The School of Visual Communication at Ohio University
Our competitive program in southeastern Ohio draws talented students from around the globe to take their visual communication talents to the highest level. We’re all about storytelling in the most compelling way, whether it be through information design, photojournalism, or commercial photography. The VisCom faculty is top-notch, and our students are talented, smart and driven to succeed.
The School of Visual Communication (VisCom) offers an interdisciplinary visual communication degree in four specialized sequences.
The photojournalism sequence focuses on photographing people and places within the community.
Students create infographics, maps, illustrations and layouts for feature and news presentations.
Commercial photography students create images that showcase fashion, still life, portraiture and architecture.
Students integrate audio, video, still images and illustrations for the web and mobile devices.
VisCom offers two programs leading to the Master of Arts degree or a Master of Fine Arts degree with a study in areas of visual communication.
March 01, 2021
Olivia Ujlaki, BSJ ’20, Megan Bomar, BSVC ’20, Samantha Pauley, BSJ ’20, and Nicole Dinan, BSVC ’20, started Wishes and Wayfinding after their time in the Storytelling, Technology, and Digital Media in Theme Parks class.
February 08, 2021
Dean Titsworth reaffirms the college's commitment to supporting survivors of sexual harassment and sexual violence.
January 14, 2021
VisCom students Nate Swanson and Alie Skowronski placed second and fourth, respectively, in the Photojournalism Features and News Competition of the 2020-2021 Hearst Journalism Awards Program. The winners in this first competition of…
