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Course Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
CP 101FOUNDATIONS OF CREATIVE PRODUCING 4
FILM 101FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR MAJORS4
FILM 105FOUNDATIONS OF TELEVISION4
FILM 110CINEMA PRODUCTION I FOR MAJORS4
FILM 131HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION4
POST 110EDITING I4
SCWR 101SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS4

Second Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
CP 310CREATIVE PRODUCING 4
CP 340THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PRE PRODUCTION4
CP 350PRODUCING FOR ANIMATION AND VFX4
CP 370THE EXECUTIVE 4
FILM 150CINEMATOGRAPHY I (FORMERLY FILM 250)4
POST 128THE ART OF SOUND DESIGN AND FILM4
SCWR 120FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS4
or SCWR 150 TELEVISION GENRES
SCWR 341PITCHING SEMINAR4
SCWR 342STUDIO DEVELOPMENT4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
CP 320INTRODUCTION TO FILM SCHEDULING AND BUDGETING4
CP 360PRODUCING TELEVISION4
CP 380CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIATIONS4
DOC 224DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I4
FILM 210CINEMA PRODUCTION II4
FILM 321COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION4
or FILM 323 MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION
POST 282DIRECTING AND PRODUCING POST-PRODUCTION4
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 364REALITY TELEVISION PRODUCTION4
CP 366THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION4
CP 382DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION4
CP 390TOPICS IN CREATIVE PRODUCING 4
FILM 398DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE4
Four (4) Credit Hours of Major Elective selected from any 200-level or 300-level course in ANI, CP, DIR, 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.