High-end equipment gives students the edge

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High-end equipment gives students the edge

EMU's extensive collection of quality cameras, lenses and other equipment give students the edge in internships and careers.

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Digital Media Major Chris Runion works part-time at a local radio station

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Digital Media Major Chris Runion works part-time at a local radio station

Runion, a digital media major at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), has worked and interned part-time at the station since 2018.

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Alumna illustrator nets 43,000 – and counting – Instagram followers

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Alumna illustrator nets 43,000 – and counting – Instagram followers

Madeline Kate Martinez '17 is a full-time graphic designer with the children's apparel company Hanna Andersson and has a growing Instagram following for her illustrations.

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Students produce documentary about slain U.N. worker

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Students produce documentary about slain U.N. worker

Student producers of the documentary "No Longer Theory," about murdered UN armed group expert MJ Sharp '05, premier the film at the Academic and Creative Arts Festival.

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The Visual and Communication Arts Department (VACA) offers majors in studio art, art education, communication, digital media and photography. These majors prepare students to pursue professional jobs in a variety of careers and to pursue graduate work in an array of programs.

Majors and Minors

Our majors prepare students to move comfortably from the studio, to the gallery, to the field and to the screen in their creative activities. Curious about the vocational possibilities for EMU alums? Visit our VACA careers page.

Art

Art Education

Marketing

Digital Media and Communication

Photography

Minors

Teaching Endorsements:

Art, Grades PreK-12

Scholarship Opportunities

Program Distinctives

Careers

Careers include:

artist, art educator, photographer, graphic designer, video producer, web-producer, industrial designer, visual artist, web designer, video editor, journalist, photo-journalist, fine artist, interior designer, communications, art therapist, community arts activist, production craftsperson, CD-ROM developer, advertising, broadcasting, screen printer, photographer, exhibit designer, gallery director, curator, fashion designer, theater set, lighting or sound designer, illustrator, arts administrator, framer, gallery preparator and graduate study in visual art, communication or film and video. See more on our careers page.

Some art careers require education beyond the undergraduate level.
Facilities and Equipment

VACA students have access to state-of-the-art equipment check out what's available on our equipment page.

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Visual and Communication Arts

High-end equipment gives students the edge

Digital Media Major Chris Runion works part-time at a local radio station

Alumna illustrator nets 43,000 – and counting – Instagram followers

Students produce documentary about slain U.N. worker

Majors and Minors

VACA Faculty

Program Distinctives