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Student Resources and Opportunities

Career Development

At Miami, our art students go on to do great things after graduation — thanks in part to our programs, which prepare you for a vibrant career with networking opportunities, interview and portfolio preparation, and career exploration.

The College of Creative Arts is very proud to have an excellent job placement rate for arts alumni: In 2019, 96.7% of seniors with an arts-related major found full-time employment or enrolled in a graduate program within a year of graduation. Miami University has one of the highest return-on-investment statistics for public universities in the nation, and the CCA is no exception.*

Our programs have one mission: to prepare you for a lifetime of success as an art and design professional. We offer continuous career exploration, networking opportunities, and other services to make your first job hunt a fruitful one, from crafting the perfect portfolio to acing your interviews. And it all starts in the first semester of your freshman year.

The CCA's dedicated career liaison Madeleine Hood works directly with arts and design faculty, staff, students, beginning on day one of your Miami experience. Madeleine possesses a vast network of Miami alumni and industry leaders and is committed to preparing you for life after Miami.

Contact Madeleine Hood

Our Advising Resources

All CCA students are assigned an academic advisor. Your academic advisor will help you schedule classes, read your degree audit, and assist you with career advice. First-year students will have an academic advisor assigned in the first week of September. Department Chairs coordinate all department activity and connect your department to the CCA and Miami University. Take your ideas about department initiatives and departmental concerns to this office. Divisional Advisors can assist with university academic questions; academic actions such as probation, suspension, or dismissal; liberal education or transfer courses; and petitions for exceptions to academic policies.

Meet Advisors, Department Chairs, and Divisional Advisors

Study Abroad and Away

Education Abroad

Over-the-Rhine Fall Residency, Cincinnati (ARC)

The Over-the-Rhine Residency Program is open to all majors and provides the unique opportunity to participate in a for-credit, semester-long residential immersion program in the Over-the-Rhine Community.

Digital Innovation Centers, Luxembourg, San Francisco, and Cincinnati (ETBD)

A student at any of the Innovation Centers spends four days a week in a co-op role; this can occur with an established tech firm or with one of the most dynamic startups in the world.  One day each week students go behind the scenes for private sessions with principals from startups, accelerators, and the world of venture funding.  Students contribute to the thriving startup cultures in their respective locales, even as they build professional networks that can persist throughout their careers.

Germany: The Rosenheim Exchange Program

This exchange program is located in Rosenheim, southeast of Munich. Students get the chance to study a full semester in Rosenheim in studios of interior design, architecture, visual communications, design theory, product design and more.

College of Creative Arts

The arts at Miami University didn't evolve on a whim—they were challenged, inspired, modernized, and made more relevant by each new generation of artists. Welcome to the College of Creative Arts, with degree programs that range from the classical to the contemporary.

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