As a private research university as popular as Stanford and Harvard, it is not only the cradle of 10 Nobel Laureates, 6 MacArthur Genius Award winners, 1 Turing Award winner and 510 Olympic athletes, but also many of these colleges are sought after by the education community.
Who can resist the temptation to be the nation's no.1 film school, the nation's second-largest communications school, and the top three business schools in the nation? Let's take a look at this dream school!
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About the University of Southern California
The University of Southern California, also known as the University of Southern California, abbreviated as USC, is the oldest of the world's top private research universities on the West Coast of the United States, located in Los Angeles, founded by the Board of Governors in 1880, and is a member of the Association of American Universities and the Pacific Rim University Alliance. It is one of the most competitive and difficult universities in the United States to apply to.
About the school environment
Located in the West Adams district of South Los Angeles, about 2 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, the school has an enviable campus of beautifulness, and although some of the buildings are modernist, most of the buildings are Romanesque, in stark contrast to most of the red brick buildings on campus.
Moreover, the campus is very large, and there are many accommodation places for students, with about 40 dormitories in the whole school, including general dormitories, ensuite dormitories and apartment-type dormitories.
There are also 2 large cafeterias and several cafes on campus, including a hot dish area, a salad area, a pastry area, a drink area, etc., as well as a Mexican cuisine area and an Indian-style burritos area, and breakfast is more diverse, with fruits, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and so on.
Rankings and achievements
USC is ranked 22nd in the U.S. News Ranking of The Best Universities in the United States
Times Higher Education usa university rankings are 18th
QS Usa University Rankings are 15th
Times Higher Education University rankings 52nd in 2021
There are 10 Nobel laureates, 6 MacArthur Genius Award winners and 1 Turing Award winner among alumni and faculty members. The number of alumni won the First Academy Award in the United States, the number of alumni of USC in Silicon Valley ranked 4th in the United States, the number of the world's top computer scientists shortlisted in the world was 4th, and the school has cultivated many talents in the aerospace and technology community, such as Armstrong, the first person to land on the moon, and Wittby, the founder of Qualcomm.
Strong faculties
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
The University of Southern California is the first university in the United States to award a bachelor's degree in film arts, and the School of Motion Picture Arts at the University of Southern California has made great achievements in American film, television, film studies, animation, documentaries, advertising, and interactive media, so the school has always been ranked first among the major film schools in the United States.
Nonetheless, while preserving tradition, the School is constantly improving its curriculum to adapt to the ever-changing new landscape of media arts and technology, and strives to be at the forefront of global film and television production, film education and academic research, from the Oscars to the Emmy Awards to major film festivals in the United States and around the world, leaving the USC School of Motion Picture Arts with glorious achievements.
In 2001, the Academy of Film and Drama added the USC Interactive Multimedia Division, including stereoscopic films, ultra-widescreen films, immersive experiential films, interactive films, video games, virtual reality and mobile multimedia.
The film school has developed with the hollywood film industry and has produced many film festival wizards, the most famous alumni are George Lucas, director of the "Star Wars" series, and Ron Howard, director of the sound master class "The Da Vinci Code", Robert Zemeckis, director of "Forrest Gump", and David Lee, director of "Chocolate Factory". L. Wolf.
Faculty of Media
As the number one media major in the United States, THE University of Southern California has many research directions, mainly including four research areas and 8 research directions, four research areas are the Department of Communication, the Department of Journalism, the Public Relations Program and the Public Diplomacy Program. The eight research directions include communication law and policy, entertainment management, health and social change communication, information and communication technology, international communication, market communication, network community, organizational communication and corporate strategic communication.
Communication studies focuses on the use of technologies such as the communication industry, mass communication media, and new and old media in social and political science. Here, students can learn the concept of communication and communication skills, including communication between people, organizations and cultures; have critical thinking and master the methods of debate; learn print, electronic, and digital publishing techniques; and understand the generation and influence of mass media.
Journalism focuses on writing and delivering news reports, learning the ways and techniques of communication. Expertise includes radio and television information technology; processes and techniques for microphone operation; program audio and video editing; program design and production; legal provisions governing the media and professional ethics as a media person.
Public Relations (PR) focuses more on the study of strategy. Basic courses include public relations research and evaluation, introduction to strategic public relations, strategic public relations management, public relations case discussion, public relations writing, etc. From the perspective of curriculum, USC's PR major will allow students to solve many public relations problems encountered in practice. Although the PR major has not been open for a long time, due to its location in Los Angeles, entertainment media and business are booming, and the resources for learning and working are very rich. Most of the teachers in this major are part-time teachers, most of them are general managers and managers of various public relations advertising agencies, or senior editors of the Los Angeles Times, and the course is also more practical.
Faculty of Engineering
THE COLLEGE of Engineering has two National Engineering Research Centers established by the National Science Foundation: the Center for Microelectronic Biological Systems and the Center for Integrated Multimedia Systems, and works with Lockheed. Martin co-founded the world's top quantum computing center, which was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as the first homeland security center of excellence, and the USC Information Science Institute holds one of only 13 root nameservers in the world. The Internet domain name system dynamic programming algorithm, VoIP technology, and the world's first antivirus software were born here.
Department of Computer Science
USC's computer science is recognized nationwide, and there are often large companies such as Microsoft and Blizzard.EA.Konami who come directly to the college to recruit, and there are many opportunities to showcase student works and get positive feedback, among which the potential employment opportunities are self-evident.
The Department of Computer Science at USSC has a strong faculty of 42 tenured professors, 33 research professors, and a strong research team of more than 30 external professors. The research team includes artificial intelligence, databases and information management, human brain theory and computational neuroscience, software systems and engineering, communication and systems, etc. USC's Computer Science program focuses on students' training in the design, programming, and application of computing systems. Through this program, students gain a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of computer science and computer engineering and the problems currently required. This allows them to get better employment or pursue a higher degree.
Admission requirements
undergraduate:
Submit a copy of the transcripts of the courses you have studied and an English translation
Submit a high school diploma
Submit SAT or ACT transcripts, SAT Reading Score: 600, ACT English Score: 27
Submit the TOEFL transcript and achieve an IBT score of 20 in each subject
Master:
Graduated from university
Submit transcripts of the courses you have studied and your graduation certificates
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