First Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | ||
| FILM 401 | FUNDAMENTALS OF CINEMA PRODUCTION | 4 |
| FILM 479 | VISUAL DESIGN | 4 |
| Winter Quarter | ||
| FILM 450 | CINEMATOGRAPHY | 4 |
| FILM 455 | LIGHTING I | 4 |
| Spring Quarter | ||
| POST 400 | EDITING | 4 |
| FILM 458 | CAMERA WORKSHOP | 4 |
| FILM 456 | LIGHTING FOR CINEMA II | 4 |
Second Year
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | ||
| DOC 452 | DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY | 4 |
| FILM 460 | CINEMATOGRAPHY II | 4 |
| Winter Quarter | ||
| FILM 425 | EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING I | 4 |
| FILM 464 | CINEMATOGRAPHY III | 4 |
| Spring Quarter | ||
| POST 440 | COLOR CORRECTION | 4 |
| One Major Elective | 4 | |
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Optional Los Angeles Quarter (See below).
Major Electives
Major Electives may be chosen from any 400-level or higher ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, GD, POST, SCWR, or VFX courses.
Optional Los Angeles Quarter
Students may apply to participate in the Los Angeles Quarter Program for the spring of their second year; they will spend 12 weeks in Hollywood doing industry internships, living with their fellow DePaul classmates, and having twice-weekly classes on an industry lot where they will have intimate question and answer sessions with industry professionals in all aspects of the film, TV, and videogame world. If selected to participate in the LA program, MS in Film and Television - Cinematography students would take SCWR 446 and FILM 499 in Los Angeles.
MS in Film and Television - Cinematography students who are not selected to participate in the LA program, would take FILM 499 in Chicago and POST 444 or FILM 425 .