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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

  • Sep 6
    7:00 pm

    O Solo Homo: Performances by Marga Gomez and Tim Miller 

    USC Brain and Creativity Institute's Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall (BCI)
  • Sep 8
    7:30 pm

    Stand-Ups Speak Out: Comedy, Race, and Identity

    Tommy's Place (TCC)
  • Sep 8
    7:30 pm

    USC Thornton Symphony: The Triumph of Life

    Bovard Auditorium (ADM)

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USC Participates in Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA

News

  • From paparazzi shots to fan mags, film-industry archive provides glittering glimpses of Hollywood history

    August 14, 2017

    Changing technology makes the collection more important than ever -- and lucky students get to hold film history in their own hands.

  • Are female characters pivotal to the plot of a movie?

    August 1, 2017

    USC's Signal Analysis and Interpretation Lab reveals findings on race, age and gender from thousands of pages of dialogue.

  • Hollywood sticks to the script: Diversity, on screen and behind the camera, remains elusive

    July 31, 2017

    New USC Annenberg report examines representation of gender, race/ethnicity, LGBT status and disability across 900 popular movies from 2007 to 2016.

  • Danny Bilson named chair of Interactive Media & Games Division at USC School of Cinematic Arts

    July 28, 2017

    The gaming industry expert will continue to lead the Advanced Game Project, the division's yearlong flagship class in which graduate students create a complete game.

  • USC Thornton announces five new master’s degree programs

    July 17, 2017

    The school is adding the programs to stay ahead of major changes in the music industry, dean says.

  • Summer Programs give high schoolers a taste of college life — and credits for comedy

    June 27, 2017

    From comedy performance to criminal justice, USC Summer Programs give teens the experience to help them decide on a major or even a career.

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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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