The academics of the University of Southern California center on The College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the Graduate School, and its 17 professional schools.
47-462: USC is a member of the Association of American Universities , joining in 1969. The University of Southern California houses professional schools offering a number of varying disciplines among which include communication, law , dentistry , medicine , business , engineering , journalism , public policy , music , architecture , and cinematic arts . USC's academic departments fall either under
94-516: A key role in the successful legislation in California that recognized pharmacists as healthcare providers in 2014. Consistently the top-ranked private school of pharmacy, the School continues to be an innovative force in pharmacy education to meet the needs of a changing world, launching the nation's first PharmD/MBA dual degree in 1990, the first PhD in pharmaceutical economics and policy in 1994,
141-599: A letter of invitation to nine other universities— Clark University , Catholic University of America , Cornell University , the University of Michigan , Princeton University , the University of Pennsylvania , Stanford University , the University of Wisconsin , and Yale University —to meet in Chicago in February 1900 to promote and raise standards. The AAU's founding members elected Harvard's Charles William Eliot as
188-925: A more general Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management, and Planning/ For mid-career professionals, USC Price offers the Executive Master of Health Administration, the Executive Master of Leadership, and the International Public Policy and Management program. The mission of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is to promote social justice and well-being at every social level through advanced education, community engagement, interdisciplinary scientific activity, advocacy, and professional leadership. The school advances its mission through its three academic centers, each of which reflects all of
235-460: A part of that organization is something N.C. State aspires to." A spokesman for nonmember University of Connecticut called it "perhaps the most elite organization in higher education. You'd probably be hard-pressed to find a major research university that didn't want to be a member of the AAU." In 2012, the newly elected chancellor of University of Massachusetts Amherst , a nonmember of AAU, reaffirmed
282-724: A reality TV game show project that ended with the "indie community ultimately deciding it didn't need to put up with this s***." according to Eurogamer. Currently, the division is chaired by Danny Bilson, a game producer, writer and former executive. Full-time faculty and staff include Tracy Fullerton , Richard Lemarchand , Mark Bolas , Peter Brinson, Marientina Gotsis, Andreas Kratky , Sam Roberts, Sean Bouchard, Jesse Vigil, Martzi Campos, Todd Furmanski, Lucas Peterson and Timothy Lee. Adjunct faculty include Laird Malamed, Gordon Bellamy, Carl Schnurr, Heather Desurvire, Vincent Diamante, Chevon Hicks, Robert Nashak, and Scott Rogers. Former faculty and staff include Scott Fisher – founding chair of
329-518: A variety of topics including the history of U.S.-China diplomatic exchanges, aging, property rights, environmental challenges, agricultural policy, new media, migration, and technology exchange. Association of American Universities The Association of American Universities ( AAU ) is an organization of predominantly American research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic research and education. Founded in 1900, it consists of 69 public and private universities in
376-500: Is a department of the Marshall School of Business founded in 1979. The Iovine and Young is USC's 20th and newest professional school. The program seeks to empower the next generation of thought leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs through the intersection of arts and design; technology; venture management; and communication. It was announced in 2012 that the School of Dance would be opened on campus; it opened to students in
423-448: Is at the University of Pennsylvania ). The School of Journalism, which became part of the School for Communication in 1994, features a core curriculum that requires students to devote themselves equally to print, broadcast and online media for the first year of study. USC's Annenberg School for Communication endowment rose from $ 7.5 million to $ 218 million between 1996 and 2007. USC collaborated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University to offer
470-744: Is held by user research pioneer Dennis Wixon. In 2012, the school announced plans for a new building to house the Interactive Media program and associated research labs, including the Game Innovation Lab. In early 2013, Tracy Fullerton, the Electronic Arts Endowed Chair of Interactive Media, announced that the division, formerly known as the Interactive Media Division, was renamed the Interactive Media & Games Division to "honor
517-431: Is responsible for the general education program for all USC undergraduates and houses a full-time faculty of approximately 700, more than 6,500 undergraduate majors (roughly half the total USC undergraduate population), and 1,200 doctoral students. In addition to 30 academic departments, the college also houses dozens of research centers and institutes. In 2007, Howard Gillman, Professor of Political Science, History, and Law,
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#1732791105126564-531: Is the first school of Social Work established west of the Mississippi. In September 2016, Suzanne Dworak-Peck, BA ’65, MSW ’67, made a historic $ 60 million gift to endow and name the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work that will allow the school to broaden its vision and mission. This is the largest single gift to a school of Social Work in the United States. The School of Cinematic Arts ,
611-809: The American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2006 Class of Fellows are affiliated with an AAU university. The faculties at AAU universities include 2,993 members of the United States National Academies (82 percent of all members): the National Academy of Sciences , the National Academy of Engineering , and the Institute of Medicine (2004). AAU membership is by invitation only, which requires an affirmative vote of three-fourths of current members. Invitations are considered periodically, based in part on an assessment of
658-809: The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities (Canada). USC Interactive Media Division The University of Southern California 's School of Cinematic Arts 's Interactive Media & Games Division first accepted M.F.A. students in 2002. The division currently offers both undergraduate (B.F.A.) and graduate (M.F.A. and M.S.) programs in interactive media and game design, as well as B.F.A. programs in game art and themed entertainment and an M.A. in media, games and health. The programs include courses in game design, game development, production, audio, animation, and user research as well as experimental work in gestural and immersive interfaces, transmedia design, and interactive cinema. From 2010-2015 and 2017-2022, USC
705-502: The USC School of Pharmacy has played a key leadership role in both the advancement of the field of pharmacy and in the education of new generations of pharmacists and remains one of the nation's foremost schools of pharmacy today. USC developed the nation's first Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) in 1950 and it was among the first schools of pharmacy to establish a clinical curriculum, beginning in 1968. Those were radical advances at
752-587: The United States as well as two universities in Canada . AAU membership is by invitation only and requires an affirmative vote of three-quarters of current members. The AAU was founded on February 28, 1900, by a group of 14 Doctor of Philosophy degree-granting universities in the United States to strengthen and standardize American doctoral programs. American universities—starting with University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University in 1876—were adopting
799-570: The AAU are also classified as Highest Research Activity (R1) Universities by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , as are three of the five former AAU members. (Dollars in thousands) In 2014, the AAU supported the proposed Research and Development Efficiency Act arguing that the legislation "can lead to a long-needed reduction in the regulatory burden currently imposed on universities and their faculty members who conduct research on behalf of
846-408: The AAU functioned as a club for the presidents and deans of elite research universities to informally discuss educational matters, and its day-to-day operations were managed by an executive secretary. In the 1970s, the AAU shifted to a role of active advocacy on behalf of its members' interests; dues were raised, more staff members were hired, and its chief executive was given the title of president and
893-617: The Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in 2002; Energy Corporation of America CEO John Mork and his family who named the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science in 2005; Ken Klein, CEO and president of Wind River Systems , who established the Klein Institute for Undergraduate Engineering Life, also in 2005; Ming Hsieh , founder of Cogent Inc., who named
940-552: The Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering in 2006 with a $ 35 million gift; and Los Angeles real estate developer Sonny Astani, who named the Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a $ 17 million gift in 2007. The Annenberg School for Communication , founded in 1971 is one of the two communication programs in the country endowed by Walter Annenberg (the other
987-729: The USC (Executive) EMBA program in Shanghai . USC also operates two international study centers in Paris and Madrid. Beginning in 2006, the Marshall School of Business will have a San Diego satellite campus. In May 2006, USC's board of trustees and administration traveled to China. to announce the establishment of the USC U.S.-China Institute (USCI) joint research institute on U.S.-China relations and trends in China. USCI has funded research into
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#17327911051261034-536: The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences due to a donation of $ 200 million to the school made by Dana and David Dornsife. This gift is the largest in USC history. All Ph.D. degrees awarded at USC and most master's degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. Professional degrees are awarded by each of the 17 professional schools. The Leventhal School of Accounting
1081-465: The association's first president and Stanford's David Starr Jordan as its first chairman. In 1914, the AAU began accrediting undergraduate education at its member and other schools. German universities used the "AAU Accepted List" to determine whether a college's graduates were qualified for graduate programs. Regional accreditation agencies existed in the U.S. by the 1920s, and the AAU ended accrediting schools in 1948. For its first six decades,
1128-408: The association; current members whose research and education profile falls significantly below that of other current members or below the criteria for admission of new members will be subject to further review and possible discontinuation of membership. A vote by two-thirds of the member institutions can revoke membership for poor rankings. As of 2022 annual dues are $ 139,500. All 69 U.S. members of
1175-491: The breadth and quality of university programs of research and graduate education, as well as undergraduate education. The association ranks its members using four criteria: research spending, the percentage of faculty who are members of the National Academies, faculty awards, and citations . Non-member universities whose research and education profile exceeds that of a number of current members may be invited to join
1222-491: The components of the school's rich learning environment, with opportunities for value-driven education, student and faculty scholarship, and opportunities for alumni to engage in lifelong learning. Faculty engage in empirical research, innovation and community service, engage our students in scholarly projects, and produce publications, conferences and presentations that focus on the needs of vulnerable individuals and communities facing complex challenges in diverse environments. This
1269-706: The division, Jen Stein, Steve Anderson , Anne Balsamo , Chris Swain , Peggy Weil , Jeremy Gibson, Julian Bleecker , Michael Lew, Erik Loyer , Michael Naimark , Eddo Stern , Perry Hoberman , William Huber, Mark Essen , Akira Thompson, Michael Kontopolous, Joseph Olin, Kurosh ValaNejad, Jeff Watson, Jane Pinckard , and Dennis Wixon. Notable alumni have include the founders of thatgamecompany , including Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago . Also, Justin Hall , Matt Korba and Paul Bellezza of The Odd Gentlemen , Asher Vollmer ( Threes! ), Sean Plott (Day9), Adam Sulzdorf-Liszkiewicz (RUST LTD), and Elle Schneider (developer of
1316-419: The duty of becoming far more publicly visible than his predecessors. Today, the AAU consists of 71 U.S. and Canadian universities of varying sizes and missions that share a commitment to research. The organization's primary purpose is to provide a forum for the development and implementation of institutional and national policies in order to strengthen programs in academic research, scholarship, and education at
1363-537: The early development of the Internet when USC researcher Jonathan Postel was an editor of communications protocol for the fledgling internet, also known as ARPANET . The school's faculty includes Seymour Ginsburg , Irving Reed , Leonard Adleman , Solomon W. Golomb , Barry Boehm , Clifford Newman , Richard Bellman , Lloyd Welch , and Alexander Sawchuk . Previously known as the USC School of Engineering, it
1410-486: The fall of 2015. The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry is composed of seven divisions, including the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy and the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. In 2006, The USC School of Fine Arts was renamed in honor of Gayle Roski, the wife of billionaire developer Edward P. Roski , after a $ 23-million donation to the school. Both are USC alums. Founded in 1905,
1457-761: The federal government." According to the AAU, "too often federal requirements" for accounting for federal grant money "are ill-conceived, ineffective, and/or duplicative." This wastes the researchers' times and "reduces the time they can devote to discovery and innovation and increases institutional compliance costs." Similar organizations around the world include the Russell Group (United Kingdom), U15 (Germany), League of European Research Universities (Europe), BRICS Universities League (BRICS), Association of East Asian Research Universities (mainland China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan), C9 League (China), Group of Eight (Australia), RU11 (Japan), and
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1504-663: The film school, the largest single donation to USC (and its fifth over $ 100 million). The Department of Architecture was established at USC within the Roski School of Fine Arts in 1916, becoming the first of its kind in Southern California . The department grew rapidly with the help of the Allied Architects of Los Angeles. A separate School of Architecture was organized in September 1925. Since then,
1551-638: The first film school in the country and perhaps USC's most famous school, confers degrees in critical studies, screenwriting, film production, interactive media, animation, and film producing. As the university administration considered cinematic skills too valuable to be kept to film industry professionals, the school opened its classes to the university at large in 1998. In 2001, the film school added an Interactive Media Division studying stereoscopic cinema, panoramic cinema, immersive cinema, interactive cinema, video games, virtual reality, and mobile media. In September 2006, George Lucas donated $ 175 million to expand
1598-509: The first professional doctorate in regulatory science in 2008, and a translational science graduate program that merges science with clinical expertise. USC is the only private school of pharmacy on a major health sciences campus. This affords its students a unique environment of professionalism and opens the doors for clinical opportunities immediately on campus, including those at the Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, and
1645-908: The four pharmacies owned and operated by the School. USC School of Pharmacy students also find a rich professional and social atmosphere on the Health Sciences Campus, interacting with colleagues and faculty from various health profession schools. The mission of the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy is to improve the quality of life for people and their communities, in Southern California and abroad. It offers five master's level programs: Public Policy, Public Administration, Urban Planning, Real Estate Development, and Health Policy and Management. Graduate students at USC Price have considerable latitude to pursue their specialized areas of interest. Undergraduates pursue
1692-561: The general liberal arts and sciences of the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences for undergraduates, the Graduate School for graduates, or the university's 17 professional schools. The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the oldest and largest of the USC schools, grants undergraduate degrees in more than 130 majors and minors in the humanities, social sciences, and natural/physical sciences, and offers doctoral and masters programs in over 20 fields. USC College
1739-480: The groundbreaking work in games that our faculty and students have produced in the decade since our division was formed." In 2013, alumni Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago , founders of thatgamecompany were honored with multiple awards for Game of the Year, Game Direction, Innovation, and Game Design for their game Journey (2012) . In 2014, students and Kellee Santiago from IMGD were recruited to participate in
1786-528: The meetings are private, they offer the opportunity for discussion without media coverage. Prominent government officials, business leaders, and others often speak to the groups. As of 2004 , AAU members accounted for 58 percent of U.S. universities' research grants and contract income and 52 percent of all doctorates awarded in the United States. Since 1999, 43 percent of all Nobel Prize winners and 74 percent of winners at U.S. institutions have been affiliated with an AAU university. Approximately two-thirds of
1833-783: The objective of elevating the campus to AAU standards and the hope of becoming a member in the near future, and called it a distinctive status. Because of the lengthy and difficult entrance process, boards of trustees , state legislators, and donors often see membership as evidence of the quality of a university. The AAU acts as a lobbyist at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. , for research and higher education funding and for policy and regulatory issues affecting research universities. The association holds two meetings annually, both in Washington. Separate meetings are held for university presidents , provosts , and other officials. Because
1880-459: The research-intensive German model of higher education. Lack of standardization damaged European universities' opinions of their American counterparts and many American students attended graduate school in Europe instead of staying in the U.S. The presidents of Harvard University , Columbia University , Johns Hopkins University , the University of Chicago , and the University of California sent
1927-414: The school has been home to teachers such as Richard Neutra , Ralph Knowles, A. Quincy Jones , William Pereira , and Pierre Koenig . The School of Architecture can also claim notable alumni Frank Gehry , Thom Mayne , Raphael Soriano , Gregory Ain , and Pierre Koenig . Two of the alumni have become Pritzker Prize winners. In 2006, Qingyun Ma, a distinguished Shanghai-based architect, was named dean of
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1974-422: The school. [1] In addition, in its 2009 edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design School", the journal DesignIntelligence ranked USC School of Architecture as the 12th best undergraduate architecture school in the U.S. The Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering is headed by Dean Yannis Yortsos. Its research centers have played a major role in the development of multiple technologies, including
2021-539: The time but are now considered foundational training for all pharmacists throughout the US. The School also helped transform the pharmacist's role from a traditional dispenser of medicines to a direct provider of patient care. USC led a key pilot project in the 1970s to explore prescriptive authority for pharmacists that, in 1981, led to California being the first state to enact legislation allowing pharmacists to prescribe drug therapy in collaboration with physicians. USC then played
2068-583: The undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. The largest attraction of the AAU for many schools, especially nonmembers, is prestige. Since the AAU's founding, it has "been a grouping of the elite in the American university world", and "[n]ew presidents of nonmember universities often list gaining admission to the AAU as a goal of their administration." For example, in 2010 the chancellor of nonmember North Carolina State University described it as "the pre-eminent research-intensive membership group. To be
2115-419: Was appointed the 20th Dean of the college. In the 2008–2009 academic year, 4,400 undergraduate degrees and 5,500 advanced degrees were awarded. All Ph.D. degrees awarded at USC and most master's degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. Professional degrees are awarded by each of the respective professional schools. In 2011, the college changed its name from College of Letters, Arts and Sciences to
2162-733: Was named as the number-one design program for games in North America by the Princeton Review. Major funders of the USC IMGD include Microsoft and Electronic Arts , both of which companies have endowed faculty positions in the program. Game industry executive Bing Gordon was the first holder of the Electronic Arts Endowed Chair in Interactive Entertainment, which is currently held by game designer Tracy Fullerton . The Microsoft Endowed Professorship
2209-576: Was renamed on March 2, 2004, as the Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering in honor of Qualcomm founder Andrew Viterbi and his wife Erna, who had recently donated $ 52 million to the school. The Viterbi School received other major gifts including gifts from Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mark Stevens and his wife Mary who created the USC Stevens Institute for Innovation in 2004; real estate developer Daniel J. Epstein who named
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