Programs of Study

Picture yourself pursuing your degree at one of the few universities in the country that is nationally accredited in all of the arts

Experiencing the benefits of a beautiful campus in a burgeoning arts community just 14 miles west of Manhattan. A place where you can attend class in the morning, a gallery exhibition in the afternoon and a New York concert in the evening (the train gets you there in minutes.) Having a choice of nearly fifty programs in art and design, fashion studies, music, theatre and dance … as well as broadcasting, filmmaking, communication studies and more.

Picture yourself in the College of the Arts at Montclair State University

Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree:

•  ART EDUCATION, VISUAL ARTS ( BA and combined BA/MAT options)
  • Teacher Certification   l   Curriculum Teacher Certification
  • Teacher Certification w/ Disabilities Certification, BA/MAT   l  Curriculum Teacher Certification with Disabilities
  • School and Community Settings   l   Curriculum School and Community Settings

• AUDIO/SOUND DESIGN, Television and Digital Media BA   l  Curriculum Audio/Sound Design
  

• COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA ARTS, BA  l  Curriculum Communication and Media Arts

• COMMUNICATION STUDIES, BA | Curriculum Communication Studies
• DANCE, BA
  • BA in Dance, Dance Education with P-12 Certification | Curriculum Dance Education with P-12
  • BA in Dance, Studio Teaching Concentration | Curriculum Dance Education, Studio Teaching

• FASHION STUDIES, BA  l  Curriculum Fashion Studies
• JOURNALISM, BA  l  Curriculum Journalism

• MUSIC THERAPY, BA | Curriculum by instrumental area:
  • Guitar Primary
  • Keyboard Primary
  • Strings, Brass, Woodwind and Percussion Primary
  • Voice Primary

• PUBLIC RELATIONS, BA l Curriculum Public Relations

• SPORTS MEDIA AND JOURNALISM, Television and Digital Media BA   l  Curriculum Sports Media and Journalism

• TELEVISION PRODUCTION, Television and Digital Media BA  l  Curriculum Television Production
• THEATRE STUDIES, BA l Curriculum Theatre Studies
• THEATRE STUDIES (Combined BA/MA)  l  Curriculum Theatre Studies BA (Combined BA/MA)
• THEATRE STUDIES, BA (Teacher Education Concentration) l Curriculum Theatre Studies (Teacher Education Concentration)
• VISUAL ARTS BA | Curriculum Visual Arts
  

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree:

• ACTING, Theatre BFA  l  Curriculum Acting

• ANIMATION/ILLUSTRATION, BFA  l  Curriculum Animation/Illustration

• DANCE, BFA  l  Curriculum Dance

• FILMMAKING, BFA  l  Curriculum Filmmaking

• MUSICAL THEATRE, BFA   l  Curriculum Musical Theatre

• PRODUCT DESIGN, BFA  l  Curriculum Product Design

• PRODUCTION AND DESIGN, Theatre BFA   l  Curriculum Production and Design

• VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN, BFA   l  Curriculum Visual Communication Design

Bachelor of Music (BMus) degree:

• JAZZ STUDIES (BMus)  l  Curriculum Jazz Studies
• MUSIC EDUCATION (BMus with and without certification) l Curriculum by Concentration and Instrumental Areas 
• MUSIC PERFORMANCE (BMus) l Curriculum by instrumental area:
  • Instrumental
  • Keyboard
  • Voice
• MUSIC THEORY/COMPOSITION (BMus)  l  Curriculum Music Theory/Composition

Minors:

• Communications Studies Minor | Curriculum Communication Studies Minor

• Fashion Design Minor | Curriculum Fashion Design Minor

• Fashion Merchandising Minor | Curriculum Fashion Merchandising Minor

• Art and Design Studio Minor | Curriculum Art and Design Studio Minor

• Journalism Minor | Curriculum Journalism Minor

• Musical Theatre Minor | Curriculum Musical Theatre Minor

• Theatre Minor | Curriculum Theatre Minor

Certificates:

• MAKEUP ARTISTRY   l  Curriculum Makeup Artistry Certification
  

Graduate Programs

Master of Arts (MA)

• MUSIC EDUCATION, MA l  Curriculum Music Education MA
  

• MUSIC THERAPY, MA l  Curriculum Music Therapy MA
  

• MUSIC PERFORMANCE, MM | Curriculum by area:
  • Performance, Collaborative Keyboard Concentration (M.M.) Curriculum
  • Performance, Conducting Concentration (M.M.) Curriculum
  • Performance, Instrumental Concentration (M.M.) Curriculum
  • Performance, Keyboard Concentration (M.M.) Curriculum
  • Performance, Vocal Concentration (M.M.) Curriculum
  • Performance, Woodwind Doubling Concentration (M.M.) Curriculum
    

• PUBLIC AND ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONS, MA l  Curriculum Public and Organizational Relations MA
  

• THEATRE STUDIES, MA  l  Curriculum Theatre Studies MA
  
• THEATRE STUDIES (Combined BA/MA)  l  Curriculum Theatre Studies BA (Combined BA/MA)

• MUSIC THEORY/COMPOSITION, MA l  Curriculum Music Theory/Composition MA
  

Master of Fine Arts (MFA)

• DANCE, MFA l Curriculum Dance MFA
  

Certificates, Certification, and Professional Degrees:

• ARTIST’S DIPLOMA, Music (Graduate) l Curriculum Artist’s Diploma, Music

• ARTS AND HEALTH CERTIFICATE (Graduate)  l Curriculum Arts and Health Certificate

• MUSIC TEACHING CERTIFICATION (Graduate) I Curriculum Music Teaching Certification

• THEATRE OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL CHANGE (Graduate) | Curriculum Theatre of Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Change Certification

• VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION CERTIFICATION | Curriculum Visual Arts Education Certification

Programs by Department

Programs by department or school are listed within the respective department or school web pages:

Department of Art and Design ProgramsDepartment of Theatre and Dance ProgramsSchool of Communication and Media ProgramsSchool of Music Programs