The Diploma in Visual Arts & communication is a highly comprehensive course, which provides in depth training in all aspects of drawing and painting. Once classical principles are learned and manual skills developed, students are taught how to apply them to a digital medium. They develop skills with the computer and learn how to create and manipulate images using all the major software tools used today by the graphic arts industry. Graduates of this program will have aquired the versatility to work in their preferred area within the industry. Their skills will make them highly employable and attractive to prospective employers. They may find entry level employment as visual artists in:

• The Video games industry
• Advertising agencies
• Design firms
• Commercial art and reproduction firms
• Printing and publishing companies
• Motion Pictures and television industries
• Wholesale and retail trade establishments
• Public relations firms

Many visual artists may prefer to be self-employed, freelancing for any of the above.