2009-2010 University Catalog

Multimedia Minor

Banner Code: MM

Phone: 703-993-4318

Faculty

Cambridge (co-coordinator), Chung, Forche, Higgins, Lont, Martin, O’Connor, L. Smith (co-coordinator), Weinberger, White

In the multimedia minor, students learn how to create original work and communicate with others through the fusion of images, text, sound, and video. Students analyze and incorporate into their productions contemporary design principles and current software applications. As part of this process, students are encouraged to focus on how multimedia technologies, which offer new tools for investigating and disseminating ideas, can enhance undergraduate research and writing. These skills, now important in most academic disciplines, are also increasingly valuable not only in the specialized information technology industries, but also in business, education, and politics.

This minor is not available to students majoring in AVT with a concentration in digital arts.

This program of study is an interdisciplinary minor offered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences .

For policies governing all minors, see the Academic Policies chapter of this catalog.

Course Work

Students pursuing this minor must complete 18 to 20 credits.

Core courses (8-10 credits):

AVT 104 - Studio Fundamentals I Credits: 4
COMM 157 - Video Workshop Credits: 1
or
NCLC 195 - Field-Based Work Credits: 1-15 (1 credit) (Students may not enroll in COMM 157 if they have already completed COMM 355.)

and one course chosen from:

AVT 180 - Computers in the Creative Arts Credits: 3
CHSS 101 - Presenting and Processing Information Using Technology Credits: 1-3
NCLC 249 - The Internet: Literacy, HTML Tools, and Virtual Community Credits: 3-15

Elective courses (8-10 credits)

No more than six credits can be taken in any one college or department.

AVT 280 - Introduction to Digital Arts Credits: 4
AVT 382 - Digital Art and Animation Credits: 4
COMM 355 - Video Principles and Practices Credits: 3
COMM 360 - Video Editing Credits: 3
COMM 435 - Computers and Communication Credits: 3
NCLC 345 - Introduction to Multimedia Credits: 3-15
ENGL 343 - Textual Media Credits: 3
or
NCLC 343 - Interactive Digital Texts Credits: 3
ENGL 344 - Introduction to Digital Writing in the Genres Credits: 3
ENGL 497 - Special Topics in Creative Writing Credits: 3
NCLC 348 - Information in the Digital Age Credits: 6
NCLC 349 - Writing for Multimedia Credits: 4
NCLC 445 - Multimedia Design Credits: 5

Total: 18-20 credits

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