The Department of Visual Communication Design trains students to combine their theoretical knowledge with the practical skills related to visual media and communication. Graduates from this department will have a sound knowledge of the sector, and apply their approach to learning and intellectual capacity to the profession.

With an academic understanding in which design and aesthetics, technology, and creativity become integrated, the Department of Visual Communication Design of Izmir Economy University, founded in 2004, prioritizes bringing together studio courses based on different practices and a wide range of theoretical knowledge covering different disciplines. In today's world where change is accelerating, with our design education approach which prioritizes being up-to-date, our department is a pioneer in its field and has international visibility. It aims to train designers at an international level who have the expertise to bring creative solutions to the most complex visual problems, have a developed visual expression and communication ability, have an intensive technological practice as well as an artistic infrastructure.

Visual Communication majors learn to apply critical thinking and utilize effective research methodologies in the study of communication strategies and their social, cultural and historical contexts. Students engage in the design process through conceptualization, experimentation and self-evaluation while developing theoretical and technical versatility and proficiency. Students graduating from this discipline reflect the diversity of the constantly evolving field of graphic design with an emphasis on regional and global context and development. This programme creates socially responsible and strategic designers, capable of solving multifaceted design challenges in editorial, advertising, illustration, publishing, interactive, new media, packaging, identity, experience, motion graphics, installations and exhibitions.

This is a practical degree in Visual Communication Design, grounded in individual research, in which you'll work alongside other postgraduate students from the Schools of Art and Design. Our view is that by integrating your methods with those in related fields, you’ll become a more effective specialist photographer, graphic designer or illustrator. At a time when boundaries between these disciplines are changing – and in some cases dissolving – this is particularly important.