{"id":42,"date":"2025-05-13T19:58:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T19:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10033\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-09-17T23:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:43:14","slug":"masters-preparation-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/international.usc.edu\/masters-preparation-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Master&#8217;s Preparation Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-stories-full-width-carousel block_8627e7eccca49922ca04b8589d057191 g__hero_stories_full_width_carousel\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--hero-stories-full-width-carousel\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<h1>Homepage &#8211; DONE<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Slider main container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional required wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Slides -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-stories-full-width-carousel-slide swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"1 \/ 3\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--hero-stories-full-width-carousel-slide\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-video\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/international.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/usc-hoose-library-1920x1080.jpg\" class=\"attachment-16x9_1920 size-16x9_1920\" alt=\"USC Hoose Library, Oct. 3, 2024.(USC Photo\/Gus Ruelas)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/international.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/usc-hoose-library-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/international.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/usc-hoose-library-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/international.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/usc-hoose-library-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/international.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/usc-hoose-library-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"chart-your-future\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"inner-link\">\n\t\t\tChart your future.\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\t\t<p>Through rigorous test preparation, English coursework and support from USC admissions advisers, you will be ready with enhanced language, critical thinking and research skills to apply to \u2014 and succeed at \u2014 your chosen U.S. graduate school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"links-wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"link\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/app.international.usc.edu\/\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Read more about Apply for Master&#039;s Preparation Program\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tApply for Master&#8217;s Preparation Program\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-column-text block_ac0869f7421fb568e4a619eba85a5ded g__two_column_text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--two-column-text\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"columns-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"group\">\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"course-overview\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"inner-link\">\n\t\t\tCourse Overview\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the Master\u2019s Preparation Program, you will access the same academic tracks and courses offered in our <\/span><a href=\"\/pre-masters-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pre-Master\u2019s Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, plus tailored TOEFL or IELTS test preparation and comprehensive academic advising. You will learn how to read and critically assess academic texts, communicate effectively, develop a graduate-level vocabulary and improve your GRE\/GMAT test-taking strategies to help you reach the required score for your chosen degree program and U.S. graduate school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Courses in our comprehensive, supportive curriculum are tailored to the reading and writing styles of your discipline and will introduce you to content relevant to your area of study.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"group\">\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"program-benefits\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"inner-link\">\n\t\t\tProgram Benefits\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\t\t<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Receive extensive guidance from USC college admissions advisers dedicated to helping you define your goals and realize your academic aspirations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improve your TOEFL\/IELTS and GRE\/GMAT scores through world-class test preparation and scheduling support.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enhance your English-language skills for graduate-level coursework.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get support facilitating all aspects of the application process to transfer to American colleges and universities \u2014 including personal essay development and interview training.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"\" class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions block_140312718b896db9ba82aae1dfa7755b g__accordions\">\n\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-container\">\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\t\t<h2 id=\"courses\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"inner-link\">\n\t\t\tCourses\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\t\t<p>Students can choose between two academic tracks: Business, Social Sciences and Arts or Science, Technology and Health.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">Academic English Skills for Graduate Studies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-1-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This content-based, integrated skills course is designed for international students who are preparing for graduate studies at USC and other universities. The goal of this course is to help students develop their ability to use English within the context of academic assignments, which require critical thinking, research, discussion and teamwork. In this class, students will critically analyze the content and structure of academic articles and content-based videos and will learn to synthesize ideas across multiple sources. Strategies for self-directed learning and self-editing will be taught to equip students with the ability to study and work independently.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">Academic Integrity and Graduate Study Expectations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-2-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of this 7-week course is to teach new students about American university expectations for academic integrity and graduate level work. Students will learn how to avoid different types of academic integrity violations to include plagiarism, cheating, unauthorized collaboration, and falsifying academic records. Topics discussed for graduate level studies will include expectations for library research, information literacy, time management, communication with professors, class participation and student conduct.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">American Culture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-3-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this course, students will develop their critical reading and discussion skills as they learn about American expectations and norms for business, education and family\/relationships.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">Campus Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-4-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of this course is to teach students about the resources and opportunities available to get involved in campus life at USC. 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Students will practice speaking in various contexts where conversations or responses may occur quickly. 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Students will learn the grammatical and compositional tools authors use and apply them to various kinds of writing: paragraphs, essays, short stories, reports, and research papers.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-7-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-7-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">Graduate Communication Skills<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-7-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-7-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Communication Skills (CS) is a content-based, project-based course designed to help international students preparing for graduate studies to develop personal communication, classroom communication and public speaking skills. Students will build communicative and pragmatic competence in speaking during conversations, whole class and small group discussions, and presentations. Classwork and projects will provide practice for students to apply critical thinking, teamwork, and self-editing strategies. The goal of this course is to develop students as confident communicators who are able to navigate between modes of communication utilized in graduate school studies.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-8-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-8-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">GRE\/GMAT Test Preparation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-8-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-8-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Combining proven methods with the best instructors, our intensive GRE\/GMAT test preparation courses offer in-depth instruction on all content categories, including effective test-taking strategies and practice exercises to help you reach your required score for your degree program.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-9-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-9-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">Intercultural Communication<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-9-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-9-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this course, students will develop their interpersonal communication skills and awareness of the subtleties surrounding interactions between people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. An examination of topics ranging from values, beliefs, gender roles, and etiquette will be covered so that students are better equipped to manage relationships in a diverse American academic setting and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-10-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-controls=\"section-1-10-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"item-title\">Job Ready<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"section-1-10-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-10-acf-block-68cb4791ee1a9\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this course you will practice important skills for applying to internships and jobs during your graduate studies. 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