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Visual Communications
USE THE POWER OF IDEAS TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD
The UD Visual Communications Program—one of three undergraduate art and design degrees offered at UD—has an outstanding reputation. The VC degree builds on our two-year Core curriculum through a series of courses intended to inspire inquiry in the art of communication design and to impart applicable skills in various design methodologies.
Our program engages students in an educational experience where they learn by doing. In our small classes students have intense studio experiences, exploring their creativity, developing skills, and designing across all media. Through internships, study abroad programs, field trips and visiting artists and designers, our graduates leave school already plugged-in to their career path.
Other degrees in art and design at UD are the B.F.A. in Fine Arts and the B.A. in Art.
AREAS OF STUDY
- Design
- Illustration
- Package Design
- Typography
- UI/UX Design (User Interface/User Experience)
CAREER OPTIONS
- Advertising
- Art Director
- Commercial Artist
- Copy Editor
- UI/UX Designer
- Game Designer/Developer
- Graphic Designer
- Illustrator
- Interactive Media Designer
- Museum Exhibition Designer
- Photojournalist
- Video Production and Editing
- Web/App Designer
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Visual Communications
- Graphic Design
- Communications
- Industrial Design
- Marketing
- Photography/Video
- Interior Design
What's special about this program?
We teach students how to open their eyes to a career as a creative person. We arm students with skills applicable to many design-related professions like graphic design, advertising, digital media, and illustration. We produce culture-makers who use the power of ideas to transform the culture. Students work closely with professors in an environment that challenges them to re-think what they know about the world around them.
Get Involved
Artist Network Initiative
Photography Club
Printing Revolution
StuArt
TEDxUD
The Review
UDress Magazine
Sample Curriculum
Fall and/or Spring
ART209 Core Design
ART204 Media, Design, Culture
ART235 Core Drawing
ART236 Core Painting
ART284 Core Photography
ART295 Core Ceramics
ART218 Core Colloquium
TOTAL: 10 credits per semester/20 credits Freshmen year
Fall and/or Spring
ART208 Core Typography
ART205 Core Interactive Media
ART245 Core Printmaking
ART255 Core Sculpture
ART265 Core 3D Modeling
ART285 Core Moving Images
ART218 Core Colloquium
TOTAL: 10 credits per semester/20 credits Sophomore year
Fall and/or Spring
ART301 Design Studio
ART302 Typography Methods
ART303 Design Methods
ART307 Interaction Design
ART Electives
18 credits Junior year
Fall and/or Spring
ART401 Portfolio Preparation
ART402 Experimental Type
ART403 Degree Project
ART408 Internship
ART409 Design Context
ART417 BFA Exhibition
ART Elective
18 credits Senior year
Core curriculum = 40 credits
Advanced curriculum = 36 credits
Art total = 76 credits minimum, 86 credits maximum
Art History = 12 credits
76 Art credits / 124 credits total
