Desktop Publishing - Santa Monica College

Desktop Publishing from Santa Monica College is a Campus Certificate Communication Technologies degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Using computer software, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, and Microsoft Word, desktop publishing specialists format and combine text, numerical data, photographs, charts, drawings, and other visual graphic elements to produce publication-ready material. Depending on the nature of the project, desktop publishing specialists may also write and edit text, create graphics to accompany text, convert photographs and drawings into digital graphics, manipulate the converted images, and design page layouts. Program Learning Outcomes: Students will utilize marketing research tools, apply creative techniques, choose and utilize appropriate software program(s) and analyze and solve graphic design and page layout problems to produce an effective publication. Students will be effective members of Desktop Publishing teams, demonstrate professional work habits, meet scheduled timeline milestones and deadlines, and communicate effectively via oral presentations and written documents. Required Courses: (16 units) CIS 36P, Microsoft PowerPoint (1) CIS 37A, Microsoft Word I (3) CIS 40, InDesign (3) CIS 60A, Photoshop I (3) CIS 64, Illustrator (3) OFTECH 5, English Skills for the Office (3) and OFTECH 5C, Proofreading (1) Select one unit from the following keyboarding courses: OFTECH 1, Keyboarding 1 (3) OFTECH 1A, Keyboarding 1A (1) OFTECH 1B, Keyboarding 1B (1) OFTECH 1C, Keyboarding 1C (1) OFTECH 9, Keyboarding Improvement (1,1,1) OFTECH 10, Skill Building on the Keyboard (3) View more details on Santa Monica College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Communication Technologies courses.