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The Master of Professional Writing Program (referred to as MPW) is a prestigious graduate writing program which offers a variety of courses at the University of Southern California's College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...
MPW offers classes in non-fiction, technical writing, fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screen and television writing. The program awards an MPW or Master of Professional Writing. The 2006 U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools ranked the Master of Professional Writing Program 4th in the nation.
Notable alumni
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Notable faculty, past and present Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 646 KB) The author of this image is me, David Shankbone. ...
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Donald Freed is an american playwright, novelist and screenwriter, born in Chicago. ...
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| University of Southern California | | Schools The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...
| Communication • Visual Anthropology • Animation and Digital Arts • Law • Interactive Media • Medicine • Gerontology • Business • Professional Writing • Cinema • International Relations • Music • Engineering The USC Annenberg School for Communication is the journalism and communication program at University of Southern California (USC). ...
The USC Center for Visual Anthropology or CVA at the University of Southern California was created by anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff who ran it until her death in 1985. ...
The Division of Animation and Digital Arts (DADA) at the USC School of Cinema-Television is a three year M.F.A. program in film, video and computer animation. ...
USC Law School The University of Southern California Law School (Gould School of Law), located in Los Angeles, CA, is part of the University of Southern California. ...
The University of Southern Californias School of Cinema-Televisions Interactive Media Division first accepted students in 2002. ...
The Keck School of Medicine is the medical school at the University of Southern California. ...
The Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at The University of Southern California, a leader in the field of gerontology, has pioneered educational programs including the worlds first Ph. ...
Popovich Hall The Marshall School of Business (also known as USC Marshall School of Business) is the business school at the University of Southern California. ...
von KleinSmid center, where the School of International Relations is located on the University Park Campus of the University of Southern California. ...
The University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, founded in 1884 and dedicated in 1999, is one of the premiere music schools on the West Coast. ...
Viterbi School of Engineering, west wall. ...
| | Research | Alfred Mann Institute • Andrus Gerontology Center • Annenberg Center for Communication • Center for Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems • Center on Public Diplomacy • Information Sciences Institute • Institute for Creative Technologies • Integrated Media Systems Center • Jane Goodall Research Center • Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute • Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies The Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering, commonly known as the Alfred Mann Institute, AMI or Mann Institute of Biomedical Engineering, is located on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California (USC). ...
The Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, one of the first centers for gerontology research in the U.S., was founded at the University of Southern California in 1964. ...
The Annenberg Center for Communication (ACC) at the University of Southern California promotes interdisciplinary research in communications between the USC School of Cinema-Television, Viterbi School of Engineering, and the separate Annenberg School for Communication at USC, also funded by Walter Annenberg. ...
Center for Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems is on the campus of the University of Southern California. ...
The University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy is a joint academic research, teaching and training center created and run jointly by the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences School of International Relations. ...
ÃÃThe Information Sciences Institute (ISI) of the University of Southern California is involved in a broad spectrum of information processing research and in the development of advanced computer and communication technologies. ...
The Institute for Creative Technologies is part of the University of Southern California and is an award-winning research centre that advances the state-of-the-art in virtual reality and immersive environments. ...
Integrated Media Systems Center is on the campus of the University of Southern California. ...
The USC Jane Goodall Research Center is a part of the department of Anthropology at the University of Southern California. ...
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute is on the campus of the University of Southern California. ...
The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies (WIES) is an environmental research and education facility run by the University of Southern California in Two Harbors, California on Catalina Island approximately 22 miles (35 km) south-southwest of Los Angeles. ...
| | Athletics | USC Trojans • Baseball • Basketball • Football • Volleyball Dedeaux Field • Galen Center • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Fight On • Spirit of Troy // USC athletics participates in the NCAA Division I-A Pacific Ten Conference and has won 106 total team national championships, 86 of which are NCAA National Championships. ...
The University of Southern California Trojans baseball program, established in 1888, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Pacific Ten Conference, and is currently coached by Chad Kreuter. ...
The University of Southern California Trojans mens basketball program is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Pacific Ten Conference, and is currently coached by Tim Floyd. ...
Head Coach Pete Carroll 6th Year, 64-12 Home Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Capacity 92,500 - Grass Conference Pac-10 First Year 1888 Athletic Director Mike Garrett Website USCTrojans. ...
Galen Center. ...
Dedeaux Field is a college baseball stadium in Los Angeles, California, and the home field of the University of Southern California Trojans team. ...
The Galen Center is the USC Trojans basketball and USC Volleyball facility for the University of Southern California Trojans. ...
For other uses, see Memorial Coliseum (disambiguation) and Coliseum. ...
Fight On is the fight song of the University of Southern California. ...
The Spirit of Troy drumline at Navy Pier in Chicago October 14, 2005 The Spirit of Troy giving a traditional post-game concert, this time celebrating the defeat of the University of Arkansas in Razorback Stadium The Spirit of Troy take the field at Stanford Stadium The Spirit of Troy...
| | Miscellaneous | Faculty • Trojan Family • Trojan Knights • USC Helenes • Daily Trojan • KSCR • Trojan Vision • Trojan Shrine Neil Armstrong, a USC alumnus and the first man to set foot on the Moon. ...
Neil Armstrong, a USC alumnus and the first man to set foot on the Moon. ...
The Trojan Knights are the Guardians of Tradition for the University of Southern California. ...
USC Helenes is a University of Southern California school-sponsored womens group that focuses on school pride and community service. ...
The Daily Trojan is the official student newspaper of the University of Southern California. ...
KSCR is the student-run radio station of the University of Southern California; it provides the community with original programming 24 hours a day. ...
Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts Trojan Vision is a student television station operated by students at the University of Southern California through the Annenberg School for Communication . ...
The Trojan Shrine, more commonly known as Tommy Trojan, is one of the most recognizable figures of school pride at the University of Southern California. ...
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