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Graphic Communication
Bachelor of ArtsThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Earn a bachelor’s degree in graphic communication from University of Maryland Global Campus Europe that may help you stand out in a crowded, competitive job market. Increase your marketability by developing career-relevant skills such as graphic design, innovation, and marketing
Master skills and technology to compete in today's rapidly changing visual arts environment with an online graphic communication bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Global Campus. With this degree—and an updated portfolio aimed at your ideal clients—you can utilize your creative streak as a graphic designer, project manager, or creative director. The curriculum is designed with input from employers, industry experts, and scholars, so you can apply the skills you learn in your career right away.
Program Highlights
- Get creative: Produce effective visual communications by applying principles of composition, layout, color theory, and context.
- Design solutions: Plan, design, and create interactive solutions, such as user interfaces, motion graphics, mobile applications, and web designs.
- Gain skills: Use professional, analytical, collaborative, and technical design skills to support team goals, roles, and responsibilities.
- Define strategy: Define and direct creative strategy in a business environment by combining scope, messaging, and evaluation of success in an overarching design campaign.
Required Courses
Required Major Core Courses
- (3 Credits, GRCO 100)
- (3 Credits, ARTT 110)
- (3 Credits, ARTT 120)
- (3 Credits, ARTT 210)
- (3 Credits, GRCO 230)
- (3 Credits, GRCO 350)
- (3 Credits, GRCO 354)
- (3 Credits, GRCO 355)
- (3 Credits, GRCO 450)
- (3 Credits, GRCO 479)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, GRCO 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for a graphic design or communication management career in business, government, or industry. It is intended to provide you with a complete professional portfolio to work in the graphic communication field in areas such as graphic design, communication design, freelance graphic design, and art direction.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Communication Studies
Bachelor of ArtsThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Program Highlights
- Apply analytical skills in interpreting, using, and delivering information, particularly through mass media
- Create professional and appropriate written, oral, and visual communications for specific purposes and diverse audiences
- Design, create, and select multimedia components and integrate them into print, broadcast, and online formats
- Work with individuals and groups in ways that reflect an understanding of both communication theory and professional expectations
- Understand diverse and intercultural perspectives as they affect communication
- Design and employ specific research methods and tools to gather information
Required Courses
Required Major Core Courses
- (3 Credits, SPCH 100)
or any SPCH course - (3 Credits, COMM 207)
or any COMM course - (3 Credits, JOUR 201)
- (3 Credits, COMM 300)
- (3 Credits, COMM 302)
- (3 Credits, SPCH 324)
- (3 Credits, JOUR 330)
or any upper-level JOUR course - (3 Credits, COMM 400)
or any upper-level COMM course - (3 Credits, SPCH 470)
or any upper-level SPCH course - (3 Credits, COMM 390)
or any upper-level COMM course
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, COMM 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for a career in mass media, new media, journalism, public relations, business, or online communication.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Web and Digital Design
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Learn career-relevant skills and improve your visibility in the market with an online bachelor’s degree in web and digital design from University of Maryland Global Campus. Explore the latest principles, software, and theories of web and digital design as you familiarize yourself with one of our three design-related degree focus areas.
This degree program is designed to help you learn new skillsets and advance your career. Our curriculum can help you develop a broad knowledge base of web design, augmented reality, graphic design, and electronic publishing, allowing you to master the basics of the field while increasing your knowledge of current design software and workflows. Through rigorous coursework, you’ll discover how to create motion graphics and 3D models while also covering the basics of image editing and content management systems.
As the field continues to grow, UMGC allows students in this major to fulfill elective course requirements by choosing from one of three specialized focus areas: web design, digital design, or augmented/virtual reality. Each degree focus is matched to a current career path in the industry, so you can tailor your degree to match your current interests and chosen career path.
Program Highlights
- Design, develop, and manage digital media using current and emerging technologies that adhere to industry standards
- Analyze needs and effectively manage projects and resources, applying sound business principles and technology
- Design and develop digital, interactive, and web-based media to meet customer requirements and usability standards
- Develop, test, and implement web and multimedia applications using techniques for scripting and programming
- Apply relevant theories, practices, and principles effectively when designing and developing works in digital media
Required Courses
Required Major Core Courses
- Take the following two required courses:
- (3 Credits, CMST 290)
- (3 Credits, CMST 295)
- Any upper-level CMST courses (21) -- Focused study in web design, digital design, or augmented/virtual reality is recommended as follows in the degree focus.
Degree Focus
To align with the upper-level requirement listed above, we recommend you choose from one of the following groups of classes below to align with your career interests:
Web Design Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 385)
- (3 Credits, CMST 386)
- (3 Credits, CMST 325)
- (3 Credits, CMST 355)
- (3 Credits, CMST 387)
- (3 Credits, CMST 388)
- (3 Credits, CMST 488)
Digital Design Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 310)
- (3 Credits, CMST 311)
- (3 Credits, CMST 325)
- (3 Credits, CMST 320)
- (3 Credits, CMST 425)
- (3 Credits, CMST 341)
- (3 Credits, CMST 351)
Augmented/Virtual Reality Focus
- (3 Credits, CMST 308)
- (3 Credits, CMST 315)
- (3 Credits, CMST 330)
- (3 Credits, CMST 331)
- (3 Credits, CMST 490)
Required Major Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, CMST 495)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you to work in areas such as web design, electronic publishing, motion graphics, multimedia, animation, and graphic design.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select on-site and hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.