College of Communication and Information
School of Emerging Media and Technology
www.kent.edu/emat

About This Program

The Broadcast Engineering Technology minor provides students the fundamental skills to pursue jobs in broadcast engineering in emerging media and related fields. Students learn technical applications and skills in networking, multimedia engineering, coding and problem solving. Students will have the opportunity to use technology to facilitate media distribution, streaming and interaction.  They will gain experience working on project-oriented teams and achieving technical goals.

Contact Information

• School Director: Michael Beam | emat@kent.edu | 330-672-9105
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Program Delivery

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Requirements

¹

ENGR 21020 and ENGR 21022 must be taken concurrently with PHY 13002 or PHY 23102. 

²

ENGR 35550 and ENGR 35501 need to be taken concurrently with PHY 23102. 

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

1. Demonstrate competency in the fundamental skills needed to pursue jobs in broadcast engineering and streaming multimedia including computational thinking, computer networking, and technical fluency with media recording, encoding, and distribution.
2. Recognize the rapidly changing nature of broadcast engineering technology and learn the skills needed to adapt.
3. Employ teamwork as a means of solving technical problems related to broadcast and multimedia engineering.