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

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

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
4 L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I

1 Cinematography Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Cinematography Course
4 L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I

1 Directing Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Directing Course
4 L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I

1 Entertainment Development Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Development Course
4 L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I

1 Producing Course (4 units)

X 400-X 499
Select 1 Producing Course
4 L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I L/O/I

Select 3 Electives (12 units)

Students must complete 3 electives (12 units) from courses numbered X 400-499 in Directing, Cinematography, Film & TV Development, Producing, Business & Management of Entertainment, Post-Production, Acting, Music, or Writers’ Program/Screenwriting. New electives are added regularly.

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

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