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USF Graduate Catalog 2020-2021The policies and procedures herein have been approved, as appropriate, by the USF Graduate Council Policy Committee and by the full USF GraduateCouncil, a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate.The policies, procedures, and requirements herein are applicable to students admitted to a graduate degree program or graduate certificate, and/or nondegree seeking students taking graduate coursework. Undergraduate students should refer to the Undergraduate Catalog, even if taking graduatecoursework. It is the student level that dictates which publication governs, not the level of coursework.USF Office of Graduate Studies, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, ALN226Tampa, FL 33620www.grad.usf.edu 2020, University of South Florida - Office of Graduate StudiesThis catalog is effective for the 2020-2021 academic year. This catalog includes all policies, procedures, and major and course descriptions in effect atthe time of publication. USF reserves the right to repeal, change, or modify the policies, procedures, majors, and course descriptions at any time.The University of South Florida is committed to the principles of equal education, equal access, and equal employment opportunities without regard torace, color, marital status, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, or Vietnam or disabled veteran status as provided by law and in accordance withthe University's respect for personal dignity. These principles are applied in the conduct of University programs and activities and the provision offacilities and services.
Welcome to Graduate Studies . 2About USF . 5Academic Calendar . 21Graduate Faculty . 24Admissions . 25General Information . 37Financial Information . 52Academic Policies . 54Degree Requirements . 68Graduation and Postdoctoral Affairs . 87Degree, Majors, and Concentrations . 90Bachelor's/Master's Pathways . 91Bachelor's/Master's Pathways By Undergraduate Major . 101Bachelor's/Master's Pathways By Graduate Major . 103Concurrent Degrees . 105Graduate Certificates . 119College of Arts and Sciences . 124College of Arts and Sciences. 124Dean's Office . 126American Culture & Society Graduate Certificate . 127Applied Linguistics Graduate Certificate . 129Community Development Graduate Certificate . 131Comparative Literary Studies Graduate Certificate . 133Creative Writing Graduate Certificate . 135Cyber Intelligence Graduate Certificate. 137Data Analysis (Psychology) Graduate Certificate . 138Data Science for Public Administration Graduate Certificate . 140Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate . 142Environmental Policy & Management Graduate Certificate . 144Film & New Media Studies Graduate Certificate . 146Florida Studies Graduate Certificate . 148Food Writing and Photography Graduate Certificate . 150Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate . 151Infant-Family Mental Health Graduate Certificate . 153Latin American & Caribbean Studies Graduate Certificate . 155OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIESGraduate Catalog 2020-2021i
Leadership for Coastal Resiliency Planning Graduate Certificate . 157Management of Non-Governmental and Non-Profit Organizations Graduate Certificate . 159Professional and Technical Communication Graduate Certificate . 161Public Management Graduate Certificate . 163Statistical Data Analysis Graduate Certificate. 165Strategic Intelligence Graduate Certificate . 166Women's and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate . 168College of Arts and Sciences: School of Humanities . 170College of Arts and Sciences: School of Humanities . 170Department of Communication . 171Communication, M.A. . 172Communication, Ph.D. . 174Department of English . 176Creative Writing, M.F.A. . 177English, M.A. 179English, Ph.D. 183Department of History. 187History, M.A. . 188History, Ph.D. . 193Department of Humanities and Cultural Studies . 196Liberal Arts, M.A. 197Department of Journalism and Digital Communication . 201Digital Journalism and Design, M.A. . 202Department of Philosophy . 204Philosophy, M.A. . 205Philosophy, Ph.D. . 209Department of Religious Studies . 213Religious Studies, M.A. . 214Department of World Languages . 216French, M.A. . 217Linguistics and Applied Language Studies, Ph.D. . 219Linguistics: English as a Second Language, M.A. . 222Spanish, M.A. . 224College of Arts and Sciences: School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics . 226College of Arts and Sciences: School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. 226OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIESGraduate Catalog 2020-2021ii
Biology, M.S. . 227Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology . 232Cancer Biology, Ph.D. . 233Cancer Chemical Biology, Ph.D. . 236Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy, Ph.D. . 239Cell and Molecular Biology, Ph.D. . 242Integrated Mathematical Oncology, Ph.D. . 245Microbiology, M.S. . 248Department of Chemistry . 251Chemistry, M.A. 252Chemistry, M.S. . 254Chemistry, Ph.D. 256Department of Integrative Biology . 259Conservation Biology, M.S. . 260Integrative Biology, Ph.D. 262Department of Mathematics and Statistics . 266Mathematics, M.A. 267Mathematics, Ph.D. . 272Statistics, M.A. 278Department of Physics . 281Physics (Applied Physics), Ph.D. . 282Physics, M.S. . 285Department of Psychology . 287Psychological Sciences, M.A. . 288Psychology, Ph.D. . 291Psychology, M.A. . 296School of Geosciences . 299Environmental Science and Policy, M.S. . 300Geography and Environmental Science and Policy, Ph.D. . 303Geography, M.A. . 306Geology, M.S. . 310Geology, Ph.D. . 313College of Arts and Sciences: School of Social Sciences . 316College of Arts and Sciences: School of Social Sciences . 316Department of Anthropology . 317OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIESGraduate Catalog 2020-2021iii
Applied Anthropology, M.A. . 318Applied Anthropology, Ph.D. . 324Department of Economics . 330Economics, M.A. 331Economics, Ph.D. . 333Department of S
The policies and procedures herein have been approved, as appropriate, by the USF Graduate Council Policy Committee and by th e full USF Graduate Council, a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate. The policies, procedures, and requirements herein are applicable to students admitted to a graduate degree program or graduate ce rtificate, and/or .
