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Documentary Studies Certificate

Undergraduate certificates may only be earned and will only be awarded in conjunction with a bachelor's degree. They will not be awarded as an independent credential.

Information about the Department of Communication can be found on the department page.

The Documentary Studies certificate offers students further education in community-based learning, research, field work, and storytelling. The program in documentary studies views documentary studies as an interdisciplinary field that allows for students to focus on documentary as a mode of artistic expression, a means to create meaning, and a vehicle for the dissemination of research. 

Certificate Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 24 semester credit hours including 9 hours of core courses and 15 hours in one of the specified fields of study as outlined below.

Core Courses

Satisfactorily complete the following three (3) courses:
MSCM 3335History of Documentary

3
RHET 3355Documentary Rsch Mth & Ethics

3
MSCM 4406Documentary Seminar

3
Total Credit Hours:9

 

English Option

Satisfactorily complete fifteen (15) hours from the following courses:
One course at the 2000-level from the following
ENGL 2120Intro to British Literature

3
ENGL 2130American Literature

3
ENGL 2150Shakespeare

3
ENGL 2160Studies in International Lit

3
ENGL 2200Engaging Texts

3
and
Four courses at the 4000-level from the following
ENGL 4110Literary Criticism

3
ENGL 4450International Women's Lit

3
ENGL 4455Lit of the Islamic World

3
ENGL 4669Multicultural Amer Literature

3
ENGL 4675Contemporary American Lit

3
ENGL 4740Women & Popular Culture

3
ENGL 4770Studies in Folklore

3
ENGL 4775Folklore and Literature

3
ENGL 4810Film Studies

3
ENGL 4820Jane Austen on Film

3
Total Credit Hours:15

 

Mass Communication Option

Satisfactorily complete fifteen (15) hours from the following courses:
MSCM 3326Feature Writing

3
MSCM 3341Media Interviewing & Listening

3
MSCM 3343Media Design

3
MSCM 3346Advanced Film & TV Production

3
MSCM 3351Principles of PR & Advertising

3
MSCM 3365Journalistic Writing/Reporting

3
MSCM 3366Advanced Writing & Reporting

3
MSCM 3368Multimedia Broadcast Jrnl

3
MSCM 3373Propaganda

3
MSCM 3375Documentary Filmmaking

3
MSCM 3376Advocacy Journalism

3
MSCM 4950Special Topics

3
Total Credit Hours:15

 

Rhetoric Option

Satisfactorily complete fifteen (15) hours from the following courses:
RHET 1110Fndmtls of Public Speaking

3
RHET 3000Persuasion

3
RHET 3100Informative Speaking

3
RHET 3215Interpersonal Communication

3
RHET 3310Performance Studies

3
RHET 3315Personal Narrative

3
RHET 3320Intercultural Communication

3
RHET 3325Storytelling: Analysis & Perf

3
RHET 4500Rhetorical Criticism

3
Total Credit Hours:15

 

Sociology Option

Satisfactorily complete fifteen (15) hours from the following courses:
SOCI 1121Sociological Perspectives

3
SOCI 3326Social Change

3
SOCI 3428Sociology of the Family

3
SOCI 3429Sociology of Religion

3
SOCI 3431Society and the Individual

3
SOCI 3432Gender & Society

3
SOCI 3465Urban Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:15

 

Theatre Option

Satisfactorily complete fifteen (15) hours from the following courses:
THEA 1310Improv for Social Change

3
THEA 2150Play Analysis

3
THEA 3100Theatre History I

3
THEA 3110Theatre History II

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 24

Note:   

  • Courses used to fulfill certificate requirements may also be used to fulfill core, major, minor, or other program requirements.

  • Federal financial aid will not pay for a certificate course unless that course is also necessary to complete a student's required number of hours for the bachelor's degree or another bachelor's degree requirement. Students should contact the Financial Aid Office if they have questions about their federal aid eligibility.