Areas of Study

Columbia College students choose from more than 80 areas of study—including a range of interdisciplinary options and joint programs, as well as hundreds of academic and research opportunities through the University’s affiliated graduate schools, centers and institutes. 

No matter what your passions are, you’ll acquire a broad base of knowledge, achieve mastery in your chosen discipline and complete a thesis or significant research project.

Please note that minors are a recent addition to the undergraduate curriculum at Columbia College. The following list is accurate as of Friday, August 9, 2024, but some departments are still in the process of updating their website and requirements in the Columbia College Bulletin. Additionally, some departments are continuing to create minor proposals, so this list will continue to expand over the next year.

Majors