Housed in the award-winning James & Nancy Gaertner Performing Arts Center, the College of Fine Arts & Mass Communication combines five outstanding departments: the Departments of Art, Dance, Mass Communication, Theatre & Musical Theatre, and The School of Music into one dynamic college that seeks to inspire, educate, and graduate creative artists and media professionals.
Dream and Succeed
No matter their skill level or experience, all students pursuing a degree in the fine or performing arts or mass communication will have the opportunity to do one thing: pursue their dream. Through innovative thinking, mentoring, collaboration, leadership, artistic and academic challenges, our faculty and staff inspire students to explore their creative ideas—from their rough edges to their polished completion—so that they succeed at Sam and beyond.
Explore New Frontiers
As a college, we are enthusiastic about embracing the future and incorporate state-of-the-art facilities with unique and cutting edge programming. Ranging from the traditional to the experimental, students can explore new frontiers in all their creative endeavors. From digital media to film to animation, broadcast journalism to advertising to graphic design, from choreography to composition to conducting, or from stage management to scene design to acting, find yourself at Sam Houston.
