For the record, Emory University has one. http://www.filmstudies.emory.edu/ Click on "Students" and scroll down. Matthew Bernstein Emory ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Baker" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [SCREEN-L] Grad Certificate >I don't know of any program currently with such a certificate, but I know I >would have loved one when completing my degree at USC back in the 1980s. I >was in the Communication Department, but took courses in the Film School as >a cognate area, and completed a dissertation that was as much a critical >film study as a critical rhetorical study. Luckily, I've been able to >finally move into teaching some film courses where I teach, but it may have >been easier to get employment coming out from grad school with such a >certificate. I don't know if those who hire would find such a certificate >also useful, but I have a feeling it would appeal to some universities >(e.g. my own). > > Sincerely, > > Barbara L. Baker, Ph.D. > Professor > Department of Communication > Central Missouri State University > Warrensburg, MO. 65493 > >>>> [log in to unmask] 9/19/2005 12:38 PM >>> > Dear subscribers, > > I am in the process of investigating the viability of offering a graduate > certificate in film to students earning PhDs in other (non-film) > departments. This would be offered to students who might wish to earn a > credential in film because they will teach film (e.g. students in American > Studies who might include film in a cultural studies course, or foreign > language students who might offer a course in a national cinema) and/or > who > might include some film in their dissertation but are not housed in a film > program. I have seen models for this sort of thing with gender studies > but > am not aware of programs in film. If any of you know of such programs, > can > you please contact me? If you have opinions about their viability or > usefulness, I'd love to hear from you.You can contact me directly at > [log in to unmask] If subscribers are interested in this issue, I > can > offer a list and summary of comments. > > Thanks for your help, > Pam Wojcik > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html