Profiles of Visual Communications Programs & Schools

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Visual Communications

What Does Visual Communications Mean?

Visual communications is the art of communicating ideas by using 2 dimensional images or others. Visual communications includes visuals such as signs, digital art, drawings, or photography, to name a few. Graphic designers, digital artists, web designers, painters, photographers, and other artists use visual communications to convey information and messages to audiences as well.  

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 Visual Art

What Does Visual Arts Mean?

Visual arts or just “visual art” includes art forms such as drawing, painting, sculpture, crafts, printmaking, and photography. Visual art may also be used to describe art produced by digital means. Animation, film, and graphic design can be considered visual art. Visual art does not include art forms such as music. 

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University of Nebraska Kearney

Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Visual Communication and Design

Tuition Information: Undergraduate residents $4,038; nonresidents $8,280 for the 2011 – 2012 school year.  Tuition does not include fees of $1,151 per year.

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Truman State University

Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Visual Communications

Tuition Information:  Undergraduate residents $6,772, nonresidents $12,316 for the 2011 – 2012 school year

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"Drury University"

Degrees Offered: B. A. Design Arts, with or without Visual Communication Special Program

Tuition Information:  Undergraduate $20,500 for the 2011 – 2012 school year

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"Mississippi Valley State University"

Degrees Offered: B. A. Visual Communications

Tuition Information:  Undergraduate residents $5,232, nonresidents $13,080 for the 2011 – 2012 school year

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Bowie State University

Degrees Offered:  B. A. Fine Arts with Concentration in Visual Communication and Digital Media Arts

Tuition Information: Undergraduate residents $4,415, nonresidents $14,939 for the 2010 – 2011 school year.  Undergraduate students also pay fees of $1,739 per year.

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Degrees Offered: B. F. A. Visual Communication Design/Graphic Design

Tuition Information:  Undergraduate $22,790 for the 2011 – 2012 school year

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Degrees Offered:  B. A. Visual Communications Design, B. S. Computer Graphics Technology, Computer Science with Computer Graphics and Visualization Track; M. S. Computer Graphics Technology, Computer Science

Tuition Information: Undergraduate and residents $8,592, nonresidents $26,144 for the 2010 – 2011 school year

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Degrees Offered: B. F. A Visual Communication; B. S. Computer Graphics Technology, Informatics, Media Arts and Science; M. F. A. Visual Communication Design; M. S. Media Arts and Science

Tuition Information:  Undergraduate residents $5,808, nonresidents $19,032; graduate residents $12,432, nonresidents $21,696 for the 2010 – 2011 school year.

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