As a performing and media arts major, you’ll benefit from the synergies between the study and practice of theatre and live performance, cinema/media and/or dance. Whether you’re an actor/director, a filmmaker, a scholar-critic, a choreographer or a designer, you’ll be able to take many possible combinations of courses depending on your interest in history/theory/criticism, creative authorship, design or embodied performance and more. Students are also welcome to explore our four minors: Performing and Media Arts, Dance, Film and Theatre.
Sample classes
- Dance Improvisation or Technology and the Moving Body
- Screening Cosa Nostra: The Mafia and the Movies from Scarface to The Sopranos
- Staging Dissent: Theater and Social Change
- Introduction to African-American Cinema
Outcomes
All information below is based on the 2014-2018 First-Destination Post-Graduate Survey. Lists are not exhaustive, rather they are a sampling of the data. "Other" includes time off, travel, volunteer experiences, and/or preparing for graduate school. If you would like more information, please email as_careers@cornell.edu
Approximately 3/4 of 2014-2018 PMA graduates reported being Employed or Attending Graduate School, with the majority being Employed.
70% of the Class of 2014-2018 PMA graduates completed the survey. n = 47
Below, you will find:
- Top Employment Sectors
- Where Graduates Work
- Top Graduate Fields
- Where Graduates Study
Top Employment Sectors
- Communications/Media
- Business - Other
- Other Nonprofit Organization
- Hospitality
- Education
- Law
- Retail
Where 2014-2018 Performing & Media Arts Graduates Work
| Employer | Job Titles |
|---|---|
| Black Rain Films | Assistant Director |
| Cheddar | Production Assistant |
| Chimichanga Productions Inc | Assistant to Jim & Jeannie Gaffigan |
| Comcast/NBCUniversal | Administrative Assistant |
| Cornell University | Data Operations Manager |
| Evolution Media | Logger |
| French Ministry of Education | Language and Cultural Teaching Assistant |
| Griff TV Entertainment | Creative Executive Assistant |
| Intuitive Production Management | Assistant Production Manager |
| Manhattan Theatre Club | Literary Intern |
| Martha's Vineyard Film Festival | Box Office/Production Manager |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Research Study Assistant |
| Model Club Inc | Actor |
| Nelson Davis | Clerk |
| NOT REPORTED | Actor |
| Paradigm Talent Agency | Assistant to CEO |
| Public Broadcasting Service | Senior Associate, Social Media |
| Risk Gallery and Boutique | Director of Marketing |
| Ro*co Films | Director of Educational Sales |
| Rosen Hotels & Resorts | Sales Coordinator |
| Self-employed | Stand Up Comedian |
| Shakespeare Theatre Company | Artistic Fellowship |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment | Assistant to TV Producer |
| Stick Figure | Production Assistant/Designer |
| Walnut Street Theatre | Carpentry Apprentice |
| Walt Disney Parks & Resorts | College Program Intern |
| Will Packer Productions | Development Intern |
Top Graduate Fields Pursued
- Film & Video Studies
- Acting
- Educ Administration
- Law
- Public Policy
- Russian & Soviet Studies
- Theatre Arts
Graduate Degrees Pursued
- MA
- JD
- MPA
Where 2014-2018 Performing and Media Arts Graduates Study
- California State University-Los Angeles
- Cornell Institute of Public Affairs
- East 15 Acting School
- King's College London
- New York University
- Teachers College at Columbia University
- University of London
- University of Pennsylvania
