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Department of Mass Media, Art, & Design

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Prepare tomorrow's media professionals and build your creative voice: find your fearless.

The Department of Mass Media, Art, and Design is where creativity meets opportunity. Whether you want to tell stories, design experiences, create visual art, or shape brands, you'll learn from experienced industry professionals and accomplished artists while gaining hands-on experience in advertising, film production, graphic and web design, journalism, photography, public relations, social media strategy and the studio arts. You'll graduate with a portfolio, professional experience, and a degree that prepares you for a career that matters. Along the way, you'll join students whose work is regularly recognized with regional and national awards for creative excellence.

Fully Online Media Management Degree

Advance your career with the online Media Management degree designed for working professionals. Learn to lead creative teams, manage media operations, and develop strategic communication initiatives while completing hands-on projects that prepare you for the workplace. Also explore our on-campus option for media management!
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Find Your Program

Explore the paths that can take your creativity further. Whether you're drawn to film, journalism, promotional media, social media strategy, or studio art, you'll find a program that helps you develop your talents, build real-world experience, and prepare for a meaningful career. Discover the degree that's right for you—and start creating work that makes an impact.
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Experiential Learning

With dedicated creative spaces, student organizations, travel opportunities, and student productions, you get your hands on the tools of your trade and learn in exciting places outside of the classroom.
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Course Rotations and Device Requirements

SEMO Mass Media, Art, and Design has a unique course rotation and specific device requirements. See our course rotations so you can sign up for the classes you need when they are offered. Check our device requirements, as they affect students taking 300-level and higher courses.
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Earn your degree and national recognition: you’ll do that here.

  • 8

    Awards given to Arrow staffers in national college media competitions

    Arrow, the student newspaper at Southeast Missouri State, has been honored with 8 national awards during the 2025-2026 school year.

  • 16

    Years of hosting the Fault Line Film Festival.

    The Fault Line Film Festival is the annual narrative short film competition for university and high school students held on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.

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    Gallery Spaces

    Solely dedicated to showing student and alumni work.

  • 13,000

    viewers

    Student work at SEMO is seen by more than 13,000 viewers every day.

Cedric the Entertainer, a notable celebrity who is a SEMO alumni presenting on campus

Cedric ‘The Entertainer’ Kyles

"Hopefully knowing that I went here is a motivation to creative energy. Everybody can’t be a big comedian or TV star, but somebody can. Somebody can do it bigger and better. It’s not that I was the smartest kid in school. I just applied what I had to do here and it allowed me to find myself in the most unique way."
Read More in 'An Evening with the Entertainer'

Accreditations

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Accreditation Information

A lot goes into making sure SEMO's offered programs meet the requirements you need to excel in the workforce after graduation. We're proud to share our plans and outcomes so you know that you're making the best choice possible for your future.

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Mass Media, Art, and Design Facilities

Bring your vision to life in spaces built for your success. At SEMO, you'll gain hands-on experience using industry-standard tools in our modern art studios, television environments, and digital media labs.
Creative Spaces
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Annual Events

Our annual events provide direct opportunities to showcase your work, gain hands-on experience, and network with visiting professionals. These experiences allow you to apply your classroom skills in real-world settings and build your professional portfolio.
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Mission

Through innovative curricula and collaborative environments, the Department of Mass Media, Art, and Design prepares a diverse student body to be the next generation of creatives, makers, and media leaders. At SEMO, we emphasize hands-on, experiential learning that challenges students to ethically understand and craft visual and media communications. We are committed to fostering independent thinkers who recognize their unique talents, overcome personal barriers, and achieve their professional goals in a converged world.

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Mass Media, Art, & Design

Contact Us

Phone

Main Campus Phone

(573) 651-5104

River Campus Phone

(573) 651-2143

Location

Main Campus Office

Graul Building, 102B

River Campus Office

River Campus Seminary 104

Mailing Address

One University Plaza, MS 2775
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701