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New Media Printing and Publishing NMPP

Career Path: Arts and Communications, Engineering/Manufacturing and Industrial Technology

Required Courses		Credit Hours
General Education
COMM 221	Small Group Decision Making	3
ENGL 311	Advanced Technical Writing	3
MATH 115	College Algebra	3
PSYC 326	Indust-Organizat'l Psych* RS	3
Electives:	Cultural Enrichment	6
	Scientific Understanding
	Social Awareness	3
Major
NMPP 330	Digital Multimedia Production	3
NMPP 375	Quality Control Sys in Printing	3
NMPP 410	Digital Printing Systems	2
NMPP 420	World Wide Web Publishing	3
NMPP 499	Digital Prepress Project	3
PMGT 361	Printing Production Planning	4
PMGT 383	Production Cost Analysis	3
PMGT 393	Printing Management Internship	4
Related Courses
ISYS 204	Visual Basic Programming	3
ISYS 200	Database Design & Implementation	3
ISYS 305	Software Systems	3
ISYS 325	Networking Essentials	3
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree (after completion of an A.A.S. degree):		58

Why Choose New Media Printing and Publishing?

Offered through the Printing and Imaging Technology Management Department, the New Media Printing and Publishing program is for students who love working with color graphic images, computers, networks and the Internet. Today's printing industry is really a global communication industry using every type of technology available to help customers communicate their message. New Media is just that, the cutting edge of all the latest and greatest print and digital communications technology.

Prepare for a Great Career

With more than 80 percent of the printing companies employing less than 50 people, most companies are not able to have dedicated staff or personnel to manage their computer networks. A graduate from the New Media Printing and Publishing program is not only trained in electronic page layout and imposition, color image editing and digital print pre-press workflow, they bring another level of skills to the workforce. Web page design and authoring, Java programming language, computer network and file server maintenance and administration, digital press output and advanced digital workflow training make graduates from the New Medial Printing and Publishing program highly desirable employees for the future of the printing industry.

Admission Requirements

Students wishing to enroll in any of the programs in the Printing and Imaging Technology Management Department at Ferris may begin in either fall or winter semester. Students must have completed an associate degree in Printing and Digital Graphic Imaging, Information Systems or Visual Communications from Ferris or an equivalent associate degree from another institution with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Students with the highest GPA or ACT scores are admitted first.

Graduation Requirements

The New Media Printing and Publishing program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree. Students must complete a 400-hour internship prior to graduation and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in core classes, in the major and overall. Students must complete all general education requirements as outlined on the General Education website.

More Information

Printing and Imaging Technology Management
Ferris State University
915 Campus Drive/SWN 314
Big Rapids, MI 49307
call (231) 591-2845
or email Pat_Klarecki@ferris.edu