from the History Department and one three departments, one of which must be (page 140) for requirements. from the humanities area. At least one course History. At least one course must be taken on must be taken on two of the following: China, two of the following: China, Japan or Korea. Requirements for the Minor in East Asian Japan or Korea. Area Studies The minor in East Asian Area Studies gives students the opportunity to supplement

Graduate Degrees

Master of Arts Admission Requirements Degree Requirements The East Asian Studies Center offers an Prerequisites This degree is under the jurisdiction of the interdisciplinary master’s degree in East While an applicant for admission will nor- Graduate School. Refer to the Requirements Asian Area Studies. The program provides mally have significant experience in East for Graduation section (page 81) and the a wide range of language, cultural, social, Asian language(s) and area studies as dem- Graduate School section of this catalogue historical, political and economic courses and onstrated through course work completed for (page 91) for general regulations. All courses faculty expertise; individual courses of study the undergraduate degree, programs may be applied toward the degree must be courses may be designed to meet both continuing arranged for promising students without prior acceptable to the Graduate School. academic and professional objectives. Students experience in East Asian studies. There is no may concentrate primarily on one country formal language requirement for admission. Foreign Language Requirement (China, Japan, Korea) or develop region-wide Students must be able to demonstrate oral expertise through a combination of course Criteria and written proficiency in Chinese, Korean work and the thesis project. The student should have an undergraduate or Japanese through the third year level record satisfactory to the center. Three letters (equivalent to six semesters) before the M.A. of recommendation from professors familiar program is completed. with the applicant’s academic performance should be sent to the center director. All applicants are required to take the verbal and quantitative general tests of the Graduate Record Examinations. 298 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Course and Thesis Requirements Required Courses Elective Courses (Thesis Option) Six courses (24 units), four of which must Required GSBA courses: all required courses During the second and third years of the pro- be at the 500 level or above, plus the thesis in the M.B.A. core program. gram students must complete enough gradu- (4 units) are required. All students must ate units to bring the total number of units ­complete: (1) EASC 592; (2) EALC 531, Required EASC courses Units completed in the Marshall School of Business EALC 532 or EALC 533; and (3) one other EASC 592 Proseminar on Issues to 48, complete 12 units of East Asian Area course from a College of Letters, Arts and and Trends in Studies elective courses (three courses), and Sciences department. The three additional Contemporary complete a four-unit thesis under the guid- courses (12 units) may be taken from college East Asia 4 ance of a faculty committee of three mem- departments or professional schools. All courses bers. The subject will concern East Asia and must be approved by the center director or and one course from the following list: may focus on business/finance. advisor. A maximum of two courses at the 400 level may be counted toward the degree. Cultural/Historical Foundations of East Asia Elective Courses (Comprehensive Examination All students must register for EASC 594ab AHIS 518 Seminar in Option) Master’s Thesis for the thesis project. Chinese Art 4, max 16 During the second and third years of the AHIS 519 Seminar in program students must complete enough Master of Arts/Master of Business Japanese Art 4, max 16 graduate units to bring the total number of Administration EALC 501 History of units completed in the Marshall School of The Marshall School of Business in con- Chinese Literature 4 Business to 48, complete 16 units of East junction with the East Asian Studies EALC 506 Selections from Classical Asian Area Studies elective courses (four Center offers a joint M.A./M.B.A. degree Chinese Literature 4 courses) and must pass a comprehensive that combines graduate business education EALC 515 Classical Japanese Poetics 4 examination in East Asian Area Studies. with training in the cultures and societies EALC 531 Proseminar in Chinese of East Asia. Students enrolled in the joint Cultural History 4 Foreign Language Requirement degree program are required to complete EALC 532 Proseminar in Korean Students must be able to demonstrate oral a minimum of 72 units. All students must Cultural History 4 and written proficiency in Chinese, Japanese complete 48 units in the Marshall School EALC 533 Proseminar in Japanese or Korean language through the third year of Business. Dual degree students may not Cultural History 4 level (equivalent to six semesters) before count courses taken outside the Marshall EALC 541 Seminar: Japan 4 the joint M.A./M.B.A. program is completed. School of Business toward the 48 units. In EALC 543 Seminar: Japanese Literature 4 Language course work taken to meet this East Asian Area Studies, students have the EALC 551 Seminar: China 4 requirement will not count toward the option of taking five courses and writing a EALC 553 Seminar: Chinese Literature 4 ­minimum unit or course requirements for thesis (for a total of 24 units) or taking six EALC 610 Seminar: Buddhism and the completion of the degree program. There- courses and passing a comprehensive exami- Literary Arts in Japan 4 fore, students without sufficient under­ nation (for a total of 24 units). HIST 535 Studies in Japanese History 4 graduate language course work, native HIST 536 Studies in Chinese speaker capability or other prior training, are advised that additional units and course Applicants for the joint M.A./M.B.A. are History 2 or 4 work beyond the minimum 72 units may required to follow the admission procedures HIST 540 Studies in Modern be required in order to satisfy the foreign for the full-time M.B.A. program described East Asian History 4, max 8 language requirement. USC offers begin- on page 153. GRE scores are not required for HIST 630 Seminar in Japanese ning, intermediate and advanced Chinese, admission into the joint program. History 2 or 4 Japanese and Korean ­language courses during HIST 635 Seminar in Chinese the academic year (fall/spring) and intensive History 2 or 4 10-week language programs during the sum- mer that provide beginning and intermediate level instruction.

Graduate Certificate

Requirements graduate-credit courses in East Asian studies the basic decisions on the program to be fol- Graduate students interested in East Asian in any department. An oral examination is lowed in consultation with a three-member Area Studies must be enrolled in an advanced given on the thesis. The second option does interdisciplinary committee approved by the degree program in the Graduate School or in not require a thesis. The student instead Director of the East Asian Studies Center. a professional school at the university. While takes six graduate-credit courses in the East preparing for an M.A., Ph.D. or other gradu- Asian area and takes an oral examination on For further information, interested students ate degree, they may earn a certificate in three research papers and on relevant gradu- may write to: Director, East Asian Studies East Asian studies which certifies special area ate work. As a part of both options some Center, College House 101, University competence beyond discipline requirements. basic East Asian history and at least two years of Southern California, Los Angeles, The certificate requirements provide the of study or the equivalent of an East Asian CA 90089-0127. student with two options. The first requires ­language are required. The student makes that the student write a thesis and take four East Asian Languages and Cultures 299

Courses of Instruction

East Asian Studies (EASC) EASC 590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) EASC 593x Understanding East Asia: An Research leading to the master’s degree. Introduction for Professional School Stu- The terms indicated are expected but are not Maximum units which may be applied to the dents (3, Sp) Historical, social, political and guaranteed. For the courses offered during any degree to be determined by the department. cultural survey of China, Japan and Korea given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. Graded CR/NC. with focus on topics of particular relevance for business practitioners and other profes- EASC 150g East Asian Societies (4, FaSp) EASC 591 Interdisciplinary Seminar (4, max sionals. Not available for degree credit to Main patterns of change in modern China, 8, Irregular) An examination of a broad topic East Asian Area Studies degree candidates. Japan, and Korea; historical framework and in the study of China, Korea, or Japan. Guest the insights of geography, economics, political speakers, student reports, papers. Read- EASC 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0, science, and other disciplines. ings in English and the appropriate Asian FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of thesis. language(s). Graded IP/CR/NC. EASC 160gm China and the World (4, Sp) Advanced-level introduction to China and its EASC 592 Proseminar on Issues and Trends EASC 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, relations with the wider world in historic and in Contemporary East Asia (4, 2 years, Fa) FaSpSm) Special topics in East Asian Area contemporary perspective. Introduction to graduate level study of policy Studies. issues and major trends in contemporary EASC 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregu- China, Japan, and Korea; contributions of lar) Interdisciplinary examination of various various academic disciplines. areas of East Asian studies.

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Taper Hall of Humanities 356 Assistant Professors: Sonya Lee, Ph.D. (Art research, the program provides students with (213) 740-3707 History); Anne Kirstin McKnight, Ph.D.; Lori systematic training in East Asian languages, FAX: (213) 740-9295 Meeks, Ph.D. (Religion) literatures and cultures. Email: [email protected] www.usc.edu/schools/college/ealc Emeritus Professor: Henry H.Y. Tiee, Ph.D. The faculty is committed to intra-regional and interdisciplinary studies of East Asia, Chair: Xiaobing Tang, Ph.D. Associated Faculty: Robert F. Campany, Ph.D. which includes critical interaction among the (Religion); Joan Piggott, Ph.D. (History) cultures of China, Japan and Korea, as well Faculty as integration of modern and pre-modern Professors: Dominic C.N. Cheung, Ph.D.; East Asian Languages and Cultures offers studies. The department engages the arts, Nam-Kil Kim, Ph.D.; Yen-hui Audrey undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs languages, linguistics, literatures, histories, Li, Ph.D.; Akira Mizuta Lippit, Ph.D. in Chinese, Japanese and Korean studies, and media, religions, visual and material cultures (Comparative Literature); Andrew Simpson, a progressive degree in East Asian Languages of East Asia. Ph.D. (Linguistics); Xiaobing Tang, Ph.D. and Cultures. The department fosters original approaches in East Asian studies. With an Associate Professors: David Bialock, Ph.D. emphasis on interdisciplinary and innovative (Comparative Literature); Bettine Birge, Ph.D.; George A. Hayden, Ph.D.; Hajime Hoji, Ph.D. (Linguistics)

Undergraduate Degree

Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Languages course and four upper division elective courses Honors Program and Cultures Requirements (16 units) in Chinese, Japanese or Korean. Candidates for the B.A. in the Department For the lower division, two years of Chinese, One lower division course may be counted of East Asian Languages and Cultures may Japanese or Korean language are required. toward the 16 units of upper division elec- receive a designation on their transcripts of For the upper division, 32 units, including tives. One East Asian course from another departmental honors. Admission to the hon- the third year of language, are required. The department may be included in the 32 unit ors program is required. 32 units of upper division courses must also requirement, if approved by an advisor. include one civilization course, one literature 300 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Prerequisites: 3.33 overall GPA, 3.5 GPA or GEOG 335 Geography of Latin IR 333 China in International better in courses in the major, completion of America 4 Affairs 4 at least one upper-level EALC course requir- HIST 372 Modern Latin America 4 POSC 356 Politics in the People’s ing a seminar paper at the time of admission, HIST 374 History of Mexico 4 Republic of China 4 submission of an application form to the HIST 451 The Mexican Revolution 4 undergraduate faculty advisor. HIST 473 Colonial Latin America Japan: Seminar 4 AHIS 386 Early Japanese Art 4 Required for departmental honors: maintain GPA IR 364 The Political Economy of AHIS 387 Later Japanese Art 4 requirements stated above and complete Latin American EALC 340 Japanese Civilization 4 EALC 495ab Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Development 4 EALC 342 Japanese Literature and IR 365 Politics and Democracy Culture 4 East Asian Languages and Cultures Minor in Latin America 4 EALC 365 Studies in Japanese Requirements POSC 350 Politics of Latin America 4 Thought 4 For the lower division, two years of language SPAN 320 Iberian and Latin American EALC 460 Love, Self and Gender in in one of three languages (Chinese, Japanese Cultures: Readings on Japanese Literature 4 and Korean) are required. For the upper divi- Society (in Spanish) 4 HIST 335 History of Japan to 1550 4 sion, four 4-unit courses, including one civi- SPAN 321 Iberian and Latin American HIST 336 History of Japan, lization course, one literature course and two Cultures: Readings on the 1550-1945 4 upper division elective courses in Chinese, Arts (in Spanish) 4 HIST 337 Japan since 1945 4 Japanese or Korean are required. SPAN 372 Modern and Contemporary HIST 438 Seminar in Pre-Modern Latin American Fiction Japanese History 4 Cultures and Politics of the Pacific Rim (in Spanish) 4 HIST 464 Culture, Money, and Minor Requirements SPAN 380 Literature of Mexico (in Power: Japanese-American This interdisciplinary minor introduces stu- Spanish) 4 Relations since 1853 4 dents to the cultural heritage and political IR 442 Japanese Foreign Policy 4 contexts of the United States’ most impor- East Asia: POSC 354 Japanese Politics 4 tant trading partners on the Pacific Rim. ANTH 323 Regional Ethnology: Students study East Asia and Latin America, Southeast Asia 4 Korea: and the cultural, economic and ­political ECON 343 Economic Development EALC 332 Korean Literature in dimensions of international trade. It is of East Asia English Translation 4 intended for students who are interested (prerequisite: ECON 203 or EALC 335 Literature of the Korean in or considering diplomatic or commercial ECON 205) 4 People 4 careers that require knowledge about the GEOG 306 Asia and the Global EALC 345 Korean Civilization 4 people and cultures of the Pacific Rim. Economy 4 HIST 333 Korea: The Modern IR 358 The Asia Pacific in World Transformation 4 As with all minors, students must choose at Affairs 4 least four classes dedicated to this minor and IR 360 International Relations of Study Abroad Programs four classes outside their major department, the Pacific Rim 4 East Asian Languages and Cultures majors which may be the same four courses. IR 361 South and Southeast Asia and minors are encouraged to take advantage in International Affairs 4 of the numerous semester and year-long Requirements (five courses, 20 units) units IR 384 Introduction to Asian study abroad opportunities sponsored by the International Trade (choose one course from the Security 4 Office of Overseas Studies. Currently, the list below) POSC 352 Politics of Southeast Asia 4 office offers programs in China (Beijing and ECON 450 International Trade POSC 355 Politics of East Asia 4 Nanjing), Taiwan (Taipei), Korea (Seoul), (prerequisite: ECON 303 POSC 377 Asian Political Thought 4 and Japan (Tokyo, Nagoya). Each of the or BUAD 351) 4 POSC 453 Political Change in Asia 4 programs is affiliated with a world class insti- IR 325 Rich and Poor States in the REL 331 Religions of East Asia 4 tution, such as Waseda University in Tokyo, World Political Economy 4 National Chengchi University in Taipei IR 330 Politics of the World Country Study (choose two courses from the lists or Yonsei University in Seoul. Contact the Economy 4 below) Office of Overseas Studies at (213) 740-3636 IR 470 Comparative Regionalism China: for further details or visit them online at (prerequisite: IR 210) 4 AHIS 384 Early Chinese Art 4 www.usc.edu/schools/college/overseas. POSC 345 International Law 4 AHIS 385 Later Chinese Art 4 POSC 451 Politics of Resources and ANTH 324 Regional Ethnology: China 4 The majority of course work offered by these Development 4 EALC 350 Chinese Civilization 4 programs may be counted toward the EALC EALC 352 Chinese Literature and major or minor requirements. Students who Area Studies (choose two courses, each from a Culture 4 receive major credit from any of these pro- different list below) EALC 354 Modern Chinese grams must still take at least eight units of Latin America: Literature in Translation 4 non-language courses within EALC at the AHIS 319 Mesoamerican Art and EALC 355 Studies in Chinese upper division level while at USC (specifi­ Culture 4 Thought 4 cally an EALC civilization and an EALC ANTH 314 The Nature of Maya EALC 375 Women and Gender in literature course). Students interested in Civilization 4 China: Past and Present 4 attending one of these programs must meet ANTH 328 Culture Change and the HIST 338 China to 960 A.D. 4 with an EALC academic advisor to ensure Mexican People 4 HIST 339 China, 960-1800 A.D. 4 that the courses enrolled in overseas will ANTH 425 Peoples and Cultures of HIST 340 History of China since meet EALC major or minor requirements. Latin America 4 1800 4 East Asian Languages and Cultures 301

Chinese Summer Program in Beijing with extraordinary EALC preparation and Awarding of Degrees The Department of East Asian Languages performance who demonstrate a superior Progressive degree program students must and Cultures offers its Chinese language level of overall scholarship. fulfill all of the requirements for both the summer courses in Beijing. Participants will bachelor’s degree and the master’s degree, be able to transition seamlessly to the next Admission including a master’s thesis. The unit require- level courses upon returning to campus. Applicants may apply after the completion ment for the master’s degree can be reduced Cultural visits and excursions will be includ- of 64 units of course work applicable to their by as much as one-third. The degrees may be ed in the tuition fee. All courses count toward undergraduate degree since graduating from awarded separately, but the master’s degree a major and minor in East Asian Languages high school. (AP units, IB units and course will not be awarded before the undergraduate and Cultures. work taken prior to high school graduation degree. are excluded). Applicants must submit their Bachelor of Arts with a Combined Major applications before completing 96 units of Time Limits in Linguistics/East Asian Languages and course work. Normally, the application is The time limit for completing a progressive Cultures submitted in the fall semester of the third degree program is 12 semesters. See Department of Linguistics, page 384. year of enrollment at USC. The application for admission to a progressive degree program Further details about progressive degrees can Progressive Degree Program in East Asian must be accompanied by a departmentally be found on page 82. Languages and Cultures approved course plan proposal and two let- The progressive degree program permits ters of recommendation from USC faculty exceptional undergraduate students to members in the Department of East Asian receive both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master Languages and Cultures. of Arts in East Asian Languages and Cultures within five years. It is intended for students

Graduate Degrees

Master of Arts in East Asian Languages and Foreign Language Requirement Four courses on East Asian languages and Cultures Competence is required in Chinese, Japanese literatures. The Department of East Asian Languages and or Korean. Cultures offers instruction in the languages, Four courses on East Asian cultures and literatures and cultures of East Asia. The Course Requirements civilizations. graduate program offers the master’s degree Six courses, four of which must be at the 500- with specialties in Chinese, Japanese and level or above, are required. Those students Three additional courses in a target discipline Korean. Programs of study may emphasize whose concentration is in language and litera- or field. foreign language teaching, applied linguistics, ture should take a fourth year of language. literature, thought, religions or area studies. No more than four courses at the 400-level Final Research Paper may be applied to the total requirement Admission Requirements — Prerequisites The research paper must demonstrate the of 60 units. The fulfillment of the course An applicant for admission will normally have student’s ability to use source materials in the requirements is determined by the Grad- the equivalent of an undergraduate major in East Asian language of his or her area. uate Studies Committee in EALC. East Asian languages and cultures at USC, but programs may be arranged for promising Doctor of Philosophy in East Asian Screening Procedure students who do not have the prerequisites. Languages and Cultures A screening procedure will be conducted Such students may be required to make up Course Requirements before the student completes 24 units of the deficiencies. A student’s total graduate course work must course work, which typically means by the be at least 60 units including 4 units of doc- end of the first year. The Graduate Studies Criteria toral dissertation (794ab) and the following Committee will review the student’s per- All applicants are required to take the courses: formance comprehensively and meet the Graduate Record Examinations verbal and student after a statement describing his/her quantitative General Test and submit their Core Courses units research ideas is submitted. complete undergraduate record: at least three EALC 505 Introduction to East letters of recommendation and a statement Asian Languages and Guidance Committee of purpose should be sent to the chair of the Cultures 4 Upon successful completion of the screen- department. Applicants are urged to submit COLT 601 Professional Development ing procedure, the student is encouraged written materials as supporting evidence. I: Applying for Positions 2 to begin forming a five-member guidance COLT 603 Professional committee, whose purpose is to help the Degree Requirements Development II: student prepare for the qualifying examina- These degrees are under the jurisdiction of Publication 2 tion. The commit­tee must be approved by the Graduate School. Refer to the Require­ the Graduate School at the time the student ments for Graduation section (page 81) and A theory and methodology course in EALC or applies to schedule a qualifying examination. the Graduate School section of this catalogue an equivalent course in a related program. (page 91) for general regulations. All courses applied toward the degrees must be courses accepted by the Graduate School. 302 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Qualifying Procedure of course work. Whether the second East enrolled in graduate degree programs in A student takes examinations in three differ- Asian language should be classical or modern foreign languages or related graduate pro- ent fields approved by the guidance commit- will be determined by the Graduate Studies grams at USC; for graduates of such programs tee. An oral examination based on the written Committee in consultation with a student’s who are teaching languages; for external exams will follow. After successful completion academic advisor. candidates concurrently enrolled in similar of the examinations, the student will submit programs at accredited colleges or universi- a dissertation prospectus, which must be Dissertation ties; or for graduates of such programs who approved by the guidance committee and the Defense and presentation of the disserta- are teaching languages. The certificate is Graduate Studies Committee in EALC. tion will follow regulations defined by the meant to supplement graduate study in the Graduate School. literature or linguistics of foreign languages. Foreign Language Requirement It is also meant to supplement classroom A student must have at least four years of Certificate in Foreign Language Teaching teaching. Refer to the Department of Spanish course work or its equivalent in the language The certificate in Foreign-Language Teaching and Portuguese (page 459) for course work of his/her specialization. In addition, the stu- provides certification in the theory and prac- requirements. dent should acquire or demonstrate compe- tice of second or foreign language teaching tence in a second East Asian language. This for student language teachers concurrently requirement may be met by two years’ worth

Courses of Instruction

East Asian Languages and EALC 115 Korean I (4, FaSpSm) Aural compre- EALC 204 Chinese III (4, Fa) Conversational Cultures (EALC) hension and oral practice; the writing system; practice: reading of stories and essays; writing grammar drill, sentence patterns. Lecture, of short essays. Prerequisite: EALC 106. The terms indicated are expected but are not 5 hours; additional hours for drill and laboratory. guaranteed. For the courses offered during any EALC 206 Chinese IV (4, Sp) Continuation given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. EALC 117 Korean II (4, FaSpSm) Continu- of 204, with emphasis on reading and writing, ation of EALC 115. Progressive drill in dia- frequent interaction with native speakers. EALC 102 Language, Art and Culture: Cal- logue, reading, and writing. Lecture, 5 hours; Prerequisite: EALC 204. ligraphy (2, FaSp) This course introduces additional hours for drill and laboratory. students to the origin of the basic Chinese ­Prerequisite: EALC 115. EALC 215 Korean III (4, Fa) Drill to increase scripts and the basic principles and styles of proficiency in dialogue, reading, and writ- calligraphy. EALC 120 Japanese I (4, FaSpSm) Basic ing; intermediate level readings. Prerequisite: Japanese conversation practice, basic gram- EALC 117. EALC 103ab Online Chinese I (2-2, FaSpSm) mar and building proficiency of reading and Basic listening, speaking, reading and writing writing Hiragana and Katakana (Japanese EALC 217 Korean IV (4, Sp) Advanced level abilities in Mandarin Chinese. Instruction alphabetical systems). reading of modern Korean and exercises in includes individual meetings and online con- written composition. Prerequisite: EALC 215. tent. (Duplicates credit in EALC 104). EALC 122 Japanese II (4, FaSpSm) Continu- ation of EALC 120. Basic Japanese conversa- EALC 220 Japanese III (4, FaSpSm) Continu- EALC 104 Chinese I (4, FaSpSm) The sound tion practice, basic grammar and building ation of EALC 122. Conversation practice, system of modern Chinese; aural comprehen- proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana basic to intermediate grammar, and building sion, oral expression, basic patterns, and writ- and Katakana and basic kanji. Prerequisite: proficiency of reading and writing Hiragana ing system. EALC 120. and Katakana with additional kanji. Prerequi- site: EALC 122. EALC 106 Chinese II (4, FaSpSm) Dialogue EALC 125g Introduction to Contemporary practice and conversation; reading of simple East Asian Film and Culture (4) An introduc- EALC 222 Japanese IV (4, FaSpSm) Continu- stories and essays; comparison of Chinese tion to and overview of the contemporary ation of EALC 220. More sophisticated gram- and English grammar; writing of paragraphs. cinemas of East Asia: China (Hong Kong, the mar and vocabulary for natural conversation. Prerequisite: EALC 104. People’s Republic, and Taiwan), Japan, and Enhancing fundamental reading and writing Korea. skills, expanding the knowledge of kanji. EALC 108 Reading and Writing Chinese ­Prerequisite: EALC 220. (4, FaSp) The basics of reading and ­writing EALC 130g East Asian Ethical Thought modern Chinese; intensive reading and (4, FaSp) Introduction to the history of Chi- EALC 264g Asian Aesthetic and Literary writing­ of paragraphs, essays, and stories; nese, Japanese, and Korean ethical thought; ­Tradition (4) (Enroll in COLT 264g) extensive reading of beginner-level authentic perspectives on human nature, historical writ- materials. ing, religious options, and aesthetic implica- EALC 304 Advanced Modern Chinese I tions. Conducted in English. (4, Fa) Reading selections from different EALC 110g East Asian Humanities: The styles of modern Chinese writings, analysis Great Tradition (4, FaSp) Introduction to EALC 145g Introduction to Chinese Culture, of stylistic techniques and syntactic structure, the major humanities traditions of China, Art and Literature (4, FaSp) Introduction composition, and translation. Prerequisite: Japan, and Korea through an examination of to the civilization, art and literature of pre- EALC 206. representative works drawn from literature, modern China through the lens of the cultural aesthetics, philosophy, religion, and historical products of identity. writing. East Asian Languages and Cultures 303

EALC 306 Advanced Modern Chinese II EALC 345 Korean Civilization (4) Survey of EALC 387 Early Japanese Art (4) (Enroll in (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 304; composi- the main characteristics and development of AHIS 386) tion exercises in different styles of writing. Korean art, literature, philosophy, religion, Prerequisite: EALC 304. political and social institutions through differ- EALC 388 Later Japanese Art (4) (Enroll in ent periods. Conducted in English. AHIS 387) EALC 315 Advanced Korean I (4, Fa) Advanced reading in modern Korean materi- EALC 350g Chinese Civilization (4, FaSp) EALC 390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, als; improvement of skills in conversation, Characteristics and aspects of Chinese civili- individual studies. No more than one registra- composition, and translation. Prerequisite: zation; interpretation of philosophy, literature, tion permitted. Enrollment by petition only. EALC 217. religion, art, music. Conducted in English. EALC 400 Classical Chinese I (4) Introduction EALC 317 Advanced Korean II (4, Sp) EALC 352g Chinese Literature and Culture to the classical styles, selections from classical Continuation of EALC 315, with emphasis (4, FaSp) Readings of Chinese poetry, prose, style writings, contrastive analysis of modern on the use of Chinese characters, transla- novels and drama; influence of the West on and classical Chinese, translation and writing tion, and composition exercises. Prerequisite: Chinese literature and culture in modern practice. Prerequisite: EALC 206. EALC 315. times. Conducted in English. EALC 402 Classical Chinese II (4) Continua- EALC 318 Readings in Contemporary EALC 354g Modern Chinese Literature in tion of EALC 400. Korean (4, FaSpSm) Selected readings in a Translation (4) Readings in modern Chinese variety of Korean styles. Materials are from poetry, fiction, and drama since 1919. EALC 404 Advanced Modern Chinese III essays, short stories and newspapers. Prerequi- (4, Fa) Readings in modern Chinese literary, site: EALC 217. EALC 355 Studies in Chinese Thought (4) documentary, and epistolary styles; stylistic Chinese thought, particularly as formulated and syntactic analysis; composition; transla- EALC 320 Advanced Japanese I (4) in the three great traditions: Confucianism, tion. Prerequisite: EALC 306. Strengthen intermediate Japanese language Taoism, Buddhism. proficiency. Oral/aural communication skills EALC 406 Advanced Modern Chinese IV as well as reading and writing skills. Promote EALC 365 Studies in Japanese Thought (4) (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 404. an understanding of the present-day Japanese Influence of native traditions and imported culture. Prerequisite: EALC 222. Chinese traditions on Japanese civilization; EALC 407 News and Web Chinese (4) religious, ethical, aesthetic, and political ­Reading selections from newspaper articles EALC 322 Advanced Japanese II (4, FaSp) aspects. and online reports to further develop profi- Continuation of EALC 320. Improve and ciency in advanced Chinese and understand- strengthen abilities to speak, listen, read and EALC 374 Language and Society in East ing of the society and culture. Prerequisite: write, coping with more involved materials Asia (4) The interaction of language with EALC 306. and situation. Prerequisite: EALC 320. society in countries of East Asia: language and identity, the politicization of language, EALC 410 Chinese-English Translation (4) EALC 332 Korean Literature in English language change, language and gender. Structure, vocabulary, and techniques of Translation (4, Fa) Introduction to Korean lit- written translation and oral interpretation; erature, with discussion of critical approaches EALC 375 Women and Gender in China: classroom and laboratory practice; English- to literary discourse, historical contexts of Past and Present (4) An examination of Chinese and Chinese-English. literary production, and aspects of contempo- changes in sex roles and in constructs of the rary popular culture. female as influenced by traditional Chinese EALC 412ab Business Chinese (4-4) a: Prac- thought and later social developments. tice in the basic vocabulary and idioms of for- EALC 335m Literature of the Korean People eign trade and other commercial transactions­ (4, FaSp) Examination of the literature of the EALC 380 Cultural Topics in East Asian in Mandarin. Prerequisite: EALC 206. b: Con- Korean people, both native writings as well Literature (4) Selected themes, genres, and tinuation of EALC 412a. as works written outside of Korea. Focus periods in East Asian literature, e.g., Taoism on issues and topics central to the Korean- and Buddhism, women, folktales. EALC 413 Business Japanese (4, Sp) Practical American experience, as well as experiences Japanese business terms and their usage in a within Korea and throughout Asia. EALC 383 Later Chinese Art (4) (Enroll in variety of business situations; cultural insights AHIS 385) on Japanese customs that underline business EALC 340g Japanese Civilization (4, FaSp) transactions in Japan. Prerequisite: EALC 424. Survey of the main characteristics and devel- EALC 384 Early Chinese Art (4) (Enroll in opment of art, literature, philosophy, religion, AHIS 384) EALC 415 Advanced Korean III (4, Fa) political and social institutions through differ- Selected readings in Korean texts, pre- ent periods. Conducted in English. EALC 386 Readings in Modern Korean Lit- ­modern and modern, in various literary and erature (4) Selected readings from modern non-fiction genres; focus on developing EALC 342g Japanese Literature and Culture Korean short stories, novels, plays and essays. ­reading and translation skills. Prerequisite: (4, FaSp) Japanese literature from the earliest Readings will be in English and Korean. EALC 317. times to the present; development of prose, ­Prerequisite: EALC 217. poetry and the novel; evolution of theatre; EALC 417 Advanced Korean IV (4, Sp) Japanese literature under Western influence. Continuation­ of EALC 415. Conducted in English. 304 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

EALC 418 Korean Writing in Mixed Script EALC 455 Japanese Fiction (4) Japanese EALC 505 Introduction to East Asian Lan- (4, FaSp) Selected readings in Korean texts fiction from early to modern times; literary, guages and Cultures (4, FaSp) An in-depth written in mixed script; a systematic study philosophical, and social aspects of tales and introduction to East Asian studies. Open to of Chinese characters and translation of text. novels. Conducted in English. graduate students only. Prerequisite: EALC 217. EALC 460 Love, Self and Gender in Japa- EALC 506 Selections from Classical Chinese EALC 419 Newspaper and Documentary nese Literature (4, Sp) Examines concep- Literature (4) Writings of the important peri- Korean (4, FaSp) Selected readings from tions of love, self, gender, and sexuality in ods and genres of Chinese literary history. newspapers, magazines, and other journalistic Japanese literature and culture of the mod- Prerequisite: EALC 406. publications; analysis of styles and practice in ern and pre-modern periods with compari- writing articles. Prerequisite: EALC 217. sons to European and Chinese literature. EALC 510 Contemporary Japanese Cinema (4, Fa) Japanese cinema since the 1980s EALC 422 Advanced Japanese III (4, Fa) Stu- EALC 470 Introduction to East Asian Linguis- focusing on the works by filmmakers. dents develop advanced levels of Japanese tics (4) Survey of the sound systems, writing linguistic knowledge and communication systems, grammatical systems, historical EALC 512 Japanese Literature and Film skills through speaking, listening, reading development, and social environments of the (4, FaSp) Relationship between Japanese and writing activities using authentic Japanese Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages. literature and film, focusing on the transition texts and discourse. Prerequisite: EALC 322. Prerequisite: EALC 406 or EALC 417 or from literary text to film text. Open to gradu- EALC 424 or departmental approval. ate students only. EALC 424 Advanced Japanese IV (4, Sp) Continuation of EALC 422. Students con- EALC 481 Studies in Japanese Art (4, max EALC 515 Classical Japanese Poetics (4) tinue to improve their Japanese language 16) (Enroll in AHIS 481) An analysis of major texts of the Japanese competence in the course of acquiring Japa- literary tradition from the 8th to the 16th nese pragmatic skills and cultural knowledge. EALC 484 Studies in Chinese Art (4, max 16) century. Prerequisite: EALC 422. (Enroll in AHIS 484) EALC 520 Modern Japanese Writers (4) EALC 426 Classical Japanese (4) Introduc- EALC 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Selections illustrative of major literary trends tion to the fundamentals of classical grammar; Individual research and readings. Not avail- and literary works since the Meiji Restora- readings from various classical works, both able for graduate credit. tion. Prerequisite: EALC 422. poetry and prose; translation practice. Prereq- uisite: EALC 322. EALC 494ab Honors Thesis (4, Fa; 4, Sp) EALC 522 Classical Japanese Writers (4) Research and writing of original thesis under Writings representative of important periods EALC 428 Nature and the Environment in guidance of faculty member. Open only to and genres of Japanese literary history up to Japanese Literature and Culture (4, Sp) EALC majors. the Meiji Restoration. Prerequisite: EALC 426. Examination of cultural perceptions about nature and how they affect attitudes toward EALC 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) EALC 531 Proseminar in Chinese Cultural the environment: includes comparisons to History (4) Intensive readings in English Euro-American as well as other East Asian EALC 500 Advanced Classical Chinese I (4) concerning interpretive issues in the study traditions. Reading in classical Chinese and practice in of Chinese cultural history. classical vocabulary and syntax, with empha- EALC 431 The Taoist Tradition (4) Close sis on translation into English and modern EALC 532 Proseminar in Korean Cultural reading of primary text(s) of early Chinese Chinese. Prerequisite: EALC 402. History (4) Introduction to Korean cultural Taoist thinkers (in translation), along with and social history through intensive reading analysis of relevant secondary scholarship. EALC 501 History of Chinese Literature (4) of the English-language literature on Korean Recommended preparation: EALC 355 or An in-depth survey of literary ­development history and culture. REL 131. concerning periods, thought, genres, and socio-cultural backgrounds in China. In EALC 533 Proseminar in Japanese Cultural EALC 440 Japanese for Academic Research English. History (4) Intensive readings, chronologically (4, max 16, FaSp) Develop skills necessary arranged, in interpretive issues in the study of for academic reading, writing and presen- EALC 502 Advanced Classical Chinese II (4) Japanese cultural history. Readings in English. tations. Topics include literature, history, Continuation of EALC 500. Prerequisite: and social and cultural issues. Prerequisite: EALC 500. EALC 535 Proseminar in Chinese Visual Cul- EALC 424. ture (4, FaSp) Chinese visual culture through EALC 503 Chinese Poetry (4) Literary stud- the complex interface of art and thought. EALC 452 Chinese Fiction (4) Develop- ies of the theory and practice of Chinese Examines architectural layout, pictorial repre- ment of Chinese fiction and readings from poetry from major poets. Prerequisite: 4th year sentation, decorative motif as part of cultural English translations of major Chinese novels Chinese. production that intertwines with intellectual such as the Dream of the Red Chamber, All trends. Men are Brothers, and others. Conducted in EALC 504 Selections from Modern Chinese English. Literature (4) Literary currents and represen- EALC 537 Structure of the Korean Lan- tative writings of the 20th century. Prerequi- guage (4) Description and theoretical analy- EALC 454 Bildungsroman in Modern East site: EALC 306. sis of phonology, morphology and syntax of Asia (4, Sp) Comparative study of core narra- modern Korean; comprehensive view of the tives of youth and its destiny in modern liter- properties of the Korean structure. Prerequi- ature from China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. site: EALC 470. Readings include scholarship on European literature. East Asian Languages and Cultures 305

EALC 541 Seminar: Japan (4) Social, eco- EALC 560 Comparative Syntax of East Asian EALC 590 Directed Research (1-12) Research nomic, political, and cultural problems in Languages (4, max 12, FaSp) Descriptive- leading to the master’s degree. Maximum modern Japan. Bibliographic and reference comparative study of the Chinese, Japanese units which may be applied to the degree to materials. Prerequisite: HIST 436. and Korean languages with an emphasis on be deter­mined by the department. Graded their structures, range of properties, similari- CR/NC. EALC 543 Seminar: Japanese Literature (4) ties and dissimilarities. Prerequisite: EALC 537 Readings in original texts in the works of or EALC 547 or EALC 557. EALC 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0) Credit selected major writers; lectures dealing with on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC. intellectual and cultural backgrounds of the EALC 561 Topics and Issues in East Asian periods and the authors. Prerequisite: EALC Linguistics (4, max 12) Descriptive and theo- EALC 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, 520, EALC 522 or departmental approval. retical analysis of the grammars of Chinese, FaSpSm) Special topics in East Asian Lan- Japanese, and Korean; emphasis on compara- guages and Cultures. EALC 545 Japanese Literary Criticism and tive studies of these languages and English. Theory (4) Representative theories of litera- EALC 601 Professional Development I: ture; history of classical and modern literary EALC 562 Teaching of the East Asian Applying for Positions (2, Fa) (Enroll in criticism. Prerequisite: EALC 520, EALC 522 Languages (4) Materials and methods in COLT 601). or departmental approval. teaching East Asian languages; application of methods and techniques of foreign/second EALC 603 Professional Development II: EALC 547 Structure of the Japanese Lan- language teaching to East Asian language ­Publication (2, Sp) (Enroll in COLT 603). guage (4) Descriptive analysis of phonetic, teaching. Prerequisite: EALC 537 or EALC phonological, and grammatical structure of 547 or EALC 557 or departmental approval. EALC 610 Seminar: Buddhism and the Liter- Japanese. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: ary Arts in Japan (4) Seminar on the impact EALC 470. EALC 565 Bibliography and Research Meth- of Buddhism on the literary tradition of ods in Chinese Studies (4) An introduction medieval Japan. Selected topics. Prerequisite: EALC 551 Seminar: China (4) Individual to reference works and research methods departmental approval. research and seminar reports on selected in all fields on sinology; works in Chinese, phases of Chinese traditional civilization. Japanese and Western languages. Prerequisite: EALC 620 Seminar in East Asian Linguistics departmental approval. (4, max 12, FaSp) Detailed theoretical dis- EALC 553 Seminar: Chinese Literature (4) cussions and empirical studies of the issues Research in different genres of Chinese litera- EALC 570 Narratives of Desire in Modern and development in East Asian linguistics. ture, traditional and modern. Chinese Literature (4, FaSp) The study of prominent fiction women writers from the EALC 650 Research Seminar in Chinese EALC 555 Chinese Literary Criticism and first half of the 20th century in English and Documents (4) An introduction to the dif- Theory (4) Classical and modern literary original translations. Open to graduate stu- ferent genres of documents for the study of theories and criticism; comparisons with liter- dents only. Prerequisite: EALC 553. Chinese civilization, and training in their use. ary theory and criticism in the West. Prerequisite: departmental approval. EALC 575 Literary and Artistic Movements EALC 556 Seminar on Women and the in Modern China (4, FaSp) Introduction to EALC 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation ­Family in China (4) An introduction to the literary and artistic movements in 20th cen- (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of disserta- ­current state of research on women and the tury China. Open to graduate students only. tion. Graded IP/CR/NC. Prerequisite: depart- family in China, and training in feminist ana- mental approval. lytic approaches for further work in the China EALC 580 Readings in East Asian Linguistics field of other areas. (4, max 12, FaSp) Survey of some represen- tative works in generative grammar since EALC 557 Structure of the Chinese Lan- the mid ’60s, including those that deal with guage (4) Descriptive analysis of phonol- similar phenomena in the contexts of more ogy, morphology, and syntax of modern recent theoretical frameworks as well as non- Chinese. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: generative grammatical works on Chinese, EALC 404. Japanese, and Korean.

EALC 558 History of the Chinese Language EALC 588ab Directed Readings (2-2) (4) Evolution of the Chinese language from Assigned readings according to individual the earliest time to the present: lectures and needs. the reading of texts. Conducted in English. Prerequisite: EALC 557. 306 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Economics

Kaprielian Hall 300 (Business); Edward J. McCaffery, J.D. (Law); Undergraduate Programs (213) 740-8335 Kevin Murphy, Ph.D. (Business); Jeffrey B. The economics curriculum is oriented toward FAX: (213) 740-8543 Nugent, Ph.D.*; M. Hashem Pesaran, Ph.D.; a general, liberal education. The study of Email: [email protected] Harry W. Richardson, M.A. (Policy, Planning, economics requires adequate preparation in and Development); Geert Ridder, Ph.D.; John mathematics and statistics. The department Chair: John C. Ham, Ph.D. Strauss, Ph.D.; Guofu Tan, Ph.D.; Donald E. offers a B.A. degree in economics, a B.A. Yett, Ph.D. degree in social sciences, a B.S. in Economics/ Faculty Mathematics and a minor in economics. Both Robert R. and Katheryn A. Dockson Chair in Associate Professors: Caroline Betts, Ph.D.; B.A. degrees require a total of 32 upper divi- Economics and International Relations: Todd Juan Carrillo, Ph.D.; Harrison Hsueh-Cheng sion units for the major. Sandler, Ph.D. (International Relations) Cheng, Ph.D.; Michael E. DePrano, Ph.D.; Hyungsik Roger Moon, Ph.D.; Fernando Graduate Programs John Elliott Chair in Economics: M. Hashem Zapatero, Ph.D. (Business) The department offers a Master of Arts in Pesaran, Ph.D. Economics, a Master of Arts in Economic Assistant Professors: Isabelle Brocas, Developmental Programming, a Master University Professor: Richard A. Easterlin, Ph.D.; Yong Jin Kim, Ph.D.; Guillaume of Science in Mathematical Finance, dual Ph.D.* Vandenbroucke, Ph.D. degrees with the USC Gould School of Law and the School of Policy, Planning, Professors: Dominic James Brewer, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer: Nake Kamrany, Ph.D.* and Development, a Doctor of Philosophy (Education); Robert Dekle, Ph.D.; Thomas in Economics, a Doctor of Philosophy in Gilligan, Ph.D. (Business); Peter Gordon, Emeritus Professor: Richard H. Day, Ph.D. Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy and a Ph.D. (Policy, Planning, and Development); Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy Gillian Hadfield, Ph.D., J.D. (Law); John Distinguished Visiting Professor: Simon J. Wilkie, and Public Policy. C. Ham, Ph.D.; Cheng Hsiao, Ph.D.; Ayse Ph.D. (Law) Imrohoroglu, Ph.D. (Business); Selahattin Imrohoroglu, Ph.D. (Business); Michael J. *Recipient of university-wide or college teaching award. P. Magill, Ph.D.; John Matsusaka, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Degrees

Advisement Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, Students may also pursue the Bachelor of Upon declaring a major or minor in econom- Social Sciences, with an Emphasis in Science in Economics/Mathematics and the ics, students should consult with the depart- Economics Master of Science in Mathematical Finance. ment’s undergraduate advisor. Students Students are required to take ECON 203, Further details about progressive degree pro- can check their academic progress on the ECON 205, ECON 303, ECON 305 and grams can be found on page 82. USCweb under OASIS. three economics elective courses numbered 300 or 400. A grade of C (2.0) or better is Admission Major Requirements for the Bachelor of required for each of the core courses ECON Admission is available after the completion Arts In Economics 303 and ECON 305. MATH 118x or MATH of 64 units of course work toward the under- Students are required to take ECON 203, 125 is required and an additional 12 units of graduate degree. Students must apply for ECON 205, ECON 303, ECON 305, ECON upper division courses from departments in admission to the progressive degree program 317, ECON 414 and four economics elective the social sciences (anthropology, geography, after completing 64 units of applicable course courses. Of the four elective courses (300 international relations, history, political sci- work to their undergraduate program, but level or above) a minimum of two must be ence, psychology, sociology). prior to the completion of 96 units of course economics courses at the 400 level or higher. work. The application for admission to the The remaining two economics courses must Progressive Degree Program in Economics progressive degree program must be accom- be approved by the department’s director of The Economics department offers students panied by a course proposal plan and two let- undergraduate studies. A grade of C (2.0) or who have demonstrated exceptional aca- ters of recommendation from USC Economics better is required for each of the core courses demic success the opportunity to earn both faculty. ECON 303, ECON 305, ECON 317 and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in a progres- ECON 414. MATH 118x or MATH 125 is sive degree program. This program allows required for the major; students are advised students to earn both the Bachelor of Arts to meet the requirement by their sophomore and the Master of Arts degrees in five years. year. Majors are also required to take at least one two-unit course on computing chosen from ITP 101x, ITP 110x or CSCI 101L. Economics 307

Awarding of Degrees Minor in Economics International Economics The bachelor’s and master’s degrees may be Students from all disciplines will benefit This track concentrates on the foundations, awarded separately upon completion of all from an economics minor. The economics complexities and importance of the global degree requirements, but the master’s degree minor is offered in three tracks. Each track is economy as well as the role of economics and will not be awarded before the bachelor’s designed to help the student explore a coher- political economy in societies outside of the degree. Students who elect not to complete ent area of economic thought and methodol- United States. Choose three courses from: the master’s must complete 128 units to earn ogy. Students minoring in economics must ECON 317, ECON 330, ECON 340, ECON the bachelor’s degree. maintain at least a 2.0 GPA (cumulative) in 342, ECON 343, ECON 346, ECON 450. courses taken for the minor. Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Undergraduate Honors Program Economics/Mathematics The minor includes the core courses ECON The department offers an honors program. Students are required to take seven courses 203, ECON 205, ECON 303 or ECON 305, First and second semester seniors can enroll in economics, seven courses in mathematics MATH 118x or MATH 125 plus three courses in ECON 495 Honors Thesis. Honors will be and one course in computer programming lan- chosen from one of the following tracks: awarded upon completion of the thesis, an guages. Pre-major requirement: MATH 125 or overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and a major equivalent. Law and Political Economy GPA of 3.5. This track introduces students to the eco- In Economics: ECON 203, ECON 205, ECON nomic theory that underlies the economic Department Policy Regarding Transfer 303, ECON 305, ECON 414 and at least two choices made by individuals and the ways Credits other ECON courses at the 400 level or above in which law and policy combine to regulate Students who have taken courses equivalent such behavior. Economic models of indi- to ECON 303, ECON 305, ECON 317 or In Mathematics: MATH 126 or MATH 127; vidual choice, contracts, and law are analyzed ECON 414 from an economics department at MATH 225 or MATH 245; MATH 226 or in courses in this track. Choose three courses another four-year college or from a program MATH 227; MATH 407, MATH 408 and from: ECON 317, ECON 330, ECON 332, deemed comparable by the director of under- at least two other MATH courses at the 400 ECON 434. graduate studies, can earn transfer credits level or above provided they received a B (3.0) or better in Finance and Money the courses. In Computing: At least one course chosen from This track guides students through the eco- ITP 110x, ITP 150x, ITP 165x; CSCI 101L nomic thought and theory that underlie the importance of money. Courses cover topics Electives must be approved by the program that shed light on the ways in which institu- advisors. tions, individual preferences and financial markets affect the allocation and investment of money. Choose three courses from: ECON 317, ECON 350, ECON 357, ECON 360, ECON 450, ECON 452, ECON 457.

Graduate Degrees

The graduate program in economics is Criteria Procedure designed to prepare students for careers The Graduate Record Examinations General Application deadlines for master’s degrees are in teaching, research, industry and govern- Test, three letters of recommendation and normally April 15 for the fall semester and ment. The department emphasizes economic the student’s statement of purpose are November 1 for the spring. Completed doc- theory and econometrics; applied economic required. The letters and statement should toral fellowship and assistantship applications analysis, including microeconomics, macro- be sent directly to the Director of Graduate are due by December 1. Except for unusual economics, international and development Admissions, Department of Economics, cases, students are permitted to begin Ph.D. economics, urban and regional economics; KAP 300, University of Southern California, programs only during the fall semester. and political economy. Los Angeles, CA 90089-0253. International applicants are required to take the TOEFL Placement Examinations Admission Requirements examination. In addition, applicants for Prior to registration, all entering graduate Prerequisites financial aid are advised to take the GRE students are required to take the Economics The typical applicant for admission will nor- Economics Subject Test and international Department placement examinations in gen- mally have completed an undergraduate major students must have a TSE score of 200. eral economic theory and the basic principles in economics. Minimal prerequisites for admis- Admission is based on the appropriateness of algebra, calculus and statistics. Depending sion to a master’s degree program include and quality of completed course work, GRE on the outcome of these examinations, defi- courses in intermediate microeconomic and scores and the letters of recommendation. ciency course work yielding no credit toward macroeconomic theory, a year of calculus, and graduate degrees may be required. Students a semester of statistics. Applicants for the whose native language is other than English Ph.D. program are normally expected to have will be required to take an English place- completed more than the minimum, particu- ment examination. Course work in English larly in the areas of mathematics and statistics. may be required. 308 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Degree Requirements ECON 505 Macroeconomic Theory I 4 For a detailed description of the program and These degrees are under the jurisdic- ECON 511 Econometric Methods, 4-4 its requirements see Master of Arts in Economic tion of the Graduate School. Refer to the or Developmental Programming, available from the Requirements for Graduation section (page ECON 513 Practice of Econometrics 4 Department of Economics faculty advisor. 81) and the Graduate School section of this catalogue (page 91) for general regulations. Not more than 4 units may be ECON 590; 590 Master of Science in Mathematical Finance All courses applied toward the degrees must units cannot be counted as part of the required The objective of this master of science be courses accepted by the Graduate School. minimum of graduate level courses specified program is to produce graduates with a rigor- above. ous foundation in the economic theory and Foreign Language/Research Tool Requirements mathematical modeling of financial markets. There is no foreign language requirement. Master of Arts in Economic Developmental The program creates an integrated curricu- However, competence in the use of one Programming lum spanning four disciplines: economics, computer programming language is required This degree program is designed to provide mathematics, econometrics/statistics and for all graduate degrees offered through the advanced training in the basic tools of devel- ­computational/numerical analysis. The pro- Department of Economics, except the Ph.D. opment programming and their application gram is designed for recent graduates in the in Political Economy and Public Policy. Such to practical problems of developing countries. fields of applied mathematics, physics and competence can be demonstrated either The program is structured to enable well- engineering — or for graduates in economics, by course work or examination. Students in prepared students entering in May to finish business and finance with strong mathemati- master’s programs must meet this require- the following summer. Requirements include cal backgrounds — who wish to pursue high- ment before starting the thesis or taking the the following courses in economics: tech finance careers in financial institutions, comprehensive examination; students in the industry or government. The program should Ph.D. program must complete it before tak- required courses units also be attractive to gifted undergraduates ing the qualifying examination. ECON 401 Mathematical Methods in who are able to complete a combined B.A./ Economics 4 M.S. degree with specialization in financial Master of Arts in Economics ECON 500 Microeconomic Analysis mathematics in five years. Thesis Option Requirements and Policy, or At least 24 units (usually six courses; at least ECON 503 Microeconomic Theory I 4 Admission Requirements four must be in economics at the graduate ECON 501 Macroeconomic Analysis Refer to the Requirements for Graduation level) and completion of an acceptable thesis and Policy, or section (page 81) and the Graduate School accompanied by registration in ECON 594ab ECON 505 Macroeconomic Theory I 4 section of this catalogue for general regulations is required. Requirements include the follow- ECON 502 Mathematical Methods in (page 91). All applicants must take the GRE ing courses in economics: Dynamic Economics, or General Test. Complete transcripts of under- ECON 607 Topics in Dynamic graduate and any graduate level courses are required courses units Optimization, or required, as well as a statement of purpose and ECON 417 Statistics for Economists 4 ECON 615 Applied Econometrics 4 three recommendation letters. A substantial ECON 500 Microeconomic Analysis ECON 511 Econometric Methods 4 undergraduate background in mathematics is and Policy, or ECON 513 Practice of Econometrics 4 required, which should include one semester ECON 503 Microeconomic Theory I 4 ECON 523 Economic History and of real analysis or advanced calculus, one ECON 501 Macroeconomic Analysis Development, or semester of linear algebra and one semester and Policy, or ECON 537 Contracts, Organizations, of advanced probability/statistics. Candidates with weaker backgrounds may be required to ECON 505 Macroeconomic Theory I 4 and Institutions, or take mathematics classes prior to admission ECON 511 Econometric Methods, 4-4 ECON 541 Economic Development, to the program. An undergraduate knowledge or or of microeconomics and of macroeconomics, ECON 513 Practice of Econometrics 4 ECON 634 Political Economy of and partial differential equations is helpful, ECON 594ab Master’s Thesis 2-2 Institutions, or although it is not required for admission. Some ECON 644 Economic Development experience in Matlab and C/C++ program- Programming and Policy ming is also useful. Comprehensive Examination Option Requirements Planning 4 At least 32 units (usually eight courses; at ECON 650 International Trade Theory, Foreign Language Requirement least six must be in economics at the gradu- or There is no foreign language requirement. ate level), and satisfactory performance on ECON 651 International Monetary a comprehensive examination in economic Theory 4 Course Requirements theory is required. ECON 590 Directed Research, or Thirty units of course work are required. ECON 692 Seminar in Economic required courses units Students are required to complete a final Development 2-8 project integrating material from all the ECON 417 Statistics for Economists 4 courses. The program consists of: ECON 500 Microeconomic Analysis In addition, a total of three courses in one and Policy, or of several designated options in economics, ECON 503 Microeconomic Theory I 4 international relations, law, urban planning Financial Economics and Econometrics UNits ECON 501 Macroeconomic Analysis and development, demography, or business ECON 659 Economics of Financial and Policy, or administration is required. In certain cases Markets I 4 units can be granted for internship work. The two courses from: total unit requirements are 32-48, including a ECON 613 Economic and Financial comprehensive examination or a thesis. Time Series I 4 Economics 309

ECON 614 Economic and Financial The courses in statistics/numerical/­ Dual Master of Arts in Economics and Time Series II 4 optimization methods and computational and Master of Planning ECON 652 Economics of Financial empirical finance are considered electives The School of Policy, Planning, and Develop­ Markets II 4 and have to be approved for each student by ment and the Department of Economics the program advisors. Other electives might jointly offer a two-year program leading to Theory of Stochastic Processes UNITs be approved by the advisors. the M.Pl. and M.A. degrees. Applicants must MATH 503 Stochastic Calculus for apply to the School of Policy, Planning, and Finance 3 Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in Economics Development and the Graduate School and one course from: Students are required to complete 92 units meet the admission requirements of both. MATH 505b Applied Probability 3 of law and economics course work, four units MATH 506 Stochastic Processes 3 of which must constitute a thesis acceptable Requirements MATH 509 Stochastic Differential to the faculties of the USC Gould School Requirements for completion of the dual Equations 3 of Law and the Department of Economics. degree program are 58 units, including Before enrolling in economics courses, stu- 24 units in economics and 34 units in plan- Statistics (Choose one) dents must have completed an undergraduate ning. For a complete listing, see Policy, ECON 614 Economic and Financial course in probability and statistical inference Planning, and Development, page 847. Time Series II 4 (e.g., BUAD 310). Students with undergradu- MATH 508 Filtering Theory 3 ate degrees in such disciplines as business, Doctor of Philosophy in Economics MATH 512 Financial Informatics and economics, mathematics and psychology will Application deadline: December 1 Simulation 3 usually have taken such a course as part of MATH 541ab Introduction to their undergraduate program. The Ph.D. in Economics requires 60 units Mathematical Statistics 3-3 of graduate level courses numbered 500 or MATH 542L Analysis of Variance and First Year: Required law school courses. higher (excluding ECON 500, ECON 50l, Design 3 ECON 590, ECON 690, ECON 691, ECON MATH 543L Nonparametric Second and Third Years: Units 692, ECON 693, ECON 694, ECON 790 and Statistics 3 ECON 500 Microeconomic Analysis ECON 794). MATH 547 Methods of Statistical and Policy 4 Inference 3 ECON 511 Econometric Methods, or required courses Units MATH 650 Seminar in Statistical ECON 513 Practice of Econometrics 4 The following courses must be taken within the Consulting 3 first 36 units of graduate level courses: PM 511abL Data Analysis 3 ECON 503 Microeconomic Theory I 4 PM 544L Multivariate Analysis 3 Two Additional Graduate-level Courses in ECON 505 Macroeconomic Theory I 4 Economics (eight units): ECON 680 Industrial ECON 511 Econometric Methods 4 Numerical/Optimization Methods (choose one) Organization and ECON 681 Economics ECON 514 Probability and Statistics MATH 458 Numerical Methods 3 of Regulated Industries are recommended, for Economists 4 MATH 501 Numerical Analysis and but the student is free to choose any gradu- ECON 603 Microeconomic Theory II 4 Computation 3 ate level courses other than ECON 590 or ECON 605 Macroeconomic Theory II 4 MATH 502ab Numerical Analysis 3-3 ECON 790 in consultation with the program MATH 504ab Numerical Solution of advisor. ECON 401 Mathematical Models additional Required units Units Ordinary and Partial in Economics may be substituted for one A minimum of 6 units selected from the Differential Equations 3-3 of these courses, and ECON 417 Statistics following: MATH 585 Mathematical Theory of for Economics or ECON 414 Introduction ECON 690 Seminar in Economic Optimal Control 3 to Econometrics may be substituted for the Theory 2-8 PM 520L Advanced Statistical other. (These three courses are applicable ECON 691 Seminar in Econometrics 2-8 Computing 3 toward graduate credit.) ECON 692 Seminar in Economic Development 2-8 Computational and Empirical Finance Four Units of Thesis: The thesis must be accept- ECON 693 Seminar in Applied (Choose two) able to both the faculty of the law school and Economics and Public ECON 695 Internship in Mathematical the faculty of the Department of Economics. Policy 2-8 Finance 4 ECON 694 Seminar in Dynamic FBE 535 Applied Finance in Fixed Thirty-nine Units of Law Courses: including one Economics 2-8 Income Securities 3 course in a subject matter related to econom- FBE 554 Trading and Exchanges 3 ics (including but not necessarily limited to A minimum of 4 units of: FBE 555 Investment Analysis and Taxation, International Business Transactions, ECON 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation 2-12 Portfolio Management 3 Natural Resources Law, Antitrust Law I, FBE 559 Management of Financial Antitrust Law II, Regulated Industries, Labor Risk 3 Law, Administrative Process, Taxation of Students must take a core theory examination FBE 589 Mortgages and Mortgage- Corporations or Land Use Seminar and Land immediately after the completion of ECON Backed Securities and Finance Seminar). In addition to the LSAT, 503, ECON 505, ECON 603 and ECON 605 Markets 3 students interested in this dual degree pro- in order to continue in the Ph.D. program. FBE 599 Special Topics 1-3 gram are required to take the aptitude and There is also a breadth requirement which MATH 512 Financial Informatics and advanced economic portions of the Graduate may be satisfied by taking either ECON Simulation (Computer Labs Record Examinations (GRE). 523 Economic History and Development or and Practitioner Seminar) 3 ECON 527 Classical Economic Theory and MATH 590 Directed Research 1-12 Its Critics or ECON 538 Values and Social Analysis. 310 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

After passing the core theory examination, the Empirical Research Paper written. If the committee agrees to pass the student should consult the director of gradu- During the summer after the fourth semester student, all suggested extensions, modifica- ate studies on the appointment of a Ph.D. of study, the student must submit an empiri- tions, and corrections are incorporated into guidance committee. The student should cal paper using quantitative methods to the a final draft which must be approved by all complete two advanced fields of study with examination committee. The paper may use members of the committee. the approval of the guidance committee and field, experimental or simulated data. In this the director of graduate studies. The require- paper, the student should demonstrate com- It is the student’s responsibility to see that ments for completing each advanced field of petence in using a computer programming the proper paperwork is submitted to the study consist of (1) at least two courses num- language and software. Graduate School upon completion of each bered 600 or higher in that field with a mini- requirement for the Ph.D. degree. mum grade of A- in each, (2) satisfactory com- Research Paper pletion of one of the seminars related to the During the summer after the sixth semester Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical field and (3) presentation of a research paper of study, the student must submit a research Economics and Policy in a class or seminar. In addition, the student paper to a committee of faculty. The paper Application deadline: December 1 should complete a minor field which consists must be of publishable quality. of a course numbered 600 or higher with The Department of Economics and the a minimum grade of B. The signing of the Seminar Requirements Department of Pharmaceutical Economics student’s Permission to Take the Qualifying Every student is required to take and satis- and Policy (School of Pharmacy) jointly offer Examination form will signify the satisfactory factorily complete three, two-unit research a program of study leading to the Ph.D. completion of the field requirements. seminars chosen from ECON 690, ECON degree and to the M.A. degree in the process 691, ECON 692, ECON 693 and ECON 694. of work toward the Ph.D. degree. The remainder of the courses to total 60 units The same seminar may be taken more than must be preapproved by the guidance com- once. Before completing the dissertation, the Required courses include both core require- mittee. However, not more than four units of student must present at least one original ments and area requirements. Core require- ECON 590 and/or 790 can be taken in each research paper in a seminar of the student’s ments include courses in economic theory, semester. Courses taken outside the depart- choice. econometrics, and research methods. Area ment or USC cannot count toward the com- requirements include courses in health eco- pletion of a field and are not allowed before at Dissertation Proposal Preparation nomics, pharmaceutical economics, welfare least one advanced field is completed. Waivers The student is required to write a research theory and applied econometrics. to the course requirements based on equiva- proposal on a topic suitable for a dissertation. lent work at another university may be made Normally, the chair of the student’s guidance For a detailed description of this program, upon petition to the director of graduate stud- committee directs this work. The written pro- see the School of Pharmacy section of this ies up to a maximum of 12 units. Waivers for posal is presented and critiqued during the catalogue, page 810. any other reason require the approval of the qualifying examination. department graduate committee. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Economy Qualifying Examination and Public Policy Grade Point Average Requirements Upon successful completion of course and The Department of Economics, the In addition to the Graduate School require- grade requirements, the paper requirement, Department of Political Science and the ments, a minimum GPA of 3.0 on all course and the core theory examination, the student School of International Relations jointly offer a work taken toward the 60 units requirement takes an examination, which focuses on the program of study leading to the Ph.D. degree must be achieved. ECON 615 or a higher presentation and defense of the written dis- and to the M.A. degree in the process of work level course in econometrics must be com- sertation proposal. After passing this examina- toward the Ph.D. degree. pleted with a grade of B or better. tion, the student is admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. This examination must be Required courses include both core require- Screening Procedure taken not later than the end of the seventh ments and area requirements. Core require- Students desiring the Ph.D. must undergo a semester of study. ments include courses in economic theory and screening procedure before completing more history of economic theory; history of political than 24 units of graduate level courses. The Doctoral Dissertation thought; scope, methodology and research process involves a review of the student’s After admission to candidacy, the student methods; and political economy and public course grades, performance on the core the- forms a dissertation committee composed of policy. Area requirements include courses ory examination, and demonstrated research three faculty members, one of whom must selected from the following three areas of ability. Students who pass the screening be from an outside department. The chair of concentration: comparative and developmen- procedure are permitted to continue studies this committee is the dissertation supervisor. tal political economy; politics, economics and toward the Ph.D. degree. The student must register in sequence for the policy process; and international political ECON 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation each economics. There is no computer program- Core Theory Examination semester, excluding summer sessions, until ming requirement for this degree. Before beginning the third semester of the dissertation and all other degree require- graduate study, the student must pass a writ- ments are completed. For a detailed description of this program, see ten examination in general economic theory the Political Economy and Public Policy sec- including applications. A maximum of two The dissertation is defended in an oral exam- tion of this catalogue, page 420. attempts is allowed. Not taking the exami- ination administered by the dissertation com- nation at a given due time is considered as mittee when the committee agrees that the failing the examination once. The core theory student has completed the research and a examination is offered twice every year dur- satisfactory draft of the dissertation has been ing the summer session. Any exceptions are subject to approval of the director of graduate studies. 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Courses of Instruction

Economics (ECON) ECON 330 The Political Economy of Institu- ECON 348 Current Problems of the American tions (4) Social functions served by the rules, Economy (4, Fa) A comprehensive investiga- The terms indicated are expected but are not laws, regulations, and customs that constrain tion of problems stemming from changing guaranteed. For the courses offered during any human activity. Processes whereby such insti­ composition of the work force, urban decline, given term, consult the Schedule of Classes. tutions adapt, or fail to adapt, to changing new technologies, inequalities, ethnic rela- circumstances. Prerequisite: ECON 203. tions, government deficits. Prospects for ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics continued growth. Prerequisite: ECON 203 or (4, FaSp) Behavior of firms and consumers, ECON 332 Contracts, Organizations and ECON 205. functions of the price system, competition Institutions (4) Contract law and ­economic and monopoly, labor markets, poverty, govern- organization, determinants of firm ­boundaries, ECON 350 The World Economy (4, SpSm) ment regulation, international trade, and the transaction cost economics, agency theory, International cooperation and conflict in the environment. incomplete contracting, business strategy, world economy. Global economic problems of bureaucracy, institutional environment, politics growth and development, trade and finance, ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics and property rights. Prerequisite: ECON 203. migration, economic stability, and the environ- (4, FaSp) Unemployment, inflation and out- ment. Prerequisite: ECON 203 or ECON 205. put determination and links. Effects of gov- ECON 338 Political Economy and Social ernment taxation and spending on growth, Issues (4, Sp) Contending politico-economic ECON 357 Money, Credit, and Banking (4) investment, saving, consumption, and trade. perspectives in modern Western thought The money, bond, stock, and other finan- and culture; absolutist, liberal, democratic, cial markets; portfolio choice; determinants ECON 238xg Political Economy and Social Marxist, anarchist, and other traditions, top- of asset prices and interest rates; inflation; Issues (4, Fa) Contending politico-economic ics and issues. (Duplicates credit in former interactions between financial markets and perspectives in modern Western thought: ECON 121x.) Prerequisite: ECON 205. government policies. Prerequisite: ECON 203 conservatism, liberalism, radicalism, and and ECON 205. their relevance for contemporary policy ECON 340 Economics of Less Developed issues including government and markets, Countries (4) Causes of economic underde- ECON 360 Public Finance (4) Role of the class, race, gender, poverty and inequality. velopment: historical, institutional, structural, government; income and corporate taxation; Not available for major credit to economics ideological, technological, cultural. Patterns direct versus indirect taxation; optimal tax majors. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140. and theories of development. Role of govern- structure; public goods; public sector pricing; ment, international trade, and education in public debt and macroeconomic stability. ECON 303 Intermediate Microeconomic economic growth. Prerequisite: ECON 203 or ­Prerequisite: ECON 203 and ECON 205. Theory (4, FaSp) Decision-making by ECON 205. business firms, consumer preferences and ECON 366 Urban Economics (4) Urban trends behavior, uncertainty, competition, monopoly, ECON 342 Economic Development of the and problems, including changing urban form labor and resource markets, efficient resource Middle East (4, FaSp) Contemporary eco- and function, urban public finance, housing, allocation, externalities, and government nomic problems of the Middle East: compar- renewal, poverty, race, transportation, and the policy. Prerequisite: ECON 203; MATH 118x ative and historical perspectives on issues of environment. Prerequisite: ECON 203 and or MATH 125; corequisite: ECON 205. institutions, investment, oil, trade, migration, ECON 205. finance, inequality, labor and capital markets. ECON 305 Intermediate Macroeconomic Prerequisite: ECON 203; recommended prepara- ECON 387x Economics for Natural Theory (4, FaSp) The determinants of aggre- tion: ECON 205 and ECON 303. Resources and the Environment (4, FaSp) gate income, employment, and inflation; (Enroll in ENST 387x) economic fluctuations; fiscal and monetary ECON 343 Economic Development of East policy; financial markets; the national debt. Asia (4) Contemporary economic problems ECON 390 Special Problems (1-4) Super- Prerequisite: ECON 203 and ECON 205; of East Asian countries: management, labor, vised, individual studies. No more than one MATH 118x or MATH 125. technology, trade, investment. Determi- registration permitted. Enrollment by peti- nants of their high growth rates in the late tion only. ECON 317 Introduction to Statistics for 20th century. Prerequisite: ECON 203 or Economists (4, FaSp) Introduction to statisti- ECON 205. ECON 395 Economic Policy Issues (4) cal methods appropriate for analyzing eco- Selected policy dilemmas, including welfare nomic data: probability theory, random vari- ECON 344 Economic Development of Sub- reform, urban renewal, government budget ables and probability distributions, sampling, Saharan Africa (4, FaSpSm) Contemporary deficits, regulation and deregulation, envi- estimation, statistical inference. Prerequisite: economic problems of sub-Saharan African ronmental problems, immigration, and global MATH 118x or MATH 125. economies: policies and endowments. Focus development. Lectures by leading authorities on issues of poverty, agriculture, health, macro­ and weekly discussion sessions. Prerequisite: ECON 322 Economic History and Modern- economy and political economy. Prerequisite: ECON 203 and ECON 205. ization of the Middle East (4, Irregular) ECON 203 or ECON 205. Economic history of the Middle East from ECON 401 Mathematical Methods in Eco- the rise of Islam to the modern era. Roles of ECON 346 Economics of Transition and nomics (4, Fa) Introduction to quantitative law, religion. Processes of institutional trans- Development: China (4, FaSpSm) A focus on methods for analyzing economic equilibria; formation, stagnation, modernization. Prereq- the Chinese economy, its reform and transi- comparative statics and dynamics. Utility uisite: ECON 203. tion to a market economy, its relation with theory, consumer behavior, and profit maxi- East Asian countries and integration into the mization. Model formulation in micro and world economy. Prerequisite: ECON 203 or macroeconomics. Prerequisite: ECON 303. ECON 205. 312 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

ECON 404 Games and Economics (4) Analy- ECON 471 Economics of Labor Markets and ECON 503 Microeconomic Theory I (4, Fa) sis of strategic economic interactions. Top- Human Capital (4) A human capital inter- Optimization of the consumer and the firm; ics include bargaining, insurance, patents, pretation of labor demand and supply; wage duality and imputed value; perfect and voting, environmental depletion, strategic determination, differentials, and discrimina- imperfect competition in product and factor trade, learning, reputation, strikes, corporate tion; job turnover and occupational mobility; markets. Prerequisite: ECON 401; recommended takeovers, and the provision of public goods. unions and collective bargaining. Prerequisite: preparation: ECON 500. Prerequisite: ECON 303. ECON 303. ECON 505 Macroeconomic Theory I (4, Fa) ECON 414 Introduction to Econometrics ECON 472 Economics of Medical Care (4) Aggregate demand, supply and govern- (4, FaSp) Application of statistical methods Health as an investment in human capital; ment policy; theories of economic growth to economic data: estimating economic rela- analysis of the demand for and supply of and business cycles; static and dynamic tionships using regression analysis, testing health services and manpower; health insur- implications of government policies. Prereq- hypotheses involving economic behavior, ance; cost-effectiveness analysis; market uisite: ECON 401; recommended preparation: forecasting economic variables. Prerequisite: structures and the pricing of medical services. ECON 501, ECON 502. ECON 317. Prerequisite: ECON 303. ECON 511 Econometric Methods (4, Sp) ECON 417 Statistics for Economists (4) ECON 480 Economics of Industrial Organi- Review of statistical methods of estimation Introduction to mathematical statistics, zation (4) Pricing and resource allocation in and inference, linear regression with multi- including random variable, families of distri- imperfectly competitive markets; monopoly collinearity and serial correlation; multivariate butions, sampling, maximum likelihood and regulation, collusion, cartels, mergers and regression and simultaneous equations. other methods of estimation, statistical infer- antitrust; patents and development incen- ence. Prerequisite: ECON 317; ECON 401 or tives; industry case studies. Prerequisite: ECON 513 Practice of Econometrics (4) MATH 226. ECON 303. Application of econometric tools using standard econometric software packages for ECON 419 Forecasting (4) Trends, time- ECON 487 Resource and Environmental microcomputers; empirical applications to series models, low-cost forecasting methods, Economics (4) Management and extraction selected economic problems of estimation regression models, evaluation and combina- of renewable and non-renewable natural and inference. Prerequisite: ECON 401. tion of forecasts. Applications in business and resources; environmental externalities and economics. Prerequisite: ECON 317; corequisite: regulation of air, water, and land pollution; ECON 514 Probability and Statistics for ECON 417. market incentives versus direct regulation. Economists (4, Fa) Introduction to probability Prerequisite: ECON 303. theory and statistical inference to prepare stu- ECON 432 Economics of Happiness (4) What dents for graduate courses in econometrics and is happiness? How does it vary by socio- ECON 490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, economic theory; probability, random variables, economic status and over the life cycle? This FaSpSm) Supervised individual research. Not distributions, estimation, testing, asymptotics. course will develop insight into the nature available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: ECON 417, MATH 226. and determinants of subjective well-being. Prerequisite: ECON 303; recommended prepara- ECON 495 Honors Thesis (4) Individual ECON 523 Economic History and Develop- tion: ECON 305. research supervised by a faculty advisor. Suc- ment (4) Historical trends in developed and cessful completion required for departmental developing societies in various aspects of ECON 434 Economic Analysis of Law (4) honors degree. modernization such as human resources, capi- Common law and property; rationing of jus- tal, technology, resource allocation, income tice, resource allocation between prevention ECON 499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, distribution, international relations. Prerequi- and enforcement; division of decision making FaSpSm) Selected topics in economic theory, site: ECON 303. between public and private sectors. Prerequi- history, or policy. site: ECON 303. ECON 527 Classical Economic Theory and ECON 500 Microeconomic Analysis and Its Critics (4) Classical economic theory; its ECON 450 International Trade (4) Determi- Policy (4, Fa) Theories of the household and precursors, main contributors, extensions, and nants and economic consequences of interna- the firm; product and factor markets; perfect critics; focus upon the writings and ideas of tional trade patterns; effects of trade restric- and imperfect competition; welfare criteria. Smith, Say, Malthus, Ricardo, Mill, and Marx. tions and trading blocs; trade negotiations and Prerequisite: ECON 303 and ECON 305; Prerequisite: ECON 303 and ECON 305. arrangements. Prerequisite: ECON 303. corequisite: ECON 401. ECON 537 Contracts, Organizations, and ECON 451 The Politics of International ECON 501 Macroeconomic Analysis and Pol- Institutions (4) Information, property rights, Trade (4) (Enroll in IR 430.) icy (4, Sp) Theories of aggregate economic bargaining, transaction costs, incentives, free- activity; design and use of macroeconometric riding and contracting in organizations; the ECON 452 International Finance (4) Conse- models; stabilization and control of inflation, nature of cooperation; bureaucracies. Prerequi- quences of trade deficits; theories of capital unemployment, and growth. Prerequisite: site: ECON 303. and currency markets, exchange rate regimes, ECON 303, ECON 305, and ECON 401. and international monetary coordination. ECON 538 Values and Social Analysis (4) ­Prerequisite: ECON 305. ECON 502 Mathematical Methods in Factors that make values an essential fea- Dynamic Economics (4, SpSm) Movement of ture of human society; how values develop, ECON 457 Financial Markets (4) General economic systems over time; differential and change, and are abandoned; role of values equilibrium analysis of economies with finan- difference equations; introduction to the opti- in economic development. Prerequisite: cial markets; decision making under uncer- mal control of economic processes; dynamic ECON 303. tainty; methods of risk reduction; portfolio programming and optimal strategies; selected theory and valuation of securities; efficiency applications. Prerequisite: ECON 401. of security markets. Prerequisite: ECON 303. Economics 313

ECON 539 Political Economy (4) (Enroll in ECON 610 Quantitative Analysis in Mac- ECON 641 Empirical Analysis of Economic PEPP 539) roeconomics (4, Sp) Dynamic economics, Development (4, FaSp) Theory and empir- applied general equilibrium models, compu- ics of the sources of and barriers to economic ECON 541 Economic Development (4) tational and calibration tools, discrete-state development and the micro underpinnings of ­Development, underdevelopment and the dynamic programming, log-linearization of macroeconomic dynamics of growth, inequal- problems thereof; agriculture, industry, trade, Euler equations. Prerequisite: ECON 505, ity, and productivity. Prerequisite: ECON 503, population, human capital, capital formation; ECON 605. ECON 511. structural, technological, environmental and institutional changes; political economy of the ECON 612 Econometric Theory (4) Inference ECON 642 Poverty, Human Resources and state. Prerequisite: ECON 303 and ECON 305. and prediction, generalized and restricted Economic Development (4, FaSpSm) House- least square, specification analysis, multi- hold production models and intra-household ECON 546 Comparative Economic Systems I variate and seemingly unrelated regressions, models of behavior and their empirical imple- (4) Comparative review and critique of major simultaneous equations techniques, dynamic mentation, focus on poverty, human resource theories of economic organization (capitalism models, instrumental variable estimation. investments and their interaction with public versus collectivism), recent literature, criteria, ­Prerequisite: ECON 511. policies. Prerequisite: ECON 501, ECON 511. and programs of national economic planning; control and reform. Prerequisite: ECON 303 ECON 613 Economic and Financial Time ECON 644 Economic Development Pro- and ECON 305. Series I (4, Fa) Simultaneous equation mod- gramming and Policy Planning (4) Model els, dynamic structural econometric models, construction and application to policy and ECON 590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) vector autoregressions, causality, forecasting, planning: open economy macroeconomics, Research leading to the master’s degree. univariate and multivariate nonstationary trade and investment, institutions, technol- Maximum units which may be applied to the time series, tests for unit roots, cointegration, ogy, income inequality, environment, policy degree to be determined by the department. autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity reforms, political economy. Prerequisite: Graded CR/NC. models, time series models with changes in ECON 501 or ECON 505; ECON 500 or regime. Prerequisite: ECON 511. ECON 503. ECON 594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of thesis. ECON 614 Economic and Financial Time ECON 645 Economic Growth (4, Fa) Surveys Graded IP/CR/NC. Series II (4, Sp) Stock returns, predictability theoretical and empirical developments in and volatility, random walk and variance- growth macroeconomics. To equip students ECON 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, bounds tests, estimation of capital asset, to undertake frontier research and policy FaSpSm) Selected topics in economics as multifactor, and derivative pricing models, work to reduce global income inequality. developed by the instructor. term structure of interest rates. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Prerequisite: ECON 505. ECON 511. ECON 600 Economics of Choice (4) Reviews ECON 650 International Trade Theory (4) the normative and positive theories of choice ECON 615 Applied Econometrics (4, Fa) General equilibrium theory applied to theory drawing upon recent theoretical and empiri- Use of quantitative models to describe and and practice of commercial policy, economic cal work in cognitive and evolutionary psy- forecast economic activity; estimation and growth, and trade. Prerequisite: ECON 500 or chology, artificial intelligence, linguistics and application of such models to selected policy ECON 503. economics. Prerequisite: ECON 500. problems. Prerequisite: ECON 511. ECON 651 International Monetary Theory ECON 603 Microeconomic Theory II (4, Sp) ECON 616 Experimental Economics (4) (4) Balance of payments concepts and mea- General equilibrium theory; existence, Laboratory methods for testing economic sures; price theory and the foreign exchange uniqueness, and stability; welfare economics; theory; experimental comparison of alterna- market; international monetary systems; social choice; dynamic models and uncer- tive market and non-market institutions; adjustment mechanisms; speculation and offi- tainty; special topics. Prerequisite: ECON 503. identification of behavioral responses to alter- cial intervention. Prerequisite: ECON 500 or native regulations. Prerequisite: ECON 500 or ECON 503 and ECON 501 or ECON 505. ECON 604 Game Theory (4) Strategies and ECON 503. equilibrium concepts; dynamic and repeated ECON 652 Economics of Financial Markets games; incomplete information and learn- ECON 633 Law and Economics (4, Sp) (Enroll II (4, Sp) Financial market equilibrium and ing in games. Prerequisite: ECON 500 or in LAW 633) partial equilibrium asset pricing in discrete ECON 503. and continuous time; properties of equilibria ECON 634 Political Economy of Institu- with and without complete markets; theory of ECON 605 Macroeconomic Theory II (4, Sp) tions (4) The functions of laws, rules, cus- option prices; Black-Scholes pricing formula; Macroeconomic theory based on the concepts toms, conventions, and other restrictions on term structure of interest rates; hedging strat- of optimal growth and intertemporal equilib- economic and social activity. Theories of egies and managing market risk using options, rium; overlapping generations models; recent institutional evolution. (Duplicates credit in futures and swaps; hedging exchange-rates developments in macroeconomic theory. former ECON 534.) Prerequisite: ECON 500 risks. (Duplicates credit in former ECON ­Prerequisite: ECON 503 and ECON 505. or ECON 503. 700.) Prerequisite: ECON 503.

ECON 607 Topics in Dynamic Optimiza- ECON 639 Contemporary Economic Policy: tion (4) Theory and numerical methods for Theory and Practice (4) History and analysis dynamic optimization and control; selected of the fundamental continuing policy issues: applications in economic analysis and econo- recession, inflation, public debt, regulation, metrics. Prerequisite: ECON 502 and knowl- international competition, energy resources edge of FORTRAN. and environmental issues, welfare and income distribution. Prerequisite: ECON 500 and ECON 501. 314 USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

ECON 653 Empirical International Econom- ECON 680 Industrial Organization (4) Deci- ECON 694 Seminar in Dynamic Economics ics (4) Empirical treatment of advanced sion making, economic behavior and organiza- (2, max 8, FaSp) Topics in dynamic econom- topics in international finance including the tion in firms; types of competition and market ics involving business fluctuations, economic determination of real and nominal exchange structure; property rights, nonprofit decision growth and development, micro-economic rates; stabilization policies in ­developing making. Prerequisite: ECON 500 or ECON 503. adjustments and market mechanisms; related currencies and currency crisis models. quantitative and qualitative methods; empiri- Econometric­­ methods in analyzing foreign ECON 681 Economics of Regulated Indus- cal research involving economic change. exchange data and in forecasting. Prerequisite: tries (4) Theories and methods of gov- Graded CR/NC. ECON 501, ECON 513; recommended prepa- ernment regulation; effects of regulation ration: ECON 625, ECON 651. on various industries; behavior of regula- ECON 695 Internship in Mathematical tory agencies. Prerequisite: ECON 500 or Finance (4, Sm) Internship for students in ECON 657 Monetary Theory and Policy I ECON 503. the Mathematical Finance master’s program. (4) Money-credit creation; money demand; Practical training in real market environments. monetary aspects of general equilibrium ECON 690 Seminar in Economic Theory Real-world first-hand experience in imple- and disequilibrium; conceptual problems of (2, max 8, FaSp) Current research in eco- menting trading strategies. Application of money and exchange. Prerequisite: ECON 500 nomic theory presented by faculty, students mathematical finance to real financial markets. or ECON 503 and ECON 501 or ECON 505. and outside scholars. Graded CR/NC. ECON 696 Empirical Microeconomics Semi- ECON 659 Economics of Financial Mar- ECON 691 Seminar in Econometrics (2, max nar (2, max 8, FaSp) Presentations on current kets I (4, Fa) Equilibrium model of finance 8, FaSp) Current research in econometrics research in empirical microeconomics by economy; absence of arbitrage; complete and presented by faculty, students and outside outstanding scholars from leading economics incomplete markets; asset pricing theory; scholars. Graded CR/NC. departments and faculty at USC. Open only ­representative agent pricing. Capital Asset to economics Ph.D. students. Pricing Model, martingale property of secu- ECON 692 Seminar in Economic Develop- rity prices. Prerequisite: ECON 503. ment (2, max 8, FaSp) Current research in ECON 715 Advanced Topics in Econometrics international, regional, and urban develop- (4) Time-series methods; aggregation; struc- ECON 671 Economics of Labor and Human ment economics presented by faculty, stu- tural models and methods such as factor anal- Capital (4) A human capital interpretation dents and outside scholars. Graded CR/NC. ysis and multiple indicator models; various of labor demand and supply; wage deter- special topics. Prerequisite: ECON 612 and mination, differentials, and discrimination; ECON 693 Seminar in Applied Economics ECON 613. job turnover and occupational mobility; and Public Policy (2, max 8, FaSp) Current unions and collective bargaining. Prerequisite: research in applied microeconomics, macro- ECON 790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) ECON 500 or ECON 503. economics and public policy presented by Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum faculty, students and outside scholars. Graded units which may be applied to the degree to ECON 673 Program Evaluation (4) This CR/NC. be determined by the department. Graded course first proposes various means of evalu- CR/NC. ating an economic program. It then applies the tools to specific problems. Prerequisite: ECON 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation ECON 500 or ECON 503; ECON 511. (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.