The Diploma in Visual Communications Design programme focuses on the specialised competencies necessary to create optimum visual solutions for Advertising, Corporate Identity, Illustration, Publications, Packaging, Web Design, photography, videography and associated practices in today’s dynamic design markets. The primary objective of the programme is to develop and master the conceptual skills that distinguish top managers, directors and designers and prepare the students for creative problem solving which enables them to convey a client’s message in an imaginative, visually arresting way regardless of the selected media.

Programme Credits: 72

• Full Time; Two (2) years

1. UTT John S. Donaldson Port-of-Spain Campus

Applicants must be highly motivated persons from a variety of backgrounds with a sound secondary education and a strong aptitude in Art who wish to acquire the skills necessary to successfully pursue careers in today's design environment;

Passes in a minimum of five (5) subjects at CSEC (CXC O'Level) General Proficiency in Grades I or II and from 1998, Grade III or equivalent GCE O'Levels including Grades A, B or C in Mathematics, English Language, and Art.

Other equivalent qualifications may also be considered.

Additional Requirements:

A portfolio submission which demonstrates evidence of creative/artistic aptitude, for candidates selected to attend the interview stage of the evaluation process.

Mature Student Entry:

An applicant who does not satisfy all the stipulated minimum academic or technical qualifications for admission to the programme may be accepted as a Mature Student. He/she would need to possess the critical elements of the stipulated qualification and would be assessed by the UTT Programme Head as possessing a combination of qualifications and educational or experiential maturity to enable him/her to successfully participate in the programme.

The courses undertaken in this programme are tailored to fit the wide-ranging positions and requirements of the advertising and visual communications industry. The diverse ranges of career options available to graduates include: Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Package Designer, Illustrator, Editorial Designer, Fabric Designer, Photographer, Art Director, Advertising Director, Designer for Outdoor and Transit Advertising, Creative Director, Corporate Identity Designer and positions to suit the following areas: -

• Advertising Design:
• Print
• Television
• Outdoor Transit
• Point of purchase
• Specialty items
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Package Design
• Web Site Design
• Illustration
• Greeting Card Design
• Editorial Design:
• Newspaper
• Magazine
• Book
• Brochure
• Other publications
• Set Design
• Fabric Design
• Corporate Identity Design:
• Identity marks (logos)
• Stationery systems
• Signage/Environmental graphics, etc.
• Symbol and Pictograph Design