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The Art and Design Center is a dynamic environment with open studios and labs that encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Benefit from professional connections and faculty guidance that can support internship searches, networking, career planning, and preparation for graduate study.
Majors and minors are offered in Media Arts, and many Chatham media arts students choose to supplement their education with a certificate or minor.
Chatham's Shadyside Campus is a short walk from many of Pittsburgh's top arts institutions, including the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Frick Fine Arts Museum.
Mark Bender is amazing. His approach to teaching and level of knowledge is unmatched. … Also, Prajna [Parasher] is by far the best person I’ve ever met. She is the most caring, personable, and intelligent person I know.
— JESSE SOLOMON '20
All Chatham students are encouraged to study abroad. Media Arts students can choose from semester, year-long, summer, or short-term field experiences.
Chatham's Media Arts major enables students to develop creative, conceptual, and technical skills through 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
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.
Students explore ideas and develop skills grounded in fine art that are applicable to contexts such as advertising, documentary, fashion, contemporary art, and travel.
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.
If one word could best describe Chatham's faculty, it would be engaged. Media arts professors draw on their experience to connect course lessons to real-world situations. Meet the media arts faculty by clicking the button below.
Meet the Faculty : Checkerboard 6 - Media Arts Faculty
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.
View Gallery Website : Checkerboard 8 - On-Campus & Off-Campus Art
