Majors & Programs

Have Columbia College Chicago's program offerings changed since 1890? You bet. As industries have progressed, we've adapted alongside them, staying current with market and technological demands.

Whether they've pursued a general field of study, such as film and video, or earned their degree in a field as specific as vocal jazz performance, Columbia graduates are ready to launch directly into a professional career.

Learn more about our majors, minors, and concentrations, including what it takes to get a degree in your field of interest:

Acting (B.F.A., Minor)
Advertising Art Direction (B.F.A.) 
American Sign Language-English Interpretation (B.A.)
American Sign Language Studies (Minor)
Art & Design (B.A.)
Art History (B.A., Minor)
Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management (B.A.) 
   Fashion/Retail Management
   Media Management
   Music Business
   Performing Arts Management
   Small Business/Entrepreneurship Management
   Visual Arts Management
   Sports Management
Audio Arts & Acoustics (B.A.) 
   Acoustics
   Audio for Visual Media
   Audio Design and Production
   Recording 
   Sound Contracting 
   Sound Reinforcement
Black World Studies (Minor)
Child and Adolescent Education Through the Arts and Media (Minor)
Creative Nonfiction (Minor)
Cultural Studies (B.A.)
Dance (B.A., B.F.A., Minor)
   Teaching 
   Choreography
Digital Media Technology (B.A.)
Directing--Theater (B.F.A., Minor)
Early Childhood Education (B.A.)
   Teacher Certification
Environmental Studies (Minor)
Fashion Design (B.F.A.)
Fiction Writing (B.A., B.F.A., Minor)
Film/Video (B.A.)
   Alternative Forms
   Animation: Computer
   Animation: Traditional
   Audio for Visual Media
   Cinematography
   Critical Studies  
   Directing 
   Documentary
   Post-Production
   Editing 
   Producing
   Screenwriting
Fine Arts (B.F.A.)
Game Design (B.A.)
Graphic Design (B.F.A.)
Illustration (B.F.A.)
Instrumental Performance (B.A.)
Interactive Arts & Media (B.A.)
Interdisciplinary Self-Designed Major (B.A.)
Interior Architecture (B.F.A.)
Jazz Studies, Instrumental Performance (B.A.)
Jazz Studies, Vocal Performance (B.A.)
Journalism (B.A.)
   Broadcast Journalism
   Magazine Writing & Editing
   News Reporting & Writing
   Reporting in Health, Science, & Environment
Latino/Hispanic Studies (Minor)
Literature (Minor)
Management (Minor)
Marketing (Minor)
Marketing Communication (B.A.)
   Advertising   
   Creative Sports Marketing 
   Marketing 
   Public Relations
Music Composition (B.A.)
Music Composition (B.M.)
Non-Linear Editing (Minor)
Photography (B.A., B.F.A., Minor  
Playwriting (B.A., B.F.A., Minor) 
Poetry (B.A., Minor)   
Product Design (B.F.A.)
Professional Writing (Minor) 
Public Relations (Minor) 
Publication Production (Minor)
Radio (B.A.) 
   Broadcast Journalism  
   Business 
   Talent/Production
Television (B.A.)
   Broadcast Journalism  
   Directing/Production
   Effects/Post-Production 
   Interactive Television 
   Writing/Producing
Theater (B.A.) 
   Acting  
   Directing 
   Musical Theater Performance  
   Technical Theater  
   Theater Design 
Vocal Performance (B.A.)
Web Technology (Minor)
Women & Gender Studies (Minor)
Writing for Television (Minor)