Multimedia Major
Bachelor of Arts
FAH BA 3914
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- including General Studies coursework required by major
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9 including:
- ART 120, Art Appreciation - 3 hours
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 6 including:
- CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 3 hours
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
- Personal Development minimum = 3
- JMC 100GS, Mass Media in America - 3 hours
- BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
- The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern
language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in
1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school
language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this
requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.
- Major Option = 36
- Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 111
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 14
- Minimum total hours required for BA in Multimedia = 125
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
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- Students selecting a major in Multimedia must earn a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the major.
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- Students selecting a major in Multimedia must compile evidence of achievement
particular to their chosen career field. Students will present this portfolio and discuss
its contents with a Faculty Portfolio Committee in the semester prior to their graduation.
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- Multimedia Requirements (36 hours required)
- A. Take the following computer science classes (12 hours required):
- Take 1 course from:
- CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
- CSIS 112, Programming in C - 3 hours
- Take all the following:
- CSIS 150, Structured Programming - 3 hours
- CSIS 220, Computer Organization - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- CSIS 436, Computer Assisted Instruction - 3 hours
- CSIS 440, Hypertext and Multimedia - 3 hours
- B. Take the following art classes (12 hours required):
- ART 301M, Typography I - 3 hours
- ART 305M, Computers and Design - 3 hours
- ART 318M, Graphic Design I - 3 hours
- ART 355M, Electronic Imaging - 3 hours
- C. Take the following journalism classes (12 hours required):
- JMC 250, Electronic Cinematography - 2 hours
- JMC 310, Communications Law - 3 hours
- JMC 498, Multimedia Directed Study - 1 hour
- Take 6 hours from:
- JMC 210, Scriptwriting - 3 hours
- JMC 215, Newswriting - 3 hours
- JMC 318, Writing for The Media - 3 hours
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