Course Requirements
First Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| FILM 101 | FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| FILM 105 | FOUNDATIONS OF TELEVISION | 4 |
| FILM 110 | DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I | 4 |
| FILM 131 | HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION | 4 |
| FILM 170 | THE ART OF PRODUCTION DESIGN | 4 |
| MCS 274 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION | 4 |
| or SCWR 110 | INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV |
| POST 110 | EDITING I | 4 |
| SCWR 101 | SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS | 4 |
Second Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| DOC 224 | DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I | 4 |
| FILM 130 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SHORT FILM | 4 |
| FILM 210 | CINEMA PRODUCTION II | 4 |
| FILM 250 | CINEMATOGRAPHY I | 4 |
| FILM 279 | VISUAL DESIGN | 4 |
| FILM 283 | DIRECTING I: SCRIPT ANALYSIS FOR DIRECTORS | 4 |
| FILM 284 | DIRECTING II: CASTING AND REHEARSING | 4 |
| POST 128 | THE ART OF SOUND DESIGN AND FILM | 4 |
| 4 |
Third Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| FILM 115 | TELEVISION PRODUCTION I | 4 |
| FILM 232 | CREATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR FILM AND TELEVISION | 4 |
| or FILM 282 | ACTING FOR FILMMAKERS |
| FILM 235 | FILM AESTHETICS: TIME, SPACE, AND MEMORY | 4 |
| or FILM 236 | FILM PHILOSOPHY FOR MAJORS |
| FILM 285 | DIRECTING III: SCENE STUDY | 4 |
| FILM 384 | DIRECTING FOR TELEVISION | 4 |
| SCWR 308 | WRITING THE SHORT FILM FOR PRODUCTION | 4 |
| 4 |
| 8 |
Fourth Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| CP 340 | THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PRE PRODUCTION | 4 |
| or CP 310 | CREATIVE PRODUCING |
| or CP 366 | THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION |
| or CP 360 | PRODUCING TELEVISION |
| FILM 290 | TOPICS IN DIGITAL CINEMA | 4 |
| FILM 385 | DIRECTING IV: BLOCKING FOR CAMERA | 4 |
| FILM 387 | DIRECTING V: DIRECTING THE SHORT FILM | 4 |
| FILM 398 | DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE | 4 |
| VFX 330 | VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISION | 4 |
| or VFX 200 | INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL EFFECTS |
| 4 |
| 8 |
Students must earn grades of C- or better in major elective courses.
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 Directing are forbidden from pursuing the BA in Film and Television. Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Directing are also forbidden from pursuing the Minor in Film Production.