Information Design, MA
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Graduate Recruitment & Admissions
(860) 832-2350
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Academic Contact

Vicente Garcia
Professor, Department Chair
Art & Design
James J. Maloney Hall
FA 152
860.832.2641
garciav@ccsu.edu

Academic Department

Art & Design

Information Design, MA

This program is no longer accepting applications

Please contact Vicente Garcia (garciav@ccsu.edu) for more information 

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Prepare for a leadership role in the design industry with ÃûæÂÖ±²¥â€™s MA in Information Design. Learn theoretical, creative, and technical aspects of visual design, as well as business applications. Develop the skills to direct and evaluate design solutions. Become a pioneer in the fields of graphic design, publishing, advertising, multimedia design, web design, digital imaging, and corporate information design.

Program Features

  • Starts every January and August
  • 30-credit program
  • Attend full- or part-time
  • Access to faculty with professional background, experience, and currency in graphic and design fields
  • Community and professional engagement/participation
  • Capstone project
  • Financial aid is available
  • No GMAT/GRE required

Did You Know?

Art directors have a projected job growth of 11% between 2020 and 2030 and earned a median annual salary of $97,000 in May 2020.
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Students identify a problem and apply design process and research methodology towards the creation of a solution from an artistic perspective. Students will have demonstrated a familiarity and working knowledge of the different theories and philosophies of graphic/information design.
  2. Students apply critical thinking, research methodology, and design practice, to create a well-developed defendable body of design work, demonstrating advanced capabilities with technologies, documentation, and presentation of a professional design portfolio.
  3. Students demonstrate creative problem-solving skills and knowledge of design theory and practice necessary for a leadership position in a design-related field. Student’s familiarity with current trends and issues in the design field is evaluated by design faculty and professionals in the design field, based on community and professional engagement/participation in addition to the student’s Capstone Project.
  4. Students write and create design work for research, e-publication, and presentation. Student work provides evidence of an ability to effectively organize, interpret, synthesize, evaluate and produce knowledgeable and successful projects in print media, Web, / Social Media, and Motion Graphics / Multimedia, that situate themselves into the framework of the contemporary graphic/information design field.