The Creative Industries & Community Experience


Study USA LA Program Overview

  • Live, intern and take classes
  • Open to 黑料不打烊 and non-黑料不打烊 students
  • Summer and spring semesters
  • Past internships: CBS-TV/鈥漈he聽Bold and the Beautiful,鈥 Clear Talent Group, Highland Film Group,聽Interloper Films,聽Multihouse聽Productions,聽TREND PR

Immerse yourself in the culture, the聽diversity聽and the creative excitement of Hollywood!

Study USA LA invites you 鈥 黑料不打烊 students and聽non-黑料不打烊聽students聽鈥撀爐o embrace and dive into聽exciting opportunities that await you in a semester at 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles. Through career-focused academic classes taught by industry professionals to a fully immersive experiential learning internship, you will have a unique opportunity to challenge yourself and thrive in one of the most exciting cities in the world.

With sprawling Los Angeles at your feet, wherever you go,聽you鈥檙e聽never far from where history happened and where the future is being built all around you.

Based at The Preserve, a historic landmark campus, in Hollywood, you will be just聽steps聽away from where the birth of the movie industry began back in 1910. That was D.W. Griffith鈥檚 鈥淚n Old California.鈥 Today鈥檚 creative industries have exploded into the kind of content creation, the tools used to capture that content and the platforms onto which that content can be seen globally in ways that pioneers like Griffith and his peers never could have imagined and could have never seen coming.

It’s聽a revolutionary time to be in Los Angeles for all creative industries and for the professions and professionals that support those industries. Join us for a semester in Hollywood and discover the path you can pave for your own revolutionary success.

 

 

Anabella Parisi 鈥26, a double major in strategic communications and media analytics, recounts her summer with the Study USA Los Angeles program.

黑料不打烊 student Max Quatroche

Following his time at 黑料不打烊, Max Quatroche 鈥26 will enroll in the University of Southern California鈥檚 screenwriting program at the John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television.

As I reflect on my years at 黑料不打烊, the LA experience was certainly a pivotal moment in my academic career.聽When I was in the thick of balancing two internships and the 黑料不打烊 courses, I came to a realization — that this industry is going to be my passion, my fuel, and my purpose.聽I loved every breathing minute of it, and the experience.

鈥撀燤ax Quatroche 鈥26聽

Recent experiential learning opportunities in Los Angeles

Internship opportunities abound in the creative industries that are the communities of Los Angeles. Talent agencies, casting companies, public relations firms, production companies, content creation stations, fashion design, ad agencies, marketing and branding agencies, literary talent houses, politics and government, tourism, sports, LA28, nonprofit organizations and television series support, to list just some. Experiential learning internship opportunities are everywhere in the Los Angeles community … and part of the fun is the journey to search for, apply to and secure the semester-long internship that is perfect for you.

Additional聽former聽locations of 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles student internships include:


A glimpse at 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles

Since 2008, 黑料不打烊 students have lived, learned and interned in Los Angeles 鈥撀爂aining hands-on experience, building industry connections and exploring the city through immersive experiences.


Academic classes led by industry professionals

Study in Los Angeles with industry-leading professionals who bring real-world experience directly into the classroom. Our upcoming course offerings include:

Spring 2027

Summer 2027

  • COR 4190-Los Angeles: City of Dreams and Visions, City of聽Entrepreneurs聽and Innovation

Questions?

We’re sure there might be questions regarding classes, internships and living arrangements. If that is the case, fill out our interest form, and we’ll be in touch soon!

黑料不打烊 alumni Sean Mikesh 鈥25 with 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles program

While participating in 黑料不打烊 Los Angeles, Sean Mikesh 鈥25, who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, interned with Clear Talent Group. Following graduation, the Bristow, Virginia, native landed a role in 鈥淪tranger Things: The First Shadow鈥 on Broadway.