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School of Visual Communication

Capture audience attention through visuals

SCAD School of Visual Communication students translate a range of emotions into tangible images and designs that color the world. In illustration, photography, and sequential art degree programs, students learn to weave narrative with visual art to tell meaningful stories using traditional techniques and advanced digital technologies.

School of Visual Communication programs

Illustration

B.A.   B.F.A.   M.A.   M.F.A.

At SCAD, illustration students cultivate their own unique style and personal brand in a comprehensive program that explores both traditional and digital media.

Photography

B.A.   B.F.A.   M.A.   M.F.A.

Students frame their own distinct points of view, learning the full spectrum of photography — historic and analog processes through modern and next-generation digital technologies — on the way to launching their creative careers.

Sequential art

B.A.   B.F.A.   M.A.   M.F.A.

Students at SCAD, the world's first university to offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees in sequential art, explore every style and genre imaginable through a comprehensive curriculum incorporating traditional techniques with specialized digital applications.

  

"My time at SCAD shaped who I am as a designer. The experience SCAD provides its students is truly one-of-a-kind. The relationships I formed helped lead me to career success."

Sean Loose | Illustrator, Indeed.com, U.S. Tennis Association, and more (B.F.A., illustration, 2014)

"SCAD has the best resources and the best instructors. They'll help you step by step. The experience of studying at SCAD is a lifetime memory."

Bin Feng | photographer and multimedia artist (M.F.A., photography, 2017)

"There is no comparable program to what SCAD offers. I was quickly hired after graduation because employers knew the value of a SCAD degree. SCAD helped my career blossom."

Deron Bennett | Owner and lead designer, AndWorld Design (B.F.A, sequential art, 2002)

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