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The BA in Multimedia immerses students in the history, theory and practice of new media. The program focuses on an understanding of how multimedia has evolved in the era of digital computing, as well as the broad history of the interplay between art and technology.

Multimedia integrates the visual and performing arts, graphic design, communications, audio technology, and the information sciences at American University. It involves the collaboration of specialists working in diverse disciplines. Multimedia explores the medium's significant impact on the future of creative expression in an increasingly technological society.