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Creative Arts
We offer a wealth of programs to guide your passion for the arts, paving the way for exciting careers in the vast media and entertainment industry.
Explore Programs in this Area
Middlesex College offers a full array of programs to start you on your path to a career in Creative Arts.
Communication – Liberal Arts
The diverse, ever-changing 21st century workplace demands effective communication that takes form in a variety of ways and distributed through different mediums.
Dance – Liberal Arts
The Dance degree program prepares students for transfer as dance majors to four-year institutions, promoting a mastery and awareness of the craft of dance arts in theory and practice.
Fine Arts – Art Option
The Fine Arts - Art Option offers the first two years of concentrated study in studio courses for students planning to transfer to a visual arts bachelor's program.
Fine Arts – Music Option
The Fine Arts - Music Option offers the first two years of concentrated study in studio courses for students planning to transfer to a music bachelor's program.
Fine Arts – Theatre Option
The Fine Arts - Theatre Option offers the first two years of concentrated study in studio courses for students planning to transfer to a theatre bachelor's program.
Gaming and Animation – Media Arts and Design
The Gaming and Animation Program trains students to master a craft seen not only in movies and on Xbox consoles, but in architecture, industrial design, science, data visualization, medicine and education.
Media Arts and Design
The Media Arts and Design program combines computer-linked commercial photography and commercial art with business and general education.
Music – Liberal Arts
The Music degree program explores music within a liberal arts framework and prepares student for transfer to a four-year program.
Photography, Professional Commercial – Media Arts and Design
The Photography, Professional Commercial Program prepares students for a career as a commercial artist or photographer in advertising agencies, company advertising departments, publishing companies, photography studios, color reproduction laboratories, printing firms, or retail establishments.
Theatre – Liberal Arts
The Theatre degree program explores theatre within a liberal arts framework and prepares student for transfer to a four-year program.