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Phone: 530-898-6523
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Explore the elements and principles of design while learning how to use your creativity and technology to create print, online, visual, and video content.
The knowledge of typography, web design, layout, and branding you gain in this minor provides you the creative and technical skills to succeed in various industries. Unleash your creativity to combine words and images to deliver powerful messages in print, digital, or on the screen.
Designed with Your Success in Mind
Our curriculum integrates traditional studio methods with contemporary digital technologies, ensuring you are confident in your abilities across both print and screen media. You will explore your interests in web design, photography, and graphic design.
A Boost to Your Resume
Our portfolio-focused coursework and 15:1 student-to-faculty ratio provide the guidance and mentorship you need to graduate with a robust set of skills, work experience, and support network.
In this minor, you will learn:
- Strategic planning and communications
- Graphic design
- User experience design
- User interface design
- Branding
- Motion graphics and animation
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Digital tools and technology
- Adaptability and innovation
- Modern design practices
Our students gain valuable real-world experience and industry connections by completing an average of two industry internships while in college, resulting in an 82% job placement rate for our graduates.
Places our alumni work include:
- META
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
- California State University system
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Because I’ve studied so many things—clothing construction, photography, typography, design—I was able to piece together everything I needed to run a business.
Complement Your Minor with These Majors
The Communication Design minor is especially suited for students majoring in:
- Media Arts
- Art
- Communication Studies
- English
- Business Administration
- Computer Animation and Game Development
- Journalism
Combine your passion for communication, art, and words with the creative and critical thinking skills to create engaging visuals that capture attention, deliver powerful messages, and move the needle.
Connect and Grow Your Network
Join the Chico State chapter of the American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA) to share ideas, information, and insights with other aspiring graphic designers through group meetings, field trips, and discussions.
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Wondering whether a minor in broadcasting might be right for you? Contact our office to ask questions or set up a conversation with one of our advisors.
Phone: 530-898-6523
Email: madt@csuchico.edu