Certificate in Documentary Production
This interdisciplinary certificate gives non-fiction filmmakers the tools they need to tell stories that matter about our world’s most pressing challenges.
Digital Cinema – Documentary Production, Certificate
Certificate in Documentary Production
Offered as an Academic Certificate
The Certificate in Documentary Production is designed for students who are not pursuing a bachelor’s degree, as well as traditional students pursuing a bachelor’s or masters degree in other disciplines who have a passion for non-fiction media production specific to their disciplines or wish to be engaged in social issue documentary production. The certificate includes hands-on technical training in audio/visual production in both studio and field settings, as well as storytelling and post-production. Students also explore documentary methods, ethics, and conventions, as well as journalistic multimedia creation.
Documentary students must select a concentration from the following eight disciplines:
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Environmental Science & Policy
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- History
- Native American Studies
- Outdoor Adventure Leadership
- Political Science
- Sociology & Anthropology
Students with a portfolio that demonstrates technical proficiency and professional experience in target areas may apply to receive credit for prior learning, which may be used to substitute program prerequisites or lower-division course requirements.
Degree Fit
Program Preparation
The Certificate in Documentary Production is open to both degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students at SOU. The program is designed to meet every learner at their incoming level of experience. Any student with curiosity and tenacity has what it takes to succeed in this certificate program.
Degree Roadmap
Every Documentary Production student will take courses in storytelling or multimedia writing, studio production, sound and lighting design, documentary theory, and documentary or broadcast news production.
Concentrations
Our interdisciplinary concentrations offer something for students interested in many different types of documentary filmmaking, including activist docs (Criminology & Criminal Justice; Environmental Science & Policy; Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies; Political Science), informational docs (History; Sociology & Anthropology), and outdoor adventure films (Outdoor Adventure Leadership).
Career Path
Become a Professional
Career opportunities in Digital Cinema:
- Media Journalist
- Broadcast News Videographer
- Documentarian
- Media Activist
- Nature Videographer
- Sports Videographer
- Video Content Marketer
- Media Archivist
- Media Librarian
- Researcher
- Documentary Scholar
- Reality Television Producer
Salary Range
$69,809-$104,946*
*Based on National Average
Section Contents: Digital Cinema Programs
*The Broadcast News Production and Film & Business Management micro-credentials are housed within the Communications program website.
Contact the Digital Cinema Program
SOU Digital Cinema Program
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
541.552.6669
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