Overview

Studio work addresses graphic design fundamentals (typography and image making), design history and contemporary practices, research methods, user experience, and social responsibility.

Students engage with complex problems and are asked to identify opportunities where design can intervene. In addition, students have the opportunity to develop their personal interests by taking advantage of a highly interdisciplinary selection of elective courses offered by the School of Art + Design, including photography, video, traditional printmaking, sustainability, and advanced interaction design. Join the Graphic Design degree at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

Learning Outcomes

Acquire proficient skills in recognizing, researching, organizing, and visualizing abstract ideas to produce graphic compositions for effective communication of messages across digital, print, experiential, and speculative media.

Critically select industry standard and emerging tools and technology, analyzing their roles in the creation, reproduction, and distribution of visual messages.

Understand typography as a system and its appropriate use for readability, legibility, and conveying meaning across digital and print media.

Develop the capability to realize a design idea through an iterative creative process of research, prototyping, refinement, and implementation, articulating criticism of the field.

Adapt and use evolving research methods and frameworks of the graphic design and user experience disciplines.

Apply knowledge of perception, cognition, and embodied experience to multimodal design practices, enhancing the efficacy of communication through diverse sensory channels.

Recognize and analyze the multifaceted professional, social, environmental, and ethical implications of the graphic design discipline.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graphic Design

Interaction Design Foundation

Typography

Graphic Design Toolbox

Design Methods

Interaction Design

Graphic Design Inquiry

Advanced Interaction Design

Ethics of a Designer in a Global Economy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

122 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Urbana, 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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General requirements

You'll provide your high school courses/grades, choose your major and a second choice, complete our writing prompts, and list your extracurricular activities, honors, and awards.

List your high school courses and grades exactly as they appear on your transcript.

We are test-optional, meaning you’re not required to submit ACT and/or SAT test results when you apply.

If you choose report your scores, enter your highest test scores for the ACT composite and/or the SAT total without super-scoring, along with the highest sub-scores you earned in each category regardless of test date.

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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

39392 USD / year

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Out-of-State

38398 USD / year

≈ 38398 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

18046 USD / year

≈ 18046 USD / year

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Tuition & Fees

Residents: $18,046-$23,426

Non-Residents: $38,398-$46,498

International: $39,392-$49,742

Living costs

Urbana

United States

1100 - 1500 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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