{"id":1629,"date":"2023-12-04T06:25:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T14:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/?page_id=1629"},"modified":"2026-06-02T07:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:28:12","slug":"the-mfa-art-degree-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/the-mfa-art-degree-program\/","title":{"rendered":"The MFA Art Degree Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"image-title-container\">\n    <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"\"\n                              class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--headline-with-link \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--headline-with-link\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Application Deadline<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Fall application deadline for the MFA Art program is January 15.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/graduate-admission\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Apply Now\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Roski\u2019s MFA Art\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Master of Fine Arts in Art program at the USC Roski School of Art and Design is a two-year, full-time, studio-based program. The USC campus is located in the center of Los Angeles, home to notable museums, a vital local artist community and an international gallery scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The MFA Art Experience<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Roski School enrolls a select cohort of five to eight MFA Art candidates each year, making for an intimate experience. The program\u00a0 is uniquely interdisciplinary\u2014it\u2019s an intensive, experimental individual studio program featuring intellectual exploration and critical exchange with artists and academics.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members of our internationally acclaimed USC Roski faculty work closely with you, as will the members of a growing community of well-known professional artists, critics and curators who participate in our weekly Visiting Artist and Scholar Seminar, as well as the Resident Artists and Scholars Program.\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3280\" style=\"width: 787px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3280\" src=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MFA-Art-Degree-Program-scaled-e1704481987327-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"787\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MFA-Art-Degree-Program-scaled-e1704481987327-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MFA-Art-Degree-Program-scaled-e1704481987327-2048x778.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MFA-Art-Degree-Program-scaled-e1704481987327-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MFA-Art-Degree-Program-scaled-e1704481987327-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/MFA-Art-Degree-Program-scaled-e1704481987327-1536x583.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The USC Roski Open Studios on Feb. 11, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ryan Miller\/Capture Imaging)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Quick Links<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                  \n      \n        \n          <div class=\"column\">\n              <ul>\n                                                            <li>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/catalogue.usc.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=21&#038;poid=29492&#038;returnto=8873 target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about MFA Art Course Catalog\">MFA Art Course Catalog<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n      \n        \n          <div class=\"column\">\n              <ul>\n                                                            <li>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/graduate-info-sessions\/  aria-label=\"Read more about MFA Art Info Sessions\">MFA Art Info Sessions<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n\n        \n        \n      \n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Why Roski?<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an MFA Art candidate you\u2019ll have your own private studio in the Roski Graduate building, which is located in the Los Angeles Arts District. The program is designed to maximize your individual studio experience. Our instructional model is focused on critical dialogue during regular studio visits with faculty, guest artists and curators, and group critiques with student peers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Studio Visits<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-QNfo1ETxN4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-QNfo1ETxN4\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll work with Roski\u2019s distinguished faculty and receive critical input from visiting artists and scholars through a series of private studio visits. Sessions typically occur weekly, but may be more or less frequent, as determined by individual student needs and faculty advisors.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Group Critique<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-QNfo1ETxN4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-QNfo1ETxN4\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll also gain insight and perspective through a weekly seminar investigating current issues and directions in the visual arts. Student peer analysis and implications of forces contributing to conceptual development are faculty-moderated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">A Critical Studies Foundation<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-QNfo1ETxN4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-QNfo1ETxN4\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MFA Art candidates also take courses with USC Roski&#8217;s renowned Critical Studies faculty. In this core block, you\u2019ll take classes that emphasize tracing intellectual and artistic histories, understanding the complexities of theories applied to the visual arts and addressing global art practices.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-QNfo1ETxN4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Diverse Electives<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-QNfo1ETxN4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-QNfo1ETxN4\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                              \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Program electives provide a broader platform for experimentation and encourage you to explore possibilities for complementary fields of study at one of the world&#8217;s leading research universities. The vast array of cross- and interdisciplinary opportunities offers an unparalleled environment for advanced study and practice, especially in combination with USC Roski&#8217;s intellectual and artistic reach, and its position on the Pacific Rim and in one of the world&#8217;s major art capitals.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n\n      \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Your MFA Art Faculty<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A diverse and internationally renowned range of artists and thinkers makes up the Roski School\u2019s faculty\u2014a cross-disciplinary team that represents time-based and social practice, as well as more traditional 2D and 3D work. Your professors and mentors exhibit in Los Angeles and around the world, and are known for breaking new ground in practice and research, as well as being innovative teachers.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/profile-listing\/?filter-by-keyword=&amp;area=&amp;type=faculty\">USC ROSKI FACULTY<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Your Thesis Exhibition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For your MFA Art degree, you\u2019ll show your work in a solo thesis exhibition, mounted under the program director\u2019s guidance, in the spring of your second year at Roski. The exhibition is installed in the Graduate Gallery\u2014a 2,000-square-foot space with three professionally constructed moveable walls, a lighting grid, a professional mounted high resolution video projector and roll-up door for installation of large-scale works.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/past-mfa-thesis-exhibitions\/\">Select Past Thesis Exhibitions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Your Written Thesis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MFA Art degree requires an accompanying written thesis, in which you provide a rigorously researched and theoretically and historically grounded set of arguments relating to your studio project. A committee of supportive faculty, including your thesis supervisor and two other members, will guide you in both thesis elements.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1640\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1640\" src=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/USC_MFA_2023_Michon_Sanders_010-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/USC_MFA_2023_Michon_Sanders_010-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/USC_MFA_2023_Michon_Sanders_010.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">michon sanders MFA Art thesis exhibition, <em>All I have to do is stay Black and die<\/em>, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Space for Creating<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USC Roski boasts a full slate of facilities for creative work and research in 2D, 3D and 4D media, along with four exhibition spaces. The program also has formal affiliations with four notable museums.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/studios-labs\/#chapter=2d-studios-  aria-label=\"Read more about Studios and labs\">Studios and labs<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/galleries-exhibition-spaces\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Galleries and exhibition spaces\">Galleries and exhibition spaces<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/museums-libraries\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Museums and libraries\">Museums and libraries<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/200-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/200-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/200-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/200-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Students and faculty gathered in a studio space discussing large-scale drawings or prints displayed on white walls during an MFA Art critique.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Opportunities<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an MFA Art candidate at Roski, you\u2019ll enjoy advantages including introductions to prominent artists presenting in the Roski Talks series, plus opportunities for a travel scholarship and graduate assistantships. Other opportunities include, the Macomber Award, part time teaching awards, teaching assistant roles and more.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/international-opportunities\/  aria-label=\"Read more about See opportunities\">See opportunities<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/roski-talks-history\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Past Roski Talks\">Past Roski Talks<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/006-2-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/006-2-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/006-2-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/006-2-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Spare gallery space with a white pedestal sculpture and blue projected imagery on the wall, by Ca Flores.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n      \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-column-ctas \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--two-column-ctas\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"group\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Keep Exploring<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <ul>\n                      <li>\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/areas-of-study\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Areas of Study\">Areas of Study<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/jobs-internships\/  aria-label=\"Read more about Jobs and Internships\">Jobs and Internships<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/roski.usc.edu\/the-l-a-arts-scene\/  aria-label=\"Read more about The L.A. Arts Scene\">The L.A. 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