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Desktop Publishing
Desktop Publishing For more information:
Shirley Gehrke

Assoc. Prof/Office Systems Coordinator/Advisor
Phone: (815) 280-2383

Ram Raghuraman
Department Chair
Phone: (815) 280-2334
Fax:      (815) 280-6655
Office:  T-2037

E-mail: 
sgehrke@jjc.edu

There is an A.A.S. degree and two certificates (achievement and completion) offered in this curriculum.
 
 

CO300
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE
Career Program

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

 

The Occupational Outlook Handbook ranks desktop publisher among the 10 fastest growing occupations. It predicts employment of desktop publishers will grow much faster than the national average for all occupations through 2010.
 
 
  Semester Hours
General education requirements   15
Required Courses   39
  ART 107 Graphic Design  
  BUS 111 Principles of Business Communications  
  OFS 166 Microsoft Word for Windows I  
  OFS 113 Desktop Publishing Using Microsoft Word and Publisher  
  OFS 118 PageMaker  
  OFS 119 QuarkXPress  
  OFS 120 Adobe PhotoShop  
  OFS 128 InDesign  
  OFS 130 Adobe Illustrator  
  OFS 219 Advanced QuarkXPress  
  OFS 220 Advanced Adobe PhotoShop  
  OFS 230 Advanced Adobe Illustrator  
  OFS 240 Prepress  
Electives selected from the following 10
  ACCY 101 Accounting I  
  ADV 101 Principles of Advertising  
  ART 207 Graphic Design II  
  CIS 221 Concepts of Web Design  
  JOUR 102 Editing and Production  
  MGMT 101 Principles of Management  
  MKTG 101 Marketing  
  OFS 102 Document Formatting  
  OFS 103 Advanced Document Formatting  
  OFS 104 Administrative Documents  
  OFS 114 Microsoft Office Suite  
  OFS 115 Advanced Microsoft Office Suite  
  OFS 167 Microsoft Word for Windows II  
  OFS 201 Office Procedures  
  OFS 290 Internship  
Total Required Hours   64
OFS 101 or one semester of previous keyboarding instruction and CIS 105 or knowledge of the basic features of the Windows environment are additional requirements of this program.

A suggested guide for the student planning employment in desktop publishing after two years of college.
 

FIRST YEAR

  First Semester   Second Semester  
  ENG 101 3 BUS 111 3
  OFS 166 3 OFS 113 3
  General Educ. Elective 3 OFS 119 3
  OFS 118 3 OFS 120 3
  ART 107 3 Math/ Science Elective 3
      General Education Elective 3
    15   18

SECOND YEAR

  First Semester   Second Semester  
  OFS 219 3 OFS 230 3
  OFS 220 3 OFS 128 3
  OFS 130 3 OFS 240 3
  Social Science Elective 3 Elective 6
  Electives 4    
    16   15
 


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CO295
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
 

 
   

Semester Hours

Required Courses   34
  BUS 111 Principles of Business Communications  
  ENG 101 Rhetoric  
  OFS 166 Microsoft Word for Windows I  
  OFS 113 Desktop Publishing Using Microsoft Word and Publisher  
  OFS 114 Microsoft Office Suite  
  OFS 118 PageMaker  
  OFS 119 QuarkXPress  
  OFS 120 Adobe PhotoShop  
  OFS 128 InDesign  
  OFS 130 Adobe Illustrator  
  OFS 240 Prepress  
Total Required Hours 34
 
OFS 101 or one semester of previous keyboarding instruction and CIS 105 or knowledge of the basic features of the Windows environment are additional requirements of this certificate.  

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CO290
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
 

 
   

Semester Hours

Required Courses   12
  OFS 118 PageMaker  
  OFS 119 QuarkXPress  
  OFS 120 Adobe PhotoShop  
  OFS 130 Adobe Illustrator  
Elective selected from the following:   3
  OFS 113 Desktop Publishing Using Microsoft Word and Publisher  
  OFS 128 InDesign  
  OFS 240 Prepress  
Total Required Hours 15
 

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