Graphic Communications Management (also known as GCM) is a print

Printing

Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....

 management program unique in Canada to Ryerson University

Ryerson University

Ryerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...

. The program is located in the Heidelberg Centre

Heidelberg Centre - School of Graphic Communications Management

The Heidelberg Centre is the home of the School of Graphic Communications Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.The 4-storey building at 125 Bond Street cost $10.61 million to build and was designed by Moffat Kinoshita Architects...

 on 125 Bond Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The four-year degree program provides a comprehensive theoretical grounding in printing technologies, management, design, and business. Working in a primarily-Mac

Mac OS X

Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...

 environment, students are taught how to use software that will be useful with their future careers, including Adobe Creative Suite 4, QuarkXpress

QuarkXPress

QuarkXPress is a computer application for creating and editing complex page layouts in a WYSIWYG environment. It runs on Mac OS X and Windows. It was first released by Quark, Inc...

, Agfa Apogee, and Kodak Preps Digital Imposition Software.

Students graduate from the program with a Bachelor of Technology

Bachelor of Technology

The Bachelor of Technology is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after completion of a three or four year program of studies at an accredited university or accredited university-level institution...

(BTech) and a minor of their choosing.