About Bachelor Of Arts Visual Communications And Design in Institute of Technology Carlow
The three-year course is designed to facilitate a transition from novice student to creative practitioner. Students are taught a variety of design and pratical skills to achieve this. This highly practical course features a studio environment where students complete projects in a variety of 2D design disciplines, such as: branding, illustration, packaging, typography, advertising, layout, signage, websites, mobile devices, games, moving image video and animation.
Visual communication and design is a problem-solving practice that uses image, text, print and screen to communicate messages. This discipline originates from graphic design and now incorporates the traditional skills of drawing, printing, photography, typography and other graphic processes with the new digital realms of video, sound and animation.
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What will I be able to do when I finish the course?
Career opportunities for graduates of Visual Communications and Design are varied and they are in constant demand both in Ireland and internationally. Design careers exist across a wide range of industries including: graphic; web; motion pictures; computer games; interactive and multimedia industries and many more. Graduates also find careers in the broader marketing arena such as advertising, e-business and marketing.
Academic qualification equivalents
- Completion of All India or State Board HSC (XII): 60% or higher in relevant subjects.
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS: 5.5 IELTS(minimum of 5.0 IELTS in each component)
- TOEFL: iBT 70 , CBT 213 , PBT 550
- PTE: 50 - 57
