Visual Communication Requirement

Kevin Martin

General/Core Requirements

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General Requirements---B.S.V.C.

School of Visual Communication majors are required to meet all General Education Requirements of Ohio University, including Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III.

The general education requirements provide a liberal arts and sciences core for all students with the following courses:

Anthropology 101 (5)
History (8)
Philosophy 120 and 130 (8)
Political Science (8)
Psychology 101 (5)
Sociology 101 (5)

A thoughtful selection from the Tier II list will enable you to meet the school requirements while fulfilling many of Ohio University's Tier II requirements.

Specialization Area Requirements

Visual Communication students must complete a minimum of 20 school-approved hours of related study in advanced courses (200 and above).

No course may be counted for more than one type of school requirement. For example, a course used to meet a general requirement may not also be applied to a specialization area or sequence requirement.

Visual Communication Core Requirements
All visual communication majors complete a basic core of seven courses totaling 29 hours:

ART 116 Drawing I (4)
ART History 237 Photo History Survey (4)
JOUR 133 Precision Language for Journalists (4)
VICO 120 Intro. to Visual Communication (4)
VICO 140 Studies in Visual Communication (4)
VICO 221 Intro. to Visual Comm. Skills (4)
VICO 314 Desktop Publishing (5)
VICO 371 Digital Imaging (4)

Total Core Requirements: 33

Standards

1. You must earn a C (2.0) or better in JOUR 133 and in all professional courses (VICO, JOUR, ART, and TCOM), including professional electives, to graduate. A grade of C- does not meet this requirement.

2. To qualify for admission to JOUR 231, you must achieve at least 25 words per minute on a typing examination administered on the first day of class.

3. Failure to achieve a C (or better) in a professional course after 2 attempts will result in the student being dropped from the program.

4. A paid internship must be completed (10 Weeks or 1 Quarter)

5. 192 or more credit hours

Visual Communication Sequence Requirements

Informational Graphics/Publication Design
Major code BS6924
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VisCom courses
VICO 311 Informational Graphics (5)
VICO 323 Publication Layout an Design (4)
VICO 335 Picture Editing (3)
VICO 336 Advanced Picture Editing (3)
VICO 361 Introduction to Web Design (4)
VICO 426 Advanced Publication Layout and Design (4)
VICO 412 Advanced Informational Graphics (4)

Journalism courses
JOUR 231 News Writing (4)

JOUR 233 Information Gathering (3)

JOUR 411 Communication Law (3)


School of Art courses
ART 113 Three Dimensional Design (4)

ART 117 Drawing II (4)

ART 250 Graphic Design Principles (5)

ART 251 Typography (5)


Total Sequence Requirements: 56

Interactive Multimedia
Major code BS6923
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VisCom courses
VICO 311 Informational Graphics (5)

VICO 361 Intro. to Web Design (4)

VICO 462 Advanced Web Design (4)

VICO 473 Interactive Media (4)

VICO 488 Advanced Interactive Media (4)

Journalism courses
JOUR 233 Information Gathering (3)


School of Telecommunications courses
TCOM 110 Production Writing/Planning (4)

TCOM 220 Audio Production (4)

TCOM 240 Video Production (4)

TCOM 323 Computer Animation (4)

Total Sequence Requirements: 40

Photojournalism
Major code BS6922
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VisCom courses
VICO 222 Visual Communication Tools (4)

VICO 335 Picture Editing (3)
VICO 390 Introduction to Photojournalism (4)
VICO 391 Intermediate Photojournalism I (4)

VICO 392 Intermediate Photojournalism II (4)

VICO 486 Advanced Photo Reportage I (4)

One of the following two courses:
VICO 487 Magazine (4)

VICO 421 Documentary/Essay (5)

Journalism courses
JOUR 231 News Writing (4)

JOUR 233 Information Gathering (3)

JOUR 411 Communication Law (3)

Total Sequence Requirements: 41-42

Commercial Photography
Major code BS6925
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