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Graduate Certificate in Human Rights and Documentary Media at University of Arizona

University of Arizona, United States

Programme overview

The Graduate Certificate in Human Rights and Documentary Media not only provides extensive training in documentary media, it shows you how to use this training to advance human rights. In addition to traditional coursework, you will learn from filmmakers and media activists via internships, videoconferences and a mentor-led capstone project. The graduate certificate is for those with a documentary media background and an interest in human rights; recent undergraduates with a passion for social justice;

Faculty: College of Social & Behavioral Sciences  |  Duration: 15 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

What you will study

12 credits of core courses will be required: HRTS 500 – Advancing Human Rights (3 Credits) OR HRTS 505 – Human Rights Voices (3 Credits) HRTS 541 – Advancing Human Rights through Documentary Media (3 Credits) FTV 544 – Documentary Production (3 Credits) HRTS 598C – Human Rights and Documentary Media Project (3 Credits) Program may accept up to 6 transfer units;

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Entry requirements

Graduate College minimum (applies to all programmes; departments may add requirements): regionally accredited bachelor's degree or comparable international degree and a minimum 2.75 GPA for certificate programmes on a 4.00 scale. The Graduate College does not require the GRE, though individual programmes may. Programme-specific requirements are listed in the Graduate Admissions Guide.

Spring semester begins January 13 and fall semester begins August 23 for undergraduate international students; for graduate students spring begins January 14 and fall August 25.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions

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