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Jun 07, 2026
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Working Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027
Entertainment Technology and Design (BS)
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The Entertainment Engineering and Design program provides two academic paths for students who are interested in pursuing the interdisciplinary fusion of engineering and the fine arts that will allow them to succeed in the entertainment industry. The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Entertainment Technology & Design spans the disciplines of automation, structural design and rigging, entertainment venue design and entertainment sound design. This degree option requires 127 credit hours, including 30 credits associated with the university’s General Education Core.
Entertainment Technology & Design is the creative application of scientific and mathematical principles to the design, manufacture, and construction of structures, machines, processes, and live systems. This degree program focuses on preparing students for a discipline that creates the highly technical designs that the entertainment industry has come to demand. Entertainment technology and design involves the application of traditional engineering disciplines including computer science, computer engineering, construction management and the fusion of electrical and mechanical systems to the art of entertainment.
Please see the UNLV Entertainment Technology and Design department web page at www.unlv.edu/eed for more information about department programs, faculty, and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at www.unlv.edu/degree/bs-entertainment-engineering-design-designtech.
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Entertainment Technology and Design (BS) Degree Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
(see notes 1-5 below) General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 34-37 Credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 2-3
(See note 5 below) English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 4-6
Distribution Requirement -Credits: 15
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information. - Humanities and Fine Arts: 6 credits
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- One course in Humanities (see note 3)
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- Social Science: 9 credits
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- One social science elective course chosen to satisfy the Multicultural Requirement (see note 4 below)
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking:
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirement
Multicultural and International
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: www.unlv.edu/provost/multicultural-requirements. Major Requirements - BS in Entertainment Technology and Design Subtotal: 89 Credits
Specific courses required: Required Mathematics - Credits: 7
Required Natural Science Courses - Credits: 8
Required Mathematics/Science Elective Courses- Credits: 6
Choose from the approved list of math/science courses. Required Seminars - Credits: 4
Entertainment Design Fundamental Courses - Total Credits: 30
Technology Science Fundamentals - Total Credits: 16
Entertainment Technology Tracks - Total Credits: 18
Each student must complete two of the tracks listed below: Notes
Program Policies
Regardless of catalog of graduation, students must satisfy prerequisite and corequisite course requirements as specified in the current Undergraduate Catalog.
1. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better before the subsequent course can be taken.
2. All courses counted towards the degree must be completed with a grade of C or better.
3. The one 3-credit humanities elective should be selected to satisfy the Multicultural or International requirement.
4. The one 3-credit social science elective should be selected to satisfy the Multicultural or International requirement. 5. EGG 101 in combination with EGG 202 , preferred for First-Year Seminar.
6. PHIL 242 will simultaneously satisfy both a humanities requirement and the Second Year Seminar requirement for students obtaining a degree from the College of Engineering that requires more than 120 credits. |
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