Overview

Students of the Communication Design degree from The City University of New York develop a professional portfolio that represents their talents and prepares them for employment upon graduation as art directors, graphic designers, motion designers, illustrators and web designers. They are also qualified to apply for masters programs in related communication design fields.

Key Features

Students take courses from three categories: Studio, Strategy, and Skills. In the required sequence of four Studio courses, students initiate and define the context for substantive projects. Selecting from an elective pool, each student takes three Strategy courses and four Skills courses.

In Strategy courses, students research, plan, produce and consider dissemination of visual communications. In Skills courses, students create solutions to communication design problems using a particular medium. Students may either sample a range of the Communication Design field or specialize in one of the following areas: Advertising, Graphic Design, Motion Design, Illustration or Web Design.

Career opportunities

In recent years, graduates of the program have been employed by a range of creative agencies, design firms and organizations including BBDO, J. Walter Thompson Worldwide, Ogilvy, DDB, Google, Patients & Purpose, GLOW Digital agency, Victoria’s Secret, The Vyater Group, Mass Appeal Records, Ralph Lauren Advertising, The New York Times, New York Code + Design Academy, AT&T Entertainment Group - DIRECTV, JP Morgan Chase, New York Life Insurance Company and UNICEF USA.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Communication Design

Photography

The History of Graphic Design

Life and Physical Sciences

Web Design

Public Speaking

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, 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.

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Other requirements

General requirements

High school diploma with minium of 75 average or a minimum score of 650 on the GED/HSE exam. Older GED scores(minium 2700) are still valid.

Proficiency in English and Math: Students who have minimum scores of 480 (Verbal) / 530 (Math) in SAT; or 20 (English) / 21 (Math) in ACT; or 75 (English) / 80 (Math) in Regents will be proficient.

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

18600 USD / year

≈ 18600 USD / year
Out-of-State

18600 USD / year

≈ 18600 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9150 USD / year

≈ 9150 USD / year

Additional Details

$3,465/semester for residents

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 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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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

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Tuition Fees

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Additional Details

Living costs

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