M.F.A. Fine Arts in Communication Design

The internationally recognized M.F.A. program provides students with advanced skills needed in the evolving world of communication design.
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60 Credit Hours

Hybrid More than 50% online

Overview

The master of fine arts in communication design is a pioneering, low-residency program that emphasizes conceptual thinking, experimentation, and investigation. Students engage in a broad spectrum of visual communication practices, including typography, digital experience, socially engaged design, and design pedagogy, and emerge ready to contribute to the field of communication design as professional practitioners and educators. Texas State's revolutionary approach puts the needs of working designers on equal footing with full-time students. The program favors next-generation technologies for remote learning over traditional methods to teach advanced problem-solving methodologies, updated technological advancement relating to communication design, and examination of historical events within the discipline and theoretical constructs.

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  • Texas State University's Master of Fine Arts in Communication Design program is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Colleges (SACSCOC). The program itself is also recognized for its unique low-residnecy model, which combines online coursework with on-campus residencies. 

  • Students have a wide variety of potential career paths such as graphic designer, UI/UX designer, design researcher, typographer, and educator. Furthermore, the program equips students to move their careers beyond a traditional “nine-to-five” job and use design to engage their communities. For students seeking a career as an educator in higher education, the program provides mentorship, the appropriate academic credential, and the terminal degree in the discipline of visual communication design: the M.F.A. degree.

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