USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

History

Schools

Centers

• The Annenberg Networks Network: social network studies and computational social science.
• The Annenberg Research Network on International Communication: research on international communication issues.
• The Johnson Communication Leadership Center provides undergraduate scholarships and conducts research on the role of African-Americans in the media.
• The Center on Communication Leadership & Policy sponsors research and organizes courses, programs and symposia. The center's director is the former dean of USC Annenberg Geoffrey Cowan.
• The Center for the Digital Future "communication technology and mass media, and their impact on individuals, communities and nations.Includes the research project: Surveying the Digital Future
• The USC U.S.-China Institute: public discussion of the U.S.-China relationship through policy-relevant research, graduate and undergraduate training, and professional development programs for teachers, journalists, and officials. It produces public events, documentary films, and magazines. It was established in 2006 by USC President C.L. "Max" Nikias. In fall 2011, it became part of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism,
• The USC Center on Public Diplomacy, in partnership with the USC College's School of International Relations: government, corporate and non-state actors engagement with foreign audiences. Includes the: U.S. Canada Fulbright Chair in Public Diplomacy
• The Haptics Lab: integrating the sense of touch into human/computer interactions, is supported by the Integrated Media Systems Center, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center.
• The Metamorphosis Project: the transformations of urban community under the forces of globalization, new communication technologies and population diversity.
• The Norman Lear Cente: convergence of entertainment, commerce and society.
• The Strategic Public Relations Center: the study, practice and value of public relations.
• The Annenberg Innovation Lab
• The USC Annenberg Institute of Sports, Media & Society

  Professional education

• Knight Digital Media Center
• USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships
• USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program
• Institute for Justice and Journalism
• NEA Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater

• Everett M. Rogers Award for Achievement in Entertainment Education
• Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting
• USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism
• USC Annenberg Health Journalism Fellowships, one for California journalists and one opened nationally at Center for Health Journalism funded by The California Endowment

  Publications

• International Journal of Communication, Editors: Manuel Castells, Larry Gross
• Online Journalism Review, Editor: Robert Niles

  Student activities

Careers

Facilities

International programs

Notable faculty members and instructors

• Jonathan Aronson
• Manuel Castells
• Geoffrey Cowan
• Nicholas J. Cull
• G. Thomas Goodnight
• Derrick Hall
• Henry Jenkins
• Josh Kun
• A. Michael Noll
• Robert Scheer
• Jonathan Taplin
• Douglas Thomas
• Ernest J. Wilson III

• K.C. Cole
• Marc Cooper
• Norman Corwin
• Mei Fong
• Murray Fromson
• Ed Guthman
• Henry Jenkins
• Josh Kun
• A. J. Langguth
• Andrew Lih
• Judy Muller
• Tim Page
• Richard Reeves
• Diane Winston
• Mary Murphy

  Admissions statistics

Undergraduate

Freshman class statistics

Graduate

Graduate program statistics

Finances and fundraising

• Annual operating budget, 2007–08: $49 million
• Endowment : $228 million
• Undergraduate tuition & fees : $45,810
• USC undergraduates receiving financial aid: 60%