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Graphic Communications Technology Management - Diploma
Graphic Communications Technology Management - Diploma

Graphic Communications Technology Management - Diploma

  • ID:BCIT10008
  • Level:2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
  • Duration:
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Fees (CAD)

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20
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

English requirements

  • IELTS

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 7

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.5

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 6.0

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 65

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 60

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 52

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

    • If your program requires: English 12, 73%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 90

    • If your program requires: English 12, 67%, You need these scores on the IELTS: 86

    • If your program requires: English 12, 50 %, You need these scores on the IELTS: 82

Course Information

Consider a career in the dynamic graphic communications industry. The Graphic Communications Technology Management diploma program provides you with the knowledge and skills to manage production processes in the business of digital imaging, as well as hands-on training with the equipment and software you’ll be using in your graphics career.

  • You will apply the latest graphic design software, business processes, art direction, and production management, and learn to operate high-tech imaging and finishing technologies.

  • You will design and produce marketing materials such as posters, large format signage, labels, variable data documents, books, packaging and other finished products that organizations need to communicate with a connected and informed audience.

  • You will manage diverse multi-media technologies for sustainable business practices.

  • You will learn Customer Relationship Management software and apply it through building a professional network in the Graphic Communications industry.

BCIT developed this program with the support of leading industry professionals and graphic production companies to help you prepare for positions such as production artist, graphic designer, or print and imaging manager, With access to our on-campus print and imaging facility, you will develop real-world career skills to position you for success in the graphic communications industry.
 

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Program matrix

Level 1

  • , BUSA 1005, Introduction to Business

  • , COMM 1100, Business Communication 1

  • , FMGT 1152, Accounting for the Manager

  • , GTEC 1100, Creative Imaging Industry Overview

  • , GTEC 1464, Imaging Technologies 1

  • , GTEC 2250, Design Tools for Creative Page Layout

  • , GTEC 2280, Creative Software for Image Manipulation and Colour Management

  • , MDIA 2325, System Administration PC and MAC

Level 2

  • , COMM 2200, Business Communication 2

  • , GTEC 2010, Term 2 Final Project

  • , GTEC 2105, Managing Pre-Imaging Workflows 1

  • , GTEC 2260, Creating and Editing Digital Graphics

  • , GTEC 2400, Term 2 Job Placement

  • , GTEC 2463, Digital Imaging Foundation

  • , GTEC 2464, Imaging Technologies 2

  • , GTEC 2465, Bindery and Finishing 1

  • , GTEC 3210, Creative Estimates for Imaging Processes

  • , MDIA 2140, Color Management Systems

Level 3

  • , GTEC 3105, Managing Pre-Imaging Workflows 2

  • , GTEC 3300, Sustainability Practices in the Workplace

  • , GTEC 3460, e-Commerce for Creative Imaging

  • , GTEC 3464, Imaging Technologies 3

  • , GTEC 3467, Large Format Imaging Applications

  • , GTEC 4463, Advanced Digital Imaging

  • , MDIA 3049, Advanced Page Design and Construction

  • , MKTG 1102, Essentials of Marketing

  • , OPMT 1198, Operations Management Fundamentals

Level 4

  • , ECON 1150, Economic Issues

  • , GTEC 3465, Bindery and Finishing 2

  • , GTEC 4010, Term 4 Final Project

  • , GTEC 4200, Creative Process Production Management

  • , GTEC 4400, Term 4 Job Placement

  • , GTEC 4464, Advanced Troubleshooting for Graphic Imaging Technologies

  • , GTEC 4466, Print Process

  • , GTEC 4467, Process Control

  • , MKTG 1219, Professional Sales Skills

Total Credits:, 116.0

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Nearly every company and organization has more and more need for qualified employees in imaging technology. Because of this, there are more available jobs than there are graduates to fill them. With your BCIT diploma in Graphic Communications Technology Management, you’ll be in demand for opportunities in many areas of design, print and web media, and graphic communications.

Some career opportunities in imaging technology:

  • Junior Graphic Designer

  • Pre-media Work

  • Production Artist

  • Prepress Coordinator

  • Production Manager/Coordinator

  • Production Planner

  • Customer Service Representative

  • Sales Manager/Representative

  • Marketing and Sales Manager/Coordinator

  • Digital Print Operator

  • Press Operator

  • Bindery and Finishing Operator

  • Packaging Designer

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Insurance/year: 700 CAD

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