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Major Requirements

First Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOC 122ART OF DOCUMENTARY4
FILM 101FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR MAJORS4
FILM 105FOUNDATIONS OF TELEVISION4
FILM 110DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTION I FOR MAJORS4
FILM 131HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION4
POST 110EDITING I4
POST 124SOUND DESIGN I4
SCWR 101SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS4

Second Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOC 224DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I4
DOC 305DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING4
DOC 352DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY4
FILM 250CINEMATOGRAPHY I4
FILM 325EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING I4
POST 330PRODUCTION SOUND I4
SCWR 110INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV4
or MPOP 274 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION
Four (4) Credit Hours of Major Electives4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
ANI 101ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS4
or ANI 201 ANIMATION I
DOC 312EDITING THE DOCUMENTARY4
DOC 324DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II4
DOC 326DOCUMENTARY PRODUCING4
DOC 333DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION SOUND WORKSHOP2
DOC 339TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP2
DOC 380FILMING WITH CHANGE AGENTS4
POST 306EDITING STYLES AND TECHNIQUES4
Four (4) Credit Hours of Major Electives4

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOC 372DOCUMENTARY LAW AND ETHICS2
DOC 382THE PERSONAL DOCUMENTARY4
DOC 384ADVANCED DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION4
DOC 396ADVANCED TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY4
FILM 348FILM FESTIVALS4
or CP 382 DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION
FILM 398DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE4
or POST 398 POST PRODUCTION CAPSTONE
Four (4) Credit Hours of Major Electives4

Major Electives

Major Elective credit hours must be selected from the following list:

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY
FILMING WITH CHANGE AGENTS
TELEVISION PRODUCTION I
TOPICS IN DIGITAL CINEMA
PROJECT BLUELIGHT
ADVANCED TOPICS IN CINEMA
TOPICS IN STUDY ABROAD
TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY STUDIES
AUDIO DOCUMENTARY
EDITING III
ETHNOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION

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