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AREAS OF STUDY
Film & Television
Film & Television where your passion becomes an opportunity to write the script, edit the film, hold the camera, and tell your story. With leading industry professionals, you’ll work on a variety of projects--including short films, web series’, documentaries, digital effects, and TV studio production.
Music & Entertainment Industry Studies
You know the right sound when you hear it. You know it’s a hit when you mix it. You know the music and entertainment industry is for you, and we know how to turn that passion into a career. MEIS offers four unique programs with a contemporary and commercial focus
National Center for Media Forensics
Facts lie right in front of us like puzzle pieces waiting to be put together. The National Center for Media Forensics at CU Denver provides a world class programs dedicated to the scientific study and research of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of audio, video, and image evidence obtained during investigations and litigious proceedings.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, 3D Graphics and Animation Emphasis
Degree Earned: BFA A competitive and rigorous four-year curriculum focused on preparing students to work in a wide variety of fields that use animated digital computer graphics (CG), including entertainment, film and television, gaming, medicine, and science.Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, Art History Emphasis
Degree Earned: BA Familiarizes students with a range of developments in the history of art and contemporary art while developing skills in critical thinking, writing, research, and the study of artworks.Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Art Practices Emphasis
Degree Earned: BFA Provides students with a comprehensive education in visual art practices, applications, contemporary theories, studio art, art making, and art history, with an emphasis on current trends in contemporary art.Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Digital Design Emphasis
Degree Earned: BFA Integrates aesthetic, creative, and critical thought with expertise in electronic media and graphic design.Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Illustration Emphasis
Degree Earned: BFA Integrates fine art, mixed media, and digital practices with conceptual thinking, research, and storytelling in the production of creative work.Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts, Photography Emphasis
Degree Earned: BFA Develops students' skills in traditional and digital photography while refining their creative and conceptual approaches to the medium.Bachelor of Science in Music, Music Business Emphasis, Audition Track
Degree Earned: BS Designed for students interested in using their creative and entrepreneurial talents, by focusing on the industry's present growth and emerging trends.Bachelor of Science in Music, Music Business Emphasis, Non-Audition Track
Degree Earned: BS Designed for students interested in using their creative and entrepreneurial talents, by focusing on the industry's present growth and emerging trends.Bachelor of Science in Music, Performance Emphasis
Degree Earned: BS A cutting edge, industry-based education of contemporary music styles, Music Performance graduates students with an entrepreneurial spirit ready for local and national careers.Bachelor of Science in Music, Recording Arts Emphasis, Audition Track
Degree Earned: BS Focuses on contemporary analog and digital technology as it is used in music recording, sound reinforcement, and media applications.Bachelor of Science in Music, Recording Arts Emphasis, Non-Audition Track
Degree Earned: BS Focuses on contemporary analog and digital technology as it is used in music recording, sound reinforcement, and media applications.Bachelor of Science in Music, Singer/Songwriter Emphasis
Degree Earned: BS Trains students to perform their original compositions by developing performance and songwriting skills to enter a highly competitive market as both singers and instrumental accompanists.Master of Science in Media Forensics
Degree Earned: MSPrepares students from various backgrounds for work in the field of forensic audio, video, and image analysis using the state-of-the-art methods and technology necessary to fight crime in the digital age.
Master of Science in Recording Arts
Degree Earned: MS
Refine skills in sound recording, aesthetics, multi-track recording, digital signal processing, automated mixing, synchronization, stereo imaging and monitoring, mastering and post-production.
2D & Trad Animation Minor
Degree Earned: Minor The Traditional Animation Minor teaches fundamentals through advanced 2D and traditional animation principles. This minor is devoted to learning and understanding 2D and traditional animation techniques and tools, including timing, spacing, and character movement.
Art History Minor
Degree Earned: Minor The art history minor familiarizes students with the principal traditions of art history and includes a selection of lecture courses in advanced studies. This program provides a strong introduction to historical developments while developing analytical skills in research, writing and visual culture.Digital Design Minor
Degree Earned: Minor The digital design minor integrates creative thinking with experience using digital applications in the production of graphic design and motion graphics.Film and Television Production Minor
Degree Earned: Minor This minor gives students a hands-on experience in both production and post-production, providing a foundation of basic skills and procedures in the film and television industry.Film and Television Writing Minor
Degree Earned: Minor Students develop the writing skills (fiction and non-fiction) for the development of episodic television and film scripts. Students also learn the practices and mechanics expected of professional screenwriters.
Game Art Minor
Degree Earned: Minor Modern game aesthetics and design engage and connect the player to a virtual world, creating deeper emotional connections to the characters and influencing choices the player will make as a participant in the story. Students that participate in the Game Art minor will learn to craft virtual worlds through the study of narrative, art, virtual cinematography, character design, and environmental designIllustration Minor
Degree Earned: Minor The illustration minor is for students interested in broadening their visual communication skills and obtaining an introductory understanding of what is involved in the production of client-driven visual work.Music Industry Studies Minor
Degree Earned: Minor Provides students with a strong foundation in the functional operations of the music industry by providing in-depth knowledge of music marketing, artist management, concert promotion and music publishing.Painting and Drawing Minor
Degree Earned: Minor The painting and drawing minor is for students interested in broadening their skills in the production of painterly and hand-drawn works of art.Performance for Film and TV Minor
Degree Earned: Minor An introductory education and practical experience in the art of on-camera performance. Through guidance from faculty, students will be instructed on methods of acting for various types of film and television projects. This will include fiction, non-fiction, voice work and understanding on how an actor works with directors, camera crews, and audio personnel. Students may also have opportunities to perform in student film productions produced within the department.Photography Minor
Degree Earned: Minor Students in the photography minor develop a broad range of technical and conceptual skills that expand their knowledge of image-making.General Music Minor
Degree Earned: Minor Combining elements of curriculum from the areas of Performance, Music Business, Recording Arts and Singer Songwriter.Studio Art Minor
Degree Earned: Minor This general minor in studio art offers students the opportunity to explore creative studio practice in one or multiple areas (e.g., photography, transmedia sculpture, painting and drawing) along with an introduction to art history.Theater, Film and Television Minor
Degree Earned: Minor Students explore theatre, film and television in both studio and lecture formatsTransmedia Sculpture Minor
Degree Earned: Minor The transmedia sculpture minor provides experiences that span digital practice, traditional metal casting, mold making, wood work and fabrication processes.