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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

Creative Entrepreneurship Certificate

This certificate provides students with entrepreneurial skills geared specifically for arts and media careers and encourages students to explore course synergies found across the College of Arts and Media, the College of Business, and the Department of Public Administration and Policy.

The certificate is comprised of introductory business courses, area-specific courses, and a culminating practicum or internship. It is designed to supplement the Arts and Media curricula by providing administrative skills needed to be successful across the creative industries. A Certificate in Creative Entrepreneurship will provide applied practical training and will be available to all College of Arts and Media students within their four-year course plan.

General Certificate Requirements

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

POST-SECONDARY CERTIFICATE - CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Course Requirements

Business Courses
Complete 6 credits of the following courses:6
Principles of Financial Accounting
Business Models and Operations
Introduction to Entertainment Management
Evolution of the Music Industry: Past, Present, and Future
Event Management
Principles of Entertainment Management I
Entertainment Rsrch & Planning
Introduction to Public Service
Media Arts
Complete 3 credits of the following courses:3
Venue Management
Integrated Online Marketing
Digital Imaging I
Graphic Design Applications
First Amendment and Media Law
Social Media and Audience
Intro to Media Arts
Introduction to Film Editing
Intro to Web Design
Policy Process and Implementation
Solving Public Policy Problems with Data
Theatre for Social Justice
Internship
Complete 3 credits of one of the following courses: 3
Art Field Experience
Internship
Supervised Internship
Internship
Cooperative Education/Internship
Cooperative Education/Internship
Total Hours12

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