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directed research

Directed Research (490x) is student-proposed, faculty supervised research that can be used to earn from two to eight units of elective credit. Students must conduct research under a professor, and must present their work (such as a paper, formal publication, demonstration/performance). Please contact your department for additional information and required paperwork in order to take these special research-for-credit courses.

Below you will find contact information and, if available, links to required paperwork for Directed Research, organized by department:

Department	Course Number	Online Resources	Contact Info
Leventhal School of Accounting	ACCT 490x		Phone: (213) 740-4838 Milli Penner
Architecture	ARCH 490x		Phone: (213) 704-2090 randrade@usc.edu
American Studies and Ethnicity	AMST 490x		Phone: (213) 740-2426 Fax: (213) 821-0409 aseinfo@usc.edu
Anthropology	ANTH 490x		Phone: (213) 740-1900 Fax: (213) 747-8571 karagon@usc.edu
Art History	AHIS 490x		VKC 351 Phone: (213) 740-4552 Fax: (213) 740-8971 arthist@usc.edu
Biology	BISC 290L BISC 490x	• Laboratory Research for Biological Science and Biochemistry Students • BISC 290L form (pdf) • BISC 490x form (pdf) • BISC 490x Guidelines for Requirements (pdf)	AHF 105 Phone: (213) 740-4003 tennis@usc.edu
Marshall School of Business	BUAD 490x		Phone: (213) 740-5959 Associate Dean
Chemistry	CHEM 490x		SGM 418 Phone: (213) 740-7036 Fax: (213) 740-2701 chemmail@chem1.usc.edu
Cinema-Television	CNTV 490x		• Division of Animation and Digital Arts (213) 740-3985 • Peter Stark Producing Program (213) 740-3304 • Division of Screen and Television Writing (213) 740-3303 • Division of Critical Studies (213) 740-2911 • Division of Film and Television Production (213) 740-2911
Classics	CLAS 490x		THH 224 Phone: (213) 740-3676 Fax: (213) 740-7360 elmore@usc.edu
Comparative Literature	COLT 490x		THH-234 Phone: (213) 740-0102 Fax: (213) 740-8058 compLit@usc.edu
Annenberg School for Communication	COMM 490x JOUR 490x		Phone: 213-740-0900 Fax: 213-740-8036 ascquery@usc.edu
Earth Sciences	GEOL 490x		Phone: (213) 740-6106 Fax: (213) 740-8801 earthsci@usc.edu
East Asian Languages and Cultures	EALC 490x		Phone: (213) 740-3707 ealc@usc.edu
Economics	ECON 490x		KAP 300 Phone: (213) 740-8335. Fax: (213) 740-8543 jmreyes@usc.edu
Rossier School of Education	EDPT 490x		WPH 800 Phone: (213) 740-2606 Fax: (213) 740-9433 soeinfo@usc.edu
English	ENGL 490x		THH 420 Phone: (213) 740-2808 Fax: (213) 741-0377 rrwoods@usc.edu
Environmental Studies	ENST 490x		AHF 232 Phone: (213) 740-7770 Fax: (213) 740-8566 environ@scf.usc.edu
Engineering
Aerospace	AE 490x		Phone: (213) 740-4303 Fax: (213) 740-7774 ame@usc.edu
Biomedical	BME 490x	• Directed Research • Directed Research Projects • Directed Research Application Form	OHE 500 Phone: (213) 740-7237 bmedept@usc.edu
Chemical	CHE 490x		Phone: (213)740-2227 Fax: (213)740-8053 chedept@che1.usc.edu
Civil and Environmental	CE 490x		KAP 210 Phone: (213) 740-0603 Fax: (213) 744-1426
Computer Science	CSCI 490x		Phone: (213) 740-4496 Fax: (213) 740-7285 csdept@usc.edu
Electrical	EE 490x		Electrophysics: PHE 604 Phone: (213) 740-4700 Fax: (213) 740-8677 Systems: EEB 100 Phone: (213) 740-4446 Fax: (213) 740-4449
Industrial and Systems	ISE 490x		GER 240 Phone: (213) 740-4893 Fax: (213) 740-1120 isedept@usc.edu
Mechanical	ME 490x	• Research Facilities	OHE 430 Phone: (213) 740-0484 Fax: (213) 740-8071 ame@usc.edu
Petroleum	PTE 490x		Phone: (213)740-0322 Fax: (213)740-0324 office@archie.usc.edu
French & Italian	FREN 490x ITAL 490x		THH 126 Phone: (213) 740-3700 Fax: (213) 746-7297 rolufs@usc.edu
Gender Studies	SWMS 490x		THH 331C Phone: (213) 740-8286 Fax: (213) 740-6168 gender@usc.edu
Geography	GEOG 490x		KAP 416 Phone: (213) 740-0050 Fax: (213) 740-0056 uscgeog@usc.edu
German	GERM 490x		THH 402 Phone: (213) 740-2795 Fax: (213) 740-9354 clausing@usc.edu
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology	GERO 490x		Phone: (213) 740-5156 Fax: (213) 740-0792 ldsgero@usc.edu
History	HIST 490x		SOS 254 Phone: (213) 740-1657 Fax: (213) 740-6999 history@usc.edu
International Relations	IR 490x		VKC 301 Phone: (213) 740-6278 Fax: (213) 742-0281 sir@usc.edu
Kinesiology	EXSC 490x		Phone: (213) 740-2492 Fax: (213) 740-7909 turcotte@usc.edu
Linguistics	LING 490x		GFS 301 Phone: (213) 740-2986 Fax: (213) 740-9306 colinco@hermes2.usc.edu
Mathematics	MATH 490x		DRB 155 Phone: (213) 740-2400 Fax: (213) 740-2424 lanski@math.usc.edu
Music	MUCM 490x MUCH 490x MUCD 490x MUED 490x MUHL 490x MUIN 490x MPGU 490x MPKS 490x MPST 490x MPVA 490x MPWP 490x MUJZ 490x MUCO 490x		uscmusic@usc.edu
Nursing	NURS 490x		HSC, CHP 222 Phone: (323) 442-2020
Philosophy	PHIL 490x		Phone: (213) 740-4084 Fax: (213) 740-5174 philos@usc.edu
Physics & Astronomy	PHYS 490x ASTR 490x	• Undergrad Research Application Form	SGM 407 Phone: (213)740-1140 Fax: (213)740-8094 physdept@usc.edu
Policy, Planning and Development			RGL 111 Phone: (213) 740-6842 Fax: (213) 740-7573 sppd@usc.edu
Political Science	POSC 490x		VKC 327 Phone: (213) 740-6998 FAX: (213) 740-8893 posc@usc.edu
Psychology	PSYC 490x		SGM 508 Phone: (213) 740-2203 pedson@usc.edu
Religion	REL 490x		THH 328 Phone: (213) 740-0270 Fax: (213) 740-7158 crossley@usc.edu
Slavic Languages and Cultures	SLL 490x		Phone: (213) 740-2735 Fax: (740-8550 slavic@bcf.usc.edu
Sociology	SOCI 490x		KAP 352 Phone: (213) 740-8851 uscsoci@usc.edu
Spanish & Portuguese	SPAN 490x PORT 490x		THH 124 Phone: (213) 740-1258 Fax: (213) 740-9463 vierma@usc.edu
Theatre	THTR 490x		Phone: (213) 740-1286