VCD BFA Program

overview courses

Visual Communication Design is the largest undergraduate program in the School of Art. It has evolved over the past 20 years into a professional program primarily aimed at visual communication in the corporate, institutional and municipal sectors. It is an intensive program emphasizing visual problem solving, organizational skills and information theory. The curriculum includes all phases of typography, information design, design systems, exhibition design, publication design, new media, and visual methods/processes. To apply to the Visual Communication Design undergraduate program, please see the Admissions section of this site. If you have a specific inquiry, please contact the School of Art advising office at uaskart@u.washington.edu. For reference you may wish to view the undergraduate design curriculum chart. (You will need the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.)