College of Arts and Media

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Established in 2021, the College of Arts and Media (CAM) promotes scholarly rigor, innovative experimentation, and creative production. Here, students find opportunities in Architecture, Art and Design, Journalism, Media Arts, Music, and Theater. The college’s mix of liberal arts and conservatory programs inspire new generations of gifted artists and designers, as well as curious scholars and storytellers, forged in an environment of vision, depth, knowledge, praxis, and courage. The college boasts a range of nationally accredited and internationally recognized programs, composed of a diverse faculty of respected scholars and award-winning creative professionals who mentor students to achieve academic excellence, to address grand challenges, and find rewarding careers in the 21st century. 

The College of Arts and Media consists of 6 academic units: School of Architecture, School of Art and Design, School of Journalism and Advertising, School of Media Arts, the School of Music, and the School of Theater and Dance. Interdisciplinary graduate programs for the School of Journalism and Advertising and the School of Media Arts are administered at the college level. 

College of Arts and Media

Hong Cheng, Dean

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College of Arts and Media

  • M.A. Media Theory and Research
  • M.S. Professional Media and Media Management Studies
  • M.F.A. Mass Communication and Media Arts
  • Ph.D. Mass Communication and Media Arts

School of Architecture

  • M.Arch. Architecture
  • Integrated Path of Architectural Licensure (NCARB IPAL option)

School of Art and Design

  • M.F.A. Art
  • Art History, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

School of Music

  • M.M. Music

School of Theater and Dance

  • M.F.A. Theater
  • Ph.D. Communication Studies (Joint program with School of Communication Studies that includes performance studies)

Admission and Graduation Policies

 Admission and graduation policies are established by Graduate School and the programs.  

Accreditation

National Architectural Accrediting Board (naab.org)

  • M.Arch. Architecture

National Association of Schools of Music (nasm.arts-accredit.org)

  • M.M. Music

National Association of Schools of Art and Design (nasad.arts-accredit.org)

  • M.F.A. Art
  • M.F.A. Mass Communication and Media Arts
  • Art History, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

National Association of Schools of Theatre (nast.arts-accredit.org)

  • M.F.A. Art
  • Ph.D. Communication Studies (Joint program with School of Communication Studies that includes performance studies)

Contact

Office of the Dean
College of Arts and Media, MC 6606
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618-453-4308