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About the School of Visual Communication

About the School of Visual Communication

The School of Visual Communication has been recognized twice as a Program of Excellence by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

Our undergraduate degree program provides students with realistic and thorough broad-based professionally oriented training in visual communication while providing the necessary liberal arts and cultural background for a strong educational foundation.

Students receiving the Master of Arts degree from VisCom go on to become leaders in the visual communication field, including documentary photographers, freelance and newspapers photographers, picture editors, magazine designers, app and user experience designers, media company founders, front-end developers and data visualization creators.

School of Visual Communication Scholarships

The School of Visual Communication also offers a variety of scholarships for sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students. These scholarships require an application are awarded during the spring semester. Scholarship applications are available in the office of the School of Visual Communication, Schoonover 250, or via email.

Completed applications must be submitted to Tim Goheen, goheen@ohio.edu.

Viscom Graduates — Stay in Touch and Get Your Copy of Vis Magazine!

The School of Visual Communications wants to hear from our alumni. Send us an email at viscom@ohio.edu to let us know about your career. We want to help celebrate your journey, and we can send you the latest Vis magazine produced by our students.

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School of Visual Communication
Schoonover Center 250
20 E. Union Street
Athens, OH 45701
740.593.4898
viscom@ohio.edu
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.