The School of the Arts (SOTA) is the creative engine of Northern Kentucky University (NKU). SOTA combines art & design, music, and theatre & dance to bring unparalleled artistic opportunities to current and future students. Our majors learn how to be professional artists of many types, leaving NKU prepared to practice their craft across the region, the country, and the world. Our minors come from every college on campus, from nursing to mathematics, political science to construction management. SOTA’s Prep programs, including the nationally recognized String Project, engage 900 students from children to adults annually.
SOTA invites you to launch your creative life, offering 12 degrees with over 30 specializations in addition to seven minors. With innovative curriculum, small class sizes and award-winning instructors, students develop expertise and the qualities most in-demand for today’s changing career landscape.