Institution name

University of Southern California

Total number of students

35000

Total number of international students

6600

Contact address for international enquiries

University Park Campus
LOS ANGELES 90089

Telephone

+1 213 740 1111

Venue / office name

Roski School of Fine Arts

Address

Watt Hall 104
University Park Campus
LOS ANGELES
California
90089

Venue description

The school was founded by artist William Lees Judson as the College of Fine Arts in 1895, making it the oldest art school in the region. The school was originally located in the historic Pasadena Arroyo on the site now occupied by the Judson Stained Glass Studios, the school moved to the USC campus in 1919, further enriching the student’s education within the inspiring and stimulating context of downtown Los Angeles. In 1919 the school became known as the School of Art and Architecture, eventually splitting into separate professional schools in 1975. The school previously graduated with degrees in art history. Since 1996 the department of Art History has been located in the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Today the school is dedicated exclusively to the visual arts, offering courses in painting and drawing, design, photography, digital media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and theory and criticism. Approximately 75 students graduate each year with 15 of those receiving their graduate degrees.

Telephone number

+1 213 740 2787

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

The University of Southern California provides Trojan housing which consists of nearly 6,000 housing spaces in more than 40 residence halls and apartments are designed to provide easy access to campus resources and activities. A highlight of campus living are the five residential colleges, communities of students and faculty who share common interests and plan frequent group activities. Several residence halls have special interest floors (including business, cinema, music, and women in science and engineering). There are also floors dedicated to students especially interested in African American, Jewish, Latino or Muslim culture. Residence halls offer the traditional college housing experience, with double-occupancy rooms and community bathrooms, plus a required meal plan. Apartments - units with one or two double-occupancy bedrooms and a full kitchen, enables students to lead a more independent lifestyle, with more space and privacy. At the University, even the most tradition-steeped residence halls boast modern conveniences, including a customer service center, a computerized entry monitoring system and a smartcard-operated on-site laundry facility. The newest housing facility on campus is the four-story International Residential College at Parkside, which houses 400 students, features international cuisine in the dining hall and offers numerous cross-cultural programs. The halls provide free high-speed ethernet computer connections to campus networks and the Web. Each student has an ethernet jack and an individual telephone line. Resident technology assistants help everyone stay connected and student housing also includes free local telephone service and basic cable TV connections.