USC Will Offer 2 New Degrees in Multimedia

By KAREN KAPLAN

Oct. 25, 1999 12 AM PT

TIMES STAFF WRITER

High-tech companies routinely complain that there aren’t enough engineers with special skills in multimedia. The Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC) at USC’s School of Engineering is responding by developing two new bachelor of science degrees for electrical engineers and computer scientists that focus on multimedia. Although students in the new degree programs will need an appreciation of the artistic side of multimedia, they will focus on the underlying technology that makes integrated media possible, said Jerry Mendel, an electrical engineering professor and IMSC’s associate director for education. For instance, he said, students may become experts in digital compression or system design and integration.

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Karen Kaplan

Karen Kaplan covers science and medical research for the Los Angeles Times. She has been a member of the science team since 2005, including 13 years as an editor. Her first decade at The Times was spent covering technology in the Business section as both a reporter and editor. She grew up in San Diego and is a graduate of MIT and Columbia University.

USC Will Offer 2 New Degrees in Multimedia

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