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EIS CLASSES FOR SPRING 2009

EIS - 1220 - Overview of the Entertainment Industry EIS - 2000 - Entertainment Intern Lab EIS - 2310 - Entertainment Industry Economics EIS - 2350 - New Technology in the Entertainment Industry EIS - 3000 - Entertainment Industry Internship EIS - 3840 - Entertainment Distribution and Promotion EIS - 4000 - Entertainment Seminar EIS - 4015 - Entertainment Industry Senior Capstone EIS - 4360 - Entertainment Law and Licensing

Adding for spring ALL NUMBERS TO BE CONFIRMED

EIS 4990. WORKING AS AN AGENT IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY - Taught by Mark Block - Prerequisites: EIS 1220, EIS 2310. How to start a full service agency representing musicians, producers, actors, models, TV hosts, make up artists, photographers, directors and sports celebrities. This class will help a student learn and understand how to survive and establish themselves as a reputable and selective agent working hand and hand with the music industry in videos, promotions and in the commercial and film industries. In a fast growing industry students will get first hand experience on how to groom their clients and prepare them for a successful and diverse career in the industry.

EIS 3900. AMERICAN WORLDVIEW IN THE ENTERTAINEMNT INDUSTRY: - Taught Reed Arvin - Prerequisites: EIS 1220, EIS 2310. A study of how worldview, ethics, morality and religious faith inform the entertainment media. Film and TV, books, videogames, and other entertainment careers are examined and compared with significant philosophical and religious ideas. Through lectures, research and classroom discussion students will develop a personal moral guide to help them navigate future work in the entertainment.
EIS 4900. CAREER CREATIVITY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY: - Taught by Reed Arvin
Prerequisites: EIS 1220, EIS 2310. The ability to sustain highly creative and competitive work over a lifetime requires preparation and commitment. This class will examine the elements of creativity relating to the entertainment industry in the context of three ideas: the wellspring of thought, the execution and perfection of the entertainment concept, and "shipping" or finishing the work. Burnout, writer's block, procrastination and self-defeating behaviors are all addressed. Each student will create a statement of "life creativity" and complete a finished work during the semester.

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