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American Language Institute (ALI)
103 | Elective Courses in English as a Second Language for International Students |
258 | Writing Workshop |
259 | Oral Skills |
271 | Language Tutorial for International Teaching Assistants |
Architecture, School of
Architecture (ARCH)
|
106 | Workshop in Architecture |
114 | Architecture: Culture and Community |
207 | Digital Tools for Architecture |
220 | The Architects Sketchbook |
270 | Introduction to Architectural Studies |
307 | Digital Tools for Architecture |
415 | Asian Architecture and Urbanism |
416 | Architecture and Urbanism in France |
422 | Architectural Photography |
423 | Light, Color and the Character of Material |
501 | Comprehensive Studio Support and Enrichment |
521 | Professional Practice: Legal and Economic Context |
523 | Professional Practice: Project Documentation |
533 | Urban Landscape Case Studies |
552 | Introduction to Historic Site Documentation |
563 | Architecture in the Urban Landscape: Comparative Theories |
Art History (AHIS)
001 | Web Site Authoring and Design |
Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Biokinsesiology (BKN)
559 | Readings in Biokinesiology |
573ab | Advanced Dissection Anatomy |
617 | Modeling the Motor System: An Introduction |
672 | Advanced Independent Study in Biokinesiology |
Physical Therapy (PT)
516 | Principles of Disease |
530 | Therapeutic Exercise |
557 | Professional Practice: Patient Perspective |
573 | Physical Examination and Differential Diagnosis in Patients with Medical Disorders |
605 | Orthopedic Radiology |
642c | Evidence Based Practice |
Biological Sciences (BISC)
290 | Introduction to Biological Research |
321 | Multidisciplinary Seminar: Science, Technology and Society |
462 | Seminar in Neurobiology |
499 | Special Topics |
504 | Laboratory Techniques in Cellular and Molecular Biology |
520 | Recent Advances in Neurobiology |
532 | Advanced Seminar in Molecular and Microbial Ecology |
533 | Advanced Seminar in Remote Sensing and Modeling |
534 | Advanced Seminar in Population Genetics of Marine Organisms |
536 | Advanced Seminar in Marine/Global N Cycle |
549 | Seminar in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology |
584 | Faculty Lecture Series |
Business, Marshall School of
Accounting (ACCT)
370ab | External Financial Reporting Issues |
371ab | Introduction to Accounting Systems |
372 | Internal Reporting Issues |
373 | Introduction to Assurance Services |
374 | Introduction to Tax Issues |
411 | Understanding Financial Reporting |
412 | Special Financial Reporting Issues |
416 | Financial Reporting and Analysis |
417 | Advanced Financial Accounting for Non-Accounting Majors |
418 | Accounting for Management Decisions |
419 | Understanding Accounting Information Systems |
470ab | Advanced External Financial Reporting Issues |
471 | Accounting Information Systems |
472 | Managerial Accounting |
473 | Financial Statement Auditing |
474 | Tax Issues for Business |
476 | Performance Measurement Issues |
Business Administration (BUAD)
102 | Global Leadership Seminar |
200 | Economic Foundations for Business |
493 | Deans Seminar in Entrepreneurship |
Business Communication (BUCO)
221 | Cross-Cultural Business Communication for Non-Native Speakers |
452 | The Art of Case Analysis and Presentation |
Information and Operations Management (IOM)
401 | Business Information Systems Spreadsheet Applications |
402 | Business Information Systems Database Applications |
Chemistry (CHEM)
050 | General Chemistry Tutorial |
Cinematic Arts, School of
Animation (CTAN)
330 | Animation Fundamentals |
432 | The World of Visual Effects |
436 | Writing for Animation |
443 | 3-D Animation and Character Design |
450abc | Animation Theory and Techniques |
452 | Introduction to 3-D Computer Animation |
462 | Visual Effects |
463 | Creative Workflow in Visual Effects |
501 | Interactive Animation |
502a | Virtual Reality and Stereoscopic Animation |
523 | Principles of Digital Animation |
577b | Fundamentals of Animation |
579 | Expanded Animation |
Critical Studies (CTCS)
501 | History of Global Cinema Before World War II |
503 | Survey History of the United States Sound Film |
504 | Survey of Television History |
Interactive Media (CTIN)
405 | Design and Technology for Mobile Experiences |
406 | Sound Design for Games |
458 | Business and Management of Games |
482 | Designing Online Multiplayer Game Environments |
484 | Intermediate Game Development |
489 | Intermediate Game Design Workshop |
491b | Advanced Game Project |
501 | Database Cinema |
544 | Experiments in Interactivity II |
Production (CTPR)
241 | Fundamentals of Cinema Technique |
242 | Fundamentals of Cinematic Sound |
280 | Structure of the Moving Image |
288 | Originating and Developing Ideas for Film |
319 | Directing for Writers: Fundamentals |
410 | The Movie Business: From Story Concept to Exhibition |
422 | Makeup for Motion Pictures |
423 | Introduction to Special Effects in Cinema |
425 | Production Planning |
426 | The Production Experience |
455 | Introduction to Production Design |
456 | Introduction to Art Direction |
460 | Film Business Procedures and Distribution |
461 | TV Station Management |
473 | Directing the Composer |
497 | Music Video Production |
506 | Visual Expression |
510 | Concepts of Cinematic Production |
523 | Introduction to Multiple-Camera Production |
531 | Planning the Production |
532 | Intermediate Directing |
533 | Directing Techniques |
535 | Intermediate Editing |
536 | Editing for Scriptwriters |
537 | Intermediate Cinematography |
543 | Editing the Advanced Project |
551 | Planning the Advanced Production |
552 | Advanced Directing |
554 | Advanced Sound |
556 | Advanced Editing |
557 | Advanced Cinematography |
558 | Advanced Producing |
566 | Developing and Selling Your Film or TV Projects |
575 | Directing for Scriptwriters |
582ab | Advanced Production Seminar |
Writing (CTWR)
206b | Writing the Screenplay |
412 | Introduction to Screenwriting |
413 | Writing the Short Script I |
414 | The Screenplay |
415b | Advanced Writing |
416 | Motion Picture Script Analysis |
421 | Writing the Hour-Long Dramatic Series |
434 | Comedy Writing Genres |
435 | Writing for Film and Television Genres |
437 | Writing the Situation Comedy Pilot |
441 | Writing Workshop in Creativity and Imagination |
499 | Special Topics |
514b | Basic Dramatic Screenwriting |
516 | Advanced Motion Picture Script Analysis |
518 | Introduction to Interactive Writing |
520 | Advanced Scene Writing Workshop |
528 | Screenwriting Fundamentals |
529 | Intermediate Screenwriting |
574 | Advanced Seminar in Directing Actors for Film |
Motion Picture Producing (CMPP)
560 | Script Development |
564 | Producing Business Procedures |
568 | Producing for Television |
569 | Seminar on Non-Mainstream Producing |
570 | Advanced Television |
Communication, Annenberg School for
Communication (COMM)
Journalism (JOUR)
204 | Newswriting: Online |
210 | Basics of Broadcast Newsroom Production for Non-Majors Only |
406 | Advanced Broadcasting Production |
441 | Sports Reporting |
446 | Entertainment Reporting |
454 | Sports Public Relations |
470 | Community Journalism |
474 | Interviewing and Profile Writing |
Comparative Literature (COLT)
603 | Professional Development II: Publication |
Earth Sciences (GEOL)
609 | Seminar in Earthquake Physics |
East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALC)
102 | Language, Art and Culture: Calligraphy |
Economics (ECON)
690 | Seminar in Economic Theory |
691 | Seminar in Econometrics |
692 | Seminar in Economic Development |
694 | Seminar in Dynamic Economics |
Education, Rossier School of
Education (EDUC)
413 | Methods and Models of Instruction for Language Minority Students |
415 | Content to Pedagogy: Mathematics in the Elementary School |
416 | Content to Pedagogy: Art in the Elementary School |
417 | Content to Pedagogy: From Science Content to Science Curriculum |
418 | Content to Pedagogy: From Social Sciences to Social Studies |
419 | Content to Pedagogy: P.E. for Elementary Students |
424b | Curriculum and Methods in Elementary Education |
548b | Multiple Subject General Methods |
Education Counseling (EDCO)
030 | The Process of Paraprofessional Counseling for Young Adults |
248 | Theories of Career Development |
554 | Psychotherapy with Children |
Higher and Postsecondary Education (EDHP)
587 | Field Work in Higher, Adult and Professional Education |
Engineering, Viterbi School of
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
412 | Fundamentals of Craniofacial Biotechnology |
Chemical Engineering (CHE)
446 | Mass Transfer in Chemical Engineering Processes |
Civil Engineering (CE)
108 | Introduction to Computer Methods in Civil Engineering |
205 | Statics |
207 | Introduction to Design of Structural Systems |
Computer Science (CSCI)
105 | Object-Oriented Programming |
Electrical Engineering (EE)
201 | Introduction to Digital Circuits |
Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) |
382 | Database Systems: Concepts, Design and Implementation |
Information Technology Program (ITP)
090 | Introduction to Adobe Photoshop |
104 | Internet Publishing Technologies |
109 | Introduction to Java Programming |
215 | 3-D Modeling, Animation, Compositing and Special Effects |
216 | Web Animation and Interactivity |
315 | Applications for 3-D Special Effects and Character Animation |
320 | Enterprise Wide Information Systems |
499 | Special Topics |
Petroleum Engineering (PTE)
542 | Carbonate Rocks |
572 | Engineering Geostatistics |
English (ENGL)
400 | Advanced Expository Writing |
Fine Arts, Roski School of
Fine Arts (FA)
136 | Modeling and Mold Making |
140 | A Cultural Guide to Los Angeles |
203 | Digital Tools for Design |
207ab | Two-Dimensional Art Workshop |
208a | Three-Dimensional Art Workshop |
213 | Clay and Glazes |
246 | Construction Techniques |
331 | The Human Figure in Narrative Drawing |
332 | Typography |
418 | Independent Studies in Studio Arts |
432 | Special Projects in Design |
499 | Special Topics |
520 | Individual Studies |
560 | Studies in Two-Dimensional Media |
570 | Studies in Three-Dimensional Media |
French (FREN)
020 | Course in Reading French I |
Freshman Seminars (FSEM)
German (GERM)
020 | Course in Reading German |
Gerontology, Leonard Davis School of
Gerontology (GERO)
513 | Stress, Health, and Aging |
519 | Biological Processes and Aging |
522 | Counseling Older Adults and Their Families |
592 | Multidisciplinary Research Seminar in Aging |
Graduate Studies (GRSC)
850b | The Professoriate: Preparing for the Future |
Institute for Multimedia Literacy (IML)
346 | Honors in Multimedia Scholarship: Methods in Scholarly Multimedia |
Interdisciplinary Major Program (INDS)
100 | Topical and Multidisciplinary Seminars |
300 | Topical and Multidisciplinary Seminars |
400 | Topical and Multidisciplinary Seminars |
Kinesiology (EXSC)
202 | Principles of Nutrition and Exercise |
203 | Individualized Exercise Prescription |
491 | Laboratory Experience in Exercise Science |
Mathematics (MATH)
395 | Seminar in Problem Solving |
577a | Computational Molecular Biology Laboratory |
Medicine, Keck School of
Pathology (PATH)
552b | Methods in Experimental Pathology |
575 | Frontiers of Pathology |
580 | Cell Cycle Regulation |
Physiology and Biophysics (PHBI)
552abcd | Advanced Physiological Methods |
556ab | Recent Advances in Physiology |
599 | Special Topics |
608ab | Advanced Cellular, Molecular and Systemic Physiology |
650 | Mechanisms of Ion Transport in Animal Cells |
Preventive Medicine (PM)
521b | Seminar in Nutrition |
Military
Military Science (MS)
201 | Individual Leadership Studies |
202 | Leadership and Teamwork |
Nautical Science (NAUT)
002a | Advanced Deepwater Cruising |
301ab | Deepwater Cruising |
Naval Science (NSC)
454 | Leadership and Management II |
Music, Thornton School of
Choral Music (MUCM)
542 | Choral Literature II |
543 | Seminar in Choral Music |
643 | Seminar in Choral Music II |
Sacred Music (MUCH)
572 | Sacred Music Administration |
Composition (MUCO)
101 | Fundamentals of Music Theory |
132b | Aural Skills I |
135 | Counterpoint I |
137b | Introduction to Composition |
221b | Composition for Non-Majors |
232b | Aural Skills II |
235 | Counterpoint II |
250 | Songwriting I |
252 | Songwriting II: Arranging and Performing |
254 | Songwriting III: Demo Production |
336b | Orchestration II |
338 | Elementary Orchestration |
421b | Composition for Non-Majors II |
425 | Instrumental Music of Debussy and Ravel |
434 | Analytical Techniques |
435 | Counterpoint III |
436 | Orchestration III |
437b | Composition III |
439 | Band Arranging |
440b | Composition for Films and Television |
442b | History of Film Music Scoring |
443b | Film Score Analysis and Preparation |
470 | Electro-acoustic Composition |
499 | Special Topics |
501 | Introduction to the Analysis of Tonal Music |
502 | Introduction to the Analysis of Post-Tonal Music |
522b | Sketching and Scoring for Film and TV |
523b | Advanced Application of Film Music Technology |
536 | Advanced Orchestration I |
537 | Advanced Composition I |
538b | Analytical Approaches to Post-Tonal Music from 1908-1950 |
545 | Individual Instruction in Advanced Film Music Composition |
560b | Music Editing for Film |
633b | Advanced Analysis of Tonal Music |
637 | Advanced Composition II |
737 | Advanced Composition III |
Conducting (MUCD)
301 | Individual Instruction |
340 | Choral Conducting I |
343 | Instrumental Conducting I |
441 | Choral Conducting II |
443 | Instrumental Conducting II |
501 | Individual Instruction |
541 | Choral Conducting III |
543 | Instrumental Conducting III |
550 | Orchestral Conducting Seminar |
553 | Individual Instruction |
641 | Choral Conducting IV |
653 | Performance |
Electroacoustic Media (MUEA)
474ab | Electronic Synthesizer Techniques |
Music Education (MUED)
440a | Music and Movement: The Orff Approach |
443 | Teaching Vocal Jazz |
479 | Music for the Elementary Classroom Teacher |
503 | Philosophical and Psychological Foundations of Music Education |
505 | Teaching and Learning Music |
526 | Teaching General/Choral Music for Instrumentalists |
536 | Teaching Instrumental Music for Vocalists |
540 | Motivation and Discipline in the Music Classroom |
552 | Music Education Courseware Development |
604 | Preparing School Music Teachers |
Music History and Literature (MUHL)
333 | Music History Review |
561 | Studies in World Music II |
577 | Music of the 19th Century |
578 | Music Since 1900 |
584 | Special Studies in Renaissance Music |
586 | Special Studies in the Music of the Classical Period, 1730-1800 |
588 | Special Studies in Music Since 1900 |
589 | Seminar in Renaissance Repertories and Performance Practice |
Music Industry (MUIN)
389 | Digital Equipment and Recording |
392a | Acoustics and Speaker Design |
442 | Operation of the Radio Studio |
446ab | Computer Assisted Recording and Editing |
448 | Computer Music Notation and Preparation |
477 | Remote Recording Techniques |
478 | Advanced Multichannel Remix |
479 | Audio Mastering |
499 | Special Topics |
Jazz Studies (MUJZ)
105b | Jazz Theory |
141b | Basic Keyboard Skills for the Improviser |
142b | Jazz Ear Training |
150 | Beginning Jazz Improvisation |
153 | Individual Instruction |
195 | Jazz Elements I |
196 | Jazz Combo I |
218b | Afro-Latin Percussion Instruments |
253 | Individual Instruction |
300 | Non-Major Individual Instruction |
301 | Individual Instruction |
353 | Individual Instruction |
400 | Arranging for Jazz Ensemble |
443 | Jazz Pedagogy |
451 | Advanced Jazz Improvisation |
453 | Individual Instruction |
486 | Jazz Masters from WWII to the Present |
501 | Individual Instruction |
545 | Jazz Ensemble Development |
551 | Graduate Jazz Improvisation |
553 | Individual Instruction |
Performance (Early Music) (MPEM)
501 | Individual Instruction |
553 | Individual Instruction |
650 | Collegium Directing |
653 | Performance |
Performance (Guitar) (MPGU)
120abcd | Beginning Pop/Rock Guitar | |
125 | Beginning Fingerstyle/Chord Guitar |
126 | Easy Fingerstyle Beatles |
153 | Individual Instruction |
159 | Functional Skills for Studio Guitarists I |
253 | Individual Instruction |
257 | Classical Guitar Performance Class |
258 | Functional Skills for Studio Guitarists II |
300 | Non-Major Individual Instruction |
301 | Individual Instruction |
353 | Individual Instruction |
453 | Individual Instruction |
457 | Classical Guitar Performance Class |
501 | Individual Instruction |
553 | Individual Instruction |
653 | Performance |
Performance (Keyboard Studies) (MPKS)
150abc | Beginning Piano |
153 | Individual Instruction |
160b | Functional Skills for Keyboard Majors I |
250b | Keyboard Instruction I |
253 | Individual Instruction |
260b | Functional Skills for Keyboard Majors II |
300 | Non-Major Individual Instruction |
301 | Individual Instruction |
350b | Keyboard Instruction II |
353 | Individual Instruction |
360b | Accompanying |
450b | Piano Pedagogy: Intermediate Literature and Functional Skills |
453 | Individual Instruction |
472b | Piano History and Literature |
481 | Interpretation of Baroque Music |
501 | Individual Instruction |
520 | Special Studies in Solo Repertoire for Piano |
553 | Individual Instruction |
560 | Song Interpretation Master Class |
561 | Chamber Music Interpretation Master Class |
653 | Performance |
Performance (Strings) (MPST)
153 | Individual Instruction |
163 | Beginning Harp |
253 | Individual Instruction |
300 | Non-Major Individual Instruction |
301 | Individual Instruction |
353 | Individual Instruction |
453 | Individual Instruction |
471b | String Pedagogy |
472 | Orchestra Repertoire Strings |
501 | Individual Instruction |
553 | Individual Instruction |
653 | Performance |
Performance (Vocal Arts) (MPVA)
141 | Class Voice |
153 | Individual Instruction |
203b | Acting for Singers |
241 | Intermediate Class Voice |
253 | Individual Instruction |
300 | Non-Major Individual Instruction |
301 | Individual Instruction |
353 | Individual Instruction |
402 | Musical Theatre Workshop |
403 | Acting for Singers II |
405 | USC Opera |
406 | Opera Coaching Techniques |
407 | Directing for the Operatic Stage |
441 | English and German Diction |
453 | Individual Instruction |
479 | Song Literature |
501 | Individual Instruction |
540 | Special Studies in Vocal Literature |
541 | Comparative Vocal Pedagogy |
553 | Individual Instruction |
653 | Individual Instruction |
Performance (Winds and Percussion) (MPWP)
153 | Individual Instruction |
253 | Individual Instruction |
300 | Non-Major Individual Instruction |
301 | Individual Instruction |
353 | Individual Instruction |
453 | Individual Instruction |
481 | Interpretation of Baroque Music |
482 | Interpretation of Classic, Romantic, and 20th Century Wind and Percussion Music |
501 | Individual Instruction |
553 | Individual Instruction |
653 | Performance |
School of Music (MUSC)
310 | Computer Recording for the Performing Musician |
423 | Classic Rock: Popular Music of the Sixties and Seventies |
Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy (OT)
Occupational Therapy (OT)
220 | Introduction to Occupational Therapy |
310 | Creativity Workshop |
440 | Foundations of Occupation/Kinesiology |
441 | Foundations of Occupation/Neurology |
485 | Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy |
500abc | Clinical Problems in Occupational Therapy |
505 | Seminar in Occupational Therapy |
575 | Dysphagia Across the Lifespan: Pediatrics Through Geriatrics |
Pharmacy, School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSCI)
667 | Intracellular Drug Delivery and Targeting |
Philosophy (PHIL)
250ab | Elementary Formal Logic |
Physical Education (PHED)
160 | Stress Management for Healthy Living |
Policy, Planning, and Development, School of
Policy, Planning, and Development (PPD)
452 | Organization and Interface of Juvenile Justice Subsystems |
527 | The Social Context of Planning |
528 | The Urban Economy |
599 | Special Topics |
697 | Cultural Proficiency in Health Management and Policy |
Real Estate Development (RED)
545 | Advanced Real Estate and Financial Modeling |
564 | Issues in Asset Management of Real Estate |
583 | International Development Opportunities |
598 | Real Estate Product Development |
Slavic Languages (SLL)
199 | Chess and Critical Thinking |
500 | Topics in Advanced Russian |
Social Work (SOWK)
305 | Children and Families in Urban America Integrative Seminar |
505 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II |
545 | Social Work Practice with Groups and Complex Cases |
587b | Integrative Learning for Social Work Practice |
Spanish (SPAN)
020 | Spanish for Reading Knowledge |
Theatre (THTR)
120b | Acting I |
122 | Improvisation and Theatre Games |
124a | Character Acting |
130 | Introduction to Theatrical Production |
140b | Voice I |
181a | Modern Dance |
183abc | Ballet |
184abc | Jazz Dance |
188ab | International Style Ballroom Dance |
189ab | Tap Dance |
215b | Movement II |
216 | Movement for Actors |
220b | Intermediate Acting I |
222 | Stage Make up |
240b | Voice II |
252ab | Intermediate Acting I |
295 | Theatre in America |
315b | Physical Theatre I |
316 | Advanced Movement for Actors |
320b | Intermediate Acting II |
340b | Intermediate Voice |
341 | Voice for the Non Theatre Major |
342ab | Basic Voice |
352ab | Intermediate Acting II |
354 | Acting Shakespeare |
407b | Drawing and Rendering for the Theater |
408ab | Dialects |
415b | Physical Theatre II |
420b | Advanced Acting |
440b | Advanced Voice |
458 | Visiting Artist Workshop |
471 | Senior Showcase |
478b | Theatre for Youth |
480 | Performance for Camera |
483 | Dance Performance |
484 | Acting in Television Commercials |
493b | Periods and Styles |
499 | Special Topics |
515b | Advanced Movement |
540b | Advanced Voice Diction |
Thematic Option (CORE)
200 | Liberal Arts Reading Salon |