Visual Art Communications is a course that provides a foundation in aesthetic concepts andapplies these concepts to the visual art, design, printing, and photographyindustries. Course content provides theopportunity to acquire marketable skills by examining both the visualcommunications industry and its career opportunities and by developingleadership, teamwork, and technical skills. Varying degrees of aesthetics are required, along with the ability tointerpret many aspects of life and technology. Course content is also related to other pathways. Art and Applied Art relates to PerformingArts; Graphic Design relates to Printing Technologies; and Photographic Artrelates to Printing Technologies, Journalism, Broadcasting, and Film.