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Short-term Programs

Applications are being accepted and process on a rolling basis until March 1,2013 or until this program is full, whichever comes first.

Location Description

Los Angeles, CA. Students live and work in the entertainment capital of the world in Oakwood Corporate Housing. Oakwood is located in Burbank and houses professionals working at nearby Warner Brothers, Universal, Paramount and Disney studios and major television networks. The Oakwood complex includes two large swimming pools, a convenience store, an exercise facility, tennis courts and classrooms.

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Program Costs

For the current projected costs for this program, please click on the following link to the Fees for JMU Study Abroad Programs page.

Tuition, plus a program fee. This covers furnished housing (including linen and all utensils) for 8 weeks, courses, textbooks, some group meals and some outings.

Accommodations

Students will be staying in Oakwood Corporate Apartments for the duration of the program. Some meals will be provided (several lunches or dinners per week), Participants will be required to cover meals with personal spending money.

Application Information

For more detailed instructions and to download the application, please click on the following link to the Applications and Forms section for JMU Short-Term Programs.

In addition to the oIP application form, students are required to submit the following material(s):

• A supplemental essay addressing the following question:
  " What are your immediate and long term goals with respect to the entertainment industry?"

• Attend an Interview with the program director

• Submit a completed Faculty recommendation form which can also be found by following the link to Applications and Forms.

The program is available to rising Juniors or Seniors who meet the minimum GPA of 2.0.

Typically this program appeals to students in Media Arts, Theatre, and literature, but since entertainment is an industry it needs students interested in law and business, and music.