Mohawk Valley Community College
                                                    Utica and Rome, New York
         			                         Course Outline

GT 124   Commercial Screen Printing                                                              C-1, P-4, Cr-3                                                              

Course Description:
This course covers screen printing production, including the selection and preparation of materials, printer set up, printer operation, and troubleshooting as well as other materials, information, and equipment necessary to produce jobs. A desktop system is used to prepare artwork for production.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
•	Select frames, fabrics, stencils, and inks for particular jobs.
•	Prepare screens for single and multi-color screen printing jobs.
•	Expose and process photosensitive stencils.
•	Set up screen printing equipment for single and multi-color jobs.
•	Select and correctly use the proper equipment for the job.
•	Troubleshoot screen printing problems.
•	Complete single and multi-color jobs.
•	Clean and maintain the screen printing equipment.

Major Topics: 
•	Production of artwork using the desktop publishing system
•	Masking and registration
•	Frames and fabrics
•	Screen preparation
•	Stencil selection
•	Exposing and processing stencils
•	Screen printing shop set up (equipment)
•	Screen printer set up
•	Substrates
•	Inks
•	Safety

Reviewed July 2023