Graphic Communications Management, B.S.

We used to call it Printing. It has been called Graphic Arts or even Imaging. But it all means placing an image on something, whether paper, cardboard, glass, or even a Web site; it's all Graphic Communications. We are a modern computer driven, creative and exciting field. Graphic Communication products facilitate learning, enjoyment, motivation and commerce. Graphic Communications includes the family of market segments embracing technologies of printing, publishing, packaging, electronic imaging and their allied industries. Nationally, there are over 45,000 printing plants employing over 1.1 million people. The U.S. government Standard Industrial Classification ranks commercial printing alone 3rd among manufacturing industries, in Kentucky over 26,000 are employed in printing companies.

Graphic Communications Management prepares individuals to apply technical and managerial knowledge and skills to the processes and procedures of managing operations from initial design through finished product distribution. Graduates find a wide variety of jobs available, from management positions such as a supervisor or estimator, to technical positions such as an electronic publisher or a Web designer. There are also entrepreneurial opportunities in starting your own business.

Suggested First Semester/First Year

BTO 100, Academic Orientation (1)
ENG 101 or 105, English Composition
HEA 285, Health Across the Lifespan
GCM 211, Graphic Communications (2)
GCM 212, Graphic Communications Lab (1)
GCM 217, Electronic Publishing
MAT 107, College Algebra
Total = 16 credit hours

University and General Education Requirements, 34 hours

Supporting Courses, 28 hours

ACC 201; CHE 101, 107(1); CSC 160; ECO 230; GBU 204; MAT 107; ACC 202 or ECO 300 or MGT 301 or MKT 301; PHY 101 and STA 215.

Major Requirements, 48 hours

EET 303; GCM 211(2), 212(1), 217, 316, 317, 319, 410, 414; INT 202, 408; TEC 161, 255, 313, 355 and 349(6).

Free Electives, 18 hours

Total Requirements, 128 hours