Overview

The Cinematic Arts Archiving and Preservation Graduate Certificate program offered at University of Southern California is administered through the Graduate School. Candidates for the degree are subject to the general requirements of the Graduate School.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from the Cinema & Media Studies MA program offered at University of Southern California develop a sophisticated understanding of how creative expression, technology, business, politics, history and ideology are interlinked within American and international media trends. MA alumni have embarked on successful careers in the film and media industries, higher education, non-profits, curating, criticism and archiving.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Experiments in Interactivity
Production
Seminar in Contemporary Digital Media
Techniques of Information Visualization
Graduate Media Arts Research Lab
Seminar in Film Theory
Critical Studies Colloquium/Professional Seminar
Seminar in Television Theory
Survey History of the United States Sound Film
Survey of Television History
Survey of Interactive Media
Case Studies in National Media and/or Regional Media
Seminar: Non-Fiction Film/Video
Concepts in Cultural Studies
Seminar: Avant-Garde Film/Video
Seminar in Film/Television Critical Theory and Production

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, United States

Disciplines

Visual Arts Film Studies View 436 other Masters in Visual Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit the General USC Graduate Application for Admission

Submit Supplemental Materials via the SlideRoom Application

Send Official Academic Transcripts

Submit Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE General) Test Scores

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

78720 USD / full

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Out-of-State

78720 USD / full

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Domestic

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In-State

78720 USD / full

≈ 78720 USD / full

Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Los Angeles

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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