With more than 120 academic programs and nearly 12,500 students, Columbia College Chicago is the largest and most diverse private arts and media college in the nation. Because of our size, we can offer an unparalleled array of courses with exceptional technological resources in the heart of one of America's ...
Advertising Art DirectionThe role of the advertising art director is to communicate to consumers about the products, services, or ideas of their clients. The art director must impact this target audience through visual images appearing in magazines, newspapers, television...
Bachelor of Arts students take the full range of our foundation courses: Art History I and II, Beginning Drawing, 2-D Design, 3-D Design, and Photography. Except for BFA-specific capstone classes, and assuming that the appropriate prerequisites have been fulfilled, students may...
At Columbia College, students can earn either a Bachelor of Arts in Art History or choose a Minor in Art History to complement other majors. Unlike art history programs at other colleges, the curriculum at Columbia emphasizes fields of study outside the traditional canon of western...
Major in Creative WritingOptions: Nonfiction, Poetry NonfictionThe Creative Nonfiction Concentration in Creative Writing is now an official major at Columbia College. We offer a full sequence of courses in nonfiction writing and reading, literature classes, and electives in the...
A Major in Early Childhood EducationEarly Childhood Education majors complete a comprehensive course of study which includes a sequence of General Education courses; a Focused Area of Study in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, or Language and Culture; an Education Core; and a...
The Academic ESL Program offers support courses in reading and writing for Columbia College students who need to improve their English communication skills while studying other subjects at the College. Students are advised to take ESL courses based on their TOEFL scores and/or...
Fashion reflects the political mood, economic conditions, technical achievements, aesthetic standards, and social milieu of a given culture. As a profession, fashion includes design, engineering, production, merchandising, advertising and marketing. The foundation for a successful career...
We are living in an information age. Fax machines, cellular phones, world-wide media coverage, personal computers, and internet access have created global market interdependencies.Designers, creative directors, and visual art professionals play key roles in giving visual form to a...
As a student majoring in Marketing Communication, you will be “cross-trained” in the basics of Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations by taking the following courses:54-1500 Integrated Marketing54-1600 Introduction to Advertising54-1601 Consumer Behavior54-1700 Introduction to...
The Music Composition program of Columbia College Chicago combines technical training with a practical approach. Techniques learned are immediately applied in assignments that are critiqued in class. Every course in the composition program culminates in a performance of student work by a...
Columbia College's Photography Department is one of the largest and most exciting Photography programs in the country. The Photo Department supports a wide range of serious and ambitious photography, including personal work, documentary, photojournalism, studio and commercial work,...
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With more than 120 academic programs and nearly 12,500 students, Columbia College Chicago is the largest and most diverse private arts and media college in the nation. Because of our size, we can offer an unparalleled array of courses with exceptional technological resources in the heart of one of America's greatest cities.
The city is our laboratory. We live in 22 buildings that sit in the heart of Chicago's South Loop, home to the Chicago Symphony, the Art Institute, and the Museum Campus. (Chicago is also home to nine independent film festivals; 200 theatre groups and venues; more than 35 radio stations; and more than 25 magazines and newspapers.) Chicago inspires and instructs: Students gain real-world experience through internships and part-time jobs in the city.