We are dedicated to providing our diverse student community with state-of-the art educational resources to foster critical thinking, research skills, and hands-on production experience. As a student in MCMA, you will cultivate your skills and knowledge for success. Academic coursework lays the foundation for all that you can do through involvement in WSIU PBS/NPR, the Daily Egyptian, the Big Muddy Film Festival, River Region Evening Edition, Studio A, and numerous other media/art organizations staffed and managed by MCMA students.

You will build a portfolio of work and accomplishments during your college career at SIUC. Our students have a unique opportunity to participate in an amazing summer internship program and the Spring Break extern program to gain the experience necessary to impress prospective employers and land the first post-graduation job.

Kellogg Hall is dedicated to MCMA students and allows MCMA majors to live in a group setting that benefits students both personally and academically. Current students take advantage of student groups, scholarships, computer support, and career services.

The decision on where to go to college is one of the biggest decisions you will make. Visit SIUC to see and feel what it will be like to be a Saluki and see for yourself, Why SIU? If you have questions about the MCMA, don't hestistate to talk to the academic advisement team.

Department of Cinema and Photography



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Offers undergraduate and graduate courses in the history, theory, criticism, and production of cinema, photography, and digital arts. Our educational orientation is a holistic, arts and humanities based understanding of media as social and cultural practice.

Department of Radio-Television



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Offering a combination of theoretical and practical hands-on opportunities such as radio stations, broadcast television, and alt.news.

School of Journalism



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The SoJ combines a broad exposure to the liberal arts with a detailed understanding of journalism in modern society.

Graduate Studies



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The MCMA Graduate Studies Program is a flexible, college-wide program that emphasizes a cross-disciplinary approach where intellectual and creative diversity are recognized as integral to artistic and scholastic excellence.