Overview

The Communication Design program at Miami University enables learners to gain the design thinking knowledge and skills required of practicing designers in areas like communication design, user experience design, and branding.

You will grow these competencies through exercises, projects, and learning experiences designed to develop practical, analytical, creative, emotional, and social intelligences.

Graduates are prepared to enter a wide range of design practices as adaptable problem solvers that consider context and stakeholder need as drivers for design.

Careers

Communication designers work in a wide variety of firms. Advertising agencies employ designers, with the possibility of rising to the position of art director.

Many large businesses have communication designers producing websites as well as print publications for internal and external use.

Museums, cultural centers, and universities also employ communication designers to communicate with their audiences.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Color Theory and Practice
Creative Practices in New Technology
Design and Composition
Observational Drawing
Contemporary Art Forum
Intermediate Drawing
Letterpress for Designers
Design Research Methods Basics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

More details

National deadline for Fall intake is February 1st.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

124 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completion of formal secondary education in a pre-university curriculum

English language ability at a level sufficient to undertake a full course of study

Documentation of financial support adequate to cover all educational and living expenses

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT) scores (if applicable)

Entrance portfolio review

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

38682 USD / year

≈ 38682 USD / year
Out-of-State

38682 USD / year

≈ 38682 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

15161 USD / year

≈ 15161 USD / year

Living costs

Oxford

United States

1095 - 1807 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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