Visual Communication Introduction
This program focuses on creating legal and ethical content. We teach how to enhance communication skills by developing broad visual skills, including advertising, motion graphics, design, photography, presentation, web design, and more.
- Master the technical and creative skills needed to professionally craft visual content.
- Learn design principles, typography, branding, and digital media.
- Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard software and tools while creating logos, advertisements, social media graphics, and multimedia projects.
- Exercise both artistic creativity and strategic communication.
- Prepare for careers as graphic or UX/UI designers, art directors, and content creators.
Highlighted Courses
Develop essential communication and visual media skills through courses in public speaking, professional writing, digital imaging, vector graphics, online media creation, and advanced visual design.
Graduate Career-Ready
Graduates with a degree in Communication, with an emphasis in Visual Communication, have a wide array of rewarding careers before them. Check out some of the top careers students get with this degree or explore more career options in I-Plan.
AI in Academics
At BYU-Idaho, we are strategically integrating Artificial Intelligence to enhance academic excellence and prepare our students for an evolving world.
Advance Knowledge, Enhancing Learning, and Developing Workforce Readiness
AI in Academics means learning to advance knowledge, enhancing learning, and developing workforce readiness through tools that support (not replace) your effort and integrity.
Degree Emphases
As part of earning a Bachelor of Science in Communications students will choose two different emphases from the following list, empowering them to become successful in different aspects of communication.
Manage an organization's image and communication with the public and media.
Use images, design, and media to clearly convey messages and ideas to audiences.
Gather, investigate, and report news and information through various media platforms.
Create and manage digital content across online platforms for communication goals.
Create, edit, and manage videos for news, entertainment, and commercial purposes.
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