Course Requirements
First Year
Second Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| DOC 224 | DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I | 4 |
| DOC 305 | DOCUMENTARY STORYTELLING | 4 |
| DOC 352 | DOCUMENTARY CINEMATOGRAPHY | 4 |
| FILM 250 | CINEMATOGRAPHY I | 4 |
| FILM 325 | EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING I | 4 |
| MCS 274 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION | 4 |
| POST 224 | SOUND DESIGN II | 4 |
| POST 330 | PRODUCTION SOUND I | 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
Third Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| ANI 101 | ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS | 4 |
| or ANI 201 | ANIMATION I |
| DOC 312 | EDITING THE DOCUMENTARY | 4 |
| DOC 324 | DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II | 4 |
| DOC 326 | DOCUMENTARY PRODUCING | 4 |
| DOC 333 | DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION SOUND WORKSHOP | 2 |
| DOC 339 | TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION | 2 |
| POST 306 | EDITING STYLES AND TECHNIQUES | 4 |
| 4 |
| 8 |
Fourth Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| DOC 372 | DOCUMENTARY LAW AND ETHICS | 2 |
| DOC 382 | THE PERSONAL DOCUMENTARY | 4 |
| DOC 384 | ADVANCED DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION | 4 |
| DOC 396 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY | 4 |
| FILM 348 | FILM FESTIVALS | 4 |
| or CP 382 | DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION |
| FILM 398 | DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE | 4 |
| POST 380 | POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP | 2 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
Major Electives
Major Elective credit hours must be selected from the following list:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY | |
| 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.