Visual Communication + Change

Studying bachelor’s in Visual Communication + Change at Linnaeus University in Sweden:

This degree programme gives you an introduction to today’s major global concerns, as well as visual and digital tools to help bring order to a sometimes overwhelming flow of information, and to truly affect people.

The programme is delivered through a series of projects, and you will work independently as well as engage in group work. In specific modules, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with local and regional community actors in Småland.

 

Necessary information:

• Duration: 3 years
• Degree awarded by: Linnaeus University
• Admission criteria: Highschool degree
• Language of instruction: English
• Format: Full-time
• Semester: Autumn
• Tuition fee: 142,500 SEK (First payment)
• Tuition fee, total: 855,000 SEK
• Application Fee: 900 SEK

 

Curriculum:

The programme consists of six semesters which are divided into modules. The programme gradually develops the student’s knowledge, understanding and ability on the basis of two progression perspectives:

1. From visual communication at the level of details to visual communication at an overarching level.
2. From individual and local values, interests and incentives to global ones.

Modules:

• Digital colours, 7.5 credits
• Typography and illustration 2, 7.5 credits
• Motion design, 7.5 credits
• Interaction design 1, 7.5 credits
• …

 

Career opportunity:

The programme prepares you for a number of careers in the world where you can use your creative skills in relation to your understanding of the complexity of sustainability.

Recent graduates from the programme work in various disciplines and fields: working as independent graphic designers or for graphic design companies, human rights organisations, NGOs, political parties, publications, and with initiatives run by local communities or municipalities. Some have also started their own companies and many are currently attending graduate studies at prestigious Swedish universities.

 

Application Requirements:

• Have successfully completed your upper secondary (high school) education (post-16), and
• Be able to demonstrate proficiency in English. The entry requirement for bachelor’s studies in Sweden is to have studied the equivalent of the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.
• For students who received their final school grades after 31 December 2009, there is an additional mathematics requirement. You must have successfully completed courses equal to the Swedish courses Mathematics 1a, 1b or 1c.
• Record of completed upper secondary (high school) education.
• Copy of the page in your passport with your personal data and photograph, or a similar identification document.
• You must upload your documentation both in the original language and in an official translation. Accepted languages for translations are Swedish and English.

 

English language requirements:

Exam	score
IELTS Academic	6.5
TOFEL IBT	90
Pearson PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online	62

 

 

Deadlines and intakes:

• Mid-August: Application deadline for courses starting in the Spring semester.
• Mid-January: Application deadline for courses and programmes starting in the Autumn semester. (January 16)