At Iowa’s most award-winning program, learn cutting-edge content creation and visual storytelling skills. Create short films, social media, documentaries, sports content, commercials, motion graphics, music videos, and more.
Choose from three specialized concentrations: content creation, sports media, or popular culture.
Master the knowledge and techniques to jump right into your career producing creative content that makes an impact. Emphasizing hands-on learning from day one, you’ll learn to tell powerful visual stories with an opportunity to travel the globe with recent productions in Italy, Germany, Ireland, Greece, France, Haiti, China, and more.
Why Loras College Creative Media?
Creative media students are always producing new content through short films, documentaries, live athletic events, social media, and so much more. You won’t find a small college with our breadth of content creation and that’s why our program is named “Best in Iowa” year-after-year. If you have a passion to create, Loras is the place for you! Annually, we travel to conferences, competitions, and film festivals to showcase our students’ work.
Explore Internships & Careers
Internship opportunities offer real-world experiences. You can complete internships for academic credit or non-credit. Many students choose to complete both.
- International, regional, and local production companies and stations
- Advertising agencies
- NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL teams
- CBS Sports, New York
- Field of Dreams, Dyersville, IA
- Julien International Film Festival
You will be prepared for a variety of exciting careers.
- Content Creator
- Film Director/Editor
- Visual Brand Producer
- News/Sports Journalist/Announcer
- Director of Photography
- Creative Advertising Specialist
- Documentary Producer
- Commercial/Corporate Marketing Producer
- Digital Designer
Course Highlights
Francis J. Noonan School of Business, Engineering & Innovation
Majors & Minors
Showcasing Inspiring Stories
Loras Creative Media students are out in the community, even going around the world, to find and tell inspiring stories in an ethical fashion as we entertain, educate, and influence audiences with our content. Preview a diverse sampling of student media pieces ranging from documentary and experimental video to animation and short films.
Clubs & Orgs
We have a variety of opportunities for you to get involved from the moment you set foot on campus.
Art Club
DuMedia
The Lorian
Loras Players/Guild of St. Genesius
Band / Jazz Band
Duhawkapella
Duprov / improv
Drumline
Concert Choir / Chamber Singers
Straight Talk from a Duhawk
The Creative Media program has an amazing community that feels like family. It offers tremendous support and creates an environment where everyone pushes each other to excel in their skills.
— Payton (’17)
Meet Your Professors
Paul Kohl PhD
Professor of Creative Media
Mark Mederson PhD
Assistant Professor of Creative Media
Seth Myers MFA
Associate Professor of Creative Media
Craig Schaefer MA
Professor of Creative Media
Director of TV Studio
Jill Specht
Coordinator of Media Operations
Creative Media News
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Engaged in the Experience
“I am hungry for learning. I enjoy it so much that it doesn’t feel like work to me. The worst thing I can think of is sitting at home alone and not experiencing or learning something new. This is just a joy.” More
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Loras Making Impact at Cedar Rapids Film Festival
Loras College will boast a heavy representation at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. Eight films created by Loras students and alumni will hit the big screen at the annual event, which is scheduled to take place April 14-16. More
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Loras Creative Media Earns 14th Consecutive ICMA Excellence Award
Loras College media studies students earned 22 awards over 12 categories in the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) Awards on Thursday, February 2, including Outstanding Video Excellence for the fourteenth consecutive year. More