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Visual Communication Design

University of Hartford, United States
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Course Overview

The visual communication design (VCD) program encompasses all visual languages used to communicate, therefore your coursework aims strengthen your skills as a designer. Classes on design theory, methods, and history align with practical work with real clients by the time you reach your senior year.

Designers in this program are able to think critically about how to tell a story using design elements rather than words. You must be able to think not only about how your work looks, but also about how other people will interact with it.

General Eligibility

All first-year students are required to complete the foundation program. It consists of multiple courses taken in tandem. These courses are designed to introduce the students to fundamental processes and principles of artmaking.

What You'll Study

1 Course Modules

Core Classes

DES 221 | Type I
DES 222 | Image Making and Meaning
DES 300 | Type II
DES 333 | Issues in Design
DES 334 | Design Systems
DES 335 | Experimental Typography
DES 390 | Special Topics
DES 440 | Sequential Graphics
DES 445 | Design Problem Solving
DES 450 | Senior Project
DES 460 | Senior Portfolio

Electives

3 credits in each of the following (12 total):

  • PTG/DWG or DES

  • SCL

  • MDA or VDO or PHO

  • ILS or GRA

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89

Minimun IELTS Score 6.5 overall.

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