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 |
| POST 110 | EDITING I | 4 |
| POST 128 | THE ART OF SOUND DESIGN AND FILM | 4 |
| SCWR 101 | SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| SCWR 110 | INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV | 4 |
Second Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCWR 120 | FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| SCWR 151 | TELEVISION GENRES FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| SCWR 240 | INTRODUCTION TO PITCHING | 4 |
| SCWR 250 | INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION WRITING | 4 |
| SCWR 301 | STORY DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCWR 302 | WRITING THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY | 4 |
| 8 |
Third Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCWR 303 | REWRITING THE FEATURE FILM SCRIPT | 4 |
| or SCWR 310 | ADVANCED SCREENWRITING LAB |
| SCWR 305 | WRITING ON ASSIGNMENT | 4 |
| SCWR 307 | ADAPTATION | 4 |
| SCWR 309 | CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCWR 341 | PITCHING SEMINAR | 4 |
| SCWR 352 | WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES | 4 |
| or SCWR 353 | WRITING THE HOUR-LONG TELEVISION SERIES |
| SCWR 360 | WRITING THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| or SCWR 379 | COMEDY, JOKE, AND SKETCH WRITING |
| or SCWR 349 | STORYTELLING FOR VIDEO GAMES |
| SCWR 390 | TOPICS IN SCREENWRITING | 4 |
| or MCS 274 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION |
| 8 |
Fourth Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| CP 310 | CREATIVE PRODUCING | 4 |
| or CP 366 | THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION |
| SCWR 306 | SCENE WRITING | 4 |
| SCWR 342 | FEATURE DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCWR 354 | REWRITING THE ORIGINAL TELEVISION PILOT | 4 |
| or SCWR 310 | ADVANCED SCREENWRITING LAB |
| SCWR 355 | THE WRITER'S ROOM | 4 |
| SCWR 397 | SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE I | 4 |
| SCWR 398 | SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE II | 4 |
| 8 |
Open Electives
Open elective credit 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 Screenwriting are forbidden from pursuing the BA in Film and Television. Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Screenwriting are also forbidden from pursuing the following Minor degrees: Comedy Filmmaking; Film Production; Screenwriting.