Academic Catalog

Documentary Studies and Production - B.A.

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Summary

Major Course Requirements62-70
Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) Requirements and Other Electives 150-58
Total Credits120
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This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Creative Arts perspective.

Degree Requirements

Major Requirements:
DOCU 10100Documentary Immersion1
JOUR 11100Introduction to Journalism4
JOUR 11200Investigative Journalism4
CNPH 14100Introduction to Photography4
CNPH 11100Cinema Production 14
or TVR 11500 Introduction to Television and Film Production
CNPH 10100Introduction to Film Aesthetics and Analysis4
or TVR 12200 Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Analysis
TVR 29900Nonfiction Production4
CNPH 30100History and Theory of Documentary4
DOCU 40100Nonfiction Industries (Nonfiction Industries)2
TVR 49600Documentary Workshop4
Select one of these media studies electives:3-4
Cinematic Currents
Critical Thinking and Mass Communication
Journalism Ethics
History of Photography
Social Impact Communications
Media Law
Advanced Cinema Production: Independent Film Financing
Select at least 6 credits from these media production electives6
Visual Journalism
Introduction to Post-Production (Introduction to Post Production)
Editing
Advanced Digital Photography
Making the Video Essay
Selected Topics in Photography
Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction
Program Development for Film, Television and Digital Media
Production Management for Film, Television and New Media
Developing the Thesis Project (Developing the Thesis Project)
Minor Requirement:
Select a minor outside of the departments of Journalism and Media Arts, Sciences and Studies (MASS). 118-25
Total Credits62-70
1

Documentary Studies and Production majors are required to choose a minor outside of the departments of Journalism and Media Arts, Sciences and Studies (MASS). Documentary Studies and Production majors may not have a minor within the School of Business or other minors with too many NLA credits without undertaking additional liberal arts courses.Total credits in the minor may not include more than 4 credits of courses offered within the Roy H. Park School of Communications that are fulfilling Documentary Studies and Production requirements.