Los Angeles
Empowering creativity in the heart of LA
The Herberger Institute in Los Angeles embeds us in one of the world’s most important centers of cultural and creative industries. Our presence in LA allows us to meet the needs of our students while also contributing to the communities and industries in California. We are here to harness the vibrant energy of LA, a city renowned for its innovation in the arts, media and entertainment sectors.
Our LA-based initiatives include industry connections, degree programs, research and labs, events, partnerships and more. By being in LA, we provide our students with unique opportunities to engage directly with leading cultural and creative professionals and institutions.
This strategic location supports the Herberger Institute’s mission to ensure that all students and alumni, regardless of social background, have an equal chance to help tell our nation’s — and our world’s — stories.
A hub for creative industries and learning
The Herberger Institute Creative Economy Hub™ LA connects the creative industry in LA with ASU. By building the strongest possible set of connections between this creative industry and ASU, we are advancing opportunities for our students, faculty and alumni and for our partners. The Herberger Institute Creative Economy Hub™ LA aims to build a learning community – where there is a deep and meaningful exchange around knowledge, human capital development and community building.
Custom-designed spaces in the heart of LA
The ASU California Center Broadway and Grand locations are home to several Herberger Institute programs. Arizona State University renovated the historic Herald Examiner building on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles and custom designed it with emerging technology curriculum in mind, including two studios, one with a large green screen that allows for virtual reality productions, virtual sets and a control room, and another with a large Planar LCD wall, which allows for immersive film and video shoots. The ASU California Center Grand location in Los Angeles is nestled in the center of the fashion, entertainment, jewelry and financial districts. The award-winning campus, designed by architect Clive Wilkinson, features a stunning design studio with computer labs and innovative study spaces. Learn more and sign up for a tour.
Degree programs in LA
Fashion
ASU FIDM in the Herberger Institute is designed to prepare the next generation of fashion students. ASU FIDM students have the opportunity to learn from expert faculty with extensive industry knowledge and work in cutting-edge facilities with professional equipment, both in downtown Phoenix and downtown Los Angeles at the ASU California Center Grand. ASU FIDM offers undergraduate degrees, a minor and three associate degrees.
Film
Students have the chance to study in Los Angeles and earn a BA in Film with a concentration in filmmaking practices or a BFA in Film and Media and Production from The Sidney Poitier New American Film School at the ASU California Center, one of three locations for The Poitier Film School.
Narrative and Emerging Media
The ASU California Center is home to the Narrative and Emerging Media program and its Master of Arts in Narrative and Emerging Media, a joint degree between The Sidney Poitier New American Film School in the Herberger Institute and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Want more information about our degree programs in LA? Email HerbergerAdmissionsCA@asu.edu or schedule a 30-minute virtual session with our admission and recruitment team.
Labs
Los Angeles-based faculty are establishing labs/studios that are designed to provide use-inspired research and creative work in key areas of transformation for the creative industries. The first lab launched is Borderlands Studios.
Borderlands Studios
MacArthur Fellows Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera are leading a lab for Latino filmmaking and representation in film.
Partnerships
The Herberger Institute’s partnership with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the largest encyclopedic art museum in the western United States, also connects the Herberger Institute to L.A. The partnership established the LACMA-ASU Master’s Fellowship in Art History.
ASU-LACMA Master’s Fellowship
The ASU-LACMA Master’s Fellowship in Art History offers students academic training as well as work experience to advance the careers of a new generation of museum professionals who are committed to disrupting and diversifying the field.
Events and programming
ASU Events
For fashion exhibitions at the ASU FIDM Museum in the ASU California Center Grand, visit the ASU FIDM Museum website.