Creative Studio Majors

Professional creatives do their best work in teams. Nine majors make up the Creative Studio Experience, in which you can work in a collaborative team, just like you will in your career.

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Your in-house creative team.

Collaboration is the cornerstone of the Creative Studio Experience, and it’s a skill employers are looking for—we know, because we ask them. At Champlain, we believe that good work is worth sharing. We don’t mean just showing others, but including others’ perspectives and talents in our own work. The Creative Studio invites you to bring your best to a project that’s bigger than you. Whether that’s creating data visualizations for a website or shooting a commercial for a new product hitting the market, everything is on the table at the Creative Studio.

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    Animation (BFA)

    Master the art of bringing characters, environments, and narratives to life for film, gaming, advertising, and visual effects, and help shape the future of visual storytelling. In this expanding field, you’ll study the history and fundamentals of animated media while getting hands-on with industry-standard software and techniques used for 2D and 3D animation, digital modeling, and special effects.

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    Broadcast Media Production (BS)

    Create content for the masses and explore ever-evolving platforms ranging from television, radio, and online streaming. While you dive into media theory, journalism, scriptwriting, video editing, camera operation, sound design, and studio production, you’ll get hands-on experience working with state-of-the-art equipment to make a portfolio you’re proud of. You’ll even air your work on television before you graduate.

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    Creative Media (BFA)

    Position yourself at the intersection of fine arts and entrepreneurship with a dynamic and interdisciplinary BFA program focused on preparing you for a professional creative career. You’ll study industry trends and technologies while you build a portfolio of real-world, collaborative projects that highlight your talent. While you master your craft, you’ll develop as an innovator and critical thinker who empowers success and originality.

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    Filmmaking (BFA)

    In your first year alone, you’ll study cinematography and lighting, audio production, screenwriting, and the fundamentals of filmmaking. This highly collaborative program gets a camera in your hand straight away, and exposes you to all facets of the filmmaking industry, so you can discover and develop your distinctive talent in this competitive industry.

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    Graphic Design & Visual Communication (BFA)

    When there are so many options to choose from for any given product, how do you make yours stand out in a crowd? These are the kinds of questions you’ll explore as you build your creative talent in digital illustration, image editing, layout design, typography, iconography, composition, and communication. You’ll have your choice of concentration to hone your skills in either design, communication, or motion graphics, giving you an edge in your portfolio and resume.

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    Interaction Design (BS)

    This leading-edge major is as much about design artistry as it is about the study of human behavior, psychology, and problem-solving. You’ll craft seamless, user-centric experiences across digital platforms and physical interfaces and build extensive research and prototyping skills and a deep knowledge in wireframing and user testing to refine your designs. In the process, you’ll innovate with emerging technologies like augmented reality and artificial intelligence that are shaping the future of human-computer interactions and purposeful user experiences.

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    Marketing Communications (BS)

    A truly interdisciplinary major, Marketing Communications takes all the creative strategy and messaging you love about marketing and the foundations of analytics, research, and success measurement required to make creative, data-driven decisions. You’ll build campaigns for real companies and be hands-on with the latest emerging digital channels, testing out best practices and discovering how to share the right message with the right person, at the right time.

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    Writing & Publishing (BS)

    There’s a reason some say the pen is mightier than the sword—writing has the power to change minds, to inspire, to inform, or to simply entertain. The Writing & Publishing major is designed to develop your voice and use it as a tool for career success. You’ll specialize in either Creative Writing, Editing/Publishing, Journalism, or Screenwriting and dig into your interests while you build an expansive portfolio of work to share with employers.

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Creative Studio Experience

Minors & Concentrations

More Inside Creative Studio Experience

  • Creative Studio Majors 

    Professional creatives do their best work in teams. Nine majors make up the Creative Studio Experience, in which you can work in a collaborative team, just like you will in your career.

  • Creative Studio Faculty 

    Creative Studio faculty are hands-on guides who use experiential learning opportunities and collaborative real-world projects to help students build a strong portfolio of work.

  • Creative Studio Portfolio 

    Creative Studio Experience students graduate with a portfolio of work that demonstrates they are Champlain Ready. The work is imaginative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary, just like it will be in the workforce.

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