Editing Computational Media

'''Computational Media''' (CM) is a Bachelor's of Science program offered by the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is a joint offering from the College of Computing and School of Literature, Media, and Communications, that is designed to "provide a thorough education in all aspects of the computer as a medium: the technical, the historical-critical, and the applied <ref>Bachelor of Science in Computational Media < Georgia Tech (gatech.edu)</ref>." Although CM is one of the newer and smaller undergraduate programs to be offered by Georgia Tech, having started with only one student in 2004 <ref>B.S. in Computational Media | Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts (gatech.edu)</ref>, it is now nationally recognized within its own right, with its video game design course being ranked #3 in the nation according to the 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report <ref>2022-2023 Best Undergraduate Game Design Programs - US News Rankings</ref>.

== Degree Requirements ==
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! colspan="2" |Degree Requirements <ref>FR-SO-21-22.pdf (gatech.edu)</ref>
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|Course
|Description
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_1100 CS 1100]
|Freshman Leap Seminar (1)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_1301 CS 1301] or CS 1315
|Introduction to Computing or Introduction to Media Production (3)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_1331 CS 1331]
|Introduction to Object Oriented Programming (3)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_1332 CS 1332]
|Data Structures and Algorithms (3)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_2050 CS 2050]/[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_2051 2051]
|Discrete Mathematics Requirement (3)
|-
|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_2340_-_Objects_and_Design CS 2340]
|Objects and Design (3)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Ethics_Course_(Computer_Science) CS Ethics Course]
|Ethics/Professionalism Requirement (3)
|-
|LMC 2700
|Introduction to Computational Media (3)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/MATH_1551 MATH 1551] and [https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/MATH_1552 1552]
|Calculus Requirement (6)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/MATH_1554_-_Linear_Algebra MATH 1554]/[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/MATH_1564 1564]
|Linear Algebra Requirement (4)
|-
|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/MATH_2550 MATH 2550]
|Introduction to Multivariable Calculus (2)
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|2 [https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Lab_Science Lab Sciences] (Non-sequential)
|Lab Science Requirement (8)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/ENGL_1101 ENGL 1101] and [https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/ENGL_1102 1102]
|English Requirement (2)
|-
|[https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/core-area-c/# Any Humanities Course]
|Humanities Requirement (3)
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|Any LMC Humanities Course
|LMC Humanities Requirement (3)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Government/History_Requirement One History/Government Requirement Class]
|History/Government Requirement (3)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Social_Science_Classes 9 credits of Social Science Classes]
|Social Science Requirement (9), requirements vary by thread combination
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/APPH_1040 APPH 1040]/[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/APPH_1050 1050]/[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/APPH_1060 1060]
|Wellness Requirement (2)
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|Thread Requirements
|Select a thread page below
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/CS_Junior_Design_Capstone Junior Design Capstone]
|Select one requirement (6)
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|[https://gt-student-wiki.org/mediawiki/index.php/Free_Electives Free Electives]
|Varies by thread combination and capstone selection
|}
For more information on degree requirements, Junior Design Capstone options, and threads, see [https://cm.lmc.gatech.edu/degree-requirements/ CM Degree Requirements].

== Threads ==
The Computational Media course structure is most similar to Computer Engineering's in nature; students are required to choose a thread, or specialization, in two different disciplines.  Students who major in Computational Media have to choose from one of three threads from the Computer Science program: Intelligence, People, or Media, and either Music Technology or one of three threads from the Literature, Media, and Communications program: Interaction Design (formerly Experimental Media and Interaction Design), Game Studies, or Film and Media Studies <ref>Undergrad recruitment brochure_2020 update_v2.pdf (gatech.edu)</ref>. 

== Thread List ==
'''Computer Science (CS) Threads'''

# [[Intelligence|Intelligence*]]
# [[Media]]
# [[People]]   ''* In lieu of CS 4510 (Automata and Complexity Theory), CM majors take another specialized class, as they are neither required to take MATH 3012 (Applied Combinatorics) nor any statistics course, both of which are prerequisites for CS 4510.''   For more information on CS threads, see [[Thread (Computer Science)]].

'''Literature, Media, and Communications (LMC) Threads'''

# Film and Media Studies
# Game Studies
# Interaction Design

'''Music Technology'''

Students choose from one of the CS threads and either Music Technology or one of the LMC threads. 

== References ==
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[[Category:Degree Requirements]]
[[Category:Threads]]
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