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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 including:
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
Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
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.

Students selecting a major in Multimedia must earn a minimum 2.5 G.P.A. in the major.

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.

Multimedia Requirements (36 hours required)
A. Take the following computer science classes (12 hours required):
Take all the following:
CSIS 150, Structured Programming - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 222, Computer Organization for Computer Science - 3 hours
CSIS 223, Computer Organization for Computer Information Systems - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 111, Computer Organization for Computer Science - 3 hours
CSIS 360, Object-Oriented Programming in JAVA - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 404, Software Engineering - 3 hours (Prereq:  CSIS 360)
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 215, Newswriting - 3 hours
JMC 250, Electronic Cinematography - 2 hours
JMC 310, Communications Law - 3 hours
JMC 318, Writing for The Media - 3 hours
JMC 498, Multimedia Directed Study - 1 hour

11 May 2006
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