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Deaf Studies

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other

Communication, General

Journalism

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Radio and Television

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

Public Relations/Image Management

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Recording Arts Technology/Technician

Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects

Computer Programming/Programmer, General

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

English Language and Literature, General

Creative Writing

General Studies

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

Acoustics

Dance, General

Commercial and Advertising Art

Fashion/Apparel Design

Interior Design

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Illustration

Game and Interactive Media Design

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General

Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology

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Acting

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Comedy Writing and Performance

Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other

Film/Cinema/Media Studies

Cinematography and Film/Video Production

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Documentary Production

Fine/Studio Arts, General

Art History, Criticism and Conservation

Intermedia/Multimedia

Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

Music, General

Music Performance, General

Music Theory and Composition

Music Technology

Music, Other

Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General

Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General

Fine and Studio Arts Management

Music Management

Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

Movement Therapy and Movement Education

Retail Management

Business/Corporate Communications, General

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Located in the heart of downtown Chicago's Cultural Mile, Columbia College Chicago is a private, nonprofit college offering a distinctive curriculum that blends creative and media arts, liberal arts, and business for over 5,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Dedicated to academic excellence and long-term career success, Columbia College Chicago creates a dynamic, challenging, and collaborative space for students who see the world through a creative lens. Complex problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity will be the three most sought-after skills in the workplace and Columbia is built around these essential competencies. From day one, students jump into their chosen work and learn from faculty members who are leaders in those same fields. Our students graduate prepared for careers they never imagined entering as well as professions that may not have even existed when they were in school. We train them for what employers expect, but also prepare them to adapt to the unexpected. We pride ourselves on supporting and embracing every way of being and creating. Columbia alumni go on to shape and reshape industries in fields as varied as cinema and finance, music and video game design, journalism and fashion. They run movie studios and record labels; win Academy Awards, Pulitzers, Emmys, Grammys, and National Book Awards; fill airwaves, concert halls, museums, and theaters; and are the moving forces behind investment funds, festivals, international consultancies, start-ups, humanitarian organizations, Michelin-starred restaurants, nonprofits, and government offices. Creative careers start here. A destination for innovators for 135 years, Columbia College Chicago provides a hands-on, practice-based creative education grounded in liberal arts, technology, media, and business. Our students graduate career-ready, with creative and critical thinking skills, real-world problem-solving abilities, standout bodies of work, and industry connections to fuel their professional journeys today and tomorrow.

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