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== Strategy #1 Collaboration Between Departments and Campuses ==
Something that everyone at Pepperdine can agree upon is the lack of collaboration in academics. It seems as though every department and campus (along with their resources) is isolated from the others. There are many ways different ways one can address and tackle this problem. But in light of our new Institute for Entertainment, Media, and Culture (IEMC), along with our small film program, UIF candiadtes Keeyana Kian and Moises Barba knew which direction they wanted to go in.
As film students, filmmakers, and representatives of the IEMC Innovation Catalyst Team, we wanted to utilize resources from the undergraduate and graduate schools, the business school, and the law school to completely reinnovate the film program at our school. While certainly promising with its many incredibly talented students, it is still not quite on par with the programs of other universities in the greater Los Angeles area. So for our prototype, we decided to create a theoretical dream major, Cinematic Arts, and its would-be curriculm.
<span style="text-indent: 48px;">To begin, we looked at Pepperdine's exisiting undergraduate film programs, Film Studies and Media Production, and pulled all the courses with thought were beneficial to film students. Next, we looked at the MFA Film Program, and added courses that we thought were essential to an undergraduate's education. Afterwards, we perused through course catalogs for the business and law schools. We were able to find invaluable courses in entertainment law/intellectual property from the law school. The business school, unfortunately, doesn't offer many promising courses for film students...yet. </span>
<span style="text-indent: 48px;"></span><span style="text-indent: 48px;">After we had drafted our proposal for the major, we met with three faculty stakeholders, two of which were Media Production professors. We also conducted a focus group comprised of current Film Studies and Media Production students. The feedback we got from both sides was invaluable, and really helped outline our next steps. </span>
== Strategy #2==