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Architecture

The USC School of Architecture fuses history, theory, technology and design into a variety of degree programs that prepare students for the rigors of the professional design practices.

Art and Design

The USC Roski School of Art and Design's faculty are internationally recognized artists who offer a progressive approach for experimentation in all forms of visual arts.

Cinematic Arts

The USC School of Cinematic Arts trains fully-formed media makers, collaborators, and scholars situated to flourish in their chosen career path.

Dance

The USC Kaufman School of Dance is at the forefront of creating a new model for dance—a hybrid art form expressed in new media, scholarship, studio practice, music, choreography and performance.

Dramatic Arts

The USC School of Dramatic Arts' conservatory environment blends with the full academic experience found at a major research university.

Music

The USC Thornton School of Music consistently ranks among the top one percent of the nation’s music schools and conservatories.

Arts Events

  • Oct 26
    7:30 pm

    Tonight at the Palace!: A Variedades Tribute

    The Downtown Palace Theatre
  • Oct 27
    8:00 pm

    Apollo Men's Chorus & Oriana Women's Choir: Listen!

    Newman Recital Hall (AHF)
  • Feb 5
    7:00 pm

    Music as Medicine: Renée Fleming and Antonio Damasio in Conversation

    Bovard Auditorium (ADM)

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USC Participates in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA

News

  • Step into an artist’s imagination in new Fisher Museum exhibit

    October 20, 2017

    Mexico-based James H.D. Brown is famous around the world, but he's a virtual unknown in Los Angeles, his birthplace.

  • Trojan pianist lands exchange stint at prestigious Sibelius Academy in Finland

    October 20, 2017

    American music students traditionally have few chances for global study, but USC's music school wants to change that.

  • Singers get preventive care for vulnerable vocal cords at USC Voice Center

    October 18, 2017

    Vocal screening clinics are part of a health and wellness push that's catching on at top-tier music schools like USC Thornton.

  • Actress Anna Faris brings her podcast skills to the front of the class

    October 16, 2017

    Teaching "Creating the Hit Podcast" is a logical step for Faris and Sim Sarna, who co-founded the popular Anna Faris is Unqualified.

  • B-52s conversation, concert kick off Trojan Family Weekend on McCarthy Quad

    October 13, 2017

    Band members share their thoughts on social activism before a lively set that kept Trojans on their feet.

  • Mayor Eric Garcetti to guest conduct Trojan Marching Band at USC football game

    October 6, 2017

    The band will perform "I Love L.A." Saturday at halftime along with 1,400 students from 14 local schools on High School Band Day.

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USC ART SCHOOLS

School of Architecture
School of Cinematic Arts
Roski School of Art and Design
Thornton School of Music
School of Dramatic Arts
Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

Arts Programming

  • Visions and Voices
  • Libraries
  • Fisher Museum of Art
  • Pacific Asia Museum
  • Classical KUSC
  • Cultural Tour: The Gamble House

Additional Arts Programs

  • Arts Journalism
  • Creative Writing
  • International Artists Program

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