What will I learn?

Graphic designers shape our visual environment, combining words and images into messages that inform, persuade, sell, and entertain. It's a field that combines art and technology with business and culture. Designers create work that is useful and responds directly to the needs of others. The limitations of an assignment, defined by purpose, audience, and budget, are seen as challenges rather than barriers to the imagination. Our faculty and students are enthusiastic about the role graphic designers play in our increasingly visual environment. The graphic design curriculum covers key aspects of design and visual communication for both the print and digital environment. Instruction in the fundamental concepts of visual communication, current graphic computer applications, methods of developing creative solutions which give meaningful form to ideas and information, and business practices, develop the skills and knowledge necessary for practical application. At the same time questions about the nature of visual communication are asked.

Which department am I in?

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees

$13,962.00 (11,78,029) per year

USD $13,962 For 18 credit hours. This fee is for 2023/2024 and may subject to change.

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

September 2025

Venue

College of Communication and Fine Arts

MEMPHIS,

Tennessee,

38152, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

All students, both freshmen and transfer, must apply online for admission as an undergraduate student.

Freshman admission is competitive and based upon a comprehensive review of the students academic record. The primary factors include the high school/secondary grade point average and demonstrated English proficiency.
Transfer admission is competitive and based upon the cumulative grade point average of all previously attended colleges/universities (international and domestic) and must be at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale for consideration. Demonstrated English proficiency is also required of all international applicants.

Applicants should upload a copy of their unofficial international transcript or marks sheet (high school/secondary or college/university) using our secure document upload system.

All international transfer applicants must have their international documents evaluated by a US credentialing agency that holds membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

English proficiency may be satisfied two ways:

A minimum score or greater on any of the following English language tests: