At聽EMU, a Christian university like no other, students are learning to use art for social transformation, service within their community, to deepen their faith, and more.
Theater
As a聽聽student, you鈥檒l聽act, direct and design productions, exploring your gifts and getting hands-on experience while unpacking the faith and social justice aspects of your work. Cast and crew regularly gather with professors for 鈥�faith roundtables鈥� to discuss implications of plays, community response and more.
Art
If you鈥檙e a聽, you鈥檒l聽work with professor Cyndi Gusler, creator of聽, a runway show of innovative attire created entirely from cast-off materials. Highlighting sustainable styling and the choices we all make in life, the show聽.
Music
厂迟耻诲别苍迟听听辞蹿迟别苍听, like聽linking music with digital media聽for a career in sound design and movie scoring. Or you can weave music with peacebuilding to do conflict transformation through musical productions, or with nursing to do music therapy. 2012 graduate Charise Garber, now in med school,, music and biology, and explored聽how the mind is influenced by music.
Digital media and photography
聽majors learn聽digital imaging, photography, videography, motion graphics, design, audio and more聽in a thriving program that is one of the most popular in our university. You can聽. Student and graduate work has appeared in such outlets as Time Magazine, The New York Times, and The Hill (serving the U.S. Congress).
Language and literature
Mastery of聽听补苍诲 appreciation of literature contribute to success in almost every walk of life. Perhaps you鈥檒l聽write original poetry and fiction聽for Phoenix, EMU鈥檚 literary and visual arts journal,聽engage with notable authors visiting campus聽for the聽, do a writing internship at a non-profit, or hone your language skills to bring change in cross-cultural settings all over the world.
Find meaningful work in your field
98% of聽EMU聽graduates are working, engaged in service or in further study within 12 months of graduation.听Nearly 90% are employed within their field of study.听Check out what two聽EMU聽arts alumni are doing now:
- Katie Goins Frewens, an聽, earned a doctorate of musical arts and now teaches middle school music to urban teens. While a student, she was the piano rehearsal accompanist for the聽听补苍诲 sang with聽.
- Matt Pearson combined a聽听飞颈迟丑听听补苍诲听尘颈苍辞谤蝉聽to prepare for his goal of becoming an ordained Methodist minister. While a student, Matt acted and directed in the majority of MainStage productions, founded an improv troupe still going strong today, and interned at Second City Improv in Chicago. He went on to earn a divinity degree, and in 2012 became a youth pastor in California.
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