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Master of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM)

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. Heinz College 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 South by Southwest (SXSW) and Cannes.

Our faculty and students work on some of the industry’s most exciting problems:

Examining the future of regional sport networks
Measuring piracy to preserve the entertainment business model
Protecting the privacy of consumers and the intellectual property of creators
Innovating digital expansion of the film festival model
Engaging the next-generation audience for the legacy music artist
Studying the revenue potential for digital musical platforms
Forecasting the future of AI in entertainment

Mapping how the Internet of Things influences media usage
Building dynamic pricing options to increase revenue
Revolutionizing how international co-productions come together
Measuring social media’s impact on the box office
Predicting the future of global content licensing
Providing for authentic representation and diversity in gaming
Analyzing the monetization and viability of music streaming services

The MEIM program taught Olivia Green, shown here with some of her NFL clients, how to network and market herself, and the connections and support she gained at Heinz College helped her land more opportunities.

Impact

How are our students and alumni using their degrees?

Stories of Impact

#1 Analytics Program

Learn How Data is Disrupting the Entertainment Industry at the Top Analytics Program in the World

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Learn from Experts in Los Angeles

After an Impactful First Year Core in Pittsburgh, Spend Your Second Year in L.A. Learning From Industry Professionals

MEIM L.A. FACULTY

Film Festivals

Attend SXSW and Cannes, Among Many Other Exciting and Exclusive Industry Experiences

Experiential Learning

More Than Just a Foot in the Door

80 Percent of MEIM Graduates Find Full-Time Employment in the Entertainment Industry Within 3 Months of Graduation

Careers

Trail-Blazing Faculty

Our faculty are innovators in technology and data and how they are changing the entertainment business.

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Accelerated Master's Programs

Earn your bachelor's and MEIM in five years instead of six

Students in undergraduate programs at Carnegie Mellon University and Allegheny College can earn their bachelor’s and MEIM degrees together in five years instead of six.

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California Regulations

California Private Postsecondary Education Act: The Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) came into existence on January 1, 2010, following passage of Assembly Bill 48, known as the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 (California Education Code, Title 3, Division 10, Part 59, Chapter 8).

This information is specific to Carnegie Mellon University's Master of Entertainment Industry Management (MEIM) program.

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