Bachelor of Applied Science in Media Technologies

Program Completion Requirements:
  1. Completion of an AAS degree in Media Technologies, or an equivalent Associates degree in Media Technologies, from a regionally accredited community college.
  2. A minimum of 124 credits must be earned with 40 or more credits in courses numbered 300 or above. A minimum of 32 credits must be completed in Nevada State College upper division courses.

Curriculum

  1. Completion of an AAS Degree (at least 60 credits)
  2. Core Curriculum Completion (up to 30 credits**)


    In some cases, students will have met these requirements in the course of earning the A.A.S degree.

    1. English (3 credits)
      1. ENG 102 – Composition II......................................................................................3
        OR
        ENG 107 – Technical Communications....................................................................3

    2. Mathematics (3 credits)
      • MATH 124 - College Algebra (or higher)..................................................................3

    3. Fine Arts (3 credits) - Refer to the Fine Arts section of the Core Curriculum

    4. Natural Sciences (6 credits)
        • CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man, and Society..............................................................3
        • ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science.....................................................3
        Must complete an additional 6 credits of Natural Science in addition to AAS degree 6-credit science requirement.

  3. Constitution (3-6 credits) - Refer to the Constitution section of the Core Curriculum

  4. Humanities (6 credits)
    1. COM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication................................... 3
    2. Refer to the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum ................................ 3

  5. Community-Based Learning (3 credits)
    1. CBL 400 – Community-Based Learning Capstone Course.........................................3

  • Prerequisites(if needed) (up to 6 credits**)

    1. ACC 201 – Financial Accounting........................................................................................3
    2. ACC 202 – Managerial Accounting.....................................................................................3
    3. BUS 101 – Introduction to Business...................................................................................3
    4. IS 101 – Introduction to Information Systems......................................................................3

  • Applied Science Management Core Curriculum (27 credits)
    1. ECON 261 – Statistical Methods.......................................................................................3
    2. ENG 407A – Fundamentals of Business Writing.................................................................3
      OR
      ENG 407B – Fundamentals of Technical Writing.................................................................3
    3. FIN 301 – Managerial Finance...........................................................................................3
    4. MGT 301 – Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior......................................3
    5. MGT 367 – Human Resource Management.........................................................................3
    6. MKT 301 – Marketing Management...................................................................................3
    7. IS 301 – Management Information Systems.......................................................................3
    8. PHIL 248 Professional Ethics...........................................................................................3
    9. MGT 496 – Strategy Formulation and Implementation........................................................3
      OR
      MGT 497 – New Venture Creation and Strategy..................................................................3

  • Media Technologies Major Courses (18 credits)
    1. VMT 361 - Concepts of Media Arts................................................................................................3
    2. VMT 341 - Sound Design..............................................................................................................3
    3. VMT 460 - Multimedia Distribution & Finance..................................................................................3
    4. VMT 490 - Senior Project..............................................................................................................3
    5. VMT 491 - Senior Portfolio.............................................................................................................3
    Credit summary for the Bachelor of Applied Science in Media Technologies degree
    AAS degree ............................................................................at least 60 credits**
    Core Curriculum Completion ...................................................up to 14 credits**
    Prerequisites (if needed)........................................................ up to 6 credits**
    Applied Science Core Curriculum ............................................27 credits
    Media Technologies Major Courses........................................18 credits
    Electives (if needed) to bring totals credits to 124
    Total .......................................................................................124 credits

    **Students transferring from a regionally accredited community college with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Media Technologies, or an equivalent AAS degree in Media Technologies, will typically need only 14 credits in core curriculum completion and 6 credits in pre-requisites. Students entering a BAS program at NSC are strongly encouraged to complete all 100-200 level coursework prior to beginning the degree at NSC.