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USC Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

The terms indicated are expected but are not guaranteed. For the courses offered during any given term, consult the Schedule of Classes.
 

Translational Genomics
  

  • TRGN 516 Translational Genomics, Applied Databases and Datastructures

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Genomics, bioinformatics resources, NCBI, portals, databases, datastructures, NoSQL, SQL, big data.
    Prerequisite: TRGN 510 and TRGN 514 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 520 Translational Biomedical Informatics Capstone Portfolio

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Portfolio, translational biomedical informatics, bioinformatics, genomics, application development, web-based application.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students in Translational Biomedical Informatics Program
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • TRGN 524 Applications of Genomic Technology in Biomedical Research I

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Molecular biotechnology, genomics, next-generation sequencing, epigenomics, drug discovery, biomarkers, microrarrays, commercialization, microarray analysis, expression, proteomics.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 525 Applications of Genomic Technology in Biomedical Research II

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Molecular biotechnology, genomics, next-generation sequencing, epigenomics, drug discovery, biomarkers, microarrays, analytical validation, pipelines, molecular analysis, cloning, stem cells.
    Prerequisite: TRGN 524 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 526 Clinical Bioinformatics in Genomic Testing

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Covers basic understandings of clinical bioinformatics methodologies and practices, along with the genomic technologies used for clinical diagnostic purposes.
    Recommended Preparation: Bachelor’s degree in biology, healthcare, biochemistry, or related biomedical field
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 536 Biotechnology Primer

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Examination of classical and novel techniques used to explore and manipulate gene function and implications for the use of biotechnology in areas of global need. Recommended preparation: two semesters of introductory biology; two semesters of molecular biology and genetics.
    Recommended Preparation: Two semesters of introductory biology; two semesters of molecular biology and genetics
    Duplicates Credit in former MEDS 536
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 537 Pathway and Target Discovery

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Exploration of the process of discovering and developing novel therapeutic treatments.
    Recommended Preparation: Two semesters of Introductory Biology plus two semesters of Molecular Biology, Genetics, or Cell Bio
    Duplicates Credit in former MEDS 537
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 538 Seminar in Translational Biotechnology

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Series of seminars that provide updated views on various sub-specialties in biotechnology.
    Recommended Preparation: Two semesters of Introductory Biology plus two semesters of Molecular Biology, Genetics, or Cell Bio
    Duplicates Credit in former MEDS 538
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 539 Translational Biotechnology Practicum

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 04
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Experiential training based on a project in a biomedical, biotechnology or pharmaceutical setting.
    Recommended Preparation: Students must have completed one core and one elective course of the program prior to enrollment
    Duplicates Credit in former MEDS 539
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • TRGN 540 Translational Biotechnology Capstone Preparation

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Preparation for capstone defense course.
    Duplicates Credit in former MEDS 540
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • TRGN 541 Translational Biotechnology Capstone Defense

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Finalization and defense of capstone project.
    Prerequisite: TRGN 539  and TRGN 540 
    Duplicates Credit in former MEDS 541
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • TRGN 542 Biotechnology-based Therapeutics

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Covers advanced biotechnology principles and applications.
    Duplicates Credit in former MEDS 542
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 543 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization I

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Global biotechnology industry, idea generation, business plan formulation, intellectual property protection, funding, personnel management including board composition, regulatory body interaction, company exits.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 544 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Advanced discussion: global biotechnology industry, idea generation, business plan formulation, intellectual property protection, funding, personnel management including board composition, regulatory body interaction, company exits.
    Prerequisite: TRGN 543 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 545 Exploring Chemical and Biological Therapeutic Modalities

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Turning molecules into drugs and cells into therapeutics. Emphasizing selection, development, and optimization of appropriate modalities to target specific key defects in diseases.
    Prerequisite: TRGN 537 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • TRGN 590 Directed Research

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Max Units: 12
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Research leading to the master’s degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to students enrolled in MS, Translational Biotechnology
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • TRGN 599 Special Topics

    Units: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Max Units: 08
    Selected topics in Translational Genomics.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


University of Southern California
  

  • USC 101 Honors Research Apprenticeship

    Units: 1
    Max Units: 2.0
    Students work directly with faculty on faculty research projects, gain experience in the process of research and thereby contribute to new scholarship.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • USC 250 The Academic Culture

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Study the meaning of culture in society, experience the culture of learning on campus, and examine the relationship between the two. Topics will vary.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit


Visual Studies
  

  • VISS 501 Introduction to Visual Studies: Methods and Debates

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Fa
    A critical introduction to the field of visual studies focusing on interdisciplinary approaches to images, objects, and visual technologies as well as key texts and interpretive debates.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to doctoral students
    Duplicates Credit in MDA 501 
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • VISS 599 Special Topics

    Units: 2, 3, 4
    Max Units: 8
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Special Topics in Visual Studies.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Writing Program
  

  • WRIT 095x Writing Tutorial

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Individualized instruction in writing to support instruction in WRIT 130  or WRIT 150 .
    Concurrent Enrollment: Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 130  or WRIT 150 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • WRIT 120 Introduction to College Writing

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Intensive instruction and practice in the writing process. Focuses upon the formal conventions and conceptual expectations of college writing, with emphasis upon the grammatical, stylistic, and rhetorical techniques required in successful writing. Limited to and required of students who score below specified level on the USC Writing Examination.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • WRIT 121 Introduction to College Writing in a Second Language

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSp
    Intensive instruction and practice in the writing process for non-native speakers of English. Focuses on the formal and conceptual conventions of college writing, with emphasis upon the grammatical, stylistic, and rhetorical techniques required in successful writing. Limited to and required of students who score below specified level on the USC Writing Examination.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • WRIT 130 Analytical Writing

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: Sp
    Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Enrollment limited to specified groups of students. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120  or WRIT 121  before enrolling in WRIT 130.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • WRIT 133 College Writing for International Students

    Units: 4
    College writing for International Students, emphasizing the expectations of academic discourse in U.S. higher education while drawing upon a context informed by cross-cultural perspectives.
    Recommended Preparation: International Academy course work.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • WRIT 150 Writing and Critical Reasoning–Thematic Approaches

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Academic writing, emphasizing analysis and argumentation, rhetorical judgment, critical reasoning, creative insight, the careful use of evidence, ethical perspectives, logical organization, stylistic and grammatical fluency.
    Duplicates Credit in WRIT 130  and former WRIT 140.  
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • WRIT 340 Advanced Writing

    Units: 3, 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction in writing for various audiences on topics related to a student’s professional or disciplinary interests, with some emphasis on issues of broad public concern.
    Prerequisite: WRIT 130  or WRIT 150 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • WRIT 440 Writing in Practical Contexts

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Advanced training in analytical and argumentative writing for particular purposes, in professional and practical contexts.
    Prerequisite: CORE 112  or WRIT 340 .
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • WRIT 450 Advanced Research Writing

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction in writing and research techniques in support of a capstone undergraduate research thesis in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences
    Prerequisite: WRIT 150  and WRIT 340 
    Registration Restriction: Not open to freshman and sophomore students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • WRIT 499 Special Topics

    Units: 1, 2, 4
    Max Units: 08
    Selected topics of current interest.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • WRIT 501a Theory and Practice in Teaching Expository Writing

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Pedagogical application of rhetorical and linguistic theory to teaching university-level expository writing. Accompanies supervised teaching. Limited to assistant lecturers and teaching assistants.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • WRIT 501b Theory and Practice in Teaching Expository Writing

    Units: 1
    Terms Offered: Fa
    Pedagogical application of rhetorical and linguistic theory to teaching university-level expository writing. Accompanies supervised teaching. Limited to assistant lecturers and teaching assistants.
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Credit/No Credit

  

  • WRIT 540 Writing for Master’s Students

    Units: 4
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Instruction to prepare Master’s students for writing in academic and professional contexts.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to master students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter


Criminal Justice
  

  • CJ 500 Criminology

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Key theories and frameworks used to explain crime and inform responses to crime.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 505 Analysis of Criminal Justice Systems

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    The criminal justice system’s response to crime through a theoretical and interdisciplinary lens.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 510 Criminal Justice Leadership

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Theory and practice of traditional and contemporary approaches to leadership in the context of criminal justice.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 515 Applied Research Methods for Criminal Justice

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Fundamental research methods and design commonly used to answer questions related to criminal justice.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 520 Applied Statistics and Data Analysis in Criminal Justice

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Fundamentals of statistics and statistical analyses commonly used to interpret crime data for evaluation and performance.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 525 Ethical Decision-Making in Criminal Justice

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Examination and analysis of how societal expectations for ethical behavior and regulatory oversight affect leaders and managers in criminal justice.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 530 Organizational Change in Criminal Justice

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to lead organizational change within the context of criminal justice systems.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 535 Youthful Offenders

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Key concepts and evidence-based interventions and responses to promote positive growth and reduced recidivism in the youthful offender population.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 540 Criminal Justice Policy and Program Development

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    In-depth analysis of all major stages of the criminal justice policymaking process.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 545 Criminal Investigations

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Explores criminal investigative techniques such as search and seizure, use of technology, and multi-jurisdictional and transnational crime investigations.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 550 Corrections and Community Supervision

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Examines evidence-based corrections and community supervision practices including offender rehabilitation, bail, restorative justice and victims’ issues.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

  

  • CJ 555 Making a Difference in Criminal Justice

    Units: 2
    Terms Offered: FaSpSm
    Preparing for the critical role of leadership through policy evaluation and policy change initiatives.
    Registration Restriction: Open only to USC Bovard College Students
    Instruction Mode: Lecture
    Grading Option: Letter

 

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