Review Week 14

Identify 5 colleges that offer graphic design (or related) majors. For each, list the school name, location, graphics majors that are offered, requirements for admission.


Name: 
California College of Art & Design
Location: 
California
Graphic Majors Offered:         
Corporate Communications Design

Creative Services Manager

Exhibition Design

Freelance Graphic Design

Admission: Portfolio submitted electronically or by CD/DVD.


Name: 
University of the Arts

Graphic Majors Offered:      
Exhibition Design

Freelance Graphic Design

Marketing and Promotion Design

Motion Graphics Design for Television

Packaging and Point-of-Purchase Design

Publication and Print Media Design

Admission: Application checklist and portfolio.

Name: 
Ringling College of Art & Design
Location: 
Florida's gulf coast.
Graphic Majors Offered:
Corporate Communications Design

Creative Services Manager

Exhibition Design

Freelance Graphic Design

Marketing and Promotion Design

Motion Graphics Design for Television

Packaging and Point-of-Purchase Design

Publication and Print Media Design

Retail Graphics Design

Web Design

Admission: 

GED portfolio, high GPA and standardized test scores.

Name: 
College of Art & Design
Location: 
Minneapolis

Graphic Majors Offered:   
Packaging and Point-of-Purchase Design

Publication and Print Media Design

Retail Graphics Design

Web Design

Admission: 

Application checklist and portfolio.

Name:

West Virginia University
Location: 

West Virginia
Graphic Majors Offered:      
Exhibition Design

Freelance Graphic Design

Marketing and Promotion Design

Motion Graphics Design for Television

Admission: 

Application checklist and portfolio.

Answer the following questions in your own words... What is a portfolio?A set of pieces of creative work collected by someone to display their skills, esp. to a potential employer.
What is the importance of a portfolio?
It allows potential employers and schools look at your work and gives them proof of your skills and abilities.