To search for USC dissertations in print written at a single school, you can search via USC Libraries portal https://libraries.usc.edu by school codes.
Example: Ph.D. Com
Note: You must have the period after Ph and the period after D. There must be a space between the D and the beginning of the school abbreviation. There is no space between Ph. and D. If there are internal periods in the school abbreviation, such as Occupational Therapy (which is O.TH), these must also be included.
Call numbers assigned to USC Disserations and Theses correspond to departments in which they were created. In other words, in the Grand Avenue Library, theses and dissertations are shelved and cataloged according to the (USC) Dissertation Accession Number scheme, rather the Library of Congress cataloging system. The table provided in this guide will help you browse USC theses and dissertations in HOMER.
If you need additional guidance using these codes, please contact Lorraine Allerhand in the cataloging department at allerhan@usc.edu
| Call No. | Spine Code | Department |
| A | APPL.MATH | Applied Mathematics |
| Ac | ACCOUNTING | Accounting |
| AeE | AE.ENG | Aerospace Engineering, Engineer in Aerospace Engineering Included |
| AeG | AE.G.M. | Aeronautics and Guided Missles |
| AeM | AE.MAN | Aerospace Operations Management |
| Am | AM | American Studies |
| An | ANTHROP | Anthropology; Visual Anthropology;Social Anthropology |
| Ana | ANA | Anatomy |
| Ar | ARCH | Architecture; Landscape Architecture |
| Arc | ARCHAEOL | Archaeology |
| As | ASIA.ST | Asiatic Studies; East Asian Languages and Cultures |
| B | BIOL | Biology; Cellular Biology; Molecular Biology;Applied Biometry; Neurobiology; Biometry |
| B.Sc. | BIOL.SCI | Biological Sciences |
| Ba | BACT | Bacteriology |
| Bi | — | Biblical Literature |
| Bio | BIOC | Biochemistry and Nutrition |
| BioC | BIOM.CH | Biomedicinal Chemistry |
| Biom.En | BIOM.ENGIN | Biomedical Engineering |
| Bkn | BIOKIN | Biokinesiology |
| Bo | BOT | Botany |
| Bu.S. | BUI.SC | Building Science |
| C | CHEM | Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Computational Chemistry;Biophysical Chemistry |
| Ch | CH.E | Chemical Engineering |
| Che | C.PHYS | Chemical Physics |
| Ci | C.E. | Civil Engineering; Engineer in Civil Engineering;Structural Mechanics;Structural Engineering |
| Cin | CIN | Cinematography; Communication-Cinema; Cinema-Production; Critical Studies |
| CL | CL | Classics |
| CM | COMM | Communications; Communication Arts and Sciences; Communication Theory and Research |
| Cmd | COMMUN.DISORDERS | Communicative Disorders |
| Co | CO.LIT | Comparative Literature |
| Com | COM | Commerce; Master of Business Administration; Organizational Behavior; Marketing MBA |
| CpS | COMP.SCI | Computer Science, Computer Engineering |
| D | DRAMA | Drama; Communication-Drama (Go By Chairman) |
| DaEd. | DEAF E. | Deaf Education |
| De | DENT. | Dentistry; Dental Surgery; Orthodontia; Pedodontics;(Send to Dental Library),Cranio Facial Biology |
| E | ENG | English; Film and Literature |
| Ea.Sc | EARTH SCI | Earth Sciences (was Geological Sciences before 1995/1996) |
| Ec | ECON | Economics; Political Economy and Public Policy |
| Ed | EDUC | Education; Educational Psychology; Instructional Technology;Counselor Education; Advanced Masters of Education;Higher Education; Administration & Supervision;Special Education; International Education; International Education; Policy Analysis; Counseling Psychology |
| EL | ELEC.ENGIN | Electrical Engineering |
| EnE | ENV.ENGIN | Environmental Engineering |
| Engin | ENGIN | Engineering (General); Engineer Degree |
| Epid | EPIDEM | Epidemiology; Molecular Epidemiology |
| F | FRENCH | French |
| Fi | FI | Fine Arts. M.F.A. (Art History; Sculpture; Painting; Museum Studies; Public Art Studies; Etc.) |
| Fo | FOR.SER | Foreign Service; M.F.S. |
| G | GER | German |
| G.S. | GEN.SCI | General Science |
| Ge | GEOL | Geology (Geological Sciences); Geophysics |
| Geo | GEOGR | Geography |
| Geron | GERON | Gerontology |
| Gr | GREEK | Greek |
| H | HIST | History |
| I | INT.REL | International Relations |
| In | IND.DES | Industrial Design |
| Ind | IND.E | Industrial Engineering & Systems |
| Ind.C | IND.CHEM | Industrial Chemistry |
| J | JOUR | Journalism; Broadcast Journalism |
| L | LAT | Latin (Classical Languages) |
| La | LAT.AM | Latin American Studies |
| Law | LAW | (Juris Doctor) |
| JD | — | — |
| Law | LAW | Law(Master of Laws)ML |
| Li | LIB.SCI | Library Science |
| Lib.A | LIB.ARTS | Liberal Arts |
| Lin | LIN | Linguistics |
| M | MATH | Mathematics; Statistics |
| M.Sc | MAT.SCI | Materials Science Ph.D.; Materials Engineering M.S. |
| Me | MED | Medicine also Preventive; Medical Education |
| Mec | MECH.ENG | Mechanical Engineering; Engineer in M.E. |
| Med | MED.BAC | Medical Bacteriology |
| Med.M | MED.MICRO | Medical Microbiology |
| Med.P | MED.PHYS | Medical Physiology |
| Mi | MI | Microbiology; Molecular Microbiology |
| Mu | MU | Musicology; Music; M. Music; Music History & Literature; Composition; Music Theory; Music Education |
| Neuro | NEURO | Neuroscience |
| O | O | Oriental Studies |
| O.En. | OCEAN ENG. | Ocean Engineering |
| O.Th. | OCC. THER | Occupational Therapy; Occupationpational Science |
| Ot. | OTOL | Otology |
| P | PHIL | Philosophy |
| P.Ed. | PHYS.EDUC | Physical Education; Exercise Science |
| P.Th. | PHYS. THER | Physical Therapy |
| Pa | PATH | Pathology (Experimental); Pathobiology; Molecular Pathology |
| Pe | PET.ENG | Petroleum Engineering |
| Ph | PHYS | Physics |
| Pha | PHA | Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| PhaC | PHA.CHEM Pharmaceutical Chemistry | |
| Phar | PHAR | Pharmacology (in School of Medicine), includingPharmacology and Nutrition; Molecular Pharmocology |
| Phy | PHY | Physiology; Biophysics |
| Po | POL.SCI | Political Science |
| Ps | PSYCH | Psychology; Behavioral Neuroscience; Social Psychology; Quantative Psychology; Clinical Psychology |
| Pu | GOV | Public Administration; M.S. City & Regional Planning; MPA Master of Public Administration |
| Pu.R | PUB.REL | Public Relations |
| R | REL | Religious Education; Religion; Theology; Religion-Social Ethics |
| R | REL | Religion:Bachelor of Divinity, BD |
| BD | — | — |
| Ra | RADIO | Radio |
| Re | R.E. | Real Estate |
| S | S | Spanish; Hispanic Languages and Literatures |
| Sa | SAFETY | Safety; Human Factors; Industrial |
| Sc | SCI | Science |
| Slav | — | Slavic Studies; Slavic Languages and Literatures |
| So | SOCIOL | Sociology; Applied Demography; Criminology |
| SoE | SOC.E | Social Ethics |
| Soc | SOC.STU | Social Studies |
| Sp | SP | Speech; Communication 1971- |
| SW | SO.WK | Social Work; M.S.W.; Ph.D. SW 1998 |
| SyM | SYS.MAN | Systems Management |
| T | TELECOM | Telecommunications; Also for COM.TELE. |
| Te | TEC.PL | Technology Planning |
| Tox | TOXIC | Toxicology |
| Ur | UR.ST | Urban Studies; Planning |
| Urb | URB.RP | Urban and Regional Planning (earlier under Pu);Urban Planning and Development |
| Z | ZOOL | Zoology |
| Com | COM | Doctor of Business Adminstration DBA |
| DBA | — | — |
| DBS | BUI.SC | Doctor of Business Science (Use symbol Bu.S.)DBS Bu.S. 1979 |
| DLA | LIB.SCI | Doctor of Library Administration (Include Department Symbol: Li) |
| DMA | MU | Doctor of Musical Arts (Include Department Symbol: Mu Includes Church Music; Compostion; Music Education;Perfomance Practices; Choral Music) |
| DPA | GOV | Doctor of Public Administration (Include Department Symbol: Pu) |
| DSW | SO.WK | Doctor of Social Work (Include Department Symbol: Sw) |
| Ed.D. | EDUC | Doctor of Education (Do Not Include Department Symbol: Ed) |
| Law | — | Doctor of the Science of Law |
| JSD | — | — |
| Ph.D. | — | Doctor of Philosophy (Include Department Symbol: PHIL) |
| Th.D. | REL | Doctor of Theology (Include Department Symbol: R) |
| A.M. | — | Master of Arts |
| M.S. | — | Master of Science |