Courses
There are five requirements that every Doc Lab student must fulfill in order to complete the program:
Requirement 1
In this course, students will become acquainted with the key movements and films in the history of documentary filmmaking and develop an introductory understanding of the theoretical ways in which documentary films can be interpreted.
Requirement 2
This course introduces students to the main stages of documentary filmmaking—preproduction, production, and postproduction—by having them explore cinematography, sound, narrative structures, and editing.
Requirement 3
Students must complete two courses, totaling six hours, from the following list:
1 | Both of the following courses (6 credits): | ||||||||
MI | 211 | Documentary History and Theory | 3 | ||||||
MI | 311 | Introduction to Documentary Production | 3 | ||||||
2 | Complete at least 6 credits from one of the following areas: | ||||||||
Audio/Video | |||||||||
MI | 337 | Compositing and Special Effects | 3 | ||||||
MI | 341 | Filmmaking II | 3 | ||||||
MI | 344 | Sound Design for Cinema, Television, and Games | 3 | ||||||
MI | 440 | Advanced Video Editing | 3 | ||||||
MI | 441 | Advanced Lighting and Camera Techniques | 3 | ||||||
Broadcast News | |||||||||
JRN | 306 | Introduction to Radio and TV News | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 403 | TV News Advanced TV News | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 406 | 3 | |||||||
Film Studies | |||||||||
FLM | 260 | Introduction to Digital Film and Emergent Media | 4 | ||||||
FLM | 334 | Introduction to Screenwriting (W) | 3 | ||||||
FLM | 336 | Aesthetics of Film Editing | 3 | ||||||
FLM | 460 | Seminar in Digital Film and Emergent Media (W) | 3 | ||||||
Multimedia | |||||||||
JRN | 203 | Storytelling | 3 | ||||||
WRA | 225 | Introduction to Multimedia Writing | 3 | ||||||
WRA | 425 | Advanced Multimedia Writing | 3 | ||||||
Photography | |||||||||
One of the following, either (1) or (2): | |||||||||
JRN | 310 | Photojournalism | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 410 | Photojournalism and Documentary Photography | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 483 | Photo Communication in Europe | 6 | ||||||
Producing | |||||||||
JRN | 450 | Creating and Marketing Media for Journalism | 3 | ||||||
MI | 301 | Bringing Media to Market | 3 | ||||||
MI | 351 | Producing for Cinema and Television | 3 | ||||||
Web | 3 | ||||||||
JRN | 336 | Designing for Print and Digital Media | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 400 | Spartan Digital Newsroom | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 436 | Designing for the Web and Mobile Devices | 3 | ||||||
MI | 349 | Web Design and Development | |||||||
Writing | 3 | ||||||||
ENG | 223 | Introduction to Creative Non-Fiction Writing | 3 | ||||||
ENG | 423 | Advanced Creative Non-Fiction Writing | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 300 | Writing and Reporting News II (W) | 3 | ||||||
JRN | 432 | Magazine and Feature Writing | 3 | ||||||
Requirement 4
Students can take one or both courses of a year-long capstone in which they complete a short documentary in teams, choosing their roles in the preproduction, production, and postproduction processes and learning to collaborate with fellow crewmembers in the filmmaking process.
Requirement 5
Students need to take 15 credits in order to complete this degree. The specified coursework for this program may not equal this total. The difference must be made up of open options that are acceptable within the limits of this program. In cases of doubt, please consult an academic advisor.