Visual Communications
Degree level:
Bachelor's
There’s nothing quite like the thrill of having an idea and then bringing it to life in a visual form.
That’s the feeling you’ll experience each day as you complete a bachelor’s degree in visual communications. This hands-on program is designed to offer you the design and technical skills you need to land the perfect job in visual communications. You’ll take a combination of design theory, web design, imaging, print design and multimedia courses. Plus, your general education courses will help you apply skills in critical thinking, logic, communications and problem solving, so you’ll be ready to handle workplace challenges. When you graduate, you’ll be ready to tackle an entry-level role in the field of visual communications such as a communications manager, design artist and illustrator, graphic design manager, production art manager or a web editor.
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Visual Communications Course Information
A visual communications degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:
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Upon successful completion of the program, you will be able to:
- Apply management concepts and theory to solve problems in visual communications
- Use technology to create typographic designs and layouts
- Apply theory to graphic design using image and type
- Use advanced Adobe Photoshop techniques to address organizational, conceptual and image editing processes
- Use various advanced features of graphic software applications to develop corporate presentations and marketing collateral
- Apply the foundational skills necessary to prepare for the Adobe InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, and Photoshop CS4 certifications.*
Locations offering the bachelor's degree in
Visual Communications
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Online California Georgia |
Illinois Texas Virginia |
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
*Westwood prepares graduates for certification. Graduates wishing to attain certification must take and pass any applicable test/exams.
Where could your Visual Communications degree take you?
Take a look at a few of the career paths that might be yours with a bachelor’s degree in visual communications from Westwood College.
Communications Manager
- Direct the visual merchandising process from pre-concept through execution
- Create, strategize, organize, develop, deliver and direct execution of visuals following company standards
Design Artist and Illustrator
- Plan, analyze and create visual solutions to communications problems
- Decide the most effective way of getting a message across in print, electronic and film media using a variety of methods, such as color, type, illustration, photography, animation and various print and layout techniques
Graphic Design Manager
- Oversee the planning, analyzing and creation of visual solutions to communications problems
- Utilize print, electronic and film media effectively using a variety of techniques, like color, type, illustration, photography, animation and print layouts
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Westwood has prepared our visual communication graduates for careers with employers such as:
| 4Over, Inc. | Hollywood Entertainment Museum |
| Apple Computer | Hunt Media Group |
| Cacique® USA | ImageLink, Inc. |
| CardZRus | Lockheed Martin |
| Coldwell Banker | Logomark, Inc. |
| Dillards | Maggie Mae Foundation |
| DreamWave Studios | National Business Media, Inc. |
| Epsilon Plastics | Pacific Western Sales |
| EW Packaging | Seda Custom Design |
| FedEx Kinko's | Ultradot Media |
| Fisher Printing | Visuart |
| General Dynamics | WorldLink Services |
*Westwood College must track the initial employers of its graduates for regulatory and accreditation purposes. This list is a taken from a compilation of employers of Westwood College graduates from each region from June 2007 to June 2008. This is not intended to represent an endorsement of Westwood College by the listed employers.
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