Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Media and Information

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the  Undergraduate  Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Media and Information.
   
   The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Media and Information major is met by completing one of the following courses: Media and Information 442, 443, 447, 450, 452, 458, 462, or 472.  Those courses are referenced in item 3. below.
2. The  requirements of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences for the Bachelor of Science degree.
3. The following requirements for the major:

   a.		All of the following courses (12 credits):
   		MI	101	Understanding Media in the Information Age					3
   		MI	201	Introduction to Media and Information Technologies and Industries					3
   		MI	301	Bringing Media to Market					3
   		MI	401	Topics in Media Impacts on Society					3
   b.		At least 3 credits from the following courses (3 credits):
   		ANP	201	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology					3
   		EC	201	Introduction to Microeconomics					3
   		PHL	130	Logic and Reasoning					3
   		PLS	200	Introduction to Political Science					4
   		PSY	101	Introductory Psychology					4
   		SOC	100	Introduction to Sociology					4
   c.		Both of the following courses (6 credits):
   		CAS	111	The Digital Image					3
   		CSE	231	Introduction to Programming I					3
   d.		One of the following courses (3 credits):
   		MTH	124	Survey of Calculus I					3
   		MTH	132	Calculus I					3
   e.		At least three of the following courses (3 credits):
   		CAS	201	Audio and Video in Media Settings I					1
   		CAS	202	Audio and Video in Media Settings II					1
   		CAS	203	Design in Media Settings					1
   		CAS	204	Web Design Media Settings					1
   		CAS	205	Photography in Media Settings					1
   		CAS	206	Graphics and Illustration in Media Settings					1
   		CAS	207	Animation in Media Settings					1
   		CAS	208	Interactivity in Media Settings					1
   f.		One of the following concentrations (12 credits):
   		TV, Cinema, and Radio
   		1.	The following course (3 credits):
   			MI	341	Film Style Production for Cinema and Television				3
   		2.	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
   			MI	247	Three-Dimensional Modeling and Design				3
   			MI	337	Compositing and Special Effects				3
   			MI	342	Multi Camera Production for Television				3
   			MI	343	Basic Audio Production				3
   			MI	344	Sound Design for Cinema, Television, and Games				3
   			MI	347	Three-Dimensional Computer Animation				3
   			MI	348	Advanced Lighting and Camera Techniques				3
   			MI	351	Producing for Cinema and Television				3
   			MI	352	Advanced Video Editing				3
   			MI	377	Advanced 3D Modeling				3
   		3.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   			MI	442	Design of Cinema and Television Projects (W)				3
   			MI	443	Audio Industry Design and Management (W)				3
   			MI	447	Three-Dimensional Animation Workshop (W)				3
   			MI	499	Media and Information Capstone (W)				3
   		Interactive and Social Media
   		1.	The following course (3 credits):
   			MI	331	Introduction to Interactive Media Development				3
   		2.	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
   			MI	239	Digital Footprints: Privacy and Online Behavior				3
   			MI	247	Three-Dimensional Modeling and Design				3
   			MI	344	Sound Design for Cinema, Television, and Games				3
   			MI	346	Introduction to Game Design				3
   			MI	347	Three-Dimensional Computer Animation				3
   			MI	349	Web Design and Development				3
   			MI	359	Server-Side Web Development				3
   			MI	361	Information and Communication Technology Management				3
   			MI	362	Web Administration				3
   			MI	377	Advanced 3D Modeling				3
   		3.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   			MI	450	Human Computer Interaction and User Experience Design (W)				3
   			MI	462	Social Computing (W)				3
   			MI	472	Electronic Commerce (W)				3
   			MI	482	Building Virtual Worlds (W)				3
   			MI	484	Building Innovative Interfaces (W)				3
   			MI	499	Media and Information Capstone (W)				3
   		Media Management
   		1.	The following course (3 credits):
   			MI	300	Media Policy and Economics				3
   		2.	At least two of the following courses (6 or 7 credits):
   			COM	300	Methods of Communication Inquiry				4
   			MI	239	Digital Footprints: Privacy and Online Behavior				3
   			MI	331	Introduction to Interactive Media Development				3
   			MI	341	Film Style Production for Cinema and Television				3
   			MI	351	Producing for Cinema and Television				3
   			MI	355	Media and Information Research				3
   			MI	361	Information and Communication Technology Management				3
   		3.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
   			MI	452	Media Strategy (W)				3
   			MI	458	Project Management (W)				3
   			MI	499	Media and Information Capstone (W)				3
   g.		Cognate (12 credits):
   		The cognate consists of a set of courses approved by the advising office upon admission to the major or attainment of junior standing, whichever is earlier. The cognate must be a minimum of 12 credits and include at least 6 credits from the 300-400 level. The courses in the cognate may be selected from: fine arts, social sciences, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, business, or an approved university minor administered outside of the college. If business is selected, students must select from the following courses: Economics 201 and 202, Accounting 230, General Business and Business Law 323, Finance 320, Management 325, and Marketing 313 and 327. A list of minors is available from the advising office.
   h.		Media and Information (MI) Electives.
   		Electives include courses outside the above requirements. Additional courses can be taken as electives, but not more than 45 total credits may count towards the degree. Internships are encouraged and may qualify for course credit (MI 493).