Documentary

College of Arts and Sciences

302 West Hall, 419-372-8349

The Documentary minor focuses on production, theory, and study of radio, television, and electronic media documentaries using standard tools of telecommunications production and analysis. Student complete 21 credit hours in 7 courses, including introductory survey courses on documentary traditions; documentary proposal research and writing, electives in electronic media production or analysis of programming; and the opportunity for the production of an electronic media documentary (or segment), or an analysis of documentary programs and issues. An adviser will assist with course planning.

Minor only (21 hours) - Fall 2015 course requirements

  • TCOM 2900 Documentary Proposal Research & Writing (3 credit hours)
  • TCOM 3000 America’s Documentary Story to 1968 (3 credit hours)
  • TCOM 3100 Documenting Human-Global Challenges after 1968 (3 credit hours)
  • Electives (9 credit hours, See TCOM Documentary Minor Electives & Pre-Requisites List Below)
  • Practicum: TCOM 4640 (interactive media), TCOM 4912 (audio-radio), TCOM 4913 (television-video) or TCOM 4900 Problems in Telecommunications
Elective Courses
Conceptual-Theory-Topics Electives:
TCOM 1030Media and the Information Society
TCOM 2700Topics in Minorities and Film/Video
TCOM 3500Scriptwriting
TCOM 3520Online Social Media
TCOM 3550Global Telecommunication Systems
TCOM 3610Media & Strategic Communication
TCOM 3650Broadcasting History
TCOM 4000Topics in Documentary Studies
TCOM 4390Topics in Sport Communication
TCOM 4610Audience Research
TCOM 4630Media Programming
TCOM 4660Television and Film Criticism
TCOM 4670Gender, Media & Culture
TCOM 4690Seminar: Contemporary Aspects of Telecommuncations
TCOM 4750Electronic Surveillance and Privacy
TCOM 4860Critical Studies in Media Environments
TCOM 4900Problems in Telecommunications
TCOM 4911Media Management
Production Electives:
TCOM 1990Student Media Participation
TCOM 2500Radio & TV Production for Non-TCOM Majors
TCOM 2610Interactive Television and Video Production
TCOM 2620Interactive Radio Production
TCOM 2630Multi-camera Television Production
TCOM 2640Interactive Online Media
TCOM 2650Internet Applications for the Telecommunications Industry
TCOM 3640Video Field Production, Editing and Online Distribution (Pre-req: TCOM 2610; the pre-req. TCOM2630 will be waived for Documentary minors)
TCOM 3680Intermediate Radio Production and Performance (Pre-req: TCOM 2620)
TCOM 3950Workshop on Current Topics
TCOM 4640Practicum in Interactive Online Media Production(Pre-req: TCOM 2640)
TCOM 4680Advanced Directing and Producing(Pre-reqs: TCOM 2610, TCOM3640. The pre-req. TCOM 2630 will be waived for Documentary minors)
TCOM 4912Advanced Radio Production Practicum (Pre-reqs: TCOM 2620, TCOM3680)
TCOM 4913Video Practicum (Pre-reqs: TCOM2610, TCOM3640, TCOM4680)


Possible Elective Groupings/Sequences:

  • Interactive Media Sequence: TCOM 2640, TCOM 4640, TCOM 2650 or TCOM 3520, TCOM 4900.
  • Audio/Radio Production Sequence: TCOM 2620, TCOM 3680, TCOM 3650, TCOM 4912.
  • Television/Video Production Sequence: TCOM 2610, TCOM 3640, TCOM 4680, TCOM 4913.
  • Documentary Representations: TCOM 2700, TCOM 3650, TCOM 4660 or TCOM 4670, TCOM 4900.
  • International Documentary: TCOM 1030, TCOM 3550, TCOM 4000 (on global docs), TCOM 4900.
  • Privacy and Surveillance: TCOM 1030, TCOM 3520, TCOM 4750 and/or TCOM 4860, TCOM 4900.
  • Documentary entrepreneurship: TCOM 3520, TCOM 4610, TCOM 4630 or TCOM 4911, TCOM 4900.
  • Recreation and documentary: TCOM 2610, TCOM 3650, TCOM 4390, TCOM 4900.

Updated: 12/02/2017 03:28AM