The School of Communications and Arts (Portuguese: ''Escola de Comunicações e Artes'') at the University of São Paulo is an institution of higher education and research in the field of Arts and Communication located in São Paulo, Brazil. It was established on June 15, 1966 as ''School of Cultural Communication''.

Majors

University of São Paulo's undergraduate courses are spread over 36 Schools, each school with its own departments. Students that choose majors in communication and arts will have the great majority of classes in the School of Communications and Arts - although they may take subjects in different schools. ECA offers majors in all the following areas: *Dramatic Arts *Plastic Arts *Audiovisual Arts *Library Sciences *Editorial Business *Journalism *Music *Marketing, Advertisement and Publicity *Public Relations *Tourism In total, University of São Paulo School of Communications and Arts has 22 undergraduate courses, from which 15 are devoted to Arts:

Scenic Design Scenic design (also known as scenography, stage design, or set design) is the creation of theatrical, as well as film or television scenery. Scenic designers come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but in recent years, are mostly trained ...

, Theater Direction, Theater Acting, Theory of Theater, Sculpture, Engraving, Multimedia, Inter-media, Painting,

Chant A chant (from French ', from Latin ', "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes ...

and Lyrical Art,

Musical composition Musical composition can refer to an original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music. People who create new compositions are called ...

, Musical Instruments,

Conducting Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance, such as an orchestral or choral concert. It has been defined as "the art of directing the simultaneous performance of several players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duti ...

and graduation in Art Education, Acting Performances,

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

and Music; five are devoted for Social Communication, there are four options: Journalism,

Publishing Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

, Advertising and Public Relations; besides the courses of Librarianship, Tourism and

Audio-visual Audiovisual (AV) is electronic media possessing both a sound and a visual component, such as slide-tape presentations, films, television programs, corporate conferencing, church services, and live theater productions. Audiovisual service prov ...

. Furthermore, ECA operates the School of Drama (EAD), a traditional school of theater known for its "Actor Performance" course.

Departments

*Department of Acting Performances – CAC *Department of Fine Arts – CAP *Department of Librarianship and Documentation – CBD *Department of Communication and Arts – CCA *Department of Journalism and Publishing – CJE *Department of Music – CMU *Department of Public Relations, Advertising and Propaganda and Tourism – CRP *Department of Cinema, Radio and Television – CTR *School of Drama – EAD (technical school)

Reputation

The school is currently ranked in the 46th position worldwide for the communication subject according to QS University Rankings - information from the 2014 ranking.

Student organizations

CALC

CALC (Centro Academico

Lupe Cotrim Lupe Cotrim or Lupe Cotrim Garaude (baptismal name: Maria José Cotrim Garaude) (São Paulo, March 16, 1933 – Campos do Jordão, February 18, 1970) was a Brazilian poet and university professor. Lupe is a prominent figure among the Brazilian p ...

) is the Student Union responsible for representing the school's students in the university system.

Ecatletica

Organization responsible for providing training in a variety of sports for ECA students. It was created in 1971 within the Student Union but in 1990 it became an independent organization.

ECA Junior

ECA Junior is an Advertising company ran by students of the Department of Public Relations, Advertising, Propaganda and Tourism. It was created in the 1990s by students in the major of Social Communication Advertising and Publicity. The organization is supported by major Brazilian companies like

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and it aims at providing advertising services to small companies unable to afford the high cost of traditional advertising.

References

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