BIS MULTIMEDIA

BIS Multimedia (Code 12131013)

Programme coordinator

Office: IT Building 6-59, Hatfield Campus

Tel: +27 12 420 4681

Programme information

Modern information technology offers the possibility of information products being designed and created comprising various types of media over and above the traditional text medium. Information technology therefore results in the convergence of various previously separate traditional media. There is not a single discipline that handles the combination of information products. The Multimedia qualification in the Department of Information Science addresses this shortcoming. Any type of institution in all economic spheres, including government, may profit from a multimedia approach to information design, organisation and retrieval.

Multimedia documents include text, graphics, sound, video and animation. The purpose of this qualification is to enable students to understand the necessary concepts to build multimedia products and maintain the products. This programme is therefore a combination of theory and practice. The explosion of the web, as well as the exponential growth and power of information technology, requires the introduction of this degree following international trends.

Admission requirements

The closing date is an administrative admission guideline for non-selection programmes. Once a non-selection programme is full and has reached the institutional targets, then that programme will be closed for further admissions, irrespective of the closing date. However, if the institutional targets have not been met by the closing date, then that programme will remain open for admissions until the institutional targets are met.
The following persons will be considered for admission: Candidates who are in possession of a certificate that is deemed by the University to be equivalent to the required National Senior Certificate (NSC) with university endorsement; candidates who are graduates from another tertiary institution or have been granted the status of a graduate of such an institution, and candidates who are graduates of another faculty at the University of Pretoria.
Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.
Grade 11 results are used for the conditional admission of prospective students.
A valid qualification with admission to degree studies is required.
Minimum subject and achievement requirements, as set out below, are required.
All lectures at the University of Pretoria are presented in English only.

Minimum requirements

English Home Language or English First Additional Language: NSC/IEB – 4 or AS Level – D
Mathematics: NSC/IEB – 5 or AS Level – C
APS – 30

*Cambridge A level candidates who obtained at least a D in the required subjects, will be considered for admission.

*International Baccalaureate (IB) HL candidates who obtained at least a 4 in the required subjects, will be considered for admission.

Teaching staff presenting the INL, INY, IMY and PUB modules

Curriculum

The curriculum for the BIS in Multimedia degree programme comprises of fundamental, core and elective modules in each study year. The degree is awarded after a minimum of at least 403 credits have been obtained successfully.

Curriculum: Year 1

Minimum credits: 134

Fundamental modules (14 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
AIM 111	Academic information management 111		4	S1
AIM 121	Academic information management 121		4	S2
ALL 121	Academic literacy for information technology		6	S2
UPO 112	Academic orientation 112		0	Y

Core modules (120 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
IMY 110	Multimedia: Mark-up languages 110	Departmental selection	12	S1
IMY 120	Multimedia: Multimedia authoring tools 120		12	S2
INL 110	Information Science: Introduction to information science 110		12	S1
INL 120	Information Science: Organisation and representation of information 120		12	S2
COS 132	Imperative programming 132	APS of 30, Maths level 5 in NSC	16	S1
COS 110	Program design: Introduction 110	COS 132, COS 151 and Maths level 5 in NSC	16	S2
COS 151	Introduction to computer science 151	APS of 30, Maths level 5 in NSC	8	S1
COS 122	Operating systems 122	COS 132	16	S2
VIO 102	Visual design 102	Maths level 5 in NSC, or WTW 114 or WTW 133 and WTW 143	16	Year

Curriculum: Year 2

Minimum credits: 148

Fundamental module (8 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
JCP 202	Community-based project 202		8	Year

Core modules (140 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
IMY 210	Multimedia: Advanced Web technologies (1) 210	IMY 110 or equivalent HTML knowledge	12	S1
IMY 211	Multimedia: Multimedia theory 211	Departmental selection	12	S1
IMY 220	Multimedia: Advanced web technologies (2) 220	IMY 210, COS 216	12	S2
COS 212	Data structures and algorithms 212	COS 110	16	S1
COS 216	Netcentric computer systems 216	COS 110	16	S1
COS 214	Software modelling	COS 212	16	S2
COS 226	Concurrent systems 226	COS 122, COS 212	16	S2
COS 284	Computer organisation and architecture 284	COS 212 GS	16	S2
VIO 202	Visual design 202	VIO 102	24	Year

Curriculum: Final Year

Minimum credits: 121

Core modules (85 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
IMY 300	Multimedia: Project 300	COS 212	35	Year
IMY 310	Multimedia: Human-computer interaction 310	Departmental selection	25	S1
IMY 320	Multimedia: Trends 320	Departmental selection	25	S2

Elective modules (at least 36 credits*)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
Select at least two of the following modules:
COS 301	Software engineering 301	COS 212, COS 214	27	Year
COS 314	Artificial intelligence 314	COS 110	18	S1*
COS 332	Computer networks 332	COS 216	18	S1*
COS 333	Programming languages 333	COS 110	18	S2*
COS 341	Compiler construction 341	COS 212	18	S1*
COS 330	Computer security and ethics 330	COS 110	18	S2*
COS 326	Database systems 326	COS 226	18	S2*
COS 344	Computer graphics 344	COS 110 and WTW 124 or WTW 146	18	S1*
*Please note: The semester in which these modules are offered may vary from year to year. Students who wish to continue with a BSc(Hons)(CS) should consult the Computer Science department for the correct admission requirements to the degree. COS 301 and three COS electives are compulsory admission requirements for BSc(Hons) (CS).

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