Documentary Studies and Production Major — B.A.
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This B.A. degree requires 90 liberal arts credits out of the 120 credits required for graduation.
Requirements for the Major
Summary
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Course Requirements | 64-71 | |
| Integrative Core Curriculum (ICC) Requirements and Other Electives 1 | 56-49 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| * | Total Credits must include 90 liberal arts credits and 60 credits outside the Park School |
| 1 | This major is approved to fulfill the Integrative Core Curriculum requirement for the Creative Arts perspective. |
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements: | ||
| GCOM 13000 | Spark: Igniting your Future in Communications | 1 |
| DOCU 10100 | Documentary Immersion | 1 |
| JOUR 11100 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 |
| JOUR 11200 | Investigative Journalism | 4 |
| CNPH 14100 | Introduction to Photography | 4 |
| CNPH 11100 | Cinema Production 1 | 4 |
| or TVR 11500 | Introduction to Video Production | |
| CNPH 10100 | Introduction to Film Aesthetics and Analysis | 3 |
| or TVR 12200 | Introduction to Media Aesthetics and Analysis | |
| TVR 29800 | Exploring the Documentary | 3 |
| TVR 29900 | Nonfiction Production | 4 |
| CNPH 30100 | History and Theory of Documentary (ICC-WI) | 3 |
| TVR 31200 | Government and Media | 3 |
| DOCU 40100 | Documentary Industries | 1 |
| TVR 49600 | Documentary Workshop | 4 |
| Select one of the following three 3-credit courses | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking and Mass Communication | ||
| Journalism Ethics | ||
| History of Photography | ||
| Select one of the following four 4-credit courses | 4 | |
| Visual Journalism | ||
| Editing | ||
| Advanced Cinema Production: Nonfiction | ||
| Intermediate Photography | ||
| Minor Requirement: | ||
| Select a minor outside of the Roy H. Park School of Communications. 1 | 18-25 | |
| Total Credits | 64-71 | |
| 1 | Documentary Studies and Production majors are required to choose a minor outside the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Documentary Studies and Production majors may not have a minor in business, accounting, finance, marketing, management, 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. |