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WELCOME TO THE COLLEGE OF
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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FROM THE CAM NEWSROOM
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Get to Know Anaïs Ornelas
Aug 25, 2022 byAnaïs Ornelas believes image literacy “has become essential to the understanding of the world” and is committed to helping her students navigate the images they see in film, television, and other sources.Full story -
CAM Alum and Graduate Student Ashell Fox ‘21 Wins Prestigious John Eargle Award
Aug 18, 2022 by“Ashell is definitely a rising star of our student community, and I hope that he can continue the good work, and being diligent, motivated, and an inspiration to our student body,” says assistant professor Jiayue "Cecilia" Wu, PhD.Full story -
Get to Know Vidblain Balvas
Aug 10, 2022 byAs a cinematographer whose credits include films that have been screened at Cannes, Morelia, Guanajuato, Huesca, and Toronto, Vidblain Balvas has also worked for big production companies like Netflix and HBO. Balvas will be joining the FiTV faculty as a visiting scholar this fall.Full story -
3 Sign Companies Preserve the Age-Old Craft of SignpaintingOpens in a new window
Aug 9, 2022(Signs of the Times) Husband-and-wife team Andrew McClellan and Kelsey Dalton McClellan met as undergraduates in the College of Arts & Media at the University of Colorado Denver and, together, launched their Chicago-based business Heart & Bone Signs roughly 10 years ago.Opens in a new window Full story -
Get to Know Laura Harvey
Aug 3, 2022 byAfter studying Anthropology at CU Boulder, Laura Harvey thought her career would lead her to the jungles of Central and South America or to archaeological dig sites across the globe. But that all changed when her eyes were opened to Museum Anthropology. Now, Harvey's career in higher education has her meeting with prospective students and their parents and managing a whole lot of logistics.Full story