Communication: Visual Communication (B.S.)

What is Visual Communication?

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 Career Paths

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.

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Content Creator

Content creators are in the trenches building visual content daily. They craft everything from images to motion graphics for websites, blogs, social media, and more.

Marketing Specialist

Marketing specialists coordinate, plan, and schedule the creation and execution of marketing collateral and internal company projects.

Multimedia Specialist

In this career, specialists design and create multimedia products that are a compilation of sounds, pictures, graphics, videos, virtual reality, and motion graphics.

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## 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.

COMM100 - Introduction to Communication

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COMM102 - Public Speaking

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COMM111 - Writing for Communication Career

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COMM130 - Visual Media

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COMM300 - Digital Imaging

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COMM305 - Vector Graphics

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COMM310 - Creating Online Media

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COMM316 - Professional Imaging

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COMM462 - Advanced Visual Media

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## Meet Our Faculty

Learn from experienced faculty who bring years of industry expertise, academic excellence, and a commitment to developing future organizational leaders.

Eric Lybbert

****Faculty**** 
lybberte@byui.edu 
208-496-3692

Cory Kerr

****Faculty**** 
kerrc@byui.edu 
208-496-3715

## 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.

Organizational Leadership

Motivate people and guide groups to achieve company goals.

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Public Relations

Manage an organization's image and communication with the public and media.

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Visual Communication

Use images, design, and media to clearly convey messages and ideas to audiences.

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Journalism

Gather, investigate, and report news and information through various media platforms.

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Digital and Social Media

Create and manage digital content across online platforms for communication goals.

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Video Production

Create, edit, and manage videos for news, entertainment, and commercial purposes.

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