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Explore the exciting field of graphic design with the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University faculty. Spend a week this summer diving into the Adobe Creative Cloud software tools, hearing from professional graphic designers, and exploring the intersection of liberal arts and art education.
Non-credit
Online
Accepts International Students
Financial Aid
Final project
Whether you’re interested in marketing, communications, photo editing, or the graphic arts umbrella, this program will teach you about the creative process and arm you with the tools to be off and running with making your own designs. In today’s heavily digital world, career opportunities related to graphic design are endless. Join Tufts’ Graphic Design Bootcamp for a crash course in design, culminating with a final exhibition show after a week of immersive exploration in the field. Head back to school with the skills to make digital design products like posters, flyers, portraits, social media posts, newsletters, you name it! Tap into your creativity and add resume-building purpose to your summer.
Tufts Virtual Campus
We endeavor to make each moment of the student experience at Tufts memorable for our students. Tufts Virtual Campus brings new meaning to this as we strive to recreate the critical learning and social environment students expect from Tufts University through digital tools. Tufts Virtual campus exists on a series of software platforms to which students will have full access during their program. In particular, the following two platforms will be used for the majority of our activities:
Zoom: allows students to connect for lectures, webinars, breakout sessions, one-on-one mentoring, phone calls, chat sessions ... and more!
Canvas: provides a collaborative space for course content, assignments, and grading. Many programs will host course material (syllabus, readings, review questions, etc.) on a Canvas course site.
Academic Experience
Tufts Virtual Campus programs are being designed to provide high-quality, flexible, and interactive experiences to our students. We are carefully designing them to have the same academic rigor and expectations for teaching, studying, and achievement as their on-campus counterparts. The benefits of learning in a virtual environment include giving students greater freedom to interact with course content (lectures, presentations, discussions, forums, etc.) on a schedule that works for them, using a wider network of resources to achieve educational goals.
Program Highlights:
- Access Tufts’ renowned art school faculty;
- Engage in a unique interdisciplinary approach to graphic design; combining liberal arts disciplines (psychology, writing, communications) with art and design;
- Learn valuable résumé-building skills that can be applied to many areas of interest;
- Get creative while strengthening communication and writing skills
Explore real-world tools and techniques and meet professionals in the field;
- Get a taste of an online college course and make lifelong friends from around the world.
Program Outcomes:
- Strong understanding of the creative process as it relates to creating digital art;
- Knowledge of tools and functions of Adobe Creative Cloud software;
- Understanding of graphic design as a career path; its usages in every industry;
- 1-2 completed pieces of work.
General Requirements:
1 - Entering high school grades 10-12 *or* a Spring 2023 high school graduate.
2 - International Students
Both domestic and international students are welcome to apply to and attend our pre-college programs.
Official Transcript
1 Recommendation
English Test B2
Online Application From
Parent/Guardian Consent
Writing Sample *
Work Sample *
Step 1: Complete an Online Application
The online application will ask you for the following information:
1 - Basic personal information, including parents/guardians and emergency contact (if you are under 18, we will contact a parent for permission to enroll)
2 - List of any relevant classes taken (none necessary)
3 - Test scores - optional, unless you must submit scores as evidence of English proficiency
4 - Optional: Design or writing portfolio, e.g. images or samples of past work (photography, newspaper article, art project, poster, sign)
Step 2: Upload Your High School Transcript
During your application process, you will be asked to provide us with contact information for an official from your high school. They will receive an email with further instructions to upload your transcript.
Step 3: Parental Consent
As a part of your application, you will be asked to provide contact information for a parent/guardian. Once you submit your application, our systems will automatically email the parent/guardian you listed in the application with instructions for how to fill out the online permission form.
Jul 31 - Aug 04
1 week
Online
Program Fees - Summer 2023
Virtual: $2,000
Non-Refundable Program Deposit: $550, applied to the Program Fee
A pre-payment on program fees is required to reserve space in the program
This deposit will be applied toward program fees and is not an additional fee
The balance of payment for program fees is due upon notification of charges, and no later than May 15
This deposit is non-refundable in the event of withdrawal from the program
Financial Aid
Tufts Pre-College Programs are committed to aiding students from all backgrounds. Although we have only limited need-based financial aid available, we do our best to distribute the funds to students for whom it can make the greatest difference in their ability to attend.
Financial Aid awards are made on a rolling basis to students with demonstrated need. We aim to provide enough aid to eligible students that they are able to successfully enroll and participate in the program.
If financial assistance is essential to your ability to attend the program, we recommend that you wait to pay the $550 non-refundable deposit until you have received your financial aid decision. Award decisions will be issued twice per month.
Please note:
International students are not eligible for financial aid at this time. Families should expect to contribute to the remaining portion of the program cost as well as other expenses like travel, books, etc.
We currently do not offer aid for students participating in our Leadership for Social Change Intensive
Official Transcript
1 Recommendation
English Test B2
Online Application From
Parent/Guardian Consent
Writing Sample *
Work Sample *
Application is closed
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