Archiving and Preservation of Audiovisual Media Certificate at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Archiving and Preservation of Audiovisual Media offers a skills-based curriculum in the archiving and preservation of audiovisual media. This certificate provides students the opportunity to augment expertise in their main field of study with advanced study in the management and preservation of a variety of archival materials, leaving them prepared to assist in the preservation and provision of access to analog and digital time-based cultural heritage.

Faculty: College of Communication and Information Sciences | Department: Library Information Studies | Duration: 15 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 15 credit hours.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completed Bachelor's degree with a 3.0 minimum GPA . Statement of Purpose describing the applicant's experience and interest in the area of audiovisual archiving. Applications are accepted from students holding a Bachelor's degree at the time of initial enrollment, those pursuing graduate work in library and information studies and allied disciplines (including but not limited to Library and information studies, film and/or media studies museum studies, history, English, anthropology, and art history), or those already possessing graduate degrees in related disciplines. Students enrolled in or possessing graduate degrees in disciplines outside of the humanities and social sciences will be considered on an individual basis. Emphasis is placed on the humanities and social sciences due to the subject knowledge cultural heritage institutions typically require of their applicants.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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