School of Communication
and the Arts
Expand Your Artistic Abilities and Communication Skills with Liberty’s School of Communication and the Arts
Today’s exciting world of communication and the arts has a place for you. Imagine performing with a professional theatre company in front of thousands of people. Create your story using RED Weapon cameras in a 4K theatrical-standard workflow. Picture your graphic design work on display as you compete in one of the advertising industry’s largest competitions. Work in front of or behind the camera as you produce your show. If any of these ideas interests you, consider pursuing a degree with our School of Communication and the Arts!
At Liberty, we have various degrees in communication, digital media, journalism, strategic communication, theatre, studio and digital arts, and cinematic arts. You can express your passions using whatever medium speaks to you.
Our courses are designed to focus on hands-on, experiential learning. And our faculty are working professionals in their respective fields, which means your classes will focus on the concepts and technology that are being used in the industry right now.
Browse School of Communication and the Arts Degree Programs
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#4 Best College Campus in America
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education designed to help equip students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com.
Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Why Liberty?
Why Choose a Degree from Liberty’s School of Communication and the Arts?
Award Winning Professors
We are proud of the School of Communication and the Arts faculty and student body — our award-winning professors and high-achieving alumni make our school successful. And with state-of-the-art facilities and cutting-edge equipment, we provide current students with the tools to help them produce incredible work.
Film-Production Alumni
While our film production graduates have worked on movie sets like Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War, our studio and digital arts alumni are creating graphic design work for big-name collections like Target’s Magnolia line. We also have theatre students acting in shows like The Walking Dead.
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Program Information
Experiential and Career-Focused Communication and Digital Content Programs
We believe that attending a university should provide you with more than textbook readings, lectures, and final exams. A successful career in the communication field requires experience!
Digital Media and Journalism
- Over $1 million worth of equipment in our media lab — the same gear that the industry currently uses
- 2 brand new HD TV studios
- Our Liberty Champion student-run newspaper
- Experiential learning opportunities with a local TV news station
- Liberty’s own radio station and on-campus sports network
Strategic and Personal Communication
- National award-winning Ad Team for top strategic communication students.
- Competitive forensic team for top communication students.
- Student-run public relations firm, Innovations, featuring promotional advertising projects where students get the chance to work for real clients.
Dean Chat
Communications and the Arts Dean Chat
Admissions and the School of Communication and the Arts hosted an event in the new series, Dean Chat. Dean Scott Hayes of the School of Communication and the Arts highlights the 5 distinct departments and introduces the department chairs to highlight their respective areas of concentration. There was also an informative Q&A session where students had their questions answered.
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