Online Visual Communication Degrees & Diplomas - School of Applied Arts

School of Applied Arts - Visual Communication

Central Michigan State University offers Applied Arts degree, diploma and certificate programs with specialization in Visual Communications to professionals looking for a flexible, widely recognized and self-paced education. CMSU's Visual Communications programs will provide you the necessary skills which will help you grow and excel in your field.

All the programs offered by the School of Applied Arts, with specialization in Visual Communications, surpass those of other world-class universities in terms of ease & flexibility, affordability, and quality of education. CMSU's Visual Communications programs, accredited by International Accreditation Organization (IAO), are taught by expert faculty comprising professionals and leading industry experts. These learned individuals have designed a comprehensive 21st century curriculum that focuses on the challenges professionals like you are currently faced with.

Below are the fee structure and the time required to complete Visual Communication programs at CMSU:

Degree program fees: $13,200 - $42,120 Time: less than 1 year
Diploma program fees: $2,700 - $4,500 Time: less than 5 months
Certificate program fees: $499 - $1,800 Time: less than 3 months

About Visual Communications Major:

Central Michigan State University offers high-quality online education at the degree, certificate and diploma levels, allowing you to specialize in the area of Visual Communications. Read more

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The faculty of Applied Arts was selected based on the university's goal of becoming an internationally recognized institution of higher learning and the main choice among students and academicians via excellence in teaching, research and scholarship. In order to fulfill this goal, Central Michigan State University recognized the importance of technology and management skills in exploring creativity, through its programs. The faculty, comprising of trained and extremely capable individuals, aims to produce graduates who can promote professional artistic growth in a dynamic and diverse work environment. Towards equipping students with fundamental skills and disciplines to create and to explore creative ideas, it is the faculty's objective to integrate the use of online education to enhance curriculum integration.

Visual Communication is an exciting career field that involves using creativity to convey a message to an audience using visual aid. Visual communicators include a "call to action" in the messages which serves the purpose of selling a product or service. The field of visual communication offers job opportunities as commercial/advertising photographers, graphic and web designers, creative services directors, art directors, communication designers and commercial artists. An individual earns around $35,710 to $69,209 a year depending upon the field that s/he is working in.

“Art had always been my talent and my passion, and I was looking for a school that felt comfortable and suitable for my need. I strongly desired the harmony of completing my education while I work as an artist. The more I looked into it, CMSU became my number one choice.”

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