Rome University of Fine Arts (RUFA)
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design
Rome, Italy
BA
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 10,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: RUFA’s Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design trains designers in visual communication, branding, typography, color, layout, imagery and signage. You’ll study art history and publishing, practice traditional graphic techniques, photography and multimedia, and learn current technologies. Graduates can design institutional identity, brand image, web interfaces, wayfinding and advertising. The Academic Bachelor of Arts is equivalent to a University Bachelor's Degree. All lessons require attendance at RUFA’s Rome campuses.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter independent practice, advertising agencies, public institutions or corporate teams. Typical roles include Art direction; Copywriting; Graphic design; Illustration; Advertising; Corporate identity; Publication design; Web design; Social media.
The Graphic Designer plays a key role in all projects that involve visual communication. From publishing to packaging, corporate identity to exhibits, signage to advertising. Graphic Design is a multidisciplinary profession that combines various elements of communication (signs, fonts, colours and images) to define forms of expression that must always be original and contemporary. RUFA Graphic Design graduates tackle this job market thanks to the many skills they acquired during the program they attended at the Academy, which covers the many different aspects of visual communication. Graduates are trained in art history and publishing and have the ability to work with traditional graphics techniques as well as multimedia. Having acquired a thorough knowledge of graphics and photography, as well as of the current technologies and those of the future, RUFA graduates possess the ability to implement projects related to institutional identity, brand image, web design, wayfinding, and advertising. The profile of RUFA graduates is that of visual designers that can work in many scenarios: from independent professional practice to working within advertising agencies, public institutions, and companies.
The Academic Bachelor of Arts is equivalent to a University Bachelor’s Degree.
*All lessons include mandatory attendance at RUFA’s locations in Rome.
Coordinator: Guido Lombardo
Tutor: Luigi Iacobelli
Lecturers: Elisa Abbadessa, Agnese Angelini, Maria Pina Bentivenga, Paolo Buonaiuto, Emanuele Cappelli, Andrea Cavallari, Stefano Compagnucci, Alessio Cremisini, Francesco Fidani, Genny Di Bert, Giulio Fermetti, Emanuele Frasca, Alessandra Giacomelli, Alessandro Gori, Luigi Iacobelli, Guido Lombardo, David Mozzetta, Massimiliano Napoli, Antonio Pace, Enrico Parisio, Harald Pizzinini, Giordano Ricciardi, Christian Rizzo, Lucia Sforza, Claudio Spuri, Andrea Vendetti.
The signs all around you.
You will play a key role in all of the visual communication projects, from publishing to unconventional marketing, from corporate identity to advertising, from signposting to promotions.
Art Direction, Copywriting, Graphic Design, Illustration, Advertising, Corporate Identity, Publication design, Web design, Social media
First Level Academic Diploma, equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree