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Graduate Education at USC 1. The University 2. Being a faculty member 3. Being a student

Graduate Education at USC 1. The University 2. Being a faculty member 3. Being a student. USC is a large institution. Students: ~16,000 undergraduates ~14,000 graduate / professional school students Faculty: ~2,900 full-time faculty ~1,400 part-time faculty. Academic Units:

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Graduate Education at USC 1. The University 2. Being a faculty member 3. Being a student

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  1. Graduate Education at USC 1. The University 2. Being a faculty member 3. Being a student

  2. USC is a large institution Students: ~16,000 undergraduates ~14,000 graduate / professional school students Faculty: ~2,900 full-time faculty ~1,400 part-time faculty

  3. Academic Units: USC College of Letters, Art and Sciences 17 Professional Schools (e.g. Law, Business, Engineering) The Graduate School

  4. Graduate and Professional Education at USC Approximately 14,000 students seeking post-baccalaureate degrees • 2,600 professional degree students (Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy) • 7,300 Master’s degree students • 2,900 Ph.D. students • 900 other doctoral students (Ed.D, DPT, DMA, DPA, etc.)

  5. Business 1 Cinema-TV 1 Communication 1 Dentistry 2 Education 2 (1) Engineering 12 Gerontology 1 IHP 3 College 37 (29) Medicine 10 Music 1 Pharmacy 3 PPD 2 Social Work 1 TOTAL 77 (68) USC Ph.D. Programs

  6. Students 1,100 full-time graduate students conducting research leading to a Ph.D. in 21-degree programs programs across a spectrum of disciplines, including natural, physical and social sciences, and the humanities ~40% of USC doctoral students are enrolled in the College Faculty >450 faculty teach in 26 academic departments USC College - Graduate Education

  7. Importance of Ph.D. Education • Prepares scientists, engineers and social scientists to lead the nation’s research and development • Educates scholars in the arts and humanities who preserve and enlarge our understanding of human values, creativity and culture • Develops scholars in all fields who become faculties of the nation’s colleges and universities

  8. The Graduate Education Initiative • Focus on Ph.D. Programs • Goal: increased quality and prestige of selected programs - Assess strengths and weaknesses - Selective investment in high-priority programs - Competitive levels of support - Fellowships and assistantships - Goal of $100 million endowment - Immediate “virtual endowment”

  9. Making a Ph.D. Program Great: Alignment of Goals and Resources • World-Class Faculty - Current Faculty - Faculty Recruitment - Cross-School Collaboration • State-of-the-Art Infrastructure - Space - Equipment - Libraries - Instructional Technology • The Best and Brightest Students - active recruitment, student by student - competitive levels of financial support - scholarship and professional development - quality of life

  10. It’s Still About People

  11. Graduate Education - from the • faculty perspective • 1. Mentor and educate bright, • motivated people • 2. Build a learning environment • 3. Learn as much - or more - from • students

  12. Graduate Education - from the • student perspective • To learn from and train with some of the world’s top scholars • 2. Develop new skills and • capabilities • Learn from your student colleagues

  13. Earning a graduate degree What does it take? Initiative, creativity and persistence Individual performance in the completion of original research

  14. Why USC? World class research Exciting, creative institution in Los Angeles Pacific Rim Global connections

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