Entertainment, Media, and Sports Programs

Pepperdine University is proud to offer a variety of programs and degrees in the fields of entertainment, sports, business, and management. Through innovative partnerships with companies like AEG and beyond,  Pepperdine provides extraordinary platforms for rich student engagement, hands-on industry research, and invaluable collaboration opportunities with leaders in these fields.

MBA Concentration in Entertainment, Media, and Sports Management

The Pepperdine Graziadio Business School seeks to train visionary and values-centered leaders through master's, bachelor's, doctoral, and joint degree programs that are entrepreneurial in spirit and global in orientation.

The Graziadio School offers a new MBA concentration in entertainment, media, and sports management, as well as an executive DBA degree program[BROKEN LINK].

Future program:

• MS in Entrepreneurship

LLM in Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law

The LLM degree in entertainment, media, and sports law[BROKEN LINK] at the Pepperdine School of Law is designed for international and domestic students looking to specialize in related fields. The curriculum utilizes a balance of coursework and externships that provide an unparalleled learning experience in the heart of the entertainment industry.

The program is part of Pepperdine University's larger network of entertainment and sports programs, including the Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture[BROKEN LINK], the Sports and Entertainment Law Society, the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law[BROKEN LINK], the Intellectual Property Student Association, and the Industry Expert Speaker Series.

Sport Administration Major

This interdisciplinary sport administration degree[BROKEN LINK] at Seaver College prepares undergraduate students with an understanding of essential communication and business principles necessary to effectively administer operations within the sport industry.

Areas of focus:

• Business and communication
• Communication/media relations
• Experiential learning
• Finance
• Law
• Leadership and ethics
• Management 
• Marketing

Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture

The Institute for Entertainment, Media, Sports, and Culture[BROKEN LINK] facilitates the education of the next wave of multi-disciplinary artists, executives, lawyers, and entrepreneurs who are uniquely positioned for purposeful leadership of the entertainment, media, and sports industries and the stewardship of their impact on culture and society.

The institute seeks to build relationships with industry stakeholders, some of whom will serve as guest speakers, mentors, advisors, and visiting faculty, as well as foster applied research across media and entertainment sectors with specific application to creative, business, legal, psychological, and policy solutions.