Put Your Creativity to Work.
The Graphic Design program at USC Upstate prepares you to turn ideas into meaningful visual experiences. With a strong focus on creative thinking, branding, and visual problem-solving, you’ll build skills in typography, illustration, web design, digital media, and visual storytelling.
Through hands-on projects and real-world client work in our student-run design studio, you’ll develop a professional portfolio and prepare careers in branding, advertising, digital design, marketing, user experience, and other creative fields.
Bring creative visions to life.
Our faculty are working professionals who share their real-world insights with you. You’ll learn through practice how to create a brand, develop a website, and make eye-catching illustrations. Our program prepares you for careers in many creative fields.
Hands-on Experience
Gain real-world experience through Studio Upstate, our student-run design center, where you’ll collaborate with actual clients and create professional work for your portfolio.
Build an Award-Winning Portfolio
Develop professional-quality work through hands-on projects and showcase your creativity in regional and national design competitions.
Expert Faculty Guidance
You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of branding while developing the time management, communication, presentation, and deadline-driven skills essential to a successful design career.
learn more about the program!
The academic catalog gives you detailed information about the major, courses, and any additional requirements. To complete the Graphic Design undergraduate degree, you will need 120 credit hours.
You can also reach out to your admissions counselor who can assist you in your next steps.
How did your professors mentor you or go beyond just teaching you the basics of a subject?
Professor Donaldson really pushed me to have a higher standard with my design and what I was submitting. From thinking past the obvious when brainstorming for projects to honest feedback during critiques, he really helped change my approach to designing for the better. Both he and Professor Kirkland both went beyond teaching by giving me real world experience and advice on how to communicate with clients through The Studio.
Adrian Meadows | @iiaspire
Graphic Design & Lettering
Next Steps
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