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School of Visual Communication
301 Seigfred Hall
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740-593-4898
FAX: 740-593-0190
Terry Eiler, Director
Stan Alost, Assistant Director
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 2007 for fall 2008
The School of Visual Communication offers an interdisciplinary visual
communication degree with four specialized sequences. The school has
been twice recognized as a Program of Excellence by the Ohio Board of
Regents. Students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Visual
Communication.
The program is designed to provide 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.
Intensive
training is offered in informational graphics and publication design,
interactive design, documentary photojournalism for newspapers, magazines and the internet,
and commercial photography.
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.
Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication
Admission Requirements--B.S.V.C.
The
School of Visual Communication admits a limited number of students and
the selection process is very competitive. The school has an admission
deadline of December 15. All application materials must be received by that deadline. After your file
has been reviewed and you have been accepted to Ohio University, you will be notified about the school interview after December 15. A notification letter will ask you to schedule for the interview days at the end January and write a 500 word essay of intent. The interview process includes a review of your portfolio and a discussion of your goals in visual communication.
Students
usually rank in the top quarter of their high school class and/or have
outstanding SAT or ACT scores. In addition, if you demonstrate
extraordinary talent or experience or are a member of a historically
under-represented group, you will be given additional consideration for
admission.
For this
career-oriented professional program you will need professional
equipment to complete assignments and eventually compete in the job
market. Ensuring every opportunity for students to excel in a very
competitive field, we require use of certain basic levels of equipment.
It
is highly recommended that all
students in the school have their own computer for use in completing
class assignments. The OHIO University "GO MOBILE" offers an
excellent access to portable Apple computers. Students majoring
in Interactive Multimedia and
Informational Graphics/ Publication Design are required to have access
to a computer with appropriate software by the time they enter VICO
314. Please contact the school for current hardware and software
recommendations.
Photojournalism students entering VICO 390
should have access to at least one professional-level 35mm DSLR camera,
two lenses, and necessary accessories. One lens should have a 35mm or
wider focal length with an f/2.8 or faster aperture. The second lens
should be in the 135 to 200mm f/2.8 range. Zoom lenses are also
acceptable if they meet the fixed aperture requirement of f/2.8.
Commercial Photography students entering VICO 321 are required have
a professional-level medium format camera with interchangeable back or
a DSLR of at least 12 mega-pixels. A full-frame 35mm size sensor is
highly recommended if you choose the DSLR option. In addition to the
medium-format camera or 12 mega-pixel DSLR, one wide-angle lens, one
telephoto lens, and an
electronic flash meter. A suitable professional tripod is
also required.
Nikon
USA and Mamiya Corporation of America, our professsional partners,
supply our check-out cage with new cameras each year. These
cameras and lens are available for check-out on a 24 hour basis.
Students are required to have their own cameras and computers by their
third and fourth quarter, based upon their sequence.
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