Copyright: 2024

Virginia Assignment Code: 8570

Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11

Duration: 36 weeks

Hours: 140

Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None

CTSO: SkillsUSA

Course Description:

Students will explore the skills and principles involved in the development and function of advertising and the production process. In their course of study, students will apply aesthetic theories and technical skills to graphic design objectives. Students will learn principles of design and illustration, typography,  computer graphics, visual media, and pre-press theory as it relates to the advertising industry. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Credentials, Course Sequences, and Career Clusters/Pathways can be found here:

https://www.cteresource.org/career-clusters/arts-a-v-technology-communications/17551/