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Entertainment Media Industries


Course Description

Introduces students to the history and structures of the entertainment media industries.


Athena Title

Entertainment Media Industries


Prerequisite

(EMST 3010 or EMST 3010H) and permission of major


Corequisite

EMST 3110 or EMST 3110H


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the semester, students will have a working comprehension of how key policies and business practices have changed and shaped the contemporary entertainment media industries.
  • By the end of the semester, students will understand the media industries’ key challenges, hierarchies, debates, and culture.
  • By the end of the semester, students will cultivate the habit of keeping up with industry news and developments.

Topical Outline

  • Film industry history
  • Television industry history
  • Conglomeratization and mergers
  • Entertainment media industry regulation
  • Financing, packaging, and representation
  • Development (film and television)
  • Production and post-production
  • Unions, guilds, and professional associations
  • Diversity in the media industries
  • Marketing and branded content
  • Acquisitions and distribution
  • Exhibition
  • Global Hollywood

Syllabus