Communication Design- Bachelor of Fine Arts

The mission of the Communication Design major is to enable learners to gain the design thinking, knowledge, and skills required of practicing designers in areas like communication design, user experience design, and branding. Learners grow these competencies through exercises, projects, and learning experiences designed to develop practical, analytical, creative, emotional, and social intelligence. Graduates are prepared to enter a wide range of design practices as adaptable problem solvers who consider context and stakeholder needs as drivers for design.

Portfolio Review

In addition to the entrance portfolio review required by the Department of Art, students desiring to pursue the Communication Design major must undergo an additional portfolio review. This review occurs in the spring semester before registration for the fall semester. This portfolio and interview process determines advancement into the degree program. A limited number of students are admitted each year. In order to submit a portfolio for admission into the Communication Design major, students must be enrolled in or have completed ART 151 Becoming a People-Driven Designer. 

Transfer Admission

Students who wish to transfer from another institution and enter this program must satisfy the admission requirements of the Communication Design program in addition to those of the Department of Art and the university.

For more information, please contact an advisor in the Department of Art, 124 Art Building, 513-529-2900.

Program Requirements

(78 semester hours minimum)

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Note: A single course cannot count toward both the Non-Western Art History requirement and the Upper-Level Art History requirement.