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This minor offers courses that examine the theory, social impact and economics of the music, film and television industries. Students will learn strategies for analyzing popular culture texts; management and public relations in the entertainment field; and social, cultural and political issues related to entertainment. This minor is intended to encourage students in a variety of majors to draw upon these properties in preparation for careers in the entertainment industry.

Core Courses:

• Choose 3 of 4 courses:
  COMM 300 Foundations for the Study of Entertainment, Communication and Society
  COMM 310 Media and Society
  COMM 384 Interpreting Popular Culture
  COMM 395 Gender, Media and Communication

Electives (select 12 units from the following):

• One course (4 units) must be in COMM:
  COMM 306 The Communication Revolution and the Arts
  COMM 339 Communication Technology and Culture
  COMM 340 The Cultures of New Media
  COMM 360 The Rhetoric of Los Angeles
  COMM 395 Gender, Media and Communication
  COMM 430 Global Entertainment (prerequisite: COMM 300)
  COMM 431 Global Strategy for the Communications Industry
  COMM 432 American Entertainment Industries
  COMM 433 Home Entertainment 
  COMM 455 Advertising and Society
  COMM 456 Entertainment, Marketing and Culture (prerequisite: COMM 300)
  COMM 457 Children and Media (prerequisite COMM 300)
  COMM 458 Race and Ethnicity in Entertainment and the Arts (prerequisite: COMM 300)
  COMM 465 Gender in Media Industries and Products
  COMM 480 Nonverbal Communication
  COMM 498 Ethical Issues in Entertainment and Communication (prerequisite: COMM 300)
  
  
• Two or three courses (8 units total) must be outside of COMM:
  CTCS 409 Censorship in Cinema
  CTCS 464 Film and/or Television Genres
  CTPR 386 Art and Industry of the Theatrical Film
  CTPR 410 The Movie Business: From Story Concept to Exhibition (2 units)
  CTPR 460 Film Business Procedures and Distribution (2 or 4 units)
  CTPR 461 TV Station Management (2 units)
  JOUR 452 Public Relations in Entertainment
  JOUR 459 Fact and Fiction: From Journalism to the Docudrama
  JOUR 466 People of Color and the News Media
  JOUR 467 Gender and the News Media
  MUIN 360 Introduction to Music Law (prerequisite: MUIN 270, corequisite: MUIN 280)
  MUIN 370 Distribution of Recorded Music and Music Publishing (prerequisite: MUIN 360)
  MUIN 385 Radio in the Music Industry
  THTR 487 Promotion for the Performing Arts