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Learning to do and to think: with the Master in Visual design, students learn the methodology for developing - through design - strategic and effective concepts, for composing and narrating visual stories capable of giving shape to complex communications. Experimentation in various creative areas allows for exploratory forays into differentiated fields, both commercial and cultural, from the analogue to the digital world. In addition to projects with internationally renowned professionals, students are engaged in method lessons, where they acquire more specific knowledge for research, art direction and branding.

The Master in Audiovisual Innovation and Interactive Environments emphasizes learning to think in ways that allow us to communicate with machines, enabling us to be active creators in the world we inhabit, not merely users of technology, thereby contributing our own meanings and visions.

We, the University of Applied Sciences Europe (UE) in Germany have been the very first institution to offer Film + Motion Design as a course of study. Our practice-oriented Film + Motion Design program teaches and tests basic methods, concepts, and techniques for the design of time-based media. From camera work and sound design to analog stop-motion animation, CGI, and 3D modeling to digital compositing, hybrid film, and visual music, the course offers a broad spectrum of possibilities for creative expression.

Join us for a Study Abroad semester or the full programme of study. Hone your creative talents and communication design skills to become a versatile visual design professional with our Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication Design)!

The Design (Visual Communication) Bachelor degree allows you to immerse yourself in the design world, develop strong visual communication skills, and understand the tools you need to make it in the industry. It will give you the opportunity to build a professional portfolio of your own work while investigating a process-based design approach and engaging with mentors from the industry on real-world projects.

The Master of Arts Degree Program in Visual and Innovation Design is a two-year artistic specialization designed to launch designers beyond the boundaries of traditional graphic design limitations. The course provides training and preparation for students to competently create visual communication, using a blend of multimedia design, visual design, and advertising skills.

The Master’s in Visual & Experience Design at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences (UE) Dubai prepares you to develop solutions that are both visually compelling and centered around people’s needs.

Bachelor in Visual Communication Design focuses on establishing a sustainable internationalized collaborative education mechanism; pioneer the implementation of the "Art + Technology" practical teaching model; deeply cooperate with the top three leading enterprises in the national industry.

In our Visual & Experience Design master’s program, students will gain an understanding of innovations in digital, computational, and physical interactions that permeate our daily lives. All topics will be delivered in sequential clusters, allowing the students to acquire and apply theories to real contexts, as well as to envision entirely new scenarios.

The Music & Sound Design for Visual Media program provides a focused pathway into the fields of audio production and creative sound design across the film and media industries. You’ll explore and define your own creative voice whilst building a rewarding career as a music producer, sound designer or audiovisual artist.

SCAD’s Graphic Design program empowers you to craft compelling visual identities for top brands. Learn from industry leaders at Airbnb, Google, and Hasbro while mastering design, storytelling, and technology. Access cutting-edge resources and exclusive events like SCADstyle to elevate your creative career.

Visual Arts & Post-Contemporary Practise is a graduation track of the Master of Arts in Fine Art & Design at Avans. In the graduation track Visual Arts, you develop practice- and process-based research with students from other disciplines. In a setting that connects cultural studies, visual and digital cultures.

The Visual Development MA program provides professional development with advanced coursework in still life painting, figure drawing, character design, concept painting, layout design for animation, and other core skills of professional visual developers.

You will enhance your expertise and confidence in the many aspects of photography and visual design. With a deep understanding of photographic techniques, lighting, postproduction, and design principles, you will learn to create compelling visual narratives that engage with contemporary contexts. You will also gain valuable insights into conceptual photography, visual storytelling, and the integration of photography with graphic design. 

The Graphic Design specialization, itinerary in Advertising is a course comprising 240 ECTS credits for graphic designers with a creative advertising mindset. As well as carrying out design projects, they will learn to conduct visual communication campaigns enhanced by conceptualization, brand strategy, and art direction.

The School of Visual Development's BFA program provides a dynamic education in the art of scene-setting. The core curriculum emphasizes photography, figure modeling, form analysis, figure drawing, narrative principles, visual development for animation, character design, concept paintings, advanced exploration of perspective for video game design, and various other critical design disciplines.