The Community Classroom
Although a required component of the global studies major, the L.A. Term
provides a "community classroom" that can vitalize and deepen any major
field of study. From politics to public art, business to biotechnology,
entertainment to education, L.A. has become synonymous with innovation and
invention.
- Communication majors: Join the multitude of
writers, filmmakers, actors, and dancers living and working in Los Angeles
- more than any other city at any other time in world history. They
generate over 100 theatrical productions each year, and produce an average
of 50 films each day on L.A. streets.
- Business majors: Los Angeles is the number
one import and export port in the United States, and the city with the
highest percentage of women-owned and ethnic-owned businesses in the
country.
- Music majors: Study traditional and contemporary
music and dance forms at over 160 ethnic festivals held each year in
Los Angeles.
- Missions enthusiasts: Los Angeles is home to
people from 140 countries, speaking over 120 different languages, and
boasts the largest Mexican, Armenian, Guatemalan, Cambodian, Korean,
Filipino, Thai, and Salvadoran populations outside their respective
countries.
- Art majors: In L.A., artists from every continent
combine their heritage with trend-setting concepts and technology to
forge the future of creative expression. From automobiles to architecture,
fashion to furniture, L.A. has become the design capital of the world.
- Biblical studies and Christian ministries majors:
Los Angeles has the most diverse collection of religious communities
in the world.
- Social work and political science majors: The
city's downtown district, the largest government center outside Washington
DC, challenges students to imagine urban systems that preserve justice
and maintain order for everyone.
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