Each student enters the college for the first- and second-year lower-division bachelor of science preprofessional period with a focus on one of the college's particular design programs. Admission to the third- and fourth-year upper-division professional program in Visual Communication Design is competitive and begins after completion of lower-division requirements. The third- and fourth-year program leads to the Bachelor of Science in Design (BSD) degree with a concentration in Visual Communication Design.
The preprofessional curriculum balances a foundation in academic subjects such as English, numeracy, and psychology with design courses that include history and theory, as well as studio courses in drawing and design fundamentals as they relate to conceptual design. The upper-division curriculum includes studio work in graphic design and its relationship to problem solving at multiple scales. Projects are intended to educate students to think critically as individuals and as team participants in small and large corporate settings. A formal eight-week summer internship is required in the professional program. Students pursue internships in a variety of areas, including in-house corporate design, publication design, and advertising design agencies. Fourth-year students complete their undergraduate studies with a public exhibition, a unique tradition that has earned professional accolades for more than a decade.
Contact an advisor if you have questions about the Visual Communication Design program.
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