School of Cinematic Arts

Graduate Certificate in the Business of Entertainment

The graduate certificate in the business of entertainment program provides graduate-level education in various aspects of the business of film, television, and new media.

Select 16 units from the following:

COURSES (16 units)		UNITS
CNTV 521	The World of the Producer	4
CNTV 522	The Television Industry: Networks, Cable and the Internet	4
CNTV 523	Feature Film Financing and the Studio System	4
CNTV 524	Digital Technologies and the Entertainment Industry	4
CNTV 525	Entertainment Marketing in Today’s Environment	4
CNTV 589	Graduate Film Seminar	2 or 4, max 8
CTPR 560	Seminar in Motion Picture Distribution, Budgeting, and Management	2 or 4, max 8
CTPR 561	Publicity for Cinema and Television	4
CTPR 562	Seminar in Motion Picture Business	2 or 4, max 8
CTPR 563	The Business of Representation	4

Successful completion of a graduate certificate program is acknowledged by a certificate awarded by the university.

Admission to the graduate certificate in the business of entertainment program is only open to current USC graduate students. Courses credited to graduate certificate programs may be completed in conjunction with course work required for a graduate degree program in which the student is already enrolled. Applicability of courses to the student’s primary degree program is determined by the student’s home department.

Applicants must have earned an undergraduate degree with at least a 3.0 GPA. For further information contact the School of Cinematic Arts Office of Student-Industry Relations, SCA 235, (213) 740-4432.