Entertainment Studies 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.

Course Format Legend

For course format descriptions, see Instructional Formats

4 Foundation Courses (16 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 404 Pre-Production and Production for Film and Television	4	L/O/I	I/O	L/O/I	L/O/I
FILM TV X 404A Post-Production for Film and Television	4	I/O	L/O/I	L/O/I	I/O
FILM TV X 476.581 The Language of Filmmaking	4	I/O	I/O	L/O/I	L/O/I
MGMT X 403.31 The Business of Entertainment	4	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/L/O	I/O

1 Acting Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Acting Course

L/O/I

1 Cinematography Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Cinematography Course

L/O/I

1 Directing Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Directing Course

L/O/I

1 Entertainment Development Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Development Course

L/O/I

1 Producing Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Producing Course

L/O/I

Select 3 Electives (12 units)

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
FILM TV X 476.39 Making Your First Short Film	4		I	I
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	O	I/O	I/O	L/O
MGMT X 403.61 Marketing and Distributing Independent Films Across All Platforms	4	I/O	O	I/O	O
MGMT X 403.01 Legal Primer for the Entertainment Business	4	O	I/O	I/O	L/O
MGMT X 403.34 Entertainment Financing: From First $ to Distribution of Profits	4	I/O	O	I/O	I/O
FILM TV X 479.613 The Art and Craft of Film Editing	4	I/L	I/O	I	I/O
FILM TV X 477.84 Introduction to Adobe Premiere	4	O	I/O	L/O	I/O
FILM TV X 478.9 The Craft of the Director	4	I/L		I/L
FILM TV X 479.482 Television Development: From Idea to Small Screen	4		L		L
FILM TV X 431 A World of International Filmmaking	4		I
FILM TV X 478.13A The Art of Line Producing	4	I/L	I/L	I/O	L
FILM TV X 499.2 Film and Television Internship	4	I/L	I/L	I/L	I/L