The Legal World of Entertainment

  • In-Person
  • $1,795 - $2,295

This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders on-campus program for high school students ages 15–18.

This course is a comprehensive yet entertaining introduction to the legal and business side of the entertainment industry. Follow the development of an entertainment product, such as a major movie, TV show, music album, or video game, from concept to launch – but from the legal perspective! The entertainment industry has unique legal requirements, and this course guides you through all of them. Through thought provoking classroom exercises and discussions from renowned industry professionals you learn how entertainment lawyers try to make everything fit together, and what happens when it all goes wrong.

This course is especially appealing to students thinking about law school and who want to learn about the legal world of entertainment and the highly sought after roles in entertainment law. Or students who want a behind the scenes look at the legal and business sides of the entertainment industry.

This course is offered in collaboration with the Centre for Entertainment Arts.

To register

To register, add the available session to your cart. In your cart, select the applicable enrolment option. You can pay a CAD$500 now or pay in full. Select “Pay Deposit” if you wish to pay a CAD$500 deposit now and the balance later. Select “Pay Full Amount” if you wish to pay in full now.

Complete your registration by creating a new account or logging in. If you are a parent, guardian or other adult registering for the first time on behalf of your student, please create the account in the name of the high school student attending UBC Future Global Leaders, not in your name.

Course format

This course is held on the UBC Vancouver campus. You attend class in-person 9am–12pm, Monday through Friday. After lunch, you attend university preparation workshops and participate in group activities on campus from 1:30–3pm. You can also join the Virtual Student Lounge, hosted by our UBC Student Ambassadors. Meet other Future Global Leaders from across Canada and around the world.

Cost details

Fees per two-week course (including workshops)* 

Residence option 

Commuter option 

International students 

$4,820 CAD 

$2,295 CAD

Canadian students (including Permanent Residents) 

$3,820 CAD

$1,795 CAD

*All fees are subject to change

Available sessions

There are no upcoming sessions currently scheduled for this course.

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