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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
MCS 274DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION4
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
ANI 105MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS4
or GD 105 INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN
DOC 224DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I4
FILM 250CINEMATOGRAPHY I4
or VFX 334 VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
POST 200EDITING II4
POST 224SOUND DESIGN II4
POST 340COLOR CORRECTION4
SCWR 120FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS4
VFX 200INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL EFFECTS4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOC 312EDITING THE DOCUMENTARY4
POST 304AVID MEDIA COMPOSER EDITING WORKSHOP2
POST 305DAVINCI RESOLVE EDITING WORKSHOP2
POST 306EDITING STYLES AND TECHNIQUES4
POST 309EDITING THE FEATURE FILM4
POST 318EDITING THE SHORT FORM4
POST 324SOUND MIXING I4
VFX 374COMPOSITING I4
Eight (8) Credit Hours of Open Electives8

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
POST 315EDITING FOR TELEVISION4
POST 348TITLE DESIGN4
POST 384POST-PRODUCTION SEMINAR4
POST 398POST PRODUCTION CAPSTONE 4
Select 12 Credit Hours from the following list:12
INTRODUCTION TO FILM SCHEDULING AND BUDGETING
CODING FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO
CINEMA PRODUCTION II
CINEMATOGRAPHY I
EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING I
EDITING STUDIO
ADVANCED COLOR CORRECTION
SOUND & MUSIC SYNTHESIS FOR FILM
ADVANCED TOPICS IN EDITING
ESTABLISHING A CREATIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS
VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
COMPOSITING II
Eight (8) Credit Hours of Open Electives8

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