MA in Visual Communication

Program Overview

This full-time or part-time program in Contemporary Visual Communication Design delves into core principles, advanced studio skills, and key areas of practice in the field. Students explore critical typography, design participation, and spaces and places through a variety of modules. The program culminates in a major project that demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of contemporary visual communication design methodologies and practices.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Course Content:
• Core modules:
• Discourses in Contemporary Art and Design
• Research Methods
• Discipline-Specific Seminar Series
• Advanced studio skills modules
• Key areas of practice:
• Typography
• Editorial design
• Branding
• Visual identity
• Public awareness campaigns
• Social design
• Digital technology narrative and space
• Web and screen-based design
• Seminar themes:
• Design Participation and Usability: Cultural and social factors in design with a particular focus on participatory culture, networks, the engaged citizen and ethnographically informed practice
• Spaces and Places: Exploring the social, cultural and technical contexts in which visible language systems are produced
• Major Project module:
• Specialization in key areas of interest
• Development of a comprehensive body of work
• Demonstration of critical comprehension of methodologies and practices in contemporary visual communication design
• Live communication design projects with industry, research, or community partners
• Course Structure:
• Full-time: 12-month program
• Part-time: 24-month program
• 30 credits of coursework per semester for full-time students

Other:

• Students benefit from:
• State-of-the-art printmaking and 3D workshops
• Off-campus Project Spaces
• Program blog: http://ma-adp.blogspot.com/

Fees for EU applicants: €6,700 Total Fees