The Creative Industries & Community Experience

Study USA LA Program Overview

  • Live, intern and take classes
  • Open to Elon and non-Elon students
  • Summer and spring semesters
  • Past internships: CBS-TV/”The Bold and the Beautiful,” Clear Talent Group, Highland Film Group, Interloper Films, Multihouse Productions, TREND PR

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

Study USA LA invites you – Elon students and non-Elon students – to embrace and dive into exciting opportunities that await you in a semester at Elon University 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, you’re 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 steps away from where the birth of the movie industry began back in 1910. That was D.W. Griffith’s “In Old California.” Today’s 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 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 ’26, a double major in strategic communications and media analytics, recounts her summer with the Study USA Los Angeles program.

Elon student Max Quatroche

Following his time at Elon, Max Quatroche ‘26 will enroll in the University of Southern California’s screenwriting program at the John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television.

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

– Max Quatroche ‘26 

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 former locations of Elon Los Angeles student internships include:

A glimpse at Elon Los Angeles

Since 2008, Elon students have lived, learned and interned in Los Angeles – gaining 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 Entrepreneurs 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!

Elon alumni Sean Mikesh ’25 with Elon Los Angeles program

While participating in Elon Los Angeles, Sean Mikesh ’25, who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts, interned with Clear Talent Group. Following graduation, the Bristow, Virginia, native landed a role in “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” on Broadway.