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College of Commerce
College of Communication
College of Computing and Digital Media
School of Cinema and Interactive Media
School of Computing
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
School of Public Service
College of Law
School for New Learning
School of Education
School of Music
The Theatre School
A DePaul undergraduate education is grounded in the philosophy of holistic education, in which students learn through their experience inside and outside the classroom. Graduate education ties theory to practice, enabling students to apply what they learn - in other words, learning to do.
Browse through our current course catalog, which contains undergraduate and graduate program curriculum and course listings.
THE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AT DEPAUL
College of Commerce
Offering highly respected, practical, flexible programs of business study, DePaul's College of Commerce encompasses the university's undergraduate business program and the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, whose part-time MBA program was ranked ninth in the nation by U.S.News & World Report in its "America's Best Graduate Schools 2010" guidebook. The College of Commerce began offering classes in 1913. It was one of the first 10 business colleges in the United States, as well as the first business school in downtown Chicago and the first business school at an American Catholic university.
College of Communication
Established in 2007, the College of Communication is home to more than
1,400 students pursuing professional or traditional academic courses of
study in journalism; public relations and advertising; media studies;
radio, television and film; relational, group and organizational
communication; and culture and communication. Coursework in the
college's graduate and undergraduate degree programs is supplemented by
a range of comprehensive pre-employment training opportunities,
including Radio DePaul, The DePaulia, and a top-rated internship
program.
College of Computing and Digital Media
With more than 3,000 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) - formerly the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems - is one of the largest colleges of its kind in the nation. The college has received numerous national honors in recent years, including being one of the inaugural six universities selected to participate in the Sony Pictures Imageworks IPAX program. The program develops future artists, designers, animators and engineers who will help the visual effects industry to grow. In addition, the college was named a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance by the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2005.
CDM is organized into two schools: the School of Cinema and Interactive Media and the School of Computing.
School of Cinema and Interactive Media
The School of Cinema and Interactive Media (CIM) features digital arts majors such as digital cinema, computer games development, animation and interactive media.
School of Computing
The School of Computing (SoC) incorporates traditional information technology majors such as computer science, security, information systems, networking and software engineering.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LA&S) is the oldest and largest college at DePaul,
with 431 full-time faculty in more than 36 undergraduate and 28 graduate degree programs. Courses are offered in the day, evenings and on weekends, primarily on the Lincoln Park Campus. The College of LA&S includes several key academic centers, including the Humanities Center, Center for Latino Research, Center for Black Diaspora and the Center for Community Research.
School of Public ServiceCollege of Law
The School of Public Service, the largest graduate program in LA&S, was established in 1970 and became its own school in the summer of 2007. Faculty members teach leaders of nonprofit and government organizations critical thinking and policy analysis as well as practical management skills valued in the public and nonprofit sectors.
DePaul's College of Law has been a unique institution since its founding in 1912. It was one of the first law schools in Illinois to admit Jewish and women students and was among the first law schools to introduce such educational innovations as the study of negotiation techniques, courses in international criminal law and pre-trial courses in skills techniques. And in its 2009 rankings of graduate programs in America, U.S.News & World Report ranked the College of Law's health law and intellectual property programs among the best in the country.
School for New Learning
Our School for New Learning (SNL) was created in 1972 to serve the learning needs of adult students. It is one of the first university-wide efforts in the United States that caters to older students through a separate college. SNL's innovative approach to teaching the adult student, which gives students credit toward degrees for life experience, has earned it international acclaim as a leader in the field of education for adults.
School of Education
The School of Education offers degree programs in early childhood, elementary and secondary education and physical education; bilingual/bicultural education; social and cultural foundations in education; curriculum studies; educational leadership; human services and counseling; and various programs in special education and reading. Currently engaged in partnerships with more than 150 Chicago area schools, the School of Education is Chicago's education partner. It sponsors or is involved in a host of programs and projects designed to improve Chicago schools.
School of Music
The School of Music was founded in 1912 and is located on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus. Dedicated to excellence in music teaching and performance, the school offers high-caliber, challenging programs of musical and academic study.
The Theatre School
The Theatre School was founded as the Goodman School of Drama in 1925 and is the Midwest's oldest theatre training conservatory. Known for its highly structured program, the school has stood as a standard of excellence in American professional theatre training for more than 80 years.
DePaul University has received both institutional and specialized accreditation by numerous associations and organizations.
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