Recommended Minors
In most cases, we recommend students select one of the following minors to connect emerging media and technology to the career path they want to pursue:
In most cases, we recommend students select one of the following minors to connect emerging media and technology to the career path they want to pursue:
The Bachelor of Science degree in Emerging Media and Technology teaches technical applications and skills in problem solving, design, user experience, creative applications and programming. Students synthesize technical and organizational skills in a series of experiential, hands-on and project-based courses in which they work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams. The degree program offers students the space to play, imagine and solve problems. Students also learn to recognize the rapidly changing nature of emerging media and technology and learn the skills needed to adapt.
The Emerging Media and Technology major is interdisciplinary, drawing from a number of disciplines, including emerging media, design, information sciences, human-computer interaction and communication. The technology curriculum is grounded in social science and the humanities, introducing students to theories of how technology shapes and changes people and societies.
Students may apply early to the following master's degree programs and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Policy in the University Catalog for more information.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.
Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
DI 20100 | INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN INNOVATION | 3 |
or VCD 13000 | VISUAL DESIGN THINKING | |
EMAT 10010 | TECHNOLOGY, EXPERIENCE DESIGN AND SOCIETY | 3 |
EMAT 10310 | MY STORY ON THE WEB | 3 |
EMAT 21000 | INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN 1 | 3 |
EMAT 25310 | CREATIVE CODING | 3 |
EMAT 32210 | DATA IN EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
EMAT 33310 | HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION | 3 |
EMAT 40999 | INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS (ELR) | 3 |
EMAT 41510 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TEAM DYNAMICS (WIC) 2 | 3 |
EMAT 49992 | INTERNSHIP IN EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY (ELR) | 1-6 |
Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
College of Communication and Information Core Electives, choose from the following: | 9 | |
CCI 10095 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION | |
CCI 12001 | PHOTOGRAPHY | |
CCI 40089 | BRANDING AND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES FOR ITALIAN LIFESTYLE (DIVG) (ELR) | |
CCI 40095 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION | |
CCI 40189 | ITALIAN POP CULTURE (DIVG) (ELR) | |
CCI 40289 | ITALIAN CINEMA (DIVG) (ELR) | |
CCI 40389 | DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING (DIVG) (ELR) | |
CCI 40489 | MULTIMEDIA EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (DIVG) (ELR) | |
CCI 45089 | INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION (DIVG) (ELR) | |
CCI 46089 | INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION (DIVG) (ELR) | |
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | |
COMM 35852 | INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (DIVG) | |
LIS 30010 | INFORMATION FLUENCY IN THE WORKPLACE AND BEYOND | |
MDJ 20001 | MEDIA, POWER AND CULTURE (DIVD) (KSS) | |
MDJ 21008 | SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIES | |
UXD 20001 | INTRODUCTION TO USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN | |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
Kent Core Additional | 6 | |
Minor or Certificate Requirements and General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 3 | 43 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
Students who have taken IT 11006 or IT 21011 for another program may use it as a substitute for EMAT 21000.
Minimum C grade is required to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
A maximum of 4 credit hours of Physical Activity, Wellness and Sport (PWS) courses may be applied toward the degree program. Students are required to declare and complete a minor or a certificate as part of the Emerging Media and Technology program, either from the following list or another relevant minor or certificate with approval by the school director. A minimum of 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing. With approval by the school director, students may use a block of courses to fulfill this requirement.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | |
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EMAT 10010 | TECHNOLOGY, EXPERIENCE DESIGN AND SOCIETY | 3 |
EMAT 25310 | CREATIVE CODING | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Two | ||
DI 20100 or VCD 13000 | INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN INNOVATION or VISUAL DESIGN THINKING | 3 |
College of Communication and Information Core Elective | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Three | ||
EMAT 10310 | MY STORY ON THE WEB | 3 |
EMAT 21000 | INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN | 3 |
EMAT 32210 | DATA IN EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Minor or Certificate Requirement or General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Four | ||
College of Communication and Information Core Elective | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Minor or Certificate Requirement or General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Five | ||
EMAT 33310 | HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Minor or Certificate Requirements and/or General Electives | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Six | ||
EMAT 41510 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TEAM DYNAMICS (WIC) | 3 |
College of Communication and Information Core Requirement | 3 | |
Minor or Certificate Requirements and/or General Electives | 9 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Seven | ||
EMAT 49992 | INTERNSHIP IN EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY (ELR) | 1 |
Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | |
Minor or Certificate Requirements and/or General Electives | 11 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Eight | ||
EMAT 40999 | INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS (ELR) | 3 |
Minor or Certificate Requirements and/or General Electives | 11 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
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The Bachelor of Science degree in Emerging Media and Technology teaches technical applications and skills in problem solving, design, user experience, creative applications and programming. Students synthesize technical and organizational skills in a series of experiential, hands-on and project-based courses in which they work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams.
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More specifically, the EMAT MS degree falls under the broad United States government category of "Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies," and is assigned Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code 303101 Human Computer Interaction.
The Master of Science degree in Emerging Media and Technology is designed to augment a student's skill set, affording new career opportunities for students from diverse undergraduate and professional backgrounds. Due to the program's STEM foundation and interdisciplinary nature, students learn quantitative and coding skills for emerging media platforms, including interactive websites and apps; data-based analysis, communication and visualization; theoretical understanding of the relationship between the technology industry and society; and the tools for working in and managing interdisciplinary teams on interactive technology projects.
Students in this program develop individual plans of study and engage in experiential learning through interdisciplinary elective graduate coursework in one of the following specialization areas: data analytics and coding; social scientific research; applied communication, information and strategy; applied creative technology; or training and development technology.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Admission decisions will be made by the graduate program coordinator with consultation from the members of the graduate faculty.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Applications submitted after these deadlines will be considered on a space-available basis.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
EMAT 51510 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND TEAM DYNAMICS | 3 |
EMAT 60010 | FOUNDATIONS OF EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
EMAT 60310 | CREATIVE CODING FUNDAMENTALS | 3 |
or EMAT 52210 | WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT | |
EMAT 62110 | INTERACTIVE DATA | 3 |
Interdisciplinary Specialization, chose from the following: 1 | 12 | |
Applied Communication, Information and Strategy | ||
Applied Creative Technology | ||
Data Analytics/Coding | ||
Social Scientific Research | ||
Training and Development Technology | ||
Culminating Requirement | ||
Choose from the following: | 6 | |
EMAT 60999 | PROJECTS IN EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY | |
& Interdisciplinary Specialization Course | ||
EMAT 60999 & EMAT 69992 | PROJECTS IN EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY and INTERNSHIP IN EMERGING MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY | |
EMAT 69199 | THESIS I | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
For the interdisciplinary specialization, students develop a course plan with approval of their faculty advisor by the end of their first semester in the program. The makeup of this coursework is flexible, but each course should be designated under one of the five areas.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |
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