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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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CU Denver Music Business named a top program by Billboard
Apr 29, 2020 byMusic Business at CU Denver has again been recognized as an international leader, earning a spot on Billboard’s Top Music Business Schools 2020.Full story -
Art and creativity displayed and honored online
Apr 28, 2020 byDefying Coronavirus, but not executive orders, two major College of Arts & Media (CAM) events are moving online and not allowing social-distancing to keep students from not just sharing their achievements––but celebrating them, too.Full story -
Music Business student, Diana Lee, heads to international study in Malaysia
Apr 15, 2020 byIn fall of 2020, Lee will be attending Sunway University in Kuala Lumpur, earning a scholarship towards a Masters in Creative Arts & Media. It’s huge investment in her commitment to reaching her goals–she has been accepted to prestigious graduate programs in the U.S., but connections to Sunway through a CAM partnership for cultural and scholarly exchange and a graduate program that aligns with her professional ambitions have led her to take on the challenge of international study.Full story -
$15,000 in Funding Distributed to Student Creative and Scholarly Projects
Mar 12, 2020 byNine student-led teams from the College of Arts & Media (CAM) have been awarded a total of $15,000 in funding for creative and scholarly projects as a part of the inaugural Dean’s Student Innovation Award. The awards, which encourages collaboration and idea exchange, will support large-scale, cross-disciplinary projects to be completed this spring and presented at the first CAM Innovation Awards Celebration to be held May 1, 2020.Full story -
CU Denver Partners with Sound Diplomacy, Global Authorities on Music and Cultural Economies
Feb 28, 2020 byIn commitment to evolving groundbreaking curriculum and preparing students to be change-agents in the creative economy, CU Denver’s College of Arts & Media has entered into an official partnership with Sound Diplomacy that will support two innovative and trailblazing courses– Music Cities and Music Tourism– through providing live research, data, project support, mentorship, and guests lecturers.Full story