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Chatham’s media arts program is hands-on from day one. The helpfulness of the instructors, the state-of-the-art equipment, and the seamlessness of the transition into the graduate program are great advantages.
— HEIDI MCDONALD ’12
With Chatham's Media Arts major, students will develop creative, conceptual, and technical skills across coursework in film, photography, and graphic design. Click the button below to explore sample courses and curriculum.
Explore Media Arts Curriculum : Checkerboard 1 - Courses & Curriculum
Every media arts student participates in a capstone seminar, where they channel knowledge and skills into a discipline-specific project related to their field of interest. Experienced faculty mentors provide guidance, fostering critical thinking and preparing students for future careers or studies. Chatham is one of the few universities across the country that offers such an independent and student-driven program.
Students explore ideas and develop skills grounded in fine art that are applicable to contexts such as advertising, documentary, fashion, contemporary art, and travel.
Students develop creative, conceptual, and technical skills in film, art, communication, and cultural studies, blending critical awareness with a knowledge base in digital video, audio production, and emerging media technologies.
With an emphasis on design foundations and problem-solving, students are challenged by a dynamic curriculum incorporating typography, branding, web, print design, and digital illustration. Courses are taught by award-winning, nationally recognized artists in their field, culminating in a unique, comprehensive final portfolio as a primary tool for employment.
If one word could best sum up Chatham's faculty, it would be engaged. Professors bring their experiences to relate the course lessons to real-world situations. Meet the media arts faculty by clicking the button below.
Meet the Faculty : Checkerboard 6 - Program Faculty
AIGA Chatham, Chatham’s student group affiliated with the American Institute of Graphic Arts, attends local design lectures, tours local design firms, and hosts campus activities open to all students, such as the t-shirt design contest.
Students have interned at various organizations, such as the Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh Film Office, Nancy Mosser Casting, Vinegar Hill, Malhari Media, Fireman Creative, Assemble, Pittsburgh Magazine, Port Authority, and Carnegie Science Center.
The Susan Bergman Gurrentz ’56 Art Gallery exhibits artwork by students and by international, national, and local artists, providing students with a chance to work up close and in-person with renowned pieces of art and historical artifacts. Chatham is also within walking distance to many of Pittsburgh’s best-loved arts institutions and organizations, including the Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Music Hall, and Frick Fine Arts Museum.
