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UH - University of Houston - Graphic Communications Technology
Address: The University of Houston - 4880 Calhoun Road
College of Technology - Technology Building, 3th floor, room 312
City: Houston, Texas 77204
Country: United States
Graphic Communications Technology is an area of emphasis in the Technology Leadership and Supervision Program offered by the University of Houston College of Technology.
The primary objective of the Graphic Communications Technology curriculum at University of Houston is to prepare students for leadership roles (i.e., production management, quality control, sales, planning, customer-service, and estimating) in graphic communications businesses. Graphic Communications (GC) refers to the processes and industries that create, develop, produce, or disseminate products utilizing or incorporating words or pictorial images to convey information, ideas, and feelings. GC products facilitate learning, enjoyment, motivation, and commerce.
Graphic Communications includes the family of market segments embracing the technologies of printing, publishing, packaging, electronic imaging, and their allied industries: they are often referred to as the graphic arts, print, or imaging industries. Effective contemporary graphic communication requires a mix of communications technologies: still- and motion multimedia and web sites in addition to printed media. For this reason, the Graphic Communicat
ions Technology curriculum at UH can be thought of as a tapestry created by weaving together print, multimedia, and web design technologies.
The secondary objective of the Graphic Communications Technology degree program is to prepare students for technological careers in the graphic communications industries. The program prepares students for a variety of careers, including Digital Imaging Technician, Electronic Prepress Technician, Multimedia Specialist, Webmaster, and Offset Lithographic Press Operator.
The courses cover the specific subject matter outlined by the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) in their GATF Imaging Skills Curriculum. Therefore, graduates of the program are prepared to take GATF's certification examination. The curriculum also covers all the subject matter required to pass the certification examination for the General Requirements for Applications in Commercial Offset Lithography (GRACoL). There are also numerous vendor specific examinations, such as those offered by Adobe, which students will be able to pass-should they choose to do so-upon completion of the program.
The University of Houston is involved with two distinct educational programs within the field of Graphic Communications Technology. The primary focus is the college-credit program that leads to a Bachelor of Science in Technology degree.
The goal of the Bachelor's degree program is to prepare talented individuals with the vision and knowledge to lead the printing and publishing industry into the future. Leaders must have a broad-based education in many fields so that they may see the connections between trends and make wise choices.
For this reason, students in the Bachelor's degree program learn about a wide range of technological fields, including electronic prepress technology, multi-media and Internet technology, presswork, finishing, costing, planning, and printing processes.
In addition, students complete a rigorous university core curriculum, including courses in mathematics, science, social science, and English. A fifteen semester-hour minor is also available to students pursuing other majors.
The University also cooperates with the Texas Printing Institute (TPI), a non-profit teaching activity of the Texas Printing Education Foundation, to offer non-credit short-term courses to working professionals.
Courses are taught for three hours on evenings and on Saturdays, usually last only five weeks, and cover topics such as the operation of computer software and hardware. The TPI also offers courses tailor-made to the needs of specific businesses.
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