USC Master of Liberal Studies Brochure

The USC Master of Liberal Studies Program The world around us is changing in unprecedented ways. You need an education as dynamic as you are, one that broadens your thinking and prepares you for the next step.

The USC Master of Liberal Studies takes you where you want to go, on your schedule.

Take small, evening courses, part-time or full-time, with worldclass USC faculty. Explore a wide range of disciplines and pursue your intellectual passion through your summative master’s project.

Benefit from individual mentoring, personal attention, and USC’s legendary alumni network. Sharpen your ability to think, research, and express yourself critically.

No GRE is required. Sample up to three courses before applying.

Whether for professional advancement

or for personal enrichment, join us where options meet opportunities.

MLS Degree Requirements Units

To complete an MLS degree, students take nine three-unit courses, for a total of 27 units.

Degree Structure

Following the introductory core seminar, Introduction to Liberal Studies: Methods of Knowing, students select seven courses from the MLS Program electives. In the final semester, students enroll in a summative project course, in which they apply interdisciplinary research frameworks to a subject of intense personal interest.

Schedule

Students typically take one course a semester, which meets once a week in the evenings. Courses are offered in fall and spring semesters, and most summer semesters.

Courses

New courses are continually being offered. For a current listing of MLS courses, please go to: http://college.usc.edu/mls Tuition

Consult the University Schedule of Classes for the tuition and fees applicable to graduate units for the semester of enrollment: http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/

To apply to the MLS Program or for more information, please visit: http://college.usc.edu/mls

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