Our Departments

The College of Arts & Media offers state-of-the art educational programming through five academic areas — the Departments of Art, Dance, Mass Communication, Theatre & Musical Theatre, and the School of Music.

Our goal is to provide programs that nurture imagination, expand knowledge, and advance the talents that shape our contemporary culture and media landscape while exemplifying our college vision — Creative, Active, Meaningful.

Program information is available in the  Undergraduate Catalog  and  Graduate & Professional Catalog.

Department of Art


Becky Finley
Interim Chair, Department of Art
bfinley@shsu.edu  
(936) 294-1314

Department of Dance


Jennifer Pontius
Chair, Department of Dance
pontius@shsu.edu
(936) 294-1875

Department of Mass Communication


Nam Young Kim
Interim Chair, Department of Mass Communication
nyk001@shsu.edu 
(936) 294-1341

School of Music


Scott Plugge
Director, School of Music
mus_sdp@shsu.edu
(936) 294-1360

Department of Theatre and Musical Theatre


Nicholas Graves
Interim Chair, Department of Theatre and Musical Theatre
nag023@shsu.edu 
(936) 294-1329