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Study Program of

Bachelor of Visual and Communication Design

GREETINGS FROM

The head of the Visual and Communication Design Program

Dr. Sugiyanto, M.Kom.

Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Welcome to the website of the Visual and Communication Design program in the Computer Science Department at Universitas Dian Nuswantoro (Udinus). Our program has a long history of excellence. In 2006, we received accreditation under Decree No. 4067/D/T/2006, issued by the Director General of Higher Education at the Ministry of Education and Culture (DIKTI). From 2007 to 2015, we made significant improvements and achieved the 'A' accreditation score from the National Accreditation Body for Higher Education (BAN-PT), as stated in Decree No. 1151/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/S/XI/2015, dated November 14th, 2015. In 2020, we proudly maintained our 'A' accreditation, which will remain valid until 2025.

The Visual and Communication Program at Udinus offers four concentrations including graphic design, creative promotion, creative multimedia, and game technology. We provide a supportive atmosphere where students can improve and expand their creative innovation and ideas in the realm of visual communication design. We guarantee to ensure our graduates are at the front line in order to align the usage of recent technology with traditional design, as well as understand relationship changes between creative practice and the local community. We also take part in balancing strategic and critical thinking by emerging innovations in the related field of visual and communication design for students.

Our study program has many successful alumni as well as network practitioners who excel in a variety of studio design, production houses or companies, and multimedia, including proficients such as creative designers, art directors, web designers, photographers, illustrators, and animators.

Wassalamualaikum warrahmatullahi wabarakatuh

The Head of the Visual and Communication Design Bachelor’s Program

Dr. Sugiyanto, M.Kom.

VISION & MISSION

The Bachelor of Visual and Communication Design

Vision

Becoming the main study program in the field of Visual Communication Design and multimeida technology in Indonesia that is excellent with entrepreneurship spirit in the year 2026

Mission

1. Organizing higher education based on art and information technology to generate excellent graduates that are able to develop, as well as utilizing their knowledge professionally. 

2. Keeping the relation and relevance of the whole academic activity with the need to develop the creative industry in Indonesia by forming collaborations with various national and international institutions so that the graduates will have entrepreneurial spirit and be able to compete globally. 

3. Organizing and generalizing research products in the field of Visual Communication Design through scientific publication, exhibition, and social service.

    ACCREDITATION

    The Bachelor of Visual and Communication Design

    GRADUATE PROFILE

    The Bachelor of Visual and Communication Design

    Graphic Designer

    A proficient who design visual elements such as graphic, illustration, and layout, to create efficient and interesting visual communication. Graphic designers use software namely Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign to create designs within media including printing, website, social media, advertisement, and more. They also determine the design principles like composition, colors, typography, and visual hierarchy to achieve a clear message for the audience.

    Photographer

    A person who has the skills to capture images using a camera. Their primary role is to create visually appealing images, convey messages, preserve valuable moments, or document the beauty of the natural world and other subjects. Photographers have flexible job prospects across different sectors, including journalism, weddings, nature photography, fashion, product photography, and more. They possess a deep understanding of photographic techniques, maintain their tools, and are equipped with artistic talent and creativity to master composition, lighting exposure, and other elements, resulting in stunning and captivating photographs.

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    Copy Writer

    Experts in writing promotion and advertisement texts. Their primary job is to create writing content that seems engaging and persuasive for marketing purposes. Copywriters construct ideas and messages that persuade the audience to do certain things, including registration, purchasing products, or service subscriptions. They also make sure that those messages are suitable with the name of the product and the target audience. Copywriters can work in several media such as printed advertisements, online advertisements, market material, website texts, etc. Having a strong ability to write, creativity, and an understanding of the consumers’ psychology is very important in the copywriting job.

    Illustrator

    An individual who specializes in creating images or illustrations for various media and purposes. To create intriguing images that complement texts or messages, Illustrators use several techniques like hand painting, digital arts, or vector illustrations. Illustrations are used in children's books, magazines, ads, postcards, comics, websites, and a lot more. Illustrators have the capability to deeply understand the combination of colors and visual narration to convey a message or story effectively through images.

    Art Director

    A professional in the creative industry who’s responsible for guiding, planning, and managing visual aspects of creative projects. Art directors mainly focus on developing a visual concept, choosing style and design, creative team coordination, quality supervision, etc.

    Creativepreneur

    An entrepreneur who combines creativity with business aspects. They focus on creating, developing, and monetizing services or products in accordance with their expertise. Creativepreneurs are often found in several creative sectors, for example, the art industry, design, entertainment, and food. They also combine creative vision with business strategy to generate value and benefit from their creation and usually act as an innovator in a competitive market. In the present digital era, many creativepreneurs use social media to promote and sell their product & services.

    STUDENTS ACTIVITY

    The Bachelor of Visual and Communication Design

    Kurikulum

    The Bachelor of Visual and Communication Design

    No Kode Mata Kuliah SKS Semester
    1 A14.27307 TEKNIK PRESENTASI 2 1
    2 N201702 Bahasa Inggris 2 1
    3 N2017053 PENDIDIKAN AGAMA KRISTEN 2 1
    4 A14.27103 GAMBAR TEKNIK 2 1
    5 N2017054 PENDIDIKAN AGAMA BUDHA 2 1
    6 A14.27101 TIPOGRAFI 2 1
    7 N2017055 PENDIDIKAN AGAMA HINDU 2 1
    8 A14.27106 SKETSA 2 1
    9 N2017051 PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM 2 1
    10 A14.27303 CREATIVE WRITING 2 1
    11 N2017052 PENDIDIKAN AGAMA KATOLIK 2 1
    12 U201704 PENGANTAR TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI 2 1
    13 A14.37101 Tipografi 2 1
    14 A14.27104 PENGANTAR DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL 2 1
    15 A14.37104 Sketsa 3 1
    16 A14.27102 NIRMANA 3 1
    17 AF201704 DASAR-DASAR KOMPUTASI 2 1
    18 A14.37106 Keterampilan Presentasi 2 1
    19 A14.37102 Nirmana 3 1
    20 A14.37103 Pengantar Desain Komunikasi Visual 2 1
    21 A14.37105 Penulisan Kreatif 2 1
    22 CF201701 Pengantar Teknologi Informasi 0 1
    23 A14.37207 Reprografika 4 2
    24 A14.27408 METODE PRODUKSI GRAFIKA 1 2 2
    25 A14.37205 Estetika Desain 2 2
    26 AF201702 Literasi Informasi 2 2
    27 A14.37202 Gambar Bentuk & Figur 4 2
    28 A14.27206 ESTETIKA 2 2
    29 A14.37203 Grafis Komputer 2 2
    30 A14.27201 TIPOGRAFI APLIKATIF 2 2
    31 A14.37201 Tipografi Aplikatif 2 2
    32 A14.27205 STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI 2 2
    33 A14.37204 Strategi Komunikasi 2 2
    34 A14.27202 MENGGAMBAR 1 3 2
    35 A14.27204 SEJARAH DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL 2 2
    36 A14.27407 TINJAUAN DESAIN 2 2
    37 AF201703 Technopreneurship 2 2
    38 A14.27203 KOMPUTER GRAFIS 1 2 2
    39 A14.37206 Tinjauan Desain 2 2
    40 U201701 Dasar Kewirausahaan 2 2
    41 A14.27302 MENGGAMBAR 2 3 3
    42 A14.37303 Psikologi Persepsi 2 3
    43 A14.27504 KRITIK DESAIN 2 3
    44 A14.37305 Ilustrasi 3 3
    45 A14.27505 METODE PRODUKSI GRAFIKA 2 2 3
    46 A14.37304 Kritik Desain 2 3
    47 A14.27301 DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL 1 6 3
    48 A14.37302 Fotografi Dasar 3 3
    49 A14.27305 FOTOGRAFI 1 3 3
    50 A14.37301 Desain Informasi 4 3
    51 A14.27306 PSIKOLOGI PERSEPSI 2 3
    52 A14.37306 Desain Antarmuka / Pengalaman Pengguna 3 3
    53 A14.27605 CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2 3
    54 A14.37307 Desain Publikasi 3 3
    55 A14.27304 KOMPUTER GRAFIS 2 2 3
    56 A14.37405 Metodologi Desain 2 4
    57 A14.37407 Multimedia 3 4
    58 A14.27404 ILUSTRASI 2 4
    59 A14.37404 Fotografi Pencahayaan Buatan 3 4
    60 E125908 Pengembangan Produk Berbasis Budaya 3 4
    61 A14.37402 Desain Web 2 4
    62 A14.27406 METODOLOGI DESAIN 2 4
    63 A14.37401 Desain Identitas Visual 4 4
    64 A14.27403 SINEMATOGRAFI 2 4
    65 A15.21403 Pengelolaan Konten Digital 3 4
    66 C12.02207 Budaya dalam Bisnis dan Perusahaan Jepang 2 4
    67 B11.6405 Pemasaran Digital 3 4
    68 A14.27405 FOTOGRAFI 2 3 4
    69 A14.27604 MULTIMEDIA 2 4
    70 C11.38601 Subtitling 2 4
    71 A14.37403 Audiovisual Dasar 2 4
    72 A14.27402 DESAIN WEB 2 4
    73 A14.27602 PEMODELAN 3D 2 4
    74 A14.37406 Pemodelan 3D 4 4
    75 A14.27401 DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL 2 6 4
    76 A14.27612 TEORI ANIMASI 2 5
    77 A14.27712 PROYEK ANIMASI 3D 4 5
    78 A14.27614 INTERAKSI MANUSIA DAN KOMPUTER 2 5
    79 A14.27503 AUDIO VISUAL 4 5
    80 A14.27710 KAJIAN BUDAYA 2 5
    81 A14.37501 Desain Persuasi Sosial 4 5
    82 A14.27716 DESAIN PRODUK 2 5
    83 A14.37505 Fotografi Komersial 3 5
    84 A14.27607 MEDIA INTERAKTIF 2 5
    85 A14.37502 Penceritaan Visual 4 5
    86 A14.27611 MANAJEMEN SKENARIO ANIMASI 2 5
    87 A14.37503 Produksi Audiovisual 4 5
    88 A14.27708 VISUAL MERCHANDISING 4 5
    89 A14.37508 Proyek Desain Produk 4 5
    90 A14.27613 DASAR PEMROGRAMAN GAME 2 5
    91 A14.37510 Proyek Desain AI Generatif 4 5
    92 A14.27507 TEORI PERIKLANAN 2 5
    93 N201706 PENDIDIKAN KEWARGANEGARAAN 2 5
    94 A14.37509 Proyek Game 4 5
    95 A14.27709 DESAIN ORNAMEN 2 5
    96 A14.37507 Proyek Media Imersif 4 5
    97 A14.27501 DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL 3 6 5
    98 A14.37506 Proyek Tata Visual Produk 4 5
    99 A14.27606 DASAR PEMROGRAMAN MULTIMEDIA 2 5
    100 A14.37504 Teori Periklanan 2 5
    101 A14.27715 PEMASARAN DAN PERILAKU KONSUMEN 2 5
    102 A14.27502 VISUAL STORYTELLING 2 5
    103 N201707 PENDIDIKAN PANCASILA 2 6
    104 A14.37605 Proyek Desain Kemasan 4 6
    105 N201701 Bahasa Indonesia 2 6
    106 A14.37603 Proyek Konten Kreatif 4 6
    107 A14.27707 PROYEK INTERAKTIF 4 6
    108 A14.37602 Grafis Bergerak 4 6
    109 A14.27601 DESAIN KOMUNIKASI VISUAL 4 6 6
    110 A14.37601 Desain Persuasi Komersial 4 6
    111 A14.27706 NEW MEDIA 2 6
    112 A14.27615 FOTOGRAFI DESAIN 3 6
    113 A14.27616 PUBLISHING 2 6
    114 A14.27608 KOMUNIKASI VISUAL PERIKLANAN 4 6
    115 A14.27711 PROYEK ANIMASI 2D 4 6
    116 A14.27603 ANIMASI 2D 4 6
    117 A14.27714 PEMROGRAMAN GAME 4 6
    118 A14.27610 KOMUNIKASI GRAFIS 4 6
    119 A14.27713 GAME DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 2 6
    120 A14.37606 Proyek Animasi 4 6
    121 A14.27609 BAHASA VISUAL 2 6
    122 A14.37604 Proyek Grafis Lingkungan 4 6
    123 A14.27705 ETIKA PROFESI 2 7
    124 A14.27703 MANAJEMEN DESAIN 2 7
    125 A14.37702 Kerja Praktek 2 7
    126 A14.37706 Kuliah Kerja Industri 4 7
    127 A14.37701 Kolokium 4 7
    128 A14.37704 Manajemen Desain 2 7
    129 A14.37705 Etika profesi 2 7
    130 A14.27704 BIMBINGAN KARIER 2 7
    131 A14.37709 Etika profesi Industri 2 7
    132 A14.27701 KOLOKIUM 4 7
    133 N201705 Pendidikan Agama 2 7
    134 A14.37708 Manajemen Desain Industri 2 7
    135 A14.27719 MANAJEMEN DESAIN INDUSTRI 2 7
    136 A14.37703 Bimbingan Karier 2 7
    137 A14.27720 ETIKA PROFESI INDUSTRI 2 7
    138 A14.37707 Portofolio Industri 4 7
    139 A14.27702 KERJA PRAKTEK 2 7
    140 A14.27718 PORTOFOLIO INDUSTRI 4 7
    141 A14.27717 KULIAH KERJA INDUSTRI 4 7
    142 A14.27801 TUGAS AKHIR 8 8
    143 A14.37802 Pameran 2 8
    144 A14.37801 Tugas Akhir 6 8