MFA in Communication Design in San Marcos United States | Texas State University

Texas State University | San Marcos United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD 13,992
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
42 months

Texas State's innovative program equally serves working designers and full-time students. The curriculum prioritizes cutting-edge remote learning technologies instead of conventional approaches, teaching modern problem-solving techniques, current advancements in communication design, and analysis of historical developments and theoretical frameworks. This groundbreaking low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Communication Design focuses on conceptual development, creative exploration, and in-depth research. Participants work across diverse visual communication areas such as typography, digital interfaces, community-focused design, and teaching methodologies, graduating as skilled professionals and educators prepared to advance the communication design field.
The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Communication Design is an innovative low-residency program centered on idea generation, practical experimentation, and scholarly inquiry. Students explore various visual communication disciplines, from type design and digital platforms to socially conscious design and educational theory, developing into accomplished practitioners and instructors capable of making meaningful contributions to the industry.
Housed in the School of Art and Design, this Communication Design MFA combines the benefits of a public research university - featuring an engaged, diverse faculty, cross-disciplinary opportunities, and cost-effectiveness - with a dynamic design lecture program that fosters knowledge sharing across multiple specialties.


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Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

baccalaureate degree in communication design, advertising art direction and design, digital media design, graphic design, illustration or related field from a regionally accredited university (see Requirements tab)
official transcripts from each institution where course credit was granted
minimum 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
GRE not required
The written component includes a statement of goals (500–800 words) describing the applicant's academic and professional goals. The statement should address the following:
current design goals and specific reasons for seeking an MFA in Communication Design at Texas State University

experiences that led to this point, and how they may have shaped the student's current visual work

achievement expectations during their MFA studies

topics in design most interested in studying

In addition to building a strong MFA community of learners, independent study is an essential feature of the low-residency model. It is important for us to assess the student's ability and potential for managing and defining their own educational direction. Explain other independent educational experiences the student has pursued in design, and beyond.

IELTS (academic) - overall scores required 6.5 and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
TOEFL iBT - overall scores required with a 78 overall and minimum individual module scores of (19 listening, 19 reading, 19 speaking, 18 writing)

Tuition USD 13,992

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