南加州大學(xué)(University of Southern California，簡(jiǎn)稱南加大 USC)，位于美國(guó)加州洛杉磯市，1880年由監(jiān)理會(huì)創(chuàng)立，是加州最古老的私立研究型大學(xué)。南加州大學(xué)是一所歷史悠久、科研教學(xué)水平一流、有著豐富校園文化生活的世界著名私立大學(xué)。南加大的圖書(shū)館擁有400多萬(wàn)冊(cè)藏書(shū)、300多萬(wàn)幅圖片、600多萬(wàn)套膠片錄像。
南加大藝術(shù)與設(shè)計(jì)學(xué)院于1883年成立，是南加利福尼亞州最早的藝術(shù)學(xué)院。學(xué)院最早時(shí)比較看重藝術(shù)與建筑，現(xiàn)在則將更多的精力放在視覺(jué)藝術(shù)上面。學(xué)院授予的學(xué)位有：文學(xué)學(xué)士、美術(shù)學(xué)士、藝術(shù)學(xué)士與碩士、美術(shù)碩士、公共藝術(shù)研究碩士。學(xué)院的教學(xué)團(tuán)隊(duì)由國(guó)際知名的藝術(shù)家和教育者構(gòu)成。每個(gè)學(xué)期，各種藝術(shù)家、作者、批評(píng)家、管理者以及藝術(shù)史學(xué)家都會(huì)來(lái)學(xué)院進(jìn)行訪問(wèn)演講。他們?cè)趯W(xué)院講課、呈現(xiàn)作品、帶領(lǐng)學(xué)生參觀工作室以及進(jìn)行團(tuán)體討論。

一、專業(yè)設(shè)置：

1、本科專業(yè)：
Ceramics(制陶)、Design(設(shè)計(jì))、Intermedia(媒介)、Painting & Drawing(油畫(huà)&繪畫(huà))、Photography(攝影)、Printmaking(版畫(huà))、Sculpture(雕塑)、Critical Studies(評(píng)論性研究)
2、研究生專業(yè)：
Ceramics(制陶)、Design(設(shè)計(jì))、Intermedia(媒介)、Painting & Drawing(油畫(huà)&繪畫(huà))、Photography(攝影)、Printmaking(版畫(huà))、Sculpture(雕塑)、Critical Studies(評(píng)論性研究)、Public Art Studies(公共藝術(shù)研究)

二、申請(qǐng)要求：

1、English Language Requirements All international applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL. International applicants with minimum scores of 600 Ｏn SAT Critical Reading or 27 Ｏn ACT English are exempt from taking the TOEFL. Applicants with minimum scores of 100 Ｏn TOEFL iBT (with at least 20 in each section) are presumed to be proficient.
2、Portfolio Upload a portfolio of 10 to 15 images of artwork you've made within the last two years at roski.slideroom.com. Your portfolio should not Ｏnly represent your best skills in art—in a variety of media or in a single area—but should also demonstrate the development of a personally unique idea or concepts that have inspired the work as a whole. Feel free to include in your portfolio work that you've done for assignments in class, work that you've done Ｏn your own, or both. We do not accept images in PDF format.
3、 Artist Statement Your artist statement should not be longer than 500 words:
Describe your creative process: how do you research your subject matter and investigate materials, mediums, and techniques?

三、基本學(xué)費(fèi)：

Undergraduate Students
12-18 units $22,801.00
Unit basis $1,536.00
Graduate Students
15-18 units $22,801.00
Unit basis $1,536.00
南加州大學(xué)藝術(shù)學(xué)院以藝術(shù)專業(yè)教育為主，開(kāi)設(shè)的專業(yè)主要是傳統(tǒng)媒介和新媒介相關(guān)的藝術(shù)專業(yè)，同時(shí)開(kāi)設(shè)有理論研究和公共藝術(shù)研究專業(yè)。南加州大學(xué)的藝術(shù)學(xué)院規(guī)模比較小，研究生階段的申請(qǐng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)非常激烈，招生人數(shù)較少。