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Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA)
- BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. - Non-business students may register for graduate business electives subject to the following restrictions: (1) proof of undergraduate degree; (2) minimum graduate GPA of 3.2; (3) maximum of 12 units of graduate business courses; and (4) prerequisites completed. All graduate applications and forms are available by contacting (213)740-5424 email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For complete list of Business registration policies, visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Integrates leadership theory and practice with communication skills to improve individual, team, and organizational performance. Emphasizes interpersonal, presentation, and writing skills; teamwork; and value-based leadership.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: 15510 Open only to MMLIS online students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15510D | 390 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 30 | Marion Philadelphia | ONLINE |   |
Formulation, modeling, analysis, and optimization of business decision problems; survey of concepts andtechniques necessary to manage the operations function of a firm. Duplicates credit in GSBA-534 and the former GSBA-504.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 504a
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15532R | 411 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 8 of 32 | Hiroshi Ochiumi | BRI202A |  |
An overview of concepts, tools and principles of business management to develop a general management point of view. Open only to non-business graduate students.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business for Veterans, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medical Management, Medicine/Business Administration
- Note: 1/16/18: This class is now closed. Especially designed for non-business graduate students who seek an introduction to key business topics. ............ Cannot be applied to the M.B.A., MSBA, MMS, MMM, MBV, MAcc, MBT or Marshall Ph.D. ..... If the class is full, wait list instructions are available at marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. ..... Please see the Blackboard site for details about the assigned readings that must be completed before the first class meeting.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15649D | 036 | 3.0 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 33 of 45 | Merle Hopkins, Terance Wolfe,Sriram Dasu, Diane Badame | ACC303 | PDF (56827 KB) | |
Analyses of environments and competition, the bases of competitive strategy, strategy models, and the achievement of sustainable competitive advantage. Recommended preparation: completion of first year courses. Duplicates Credit in GSBA 519a, GSBA 519b and GSBA 540.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
- Note: Section 15731 is a MS Social Entrepreneurship core course, and is intended for students admitted to the MSSE program only. MBA students should NOT register for GSBA 529 as it duplicates credit of your MBA core Corporate Strategy course (GSBA 540, GSBA 519ab). This section is not available to non-Marshall graduate students.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15731R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 65 of 66 | Christine El Haddad | JKP212 | |
Modern theory of corporate investment and financing decisions. Online registration open only to Business and Accounting majors. (Duplicates credit in GSBA 521a and GSBA 521b.)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: Section 15900 is for non-business students. Section 15905 is for DEN students. To request D-clearance for DEN students, please email masters@gapp.usc.edu.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15900R | 036 | 3.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 65 of 70 | Duke Bristow | JKP212 | | |
| 15905D | 033 | 3.0 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 10 | Duke Bristow | DEN@Viterbi | |
Designing and executing business strategies for sustainability (environmental, economic, social/cultural) enabled by digital technologies. Emerging market contexts; team consulting project; international travel.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Sustainability and Business, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 15845: This class requires a trip during spring break to Dubai. Additional fees apply - please check the fee icon listed under "Info". Course schedule for select Saturdays in attached course guide. Course includes an international trip in Spring Break (Friday afternoon March 9 to Sunday afternoon March 18) to the United Arab Emirates (Dubai/Abu Dhabi) that includes 5 full days of company visits/lectures/briefing. Travel costs will be borne by student and are additional course expenditures that are added to course fee bill at registration time. Travel costs for 2018 are $1500 in additional expenditures, not including round-trip airfare to the UAE. Please note that first class session is on Saturday, January 20th and it is required to attend the first session to stay enrolled. Fee: MBA Travel Cose Base Sp2018, $1,500
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15845R | 033 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Saturday | 22 of 24 | Omar El Sawy | JKP204 | Word (57371 KB) |  |
How creative industries (motion pictures, television, publishing, radio, music, arts, games) operate and are organized. Critical discussion of pressing issues that these industries face.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Non-Business student applications are available at www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies. Please complete and submit to registration@marshall.usc.edu.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15847R | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | 37 of 41 | Mark Young | BRI202 | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16064D | 033 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | OFFICE | |
Individual or team projects studying the business practices of an industry, company, government agency, country, geographic region, etc. Proposal, data collection, analyses, and written report. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16069D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required. Open only to Masters Students. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16074D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training) Graduate business students only. Graded CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration, Business Administration/Dental Surgery, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Medicine/Business Administration
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16079D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 10 | OFFICE | | ||
| 16080D | 415 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 25 | Suh-Pyng Ku | OFFICE | |
Hands-on practical experience working with a Marshall faculty member on an ongoing research project. Open only to master's and doctoral students. Graded Credit/No Credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16084D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations. Open only to master and doctoral students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16089D | 033 | 1.0-5.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |
Further investigation of selected topics in methodology and research perspectives of economics. Topics vary in response to new developments and current trends in the field.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 602
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16111R | 036 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 6 of 15 | Joao Antunes Ramos | HOH114 | |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16121D | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 15 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16125R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794A
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16126R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794B
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16127R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794C
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16128R | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation.
- Prerequisite: GSBA 794D
- Note: Non-Business students contact registration@marshall.usc.edu
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16129D | 036 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 20 | OFFICE | |