University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG
Multimedia Major
Bachelor of Science
Pending approval of the Board of Regents and the Coordinating Commission for
Postsecondary Education
FAH BS 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
- BS Science-related course requirements = 0
- Major Option = 36
- Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 20
- 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.
- 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