As you saw Michigan's got one. We started it for a number of reasons. It formalized study for all the PhD students out there that were doing dissertations on film with little to no training. It enabled us to offer graduate seminars even though we were a program. It raised the quality of our graduate assistants in undergrad classes, thanks to the training they were getting in the seminars. And it was a first step toward becoming a department (last month we became the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures) and a PhD (looks like we'll admit our first students next year). Even with the new PhD degree, we will continue to offer the certificate. There are plenty of students out there with subfields in cinema/tv/digital media and the certificate serves them well. In a substantial sense, it gives them formal training; in a more superficial---but still important---way, it gives them something to put on the CV. Markus ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]