School of Visual Communication
301 Siegfred Hall
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701

Phone: 740-593-4898
FAX: 740-593-0190

Mike Williams, Director of Graduate Studies

Goals of the School

The goals of the School of Visual Communication are (1) to equip students with the necessary skills to be successful in the media, and the background and motivation to enable them to compete for leadership roles in the field; (2) to provide assistance and professional guidance in visual communication to working photographers, editors, and other personnel, newspapers, press services, magazines, industrial photographic departments, trade associations, multimedia and educational media production units, and cultural and scientific visual communicators; (3) to set high standards for visual integrity and communication ethics; and (4) to foster and promote scholarly research and creative activities.

Viscom Grad School Application Procedures Checklist (PDF file)