Overview

The Certificate in Entertainment Industry Studies, offered by the Department of Film and Media Arts, offers students both an overview of and an internship in the Los Angeles Entertainment Industries, as well as two introductory film courses in Philadelphia. Students will gain first-hand entertainment industry experience in addition to two hands-on filmmaking or film studies courses in the Film and Media Arts program. The certificate requires four courses, two of which must be taken in the Los Angeles Study Away Program.

FMA students are not eligible for this certificate.

Campus Location: Main

Program Code: CA-EIS-CERT

Contact Information

TFMA Academic Advising
Mitten Hall, Suite 200 West
cpcaadvising@temple.edu

Learn more about the undergraduate certificate in Entertainment Industry Studies.

Requirements

Students take the following two courses in the Film and Media Arts Summer Los Angeles Study Away program (they must apply to the program):
FMA 3085Internship4
FMA 3770Topics in Film Study (Entertainment Industry Perspectives)4
Students take two of the following courses on Main Campus:6-8
Film, Video and Interactive Foundations I
Film, Video and Interactive Foundations II 1
Media & Culture
Introduction to Film and Video Analysis
Total Credit Hours14-16
1

Students must earn a 'C' in FMA 1141 in order to enroll in FMA 1142.  

Students may take the two out of the four courses on Main Campus at anytime.

Students may only attend the Film and Media Arts Summer Los Angeles Study Away program after they have completed 60 credits. Information about the Film and Media Arts Summer Los Angeles Study Away program is available at https://tfma.temple.edu/study-away/la.