Multimedia Authoring Minor
The Multimedia Authoring minor at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ is an interdisciplinary minor in the School of Arts and Sciences. Its core courses are in Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Computer Science, and students can select their electives from a range of disciplines to gear the minor to their own interests (including classes from Art, Journalism, Marketing, Communication Design, as well Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Computer Science). The MMA minor provides an interdisciplinary approach to the development of successful and persuasive digital content for all disciplines/professions. Students will have the opportunity to develop communication, design, and technology skills in the context of disciplinary content. These skills are beneficial for graduates in all fields, given that the predominant mode of communication in the 21st century is online, digital, and multimedia.
The multimedia minor will allow students to integrate the study of digital design and writing with a solid technical foundation through core courses in Professional Writing & Rhetoric and Information Science. Students will learn document design and content from the Professional Writing & Rhetoric classes where they will address the theory and challenge of developing multimedia with rich technical writing. These design skills will be complemented with courses in Computer Science, and students can gear the minor to their own interests by selecting electives from a list of pre-approved courses.
In the final Multimedia Authoring Studio course, students will address a variety of multimedia challenges as well as become production writers and designers for a client with real written, multimedia, and website needs.
For additional information, contact Paula Rosinski, MMA Minor Program Coordinator; Professor, Professional Writing and Rhetoric; Director, Writing Across the University
Minor Requirements | Required courses: 12 sh
PWR 2120Â Â Â MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS IÂ Â Â 4 sh
CSC 1100Â Â Â Â DATA SCIENCE AND VISUALIZATIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
MMA 4600Â Â Â MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING STUDIOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
Select eight hours of MMA electives from the following: 8 sh
ART 2600Â Â Â INTRODUCTION TO INTERMEDIA AND
PHOTOGRAPHYÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
ART 3600Â Â Â THE ALTERED IMAGE IN DIGITAL ARTÂ Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
ART 3610Â Â Â INTERACTIVE ARTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
ART 3620Â Â Â VIDEO ART AND EXPANDED CINEMAÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
JOU 3150Â Â Â DIGITAL NEWS PRODUCTIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
CDE 3220Â Â Â CORPORATE PUBLISHINGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
CTA 3240Â Â Â STUDIO, VARIETY, AND REALITY TELEVISION
PRODUCTIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
CTA 3260Â Â Â CINEMA PRODUCTIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
CDE 3500Â Â Â WEB & MOBILE DESIGNÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
MEA 3590Â Â Â STRATEGIES FOR EMERGING MEDIAÂ Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
CSC 3340Â Â Â MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
CSC 4530Â Â Â GAME PROGRAMMINGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
PWR 2110Â Â Â PROFESSIONAL WRITING AND RHETORICÂ Â 4 sh
PWR 3130Â Â Â PUBLISHING AND EDITING IIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
PWR 3120Â Â Â MULTIMEDIA AND VISUAL RHETORICS IIÂ Â Â 4 sh
CSC 3233Â Â Â HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTIONÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
CSC 3123Â Â Â WEB DEVELOPMENTÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
MKT 3110Â Â Â PRINCIPLES OF MARKETINGÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4 sh
OR OTHER APPROVED ELECTIVES