Visual Communication Design - Albright College
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Visual Communication Design - Albright College
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Visual Communication Design
Where visual storytelling meets strategy—and creativity drives impact.
The visual communication co-major prepares students for professional careers that utilize visual design for client-driven digital and print projects.
About the Program
Deliver logo and branding, promotional materials, publication design, and visual design for web and social media.
Hands-On Learning
Through assignments in branding, publication layout, web and social design, and collaborative projects, students build real-world experience and grow a portfolio that supports internships and career opportunities.
Program Goals
Course Requirements
Opportunities
Faculty
Develop an understanding of visual communication and design practices, values and requirements
Be able to create design deliverables for digital and print that effectively use design principles and digital technologies to create professional-level projects
Have an understanding of the principles underlying effective communication
Develop skills in using digital design and production tools
Full Course Catalogue
Course Descriptions
Combined Major Requirements
ART 265 Computer Graphics, Art and Design
DIG 265 Digital Literacy
DIG 270 Digital Illustration & Design
DIG 325 Visual Design for the Web
DIG 370 Package, Publication and Promotional Design
One from the following list
ART 103 Design
ART 216 Photography I
ART 256 Modern Art & Design Concepts
ART 358 History of Photography
COM 250 Media & Society
COM 260 Critical/Cultural Media Studies
COM 317 Public Relations & Advertising Campaign Planning
Minor Requirements
ART 265 Computer Graphics, Art and Design
DIG 265 Digital Literacy
DIG 270 Digital Illustration & Design
Complete one of the following:
COM 250 Mass Media & Society
COM 260 Critical/Cultural Media Studies
Complete one of the following:
DIG 325 Visual Design for the Web
DIG 370 Package, Publication, and Promotional Design
Internships and Career Support
Students can connect with the
Career Development Center
to find internships, job listings, and other professional opportunities related to art and design, helping build real‑world experience while in the program.
ACRE Undergraduate Research
Students in any major can engage in interdisciplinary undergraduate research through the
Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE)
, partnering with faculty mentors to pursue independent research or creative projects and present their work beyond the classroom.
Jon Bekken , Ph.D.
Professor of Communications
Katherine Lehman , Ph.D.
Professor of Communications
Heidi Mau , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communications
Curriculum Highlights
Core courses in visual communication and design fundamentals
Projects involving logo and identity, publication design, and web/social content
Cross-disciplinary collaboration with communications and art concentrations
Skip To Main Content
Visual Communication Design
Where visual storytelling meets strategy—and creativity drives impact.
The visual communication co-major prepares students for professional careers that utilize visual design for client-driven digital and print projects.
About the Program
Deliver logo and branding, promotional materials, publication design, and visual design for web and social media.
Hands-On Learning
Through assignments in branding, publication layout, web and social design, and collaborative projects, students build real-world experience and grow a portfolio that supports internships and career opportunities.
Program Goals
Course Requirements
Opportunities
Faculty
Develop an understanding of visual communication and design practices, values and requirements
Be able to create design deliverables for digital and print that effectively use design principles and digital technologies to create professional-level projects
Have an understanding of the principles underlying effective communication
Develop skills in using digital design and production tools
Full Course Catalogue
Course Descriptions
Combined Major Requirements
ART 265 Computer Graphics, Art and Design
DIG 265 Digital Literacy
DIG 270 Digital Illustration & Design
DIG 325 Visual Design for the Web
DIG 370 Package, Publication and Promotional Design
One from the following list
ART 103 Design
ART 216 Photography I
ART 256 Modern Art & Design Concepts
ART 358 History of Photography
COM 250 Media & Society
COM 260 Critical/Cultural Media Studies
COM 317 Public Relations & Advertising Campaign Planning
Minor Requirements
ART 265 Computer Graphics, Art and Design
DIG 265 Digital Literacy
DIG 270 Digital Illustration & Design
Complete one of the following:
COM 250 Mass Media & Society
COM 260 Critical/Cultural Media Studies
Complete one of the following:
DIG 325 Visual Design for the Web
DIG 370 Package, Publication, and Promotional Design
Internships and Career Support
Students can connect with the
Career Development Center
to find internships, job listings, and other professional opportunities related to art and design, helping build real‑world experience while in the program.
ACRE Undergraduate Research
Students in any major can engage in interdisciplinary undergraduate research through the
Albright Creative Research Experience (ACRE)
, partnering with faculty mentors to pursue independent research or creative projects and present their work beyond the classroom.
Jon Bekken , Ph.D.
Professor of Communications
Katherine Lehman , Ph.D.
Professor of Communications
Heidi Mau , Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communications
Curriculum Highlights
Core courses in visual communication and design fundamentals
Projects involving logo and identity, publication design, and web/social content
Cross-disciplinary collaboration with communications and art concentrations