The Major in Multimedia Computing


This new major is designed for students interested in the types of computing that are used for entertainment, art and aesthetics.  The major melds work in the Arts, Mathematics and Computer Science to produce students who are comfortable applying computing to non-traditional applications such as robotics, computer gaming, web production, and arts production.  Building on our several-year-old minor in the field, the new major is designed to provide preparation for the increasing number of computing careers in the arts and entertainment industries.

MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (58-60 credits)

All of the following:

  • CIS 1.5 or 2.80
  • CIS 3.5, 11, 15, 22, 23, 41, 52
  • CIS 32 or 32.5 or 54.1 or 54.2
  • CIS 60.1 or 88.1

All of the following:

  • Mathematics 3.3, 8.5, 8.6

Three additional courses chosen from the following:

  • CIS 13.2, 17, 20.1, 20.2, 26, 32, 32.5, 36, 45.1, 49.3, 50.1, 51.1, 54, 54.1, 54.2

Two courses chosen from among the following:

  • Art 48.11, 48.12, 48.13, 48.14, 48.15
  • Music 26.1, 26.2
  • Film 49, 57
  • Television and Radio 20, 27.1

Mathematics 3.3 (3 credits) is a courses in calculus. Mathematics 8.5 (4 credits) and Mathematics 8.6 (4 credits) are Mathematics Foundations of Computer Graphics I and II. 

Recommendation: It is recommended that students in this program fulfill their intensive writing course requirement with Computer and Information Science 12W or Philosophy 14.4W.

For a prerequisite diagram for this degree, see Course Prerequisites: B.S. in Multimedia Computing
For a description of these courses, see Undergraduate Courses Offered by the CIS Department