The University of Southern California Art History department in Los Angeles offers a dynamic environment for exploring visual culture across time and place. It provides a comprehensive understanding of artistic expression, from traditional forms like painting and sculpture to modern and contemporary media, emphasizing rigorous academic inquiry and critical thinking. Students engage with art within its complex historical, cultural, and intellectual contexts. The department's location in Los Angeles provides unique access to a rich array of museums, galleries, and cultural institutions, enhancing learning with real-world engagement. With faculty expertise spanning global contemporary art, visual culture, and more, the department prepares students for diverse careers in museums, academia, and arts administration.
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The University of Southern California (USC) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880 by Robert Maclay Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California. The university is composed of one liberal arts school, the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and 22 undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools, enrolling roughly 21,000 undergraduate and 28,500 post-graduate students from all fifty U.S. states and more than 115 countries. It is a member of the Association of American Universities, which it joined in 1969, and is also one of the wealthiest academic institutions in America.
