To enable students for independence in acquiring and applying professional knowledge in the field of graphic engineering and design.

Acquired knowledge is used in profession, individual work and in further education.

Production of books, newspapers and magazines. Handmade book bounding. Industrial book binding. Structure of book, types of binding and criteria for binding selection. Restoration of old books. Making a book block. Processing printed sheets, cutting, folding, gathering, end-paper, thread sawing, casing-in, book pressing and other processing operations of a book block making. Making covers. Covers for paper-bound book. Covers for hard cover binding (full paper, half cloth, full cloth, half leather, full leather). Book composition and processing. Cutting, folding, gathering, thread sawing, casing-in, cover making, embossing and foil stamping. Blocks, maps, prospects, labels and other products. Quality control for graphic products.

Teaching is held using contemporary didactic means and methods, interactively in the form of lectures, computer and laboratory practice. Theory is presented in lectures, followed by the examples and solution simulation for better understanding of the course content. Computer practice are organized in a manner as to supplement the graphic technology skills, and laboratory practice are used to practically apply the acquired knowledge using the available laboratory equipment. Apart from lectures and practice, tutorials are regularly held.