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 e-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.
The internationally recognized M.F.A. program provides students with advanced skills needed in the evolving world of communication design.
Course Work
The degree will require a minimum of 60 credit hours: 18 credit hours of core curriculum, 30 credit hours of prescribed communication design studio electives, six credit hours of free electives, and six credit hours of thesis. The formal thesis will represent students’ research, creation, design, and documentation of an original hypothesis in communication design. The exchange of ideas on an international basis is an important component of the program. Students may enroll in studio course electives that include field trips to destinations important to the world of communication design.
Career Options
The M.F.A. program provides the strategic integration of technology and insight required to innovate and thrive in the evolving field of communication design. For students seeking a career in higher education, the program provides the appropriate academic credential and the terminal degree in the discipline of visual communication design: the M.F.A. degree.
Esperado October 2024
Data de início
26 Agosto 2024
Texas State University
601 University Drive,
SAN MARCOS,
Texas,
78666, United States
Baccalaureate degree in communication design, advertising art direction and design, digital media design, graphic design, illustration or related field from a regionally accredited university. Read additional information below.
Minimum 2.75 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
TOEFL IBT: 78 overall
IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall with minimum section scores of: 6.0/listening; 6.0/reading; 6.0/writing; 6.0/speaking.
Application deadline: Fall Term - March 31; Spring Term – October 1
Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.