Creativity and Inspiration

Love to create, build, or express yourself?

Whether you're sketching a design, writing a story, launching a startup, or coding something entirely new, creativity is your superpower—and at Ithaca College, it’s celebrated across disciplines. 

Here, inspiration meets innovation. You’ll explore how ideas take shape, how art and technology intersect, and how your creative spark can lead to change. With programs housed across multiple schools, IC is built for discovery and designed for ongoing experimentation and cross-cutting opportunities.  

You can explore (and blend) your interests through studying: 

Student hosting her show on the IC Radio Station

Roy H. Park School of Communications

Writing for Film, TV, and Emerging Media – 
Script stories that resonate.

Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Communications – 
Pursue a comprehensive approach to the creative marketing fields.

School of Business

Entrepreneurship and Innovation – 
(Minor) Turn ideas into ventures and creativity into leadership.

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School of Humanities and Sciences

History –
Connect the past with the present.

Architectural Studies –  
Design spaces that inspire and endure. 

School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

Theatre Production and Design – 
Build immersive worlds through set, light, and costume. 

Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre – 
Express, perform, and push the boundaries of movement. 

School of Business

Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Minor) –
- Turn ideas into ventures and creativity into leadership.

School of Humanities and Sciences  

Architectural Studies –
- Design spaces that inspire and endure. 
Art –
- Grow your talent with our accomplished faculty.
Art History – 
- Create and interpret visual culture across time and media. 
Computer Science –
- Build digital experiences and solve problems creatively. 
English –
- Dive into literature, language, and the art of storytelling.
History –
- Connect the past with the present.
Screen Cultures – 
- Analyze media and its influence on society.

SCHOOL OF Music, Theatre, and Dance

Acting – 
- Hone your craft and bring stories to life.
Composition – 
- Create original music that moves and inspires.
Dance and Choreography for Musical Theatre – 
- Express, perform, and push the boundaries of movement.
Jazz Studies –
- Immerse yourself in jazz study and lessons in your chosen instrument or voice.
Music –
- Study your major instrument and all foundational areas of music.
Music in Combination with an Outside Field –
- Prepare as a 21st-century musician for the multifarious demands of your career.
Music Education –
- Develop your skills with hands-on, field-based learning for music educators.
Music Education and Performance –
- Combine music education with intensive study of your instrument or voice.
Musical Theatre –
- Train in an intensive, performance-oriented program in acting, singing, and dancing.
Performance – 
- Develop your voice, presence, and artistic range.
Sound Recording Technology – 
- Capture and enhance sound with precision and creativity.
Stage Management – 
- Coordinate productions and lead with vision.
Theatre Administration – 
- Support the arts through leadership and strategy.
Theatre Production and Design –
- Learn production and design in this intensive preprofessional theatre program.
Theatre Studies –
- Engage in an interdisciplinary education in theatre and the liberal arts.
Theatre Production and Design – 
- Build immersive worlds through set, light, and costume.

Roy H. Park School of Communications

Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Communications –
- Pursue a comprehensive approach to the creative marketing fields.
Animation –
- Bring ideas to life through motion and imagination.
Audio Production –
- Engineer soundscapes that elevate every story.
Documentary Studies – 
- Capture truth and spark change through nonfiction storytelling. 
Film – 
- Direct, produce, and edit cinematic experiences. 
Journalism – 
- Report with integrity, clarity, and impact. 
Live Event Management – 
- Create unforgettable event experiences. 
Photography – 
- Frame the world through your lens. 
TV, Photography, and Digital Media – 
- Create across formats and platforms. 
Writing for Film, TV, and Emerging Media – 
- Script stories that resonate.