Engineering Technology-Digital Media Technology Option (BETB-DM)

Location(s): Salina Campus

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The digital media technology degree option provides students with a fusion of technology and art, blending courses in graphic design, web design, programming, photography, motion graphics, video production and animation to prepare students for in-demand careers in creative fields. Create digital solutions for modern communication with this hybrid degree of design and computer programming.

Bachelor’s degree requirements (120 credit hours)

Additional Requirements (56 credit hours)

ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: 3
Math elective – Choose from list Credits: 3
Science elective w/lab Credits: 4
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3
Art/Humanities elective Credits: 3
Art/Humanities elective Credits: 3
CMST 103 - Computing Principles Credits: 3
PHILO 105 - Introduction to Critical Thinking Credits: 3
ENGL 302 - Technical Writing Credits: 3
COT 480 - Professional Conduct, Ethics, and Analysis Credits: 3
MANGT 366 - Introduction to Business Analytics and Information Systems Credits: 3
MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3
Math elective choose from list Credits: 6
Science elective Credits: 4

Degree Courses (64 credit hours)

CMST 135 - Web Fundamentals Credits: 3
CMST 180 - Introduction to Database Systems Credits: 3
CMST 183 - Computer Systems Studio I Credits: 1
CMST 185 - Computer Systems Studio II Credits: 1
CMST 247 - Programming I Credits: 3
CMST 250 - Hardware and Network Fundamentals Credits: 3
CMST 283 - Computer Systems Studio III Credits: 1
CMST 332 - Web Development Project Credits: 3
CMST 333 - Computer Systems/Digital Media Portfolio Defense Credits: 1
CMST 335 - Programming II Credits: 3
CMST 483 - Emerging Technologies Studio Credits: 3-6
DIGME 137 - Fundamentals of Visual Communication Credits: 3
DIGME 163 - Fundamentals of Design Thinking Credits: 3
DIGME 256 - Digital Literacy Credits: 3
DIGME 365 - User Experience (UX) Design in Digital Media Credits: 3
DIGME 376 - Digital Rhetoric Credits: 3
DIGME 406 - Social Media Credits: 3
DIGME 366 - Visual Communication Studio Credits: 3-6
DIGME 386 - Digital Media Production Studio Credits: 3-6
DIGME 456 - Digital Media Senior Capstone Project Credits: 3-6

Total Degree Requirements Course Credits 64

Math electives Choose from:

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: 3
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4
MATH 221 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II Credits: 4
MATH 222 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III Credits: 4
*Students may substitute up to 9 credits of these courses with other appropriate courses as approved by the BETB-DM program coordinator.

Upon successful completion of freshman and sophomore year courses, students will have enough credit hours for:
• Front-end Web Development Certificate (Undergraduate)
• Digital Media UX Design Certificate (Undergraduate)
• Web Development Technology Associates Degree

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