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Columbia College Chicago is one of the most highly respected arts and communications institutions in the country, delivering graduate education at the Master's level.

About 650 graduate students pursue coursework at Columbia each year. State-of-the-art facilities, professionally active faculty, and a dynamic urban location bring vigor and vitality to Columbia's graduate programs.

The College offers the following master's degrees, focused on fine arts, media, education and communication: M.A., M.A.T., M.A.M., & M.F.A., and one graduate certificate (the GLCMA).  We also offer the possibility to study as a Graduate Student-at-large in the Education Department.

Columbia's graduate programs include:

Art & Design (M.F.A.) ** for continuing students only: no new applications will be accepted for Fall 2009 **

Art Education (M.A.T.)

Arts, Entertainment, & Media Management (M.A.M.)

Creative Writing--Fiction Writing (M.F.A., M.A., Combined M.F.A./M.A.)

Creative Writing--Poetry (M.F.A.)

Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling (M.A., Laban Certificate)

Elementary Education (M.A.T.)

Film & Video (M.F.A)

Interdisciplinary Arts (M.A.)

Interdisciplinary Arts & Media (M.F.A.)

Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts (M.F.A.)

Journalism (M.A.)

Music Composition for the Screen (M.F.A.)

Photography (M.F.A.)

                 
Please be aware that deadlines vary!