Visual Communication Design Major Curriculum

At Champlain, there's no waiting to jump into your design courses. You'll take classes such as Form & Color and The Digital Image in your first year, and you'll continue to develop your design skills as you progress through the curriculum. This gives you the tremendous advantage of gaining hands-on knowledge about your major from the start and will leave you well-prepared for employment upon graduation.

Champlain's study abroad program is built right into the major, so you can spend a semester abroad at Champlain's international campuses in Dublin and Montreal—or anywhere else in the world—during your junior year. You'll work with your faculty advisor to ensure your credits fulfill the requirements for your major.

Visual Communication Design Major Curriculum 2020–2021

First Year

Second Year

Talk to your Advisor and/or the Office of International Education about possible curriculum adjustments in order to create a semester abroad in your third year.

Third Year

In the third year, students must take COR 310, COR 320, and two COR 330 courses. COR 310 and 320 must be taken together, and the two COR 330 courses must be taken together. Either pair may be taken in either semester.

Fourth Year