2011-2012 University Catalog 
  
2011-2012 University Catalog

Folklore Studies Graduate Certificate


Banner Code: LA-CERG-FLKS

Web: folkloreprograms.gmu.edu

The certificate in folklore studies enables students to explore the processes of tradition that move through multiple expressive forms, such as folktales, folk beliefs, folk medicine, folk art, folksong, and literature. A discipline based on ethnographic fieldwork, folklore studies offers students a chance to work in communities and collect living traditional materials that are critical to human identity and values. Interdisciplinary by nature, folklore thrives on local particularities as well as compelling global connections.

This certificate prepares students for careers in cultural agencies, governmental organizations, and teaching institutions, and advanced study in folklore and in the humanities.

This program of study is offered by the Department of English .

Application Requirements


Applicants to all graduate programs at George Mason University must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in the Admission chapter of this catalog. For information specific to the graduate certificate in folklore studies, see Application Requirements and Deadlines on the departmental web site.

Certificate Requirements


The topics courses ENGH 590, 591, and 681 may be repeated for credit when the subtitles are different.

One elective course (3 credits)


Students choose a relevant elective with the prior written approval of the director.

Total: 18 credits