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04/06/20 - BOSTON, MA. - Spring scenes on the Boston campus on April 6, 2020. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Comprised of six academic schools and departments and multiple research centers and labs, the College of Arts, Media and Design is a vibrant community of creators, innovators, and researchers dedicated to expanding artistic and academic boundaries. We integrate fundamental human literacies with cutting-edge advancements in technology, data and new media.

Our Boston campus includes a network of creative and physical maker spaces and our offerings are available at more than half a dozen of Northeastern’s global locations including Oakland, London and Vancouver.

We are inclusive, flexible, pragmatic, and responsive. Most of all, we are transforming the academic and research landscape through interdisciplinary collaborations, not just within our College and global University network, but around the world.

At the College of Arts, Media and Design, there's no one way to pursue your passions. We invite you to find your path and forge your own experience.

Elizabeth Hudson, Ph.D.

Dean, College of Arts, Media and Design

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Schools and Departments

Learning through experience to spark true innovation

Art + Design

Engage with visual, studio, digital and media arts, using emerging technologies and practices to express ideas and implement solutions.

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Music

Cross-disciplinary study and practice of music, underscored by cutting­-edge technology and a focus on the impact of music on cultures around the globe.

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Latest news

Communication Studies

For CAMD filmmakers, indie film festivals take center stage

With the beginning of a new year comes the beginning of the indie film festival circuit. CAMD alumni has been part of the indie film circuit in many capacities. We highlight below just a few of alumni below.

January 17, 2025

Game Design

How the far right weaponizes play

From alternate reality games to the Jan. 6 riots, game design professor Celia Pearce looks at the idea of “play” and how the American far-right has weaponized gaming and online communities for its own gain.

January 14, 2025

Theatre

Makenna Harnden, Huntington Theatre

Makenna graduated from CAMD in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in media and screen studies in theatre. While at CAMD, she completed several co-ops, including a lighting and electrics co-op at the Huntington Theatre.

December 13, 2024

Art + Design

Yuzhe (Satoh) Feng, Boston Public Library

Yuhze (Satoh) Feng will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in design in 2025. He completed his first co-op at the Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library.

December 12, 2024

Architecture

Ritika Iyer, RODE Architects

Ritika Iyer graduated with a BA in Architecture in 2024; she’s set to complete her M.Arch in Spring 2025. During her time at CAMD, she completed two co-ops. She took us behind the scenes at her co-op with RODE Architects

December 12, 2024

Communication Studies

Amy Shirong Lu awarded Gerald M. Phillips Award

Congratulations to Amy Shirong Lu, associate professor of communication studies at CAMD for earning the Gerald M. Phillips Award for Distinguished Applied Communication Scholarship.

October 10, 2024