University of Southern California: Institution Main

Founded in 1879 by a board of trustees headed by Judge Robert Maclay Widney, the university is situated in what is now the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

East Asian Library

East Asian Studies Center

Korean Studies Institute

Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture

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Undergraduate Studies

• The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Linguistics offers a B.A. with a concentration on in Japan.
• The East Asian Studies Center offers the B.A. in East Asian Studies.
• The Department of International Relations offers a B.A. with a concentration on the Pacific Rim.
• For more information on applying to the undergraduate programs, please consult the USC Undergraduate Admission page.

Graduate Studies

• The East Asian Studies Center offers the M.A. in East Asian Studies.
• The East Asian Studies Center and Marshall School of Business offer a M.A./M.B.A. in Business and East Asian Studies.
• Those interested in graduate-level degrees from other departments should consult the departments' individual websites.
• For more information on applying to the graduate programs, please consult the USC Graduate Admissions page.

Other Academic Information

• The University of Southern California has approximately 40 faculty and academic staff in Asia-related positions.
• Japan-related courses are taught outside of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Linguistics on the following subjects: American studies & ethnicity, anthropology, architecture, art history, business, cinema, communications management, comparative literature, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science, religion, sociology, and television.