{"id":1337,"date":"2026-02-25T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T19:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/ftdm\/?page_id=1337"},"modified":"2026-02-26T10:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:43:09","slug":"business-of-entertainment-media-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/ftdm\/academics\/areas-of-study\/business-of-entertainment-media-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Business of Entertainment Media Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Film, Television and Digital Media (FTDM) offers students a uniquely diverse and comprehensive array of courses designed to prepare its graduates to be industry leaders, creative contributors and\/or impactful scholars in arguably the most pervasive and influential field of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>The new major in Business of Entertainment Media provides essential real-world applications and skills as it prepares students for successful careers as leaders and managers in influential entertainment-focused organizations, in a variety of positions including brand managers, creative consultants, marketing strategists, producers, production managers, social media coordinators and many others.<\/p>\n<p>Its emphases on both business and content-related industry aspects enable graduates to emerge with substantial knowledge of media business practices and terminology, development and production processes, marketing fundamentals and legal essentials, as well a range of additional educational insights necessary for personal and professional success in this exciting and rapidly changing field.<\/p>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>Students wishing to major in business of entertainment media\u00a0 must complete the following requirements for graduation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A minimum of 120 semester hours overall, including at least 42 hours earned at the 30000 level or above<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/pages\/M1TbuvPKvvRxtdUoaexi\">TCU Core Curriculum requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A minimum of 31 semester hours in the FTDM major courses, including at least 12 hours at the 30000 level or above<\/li>\n<li>A minor of at least 18 hours; all requirements of the minor department must be followed<\/li>\n<li>A grade of &#8220;C&#8221; or better in all courses taken in the FTDM department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Course order<\/h2>\n<p>It is strongly recommended that business and entertainment media majors complete their course requirements in this order:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Departmental core requirements (12 hours)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 10143: The Art of Film and TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0110861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 10153: Media Milestones (Film and TV)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0102851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 20113: Pre-Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 20523: Business of Media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Media production\/content course (3 hours. Choose 1 from the following list)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 20510: Radio Broadcasting on KTCU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0102841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 20313: Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 21113: Sports Broadcasting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Entertainment industry courses (12 hours. Choose 4 from the following list)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 30313: Post-Production<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 30573: TV Programming<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0105991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 30613: Media Franchising and Branding<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0087421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 30813: TV Number Ones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0105981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 30823: Digital Distribution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0057811\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 30983: Women in Television and Film<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0077051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 40513: Topics in Media Industry Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 40523: Management for Broadcast, Cable and Film<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 50400: Advanced Studies in Radio, Television and Film<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Law Course (3 hours. Complete 1 from the following list)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0078461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 40223: Entertainment Law and Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058041\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTDM 40503: Media Industry Law and Regulation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Additional requirement (1 hour)\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"sc-courselink\" href=\"https:\/\/undergraduate.catalog.tcu.edu\/courses\/0058151\">FTDM 40901 Senior Seminar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Film, Television and Digital Media (FTDM) offers students a uniquely diverse and comprehensive array of courses designed to prepare its graduates to be industry leaders, creative contributors and\/or impactful scholars in arguably the most pervasive and influential field of the 21st century. 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