Montclair State University (College of the Arts )

The College of the Arts offers more than fifty majors, minors and concentrations in art & design, broadcasting, communication studies, dance, music and theatre. Twice designated as a Center of Excellence, our college maintains a commitment to quality programs, providing professional training and education for students seeking careers as practitioners, educators, public servants and managers of the arts.

Students in the College study and create with some of the finest artist-teachers in the New York metropolitan area. Our faculty includes working composers, designers, fine artists, actors, musicians, directors, choreographers, conductors, broadcasters and communication specialists, including Fulbright, Guggenheim and Howard award winners. What's more, because we are only minutes from Manhattan, internationally recognized guest artists know the School well and come year after year to direct master classes, perform in staged productions, conduct student ensembles and teach what it takes to succeed in the arts.

For both our campus and community, CART provides arts events and community services, offering cultural enrichment of all kinds. The division of Arts and Cultural Programming produces programs that include the presentation of national and international artists plus contemporary works that challenge the boundaries of convention. Events can be found in as many as six professionally equipped performance facilities on campus, including the new state-of-the-art Alexander Kasser Theater - a venue like no other in the region, offering exceptional acoustics and an over-sized proscenium stage in an intimate and comfortable setting.

The Theatre and Dance Series and Music Concert Series likewise are vibrant presenters of the arts, as are the University Art Galleries, MFA Gallery and DuMont Television Center each showcasing works by our students, faculty and other artists of distinction. Art Forum and the MFA Lecture Series, moreover, invite not only professional artists to the campus, but critics, historians and museum curators. For pre-college students, the Preparatory Center for the Arts offers year-round instruction plus a summer music camp; while the Office of Educational Outreach provides programming in all disciplines for both school groups and individuals. For prospective students seeking admission to the College, the Office of Student Services also offers events, counseling, as well as good sound advice.

No matter how you like to express yourself, or whatever your patron or academic interests, chances are that the College of the Arts has a program for you. I hope that as you explore our website you will learn more about our school - its many strengths and opportunities - and discover, as so many have, that The College of the Arts at MSU is "the place to be."


ACCREDITATIONS & AWARDS

The College of the Arts is recipient of many awards and distinctions. Nationally, it is among only a handful of colleges accredited by all four accreditation agencies in the arts.

National Accreditations

* National Association of Schools for Art and Design
* National Association of Schools for Music
* National Association of Schools for Dance
* National Association of Schools for Theatre


Sample Awards and Distinctions (recent)

* New Jersey State designated
Center of Excellence in the Arts continuing status
* Gracie Allen Award for American Women in Radio & Television '02
* Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award '01
* Gracie Award '01
* Award for Creative Excellence,
U.S. International Film & Video Festival '99
* Telly Award '99
* Grand Award for Excellence, Apex '96, '97
* Certificate of Merit, Admissions Marketing
Report National Recruitment Video Competition '97
* American College Dance Festival
National Recognitions '90, '92, '96, '00, '02
* American College Dance Festival Regional Recognitions
'90, '91, '93, '94, '95, '96, '00, '01, '01, '02, '04
* American College Theatre Festival Regional Recognitions '03, '04
* National College Choreographic Initiative Grants '02, '04


LIST OF PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Programs are listed within the department in which they reside.


Department of art & design

Undergraduate Majors & Concentrations-

Fine Arts (BFA, BA)
* Art Education (BA)
* Art History (BA)
* Graphic Design (BFA)
* Animation/Illustration (BFA)
* Industrial Design (BFA)
* Studio Art (BFA, BA)*
*BA/BFA Studio Art Specializations*
* Ceramics
* Drawing
* Graphic Design
* Illustration
* Metalwork / Jewelry
* Painting
* Photography
* Printmaking
* Sculpture

Fashion Studies (BA)

Filmmaking (BFA)


Graduate Majors & Concentrations -

Studio Art (MFA)

Fine Arts (MA)
* Art History (Not accepting applications at this time)
* Art Education (Not accepting applications at this time)
* Animation/Illustration(BFA)
* Museum Management
* Studio Art *
*MA Studio Specializations*
* Ceramics
* Drawing
* Metalwork / Jewelry
* Painting
* Photography
* Printmaking
* Sculpture

Certifications - Fine Arts Teacher Certification


Department of Broadcasting
Undergraduate Major -
Broadcasting (BA)


Department of Communication Studies
Undergraduate Major and Concentrations -

Communication Studies (BA)
* Organizational Communication
* Public Relations
* Speech Communication

Undergraduate Minor -
Speech Communication

Graduate Major and Concentrations -

Communication Studies (MA)
* Organizational Communication
* Public Relations
* Speech Communication


Department of Music
Undergraduate Majors and Concentrations -


Music (B.Mus)
* Music Performance
* Music Theory/Composition
* Musical Theatre


Music Education (BA)

Music Therapy (BA)

Undergraduate Minors -

Music
* Music Skills
* Music Literature
* Music History/Theory

Microtonal Music

Graduate Majors and Concentrations -

Music (MA)
* Music Education
* Music Therapy
* Performance
* Theory/Composition

Post - Baccalaureate -
Artist's Diploma
Performer's Certificate


Department of Theatre and Dance
Undergraduate Majors and Concentrations -


Dance (BFA)
Dance Education (BA)

Theatre (BFA)
* Acting
* Production / Design
* Musical Theatre


Theatre Studies (BA)

Undergraduate Minors -
Dance
Theatre
Musical Theatre

Graduate Majors and Concentrations -
Theatre (MA)
* Theatre Studies
* Production/Stage Management
* Arts Management

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