UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND MINORS 2023–2024 Academic Year
Application materials, requirements, and deadlines can vary based on your intended major. See colum.edu/apply for more info.
Majors
Contemporary, Jazz, and Popular Music (BMus)
Acting (BA | BFA)
Creative Writing (BA) Fiction Nonfiction Poetry
With concentrations
Advertising (BA) Animation (BA) Computer Animation Traditional Animation Art History (BA) Arts Management (BA) Creative Industries Film Business Performing Arts Visual Arts Management ASL-English Interpretation (BA) Audio Arts (BA) Audio and Sound Design Audiovisual Systems Integration General Audio Arts Live Sound Reinforcement Music Recording Combined Degree (BA | MA)* Comedy Writing and Performance (BA) Communication (BA) Computer Animation (BFA)
Cultural Studies (BA) Dance (BA | BFA) Design Management (BA) English (BA) Environmental and Sustainability Studies (BA) Fashion Design (BFA) Fashion Studies (BA) Merchandising Product Development Film and Television (BA | BFA) Fine Arts (BA | BFA) Game Art (BA) Game Design (BA) Game Development Game Sound Graphic Design (BA) General Publication Design Website Design
Graphic Design (BFA)
Photography (BFA)
Illustration (BA | BFA)
Photojournalism (BA)
Immersive Media (BA)
Programming (BA | BS)
Interior Architecture (BFA)
Public Relations (BA)
Journalism (BA)
Radio (BA)
Marketing (BA) Digital Media Entertainment Industry Sports Management
Social Media and Digital Strategy (BA)
Music (BA)
Television Writing and Business (BFA)
Sound Design (BA)
Music Business (BA) Artist Management Live and Touring Recorded Music and Publishing Music Composition (BMus)
Theatre (BA) Directing Playwriting Stage Management Theatre Studies
Music Technology (BS) Interactive Music Design Sonic Arts Sound and Music Computing
Theatre Design and Technology (BA)
Musical Theatre (BA)
User Experience and Interaction Design (BA)
Traditional Animation (BFA)
Musical Theatre Performance (BFA) Photography (BA) Commercial Photography Fashion Photography Fine Art Photography Integrated Photography
*The combined degree program allows students to earn graduate credits while enrolled in their undergraduate major. Students following the prescribed pathway can finish a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in five years. See colum.edu/combined for more info.
Questions? Contact Admissions: 312-369-7130 | admissions@colum.edu colum.edu/majors