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Offered by Department of Communication:

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
For specific language requirements see Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
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, Object Oriented Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 223, Computer Organization for Computer Information Systems - 3 hours
Take 6 hours from:
CSIS 111, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 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 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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