Multimedia Minor

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Banner Code: MM

College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department: School of Integrative Studies

Faculty

Chung, Higgins, Lont, Martin, K. Scott, L. Smith (director), 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.

For policies governing all minors, see the Undergraduate Policies section of this catalog.

Minor Requirements

Students pursuing this minor must complete at least 18 credits of coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.00. Eight credits of course work must be unique to the minor.

Core courses (8-9 credits)

Two courses (5 credits)

AVT 104 - Two-Dimensional Design and Color Credits: 4
COMM 157 - Digital Media Workshop Credits: 1 or
INTS 195 - Field-Based Work
Credits: 1

One course (3-4 credits) chosen from:

AVT 180 - New Media in the Creative Arts Credits: 3
INTS 249 - Digital Literacy Credits: 4

Elective courses (9-11 credits)

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

AVT 280 - Introduction to New Media Arts Credits: 4
AVT 382 - 2D Experimental Animation Credits: 3
COMM 360 - Digital Postproduction Credits: 3
COMM 435 - Digital Communication Credits: 3
INTS 345 - Introduction to Multimedia Credits: 5
ENGH 376 - Rhetoric and New Media Credits: 3
ENGH 377 - Digital Creative Writing Credits: 3
ENGH 497 - Topics in Creative Writing Credits: 3
INTS 348 - Digital Futures Credits: 3-6
INTS 445 - Multimedia Design Credits: 5

Total: 18-20 credits

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