School of Multimedia Communications

BA Multimedia Communications

First Year - 27.0 Units

First Semester 9.0 Units

• COM_102: Non-Linear Editing for Multimedia Storytelling
  [Core]
• COM_103: You Media: Short Form Production 1
  [Core]
• COM_104: Broadcast Communications
  [Core]
• LA_282: Film History 2: 1940-1974
  [Liberal Arts: Art Historical Awareness Requirement]

Second Semester 18.0 Units

• COM_110: Media Now: Intro to Digital and Broadcast Production
  [Core]
• COM_150: Introduction to Radio/ Podcasting
  [Core]
• LA_108: Composition for the Artist
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications Requirement]
• COM_105: Writing for Multimedia
  [Core]
• ***_***:
  [Major Elective/Minor Course] *Take COM course or select a course from the list of minors. *Suggested Summer Course
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement Course] *Suggested Summer Course

Second Year - 30.0 Units

Third Semester 12.0 Units

• COM_200: In Production: The Newsroom
  [Core]
• COM_210: The Wrap: The Newscast
  [Core]
• LA_280: Perspective Journalism
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications Requirement]
• COM_115: Digital Tools for Broadcast and New Media
  [Core]

Fourth Semester 18.0 Units

• ***_***:
  [Major]
• ***_***:
  [Major]
• (LA_110: English Composition: Narrative Storytelling, OR LA_133: Short Form Writing)
  [Liberal Arts: Written Communications Requirement] [Liberal Arts: Written Communications Requirement]
• LA_291: Designing Careers
  [Liberal Arts: Employment Communications & Practices Requirement]
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 1] *Suggested Summer Course
• LA_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement] *Suggested Summer Course

Third Year - 30.0 Units

Fifth Semester 12.0 Units

• COM_301: Multimedia Journalism
  [Core] ---MIDPOINT REVIEW---
• ***_***:
  [Major]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Cultural Ideas & Influences Requirement]
• ***_***:
  [Major Elective / Minor Course] *Take COM course or select a course from the list of minors.

Sixth Semester 18.0 Units

• COM_303: You Media: Short Form Production 2
  [Core]
• ***_***:
  [Major]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Historical Awareness Requirement]
• ***_***:
  [Major Elective / MInor Course] *Take COM course or select a course from the list of minors.
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 2] *Suggested Summer Course
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts: Quantitative Reasoning Literacy Requirement] *Suggested Summer Course

Fourth Year - 30.0 Units

Seventh Semester 12.0 Units

• COM_400: In-Depth Project
  [Core]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement]
• ***_***:
  [Major Elective / Minor Course] *Take COM course or select a course from the list of minors.

Eighth Semester 18.0 Units

• COM_495: Resume Reel and Beyond
  [Core]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement]
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement]
• ***_***:
  [Major Elective / Minor Course] *Take COM course or select a course from the list of minors.
• ***_***:
  [Art Elective 3] *Suggested Summer Course
• ***_***:
  [Liberal Arts By Advisement] *Suggested Summer Course