Graphic Communication Technology Option

Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Science and Associate of Technology
Information effective for students admitted since fall 2007.

The Industrial Technology Degree has eight unique specializations (listed in the navigation bar on the left) available to help prepare you for professional life. The Graphic Communication Technology option concentrates on the knowledge and skills needed for a successful career in print and electronic media. Your courses will give you exposure to contemporary printing technology, desktop publishing, principles of photography, digital imaging, color separation and reproduction. This specialization offers both a bachelor's degree program (4 years, typ.) and an associate's degree program (2 years, typ.).

The coursework you'll complete is divided into two basic categories – general education (required by the University) and departmental requirements (major coursework). The information below details the departmental requirements for both the bachelor’s degree and the associate’s degree

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Technical Literacy Core: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

• ITEC 110 - Communications Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 120 - Energy, Power, Transportation (3 cr.)
• ITEC 130 - Production Materials & Processes (3 cr.)

Management Core: 15 credit hours (5 courses)

• ITEC 492 - Industrial Organization (3 cr.)
• ITEC 494 - Total Quality Management (3 cr.)
• OSEH 120 - Safety, Health, & Environmental Issues (3 cr.)
• BUAD 251 - Organization & Management (3 cr.)
• BUAD 452 - Production & Operations Management (3 cr.)

Elective Courses in Management: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

Choose any three from the following:

• ITEC 300 - Cooperative Education (3 cr.) 1
• ITEC 392 - Industrial Training (3 cr.)
• ITEC 400 – Cooperative Education (3 cr.)
• OSEH 221 - Industrial Fire Prevention, Protection, & Control (3 cr.)
• OSEH 320 - Safety Engineering Principles (3 cr.) 2
• OSEH 323 - Human Factors in Occupational Safety & Hygiene (3 cr.)
• OSEH 333 - Introduction to System Safety (3 cr.)
• BUAD 161 - Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
• BUAD 352 - Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
• BUAD 353 - Labor-Management Relations (3 cr.)

1. A maximum of six credit hours of cooperative education will be counted towards graduation requirements.
2. OSEH 320: Safety Engineering Principles, is required for all construction technology majors.

Free Electives: 9 credit hours (3 courses)

Technical Option: GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (27 cr.)

• ITEC 243 - Technical Sketching and Design (3 cr.)
• ITEC 251 - Graphic Communications (3 cr.)
• ITEC 343 - Technical Illustration and Rendering (3 cr.)
• ITEC 350 - Still Photography (3 cr.)
• ITEC 355 - Contemporary Printing Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 356 - Desktop Publishing (3 cr.)
• ITEC 455 - Color Separation and Reproduction (3 cr.)
• ITEC 456 - Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
• One related elective (3 cr.)

The associate's degree Graphic Communication Technology option is for those students looking to secure technician level position in the graphic communication industry. In addition to the Universities general education requirements, you will complete the coursework listed below. If you decide that you want to continue on to work towards a bachelor's degree, the classes you take for your associates degree will work in seamlessly into a four year plan.

GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (64-65 cr.)

Technical Literacy Core: 12 credit hours (4 courses)

• ITEC 110 - Communications Systems (3 cr.)
• ITEC 120 - Energy, Power, Transportation (3 cr.)
• ITEC 130 - Production Materials & Processes (3 cr.)
• OSEH 120 - Safety, Health, and Environmental Issues (3 cr.)

Technical Option: GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (27 cr.)

• ITEC 243 - Technical Sketching and Design (3 cr.)
• ITEC 251 - Graphic Communications (3 cr.)
• ITEC 350 - Still Photography (3 cr.)
• ITEC 356 - Desktop Publishing (3 cr.)

Select two of the following courses:

• ITEC 300 - Cooperative Education (3 cr.)
• ITEC 343 - Technical Illustration and Rendering (3 cr.)
• ITEC 355 - Contemporary Printing Technology (3 cr.)
• ITEC 455 - Color Separation and Reproduction (3 cr.)
• ITEC 456 - Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
• One ITEC elective.