分子微生物学和免疫学理学硕士课程的主要目标是使学生为从事生物医学广泛领域的职业做好准备，重点是但不限于微生物学，病毒学，免疫学和癌症研究。该计划结合动手研究为学生提供了广泛的理论准备，在动手研究中，学生在位于南加利福尼亚大学健康科学园区â€的研究实验室中接受培训，实验室由凯克医学院，药学院和南加州大学诺里斯综合癌症中心-洛杉矶或儿童医院洛杉矶（CHLA）。
The primary objective of the Master of Science program is to prepare students for a career in the broad field of biomedical sciences with focus on, but not limited to, microbiology, virology, immunology and cancer research. This program provides extensive theoretical preparation in combination with hands-on research, where students are trained in research laboratories located on the Health Sciences Campus (HSC), comprising the Keck Medical School, the School of Pharmacy and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, or located at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).