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Your time at Michigan State University is more than just your degree—it’s your moment to immerse yourself into new ideas, experiences, and communities. Engaging with the arts will encourage you to think differently, spark new ideas, and connect you with fellow Spartans.
Regardless of your major, make the arts an essential part of your academic journey here at MSU.


Did you know that approximately 80% of your time as an MSU student is spent outside the classroom?
There’s always something to do in the arts on this campus, each as vibrant and diverse as our Spartan community. Whether you’re looking to check out live music or theater straight from Broadway, get hands-on with artmaking, or connect with new friends, you can find something here that sparks your creativity every day.
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A lifetime of curiosity and expression begins here at MSU. If you want to study design, art, communication, languages and cultures, writing, music, film or theatre, this is the place for you! These fields are celebrated across campus, with Big Ten facilities that give you the opportunities and resources to bring your creative ideas to life.
From undergraduate to doctoral, discover academic programs that allow you to merge the creative with the critical.
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Thousands of creative careers await you after graduation, but your journey to land the job of your dreams can start right here at MSU. Practical, professional, and paid experiential learning opportunities in the arts provide MSU students with pathways to build viable careers and to network with creatives from around the country in ways that are fully integrated with the Spartan experience.MSU alumni that worked in the arts on campus have gone on to careers with the Brooklyn Museum, Live Nation, Peabody Essex Museum, and more. And students that have gone on to careers outside of the arts carry with them critical, foundational skills that are intrinsic to arts and cultural work.
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