Oral Histories: Documenting Community Food Traditions

Oral Histories: Documenting Community Food Traditions is an original Mai Studies programme in food history, literature & media. Over 4 weeks and roughly 20 guided hours you work through recorded classes, written notes, practical activities, knowledge checks and assessed tasks marked against a published rubric with an 80% pass mark. All material is written in-house. Mai Studies is independent: no official examination content, question bank, recording or branding from any certification body is reproduced, and completion leads to a Mai Studies completion certificate rather than a regulated or accredited qualification.

4 weeks 20 guided hours Intermediate

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Included with Mai Studies membership at no extra cost. Fee waivers are available through scholarships and open access.

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What you will achieve

Explain the core principles of oral histories: documenting community food traditions in plain language
Apply the methods safely and correctly to realistic scenarios
Produce a documented portfolio piece assessed against a published rubric
Plan your next steps in oral history methods for food traditions

Entry guidance

— Comfortable with beginner-level oral history methods for food traditions
— Willingness to complete weekly practical work

Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.

Programme syllabus

3 applied modules

Foundations of Oral Histories: Documenting Community Food Traditions

Core concepts, vocabulary and working environment for oral histories: documenting community food traditions.

Applied practice in Oral Histories: Documenting Community Food Traditions

Hands-on work that turns theory into a repeatable method for oral history methods for food traditions.

Portfolio project, assessment and next steps

Produce assessed evidence of your capability and plan the study that follows this programme.