{"id":11,"date":"2017-01-20T21:06:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T21:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kuvwbkucd01.kutztown.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:26:43","slug":"ma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k120025well.kutztown.edu\/kucd\/index.php\/ma\/","title":{"rendered":"MA Communication Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"site-inner\">\n<h1>Begin your 100% Online MA in Communication Design today<\/h1>\n<p><strong>KU offers a Master of Arts (MA) in Communication Design (KUCD) within the PA State system of Higher Education.<\/strong> Our 100% online program is geared toward working professionals and our classes are designed to work around your schedule. While we don\u2019t get together here in Kutztown, we are actively engaged with our cohorts through \u201cin-person\u201d zoom meetings, critiques, and class discussion.<\/p>\n<p>KUCD is a community of designers \u2014 graphic designers, advertising designers, interactive designers, illustrators, design entrepreneurs, design educators (aspiring and current) \u2014 who are passionate about what they create. Take control of the creative freedom that our 100% online curriculum provides to explore personal and professional design aspirations. We empower you to evoke meaningful change, develop your strengths and celebrate the future of design\u2014all through individual development and visual expression.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"dteal\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase;\">This program is for designers who want to:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>challenge their creativity and update their portfolio<\/li>\n<li>change their design career path<\/li>\n<li>level-up their skill set for creative leadership roles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Design your Future<\/h1>\n<p>Small class sizes allows students to work one-on-one with faculty to develop their own design voice\u2014whether it\u2019s graphic design, interactive design, advertising design, illustration or education\u2014 to customize their education learning to their personal career goals.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage students to think innovatively and use in-depth investigation to solve design problems and formulate creative expression. The KUCD MA program promotes a well-rounded education through the study of design history, contemporary topics, typography, emerging media, and the exploration of personal and professional goals.<\/p>\n<p>To download a .pdf with more information including course requirements and curriculum structure, please <a style=\"color:#2F5F6F!important; text-decoration: underline !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/kucd.kutztown.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MFA-Checksheet-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kutztown.edu\/academics\/colleges-and-departments\/visual-and-performing-arts\/majors-minors-and-certificates\/art-and-design\/master-of-fine-arts-in-communication-design-(mfa).html\"><button class=\"apply mfa\">Apply for your MA future today<\/button><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Why a KUCD MA?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>100% ONLINE<\/li>\n<li>CUSTOMIZED LEARNING \u2014 DESIGN YOUR EDUCATION<\/li>\n<li>Affordable state school tuition<\/li>\n<li>Passionate qualified faculty<\/li>\n<li>NASAD Accredited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MA in Communication Design SLOs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Solve communication challenges through identifying the issues, targeting audience, researching, and\/or developing innovative solutions.<\/li>\n<li>Create and develop visual solutions in response to communication challenges.<\/li>\n<li>Determine audience objectives based upon a spectrum of human factors; test audience response; and\/or assess the outcomes.<\/li>\n<li>Apply the contexts of past, current and future design.<\/li>\n<li>Communicate with other creative professionals through research-based, cohesive and persuasive rhetoric.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Begin your 100% Online MA in Communication Design today KU offers a Master of Arts (MA) in Communication Design (KUCD) within the PA State system of Higher Education. 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