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Documentary Minor

The minor in Documentary provides students in any major the foundational artistic and technical skills needed to produce cinematic non-fiction content to tell and/or address the compelling stories of today.

For the minor in Documentary at Mount Saint Mary’s University a total of 18 units of credit are required. Also, 9 units of the 18 must be upper division credit (3 UD courses) which cannot be used to fulfill requirements for the major, general education, or another minor. 

Requirements

Core Courses

FLM 101/FLM 253Introduction to Film

3
FLM 129ADocumentary Filmmaking 1

3
FLM 139A/FLM 205Introduction to Digital Video Production

3

Electives

Choose three courses from the following:

FLM 102Cell Phone Cinema

3
FLM 120Post Production with Adobe

3
FLM 125Media Anthropology

3
FLM 127Documentary Storytelling

3
FLM 128Documentary Editing

3
FLM 129BDocumentary Filmmaking 2

3
FLM 130ADocumentary Production Workshop A

3
JRN 110/JRN 210Ethics & Legalities

3
JRN 112/PHO 212Photojournalism

3
JRN 125Mobile Journalism

3
JRN 147Newscasting

3
JRN 151Audio Storytelling

3
PHO 101Foundations of Photography

3
PHO 104Lighting for People

3
PHO 110Alternative Photography Media

3
PHO 181Sports Photography

3
PHO 182Imaging Time

3
Total Credit Hours:18