{"id":1476,"date":"2020-06-15T20:20:08","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T03:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=1476"},"modified":"2025-06-20T20:05:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T03:05:43","slug":"specialized-masters-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gero.usc.edu\/admissions\/academics\/specialized-masters-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialized Master&#8217;s Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;full_width_background&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;3%&#8221; bottom_padding_tablet=&#8221;5%&#8221; bottom_padding_phone=&#8221;10%&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; 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