Division of Critical Studies School of Cinematic Arts University of Southern California
Degrees & Awards
- Degrees Offered
- Major Degree Levels Offered
- Cinema-Television (Critical Studies) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Cinema-Television Master of Arts (MA)
- Degrees Awarded
- Master's Degrees 15
- Doctoral Degrees 9
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
- * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
- Earning Your Degree
- Part-time study available? No
- Evening/weekend programs available? No
- Distance learning programs available? No
- Terminal master's degree available? No
- Degree Requirements
- Master's Degrees Comp Exam Required
- Doctoral Degrees Comp Exam Required and Thesis Required
- First Professional Degrees Not reported
- Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- Applied 299
- Accepted 33
- Acceptance Rate 11
- Enrolled 20
- Applying
- Application Fee - Domestic $85
- Application Fee - International $85
- Electronic applications accepted? Yes
- Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
- Application Deadlines
- Type Domestic International Priority Date
- Fall deadline December 1st December 1st Not Reported
- Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
- Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
- Entrance Requirements
Tuition & Fees
- Tuition & Fees *
- Tuition & FeesNot Reported
- *Average dollar amount (tuition & fees) required to complete the degree
- Financial Support
- Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
- Application deadlines for financial awardsMay 2
- Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Health Care Benefits, Institutionally-sponsored Loans, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships
Student Body
- Gender
- Total Graduate Students88
- Female Percentage61%
- Male Percentage39%
- Participation
- Total Graduate Students88
- Part-time Percentage1%
- Full-time Percentage99%
- Race/Ethnicity
- Hispanic / Latino9%
- Black / African American8%
- White / Caucasian48%
- American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
- Asian9%
- Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
- Two or more races9%
- Unknown or International Student17%
Faculty
- Faculty Breakdown
- Total Faculty22
- Full-time Percentage73%
- Part-time Percentage27%
- Female Percentage50%
- Male Percentage50%
Research
- Existing Research
- Focus of faculty researchTransnational cinema, race and cultural studies, global media, television studies, digital media, feminist studies
- Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$200,000
Location & Contact
Division of Critical Studies
School of Cinematic Arts
University of Southern California
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA 90089
United States
Dr. Akira Lippit
Chair
Phone: 213-740-3334
Fax: 213-740-9471
Email: lippit@usc.edu
Kim Greene
Program Coordinator
Phone: 213-740-7515
Fax: 213-740-9471
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