Visual Communication

Mass communication studies in college usually consists of a combination of mass communication theories, models, aspects of mass media, journalism skillsets like editing, reporting, newspaper and magazine publication, social media content creation skills, public relations, advertising. This is the usual package.
Visual communication studies have to do with a whole lot of entirely different skillsets, both conceptual and otherwise, relating to graphic design - typography, illustration, text and image, infographics, branding and identity, user interface, posters, web design, publication design, packaging design, sequential art and so on.
These are two different worlds. The area of overlap in the two spaces is publication design for newspapers and magazines and web design if journalistic or similar content is being placed online for readers/viewers. Many newspapers and magazines and webzines have an art direction/design department and that would hire not graduates of mass communication but visual communication.
There is no comparison between the courses. So, you may pursue any of them depending upon your area of interests.

Visual communication (viscom) has a very good scope in India as well as in foreign countries. It's an emerging course in India. So you will have a good scope in this. By pursuing this course and developing your skills, you can create new job opportunities in this field as well.
Career opportunities:
Journalism
Photography
Advertising
Film production
Typography
Web design and many more
This course has job opportunities in and around the world. The important thing is that you must posses business skills and you should be a creative endeavor. The main disadvantage is that the competition is more and requires constant change in your skills.
Top colleges for this course are:
1. Delhi College of Arts and Commerce
2. Department of Media Studies, Christ University
3. Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication
4. Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media
5. Film and Television Institute of India
6. National Institute of Design
7. Asian College of Journalism
8. Xavier Institute of Communication
9. Times School of Journalism
10. Journalism and Mass Communication, Mysore
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B.Sc-Visual Communication is a degree courses which is focuses on
A. Electronic Media Management
B. Video Editing and WFX
3. Multimedia and Animation
4. Jounranilsm especially TV Journalism and Script Writing
4. Wb Designing and Its Applications
5. 3D Modeling and Advertisement
6. Photography and Drawing etc.
So after the course, students have many opportunities in higher educations. Mainly in Electronic Media, TV Journalism, TV Production , Multimedia and Gaming Inudtry including Cartoons, Modeling and Advertising etc.
Listing Post Graduate programs suitable for B.Sc- VisCom Graduates.
1. M.Sc- Electronic Media
2. M.Sc- Multimedia and Animation
3. Master of Journalism and Mass Communication
4. MBA in Media & Entertainment Management
5. PG Courses in Photography(Such courses are very rare in India)
If you want to stick on you career into Management , You can go for MBA in Media and Entertainment Management. Manipal University offers MBA program in Media Management. For Admission, please visit Manipal University's Website.
If you are looking for a career in journalism including technical side of electronic Medias, You can choose MCJ and M.Sc-E M for Technical jobs.
There are many other courses which is not related to VisCom. Ie:-
1. MBA
2. LLB
3. MSW
4. MHRM etc.
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