Students will have the option of choosing either an MA or MFA track of study. They have until the completion of their first year to decide whether they will opt for the MA or MFA.
All students follow the same course schedule for the first two years. MFAs continue on for a third year.
| Course Name | Credits |
| Fall Semester | |
| DOC 711: Research Methods in Documentary | 3 |
| DOC 713: Writing for Documentary | 3 |
| DOC 715: Documentary Field Production | 3 |
| Spring Semester | |
| DOC 724: Advanced Documentary Field Production | 3 |
| DOC 726: Documentary Pre-Production Planning | 3 |
| DOC 728: Documentary History | 3 |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Fall Semester | |
| DOC 731: Producing, Directing, and Writing Documentary | 3 |
| DOC 733: Post Production Techniques | 3 |
| DOC 780: Master Class in Producing and Directing | 3 |
| Spring Semester | |
| DOC 746: Advanced Post Production Techniques | 3 |
| DOC 735: Issues and Problems in Documentary | 3 |
| DOC 748: Creative Thesis Project | 6 |
| Course Name | Credits |
| Fall Semester | |
| Cognate* | 3 |
| Cognate** | 3 |
| DOC 751: Pedagogy and Curriculum | 3 |
| Spring Semester | |
| DOC 766: Cognate or Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| DOC 768: Advanced Creative Project | 6 |
*Students may be allowed to transfer in up to six cognate hours.
**If a student transfers in six cognate hours, he or she can conceivably finish MFA in the fall semester.
The Documentary Film Program @ Wake Forest University
Box 7347, Reynolda Station | Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109 | 336.758.3367
documentary@wfu.edu