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Dec 18, 2024
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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Interactive Media, B.S.
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Media Arts
Todd O’Neill
(615) 898-5830
todd.oneill@mtsu.edu
The Interactive Media program focuses on interactive and new media content. This interdisciplinary program combines the use of text, images, video, sound, graphics, and interactivity to communicate through a variety of ever-changing digital platforms such as social media, apps, virtual and augmented reality, and games. The curriculum includes content creation, strategy, measurement, and management in a blend of theoretical and hands-on approaches. The curriculum culminates with a senior capstone course and an internship in a professional setting.
NOTE: Majors must complete all major course requirements with a grade of C (2.00) or better.
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Admission to Candidacy
To be admitted to candidacy in the Interactive Media program, the student must meet the following requirements:
- 45 hours completed before applying for candidacy
- Passing grade for EMC 1010
- Grade of B (3.00) or better in each of the following:
EMC 1020 /RIM 1020 /JOUR 1020
IAM 2500
IAM 3060
Math course satisfying General Education requirements
- Grade of C (2.00) or better in ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 .
Degree Requirements
| General Education |
41 hours |
| Major Requirements |
53 hours* |
| College Core |
9 hours |
| Interactive Media Requirements |
41 hours |
| Mgmt./Marketing/Entrepreneurship |
3 hours |
| Minor |
15-18 hours |
| Electives |
8-14 hours |
| TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.
The following course required by the program meets General Education requirements:
Major Requirements (53 hours)
Interactive Media Requirements (41 hours)
Management/Marketing/Entrepreneurship Requirement (3 hours)
Choose one: Curriculum: Interactive Media
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Subtotal: 31 credit hours
Subtotal: 32 credit hours
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