Program Overview

Program Overview

The university program focuses on documentary studies, offering various courses and opportunities for students to engage with the documentary arts.

Courses

• DOCST 733S: Curation of photography exhibitions and engagement with public audiences. This project-based course explores ways photo- and image-based artists, journalists, scholars, policymakers, and activists use photography to convey personal expression and shape public opinion around contemporary social and political issues.
  • Through field trips to museums and alternative venues, students gain theoretical and practical guidance on presenting photography work to the public, in-person and virtually.
  • Development of editorial publications, programming, and media strategies.
  • Students curate photo exhibitions in campus and community venues.
• Cross-Listed As:
  • ARTHIST 735S
  • ARTSVIS 735S
  • PHOTO 733S
• Typically Offered: Occasionally

Education

Undergraduate Education

• Undergraduate Certificate in Documentary Studies
• DOCST Course List
• Current and Upcoming Undergraduate Courses
• Doc+
• Full Frame Fellows Program
• Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professorship

Graduate Education

• Graduate Education opportunities are available.

Continuing Education

• Continuing Education Courses are offered.

Programs

• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
• Literacy Through Photography
• Doc+
• DocX

Exhibitions

• Current Exhibition
• Past Exhibitions

Opportunities

Various opportunities are available for students to engage with the documentary arts.

Awards

• CDS Filmmaker Award
• Full Frame Fellows Program
• John Hope Franklin Student Documentary Awards
• Julia Harper Day Award for Documentary Studies