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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	CINEMA PRODUCTION I FOR MAJORS	4
FILM 150	CINEMATOGRAPHY I (FORMERLY FILM 250)	4
POST 110	EDITING I	4
POST 330	PRODUCTION SOUND I	4
SCWR 101	SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS	4
SCWR 110	INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV	4

Second Year

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
CP 320	INTRODUCTION TO FILM SCHEDULING AND BUDGETING	4
DOC 224	DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I	4
FILM 131	HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION	4
FILM 210	CINEMA PRODUCTION II	4
FILM 279	VISUAL DESIGN	4
FILM 309	PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT	4
FILM 325	EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING I	4
POST 124	SOUND DESIGN I	4
FILM 155	LIGHTING FOR CINEMA I (FORMERLY FILM 355)	4
or FILM 170	THE ART OF PRODUCTION DESIGN

Third Year

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FILM 280	INTRODUCTION TO DIRECTING	4
FILM 310	PRODUCTION III	4
VFX 200	INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL EFFECTS	4
Select four (4) Credit Hours from the following list:		4
FILM 130	FUNDAMENTALS OF SHORT FILM
FILM 233	CINEMA & ART
FILM 235	FILM AESTHETICS: TIME, SPACE, AND MEMORY
FILM 236	FILM PHILOSOPHY FOR MAJORS
FILM 290	TOPICS IN DIGITAL CINEMA
FILM 390	ADVANCED TOPICS IN CINEMA
Select two (2) Workshops for a total of four (4) Credit Hours from the following list:		4
ANI 150	AFTER EFFECTS WORKSHOP
ANI 155	CINEMA 4D WORKSHOP
CP 323	PRE-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
DOC 333	DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION SOUND WORKSHOP
DOC 339	TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
FILM 318	TV PRODUCTION WORKSHOP (FORMERLY TV 310)
FILM 319	LIVE EVENT/TALK TV WORKSHOP
FILM 363	CAMERA OPERATING WORKSHOP
FILM 375	SCRIPT SUPERVISOR WORKSHOP
FILM 376	CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOP
FILM 377	ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WORKSHOP
POST 304	AVID MEDIA COMPOSER WORKSHOP I
POST 305	DAVINCI RESOLVE EDITING WORKSHOP
POST 321	LOGIC PRO MIDI SEQUENCING WORKSHOP
POST 380	POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
Eight (8) Major Elective Credit Hours selected from any 200-level or 300-level course in ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, POST, SCWR, or VFX		8

Fourth Year

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
FILM 398	DIGITAL CINEMA CAPSTONE	4
Select twelve (12) Credit Hours from the following list:		12
DOC 324	DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION II
FILM 115	TELEVISION PRODUCTION I
FILM 321	COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION
FILM 323	MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION
FILM 326	EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING II
FILM 348	FILM FESTIVALS
POST 395	ESTABLISHING A CREATIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS
Select two (2) Workshops for a total of four (4) Credit Hours from the following list:		4
ANI 150	AFTER EFFECTS WORKSHOP
ANI 155	CINEMA 4D WORKSHOP
CP 323	PRE-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
DOC 333	DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION SOUND WORKSHOP
DOC 339	TOPICS IN DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
FILM 318	TV PRODUCTION WORKSHOP (FORMERLY TV 310)
FILM 319	LIVE EVENT/TALK TV WORKSHOP
FILM 363	CAMERA OPERATING WORKSHOP
FILM 375	SCRIPT SUPERVISOR WORKSHOP
FILM 376	CASTING DIRECTOR WORKSHOP
FILM 377	ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WORKSHOP
POST 304	AVID MEDIA COMPOSER WORKSHOP I
POST 305	DAVINCI RESOLVE EDITING WORKSHOP
POST 321	LOGIC PRO MIDI SEQUENCING WORKSHOP
POST 380	POST-PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
Eight (8) Major Elective Credit Hours selected from any 200-level or 300-level course in ANI, CP, DOC, FILM, POST, SCWR, or VFX		8

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