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ELIGIBILITY This program is open to all undergraduates. A minimum 3.0 cumulative USC GPA is required. ESTIMATED PROGRAM COSTS The estimated program cost is $600 which includes program support, transportation, program lunches and dinner costs. This does not include meals and incidentals which students will be required to cover at their own expense. Scholarships will be available. Undergraduate student flat tuition covers up to 18 units for the semester so no additional charges will be incurred for 1 unit course unless students need to enroll in spring for more than 18 units. HOUSING Students will be responsible for their own housing during program participation. SCHOLARSHIPS Thanks to the generosity of the Annenberg community we are able to provide a few scholarships to cover program costs. Scholarship recipients will still be required to cover costs of food/incidentals. FINANCIAL AID Accepted students may petition the Financial Aid office for extra funding to cover program costs. Funding is not guaranteed. PROGRAM DATES: MAY 18 - 22, 2020 COMPANY VISITS Proposed company visits include various industries across journalism, communications, advertising, public relations, digital media, and tech. Past company visits include: Snapchat, Disney Accelerator, NBCUniversal, YouTube, BuzzFeed, The Rubicon Project, and Paramount Pictures. While none of these visits can be guaranteed for summer 2020, these or similar company visits will be part of the program. STUDENT INFORMATION This program is only open to all undergraduate students. Selection will be competitive with a final group of 10-12 students selected to participate. ACADEMIC CREDIT Undergraduate students are required to enroll in a 1 unit course for Spring 2020 for upper division electric credit: ASCJ-420. TRANSPORTATION Bus transportation will be provided to all company meetings. Students and faculty will meet daily at USC Annenberg prior to departure. APPLICATION/INTERVIEW PROCESS Applications are currently available. The deadline to submit your application is Friday, November 1, 2019 at 9am. Students should sign up for a screening interview when they submit their application. QUESTIONS Please contact Megan Hutaff, Sr. Associate Director of Career Development, at [email protected] or (213) 821-1514. Presented by Professor Gabriel Kahn and Professor Christopher Smith PROGRAM OVERVIEW In this unique experiential educational opportunity, students visit a variety of companies and businesses in the Los Angeles media landscape and have the opportunity to engage in small group settings directly with key industry players. Students will be able to learn from Annenberg faculty, and the senior executives who are shaping the fields that they will soon enter. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with alumni and friends of the school through dinner/networking events. The M{2e} program examines the evolution of business models in industries such as journalism, music and television as they are reshaped by technology. Through courses, research, and collaboration with firms at the vanguard of this new wave of disruption, students receive hands-on experience in the communications field that inspires them to innovate and lead. Career Development

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Page 1: Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship at Workassets.uscannenberg.org/docs/maymester/m2e-info-2020.pdfSnapchat, Disney Accelerator, COMPANY VISITS This will be the inaugural year of

ELIGIBILITYThis program is open to all undergraduates. A minimum 3.0 cumulative USC GPA is required.

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COSTSThe estimated program cost is $600 which includes program support, transportation, program lunches and dinner costs. This does not include meals and incidentals which students will be required to cover at their own expense. Scholarships will be available. Undergraduate student flat tuition covers up to 18 units for the semester so no additional charges will be incurred for 1 unit course unless students need to enroll in spring for more than 18 units.

HOUSINGStudents will be responsible for their own housing during program participation.

SCHOLARSHIPSThanks to the generosity of the Annenberg community we are able to provide a few scholarships to cover program costs. Scholarship recipients will still be required to cover costs of food/incidentals.

FINANCIAL AIDAccepted students may petition the Financial Aid office for extra funding to cover program costs. Funding is not guaranteed.

PROGRAM DATES: MAY 18 - 22, 2020

COMPANY VISITSProposed company visits include various industries across journalism, communications, advertising, public relations, digital media, and tech. Past company visits include: Snapchat, Disney Accelerator, NBCUniversal, YouTube, BuzzFeed, The Rubicon Project, and Paramount Pictures. While none of these visits can be guaranteed for summer 2020, these or similar company visits will be part of the program.

STUDENT INFORMATIONThis program is only open to all undergraduate students. Selection will be competitive with a final group of 10-12 students selected to participate.

ACADEMIC CREDITUndergraduate students are required to enroll in a 1 unit course for Spring 2020 for upper division electric credit: ASCJ-420.

TRANSPORTATIONBus transportation will be provided to all company meetings. Students and faculty will meet daily at USC Annenberg prior to departure.

APPLICATION/INTERVIEW PROCESSApplications are currently available. The deadline to submit your application is Friday, November 1, 2019 at 9am. Students should sign up for a screening interview when they submit their application.

QUESTIONS Please contact Megan Hutaff, Sr. Associate Director of Career Development, at [email protected] or (213) 821-1514.

Presented by Professor Gabriel Kahn and Professor Christopher Smith

PROGRAM OVERVIEWIn this unique experiential educational opportunity, students visit a variety of companies and businesses in the Los Angeles media landscape and have the opportunity to engage in small group settings directly with key industry players. Students will be able to learn from Annenberg faculty, and the senior executives who are shaping the fields that they will soon enter. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with alumni and friends of the school through dinner/networking events.

The M{2e} program examines the evolution of business models in industries such as journalism, music and television as they are reshaped by technology. Through courses, research, and collaboration with firms at the vanguard of this new wave of disruption, students receive hands-on experience in the communications field that inspires them to innovate and lead.

Career Development

Media, Economics and Entrepreneurship at Work Presented by Professor Gabe Kahn and Professor Christopher Smith May 2017

PROGRAM OVERVIEWIn this unique experiential educational opportunity, students visit a variety of companies and businesses in M{2e} eco-system and have the opportunity to engage in small group settings directly with key industry players. Students will be able to learn from Annenberg faculty, and the senior executives who are shaping the fields that they will soon enter. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with alumni and friends of the school through dinner/networking events.

The M{2e} program examines the evolution of business models in industries such as journalism, music and television as they are reshaped by technology. Through courses, research, and collaboration with firms at the vanguard of this new wave of disruption, students receive hands-on experience in the communications field that pushes them to innovate and lead.

PROGRAM DATES May 14, 2017 – Friday, May 19, 2017

Snapchat, Disney Accelerator,

COMPANY VISITSThis will be the inaugural year of M{2e} at Work. Proposed company visits include various industries across journalism, communications, advertising, public relations, digital media, and tech. Target company visits include: NBCUniversal, YouTube, The Rubicon Project, and Paramount Pictures. While none of these visits can be guaranteed for summer 2017, these or similar company visits will be part of the program.

STUDENT INFORMATIONThis program is only open to all undergraduate students. Selection will be competitive with a final group of 10-12 students selected to participate.

ACADEMIC CREDITUndergraduate students are required to enroll in a 1 unit course for upper division elective credit (course is TBD)

ESTIMATED PROGRAM COSTSThe estimated program cost is $600 which includes program support, transportation, program lunches and dinner costs. This does not include meals and incidentals which students will be required to cover at their own expense. Scholarships will be available. Undergraduate student flat tuition covers up to 18 units for the semester so no additional charges will be incurred for 1 unit course unless students need to enroll in spring for more than 18 units.

TRANSPORTATIONBus transportation will be provided to all company meetings. Students and faculty will meet daily at USC Annenberg prior to departure.

ELIGIBILITYThe program is open to sophomores, juniors or seniors. A minimum 3.0 cumulative USC GPA is required. This program is open to all undergraduate students

SCHOLARSHIPSThanks to the generosity of the Annenberg community we are able to provide a few scholarships to cover program costs. Scholarship recipients will still be required to cover costs of food/incidentals.

FINANCIAL AIDAccepted students may petition the Financial Aid office for extra funding to cover program costs. Funding is not guaranteed.

APPLICATION/INTERVIEW PROCESSApplications will be available beginning Monday, December 12th. The deadline to submit your application is by 4:30pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. Students will be contacted to sign up for a screening interview.

Please contact Suzanne Alcantara, Director of Career QUESTIONS Development at [email protected] or (213) 740-6045.