Graphic Communications Management - BTech
Graphic Communications Management - BTech
Degree: Bachelor of Technology
Faculty: The Creative School
Requirements: Grades-Only
Grade range: Mid 70s1
Experiential learning: Internship mandatory
Full-time format: 4 Year
Is this degree for you?
Graphic Communications Management (GCM) is an interdisciplinary degree program that gives students the creative, technical, and business expertise necessary to excel in the print and packaging industries.
GCM grads are creative and made unique by technological and leadership acumen, which is used to bridge design and manufacturing. You’ll become an innovator with a human-centred mindset.
In GCM, you’ll master the entire printing workflow from design and production to management, marketing and communication. This includes access to photo-quality proofers and printers; digital, offset, 3D and flexographic printing presses; computer-based simulators; binding and finishing machines, among other technologies.
Concentrations:
- Digital Graphic Output
- Leadership
- Packaging
- Publishing
Student spotlight
GCM students create 21 large-scale chalk murals in the SLC
Throughout the winter semester, students participating in the GCM 806 Advanced Typography class worked in teams to ideate, mock-up and install large-scale, typographic chalk murals in the Student Learning Centre (SLC). Throughout the process, the SLC’s management team briefed students on the project and their mandates, heard live pitch presentations by the students about their concepts, and provided feedback and final approvals.
Read more: Graphic Communications Management students create 21 large-scale chalk murals in the SLC
After you graduate with this degree
🎓 Further education:
- Business
- Digital media
- Environmental management
- Packaging
- Print media
Career possibilities:
- Graphic designer
- Marketing associate
- Print production specialist
- Production planner
- Project manager
💼 Employer possibilities:
- Loblaw
- Maple Leaf Foods
- Ricoh
- TC Transcontinental
- The Printing House
Academic requirements
This is a Grades-Only program. Admission decisions for Grades-Only programs are based on academic performance.
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.
Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:
- English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
- Grade 11 U or M or Grade 12 U mathematics (one of: MCF3M, MCR3U, MHF4U, MCV4U, MDM4U)
- Recommended: Grade 12 M Principles of Financial Accounting (BAT4M) and/or Communication Technology (TGJ4M)
- Note: the minimum grade(s) required in the subject prerequisites (normally in the 65-70% range) will be determined subject to competition
Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page.
Tuition and fees range 2024-2025
For detailed fees information, visit tuition and fees by program.
Full-time format:
Ontario students: $7,305 - $7,798
Out-of-province students: $8,481 - $8,995
International students: $35,102 - $35,521
First-year courses
Here is a preview of first-year courses based on the available undergraduate calendar information.
2nd Semester
LIBERAL STUDIES:
One course from Table A - Lower Level Liberal Studies (opens in new window) .
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Notes:
- Actual minimum grade ranges required for fall 2025 admission/wait list consideration will be determined based on grades and qualifications presented by the applicant pool as they become available. Required grade ranges may fluctuate from year to year (up or down) as a result of competition. Applicants not educated in Ontario may present the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.
Disclaimer:
While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this site, in the event of a discrepancy, TMU's current Undergraduate Calendar is the official reference.