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Graphic Design students.The 4-year Bachelor of Arts, Major in Graphic Design program at Vancouver Island University is designed to develop the analytical and intuitive skills of an artistically inclined student into those of a professional graphic designer. It is an intense program that explores a visual vocabulary and the development of ideas through a mix of design, drawing, photography, colour theory and design history in the first year and the application of this knowledge to applied design problems in the second year. Students learn to use the computer as it is utilized by the graphics print industry - as both a creative and a production tool. All of the aforementioned are evolving and changing components of professional graphic design and are essential skills for anyone considering this as a career.