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SSCI 794d: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: SSCI 794c
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Darren Ruddell
SSCI 794z: Doctoral Dissertation 
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
Units: (0.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: SSCI 794d
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Darren Ruddell
USC 500o: Off Campus Studies 
Off campus coursework; course serves as a block enrollment until transcript from host institution is provided and can be articulated into an MOI that results in individual courses on the USC transcript with section titles that reflect the title of the course at the host institution.
Units: (0.0-15.0 units, max 15)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
VISS 599: Special Topics 
Special Topics in Visual Studies.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-4:40pm
Instructor: Kimia Shahi
WRIT 150: Writing and Critical Reasoning--Thematic Approaches 
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 WRIT 140.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:20am
Instructor: Remy Barnes
WRIT 320: Inside-Out Writing Workshop 
A writing workshop that allows students to deepen their writing skills while working collaboratively with diverse groups, programs, or populations outside of USC.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (WRIT 150 or WRIT 130)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Kate Levin,Nicholas De Dominic
WRIT 340: Advanced Writing 
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.
Units: (3.0-4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (WRIT 130 or WRIT 150 or WRIT 140)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 8:30-9:50am
Instructor: Liz Blomstedt
WRIT 440: Writing in Practical Contexts 
Advanced training in analytical and argumentative writing for particular purposes in professional and practical contexts.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (CORE 112 or WRIT 340)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 3:30-5:20pm
Instructor: Antonio Elefano
ACCT 370: External Financial Reporting Issues 
Understanding of decision-making, problem solving, and research skills as a supplement to financial accounting knowledge for accounting professionals.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (BUAD 280 or BUAD 305)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Taylor Wiesen
ACCT 371: Introduction to Accounting Systems 
Understanding of technology and controls needed to capture data used by professionals in financial and managerial accounting, auditing and taxation.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (BUAD 280 or BUAD 305)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Andreas Simon
ACCT 377: Valuation for Financial Statement Purposes 
Explores Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures and reviews the historical background of US GAAP fair value guidance. Prerequisite: ACCT 370.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 370
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
ACCT 380: Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management 
Understand the concept of risk, risk assessment, and management frameworks. Learn to identify, analyze, manage and mitigate, and communicate this risk to stakeholders.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Kristen Jaconi
ACCT 387x: Risk Management in Entertainment, Sports and the Arts 
Knowledge and skills needed to identify, analyze, control, finance and report on the risks particular to entertainment, sports and the arts.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Kristen Jaconi
ACCT 388x: Innovating Risk Solutions in Disruptive Environments 
Develop the skills needed to think critically about identified and assessed risks and develop innovative solutions to control and transfer those risks. Not available for major credit in Accounting.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 6:00-9:30pm
Instructor: Ward Ching
ACCT 405: Introduction to Sustainability Reporting 
Overview of the current corporate sustainability reporting structure. Analysis and critical evaluation of corporate sustainability reports and popular sustainability rating systems.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Patricia Dechow
ACCT 410x: Foundations of Accounting 
Non-technical presentation of accounting for users of accounting information; introduction to financial and managerial accounting. Not open to students with course credits in accounting. Not available for unit or course credit toward a degree in Accounting or Business.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration closed to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Business Administration (International Relations), Business Administration (Business Analytics), Business of Cinematic Arts, Business Administration (Communication), Business Administration (Cinematic Arts), Business Administration (Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Business Administration (Finance), Business Administration (Leadership and Innovation), Business Administration (Marketing), Business Administration (Real Estate Finance), Business Administration (Risk Management), Business Administration, Artificial Intelligence for Business, Business Administration, Real Estate Finance and Development
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: Ruben Davila
ACCT 416: Financial Statement Analysis 
Analysis of corporate financial reports from a decision-maker's perspective.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (BUAD 215 or BUAD 306 or BUAD 308) and 1 from (BUAD 280 or BUAD 305 or ACCT 410)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Tony Aaron
ACCT 430: Accounting Ethics 
Theoretical knowledge and practical application accountants need to identify ethical issues and reconcile conflicts among competing stakeholders' interests in all major areas of accounting practice.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from ((ACCT 373 and ACCT 374) or (ACCT 451 and ACCT 456))
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:50am
Instructor: James Leonetti
ACCT 451: Tax Analysis with Data Analytics 
Capabilities to identify and analyze relevant tax issues; apply research tools to find solutions and provide alternate approaches using data analytics. Duplicates credit in ACCT 374 and ACCT 474.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (BUAD 280 or BUAD 305 or ACCT 410)
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Greg Kling
ACCT 456: Auditing with Data Analytics 
Auditing with data analytics from the perspective of management and other users of financial statements including external auditors and assurance professionals. Duplicates credit in ACCT 373 and ACCT 473.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 370
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Richard Simitian
ACCT 462: Detecting Fraudulent Financial Reporting 
Understanding/identifying methods of fraudulent financial reporting, and signals that financial statements were fictitiously prepared; major frameworks for analyzing ethical dilemmas; reforms in corporate reporting environment.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ACCT 370 or ACCT 370B or ACCT 415)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
ACCT 470: Advanced External Financial Reporting Issues 
Develop capabilities to identify and resolve advanced external financial reporting challenges, focusing primarily on operating, financing, and investing activities of business enterprises.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 370
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Smrity Randhawa
ACCT 490x: Directed Research 
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ACCT 493: Leventhal Honors Research Seminar 
Provides the methodological tools to identify research problems, develop researchable hypotheses, apply appropriate methodologies, conduct research, derive meaningful conclusions from data, write a research proposal.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Business Administration (International Relations), Business Administration (Business Analytics), Business of Cinematic Arts, Business Administration (Communication), Business Administration (Cinematic Arts), Business Administration (Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Business Administration (Finance), Business Administration (Leadership and Innovation), Business Administration (Marketing), Business Administration (Real Estate Finance), Business Administration (Risk Management), Business Administration, Artificial Intelligence for Business, Business Administration, Computer Science/Business Administration, Real Estate Finance and Development
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:00-7:50pm
Instructor: Maria Ogneva
ACCT 499: Special Topics 
Selected topics reflecting current trends and recent developments in the field of accounting. Topics vary each semester.
Units: (1.0-8.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 6:00-9:30pm
Instructor: Gordon Ho
ACCT 505: Business Sustainability Reporting and Analysis 
A critical analysis of practices in business sustainability reporting. Provides guidance for synthesizing information from corporate sustainability disclosures into traditional financial and valuation analyses.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Business
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 3:30-4:50pm
Instructor: Patricia Dechow
ACCT 526: Global Accounting Experience 
Cross-border transactions in the global economy examining accounting, legal, and tax environments, economic and political systems, and cultural differences. Includes international travel to selected region.
Units: (1.5 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Law/Business Taxation, Accounting, Business Taxation
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Shiing-Wu Wang
ACCT 532: Financial Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions 
Practical problems in accounting for business combinations. Consolidated financial statements: fair value, acquisition and equity basis accounting. Duplicates credit in former ACCT 582.
Units: (1.5 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GSBA 510
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: George Braunegg
ACCT 533: Mergers and Acquisitions: Tax Planning and Strategy 
Tax planning and strategy in corporate restructuring including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Tax background not required to be successful in this course. Duplicates credit in former ACCT 582.
Units: (1.5 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GSBA 510
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Shiing-Wu Wang
ACCT 540: Technological Innovations in Accounting and Auditing 
Investigate the future of data and analytics and emerging technologies in accounting and business to facilitate innovation and prediction.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Daniel O'Leary
ACCT 542: Fraud Analytics in the Audit 
Understanding/identifying fraud risk from an auditor's perspective; development of an analytics skillset to detect financial fraud risk.
Units: (1.5 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Lori Smith
ACCT 548L: IT Audit and Data Applications 
Exploration of the role systems play in organizations, the technology that supports these systems and issues relating to technology risk, system/application security and system review/audit.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Andreas Simon
ACCT 551t: Taxation of Partnerships 
Federal taxation of flow-through entities including partnerships, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), and limited liability companies (LLCs).
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Taxation, Law/Business Taxation
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 5:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Michael Paranal
ACCT 557: Advanced Financial Statement Auditing Topics 
Advanced coverage of topics in financial statement auditing including market effects of auditing, auditor litigation and client acceptance, errors and fraud, analytical procedures, and going-concern assessment.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 525
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 9:30-10:50am
Instructor: Clive Lennox
ACCT 558: Advanced Accounting Valuation 
Explores complex valuation issues arising in financial reporting and the related professional standards and guidance. Prerequisite: ACCT 528.
Units: (1.5 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 528
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 3:30-4:50pm
Instructor: Tony Aaron
ACCT 559: Strategy and Operations Through CFO Lens 
Examination of strategic objectives and operations within specific industries and companies. Chief Financial Officers present how they view the business as a whole and measure performance effectively.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Accounting (Data and Analytics), Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Finance, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:00-9:20am
Instructor: Herbert Perlmutter
ACCT 570t: State and Local Tax Concepts 
State income taxes; property tax; other state and local taxes; the effect of state and local taxes on multistate operations.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 550T
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Business Taxation, Law/Business Taxation
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 5:30-6:50pm
Instructor: Charles Swenson
ACCT 571t: Taxation of Business Owners and High Net-Worth Individuals 
Application of tax law in areas of compensation planning, investment planning, tax shelters, and current developments relating to the individual taxpayer.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 550T
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Taxation, Law/Business Taxation
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: Greg Kling
ACCT 572: Corporate Accounting and Reporting 
A study of financial reporting and disclosure issues with an emphasis on the use of corporate financial statements and their accompanying footnotes. Not open to students with credit in equivalent subjects.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GSBA 510
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
ACCT 574: Accounting and Corporate Governance in Global Business 
How corporate governance and financial reporting systems are influenced by business environments internationally. Global perspective of governance and reporting challenges and mechanisms for their remedy. Recommended preparation: GSBA 510 or other Financial Accounting course.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-1:50pm
Instructor: T.J. Wong
ACCT 580t: Tax Accounting Methods 
Concepts governing timing of recognition of income and deductions for income tax purposes. Covers differences between GAAP and income tax accounting for all taxpayers. Prerequisite: ACCT-550T.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ACCT 550T
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 5:00-6:20pm
Instructor: David Boschetto
ACCT 581: Financial Statement Analysis 
Analysis of corporate financial reports from a decision-maker's perspective. This course is case-and-applications-oriented. Applications include credit analysis, equity valuation, and financial distress. Duplicates credit in ACCT 527.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: GSBA 510
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 2:00-3:20pm
Instructor: K.R. Subramanyam
ACCT 583: Income Tax Accounting and Auditing 
Examination of FAS 109 and roles of auditors, tax professionals and corporate financial personnel in preparing, analyzing and reviewing accrual of income taxes. Prerequisite: ACCT 561T or ACCT 585. Open only to graduate students.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ACCT 561T or ACCT 585)
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student, Professional Year 1
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 3:30-4:50pm
Instructor: Paul Bader
ACCT 584: Family Wealth Preservation 
Analysis of transfer of property during lifetime or at death from a tax saving perspective.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
Instructor: Jack Barcal
ACCT 595: Internship in Accounting 
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the field of Accounting. (Curricular Practical Training). Application required. Recommended preparation: Completion of required MAcc or MBT coursework. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (0.5-3.0 units, max 9)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Research, Business Taxation, Law/Business Taxation, Accounting (Data and Analytics)
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
ACCT 604: Management Accounting and Control Systems Research 
Theories underlying management accounting research. Types of research methods used including laboratory and field experiments, survey studies and archival methods.
Units: (1.5 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 12:00-2:50pm
Instructor: Mark Young
ACCT 611: Selected Topics in Accounting Research 
Advanced Seminar to address issues/topics covered in accounting research. Open only to doctoral students.
Units: (1.5 units, max 6)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 8:30-9:50am
Instructor: Clive Lennox
ACCT 621: Research Forum 
Seminar. Review and discuss current research in Accounting. Presentations by faculty, visiting researchers, and advanced students. Open only to Marshall Ph.D. students. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0 units, max 4)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 12:00-1:20pm
Instructor: Clive Lennox
ARCH 100x: A-LAB Architecture Development Program 
Immersive, project-based architecture thinking, drawing, building, and making course, which includes aspects of professional development and college readiness. (Not available for major or minor credit.)
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Junior, Senior, Sophomore
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: MTuWThF
Time: 8:00-11:00am
Instructor: Lauren Matchison
ARCH 102bL: Architectural Design I 
Introduction to principles and processes; sequence of exercises emphasizing development of basic skills, ideas, and techniques used in the design of simplified architectural projects.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 102a
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Thu
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Teddy Slowik,Jia zhou Zhu
ARCH 106x: Workshop in Architecture 
Introduction to the ways architecture is created and understood, for minors and non-majors. Hands-on discussion and laboratory session with some drawing and model building. Not available for credit to architecture majors.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 11:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Teddy Slowik
ARCH 108: Idea to Reality 
Examines the entrepreneurial process of taking a product from idea to marketplace, including innovation, concepts of feasibility, design, prototyping, getting investors and marketing.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Lee Olvera
ARCH 109: Design Foundation Workshop 
Introduction to concepts and principles that are the distinguishing attributes of the architectural discourse and to the range of skills essential to the design process.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 105
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Architecture and Inventive Technologies
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: R Mitchell
ARCH 202bL: Architectural Design II 
Continuing development of principles and processes: sequence of projects selected to broaden awareness of design issues at various scales in the urban context. Prerequisite: 102abL.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 202a
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: MWF
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Eric Nulman
ARCH 205bL: Building Science I 
The process and communication of building design: physical building shell, systems for structure, enclosure, and space ordering.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 205a
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Mina Chow
ARCH 207: Computer Applications in Architecture 
Introduction for the non-programmer to the uses of the computer inarchitecture, including the application of existing programs and their implications for design. Lecture and laboratory. Overview and use of software types.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 11:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Sarah Hammond
ARCH 211: Materials and Methods of Building Construction 
Basic considerations and design implications of the problem of determination of the materials and the construction details and processes for buildings.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:20am
Instructor: Hadrian Predock,Geoffrey von Oeyen
ARCH 213bg: Building Structures and Seismic Design 
Investigation and design of structure systems : their resistance toseismic and wind forces and integration with architectural design for synergy of form and structure.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 213a
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 12:30-1:50pm
Instructor: Bhavna Sharma,Jeff Guh
ARCH 214ag: World History of Architecture 
A world-wide perspective of architectural history as a product of social, cultural, religious, and political dimensions, a: 4500 BCE to 1500 CE.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wed, Fri
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Erik Carver
ARCH 220: The Architect's Sketchbook 
The architect's sketchbook as a portable laboratory for perceivingand documenting space introduces the study of the builtenvironment. On-site sessions develop drawing, observation, and visualization skills.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Friday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Miller Fong
ARCH 302bL: Architectural Design III 
Special integrative year including design issues relating to housing.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 302A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: MWF
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Valery Augustin
ARCH 303: Principles of Spatial Design I 
Introduction to design principles and processes; sequence of exercises emphasizing development of basic skills, ideas, and techniques used in the creation of simplified urban space design projects.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 203
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Lauren Matchison
ARCH 305bL: Building Science II 
The design of a building as a complex of interacting systems; relations of subsystems; influences of production and marketing on design.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 305A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 4:00-5:50pm
Instructor: David Gerber
ARCH 315: Design for the Luminous and Sonic Environment 
Ideas, problems, and computations related to the design of buildings in response to the luminous and sonic environment.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 3:00-4:20pm
Instructor: Douglas Noble,Lauren Dandridge,Elizabeth Valmont
ARCH 316: Place and Culture 
(Study abroad programs only) Study of the relationships between places and culture through readings, lectures, discussion and weekly field trips.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Marcos Sanchez,Victoria Coaloa
ARCH 402bL: Architectural Design IV 
Selected areas of specialization; three projects chosen with advisement from a variety of studio offerings that concentrate on different areas of vital concern.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 402A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Fri
Time: 1:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Doris Sung
ARCH 404: Topics in Modern Architecture in Southern California 
Investigation of modern architecture in Southern California within its cultural and historic contexts.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 1:00-3:50pm
Instructor: Jasmine Benyamin
ARCH 405bL: Building Science III 
Design of building systems as an experimental process. Prereq: ARCH 305abL.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 405a
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 1:00-2:50pm
Instructor: Tigran Ayrapetyan
ARCH 406: Global Studies: Topics in Architecture, Urbanism, History and Art 
Offered for particular geographic areas of study. Required prerequisite for all full semester undergraduate global programs. Also intended for general interest in focused study on particular geographic area.
Units: (2.0 units, max 6)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ARCH 304 or (ARCH 214a and ARCH 214b))
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Marcos Sanchez,Victoria Coaloa
ARCH 411: Architectural Technology 
Architectural design considered as a technological problem; influence of technology on design; buildings as integrated sets of subsystems.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 313
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 10:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Valery Augustin,Scott Uriu
ARCH 412: GeoDesign Practicum 
Application of design concepts, planning protocols and spatial analysis skills to a complex planning or design problem sponsored by a local public, private or not-for-profit client in a studio setting.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 2 from (ARCH 403 or PPD 425 or SOCI 314 or SSCI 483)
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Geodesign
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Monday
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Guoping Huang
ARCH 414: Perspectives in History and Theory in Architecture 
Perspectives in Architecture and Urbanism is an advanced course that allows students to delve deeply into one aspect of world history, theory and/or contemporary issues to develop more focused and critical understanding of that discourse.
Units: (2.0 units, max 6)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ARCH 214A or ARCH 214B or ARCH 304)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 10:30-12:20pm
Instructor: Faiza Moatasim
ARCH 421: Digital Architectural Photography 
Perceiving and documenting the built environment through the perspective and frame of the digital camera. Mastering the basic principles of the digital image though an understanding of frame, light, exposure, color correction, and printing output.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 3:30-5:20pm
Instructor: Michael Arden
ARCH 422L: Architectural Photography- Film and Digital 
See how light alters the visual impact of architectural forms; master high-resolution images both with film and digital; become a professional image developer/processor utilizing photographic software.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Thursday
Time: 6:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Michael Arden
ARCH 424L: Field Studies in Architecture 
Field studies using direct observation, site recordings/documentation, analysis and evaluation supplemented by discussions and readings in architecture. Departmental approval. Recommended preparation: core curriculum
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Victoria Coaloa
ARCH 425L: Field Studies in Urbanism 
Field studies using direct observation, site recordings/documentation, analysis and evaluation supplemented by discussions and readings in urbanism. Departmental approval. Recommended preparation: core curriculum
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Marcos Sanchez
ARCH 426L: Field Studies in Tectonics 
Field studies using direct observation, site recordings/documentation, analysis and evaluation supplemented by discussions and readings in tectonics. Departmental approval. Recommended preparation: core curriculum
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Marcos Sanchez,Victoria Coaloa
ARCH 464: The Politics of Architectures and Infrastructures 
Global histories and anthropologies of architectures and infrastructures are studied through questions of equitability, enfranchisement and political agency. Discussions are supplemented by visual material.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 11:00-1:40pm
Instructor: Ginger Nolan
ARCH 469: Mixed Use Development Process 
Design, financial, legal and management challenges of mixed use real estate development; field project.
Units: (4.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (FBE 391 or RED 375 or ARCH 302B)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Richard Green
ARCH 470b: Architectural Studies Capstone 
Collaborative research project and research paper in an area of concentration.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 470A
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Architectural Studies
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 2:00-4:50pm
Instructor: Lee Olvera
ARCH 480: Conversations on the Expanded Role of the Architect 
Modeled after Renaissance Salons, this "flipped classroom" course relies on lectures by luminaries and discussions as a means to interrogate the role of the architect.
Units: (1.0 units, max 10)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 12:00-12:50pm
Instructor: Kate Chiu
ARCH 499: Special Topics 
Selected topics in various specialty areas of architecture.
Units: (2.0-4.0 units, max 8)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Lauren Dandridge
ARCH 502aL: Architectural Design V 
The final architectural project under the guidance of a faculty adviser to demonstrate architectural knowledge, skills, and professional interests and goals.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 500A and ARCH 501
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Architecture
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Fri
Time: 1:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Eric Haas
ARCH 505bL: Graduate Architecture Design I 
A general introduction to architectural principles, intended to develop design and critical thinking skills and proficiency to communicate those ideas effectively. Open to graduate architecture majors only.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 505a
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration open to the following major(s): Architecture
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: MWF
Time: 2:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Gary Paige
ARCH 507: Theories of Computer Technology 
Fundamental theories and meanings of computation as a technique in architectural design.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Friday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Karen Kensek
ARCH 514b: Global History of Architecture 
A historical survey of global architecture, analyzed as a product of social, cultural, religious and political forces.a: 4500 BCE to 1500 CE; b: 1500 CE to present.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 514a
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 8:30-9:50am
Instructor: Vittoria Di Palma
ARCH 517: Current Topics in Building Science 
Critical studies in building science ranging from sustainability, lighting, acoustics, materials and methods, structures, energy issues, digital media, and fabrication. Students focus on minimum of two topics.
Units: (1.0 units, max 6)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 11:00-12:40pm
Instructor: Teddy Slowik
ARCH 519: Sustainability in the Environment: Infrastructures, Urban Landscapes, and Buildings 
Methodologies and exercises on contextual design and environmentally sound technologies (EST's) applications for the sustainability of urban infrastructures, operative landscapes, and building integration in the urban system.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Russell Fortmeyer
ARCH 520: Housing and Community Design for an Aging Population 
Exploration of the role design plays in enhancing independence and well-being for older people by examining cross-cultural models of housing and community design.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Instructor: Victor Regnier
ARCH 523aL: Structural Design and Analysis 
a. Introduction to behavior and analysis of building structures. Structural loading, materials, and element types will be explored to understand the basic building blocks of buildings. b. Investigation and design of building structural systems for gravity, wind and seismic loading. Comprehensive design exploration of framing type, materials, detailing, layout, form and integration. Recommended preparation: One-semester college-level course in physics or calculus.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Tue, Thu
Time: 11:00-12:20pm
Instructor: Santosh Shahi
ARCH 524: Professional Practicum 
Comparative studies of professional practice between U.S. firms and firms in other countries. Open to international upper-division undergraduate and graduate architecture students only. Graded CR/NC.
Units: (1.0 units, max 2)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Restriction:  Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
Class type: Lecture
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Instructor: Charles Lagreco
ARCH 525: Professional Practice: Pre-Design, Project and Office Administration 
Design methodology, typology programming, site analysis, budget formulation and pro-forma procedures. Office management, emphasizing professional service and professional ethics as well as project management focusing on the architect's responsibilities during construction.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 10:00-11:50am
Instructor: Mina Chow,Michael Hricak
ARCH 526: Professional Practice: Legal and Economic Context, Project Documentation 
Design methodology, typology programming, site analysis, budget formulation and pro-forma procedures. Office management, emphasizing professional service and professional ethics as well as project management focusing on the architect's responsibilities during construction. Prerequisites: ARCH-500a or ARCH-605b.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: 1 from (ARCH 500a or ARCH 605b)
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 12:00-1:50pm
Instructor: Vlanka Catalan
ARCH 527: Case Studies: The Development of Urban Housing 
An exploration of the various elements and stages of the housing development process. Recommended preparation: a preliminary understanding of real estate or housing.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 6:30-8:20pm
Instructor: John Mutlow
ARCH 529: Urban Housing: Programs, Precedents, and Recent Case Studies 
Historical overview of the major domestic and international housing developments and innovations since the early 20th century case study format examining a wide range of issues that determine the form of urban housing in various cultures. Major emphasis on the detail analysis of social, technical, and design factors affecting recent housing developments. Recommended preparation: two years of undergraduate architectural studies.
Units: (2.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 9:00-10:50am
Instructor: Sascha Delz
ARCH 530: Landscape Architecture Practice 
Introduction to the principles and ethics, scope and activities, and types of organization for landscape architecture practice.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Esther Margulies
ARCH 534: Landscape Construction: Topographic Design 
Techniques, strategies, materials, and standards to topographic design and construction in landscape architecture. In-class labs practice basic grading, drainage design, and stormwater management.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Alexander Robinson
ARCH 535: Landscape Construction: Performance Approaches 
Develop tools and knowledge to expand the performative boundaries of landscape architecture beyond common typologies. Topics range from ecological infrastructure to design with weather patterns. A systematic approach to case studies, landscape technologies, and field trips seeds the knowledge base and representational methods necessary to design and build these complex landscape performances.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Alexander Robinson
ARCH 537: Plant Ecology + Identification 
Principles and concepts of plant ecology and regional plant identification; introduction to California native plant species and communities with field trips and case studies.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Monday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Isaac Brown
ARCH 541bL: Landscape Architecture Design 
Projects in urban settings with emphasis on landscape continuities as well as development of integrative schematic proposals and detailed open space design.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 541A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 1:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Takako Tajima
ARCH 542bL: Landscape Architecture Design 
Projects for the public realm with emphasis on urbanity and connectivity, place and meaning.
Units: (6.0 units)
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ARCH 542A
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture-Lab
Days: Mon, Wed
Time: 1:00-5:50pm
Instructor: Aroussiak Gabrielian
ARCH 545: Contemporary Theories of Landscape Architecture 
Explores contemporary landscape architecture theories, propositions and projects in the context of cities. The exploration methodology includes the study of epochal projects and theoretical texts.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 1:00-3:50pm
ARCH 547: Advanced Topics in Urban Ecology 
Builds on knowledge related to the impacts of anthropocentrism on our current environmental/landscape condition - stresses on biodiversity, urban heat island, sea-level rise, etc, and strategies at mitigating these conditions - urban forestry, building soils, etc.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Tuesday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Douglas Kent
ARCH 548: Media for Landscape Architecture: 3D Design 
Developing and communicating landscape architecture design intent using visualization tools for three-dimensional studies.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Aroussiak Gabrielian
ARCH 550: Heritage Conservation Policy and Planning 
Conservation practice within an economic, political, and cultural context looking at the regulatory environment, public advocacy and policy, real estate development, heritage tourism, environmental sustainability, cultural diversity, and interpretation. Recommended preparation: ARCH-549.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Thursday
Time: 6:00-8:50pm
Instructor: Meredith Drake Reitan
ARCH 551: Conservation Methods and Materials 
Concepts and techniques for building conservation including identification of treatments, recordation and research, material properties and behavior, building forensics, and project implementation. Recommended preparation: ARCH-549.
Units: (3.0 units)
Prerequisites: Not available
Restrictions: Not available
Class type: Lecture
Days: Wednesday
Time: 9:00-11:50am
Instructor: Peyton Hall