Fact Sheets

Graphic Communications @ MSUM

The Graphic Communications degree is designed to prepare individuals for entry level positions in the Graphic Communications Industry. It is a two-track program, with options in either digital design or multimedia. Both options heavily emphasize the use of computer technology as the key tool for graphic communicators.

The Graphic Communications program provides the student with learning experiences that will assist them at becoming competent graphic communicators. The program is designed in a way to expose the student to many real life situations that they will face in the workplace. It also strives to produce students who are accomplished with many of the new technologies used in today's graphics industry.

The program is multidisciplinary with students enrolling in courses in art, music, mass communications and computer science.

Careers
Students that are graduating need to plan for the future. Graduates of this program are skilled in many of the areas of the graphics industry. This background provides them experiences in desktop publishing, multimedia, photography, printing, advertising, graphic design, presentation graphics, television, CAD, and computer animation.

All major metropolitan regions will have companies that employ people skilled in graphic communication technologies. Larger cities with the rapid technical redevelopment of the graphics industry will host some of the top companies in the world. Recent graduates have secured employment in larger cities such as: Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Smaller cities will also offer jobs for the graphic communicator. Many students remain in the Fargo-Moorhead area for a few years to gain the valuable experience. Recent grads have found positions in many graphic related organizations in town. They have also found jobs in towns such as Frazee, and Detroit Lakes, MN.