Visual Communication Arts

Visual Communication Arts: A.S.

Dept: Art and Design
Division: Liberal Arts

The Visual Communication Arts degree prepares students for successful careers in Visual Communication and fosters students’ transfer to four-year institutions. These diverse and dynamic careers include animation, graphic design, game design, new media design, web design, motion graphics, fashion design, scientific and medical illustration, industrial design, art education, art history, art therapy, architecture, video production, editorial illustration, fine arts, interior design and photography.

  • 50% or more of this program can be completed online.

Broadly, students in the Visual Communication Arts degree program will learn the theory and practice of the dynamic between an image and an idea. They will acquire the conceptual and technical skills critical to the application of contemporary image-based communication in a global environment. They will also analyze and evaluate the creative process.

All students will complete a set of core courses: Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design, Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design, Beginning Drawing, Introduction to Computer Graphics, and an art history elective. They will also complete a speaking or theater course—Effective Speaking or Introduction to Acting or Oral Interpretation—and a cardiovascular physical education course, as well as General Education courses in a variety of fields.

2+2 = a Professional Career

If you have just graduated from high school, why not pursue an exciting Visual Communication Arts Career at SUNY Broome! Earn your Associate in Science Degree in Visual Communication Arts at SUNY Broome and then transfer to a four-year college for just two more years to complete your B.A., B.S. or B.F.A. degree.
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Art Therapy
  • Architecture
  • Animation
  • Editorial Illustration
  • Fashion Design
  • Fine Arts
  • Game Design
  • Industrial Design—automotive & product design
  • Interior Design
  • Photography
  • Scientific & Medical Illustration
  • Motion Graphics
  • New Media Design
  • Video Production
  • Web Design
  • Binghamton University: Studio Art, BA
  • SUNY Brockport
  • SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo State College: Art, BA
  • SUNY Fashion Institute of Technology: Fine Arts, BFA
  • Daemen College: Graphic Design, BA
  • Marywood University: Art Therapy, BA; Graphic Design, BFA; Photography, BFA
  • SUNY Fredonia: Graphic Design, BA
  • SUNY Oswego: Graphic Design, BA

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Contact Information
New Students:

  • Admissions Office

  • 607-778-5001

  • admissions@sunybroome.edu

Current Students:
  • Professor Patricia Evans, Department Chair
  • Science Building, Room 204
  • 607-778-5503
  • evanspm@sunybroome.edu