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 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIS 425)

CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours

Take 3 hours from:

CSIS 111, Applied BASIC Programming - 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