Bachelor of Communication - Information Design

About this programme

As strong visual communicators and writers, students in the Bachelor of Communication - Information Design program organize and convey vital information for a variety of audiences. With their specialized education in traditional and evolving communication principles, students gain the necessary skills to be dynamic information designers across private and public sectors of corporate communications, publishing, instructional design, marketing, and information technology. Information Design students are professional communicators who develop print and digital materials that are clear, effective and engaging. Students enrolled in this unique four-year degree program complete eight semesters in an interdisciplinary curriculum created to develop the best in their profession. The Bachelor of Communication - Information Design degree combines skills in visual communication, writing, research, project management and usability testing that reaches far beyond traditional programs in design, technical communication or publishing. In addition to their academics, students receive intensive workplace preparation and complete one 4-month paid work experience term at the end of their second year of study. This work experience has a transformative impact on their next two years as students at MRU. Information Design students develop both hard and soft skills as they learn how to: Information Design students are required to complete 450 hours of work in the spring/summer semester (May through August).