Offered by Department of Communication:

Multimedia Major

Multimedia
Bachelor of Science

FAH BS 3914

• Minimum General Studies = 45
  + General Studies coursework required by major = 46
  • English Language minimum = 9
  • Humanities minimum = 9 including:
    • ART 120GS, Art Appreciation - 3 hours
  • Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 7 including:
    • CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
    • MATH 102, College Algebra - 3 hours
  • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9
  • Personal Development minimum = 3 including:
    • JMC 100GS, Global Media Literacy - 3 hours
• BS Science-related course requirements = 6
  • Six hours in the General Studies Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science section OR two lab classes in Natural Sciences
• 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 = 112
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 13
• Minimum total hours required for BS 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.

1. Multimedia Requirements (36 hours required)
   • Take the following computer science classes:
     • CSIS 425, Database Systems - 3 hours
     • CSIS 440, Client-side Web Application Development - 3 hours
   • Take the following art classes:
     • ART 301M, Typography I - 3 hours
     • ART 305M, Computers and Design - 3 hours
     • ART 318M, Graphic Design I - 3 hours
   • Take the following journalism classes:
     • 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
   • Take 12 hours from:
     • JMC 300, Website Design - 3 hours
     • JMC 301, Web Site Design II - 3 hours (Prereq: JMC 300 or permission of instructor)
     • JMC 304, Flash Design - 3 hours
     • ART 355M, Electronic Imaging - 3 hours
     • ART 454, Computer Animation II - 3 hours
     • CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 150, Object Oriented Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIS 150, CSIS 425)