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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

  • Nov 15
    11:00 am

    Feelin' Fresh Fridays

    Student Union (STU)
  • Nov 15
    7:30 pm

    USC Thornton Chamber Orchestra: Beethoven's 7th Symphony

    Bovard Auditorium (ADM)
  • Nov 20
    7:00 pm

    The Four Immigrants: From Manga to Musical

    USC Brain and Creativity Institute's Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall (BCI)

More events »

USC Visions & Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative

Highlighting the university’s commitment to interdisciplinary approaches, the initiative features a spectacular array of events conceived and organized by faculty and schools throughout the university. Every Visions and Voices event is designed to challenge students and expand their perspectives. View the 2019-2020 schedule.

News

  • Disco'd follows Anthony Alexander III, Julianna Jackson, Lou (no last name given) and Frank Murillo, clockwise from top left. (Image/Courtesy of Sam Mantell)

    Making his first film pushed this producer to get his USC Marshall MBA

    November 7, 2019

    Sam Mantell spent almost three years producing, editing and selling a documentary about being homeless in Los Angeles. His biggest takeaway? Understanding the business side of entertainment is key.

  • “Green Cat,” c. 1956, by Andy Warhol

    How cats have inspired artists from da Vinci to Warhol

    October 29, 2019

    USC Dornsife's Kate Flint explores the felines that have pawed, posed and preened their way through art around the world.

  • Dan Smythe (Illustration/Tom Deslongchamp)

    How a Promising Musician Embraced Business

    October 4, 2019

    Daniel Smythe balances his love for music with his career in consulting.

  • The arts showcase‘s disco medley features USC Thornton School of Music and USC Kaufman School of Dance students. (USC Photo/Gus Ruelas)

    Arts showcase puts talented USC students at center stage

    September 19, 2019

    The evening -- featuring music, dance and theatrical presentations, comedy, films and an art exhibition -- was a signature event leading up to Friday's inauguration of Carol L. Folt as USC president.

  • David Kassan works on his portrait of Holocaust survivor Joshua Kaufman ahead of a special exhibition at the USC Fisher Museum of Art. (Photo/Courtesy of USC Fisher Museum of Art)

    Personal stories of surviving the Holocaust unveiled at powerful art exhibition

    September 17, 2019

    Portraits of Holocaust survivors appear alongside interactive testimonies in Facing Survival, a USC Fisher Museum of Art and USC Shoah Foundation collaboration open through Dec. 7.

  • Deborah Harkness, professor of history, is behind A Discovery of Witches. (Photo/AMC)

    Best-Selling Author Deborah Harkness Writes Fantasy with a Historian’s Eye

    September 16, 2019

    The creator of A Discovery of Witches looks back at her "overnight success" that took a decade.

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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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