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2016-2017 University Catalog

Folklore Studies Graduate Certificate


Banner Code: LA-CERG-FLKS
Web: folkloreprograms.gmu.edu 

College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences  
Department: English  

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.

The graduate certificate in folklore studies may be pursued on a part-time or full-time basis.

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 Admissions  section 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 526 ENGH 590 , ENGH 591 , and ENGH 681  may be repeated for credit when the subtitles are different.

Pathways to Folklore Scholarship (3 credits)


One elective course (3 credits)


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

Total: 18 credits