What will I learn?
The LSU School of Art’s graphic design concentration leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts is among the largest and most comprehensive in the region. Animation Career Review ranked LSU 25th among public schools and colleges (top 5 percent of schools considered) and fifth in the South (top three percent of schools considered) for graphic design. Faculty dedicated to exceptional teaching, together with several practicing professionals who offer instruction at the intermediate and advanced levels, prepare students to become visual communicators, critical thinkers, and creative problem solvers.Wherever words and images are used to present information or attract attention-in print, on websites, at a retail store or business office, in multimedia and multidisciplinary projects-today’s graphic designers are challenged to be masters of a complex cluster of aesthetic, conceptual, technological, social, strategic, and presentation skills. The BFA and MFA graphic design curricula prepares students to meet these challenges through a broad range of experiences in the development of work in typography, illustration/digital imaging, print and editorial design, information design, motion graphics, packaging, environmental design, identity design, and branding.
Entry requirements
For international students
Students must submit complete official records for the secondary level of education and are strongly encouraged to submit ACT or SAT scores. Students who have taken advanced-level exams, international baccalaureate higher-level exams, or other types of secondary education beyond the 12th year of schooling should submit the official certificates, transcripts, and course syllabi for possible advanced placement university credit.
