Fall and Spring Curriculum

Your required 12-credit Los Angeles academic experience is built around registering for an 18-30 hour entertainment industry practicum (1-3 credits); a vast array of LA-based course offerings (3 credits each); five-week master seminars (1 credit each); and online Arts and Sciences classes.

International Students:  Non-immigrant visa regulations require that F-1 students and J-1 exchange visitors be registered as full-time students in the fall and spring semesters.  Students are limited to one online class if they are registered for a total of 12 credits or two online classes if they register for a total of 15 or more credits.  All other credits must be earned through LA-based courses.

Newhouse School Courses

Los Angeles Entertainment Industry Practicum (Required for all participants)
Business of Development, Production, & Post Production
The Writers Journey
Acting for Writers, Producers, and Directors
TV Nation
Marketing for Film and Television
Hollywood: Game Changers (TRF Capstone)
Artist Representation & The Creative Process
Master Seminar: Directors on Directing
Master Seminar: Line Producing
Master Seminar: Cinematography in Practice
Master Seminar: Producing the Music Video
Communications Law for Television, Radio, Film
Pop Culture: Contemporary Films & Filmmakers
Music, Technology & Emerging Opportunities

College of Arts and Sciences Courses

Classical Hollywood Cinema & the Studio System
Ethics & Media Professionals (online)

College of Visual and Performing Arts Courses

Filmmaking Senior Project

Summer Curriculum
Students are required to enroll in six credits.

• The one-credit Entertainment Industry Practicum class
• Choose 1:
  • Communications Law
  • Topics in media, diversity, and inclusion
• Two of the three one-credit TRF 510 electives:
  • Artist Representation & the Creative Process
  • Contemporary Cinema
  • Hollywood: Navigating the Future
  • Riding the Digital Wave

Los Angeles Entertainment Industry Practicum
Communications Law for Television, Radio Film
Communications Law for Communicators
Special Topics in Media, Diversity, and Inclusion
Seminar: The Art of Producing
Contemporary Cinema
Hollywood: Navigating the Future
Riding the Digital Wave
Artist Representation & The Creative Process

Waitlist
If a class you wish to take is fully enrolled and closed, please fill out the waitlist form and email it to Robin Howard at rshoward@syr.edu. 

Requests will be considered on a first come, first served basis. Preference is given to students who need to fulfill degree requirements for their major.

Online Courses

Online courses are also available each semester.  Please refer to the Syracuse University Course Catalog for a comprehensive list of online courses.