Offered by Department of Communication

Multimedia Major

Multimedia
Bachelor of Arts

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • MATH 102GS, College Algebra - 3 hours
    • JMC 100GS, Global Media Literacy - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3 including:
      • ART 120GS, Art Appreciation - 3 hours
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 4 including:
      • CSIS 130GS, Introduction to Computer Science - 4 hours
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
• For specific language requirements see #2 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
• Major Option = 36
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• 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.

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 318, Writing for The Media - 3 hours
     • JMC 414, Communications Law - 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 Computer Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 150, Object Oriented Programming - 3 hours
     • CSIS 406, Internet-based Information Systems Development - 3 hours (Prereq: CSIS 150, CSIS 425)