COMM 2650 — The Business of Entertainment
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EIusually offered: falltypical days: M/W/ThBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Examines business issues associated with the entertainment industry. One dozen award-winning media industry guest speakers deliver lectures on the vital topics reshaping the entertainment landscape. Through lectures and case studies, introduces students to financing contracts, intellectual property issues, licensing, product placement, marketing and publicity, ratings, the impact of piracy, understanding and leveraging new technologies, and distribution. Offers students an opportunity to master these concepts by organizing into teams and developing an original entertainment industry business product or services. Requires each team to develop a formal business plan that includes a market analysis, a budget, and a marketing plan.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 53 | 56 | 95% | 3.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 97% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 78 | 99 | 79% | 21.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 87% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 73 | 99 | 74% | 26.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 51% · T 0% · W 79% · Th 51% · F 0%
Common patterns: MWR (51% of sections), W (28% of sections), async (21% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- William Lancaster (100% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- William Lancaster (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (COMM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All COMM courses · Plan it at numap.app
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