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ARTS & MEDIA
The College of Arts & Media is the only college leveraging the influence of CU Denver in the heart of Denver’s thriving arts industry to produce
graduates who are ready to inspire, lead, and create. CAM offers top-ranked degrees and programs in Film & Television, Media Forensics, Music & Entertainment, and Visual Arts.
TURN WHAT YOU LOVE INTO WHAT YOU DO.
Film & Television
Film & Television at CU Denver is where your passion becomes the 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.
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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.
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Visual Arts
In Visual Arts, the city becomes our canvas, industry leaders become professors, and a passion becomes a profession. Students have access to state-of-the art digital labs, sculpture studios, industrial equipment and darkrooms, uniting the ability to create with the means to succeed.
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National Center for Media Forensics
Facts lie right in front of us like puzzle pieces waiting to be put together. The NCMF provides world class programs and a Master of Science in Media Forensics degree dedicated to the scientific study and research of the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of digital evidence.
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Meet Dean Bliss
Dean Bliss has a dynamic vision for the future of arts and education and a wealth of experience having worked as both an educator and artist. She works with faculty and staff to create a mission and vision for CAM aligned with CU Denver’s goal of becoming an equity-serving intuition.
FROM THE CAM NEWSROOM
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Audio, Opportunity, and Meditation: Jiayue Cecilia Wu Faculty Spotlight
Oct 20, 2025 byThrough her "Music, Meditation, and Technology" class, Jiayue Cecilia Wu, PhD teaches students the art of using sound engineering and technology to create more effective meditative techniques. At CU Denver, Cecilia is an assistant professor and the recording arts graduate program (MSRA) director. She recently shared about three goals she’s been working toward lately.Full story -
What Can You Do with an Illustration Degree?
Oct 8, 2025 byIllustrators face many options when it comes to career paths. At CU Denver, faculty members have experience in a wide array of industries and help students build a foundation of professional skills that will carry into their careers. With many opportunities to show their work during their time at CU Denver, both in public exhibitions and portfolio reviews, illustration students leave with a repertoire of work to show.Full story -
The Tivoli Underground: CU Denver’s New Contemporary Music Venue Doubles as Stage and Classroom
Oct 6, 2025 byLocated in the basement of the Auraria campus’s historic Tivoli building, MEIS will use the Tivoli Underground to host concerts and classes. In speakeasy fashion, the subterranean space has an intimate, cozy feel with a capacity of about 170 people.Full story -
Two New Films from CU Denver InstructorsOpens in a new window
Sep 29, 2025(CU Denver News) Film & Television instructors David Liban and Christopher Beeson are both celebrating the release of independent films this fall. Liban’s latest project is a short film and dark comedy titled Love Less Likely. Beeson is a documentary filmmaker whose film The Healing Animal spans human and animal mental health and well-being.Opens in a new window Full story -
For Fourth Consecutive Year, CU Denver Named to Top 30 Film Schools List
Sep 24, 2025 byIn the list of 30 schools, CU Denver stands out for its affordability and the thorough, sequence-based nature of its curriculum that affords students ample time on sets as they build one skillset on another. The school's connections to Hollywood are also highlighted.Full story