The course provides the student with knowledge of the major printing processes in South Africa and the skills to use various types of substrate. The graduate is equipped to understand the nature of organisation and management, to identify, investigate and make recommendations on shortcomings associated with printing, printing systems and management procedures.

Type: Undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 - 4 years part time

Compulsory Subjects

First Year Subjects:

• Printing process


• Estimating for printers


• Cost and management accounting


• Business law (mercantile law)


• End-user computing


• Financial accounting


• Management principles and practice

Second Year Subjects:

• Printing process


• Management principles and practice

Third Year Subjects:

• Printing process


• Management principles and practice

Careers: Print Manager, Publisher, Editor, Packaging Manager.

Source: www.cput.ac.za

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