Shilpy Begum
Welcome to the Department of Printing and Publication Studies!
The department of Printing and Publication Studies was established on May 12, 2015. It is one of the latest disciplines in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Dhaka. The department started its academic activities by offering a Master's programme in a 2016–2017 session with 30 students. In the 2017–2018 session, the department offered regular BSS (Bachelor of Social Sciences) and MSS (Master's of Social Sciences) programmes that are in progress.
The department has some missions and visions to enrich the highly standard students with a comprehensive knowledge of historical printing areas as well as upcoming technological advancements used in the relevant industries and sectors. The scope of printing and publishing has been remarkably expanded by technological advancements over the last few decades. This department aims to share existing knowledge and skills about the world of printing and publication-related developments. Our vision is to produce a graduate who will lead the future printing industry and publishing sectors with their shared knowledge acquired from the department during their four-year learning and sharing process or system.
Our BSS programme provides students with a diverse knowledge of the relevant fields such as history of printing and publishing, Bangla and English writing skills for printing and publication, publishing from global perspectives, professional and creative writing, color, ink, and paper, graphic design, illustration, and make-up, academic writing, editing of academic writing, editing of non-academic writing, and professional writing, publishing house management, children's publishing, principles and process of printing, research methodology, internship, art of binding, market research and promotion, ethics and laws of printing and publishing, etc.
Our MSS programme is designed to familiarise the students with the most up-to-date courses: digital publishing and e-editing, textbook publishing: content and design, commercial printing and packaging, security printing and specialized publishing, thesis and publishing project, etc. Through these courses and the practical knowledge gathered from the field visits students can become more capable or skilled for the increasing transactional stage and transformation level of relevant industries, research institutes, or academia.
The department's faculty members are widely recognised in the fields of printing and publication-related activities. We are committed to providing a significant amount of academic and practical knowledge and skills that are required for printing and publication. This department brings together a broad range of knowledge and skills that can influence the academic and professional lives of scholars in the printing and publication-related professions, including social entrepreneurship.
This department has a rich seminar library as well as a modern computer lab where students can develop their computer literacy without any difficulties. In the department of printing and publication studies, the students have multiple opportunities to engage themselves, such as curriculum activities, study tours, extracurricular cultural activities, etc.
Thank you for visiting the website of the printing and publication studies department at the University of Dhaka.
Warm regards,
Shilpy Begum
Assistant Professor and Chairman
Department of Printing and Publication Studies
University of Dhaka