Design Degrees Online

Course Requirements

Interior Design Major
72 hours: INT 110, 120, 150, 160, 210, 230, 240, 250, 270, 280, 325 or 335, 340, 345, 350, 360, 440, 450, 475, 480, & 490. Required supporting courses include AR 106 and the remaining 9 hours are electives in AR, BU, HIP, or by permission of the Chair. A 2.75 GPA in the major and a 2.5 cumulative GPA must be maintained. Prerequisites and sequencing are strictly enforced.

Requirements for Minor
27 hours: AR 106; INT 110, 120, 150, 210, 240, 250, 280, and 325, 335, or 345.

Graphic design is an interdisciplinary, cross-media field that is rooted in the fine arts. Design is a public form of art that engages commercial, political, social, technological, and cultural systems. MFA students are encouraged to view themselves as cultural producers who actively initiate projects. The program provides advanced students and qualified designers with skills and knowledge to successfully compete nationally and internationally and to contribute to the public discourse of design.

MICA’s MFA in graphic design serves as an advanced lab for interdisciplinary research and exploration within the context of one of the nation’s top art colleges. The 60-hour curriculum engages students in a mix of critical seminars, guided studio courses, and independent work. Students can take advantage of electives in many MICA departments, including video, printmaking, and digital media.

As graphic design extends its reach into new media and new environments, designers are confronted with exciting intellectual and technological challenges. MICA’s MFA in graphic design offers an invaluable opportunity for advanced students and working designers to extend and refresh their work Ð technically, critically, and creatively. The two-year program provides a setting in which to develop critical ideas about the history, future, and social uses of visual communication.

Each semester, students work together in a six-hour studio with the program’s lead faculty. The studio addresses real-world issues and projects in a practical and direct yet critical and open-minded way. Designers are encouraged to be “practical visionaries” and “utopian entrepreneurs.” In the second year, the core studio provides a setting for developing a major thesis project. In addition to the core studio, each semester, students take a special seminar in graphic design, one humanities course, and an advanced studio elective drawn from across the college’s graduate and under-graduate offerings.

Full-time faculty, artists-in-residence, and visiting faculty provide challenging perspectives. Students are expected to create work that is professional both in its execution and its real-world application. Whether the work at hand involves publications, websites, products, or exhibitions, students focus on advancing a personal vision and public message.

Such interdisciplinary work is reinforced by the program’s location in MICA’s Brown Center. The presence of other media-oriented programs in the Brown Center - including video, animation, and interaction design and art Ð encourage collaborative, cross-disciplinary exploration, as well as mastery of the emerging media that are at the core of professional practice in graphic design.

Students in the graphic design MFA program seek to contribute substantial new projects and ideas to the field of visual communication. They are engaging in the cultural, social, technological, and aesthetic issues that are transforming today’s media and information industries. The 60-credit MFA program is designated to be completed during two years of full-time study, 15 credits per semester. Professional internships can be used for studio elective credit.

The Certificate in Advanced Graphic Design is designed for students who are already familiar with graphic design tools but desire to explore the complex theories and issues facing designers today. Students will focus on typography, graphic design systems, Gestalt theory, editorial design, and advertising.

Six (6) required courses:
GD2050 Typography I
GD2060 Typography II
GD2000 Graphic Design Core II
GD3400 Introduction to Magazine Design
GD2400 Introduction to Advertising Design
AS4100 Business of Design

Credit certificates
Designed for individuals seeking professional development or a focused, sequential approach to a specific discipline, credit certificates from the Corcoran College of Art + Design may be completed through part-time study in one to three years. Certificate students fully participate in classes, often with Degree students, and are held to the same high standards.

Certificates in Design prepare students to enter one of several expanding technology-based fields, or advance their current design careers. Fine Arts Certificate students access the Corcoran’s well-equipped studios, extensive offerings, and outstanding faculty. Electives are chosen in consultation with an advisor who can also approve substitutions for required courses, based on students’ prior studies or experience.

Each certificate program is either 15.0 or 18.0 credits in length. With the exception of some Botanical Art and Illustration courses, each course carries 1.5 or 3.0 credits. For a certificate to be issued, the requirements must be completed within a three-year period with a grade of C or better in each course. Students must ensure that the Office of the Registrar receives notification of their completion of high school or the equivalent before submitting their certificate request form.

The Certificate in Jewelry program offers students the instruction and opportunity to create their own designs in metal. Required courses will teach basic and advanced fabrication skills, casting techniques, basic stone setting, and the use of color, connections, clasps, and the history and de-sign of jewelry. Additionally, students will acquire the technical skills required to create jewelry, and will experiment with alternative approaches to art jewelry and jewelry’s function. Elective courses offer students the chance to use more in-depth advanced techniques, enabling the transla-tion of ideas into works of art. Emphasis is placed on individual designs for the beginning through the advanced classes.

Five (5) required courses:
JE1200 Introduction to Jewelry
JE1210 Introduction to Jewelry II
JE 2200 Intermediate Jewelry
JE1350 Casting Techniques
JE3200 Advanced Jewelry Studio

Five (5) elective courses may be chosen from the following:
JE1250 Experimental Enameling
JE2250 Wearable Experimental Metals
JE2300 Jewelry As Sculpture
JE2350 Color In Metals
JE1230 Basic Stone Setting
JE1240 Connections: Chains, Clasps and More!
JE1220 Glass Bead Making
AH2200 History of Jewelry I

Credit certificates
Designed for individuals seeking professional development or a focused, sequential approach to a specific discipline, credit certificates from the Corcoran College of Art + Design may be completed through part-time study in one to three years. Certificate students fully participate in classes, often with Degree students, and are held to the same high standards.

Certificates in Design prepare students to enter one of several expanding technology-based fields, or advance their current design careers. Fine Arts Certificate students access the Corcoran’s well-equipped studios, extensive offerings, and outstanding faculty. Electives are chosen in consultation with an advisor who can also approve substitutions for required courses, based on students’ prior studies or experience.

Each certificate program is either 15.0 or 18.0 credits in length. With the exception of some Botanical Art and Illustration courses, each course carries 1.5 or 3.0 credits. For a certificate to be issued, the requirements must be completed within a three-year period with a grade of C or better in each course. Students must ensure that the Office of the Registrar receives notification of their completion of high school or the equivalent before submitting their certificate request form.

Drawing and painting are the building blocks of the art disciplines. They are not only incredible technical tools, but are also media with unbounded expressive virtues. In this certificateCertificate, students study the underpinnings of each medium, and then move on to more advanced instruction, exposing students to a sophisticated means of expression while developing a critical eye.

Seven (7) required courses:
DR1250 Design; or DR1260 Color Theory
Introductory 1000 Level Drawing
Intermediate 2000 Level Drawing
Advanced 3000 Level Drawing
Introductory 1000 Level Painting
Intermediate 2000 Level Painting
Advanced 3000 Level Painting

Three (3) elective courses for a total of 4.5 credits may be chosen from the following:

Painting and Drawing Elective
Elective
Elective

Electives may be taken in Drawing and Painting, Ceramics, Sculpture, Printmaking, Photography,Photography or Digital Media Design.

Credit certificates
Designed for individuals seeking professional development or a focused, sequential approach to a specific discipline, credit certificates from the Corcoran College of Art + Design may be completed through part-time study in one to three years. Certificate students fully participate in classes, often with Degree students, and are held to the same high standards.

Certificates in Design prepare students to enter one of several expanding technology-based fields, or advance their current design careers. Fine Arts Certificate students access the Corcoran’s well-equipped studios, extensive offerings, and outstanding faculty. Electives are chosen in consultation with an advisor who can also approve substitutions for required courses, based on students’ prior studies or experience.

Each certificate program is either 15.0 or 18.0 credits in length. With the exception of some Botanical Art and Illustration courses, each course carries 1.5 or 3.0 credits. For a certificate to be issued, the requirements must be completed within a three-year period with a grade of C or better in each course. Students must ensure that the Office of the Registrar receives notification of their completion of high school or the equivalent before submitting their certificate request form.

Graphic Design majors will take 16 hours of core art classes, and 21 hours of graphic-design-specific courses. In addition, eight hours of electives must be completed.

For a full list of concentrations and corresponding course requirements, download our complete catalog.

AR 101-G Basic Design I: Principles of 2-D Composition/2
Introduction to the visual organization of a two-dimensional surface. Exercises will explore and test the principles of composition (balance, rhythm, proportion, focal point, unity, and contrast) and their interaction with the elements of form (line, shape, texture, and value) in various black and white media. Emphasis will be placed on formal analysis, visual vocabulary, and the process of design. Fall semester, even-numbered years.

AR 104-G Basic Design Il: Color: Structural Systems, Principles/2
A focused study of the formal element color. Exercises will explore color definition, properties of color, and various systems for structuring color application to two-dimensional surfaces. Work will range from fundamental exercises to original individual compositions, as well as written analysis of color usage by various artists. Spring semester, even-numbered years.

AR 107-G Drawing I: Structure, Perspective, and Rendering/2
This course centers on the most basic cognitive drawing skill: the complexity of translating the three dimensional world onto a two-dimensional surface. The principles of perspective are covered in detail with the focus on careful observation, achieving accurate optical measurement, and creating volume. The technique of rendering and the application of tonal value is introduced after fundamental drawing skills have been covered. Fall semester.

AR 207 Drawing Il: Still Life, Landscape, and Figure/2
Building on basic drawing skills developed in Drawing I, this course introduces the major themes of drawing, stressing awareness of the total paper––designing the whole page. Prerequisite: AR 107. Spring semester, even-numbered years.

AR 211-G Art History I: Ancient through Medieval/3
A survey of the chronological sequence of major art styles of art history from ancient through medieval, exploring the creative portion of the work in review. It will also examine the cultural influences on art production, analysis of individual styles, and the aesthetic criteria and recognition of style, and the integration of visual arts with the performing arts, such as dance, music, and theater. Students will experience galleries, museums, theaters, concerts, and/or performances as they explore the fine arts. Fall semester, odd-numbered years.

AR 212-G Art History II: Renaissance through Modern/3
A survey of the chronological sequence of major art styles of art history from renaissance through 20th century, exploring the creative portion of the work in review. It will also examine the cultural influences on art production, analysis of individual styles, and the aesthetic criteria and recognition of style, and the integration of visual arts with the performing arts, such as dance, music, and theater. Students will experience galleries, museums, theaters, concerts, and/or performances as they explore the fine arts. Fall semester, even-numbered years.

PL 210 Aesthetics/2
An introduction to the philosophy of art. Includes a comparative study of visual arts, dance, theater, and music as aesthetic expression. Student will experience galleries, museums, theaters, concerts, and/or performances as they explore the fine arts. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Spring semester, even-numbered years.

AR 235-G Basic Typography/2
A thorough introduction to the structure of our letter system and the forming of letters through extensive practice drawing letterforms. Lectures and reading will cover letterform anatomy, historical development, classification, and professional terminology. Fall semester.

AR 241-G Introduction to Graphic Design/2
An introductory course concentrating on the fundamental issues of page layout: establishing visual hierarchy, structuring a message, readability and legibility, the application of compositional principles, and the creation and support of content by typographic arrangement. Work will begin with a simple message and a single page and progress to more complex messages over a sequence of pages. Spring semester.

AR 335 Advanced Typography/3
Experimental work in letterform, logotype, and typeface design. Problems range from theoretical to practical, from individual form to a series of forms, and from decorative to pragmatic. Prerequisite: AR 235-G. Spring semester, odd-numbered years.

AR 341 Advanced Graphic Design/3
An extended look at page layout that will push the relationship between form and content; how the visual structure of a message can impart and support content. Prerequisite: AR 241-G. Fall semester, odd-numbered years.

AR 355 Graphic Design Process/4
An investigation of design methodology from problem definition to design solution along with a review of methods used by designers to generate original concepts. Prerequisites: AR 235-G and AR 241-G. Fall semester.

AR 360 Graphic Design History and Philosophy/4
A studio course that surveys the history of graphic design from its origins to the late 20th century with emphasis on what philosophies lay behind the work of each period. After gaining a general overview of graphic design history, students will be able to target later projects to historical periods and designers that resonate with their own interests. In conclusion, students will be required to synthesize and defend an answer to the question, “What is good design?” Prerequisites: AR 235-G and AR 241-G. Spring semester.

AR 420 Graphic Design Practice/4
A study of the relationship between art and business that is graphic design. Along with writing a basic business plan prior to designing, students will learn basic studio procedures for tracking and managing jobs, as well as solving design problems within a business context. Prerequisites: AR 235-G and AR 241-G.

AR 435 Graphic Design Portfolio/2
Students begin by identifying the segment of the graphic design they wish to practice and then analyze their current body work in relation to this goal. Individual projects are planned and executed that will address the needs identified, and a portfolio is constructed to efficiently maintain the work. The course concludes with the senior exhibit. Prerequisite: Senior standing and consent of instructor. Offered on demand.

AR 105-G/205-G Ceramics I and II/3, 3
Introduction to hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramic form. May be repeated for development of more advanced ceramic techniques.

AR 106-G Basic Photography/2
Introduction to basic camera skills and darkroom techniques involving black and white materials. The emphasis is on seeing photographically, stimulating visual awareness and creativity.

AR 203 Watercolor/3
An introduction to the medium of watercolor. Development of the student’s familiarity with the unique properties and effects of transparent color. Exercises in still life, landscape, figure, and experimental techniques. Prerequisite: AR 107-G or 108-G.

AR 108-G/208 Painting I and II/3, 3
An introduction to technical and formal problems in painting. Painting I explores methods of image development from realistic to abstract/experimental. Attention is given to the impact that color has on visual form, pictorial space, value, and balance. Emphasis is on the expressive development of the individual. Painting II seeks to build on these elements through an expanded palette, larger projects, and critique sessions. Emphasis given to painting as visual commentary. Prerequisite: AR 107-G or consent of instructor.

AR 306 Advanced Photography/2
A study of film formats, i.e., medium, and large (4×5), color processes (E-6, C-41), and large print production. Advanced black and white contrast controls in exposure and development techniques are also presented. Prerequisite: AR 106-G. Spring semester.

AR 307 Drawing III: Advanced Drawing/3
A continued concern with the analytical, compositional, and expressive elements of drawing with an emphasis on development of individual projects. Prerequisite: AR 207-G.

AR 308 Painting III/3
Enables students to further explore skills and concepts learned in Painting I and II. While a traditional approach to oil painting will be emphasized, students are strongly encouraged to develop individuality through conceptual and technical experiments. Possibilities of use of mixed media and abstract painting will be presented. Prerequisite: AR 208.

AR 312 Illustration: Pictorial Communication/3
An exploration of drawing as a means of concrete visual communication in the form of a narrative or isolated concept. A variety of materials and techniques are explored with consideration of their impact on the message. Prerequisite: AR 207-G.

AR 330 Printmaking/3
Designed to introduce students to various techniques of production of multiple-original works of art within a variety of techniques including woodcut, linocut, intaglio, and seriograph. Prerequisite: AR 101-G, AR 107-G, or AR 108-G.

AR 410 Graphic Design Internship/3
Field experience in a corporate or nonprofit organization supervised by a faculty member. Students will have a hands-on experience that will allow them to apply knowledge and theory they have gained in their course work as well as experienced in the work place. In regular meetings with faculty and other interns, students will reflect on experiences. Prerequisites: AR 360 and consent of faculty.

AR 415 Practical Studies in Graphic Design/3
Exploration in a specific area of application, such as book design, website design, publication design, type design, exhibition design, advertising, signage, information design, identity systems, and packaging. Prerequisite: AR 355. Offered on demand.

AR 430 Senior Practicum/1,2, or 3
Designed for students to get practical experience in a work setting on campus, outside studio course work. This experience will be supervised by faculty or staff members with appropriate experience. Must work at least 6 hours a week. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Communication Design Course

Here are some of the courses offered as part of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design:
Typography
Logos and Corporate Identity
Environmental Graphics
Web Process

Electives courses:
Exhibition/POP Design
Illustration Technology
Art Direction

Course Spotlight: Take a closer look at Typography I and Logos and Corporate Identity.

TYP202 Typography I
This class is an introduction to the concrete and conceptual aspects of typography as a visual medium. The course will deal with the technical requirements of typography as well as abstract compositional uses for typography, integrating hand skills and the computer as a way to render type. Historical and current forms of alphabetic communications will be explored, along with the relationship to modern image-based communications. Additionally, one hour of each class is focused on the history of type.

VSC301 Logos and Corporate Identity
Incorporating skills and knowledge gained in prerequisite visual communication skills courses, this course focuses on Logo Design and Corporate Identity. Students work on creating various logos, culminating in the selection of a business and creation of a final logo based on interviews with the business owner. The second half of the course focuses on creating an identity manual. Additionally, one hour of lecture per class will focus on the history of design.

The A.A. program in graphic design prepares students who are interested in the fine arts to understand and apply learning in the field to practical situations. By becoming familiar with the use of art media within various forms of communication, students grow in their ability to give visual form to original ideas. Students develop skills in color and design, interior living environments, drawing, painting, photography, and particularly computer applications used for page layout, graphic, and photographic design. Experimentation with various media helps students determine the best layout for their creations.General Education Requirements
ENGL 101 English Composition I 3
ENGL 102 English Composition II 3
Communication elective 3
Computer proficiency elective 3
Humanities/fine arts elective 3
Mathematics elective 3
Natural/soc sci electives 6
Total general education 24

Core and Related Requirements
ART 101 Art Appreciation 3
ART 108 Art Education 3
ART 200 Interior Design I 3
ART 201 Introduction to Drawing 3
ART 204 Painting I 3
ART 206 Color and Design 3
ART 210 Three-Dimensional Design 3
ART 220 Art Therapy 3
ART 221 Computer Graphic Design 3
ART 222 Computer Adobe Photoshop 3
ART 225 Art Photography 3
ART 270 Art Across the Ages 3
Total core and related 36
Degree total 60

Description
Communication Design at RMIT

This program takes the practice of graphic design and incorporates communication strategies within it. It recognises that the designer must work with more than visual technologies and have a greater diversity of professional skills that will be required of them in the industry.

You will develop a unique visual language based on a thorough knowledge of conceptual and design principles, combined with your individual design aesthetic. You will gain a strong knowledge of the technologies and media for production.

The program prepares you as a designer, to interact with groups of people from various creative backgrounds, who have different methods of identifying and addressing the design problem.

Throughout the program you will develop skills in negotiating a consensus among participants with a range of interests in the design outcome.

You will also learn how a visual strategy can contribute to all phases of the problem-solving process. You can participate in courses from communication courses within the School of Applied Communication and other design disciplines as electives or interdisciplinary projects.
Work Experience

Work placements are offered to selected students in the Honours year (fourth year of the program). These are for a full year within a professional organisation where the student works in a studio environment.

The program has strong industry links and many opportunities exist within the program for students to work with industry professionals.
Duration

Three years full-time

An honours program is available.
Pathways

Graduates of the Diploma of Arts (Graphic Arts) program who have been successful in gaining a place in this program will be eligible to apply for exemptions of up to one year leaving up to an additional two years to complete the degree program.

The School of Applied Communication has the following postgraduate offerings in design and communication: Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design; Master of Design (Graphic Communication); Master of Design by Coursework (online); Master of Design by Research (Communication Design); Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Research, Applied Communication.

Gaining credit for previous study or experience
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and credit transfer are ways that RMIT recognises applicants’ skills and knowledge gained through formal and informal education and training, work experience, and/or life experience (including volunteer work; committee responsibilities; family duties, hobbies).

Further information about gaining credit for previous study or experience

Further information about pathways
Career Prospects

Graduates can expect to work within communication design consultancies, interdisciplinary consultancies, publishing houses, new media/multimedia studios, and advertising agencies.
Professional Recognition

Awards are offered by the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA), Penguin Books, Kit Cosmetics, and MECCA.
Entrance Requirements

Current Year 12 prerequisite units 3 & 4—a study score of at least 25 in English (any).

Non-Year 12 applicants are encouraged to apply and may be required to have relevant employment or evidence of experience and/or ability to meet the demands of the program.

Equity admissions schemes
RMIT understands that people’s backgrounds and circumstances can affect their access to education and training. RMIT’s equity admissions schemes allow applicants to explain the circumstances that have adversely affected their education, and demonstrate their capacity for future academic success.

Further information is available at equity admissions schemes

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Application Procedures

Semester one

Full-time applicants—VTAC application
Note: All applicants must comply with any extra requirements listed.

VTAC application
Applicants must apply through Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) and are advised to check detailed information on entrance requirements, application procedures and closing dates. Applicants must meet all extra requirements and selection procedures listed through VTAC.

Application closing date: Late September
Further information:
Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)
40 Park Street, South Melbourne
Tel. 1300 364 133
www.vtac.edu.au
Note: RMIT program codes listed on this page should not be used when applying through VTAC.

Extra Requirements

Selection mode: pre-selection kit. Short-listed applicants: folio and interview.

Selection procedures (Semester 1 2009 VTAC applicants)

Pre-selection kit: Applicants must obtain a Communication Design Pre-selection kit from the web or request at Open Day. Applicants must submit a completed kit by 10 October.

Interview and folio presentation (short-listed applicants only): Details will be provided by mail by mid-November to the applicants required to attend. These applicants must attend in November.

Advisory letters will be sent in early December.

Semester two (midyear intake)

RMIT University has places available for the midyear intake in many TAFE and degree (bachelor and postgraduate) programs. From 1 May check to see if this program offers a midyear intake
Note: Applicants must confirm availability of program offered at midyear prior to applying. All applicants must comply with any extra requirements listed.

RMIT direct application
Applicants must apply directly to RMIT University using an RMIT direct application form.

Application closing date: 31 May
Further Information:
Info Corner (formerly Office for Prospective Students)
330 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Tel. 03 9925 2260
Email: study@rmit.edu.au
www.rmit.edu.au/programs/enquiries

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Fees

Degree

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
A CSP is jointly funded by the Commonwealth Government and the student. In 2009, the fees ranged between $4,162 and $8,677 per year for a standard full-time program. The exact cost varies according to each course.

Changes to fee paying undergraduate places in 2009
The Australian Government has announced that it will phase out fee paying domestic undergraduate places from 1 January 2009 in public universities. However, the Government has announced that it will replace fee paying places with up to 11,000 new Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) by 2011. Therefore, expectations are that there will be more HECS (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) places on offer at RMIT University in 2009.

There will be no full-fee places at RMIT University offered through VTAC (Victorian Tertiary Admission Centre) for new domestic students in undergraduate programs in 2009. There are some exceptions to the Government’s prohibition on new full-fee undergraduate places which will affect a very small number of students.

Further information is available at: www.rmit.edu.au/programs/fees/highered

Or you can go to the Federal Government’s Going To Uni web site www.goingtouni.gov.au or phone the hotline: 1800 020 108.

Scholarships

Record spend on RMIT scholarships
RMIT University will spend more than $60 million on student scholarships over the next five years. RMIT has many scholarships and funding opportunities to offer students.

Further information is available at RMIT Scholarships

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Additional Expenses

The cost of materials varies from year to year. A first year student can expect to spend between $500 – $1,000 per year and a final year student between $2,000 – $4,000.
Program Structure

In the first three semesters, you are taught in a series of assigned sequential, interrelated projects, which cover a broad spectrum of Communication Design activities. The following three semesters let you participate in a range of design and communication electives that support the continued sequential study in Communication Design.

Software delivery is taught in association with the design process rather than in isolation. On completion of the program it is expected that graduates’ software knowledge will be of industry standard for both print and digital media.

Major areas of study are:
Conceptual thinking
Publication
Typography
Media
Strategic branding
Design process
Communication strategies

Honours year

If you achieve a degree with distinction in the three-year Bachelor program at RMIT or equivalent, you can apply to enter one of the two Honours streams within the Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) Honours program. You will be expected to obtain a high level of study to apply and applicants must present a folio at interview for Honours. You are offered two streams.

Stream 1 The Works
The Works operates as a professional design consultancy that offers you the opportunity to gain business acumen in a socially responsible business through working with clients and undertaking a research component.

Stream 2 Meanwhile
Meanwhile offers a combination of studio practice and coursework in communication.

‘All the skill of graphic design enlivened with the strategic understanding of media management; the right message said with maximum form impact. A designer working up graphics for a public relations practitioner is not what we’re describing, it’s collaborative from the onset; a shared strategic knowledge, which informs each stage until production. With this work ethic we have common ownership of the problem and shared skills evident in the solution. What might an understanding of visual strategy bring to the beginning of the problem-solving process, rather than only being employed to produce artwork for the final stage?’

The following program structure(s) are linked to this program.

CORE CURRICULUM
• Focuses on desired knowledge, skills, and values in addition
to academic disciplines.
• Includes 45 credit hours of coursework, developing
important skills through 10 required areas of knowledge:
• Important skills include: communication, critical thinking,
ethical awareness, information literacy, quantitative
and qualitative analysis, research methods, and
technological literacy.
• Required areas include: college writing seminar, artistic
knowledge and experience, historical knowledge, literary
knowledge, scientific literacy, societal and cultural
knowledge, philosophical knowledge, theological and
religious studies, and ethics.
• “Values Across the Curriculum” requirements:
• 12 credit hours completed through the Core, major, or
electives, focusing on:
• Understanding and promoting justice
• Understanding diversity in the United States
and the world
• Understanding spirituality or faith in action in the world
• Promoting civic engagement or leadership
• Makes up about one-third of a student’s Loyola academic
experience, complemented by the major and electives.
• Incorporates great flexibility with myriad courses from
which to choose for each required area. Courses may
be completed at any time during a student’s Loyola
education.