专业设置
虽然只有一百多年的历史,南加大的课程水平极受肯定,其中商学院、电影、传播、建筑、医学及理工学院等科系在美国大学中相当知名,在美国新闻与世界报道的排名上也从不缺席。尤其电影学院伴随着好莱坞的电影工业发展,造就了不少电影界的奇才,最著名的校友是电影“星际大战”的导演乔治·卢卡斯和音效大师班·布特、 达芬奇密码的导演朗霍华,阿甘正传的导演罗勃辛密克斯、约翰米辽士、巧克力工厂的导演大卫.L.沃尔普 这些校友在功成名就后以资金赞助学校的发展,是校方丰沛的财源之一。
全美第一的影视艺术学院也许是南加大中最出名的学院,授予学位给文学考论,编剧,电影制片,电影创作,在2001年, 影剧学院新增了南加大互动多媒体部门,研究包括立体电影、超宽银幕电影、沉寖体验电影、互动电影、电玩、虚拟实境和行动多媒体等新媒体形态。 学院长期由多位杰出校友的大力支持,其中包含知名校友乔治·卢卡斯,朗霍华, 罗勃辛密克斯, 约翰米辽士, Ben Burtt和Bryan Singer.在2006年9月19日,南加大宣布乔治·卢卡斯捐赠了1亿7千5百万美金给南加大影视学院,这是南加大史上收到的最大单笔捐赠(也是第5笔超过1亿的捐赠).
2004年3月2日,由Max Nikias院长领导的南加大工程学院重新命名为Andrew and Erna Viterbi 工程学院,用以纪念高通公司创办人Andrew Erna Viterbi夫妇,最近曾捐赠5200万美元给学校,这份礼物是有史以来工程学院改名最大的。 Viterbi工程学院不断的收到来自各方的捐赠,其中包含2004年来自硅谷的资本家Mark Stevens和Mary夫妇所成立的USC Stevens Institute; 2002年以不动产企业家 Daniel J. Epstein为名的Epstein工业工程学系;2005年美国能源公司首席执行长 John Mork家族为名的Mork 家族化学工程与材料科学系; 同样在2005年,美商温瑞尔公司首席执行长Ken Klein成立了Klein大学部工程机构,; 而在发明指纹辨识系统的科进系统公司(Cogent Inc)创办人谢明(Ming Hsieh)则在2006年捐赠了3500万美元给南加大谢明电机系,这是史上单一科系所收赠的最庞大的金额。
南加州大学是一所综合性的大学,拥有文理学校、研究院与十七个专业学院,科系齐全,各具特色。
美中学院 (USC U.S.-China Institute)
文理学校 (USC College of Letters, Arts, Science)
USC Center for Visual Anthropology (CVA)
研究院 (The Graduate School)
Leventhal会计学院
建筑学院
Marshall商学院
影视艺术学院 (USC School of Cinematic Arts)
Critical Studies 理论
John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts 动画与数位艺术系
USC Interactive Media Division 互动媒体系
Film/TV Production 影视制作
Peter Stark Producing Program 制片
Writing 编剧
Business of Entertainment 娱乐产业--影艺学院与商学院合作课程
TSOM-SCA Student Film Project 学生电影--影艺学院与音乐学院合作课程
Entertainment Technology Center (ETC)
Institute for Multimedia Literacy (IML)
Annenberg传播学院
牙医学院
Rossier教育学院
Viterbi工程学院
Information Technology Program 资讯安全,游戏设计,网络设计,3D动画与视觉特效,互动媒体
Roski艺术学院
Davis老人学研究所
法学院
Keck医学院
Thornton音乐学院
药学院
公共管理学院
社工学院
戏剧学院
Majors and Degrees
Degrees Offered
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, First Professional, Post-Master's, Postbachelor's, and First Professional Certificates
Majors
Architecture And Related Services
Architecture
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies
African American/Black Studies; American Studies; Asian Studies (East); Asian-American Studies; Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies Related; Hispanic American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican American/Chicano Studies
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry; Biology/Biological Sciences; Biophysics
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
Accounting; Business Administration and Management
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs
Broadcast Journalism; Communication/Speech Communication and Rhetoric; Journalism; Public Relations/Image Management
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Software and Media Applications Related
Education
Music Teacher Education
Engineering
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering; Biomedical/Medical Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering Related; Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering; Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Mechanical Engineering
English Language And Literature/Letters
Creative Writing; English
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
Classics and Languages, Literatures and Linguistics; Comparative Literature; East Asian Languages Related; French; German; Italian; Linguistics; Russian; Spanish
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
Dental Hygiene; Occupational Therapy; Public Health Education and Promotion
History
History
Mathematics And Statistics
Computational Mathematics; Mathematics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Gerontology; Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Related; Neuroscience
Natural Resources And Conservation
Environmental Studies
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Philosophy And Religious Studies
Philosophy; Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Astronomy; Chemistry; Geology/Earth Science; Physical Sciences; Physics
Psychology
Psychology
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
Public Policy Analysis
Social Sciences
Anthropology; Anthropology Related; Economics; Geography; International Relations and Affairs; Political Science and Government; Sociology
Visual And Performing Arts
Acting; Arts Management; Cinematography and Film/Video Production; Dramatic/Theater Arts; Drawing; Film/Cinema Studies; Film/Video and Photographic Arts Related; Jazz/Jazz Studies; Music; Music Management and Merchandising; Music Performance; Music Theory and Composition; Playwriting and Screenwriting