2004-06 IUPUI Campus Bulletin

New Media Degree Programs

The New Media Program offers an Associate of Science in Media Arts and Technology, a Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Science, and a Certificate in Internet Application Development; all provide an integrated approach to the study of new media. Focused on applied research and application, these degrees are oriented toward professional practice. Together, they encompass the design, development, management, integration, application, assessment, and deployment of new and digital media to communication.

Associate of Science in Media Arts and Technology

Course Requirements

The course work required for the A.S. in New Media consists of three parts:

New Media Core Courses

General Education Requirements

General Electives

Required New Media Core Courses (18 cr.)

NEWM N100 Introduction to Digital Media Principles (3 cr.)

NEWM N101 Topics in Interactive Multimedia (3 cr.)

ENG W131 English Composition I (3 cr.) or JOUR J100 Computer Methods for Journalists (3 cr.)

CPT 115 Computer Information Systems Fundamentals (3 cr.)

CPT 140 Programming Constructs Lab (3 cr.)

CSCI N241 Introduction to Web Design (3 cr.)

General-Education Requirements (6 cr.)

COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech (3 cr.)

JOUR J200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing I (3 cr.) or ENG W132 English Composition II (3 cr.)

Foreign Language (6 cr.)

Students must complete 6 credit hours in a foreign language. Japanese or Chinese is recommended.

Analytical Skills (6 cr.)

MATH M118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)

MATH M153 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.)

PHIL P162 Practical Logic (3 cr.)

PHIL P265 Elementary Symbolic Logic (3 cr.)

Arts and Humanities (6 cr.)

CMLT C190 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)

COMM T130 Theatre Appreciation (3 cr.)

HER H100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)

MUS M174 Music for the Listener (3 cr.)

PHIL P120 Personal and Social Ethics (3 cr.)

Sciences (6 cr.)

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Computer

Geography

Physics

Psychology (PSY B105 Introduction to Psychology only)

General Electives (12 cr.) selected from the following schools or departments:

New Media, Art, Journalism, Music, Computer Science, Computer Technology, and/or Library and Information Science.

Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Science

All students must meet the requirements as established by the faculty of the New Media Program and applied to all IUPUI New Media students. The New Media Program, Office of Student Services, (317) 278-7666, can answer questions about general education courses and distribution requirements.

General Requirements

1. All IUPUI students must fulfill the following undergraduate requirements:

   6 credit hours of Communication (written and oral)

   10 credit hours of Foreign Language

   6 credit hours of Analytical Skills

   3 credit hours of Arts and Humanities

   3 credit hours of Social Sciences

2. A minimum of 122 credit hours is required for a new media degree.
3. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (C) is required for graduation.
4. A minimum of 51 credit hours must be at the 300-400 level. Courses taken at other institutions at the freshman and sophomore levels, regardless of title or description, will not be accepted in satisfaction of this requirement.
5. At least 12 credit hours of 300-400 level courses must be taken outside the major program as electives.
6. A maximum of 12 credit hours may be taken using the Pass/Fail option and applied to university electives only.
7. A minimum of 24 credit hours must be taken in the concentration/specialization area. For requirements in the concentration/specialization area, refer to the plan of study, available from your advisor.
8. Any course in which a student receives a grade below C (2.0) may not be used to fulfill any requirement (a C– does not count).
9. A minimum of 26 credit hours of the work of the senior year must be completed at IUPUI except in the case of students transferring within the campuses of Indiana University. (See academic advisor for specific residency requirements.)
10. Credit to the degree will not be accepted for remedial courses.
11. Once a course has been applied toward one requirement, it cannot be used to satisfy a second requirement, except where explicitly stated otherwise. No course will be counted more than once toward graduation with the exception of variable titled courses, seminars, independent study, internships, and other special courses.

Course Requirements

The course work required for the B.S. in Media Arts and Science consists of six parts:

Required New Media Core Courses

Web-Based Computer Programming

Concentration/Specialization Courses

New Media Electives

General Education Requirements

University Electives

The New Media Program recommends that students complete English W131 or Honors W140 during the first semester or as soon afterward as placement test scores and course availability allow. Students whose placement test scores indicate a need to take English W001 should enroll in that course their first semester. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in English W001 to advance to English W131. It also is recommended that English W132, W150, or JOUR J200 be taken the semester following successful completion of English W131.

Speech Communication R110(3 cr.)  Students with previously acquired competency in public speaking may be eligible for special credit and exemption from the requirement; contact the chairperson of the Department of Communication Studies, Cavanaugh Hall 309, or call (317) 274-0566.

Foreign Language Requirement Placement Test  Students with previous experience in a foreign language should take the Foreign Language Placement Test at the Testing Center to assess their level of language preparation. Students who complete the course into which they were placed with a minimum grade of C are eligible for special credit at a reduced fee for the appropriate lower-division courses(s) that precede the course taken. Foreign language special credit counts toward graduation and toward the foreign language requirement.

Courses numbered 117 are reserved for students who have never studied the language before. Students who have had two or more years of formal study in a language may take a 117-level course in that language as a refresher course before enrolling in a more advanced course. Their work will be graded on a Satisfactory/Fail (S/F) basis.

Nonnative Speakers  Students for whom English is not a first language may be exempted from the foreign language requirement, without credit, by completion of English W131 and W132 with a minimum grade of C or higher.

Native speakers of English who have achieved elementary or intermediate proficiency in a foreign language by studying or living in a country where the language is spoken should confer with the world languages and cultures department for placement in the correct level of that foreign language.

Advanced Courses  In addition to advanced courses in one’s major, the new media student should conduct in-depth study in other areas. Courses at the 300 level or above must be completed in five areas: Required Core (6), Web-Based Programming (9), Concentration or Specialization (12), New Media Electives (12), and University Electives (12).

Required New Media Core Courses (18 cr.)

NEWM N100 Introduction to Digital Media Principles (3 cr.)

NEWM N110 Visualizing Information (3 cr.)

NEWM N101 Topics in Interactive Media (3 cr.)

NEWM N201 Design Issues (3 cr.)

NEWM N199 Directed Study I (1 cr.)

NEWM N299 Directed Study II (1 cr.)

NEWM N399 Directed Study III (1 cr.)

NEWM N499 Capstone Experience (3 cr.)

Web-Based Computer Programming (15 cr.)

CSCI N241 Introduction to Web Design (3 cr.)

CSCI N301 Fundamental Computer Science Concepts (3 cr.)

Nine (9) hours from the following:

CSCI N305 C Language Programming (3 cr.)

CSCI N307 Java

CSCI N331 Visual Basic Programming (3 cr.)

CSCI N341 Web Programming (3 cr.)

CSCI N345 Advanced Programming, Java (3 cr.)

CSCI N351 Introduction to Multimedia Programming (3 cr.)

CSCI N355 VRML (3 cr.)

CSCI N399 variable title (3 cr.)

CSCI N499 variable title (3 cr.)

Concentration/Specialization Courses (24 cr.)

To be selected from one of the following areas (of which 12 credits must be at the 300 level or above).

Area 1:

Area 2:

New Media Electives (12 cr.)

Students must complete 12 credit hours of Media Arts and Science electives at the 300 level or above.

General Education Requirements

COMM R110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)

ENG W131 English Composition I

JOUR J200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing I (3 cr.) or ENG W132 English Composition II (3 cr.), or TCM 220 Technical Report Writing (3 cr.)

Foreign Language (10 cr.)

Students must complete 10 credit hours in a foreign language. Asian languages are recommended.

Analytical Skills (6 cr.)

MATH M118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)

MATH 153 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.)

PHIL P162 Logic (3 cr.)

PHIL P265 Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3 cr.)

STAT 301 Elementary Statistical Methods (3 cr.) P: MATH 111

STAT 350 Data Analysis (3 cr.)

Arts and Humanities (3 cr.)

CMLT C190 Introduction to Film (3 cr.)

COMM T130 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)

HER H100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.)

MUS M174 Music for the Listener (3 cr.)

PHIL P120 Personal and Social Ethics (3 cr.)

Social Sciences (3 cr.)

AFRO A150 Afro-American Studies (3 cr.)

ANTH A104 Culture and Society (3 cr.)

ECON E101 Survey of Current Economic Issues and Problems (3 cr.)

ECON E201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)

ECON E202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)

GEOG G110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)

POLS Y101 Principles of Political Science (3 cr.)

PSY B104 Psychology as a Social Science (3 cr.)

SOC R100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)

University Electives (25 cr.) of which 12 hours must be completed at the 300 level or above

Suggested electives:

COMM C228 Discussion and Group Methods (3 cr.)

COMM M373 Film and Video Documentary (3 cr.)

COMM C380 Organizational Communication (3 cr.)

HER E101 Beginning Drawing (3 cr.)

HER E105 Beginning Painting (3 cr.)

HER E201 Basic Photography (3 cr.)

JOUR J210 Visual Communication (3 cr.)

JOUR J300 Communication Law (3 cr.)

PSY B366

Health Information Administration

Description of the Profession  Health information administrators collect, interpret, and protect health data and determine how data are used. They are managers and information specialists who frequently interact with other members of the medical, financial, and administrative staffs. It is their responsibility to ensure that the information system is protected and driven by accurate, up-to-the-minute information. Some examples of the responsibilities of department managers follow:

• Supervise and train clerical and technical personnel.
• Determine health information policies.
• Design health information collection, storage, and report systems.
• Select computer systems for processing and storing clinical data.
• Serve on standards, improvement, and utilization review committees.
• Act as liaison to other departments.
• Determine departmental budget and resource needs.
• Assure that the medical documentation requirements of various accrediting and governmental agencies are met.

Graduates of the Program  While many health information administrators are employed in hospitals, others work for insurance companies, long-term care and psychiatric facilities, computer companies, physician group practices, drug companies, and government agencies. They also coordinate quality management programs for health care facilities, teach in colleges and universities, and perform consulting activities.

The program graduate is eligible to seek registration as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) by successfully passing a national qualifying examination offered by the American Health Information Management Association. RHIA registration is an important credential when seeking employment as a health information administrator.

Credential Required to Practice  RHIA Registered Health Information Administrator.

Licensure Requirements to Practice  State licensure does not apply.

Bachelor of Science in Health Information Administration

Educational Program

Length of the Program  Four years; 74 semester hours of prerequisite course work plus two years (56 credit hours) of professional course work. The professional component of the program is offered in the junior and senior years of a Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree. The program begins in the fall semester and includes a final clinical course in health information administration, which is taken in the Summer I session of the senior year.

Structure of the Program  The prerequisites and the professional program may be taken on a part-time or full-time basis.

Design of the Professional Curriculum  The professional courses focus on the management of health information systems and utilization of computerized clinical data. The professional component of the curriculum integrates lecture and laboratory courses with technical and professional practice experiences in hospitals and other health care facilities and related settings. A four-week professional practice experience is arranged for each senior student in Summer Session I.

Additional Cost  In addition to regular university tuition and fees, students should expect to pay program-related expenses. Contact the program for a current cost sheet.

Program Facilities  The Health Information Administration Program is offered in the School of Informatics. Professional practice is provided by health care facilities and agencies in Indiana and surrounding states.

Accreditation  The Health Information Administration Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.