Audiovisual communication programs usually focus on helping students learn the skills they need to operate behind the scenes of a broadcast studio, television production or film set. Courses in a program may include digital applications, photography, directing, editing and lighting techniques.

Summer courses are educational programs that are available during the summer months from learning institutions located across the globe. Some schools offer these seasonal courses in-person or online so that students can further increase their education in the manner most convenient to them.