The school contains seven major research centers, including the International Business Education and Research, the Center for Effective Organizations, and the Leadership Institute, which is chaired by the internationally renowned Dr. Warren Bennis. Business Education at USC A n unmatched business education combined with a solid liberal arts foundation provides the knowledge, analytical skills and confidence you will need to deal with the complexities of the world of commerce. Classes emphasize communication, analytical decision-making and group work. B y studying several general areas of business, you will eventually identify your senior option, a particular discipline that you want to study in more depth. Six departments offer sixteen senior options in the Marshall School of Business .
Accounting is offered as a separate degree program.
The lists at the end of this section show the departments and senior options available. M ost importantly, business courses stress real-world learning. Assignments are often completed as if they were going to be submitted for a company's review. For example, you might work on a marketing survey for a laptop computer, a new product line for a clothing manufacturer, or an entrepreneurial venture of your own. More than a few USC student projects have become real businesses.