Minor in Documentary Studies
This is a 16-credit interdisciplinary program. The foundational and core course is HIS 334:
Introduction to Documentary Film. In addition students will choose four elective courses from a list of 26 undergraduate courses. Students may not choose more than two courses from the same program or discipline. Since Documentary Studies is grounded in historical research, the product may be in different formats including film, new media, exhibition, or other digital formats. There will also be a 1-credit capstone course
Documentary Capstone that serves as a portfolio and assess students' understanding and underpinnings of
documenting and
documentary.
At the conclusion of the 16-credit program, students will have a portfolio of media products stored digitally. They will complete an exit interview with the Director or chair of the Documentary minor program. This exit interview serves as an assessment of the student’s academic progress within the minor.
Summary of Requirements
Required pre-minor courses 3 credits
| HIS 334 | Introduction to Documentary Film | 3 |
Required course 1 credit
Elective courses 12 credits
Choose four courses. Students may not take more than two courses per discipline.
| ART 131 | Beginning Photography | 3 |
| ART 135 | Digital Media I | 3 |
| ART 224 | Digital Media II | 3 |
| ART 232 | Intermediate Photography | 3 |
| ART 363 | Photojournalism | 3 |
| ART 392 | Studies in Graphic Design | 3 |
| ART 450 | Studies in Art History: [topic to be specified] | 3 |
| BUS 490 | Entrepreneurship: New Venture Planning | 3 |
| COM 280 | Group Communication | 3 |
| COM 440 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| DST 203 | Introduction to Cultural Studies | 3 |
| DST 314 | Oral Traditions in the Deaf Community | 3 |
| DST 401 | Black Deaf People's Studies | 3 |
| DST 402 | Deaf Women's Studies | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Introduction to Public and Professional Writing | 3 |
| ENG 375 | Media Literacy | 3 |
| ENG 380 | Business and Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENG 385 | Fundamentals of Journalism | 3 |
| ENG 399 | Introduction to Methods of Literary Study | 3 |
| HIS 287 | Research Methods in History | 3 |
| HIS 331 | History of the American Deaf Community | 3 |
| HIS 332 | History of Mass Media and the Deaf Community | 3 |
| HIS 340 | Nineteenth Century American Deaf History | 3 |
| THE 341 | Introduction to Performance Translation | 3 |
| THE 342 | Play Creation Lab | 3 |
| THE 478 | Directing Lab | 3 |
Program Outcomes
SLO 1: Students will examine the field of documentary studies and identify the principal ethics and theories regarding the study of lived experience and the processes of documentary creation.
SLO 2: Students will integrate methodologies of critical inquiry from across disciplines to produce and present effective research projects using various forms of media.
SLO 3: Students will demonstrate competence in the use of media technologies to produce and present visual (ASL) and written (English) ideas for diverse audiences and contexts.
SLO 4: Students will produce a portfolio of documentary work as evidence of creative, technical, and critical skills, which include film, photography, digital media, oral history and/or other forms of documentary expression.