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VCU Qatar is famous for its diverse curriculum, the inspiring and scholarly achievements of its faculty, a variety of student activities, academically rigorous studies in the area of general studies, small but non-the-less effective classes having one-to-one feedback process with the faculty members, the honor clubs and the commitment with which it is working for the Qatari community. VCU or the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar is the only one of its kind in the country. VCU is located right at the heart of the city and is thus very much affected by the vibrant cultural heritage. VCU Qatar has definitely left a deep impact on the lives of the Middle Easterners and the Qataris as well.
VCU Qatar is equipped with various facilities like the library, the studio, the lecture halls and the computer laboratory, thus enabling the students to acquire expertise in their work places due to a compassionate and energetic learning atmosphere. One thing which is for sure that the students at VCU in Qatar is the growth of artistic expression due to the multicultural environment and the Arabic or the Islamic environment provides a critical outlook about the globalization of the visual culture and the impact it has on design.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar offers an opportunity to the students to obtain a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in Graphic Design, Interior Design and Fashion Design. VCU Qatar is the only accredited design program of its own kind in the middle east having another branch at Virginia by the name-VCU School of the Arts in Richmond. The institutions which accredit VCU Qatar are the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Ministry of Education in Qatar and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
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