Documentary Production
Documentary Production
Certificate
21 hours
This program offered by School of Communications/Electronic
and Photographic Media Department
The certificate in documentary production is designed to give
students from all academic disciplines within the university an
opportunity to explore the theory and practice of documentary
production and documentary film studies.
Students will complete courses in media production focusing on
the documentary, classes in the history of documentary film and
media, and courses that support the theoretical foundations of
documentary studies in such areas as anthropology and media
studies.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses applied
toward the certificates.
For information on general requirements for the certificate, see
Certificate Program Policies and Procedures.
Learning Outcomes
Successful graduates of this program will be able to:
Certificates
• Acquire knowledge of the history of international
documentary filmmaking;
• Acquire production skills to research, write, film, edit and
distribute documentary productions in moving image media;
• Understand the theoretical foundations of documentary
filmmaking in other academic disciplines, including
anthropology and media studies.
Requirements
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FTVP 1100 Produce and Direct (3 hours)
FTVP 1200 Camera and Light (3 hours)
FTVP 1300 Edit and Color (3 hours)
FTVP 2180 Documentary Production (3 hours)
In addition, a minimum of 9 credit hours are to be chosen from the
following (3 credit hours from the following production course list
AND 6 credit hours from the following theory course list):
Production Courses - 3 credit hours
• An additional production course at the 2000 level or above
Theory Courses - 6 credit hours
• FLST 3170 Topics in Documentary Film Studies (3 hours)
or PHIL 3110 Philosophy and Film (3 hours)
or HRTS 3160 Human Rights in Film: Documentaries (3
hours)
or ISTL 3500 Advanced in Topics in International Studies:
Human Rights & Documentaries (3 hours)
• ANTH 2030 Culture and Communications (3 hours)
• JOUR 2070 History of Broadcasting (3 hours)
• JOUR 2380 History and Principals of American Journalism (3
hours)
• JOUR 3120 Free Expression and the First Amendment (3
hours)
• JOUR 3080 Global Journalism (3 hours)
• JOUR 3190 Topics in Global Journalism (3 hours)
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