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Are you a creative and visual learner? Enjoy working in a hands-on setting or with digital technology? Visual Studies majors explore the power of the image and its critical role in fashion and various creative industries. In addition to courses in core business principles, you’ll study visual communication, digital design, visual merchandising, and digital photography, where, through studio experience, you’ll develop visual, creative, and technology skills.
LIM College’s bachelor of business administration degree in Visual Studies is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

A Closer Look

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Alumni Q&A: Finding a World of Creative Possibilities
Joshua Danforth is Walmart’s Senior Director of Visual Merchandising
- July 13, 2023
- Joshua Danforth

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Bringing Bloomingdale’s Windows to Life
As a Visual Support Production Supervisor at Bloomingdale’s, Gina helps make their amazing window displays come to life. Gina says that everything she learned at LIM, including internships at Betsey Johnson and Madison Square Garden, led her to the exciting career she has today.
- June 14, 2023
- Gina Mercatili

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Course Spotlight: Student-Run Concept Shop — Visual Experience
Immersive Hands-On Learning in Visual Design.
- June 8, 2023
Courses & Curriculum
Total credits: 121/122
- FASH 1110 - Introduction to the Fashion Business credit(s): 3
- LIMS 1000 - First Year Experience credit(s): 1 or LIMS 1020 - College Success for Online Students credit(s): 1
- TECH 1310 - Business Spreadsheets credit(s): 3
- MRKT 1550 - Marketing credit(s): 3
- COMM 1400 - Communicating Across Cultures credit(s): 3
- COMM 2010 - Critical Thinking: Reading, Writing and Research credit(s): 3
- COMM 2025 - Digital Culture in Business and Life credit(s): 3
- ENGL 1100 - English Composition credit(s): 3 or ENGL 1095 - English Composition with Essentials credit(s): 3 and ENGL 0795 - Essentials of Composition credit(s): 2* or ENGL 1060 - English Composition for International Students credit(s): 3 or ENGL 1055 - English Composition for International Students with Essentials credit(s): 3 and ENGL 0755 - Essentials of Composition for International Students credits(s): 2*
- ENGL 3110 - Global Themes for Writing credit(s): 3
- MATH 1300 - Introduction to Statistics credit(s): 3 or MATH 1295 - Introduction to Statistics with Essentials credit(s): 3 and MATH 0595 - Essentials of Introduction to Statistics credit(s): 2*
- MATH 2760 - Applied Data Analysis credit(s): 3
* Institutional credits - do not count toward total credit requirement
- CARE 1300 - Internship Prep: Designing Your Career credit(s): 2
- CARE 1620 - Internship 1 credit(s): 2
- CARE 2620 - Internship 2 credit(s): 2
- CARE 4800 - Senior Co-op Prep: Launching Your Career credit(s): 1
- CARE 4820 - Senior Co-op credit(s): 6
- ACCT 2700 - Accounting credit(s): 3
- BUSN 3310 - Business Law credit(s): 3
- ECON 2100 - Economics credit(s): 3
- FNCE 3410 - Finance credit(s): 3
- MNGT 2310 - Management credit(s): 3
- ARTS 2215 - History of Art credit(s): 3
- VIST 1010 - Visual Communication credit(s): 3
- VIST 1510 - Color and Design credit(s): 3
- VIST 2601 - Digital Design I credit(s): 3
- VIST 2710 - Design Eras and Visual Style credit(s): 3
- VIST 4960 - Visual Studies Senior Capstone (6cr) credit(s): 6
- Visual Studies Choices Credit(s): 12
General Electives are any courses numbered 1000 or higher (except CARE 1890 - Micro-Internship (Optional)) which are not specifically required for the student’s degree program.
Liberal Arts Electives are any non-remedial courses offered by the Arts & Sciences Department and Interdisciplinary Studies Department with the following prefixes: ARTS, COMM, ECON, ENGL, HIST, INTD*, LANG, MATH, NTSC, PHIL, POLS, PSYC, and SOCI, and courses offered by the not specifically required for a major and vary depending upon major course requirements.
You'll gain priceless experience-and make important connections-through required internships. Here are just a few places where LIM students have interned.
- Bottega Veneta
- HGTV Magazine
- John Varvatos Enterprises
- Macys, Inc. Max Mara USA
- Nike, Inc.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Tory Burch
LIM College offers the following minors for each major, which are intended to provide an additional focused area of study:
Fashion Media Minor:
- Fashion Media
Fashion Merchandising Minors:
- Beauty
- Event Planning
- Fashion Merchandising
- Fashion Styling
- Retail Buying And Planning (For Non-Fashion Merchandising Majors)
- Retail Buying And Planning (For Fashion Merchandising Majors)
- Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Studies Minors:
- Entrepreneurship
- Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
Liberal Arts Minors:
- The Arts: History and Performance
- English
- Global Studies
- Society And Culture
Marketing, Management, And Finance Minors:
- Digital Business
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
Visual Studies Minors:
- Digital Design And Photography
- Interior And Residential Concepts
- Photo Styling And Set Design
- Visual Studies
- Visuals For Social Media
Craft your Visual Studies major to focus on the area you’re most interested in, including:
- Art/Creative Direction
- Social Media -Digital Design
- Styling and Events
- Exhibition/Installation Design and Set Design
- Visual Merchandising/Display
- Interior Concepts and 3D Design

Opportunities at LIM
Careers in Visual Studies
With a Visual Studies degree, you can pursue a career in a wide range of areas, including visual merchandising and display, set design and photo styling, exhibition design and installation, and art and creative direction. Some job titles of recent Visual Studies grads include 3D Design Coordinator, Visual Content Editor, and Visual Merchandising & Experiential Designer.
Explore Careers in Visual StudiesInternship Experiences
You'll gain priceless experience — and make important connections — through required internships. Visual Studies majors have done internships in everything from visual production and display to interior styling and social media at companies such as Fendi, Valentino, Alexander Wang, and 3.1 Phillip Lim.
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There’s more to college than attending class. Enhance your experience (and your resume) with co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Make the most of your time and get involved.
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Explore a different culture and expand your world view. Choose a short-term travel program or semester abroad to add an invaluable experience to your education.
View all Study Abroad ProgramsVisual Studies Full-Time Faculty
Laurel Lueders

- Visual Studies
- Laurel.Lueders@limcollege.edu
- Chair / Associate Professor
Grailing King

- Visual Studies
- grking@limcollege.edu
- Senior Lecturer
Leonora Loeb

- Visual Studies
- Leonora.Loeb@limcollege.edu
- Lecturer
Monica Rakocy

- Visual Studies
- monica.rakocy@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Michael Meyer
- Visual Studies
- Michael.Meyer@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Kristin Lilley

- Visual Studies
- Adjunct Faculty
Dimitri Koumbis

- Visual Studies
- dimitri.koumbis@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Leif Huron

- Visual Studies
- leif.huron@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Katie Hawkins

- Visual Studies
- katie.hawkins@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Susan Graham

- Visual Studies
- susan.graham@limcollege.edu
- Adjunct Faculty
Esmaili Golnaz

- Visual Studies
- Adjunct Faculty

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