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Business & Management of Entertainment Certificate Plan of Study

Program at a Glance

In the charts below, view the quarter offered and teaching format for all required and elective courses in this certificate.

Full-time students, jump to entry quarter-specific charts.

Course Format Legend

I = In Person
L = Live Online (Synchronously via Zoom)
O = Online (Asynchronous)

See Instructional Format Descriptions

3 Foundation Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 403.31 The Business of Entertainment +	4	I/O	I/L/O	I/O	I/O
FILM TV X 404 Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television +	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O
FILM TV X 404A Post-Production for Film and Television	4	I/O	I/O	I/L/O	I/O

3 Required Entertainment Business Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	O	O	L/O	O
MGMT X 403.34 Entertainment Financing: From First $ to Distribution of Profits	4	I/O	O	I/O	I/O
MGMT X 476.99 Marketing Entertainment: Strategies for the Global Marketplace	4	O	I/O	O	I/O

Select 3 Electives (12 units)

Students must complete 3 electives (12 units) from courses numbered X 400-499 in Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development. Below is a list of suggested electives. New electives are added regularly.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 402.32 Starting Your Own Entertainment Production Company	4	I		I
MGMT X 403.33 Independent Film Financing	4	O		O
MGMT X 403.61 Marketing and Distributing Independent Films across All Platforms	4	I	O	I/O	O
MGMT X 402.2 Production Accounting for Film and Television	4		I		L
MGMT X 448.84 Copyright Law in the Entertainment Industry	4		L		L
FILM TV X 408 Building an Online Audience	4	O	O	O	O
FILM TV X 431 A World of International Filmmaking	4		L	I
FILM TV X 439 Inside the World of Film Acquisitions: How to Sell Your Project to Hollywood	4		I
FILM TV X 479.088 Movie Magic Budgeting	2	L	L	L	L
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/L	I/L	I/L	I/L

+ Complete these courses within the first 2 quarters of study.

Full-Time Students

Full-time students who wish to complete their program in 3 quarters may select their entry quarter below to find the recommended plan of study.

Darker shaded boxes represent the quarter in which the course is recommended to be taken. Lighter shaded boxes indicate available course options which may be taken to achieve full-time status during the specific quarter. Some courses have limited spaces; early enrollment is recommended.

Fall Entry Plan

3 Foundation Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring
MGMT X 403.31 The Business of Entertainment +	4	I/O	I/L/O	I/O
FILM TV X 404 Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television +	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O
FILM TV X 404A Post-Production for Film and Television	4	I/O	I/O	I/L/O

3 Required Entertainment Business Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	O	O	L/O
MGMT X 403.34 Entertainment Financing: From First $ to Distribution of Profits	4	I/O	O	I/O
MGMT X 476.99 Marketing Entertainment: Strategies for the Global Marketplace	4	O	I/O	O

Select 3 Electives (12 units)

Students must complete 3 electives (12 units) from courses numbered X 400-499 in Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development. New electives are added regularly.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring
X 400-X 499 Various Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development Courses	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O

+ Complete these courses within the first 2 quarters of study.

Winter Entry Plan

3 Foundation Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 403.31 The Business of Entertainment +	4	I/L/O	I/O	I/O
FILM TV X 404 Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television +	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O
FILM TV X 404A Post-Production for Film and Television	4	I/O	I/L/O	I/O

3 Required Entertainment Business Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	O	L/O	O
MGMT X 403.34 Entertainment Financing: From First $ to Distribution of Profits	4	O	I/O	I/O
MGMT X 476.99 Marketing Entertainment: Strategies for the Global Marketplace	4	I/O	O	I/O

Select 3 Electives (12 units)

Students must complete 3 electives (12 units) from courses numbered X 400-499 in Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development. New electives are added regularly.

Course Number and Title	Units	Winter	Spring	Summer
X 400-X 499 Various Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development Courses	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O

+ Complete these courses within the first 2 quarters of study.

Spring Quarter Entry

3 Foundation Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Spring	Summer	Fall
MGMT X 403.31 The Business of Entertainment +	4	I/O	I/O	I/O
FILM TV X 404 Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television +	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O
FILM TV X 404A Post-Production for Film and Television	4	I/L/O	I/O	I/O

3 Required Entertainment Business Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Spring	Summer	Fall
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	L/O	O	O
MGMT X 403.34 Entertainment Financing: From First $ to Distribution of Profits	4	I/O	I/O	I/O
MGMT X 476.99 Marketing Entertainment: Strategies for the Global Marketplace	4	O	I/O	O

Select 3 Electives (12 units)

Students must complete 3 electives (12 units) from courses numbered X 400-499 in Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development. New electives are added regularly.

Course Number and Title	Units	Spring	Summer	Fall
X 400-X 499 Various Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development Courses	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O

+ Complete these courses within the first 2 quarters of study.

Summer Quarter Entry

3 Foundation Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Summer	Fall	Winter
MGMT X 403.31 The Business of Entertainment +	4	I/O	I/O	I/L/O
FILM TV X 404 Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television +	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O
FILM TV X 404A Post-Production for Film and Television	4	I/O	I/O	I/O

3 Required Entertainment Business Courses (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Summer	Fall	Winter
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	O	O	O
MGMT X 403.34 Entertainment Financing: From First $ to Distribution of Profits	4	I/O	I/O	O
MGMT X 476.99 Marketing Entertainment: Strategies for the Global Marketplace	4	I/O	O	I/O

Select 3 Electives (12 units)

Students must complete 3 electives (12 units) from courses numbered X 400-499 in Business & Management of Entertainment, Producing or Film & TV Development. New electives are added regularly.