Offered by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication:

Multimedia Major
Bachelor of Arts

Pending approval of the Board of Regents and the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
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 5
The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the admission requirements taking effect in 1997 will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement for intermediate or advanced courses.
Major Option = 36
Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
Minimum total hours required coursework = 110
Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 15
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.
Multimedia Requirements (36 hours required)

A. Take the following computer science classes (12 hours required):
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 111GS, Applied BASIC Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 112, Programming in C - 3 hours
Take all the following:
CSIS 150, Structured Programming - 3 hours
CSIS 220, Computer Organization - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
CSIS 436, Computer Assisted Instruction - 3 hours
CSIS 440, Hypertext and Multimedia - 3 hours

B. Take the following art classes (12 hours required):
ART 301, Typography I - 3 hours
ART 305, Computers and Design - 3 hours
ART 318, Graphic Design I - 3 hours
ART 355, Electronic Imaging - 3 hours

C. Take the following journalism classes (12 hours required):
JMC 250, Electronic Cinematography - 2 hours
JMC 310, Communications Law - 3 hours
JMC 498, Multimedia Directed Study - 1 hour
Take 6 hours from:
JMC 210, Scriptwriting - 3 hours
JMC 215, Newswriting - 3 hours
JMC 318, Writing for The Media - 3 hours
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