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BA Documentary Studies

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University at Albany SUNY

Program Overview

The interdisciplinary concentration in Documentary Studies combines a solid grounding in the academic and theoretical literature of documentary work in a range of disciplines (communication, history, art, journalism, and music) with intensive research and fieldwork in video/film, radio, hypermedia/multimedia, photography, and nonfiction print writing. Students are prepared to more effectively engage in the media-infused global marketplace as citizens, consumers, educators, scholars, and practitioners.

Program Key Stats

$26040 (Annual cost)



54 %

Eligibility Criteria

2.8
32
66

1230
6
70

Additional Information & Requirements

Academic records, extra-curricular interests, 250-500 word personal essay and one teacher or counselor letter of recommendation, International Financial Statement, IELP, TOEFL (Internet-based test: 70, Paper-based test: 523), IELTS (6.0 band score)

Career Options

  • Development Assistant
  • Development Associate
  • Documentary Diversity Project (DDP) Program Coordinator

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