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​The BA in Film & Television provides students with a generalist approach to film and television production. The degree will cover the primary media in which directors, cinematographers, documentarians, editors, producers, production designers, screenwriters, sound designers, and visual effects artists work.

Program Requirements Quarter Hours
Liberal Studies Requirements 84
Major Requirements 92
Open Electives 16
Total hours required 192

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  • Write a screenplay in proper format employing standard narrative conventions.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of visual style.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the pre-production process.
  • Perform all basic tasks of all crew positions.
  • Direct a crew and talent on location.
  • Show a working knowledge of visual composition, cinematic exposure standards and basic semiotics.
  • Use the principles of invisible editing and montage.
  • Understand all the basic tasks of the post-production sound process.

Liberal Studies Requirements

Honors program requirements can be found in the individual Colleges & Schools section of the University Catalog. Select the appropriate college or school, followed by Undergraduate Academics and scroll down.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year ProgramHours
Chicago Quarter
LSP 110
DISCOVER CHICAGO
or EXPLORE CHICAGO
4
Focal Point
LSP 112 FOCAL POINT SEMINAR 4
Writing
WRD 103 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC I 1 4
WRD 104 COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC II 1 4
Quantitative Reasoning
MAT 120 QUANTITATIVE REASONING 2 4
Sophomore Year
Race, Power, and Resistance
LSP 200 SEMINAR ON RACE, POWER, AND RESISTANCE 4
Junior Year
Experiential Learning
Required 4
Senior Year
Capstone
FILM 398 DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE 4
1

Students must earn a C- or better in this course.

2

Readiness for MAT 120 is determined by the math placement test taken online after admission. Students may need to take developmental coursework prior to MAT 120. The MAT 120 requirement may be waived by passing a dedicated proficiency exam, or by credit earned for advanced math coursework at DePaul (MAT 135MAT 136MAT 147MAT 148MAT 149MAT 150MAT 151MAT 152MAT 155MAT 156MAT 160MAT 161MAT 162MAT 170MAT 171MAT 172, or equivalent) or any transfer, CLEP, IB, or AP Calculus credit. Calculus course(s) may be used to fulfil any of the three QR/MCD requirements.

Learning Domains

Arts and Literature (AL)

  •  3 Courses Required

Historical Inquiry (HI)

  • 2 Courses Required 

Math and Computing (MC)

  • 1 CR Course or 1 SR Course Required

Philosophical Inquiry (PI)

  • 2 Courses Required (See note below)

Religious Dimensions (RD)

  • 2 Courses Required (See note below)

Scientific Inquiry (SI)

  • 1 Lab Course Required

Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry (SCBI)

  • 3 Courses Required 

Notes

Students must take one of the following ethics courses: FILM 228/GAM 228/IT 228 (PI), PHL 248/MGT 248 (PI) or REL 228/MGT 228 (RD).

Specified required courses within Liberal Studies may have grade minimums (e.g. C- or better). Please consult your advisor or your college and major requirements.

Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements. If students double major, LSP Domain courses may double count for both LSP credit and the second major. Students who choose to take an experiential learning course offered by the major may count it either as a general elective or the Experiential Learning requirement.

In meeting learning domain requirements, no more than one course that is outside the student’s major and is cross-listed with a course within the student’s major, can be applied to count for LSP domain credit. This policy does not apply to those who are pursuing a double major or earning BFA or BM degrees.​​

Major Requirements

Course Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOC 224DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I4
FILM 101FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR MAJORS4
FILM 105FOUNDATIONS OF TELEVISION4
FILM 110DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I4
FILM 131HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION4
POST 110EDITING I4
POST 124SOUND DESIGN I4
SCWR 101SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS4

Second Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 101ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS4
FILM 235FILM AESTHETICS: TIME, SPACE, AND MEMORY4
FILM 250CINEMATOGRAPHY I4
SCWR 110INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV4
SCWR 120FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS4
or SCWR 150 TELEVISION GENRES
Four (4) Credit Hours of Open Electives4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
CP 320INTRODUCTION TO FILM SCHEDULING AND BUDGETING4
FILM 115TELEVISION PRODUCTION I4
FILM 210CINEMA PRODUCTION II4
FILM 290TOPICS IN DIGITAL CINEMA4
or FILM 390 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CINEMA
POST 200EDITING II4
Eight (8) Credit Hours of Open Electives8

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
CP 310CREATIVE PRODUCING 4
or CP 366 THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION
FILM 280INTRODUCTION TO DIRECTING4
FILM 321COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION4
or FILM 323 MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION
or FILM 325 EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING I
or CP 360 PRODUCING TELEVISION
FILM 398DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE4
Four (4) Credit Hours of Major Electives to be selected from any 200-level or 300-level course in ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, POST, SCWR, or VFX 4
Eight (8) Credit Hours of Open Electives8

Open Electives

Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:

  • Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses).
  • Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses.
  • Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses.
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Program Combination Restrictions

Students pursuing the BA in Film and Television are forbidden from pursuing any Concentration within the BFA in Film and Television. Students pursuing the BA in Film and Television are also forbidden from pursuing a Minor in Film Production.