The Graphic Design emphasis in the studio art program at Radford University encompasses the full scope of visual communication. Beginning with the basic concepts of composition, layout, and orderly visual communication, undergraduate students learn to design for print and electronic media. Students learn how typography can be combined with illustration and photography to create powerful visual images. Students have access to a multimedia environment of Macintosh computers, video and digital cameras, scanners, and laser printers with software for word processing, 3D design and animation, photo manipulation, drawing, painting, and layout.

The Radford Art faculty has created a well-rounded program, and students who complete the sequence of courses will have a solid background with graphic design problem-solving skills needed to succeed within a demanding and exciting profession.

Undergraduate Graphic Design degrees and courses
The Art Department checksheets and course descriptions in the Radford University Undergraduate Catalog list the requirements for each degree.

Graduate Program
Graduate students will, upon a portfolio and transcript review and committee approval, structure a specific and individualized program of studies. It is assumed that graduate students have acquired basic skills and are at a point in their artistic development where individualization is appropriate. This program may in some cases roughly follow the structure of the undergraduate courses and will often meet at the same time.
Students are responsible for reviewing their exact program with their adviser and other faculty. The M.F.A. program consists of 60 semester hours. Required courses are listed in the graduate catalog and should be discussed with a faculty adviser.