Offered by Department of Communication:

Multimedia Major

Multimedia
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 120GS, 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)

1. 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
     • CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours
   • Take 3 hours from:
     • CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 440, Client-side Web Application Development - 3 hours
2. 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
3. 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