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USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

The USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism comprises a School of Communication and a School of Journalism at the University of Southern California (USC). Starting July 2017, the school's Dean is Willow Bay, succeeding Ernest J. Wilson III.[2] The graduate program in Communication is consistently ranked first according to the QS World University Rankings.[3]

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History[edit]

The Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism was established in 1971 through the support of United States Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg.[4] The USC Department of Communication Arts and Sciences and the School of Journalism became part of USC Annenberg in 1994.

Schools[edit]

School of Communication[edit]

The USC Annenberg School of Communication is the school's center for general communication. It offers degrees from undergraduate to doctorates. Its current director is Sarah Banet-Weiser, who took over from Larry Gross in 2014. It offers the following degrees: B.A. (communication), M.A. (global communication/global media, communication management, public diplomacy, strategic public relations, digital social media, communication data science), Ph.D. (communication).

School of Journalism[edit]

Annenberg's School of Journalism's director is Willow Bay, who joined in 2014. It offers the following degrees: Degrees offered: B.A. (journalism, public relations), M.A. (journalism, specialized journalism, strategic public relations).

The : Connecting the PR industry with students and academics to define the future of the profession and develop its future leaders.

USC Annenberg Center for Public Relations

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

Jonathan Aronson

Manuel Castells

Geoffrey Cowan

Nicholas J. Cull

G. Thomas Goodnight

Derrick Hall

Henry Jenkins

Josh Kun

Doe Mayer

A. Michael Noll

Robert Scheer

Jonathan Taplin

Douglas Thomas

Ernest J. Wilson III

Admissions statistics[edit]

Undergraduate[edit]

Total undergraduate enrollment (Fall 2015): 1,440

Annual operating budget, 2007–08: $49 million

Endowment (as of July 1, 2007): $228 million

Undergraduate tuition & fees (with living expenses): $45,810 ($58,403)

USC undergraduates receiving financial aid: 60%

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Annenberg Center for Communication

Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania

USC Annenberg School for Communication website

Online Journalism Review website

USC Annenberg TV News website

USC, Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism from The Annenberg Foundation Website