UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND MINORS 2022–2023 Academic Year
Majors
Computer Animation (BFA)
Fine Arts (BA | BFA)
Music Composition (BMus)
With concentrations
Contemporary, Urban, and Popular Music (BMus)
Game Art (BA)
Acoustics (BS)
Creative Writing (BA) Fiction Nonfiction Poetry
Music Technology (BS) Interactive Music Design Sonic Arts Sound and Music Computing
Acting (BA | BFA) 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)
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) Film and Television (BFA) Cinema Visual Effects Cinematography Directing Editing and Post-Production Producing Production Design Screenwriting Sound for Cinema
Game Design (BA) Game Development Game Sound Graphic Design (BA) General Publication Design Website Design Graphic Design (BFA) Illustration (BA | BFA) Immersive Media (BA) Interior Architecture (BFA) Journalism (BA) Broadcast Journalism: Radio Broadcast Journalism: Television Magazine News and Features Marketing (BA) Digital Media Entertainment Industry Sports Management Music (BA) Music Business (BA) Artist Management Live and Touring Recorded Music and Publishing
Musical Theatre (BA) Musical Theatre Performance (BFA) Photography (BA) Commercial Photography Fashion Photography Fine Art Photography Integrated Photography Photography (BFA) Photojournalism (BA) Programming (BA | BS) Public Relations (BA) Radio (BA) Narrative Production Voiceover Social Media and Digital Strategy (BA) Television Writing and Business (BFA)
*The combined degree program allows students to earn graduate credits while enrolled in any 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.
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UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AND MINORS
Theatre (BA) Directing Playwriting Stage Management Theatre Studies
Minors
Fine Arts
Pre-Law Studies
Game Art
Professional Writing
Acting
Game Design
Programming
Advertising
Graphic Design
Public Relations
Animation
Health and Wellness
Radio
Traditional Animation (BFA)
Art History
Hip-Hop Studies
User Experience and Interaction Design (BA)
Arts in Health
Illustration
Social Media and Digital Strategy
Arts Management
Immersive Media
ASL Studies
Intellectual Property Management
Theatre Design and Technology (BA)
Biology Black World Studies Cinema and Television Studies Craft Creative Writing Cultural Studies Dance Design Management Devising Collaborative Performance Education Entrepreneurship Environmental Studies Fashion Communication Fashion Studies Fashion Styling
Sports Communication Sports Management Stage Combat
Interactive Media Development and Entrepreneurship
Sustainable Fashion
Journalism
Theatre Directing
Latino and Latin American Studies
User Experience
Talent Management
Literature
Visual Arts Management
Marketing
Vocal Performance
Mathematics
Voiceover
Motion Graphics
Web Development
Music Business Nonprofit and Public Affairs Communication Performing Arts Management Philosophy and Religion Photography
Video Production
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Writing for Television In Fall 2021, 37% of Columbia students had an officially declared minor field of study.
Playwriting
Application materials, requirements, and deadlines can vary based on your intended major — specifically, BFA and BMus applicants should be prepared to submit additional materials and meet earlier deadlines than BA and BS applicants.
Questions? Contact Admissions: 312-369-7130 | admissions@colum.edu colum.edu/majors 42854_08/2022