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2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

As a reminder, all courses have been renumbered beginning with the Fall 2018 semester. Click on Course Number Look-up Tool.
 
  

  • BUSE 334 Digital Media Strategies

    This class addresses new and emerging business models and strategies in today’s rapidly evolving media industries. Topics include an in depth understanding of social media, online marketing, retail and distribution of digital, audio, and visual content including a la carte download services, subscription, and ad-supported streaming services.  Additional topics include e-commerce, web design strategy, mobile retail and promotion, community building, direct to consumer marketing, and a variety of other vital tech-based strategies.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3416
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 336 Music Industry Immersion: Music Business Workshop

    Students in the Music Business Workshop will be coached on the development of their management skills through collaborative projects encompassing artist management, touring, music publishing, marketing, branding, and music company operations. The course includes a simulation of the music industry allowing students to put to practice knowledge they’ve gained in previous courses and gain new skills in operating a music industry venture. This course is part of a unique experiential learning opportunity for students interested in music, music business and audio arts to engage these disciplines in an accelerated, hands-on environment. 

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-3420J
    Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music  
    Requirements JR Standing or Above (JR), Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 337 Music Industry Immersion: Music Business Workshop Study Abroad

    Students in the Music Business Workshop Study Abroad will be coached on the development of their management skills through a music business simulation and collaborative projects encompassing artist management, marketing, tour planning and music company operations. The course involves an online component focused on the global music industry and a week long study abroad in Germany. The experience will involve students and faculty from the Departments of Music and Business and Entrepreneurship. Students and faculty from Pop Akademie University Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany and other international partners also participate in this collaborative experience.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3420
    Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 343 Music Supervision

    The job of a Music Supervisor is to combine music and visual media. This course examines the role and responsibility of the music supervisor in connecting music with film, TV, video games and other forms of media. Emphasis is placed on understanding music selection, song clearance, budgeting, composer delivery and negotiation as it relates to fulfilling the needs of media producers (clientele). Students will gain a practical grasp on the day-to day activities of a music supervisor including client relations, licensing, working with composers and facilitating a successful project.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3426
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 348 Music City Experience

    This intensive experience explores music business related disciplines such as: record labels, artist management, booking agents, music publishing/licensing and live entertainment within certain music markets. Students meet professionals and receive tours of discipline-specific facilities, or have other on-site experiences, acquainting them with the process of transitioning from academic life to a professional one. Students will explore a particular “music city” through the online component of the course and then experience the music business in that city through a one-week study away. This is a rotating subject course.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-3427L
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 350 Music Publishing II: Licensing Strategies

    This course teaches students concepts involved in developing contracts and music licensing strategies in the music industry. Specific topics include: negotiations involving various new media contracts from the viewpoint of the attorney, media company, and artist and manager; strategic budgeting and negotiation of the artistic development deals; licensing of completed recorded music; the internet as a tool for repertoire; and the utilization of technology for artist development.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3430
    Prerequisites BUSE 250 Music Publishing 
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 354 Decision Making: Music Business

    This capstone course in Music Business examines the organization and operation of principle sectors of the music business: the recording business, artist management and International music management. This course encapsulates the student’s academic experience in the Music Business program. Students will explore the decision making process as it relates to the environment of the music business, marketing strategies, artist/performer relationships, deal structures and entrepreneurial opportunities. Students will also focus on a self-assessment and career strategy to assimilate into the music industry.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3472
    Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music 
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 357 Marketing Case Studies

    This advanced marketing course focuses on case study review and discussion. Students apply basic marketing principles to real-life, problem solving situations faced by product, service, media, and arts marketers.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3501
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 358 Marketing Data Analytics

    This course explores data analytics and their impact on marketing strategies. Students start with the fundamentals of proprietary social platform insights and move on to more complex consumer observations provided by big data. Students will explore engagement metrics, cost per click, multi-tiered demographics, audience segmentation, return on engagement, customer relationship management, complex targeting structures, behavioral statistics, and email success metrics.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-2515
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 360 Developing a Marketing Plan

    Comprehensive course teaches students to prepare a marketing plan for a specific product or service. Student learning builds on the foundations learned in the core marketing courses to formulate a strategic marketing plan. The course will provide a systematic approach that facilitates organization of data, development of strategy, alignment of all plan elements, and measurement of marketing ROI. Upon completion, students will be able to develop a comprehensive, real world marketing plan.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3502
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 363 Marketing and Branding Yourself

    This course introduces students to the steps involved in the job search process. Various Skills, techniques and resources for creating personal brand to improve job hunting effectiveness. Students develop resumes and cover letters, interview effectively, assess skills and career objectives and manage the search process. Several guest speakers discuss job-hunting in their particular marketing/advertising areas.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3505
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 368 Leadership

    What is leadership and what does it take to be an effective leader in arts, entertainment, and media today? This course seeks to answer such questions as students study, analyze, and discuss leadership concepts and practices. Students also learn how to lead by evaluating the effectiveness of various leadership styles and through the development, application, and assessment of their own leadership capabilities through group and individual assignments and activities.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3511
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 370 Music Industry Deals

    The music business is built on relationships that are formalized by legal transactions that outline the rights and responsibilities of those involved. Students will have the opportunity to read, review, understand, and analyze contemporary agreements pertaining to a variety of aspects of the music business. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with both collaborators and adversaries in the evaluation and negotiation of important agreements, and should learn to pinpoint and apply concepts such as bargaining power, industry standards, incentivation, risk and uncertainty, party expectations, and more. This class aims to educate students on the real-life business of ‘doing the deals’ that keep the music business running.

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music  
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 373 Film Marketing

    This course provides an in-depth look at how film is marketed by studios, independent distributors, and filmmakers.  Shifts in technology like social media and changes in viewer habits are particularly addressed.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3630
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 378 Sponsorship

    This course provides future managers and artists with an understanding of sponsorship techniques and a hands-on experience. They will understand and utilize various sponsorship techniques and learn how to apply those techniques in the arts, entertainment and media industries.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3760
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 381 Box Office Management and Ticketing Strategies

    Every organization wants to sell more tickets. How can this be achieved? This course presents revenue maximization techniques, including dynamic pricing, promotional and discounting strategies, list selection and segmentation, new box office technologies, marketing analyses and how these techniques are used in the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors of the creative industries.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3815
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 385 Presenting the Performing Arts

    This course focuses on the process of planning live and performing arts programs, series and seasons, selecting facilities, scheduling and budgeting, booking, negotiating contracts, marketing, pro forma settlements and professional ethics. Both profit-making and non-profit performance sectors are covered.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3830
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 387 Producing & Touring Live Entertainment

    This course focuses on the process of translating artistic vision into a tangible live production, finding the money to launch it, and putting it on stage and on the road. By examining successful producing and touring organizations, students will deepen their knowledge of organization structure, financing, budgeting, professional ethics, and the tactical responsibilities that producing and touring require. Both profit-making and non-profit performance sectors are covered.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-3832
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 399 Special Topics:

    This course is designed to respond to current trends and topical issues related to Business and Entrepreneurship. The course topic changes according to program needs.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4178
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 405 Global Marketing: Prague

    This course focuses on case study review and discussion of global marketing issues in Europe and specifically the EU (European Union). Students apply basic marketing principles to real life problem solving situations. Students will have the opportunity to interface with advertising agency personnel from DRAFTFCB Prague.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4100PR
    GA
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • BUSE 406 Marketing in Europe: Paris

    While studying abroad in Paris, students explore how marketing is critically linked to a firm’s global business objectives and they investigate how marketing and communication are influenced by cultural diversity. Students compare and contrast international marketing practices and business processes, and how these are impacted by cultural differences from a European perspective. Students use storytelling as an integral part of creating an effetive marketing strategy.



    Repeatable: N
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 407 Integrated Marketing and Community Engagement

    This course is designed as a collaborative experiential learning opportunity with a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) foundation. Hosted in cities known for digital innovation and marketing, students will partner with underserved/underrepresented organizations, local marketing professionals, and business executives toward the collaborative development of comprehensive, community focused integrated marketing communications plans that leverage the expertise of those local partners. Students will blend their creative backgrounds, online instruction, and site visits into a proposal and pitch that incorporate cultural elements of the community to address a marketing opportunity for their partner organizations.

    Repeatable: N
    Requirements JR Standing or Above (JR) and Permission Requested (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 415 International Cultural Heritage Management: Rome

    Rome is home to over 2000 years of human history and culture. Students spend an intensive J-term session investigating cultural sites, archeological excavations, museums and exhibitions in and around the city. Through first-hand observation, research, and reflection, students analyze differing strategies used to engage visitors from diverse backgrounds with the cultural heritage of Rome. These include approaches to curatorial direction, exhibition design and production, interpretative methodologies, use of technology, and marketing and communication strategies.

    Site visits include museums and cultural sites such as the Roman Forum, Colosseum and Palatine Hill; the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel; Borghese Gallery; Museum of Contemporary Art; Keats-Shelley Memorial House and Cinecitta film studio; as well as a day trip to Pompeii.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-4178J
    GA
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 425 International Festivals: Edinburgh

    Students are immersed in Edinburgh’s international performing and visual arts festivals, including the Fringe. Students meet with cultural policy-makers, festival managers and thought leaders; attend festival events; and have hands-on experiences. Students gain an understanding of the history, evolution, challenges, and impacts of arts festivals along with a behind-the-scenes perspective of the creative and pragmatic essentials in presenting culturally diverse art forms and voices within the festival model.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4350J
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 445 Entertainment & Media Marketing

    This course meets in Los Angeles. It investigates how marketing plans, publicity campaigns, and branded entertainment are developed for film, TV, streaming, mobile, and other emerging forms of media. This course introduces students to industry professionals and leaders, providing them with an overview of internship and employment opportunities through guest lectures and field trips.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-4711L
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 4 Maximum Credits 4



  

  • BUSE 450 Creative Industry Trends: Miami 

    This course will connect students with the domestic and international cultural landscapes of Miami by exposing them to the diverse and global creative industries situated in the city, including: festivals and live events, sports, music, media and film, design, galleries and museums. Through various interactive projects, including on-site visits, group and online discussion forums, and various guest speakers, the students will explore and experience Miami’s creative industries first-hand

    Repeatable: N
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR) and Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 475 Sponsorship Practicum

    This class intends to provide future arts managers and artists with a hands-on expertise of Sponsorship, one of the fastest and most inclusive marketing tools in the Arts, Entertainment and Media industries. It is also an essential means of monetisation. Students will assimilate fundamental sponsorship principles and apply them to real, on-and off-campus clients (individual talents or creative enterprises), seeking tangible results. The course will operate as a real Sponsorship agency for its clients and engage in activities such as valuation, partner identification, activation and negotiation. In particular, the class will be of service to other practicum classes and work with them as clients.

    Repeatable: Y
    Requirements Sophomore Standing or Above (SO)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 476 Branded Entertainment Practicum

    Students in this interdisciplinary course gain theoretical and practical experience in the strategy, production, and distribution of client-based branded entertainment media. Students collaborate within interdiscipinary teams and work with commercial and not-for-profit clients to develop and execute branded entertainment strategic plans, media content and analytic processes. Contemporary social media platforms, business models and best practices for evaluating impact are presented and used by the student teams.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-4242
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 478 Digital Business Development: Practicum

    Developing an online business entity is essential to supporting creative endeavor. Students will explore the necessary steps to construct an online system that will connect their artistic passions and/or business ideas with a particular market and enable them to grow their audience in a cost effective and viral manner. Topics will include: online market research, website development, website analytics and traffic generation strategy.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4615
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 479 Executive Producing for Film and TV: Practicum

    Executive Management for Film and Television gives students the opportunity to develop a financial deal-making strategy for film and television projects. Students will investigate the responsibilities of executives and stakeholders - CFOs, Executive Directors, Executive Producers, Legal Counsel, Financial Advisors, Investors, and Donors - in for-profit and nonprofit companies and learn how they interact in greenlighting a film or TV project. Simulated scenarios in which students assume these executive management roles will allow students to experience what is involved in managing stakeholders, negotiating deals, and structuring the finances for these projects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-4550
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 480 Curatorial Practicum

    This practicum course enables students of all majors to develop a fully realized exhibition proposal in any media, subject or discipline, with the expectation that the proposal is submitted for review with a Columbia College gallery and/or external galleries or venues. Students apply best practices for curating an exhibition from preliminary research through final production, mentored by exhibition professionals and scholars in related fields.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4010
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 481 Gallery Management: Practicum

    This practicum course provides hands-on gallery management, exhibition, curatorial, and design experience for students of all majors. Known as The Hokin Project, this course presents the work of the Columbia College Chicago community through exhibitions, programs, and events in the Hokin Gallery. Gallery Management Practicum is a student-run collaboration of the Business and Entrepreneurship Department and Student Affairs / Department of Exhibitions and Performance Spaces(DEPS).

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4020
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 482 Entrepreneurship: Practicum

    This course provides students with an experiential learning opportunity to start their own business. Students will work in teams to explore, launch and grow a venture. Areas of interest will include: opportunity recognition; feasibility analysis; financing; marketing; market development; human resource and staffing issues; business growth; and management of entrepreneurial companies. Students will gain experience as they start and manage their own business. This course may be repeated.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4030
    Prerequisites BUSE 308 Entrepreneurship  
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 483 AEMMP Record Label: Practicum

    This course provides students with an experiential learning opportunity operating a student-run record label. Students will work collaboratively on the development and management of music projects that include finding potential artists and repertoire, contract negotiation, production, marketing and distribution. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4040
    Prerequisites BUSE 135 Business of Music 
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 484 AEMMP Digital Distribution and Promotion Agency: Practicum

    This class provides students with an experiential learning opportunity and addresses new and emerging technologically based business models and strategies in today’s rapidly evolving music and media industries. Topics include an in depth understanding of the retail and distribution of digital audio and visual content. Additional topics include online promotion strategies, e-commerce, web design strategy, mobile retail and promotion, community building, social network marketing, and direct to consumer marketing. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4060
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 485 AEMMP Music Publishing: Practicum

    AEMMP Music Publishing: Practicum provides students with an experiential learning opportunity operating a student-run music publishing organization. Students will work with music rights holders and clients in need of music content for various media applications. Areas of focus will include A&R (Artist & Repertoire), publishing administration, licensing strategy and royalty collection. Students will gain publishing management experience as they facilitate licensing opportunities for artists. This course may be repeated. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4065
    Prerequisites BUSE 250 Music Publishing 
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 486 Artist Management: Practicum

    This course provides students with an experiential learning opportunity to work with artists on matters of presentation, marketability, branding, product development, career planning and live performance. Additionally, students will gain management experience as they represent artists, develop promotional materials, create an online presence, plan artist showcases and prepare for product release. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4070
    Prerequisites BUSE 248 Talent Management  
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 487 Club Management: Practicum

    This course provides students with experiential learning opportunities in programming, marketing, and operating a club-style performance space. The course will include classroom activities and hands-on experiences in the process of identifying appropriate programs and artist/attractions for an acoustic space of c. 100 capacity; developing a performance schedule; contracting talent; devising an operational plan and support documents; managing live public concerts; budgeting and marketing.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4080
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 488 Events Management: Practicum

    This course is designed to provide resources, tools, and training necessary for planning and management of live events. Students are given hands-on orientation of event management processes and the opportunity to participate in managing actual events.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4090
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 489 Creative Agency: Practicum

    Students participate in a communications agency that extends student learning beyond the classroom by providing real-world experience and utilizing multi-platform tools to communicate. Students collaborate on a creative communications campaign including client management, advertising, branding, graphic design, marketing, and research.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-4123
    Requirements Junior Standing or Above (JR)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 495 Directed Study

    Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in the development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-2195
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • BUSE 496 Independent Project: Management

    Students, with the approval of a supervising faculty, design a project to study independently in an area that is not currently available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal for approval to the chair of the department that outlines the project and its anticipated outcomes.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-3199
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • BUSE 499 Topics in Business and Entrepreneurship:

    This repeatable course consists of rotating subjects of interest.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • BUSE 505 Global Marketing: Prague

    This course focuses on case study review and discussion of global marketing issues in Europe and specifically the EU (European Union). Students apply basic marketing principles to real life problem solving situations. Students will have the opportunity to interface with advertising agency personnel from DRAFTFCB Prague.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5100PR
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 6 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • BUSE 506 Marketing in Europe: Paris

    This course exposes graduate students to the components and elements of marketing from the European point of view. Current international trends in marketing have made it necessary for marketing professionals to maintain a global view in performing their tasks. Students investigate how marketing is critically linked to a firm’s global business objectives and understand why marketing and communication are influenced by cultural diversity. Students analyse contrasts in marketing practices and business processes, and more importantly, how they are impacted by cultural differences. Students use storytelling as an integral part of an effective marketing strategy.

    Repeatable: N
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 510 Customer Relationship

    This course is designed to give students a working knowledge and hands-on experience of Tessitura, the leading box office and customer relationship management software for the arts, and the only system integrating ticketing, marketing, fundraising, reporting, and internet sales into a single database. This software has already been adopted by all the major opera, symphony and theatre companies in the United States. For arts organizations, Tessitura brings the promise of more efficiency, and for customers, better service.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-5154J
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • BUSE 515 International Cultural Heritage Management: Rome

    Rome is home to over 2000 years of human history and culture. Students spend an intensive J-term session investigating cultural sites, archeological excavations, museums and exhibitions in and around the city. Through first-hand observation, research, and reflection, students analyze differing strategies used to engage visitors from diverse backgrounds with the cultural heritage of Rome. These include approaches to curatorial direction, exhibition design and production, interpretative methodologies, use of technology, and marketing and communication strategies.

    Site visits include museums and cultural sites such as the Roman Forum, Colosseum and Palatine Hill; the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel; Borghese Gallery; Museum of Contemporary Art; Keats-Shelley Memorial House and Cinecitta film studio; as well as a day trip to Pompeii.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-5178J
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 525 International Festivals: Edinburgh

    Students are immersed in Edinburgh’s international performing and visual arts festivals, including the Fringe. Students meet with cultural policy-makers, festival managers and thought leaders; attend festival events; and have hands-on experiences. Students gain an understanding of the history, evolution, challenges, and impacts of arts festivals along with a behind-the-scenes perspective of the creative and pragmatic essentials in presenting culturally diverse art forms and voices within the festival model.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5350J
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 550 Creative Industry Trends: Miami 

    This course will connect students with the domestic and international cultural landscapes of Miami by exposing them to the diverse and global creative industries situated in the city, including: festivals and live events, sports, music, media and film, design, galleries and museums. Through various interactive projects, including on-site visits, group and online discussion forums, and various guest speakers, the students will explore and experience Miami’s creative industries first-hand

    Repeatable: N
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 575 Sponsorship Practicum

    This class intends to provide future arts managers and artists with a hands-on expertise of Sponsorship, one of the fastest and most inclusive marketing tools in the Arts, Entertainment and Media industries. It is also an essential means of monetisation. Students will assimilate fundamental sponsorship principles and apply them to real, on-and off-campus clients (individual talents or creative enterprises), seeking tangible results. The course will operate as a real Sponsorship agency for its clients and engage in activities such as valuation, partner identification, activation and negotiation. In particular, the class will be of service to other practicum classes and work with them as clients.

    Repeatable: Y
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 578 Digital Business Development: Practicum

    Developing an online business entity is essential to supporting creative endeavor. Students will explore the necessary steps to construct an online system that will connect their artistic passions and/or business ideas with a particular market and enable them to grow their audience in a cost effective and viral manner. Topics will include: online market research, website development, website analytics and traffic generation strategy.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5615
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 579 Executive Producing for Film and TV: Practicum

    Executive Management for Film and Television gives students the opportunity to develop a financial deal-making strategy for film and television projects. Students will investigate the responsibilities of executives and stakeholders - CFOs, Executive Directors, Executive Producers, Legal Counsel, Financial Advisors, Investors, and Donors - in for-profit and nonprofit companies and learn how they interact in greenlighting a film or TV project. Simulated scenarios in which students assume these executive management roles will allow students to experience what is involved in managing stakeholders, negotiating deals, and structuring the finances for these projects.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-5550
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 580 Curatorial Practicum

    This practicum course enables students of all majors to develop a fully realized exhibition proposal in any media, subject or discipline, with the expectation that the proposal is submitted for review with a Columbia College gallery and/or external galleries or venues. Students apply best practices for curating an exhibition from preliminary research through final production, mentored by exhibition professionals and scholars in related fields.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5010
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 581 Gallery Management: Practicum

    This practicum course provides hands-on gallery management, exhibition, curatorial, and design experience for students of all majors. Known as The Hokin Project, this course presents the work of the Columbia College Chicago community through exhibitions, programs, and events in the Hokin Gallery. Gallery Management Practicum is a student-run collaboration of the Business and Entrepreneurship Department and Student Affairs / Department of Exhibitions and Performance Spaces (DEPS).

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5020
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 583 AEMMP Record Label: Practicum

    This course provides students with an experiential learning opportunity operating a student-run record label. Students will work collaboratively on the development and management of music projects that include finding potential artists and repertoire, contract negotiation, production, marketing and distribution. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5040
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 584 AEMMP Digital Distribution and Promotion Agency: Practicum

    This class provides students with an experiential learning opportunity and addresses new and emerging technologically based business models and strategies in today’s rapidly evolving music and media industries. Topics include an in depth understanding of the retail and distribution of digital audio and visual content. Additional topics include online promotion strategies, e-commerce, web design strategy, mobile retail and promotion, community building, social network marketing, and direct to consumer marketing. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5060
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 585 AEMMP Music Publishing: Practicum

    AEMMP Music Publishing: Practicum provides students with an experiential learning opportunity operating a student-run music publishing organization. Students will work with music rights holders and clients in need of music content for various media applications. Areas of focus will include A&R (Artist & Repertoire), publishing administration, licensing strategy and royalty collection. Students will gain publishing management experience as they facilitate licensing opportunities for artists. This course may be repeated. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5065
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 586 Artist Management: Practicum

    This course provides students with an experiential learning opportunity to work with artists on matters of presentation, marketability, branding, product development, career planning and live performance. Additionally, students will gain management experience as they represent artists, develop promotional materials, create an online presence, plan artist showcases and prepare for product release. Students enrolled in Spring sections of this course participate in activities at the South-by-Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5070
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 587 Club Management: Practicum

    This course provides students with experiential learning opportunities in programming, marketing, and operating a club-style performance space. The course will include classroom activities and hands-on experiences in the process of identifying appropriate programs and artist/attractions for an acoustic space of c. 100 capacity; developing a performance schedule; contracting talent; devising an operational plan and support documents; managing live public concerts; budgeting and marketing.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5080
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 588 Events Management: Practicum

    This course is designed to provide resources, tools, and training necessary for planning and management of live events. Students are given hands-on orientation of event management processes and the opportunity to participate in managing actual events.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5090
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 589 Creative Agency: Practicum

    Students participate in a communications agency that extends student learning beyond the classroom by providing real-world experience and utilizing multi-platform tools to communicate. Students collaborate on a creative communications campaign including client management, advertising, branding, graphic design, marketing, and research.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5123
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 599 Special Topics:

    This course is designed to respond to current trends and topical issues related to Business and Entrepreneurship. The course topic changes according to program needs.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-5178
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 601 Marketing Strategy I

    This course provides a comprehensive overview of marketing concepts and research methods. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:1) Understand all the elements of the marketing mix 2) Relate them to a cultural/artistic context 3) Understand basic quantitative & qualitative research approaches 4) Apply analytical skills to data interpretation & decision making

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6100
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 602 Marketing Strategy

    This course provides a hands-on experience in drafting and implementing a marketing plan for an arts, entertainment or media organization. It is built around a semester-long group project. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to: 1)Integrate marketing research into the planning process 2) Develop a consolidated marketing plan that reflects the organization’s mission, vision and objectives 3) Produce a tactical action plan for implementation 4) Define and measure success parameters for the plan

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6118
    Prerequisites BUSE 601 Marketing Strategy I  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 605 Accounting for Decision Making

    This course provides a comprehensive overview of financial accounting topics related to the creative industries. The course examines the accounting cycle of both a sole proprietorship and a corporation, including the analysis and interpretation of business transactions and the creation of financial statements. Key differences between service-based and sales-based businesses, as well as for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, are examined.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6111
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 610 Financial Management

    Finance is the Arts and Science of managing money. The field of finance has evolved from one that was concerned primarily with the procurement of funds to a field that encompasses the management of assets, all financing decisions, those of operations and the overall valuation of the firm. This field of study has developed from one that emphasized external analysis to one that stresses decision-making in the firm. The goals and objectives of financial decisions in the for-profit sector is wealth maximization while in the not-for-profit sector financial analysis is used to meet the organizations established mission, goals and objectives of the firm. This course will apply the tools of the financial manager in both for profit and not-for-profit organizations. [Core course]

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6115
    Prerequisites BUSE 605 Accounting for Decision Making  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 613 Behavioral Economics

    This course is an introduction to the functions and principles of economics as applied to strategic management in the arts, entertainment and media fields. Concepts such as supply and demand, monetary and fiscal policy, and the motivations and behaviors of consumers in the marketplace will be explored and discussed.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6116
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 615 Arts, Media, and the Law

    Course covers basic legal principles and issues pertaining to the Arts, Entertainment, and Media Industries in both for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Topics include: forms of business organization, Intellectual property, rights of privacy and publicity, contracts, libel, and first amendment rights. [Core course]

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6117
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 620 Strategic Planning

    This class is a ‘big picture’ course that addresses the central challenge facing 21st century Arts, Entertainment and Media (AEM) organizations: how to create a sustainable competitive advantage in a rapidly changing world. The focus is on the total enterprise - the industry and competitive environment in which it operates, its resources and capabilities, and its prospects for success. Contemporary readings and case studies in both for-profit and non-profit sectors provide students with real-world situations in AEM fields. Students develop skills to assess market opportunities, explore new business models, design appropriate strategies, and craft plans for successful, sustainable ventures.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6120
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 627 Leadership in the Arts, Entertainment & Media

    Leadership in the Arts, Entertainment & Media Management will provide students with an overview of leadership theories, research and practices, along with the skills and techniques to assess and develop leadership capabilities in themselves and to others. The course will challenge students to understand and analyze how leaders successfully balance the creative and commercial aspects of an arts or media organization. Through lecture, discussion, case studies, improvisation, videos and experiential learning, students will examine the roles and responsibilities of leadership.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6127
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 630 Data Analytics for Decision Making

    This course provides students with a practical framework for understanding and implementing data analysis into decision-making for business. Students will learn how data is discovered, recorded, securely stored, organized, analyzed and put to use for business decision-making purposes. Concepts such as probability, big data, hypothesis testing and presenting data in narrative formats will be explored.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6128
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 633 Managing and Licensing Intellectual Property

    This course examines the latest issues relating to the management and licensing of intellectual property in arts, entertainment and media. The course includes analysis and simulated hands-on management of real-world intellectual property portfolios chosen by the students, from identifying portfolios that are ripe for extraction of unrealized value to formulating plans for delivering that value in the form of incremental revenue to the intellectual property owners.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6151
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 635 Negotiation Strategies

    This course focuses on strategic techniques used in negotiations for the creative industries. Topics covered include diversity issues, conflict resolution, cultural sensitivity, styles of negotiation; preparation needed prior to negotiations, and negotiation tactics. The course provides aspects of experiential learning, providing students with an opportunity to develop their skills by participating in negotiations and integrating their experiences with the principles presented in the assigned readings and course discussions.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6154
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 638 Project Management

    Project management is fundamental to the successful realization of creative practice and ventures. Designed for artists, arts managers and other creatives, students in this course investigate current project management models and strategies, analyze case studies from the creative industries, and engage with professionals in the creative sector as they develop critical planning, management, and assessment competencies. Students apply the concepts and skills learned to create a working project management plan for a specific creative endeavor of the student’s choice. 

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6161
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 647 Fundraising

    This course offers an in-depth study of philanthropy, non-profit organizations, accountability measures, income sources, and types of campaigns. Students will work with existing organizations to develop a portfolio of an organization analysis, case for funding, campaign plans, solicitation materials for individual gifts, and grant applications.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6315
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 650 Cultural Policy and Planning

    This course explores all aspects of cultural policy (the framework in which a society allows its artists to work and its culture to grow) and cultural planning (the process which identifies the cultural needs of a community, and proposes strategies to meet them). It takes the international dimension of cultural policy as its starting point, drawing on experiences and examples from around the world. It investigates public, private and non-governmental support for culture at the city, state and federal levels. Students will be invited to question many of their assumptions about culture and to examine cultural policy and planning from a range of historical, political and theoretical perspectives. It provides students with a mix of the intellectual and practical skills needed for effective leadership in the creative economy.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6330
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 654 Criticism in Arts, Media and Entertainment

    Students gain an understanding of the historical aspects of criticism as it relates to arts, media and entertainment, and understand its impact on management within those industries. Instruction focuses on critical cultural analysis and intensive critical arts writing in a succinct style that is accessible to consumers.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6405
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 657 New Media Strategies

    This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the production, publication, promotion, and distribution of digital audio, visual, and editorial content. Students investigate current business models and conceptualize future tactics to embrace the convergence of the major media forms being streamed, downloaded, and offered as applications on all devices including tablets, mobile phones, computers and home theaters.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6415
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 663 Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation

    This class introduces entrepreneurship as a way of thinking and acting that can serve as a springboard for a self-sustaining, creative career. It provides students with insight into how arts, entertainment, and media professionals turn ideas into a business, and how various elements of an organization fit together to become a viable venture, whether in the for-profit or non-profit world. Special focus will be given to the concept of arts consulting as a potential entrepreneurial pursuit.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6512
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 667 Sponsorship & Broadcasting Rights Management

    This class intends to provide students with an understanding of the fundamental sponsorship principles and other advanced marketing techniques applied to live events and present career opportunities therein. Sponsorship is the fastest growing form of marketing promotion in the USA. Far from being a compromising grant, sponsorship offers a unique opportunity, leveraging the sponsor’s marketing might to spread their name beyond their doors and reach new audiences. In return, a sponsor will rightfully expect more than his logo in your program. But, as in any marriage, it can only work if the partners are well matched and if they both commit to the relationship.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6760
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 670 Box Office & Revenue Management

    This course presents the strategic role of the box office manager in improving customer experience and maximizing revenues for live & performing arts organizations. It explores the applications of new technologies to better price and sell tickets. It analyzes all revenue management techniques (service and subscription design, online marketing and ticketing, sales forecasting, customer modeling, dynamic pricing, yield management, customer relationship management) and their functions for nonprofit and for-profit concerts, theater, dance, sport and entertainment events. It provides students with a mix of theoretical tools and practical applications that will prepare them for general management responsibilities.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6815
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 671 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship: Ideation and Discovery of New Ventures

    This course introduces concepts in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial management within existing organizations. The course addresses why creativity and innovation are important to business and society and how to identify points of pain and opportunities in the marketplace. It also explores what makes a good entrepreneur and a student’s propensity for starting their own business. The course teaches students how to target consumers and market segments, while also developing their own initial business opportunity and assessing its market viability.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 672 Global Economics and Emerging Markets

    Students examine economic principles related to start-up companies, and identify opportunities in global and emerging markets. This course includes macro and micro economic principles including supply and demand, consumer choice, opportunity costs, market system, money, and banking as they impact entrepreneurs.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 673 Social Influence and Community Engagement in Entrepreneurship

    Students will learn and apply the principles, functions, and values of the social entrepreneur to identify challenges and develop solutions to societal, cultural, or environmental issues, either locally or globally. Students will investigate how to create purposeful community engagement partnerships, researching and developing an understanding of the importance and value of diversity, equity, and inclusion within new ventures.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 674 Marketing for Entrepreneurs

    Students will learn how to apply traditional, digital, and experiential marketing strategies to the positioning and promotion of an entrepreneurial venture. Through the application of data analytics and quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, students will interpret data to inform their marketing decision making.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 675 Financial Forecasting and Planning

    This course teaches students how to implement accounting and finance principles to plan and forecast new ventures.  Students learn to utilize financial statements and ratios to make assessments of the financial health of businesses.  Income statement, statement of equity, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows are prepared and analyzed as well.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 676 Launching, Sustaining, and Scaling Creative Ventures

    This course builds on creative venture start-up concepts, as well as establishing a company’s products and its markets.  It identifies business and revenue models that sustain the company.  The course informs students how to launch an initial business by outlining legal requirements, how to allocate equity percentages to multiple owners, creating a board of directors or advisory board, contracting part-time employees, hiring full-time employees, budgeting, and more.  The course then focuses on growing a new business through marketing strategies and how to scale the business as it grows through staffing, budgeting, and financing.  This course details how to further establish marketable products and then gain and retain these customers.  The course analyzes the importance of establishing an exit strategy after the success or failure of products or the business as a whole.

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites BUSE 671 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship: Ideation and Discovery of New Ventures  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 677 Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship

    This course covers the basic principles of business law, contract formation and negotiation, and the creation, protection, and monetization of intellectual property.  Ethical considerations for entrepreneurial ventures are explored in the context of financial risk and liability possibilities.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 678 Venture Funding

    This course explores the various stages, strategies, criteria, laws, and resources involved in funding new ventures.  Topics include loans, angel investors, venture capital investment, and equity and non-equity crowdfunding.  Students will pitch short-term capital and longer term equity interests as well.  While the course focuses primarily on for-profit fundraising, not-for-profit related fundraising and grant writing are addressed as well.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 679 Strategic Leadership for Entrepreneurs

    Communicating a strategic vision that inspires others to follow is a key element of a successful entrepreneur. Students will study what it means to be a strategic leader and learn how to cultivate strategic leadership knowledge and skills. A further exploration of strategic management principles, their relationship to strategic leadership, and their application to new ventures are additional components of this course.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 680 Entrepreneurship for Creatives Capstone: Planning and Pitching New Ventures

    In this hands-on course, students learn how to clearly and convincingly state the “why” of their new venture. Beginning with the creation of a business plan, students construct a pitch deck that clearly, thoughtfully, and persuasively articulates why investors should support their start-up. Through the exploration of case studies, students learn about potential successes and failures in the planning and launch of creative ventures, as well as the factors investors use to judge a new venture’s value. The course culminates with students conducting a formal pitch to a panel of professional entrepreneurs.

    Repeatable: N
    Prerequisites BUSE 676 Launching, Sustaining, and Scaling Creative Ventures  
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 690 Internship

    Internships are an integral part of the major, bringing together theoretical concepts with real world situations. In cooperation with leading organizations in the Chicago area and beyond, qualified students have the opportunity to acquire hands-on field experience, confidence, and contacts. Students become more aware of what is involved in their chosen career by actually working in a professional organization. The student, internship coordinator, faculty advisor, and sponsoring organization work together to make the internship experience one of the most important experiences in the student’s education.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-6180
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • BUSE 691 Thesis Proposal Development

    The principal objective of the Master’s Thesis is to demonstrate original scholarship and contribute to the general knowledge of the field of arts, entertainment, and media management. A student may choose to complete a Thesis or Thesis Project as an elective.

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly 28-6187
    TH
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • BUSE 692 Thesis Continuance

    If a degree candidate does not submit a completed thesis by the thesis deadline in the semester following the semester of thesis enrollment, the student must enroll in Thesis Continuance in the next semester.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-6189
    TH
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 1



  

  • BUSE 695 Directed Study

    Directed Studies are learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses, or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. Directed Studies involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade. Subject to department approval.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-6195
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 6



  

  • BUSE 696 Independent Project

    The student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member, designs a tutorial/independent project to study an area that is not currently available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, the student must submit a written proposal that outlines the project to the chair of the Business and Entrepreneurship Department or Business and Entrepreneurship Faculty Supervisor for approval.

    Repeatable: Y
    Formerly 28-6198
    Requirements Permission Required (DP)
    Minimum Credits 1 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • BUSE 699 Topics in Arts Management:

    This course is designed to respond to current trends and topical issues related to Business and Entrepreneurship. The course topic changes according to program needs.

    Repeatable: N
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • CCCX 110 Chicago: The Global Metropolis

    This course will introduce students to Chicago’s economic, ethnic, racial, cultural, and political development. Students develop knowledge concerning the impact of technological change on Chicago and the economic and demographic forces that have helped shape the city’s history. In addition the class will help CCC freshman to gain access to the various cultural institutions and neighborhoods of the city.

    For more information go to First Semester Experience: Big Chicago

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly FEXP 110
    FE
    Requirements Freshman Only (FF14)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • CCCX 111 Fashion in Chicagoland: Vintage, Thrift, Fast and Cool

    In this course students will explore Chicago through the dynamic lens of fashion. Each week students will be introduced to a topic with an assignment that requires them to examine different aspects of the fashion scene throughout the city. By digging deep and documenting their findings, students will work collaboratively to brainstorm, delegate tasks, and contribute to a blog or magazine inspired by Humans of New York and Bill Cunningham, with images, interviews and comments focused on fashion in Chicago. Local experts will speak on trend forecasting, blogging, design, vintage, thrifting, retail and the secondhand clothing trade.

    For more information go to First Semester Experience: Big Chicago

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly FEXP 111
    FE
    Requirements Freshman Only (FF14)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



  

  • CCCX 112 Music and Media in Chicago

    Music and Media in Chicago will provide an overview of the past, present, and future of the many genres of music thriving in Chicago. It will examine how this city put its stamp on the development of these sounds as they spread around the world, as well as introducing the tools of the historian, sociologist, musicologist, and cultural critic via lectures, video, film, online and dead-tree readings, and vibrant discussions. The class also will review the past, present, and future of Chicago media-newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the blogosphere-examining the city’s journalism culture and infrastructure, and, as with music, providing an understanding for an informed and critical reading of these texts so that the student can become an active and involved citizen participating to the fullest extent in everything this extraordinary metropolis has to offer. Students should expect to do some writing for each class, providing their reactions to and analysis of their choice of one of several examples of the music or media being discussed that week, and in some sessions sharing their work with the class or in breakout groups. Taught by Jim DeRogatis, English.

    For more information go to First Semester Experience: Big Chicago

    Repeatable: N
    Formerly FEXP 112
    FE
    Requirements Freshman Only (FF14)
    Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3



 

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