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Graduate Academic Certificate in Storytelling
100% Online Program: Three
Web-based courses with an Online Tutorial
Awards a Certificate Suitable for Framing with the Certificate Credential
Appearing on the Official University Transcript
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"The stories we are willing to share with one
another give our culture its values, beliefs, goals, and traditions,
binding us together into a cohesive society, allowing us to work
together with a common purpose. Storytelling lives at the heart of
human experience—a compelling form of personal communication as
ancient as language itself. Since the beginnings of humankind, we
have shared through stories the events, beliefs, and values held
dear by our families, communities, and cultures."
From The Call
of Story |
Life is,
truly, the grand narrative. Some theorists believe humans are born with
stories living inside us and that we develop language for the purpose of
being able to tell those stories. Imagine a group of people sitting around
an evening campfire – the atmosphere is rich with mood and tone – and
while around that fire, storytelling will naturally emerge. Stories enable
children and adults to understand and make meaning in their lives.
Storytellers tell tales of life past, present, and future – story is the
richest heritage of human civilizations.
Storytelling has emerged from the grande oral tradition into
“modern day” platforms represented in books, dance, music, theatre,
movies, etc. Story preserves, perpetuates, and transforms culture and is
finding new applications in education, corporations, industry, and
entertainment – in settings in which people interact or seek to “escape”.
It is an emerging frontier with compelling possibilities.
The
University of North Texas is the leading university of the Dallas Metroplex, the fourth-largest university in Texas (more than 27,000
students), and is listed as one of America's 100 Best College Buys. The
UNT School of Library and Information Sciences is also a top-rated program
as ranked by U.S. News and World Reports.
The Graduate Academic Certificate program
is intended for two audiences:
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Master’s degreed library and information science
professionals who want to develop expertise in Storytelling and
receive a Graduate Academic Certificate. |
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Bachelor's or Master's degreed individuals in any field who
want to develop or enhance their knowledge of Storytelling by taking
Master's-level courses and receiving a Graduate Academic
Certificate. |
Required Courses for the Storytelling
Certificate
(Three courses are required for a total
of 9 Hours)
SLIS 5440 – Storytelling for Information Professionals (3
hours)
Storytelling
ethnography, history, theory, methods, and bibliographic resources. Story research, analysis, selection,
adaptation, and preparation. Oral
performance development and audience dynamics. Program planning, implementation,
evaluation, and grant writing for schools, libraries or other information
settings.
SLIS
5611 – Advanced Storytelling for Information Professionals (3
hours)
Personal storytelling performance development -- psycho-social
development; voice and vocal dynamics; movement and gesture; facial
expression, posture and performance dress; characterization; dialect and
linguistic factors; musical effects; nonverbal behaviors and
silence/pause. Training for public storytelling performances in
libraries, schools, and community information settings. Advanced program
planning, including development, implementation and evaluation of an
individual or group storytelling concert. Advanced study of the
current trends in storytelling.
SLIS 5685
– Information Resources and Services in
Culturally Diverse Communities (3 hours)
Seminar in information resources and services for
ethnic cultural minorities. Issues in the provision of information
services to ethnic cultural minority communities. Study of the needs and
cultural milieu of these communities. Materials and methods for serving
these groups.
All nine hours coursework taken for this
Academic Certificate will apply toward the Master’s Program in the
University of North Texas School of Library and Information Sciences.
The courses required are offered year-round and are taught by a team of
full-time graduate professors. SLIS
offers Web-based Master’s degree programs in both Youth
Librarianship and School
Librarianship, as well as seven other library and information sciences
Programs of
Study. The SLIS Master's degree
requires 36 hours of course work for completion. Information about tuition
and fee rate schedules for the Academic Certificate courses can be found
on the on the Student
Accounting and University Cashiering Services Website.
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Required
Tutorial for Graduate Academic Certificate Students
All of the courses for this certificate are completed online. Students
admitted for the Graduate Academic Certificate program are required to complete
a tutorial prior to starting their courses. This tutorial is also
completed online and is done via WebCT, which is the platform in which you
will take your courses. There is no fee to access tutorial. The tutorial will take approximately 4 - 6 hours and will walk you
through the steps for using WebCT -- learning how to use discussion
forums, WebCT email, and other functions critical to your success. While
some apt individuals may innately figure out how to do the basic functions in
WebCT, the tutorial gives you insight into many advanced functions that are not
apparent, such as how to compile course content, information management, etc.
Once you
are admitted to SLIS, there is a two step process for setting up your tutorial.
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Setting up your
EUID.
What is my EUID and How
do I Get It/Know What It Is? You will need to set up your EUID before
you can register for courses and get your tutorial. Visit
https://ams.unt.edu/ to learn more and set up your
EUID. Be sure and remember your EUID and password.
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Request the Tutorial
Once your EUID is
established, you must request the WebCT tutorial. The form for the
tutorial request is located at: http://courses.unt.edu/cf_courses/tutorial_reg.htm.
Simply complete the form and the
instructions for how to access the tutorial will be sent to you within two
business days.
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Admission
Information
Students must be admitted
into the University of North Texas Graduate School and are required to
submit the following application materials:
1. Graduate
School application.
2. School of
Library and Information Sciences application, which is available as a
PDF document.
3. Required
transcripts.
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Graduate Academic Certificate applicants do not need
to submit standardized test scores such as the Graduate Record Exam
(GRE), letters of recommendation, or statement of purpose, etc., for
admission. Students who are awarded Academic Certificates and
later apply for admission to the Master's program will be required
to submit these materials. |
Once You Are Admitted
Once admitted, you will be assigned an advisor who will
assist you in getting enrolled for classes and beginning the Graduate
Academic Certificate Program. Visit the Graduate
Academic Certificate in Storytelling Advisees' Webpage for more
information.
Academic Certificate Completion
Form and Request to Receive Your Certificate
Once you complete your course work, please follow these
instructions to receive your certificate:
http://web3.unt.edu/gac.
For more
information, contact:
University of
North Texas
School of Library and Information
Sciences
Information Sciences Building, Room 205
P.O. Box
311068
Denton, TX 76203-1068
Phone: (940) 565-2445
Toll
Free: (877) 275-7547
University Metro: (817) 267-3731, x2445
Fax:
(940) 565-3101
Email: slis@unt.edu
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