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Course Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
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
or ANI 201 ANIMATION I
CP 340THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PRE PRODUCTION4
CP 366THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION4
FILM 115TELEVISION PRODUCTION I4
FILM 250CINEMATOGRAPHY I4
SCWR 120FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS4
SCWR 150TELEVISION GENRES4
SCWR 341PITCHING SEMINAR4
SCWR 342STUDIO DEVELOPMENT4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
CP 310CREATIVE PRODUCING 4
CP 320INTRODUCTION TO FILM SCHEDULING AND BUDGETING4
CP 360PRODUCING TELEVISION4
DOC 326DOCUMENTARY PRODUCING4
FILM 210CINEMA PRODUCTION II4
FILM 321COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION4
VFX 330VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISION4
SCWR 110INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV4
or MPOP 274 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
CP 343INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCING4
CP 380CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIATIONS4
CP 382DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION4
FILM 290TOPICS IN DIGITAL CINEMA4
or FILM 390 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CINEMA
FILM 348FILM FESTIVALS4
FILM 398DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE4
Four (4) Credit Hours of Major Elective selected from any 200-level or 300-level course in ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, POST, SCWR, or VFX 4

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.

Program Combination Restrictions

Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Creative Producing are forbidden from pursuing the BA in Film and Television. Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Creative Producing are also forbidden from pursuing the Minor in Film Production.