Overview

Leonard Davis School of Gerontology / Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Health Administration/Master of Science (MHA/MS)
Master of Public Administration/Master of Science (MPA/MS)
Juris Doctor/Master of Science (JD/MS)
Master of Planning/Master of Science (M Pl/MS)
Master of Business Administration/Master of Science (MBA/MS)
Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Science (Pharm D/MS)
Master of Science/Master of Social Work (MS/MSW)
Master of Long Term Care Administration (MLTCA)	Long term care administration
Master of Aging Services Management (MASM)	Aging services management
(Graduate Certificate)	Gerontology
Master of Arts (MA)	Gerontology
Master of Science (MS)	Gerontology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Gerontology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biology of aging

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 15th	February 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Federal Work-Study

Faculty

25

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 7

Male (15)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Sex steroids and Alzheimer's disease, memory, cognition and brain plasticity, environment and injury prevention, antioxidants, stress and aging, inflammation and aging, euthanasia, caloric restriction and chemotherapy, biodemographic of aging, health outcomes research, families and intergenerational relatives, care-giving of elderly, biology, psychology, sociology, policy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Email: ldsgero@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-5156

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