Dec 23, 2025  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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FILM 5380 - Studies in Documentary Film


Special topics in the history, theory, and criticism of documentary film and video, including examination of a variety of documentary genres. Weekly screenings.

Requisites: Film major
Credit Hours: 1 - 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 4.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 laboratory
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Becoming skilled writers and speakers with the ability to communicate and articulate ideas effectively.
  • Expanded ability to interpret and analyze a variety of documentary film forms.
  • Identify nonfiction genres and become familiar with the filmmakers who pioneered the forms.
  • Understand the development and history of nonfiction film forms from Thomas Edison and the Lumière Brothers to the present.



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