Location:

Pittsburgh, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Entertainment Management

Program Overview

Program Description:

Year One in Pittsburgh. Year Two in Los Angeles. The next generation of entertainment producers, creators, and leaders will use cutting edge technologies and data analytics—rather than gut feeling—to make smarter decisions. Carnegie Mellon University prepares you for this playing field through hands-on experiences, highly desirable skills, and priceless relationships with the dual-city Master of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) program. Combining the renowned creative power of CMU’s College of Fine Arts with the management and quantitative expertise of Heinz College, MEIM readies you to have an impact on development, marketing, production, distribution, and strategy at all levels across a global entertainment marketplace.

As a MEIM student, you will spend your first year taking core technology, analytical, and leadership classes at CMU’s main campus in Pittsburgh and gaining exposure to the industry, including a networking weekend in New York City. You’ll then spend your entire second year in Los Angeles, completing your studies while gaining access and experience working a full-time internship in the film, TV, gaming, or music industries. Across the two-year program, students have many invaluable opportunities for experiential learning, such as exclusive on-site class seminars with leading industry executives, Capstone Projects working with major entertainment clients, and cohort trips to film festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, and Cannes.

An industry-centered professional degree that stands apart from all others, MEIM provides greater quantitative management and strategic skills than a film school, and more entertainment-relevant coursework and experiences than a business school. Quickly emerging as the premier training program for entertainment professionals in the U.S. and globally, MEIM empowers students to go beyond the classroom and make connections in the film, TV, gaming, and music industries with an immersive second year in Los Angeles.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

Because of the quantitative nature of the program, the faculty require that all students complete a college level course in advanced algebra/ pre-calculus prior to enrollment. It is suggested that applicants also complete college level courses in economics and statistics prior to enrollment. Students who have not completed these courses may be required to enroll in and successfully complete the Quantitative Skills Summer Program (QSSP) as a condition of their offer of admission. QSSP is a 4-week long summer program – offered prior to the start of the Fall semester – that covers applied pre-calculus and problem application, graphing, basic statistics and probability, spreadsheets and statistical software skills. Students are not charged tuition for the program but are expected to pay for books, other course materials, and living expenses.

International Requirements:

All applicants whose native language (mother tongue) is NOT English must submit an official score report from the TOEFL (25 in each section) or IELTS (7 in each section). The only exceptions are for students who have worked or studied for five or more years in Australia, Botswana, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, and/or Zambia.the U.S. or South Africa.