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USC Annenberg launches M.A. degree program in Arts Journalism
May 04, 2008
Nine-month M.A. in Specialized Journalism (The Arts) advances training for working journalists and aspiring reporters.
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LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2008 - In response to the critical need to enhance coverage of the arts in communities across the country, the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California is launching an innovative new graduate degree program focusing on arts journalism. The program is open to journalists, recent graduates holding bachelor degrees in journalism or one of the arts, and experienced arts practitioners. In full and active partnership with five arts schools, the new nine-month M.A. program connects the fields of arts practice and arts
journalism. Applications are still being accepted through July 1, 2008.
The program begins August 11, 2008, with a two-week summer intensive course on journalism and society. In the fall and spring semesters, students enroll in writing and reporting classes at USC Annenberg and elective courses at any of USC’s five arts schools. The program culminates in a master’s professional project. Classes will cover digital media in cultural criticism, preparing students for an environment of fragmented media and always-on reporting. Through additional sessions in the entrepreneurial skills of strategic planning and individual branding, program graduates will have experience positioning themselves to compete in a crowded media marketplace. Students also participate in workshops, seminars and performances offered through USC Annenberg’s two highly regarded fellowship programs, the Getty Arts Journalism Fellowship, and the NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater.
Located in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California, the USC Annenberg School for Communication (annenberg.usc.edu) is among the nation’s leading institutions devoted to the study of arts journalism and criticism. Its programs include the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program the NEA Arts Journalism Institute for Theater and Musical Theater and the Knight Digital Media Center. In addition to its programs for working journalists, USC Annenberg enrolls of more than 1,900 graduate and undergraduate students earning bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in journalism, communication, public diplomacy and public relations.