Major Requirements
First Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCWR 101 | SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| FILM 101 | FOUNDATIONS OF CINEMA FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| FILM 105 | FOUNDATIONS OF TELEVISION | 4 |
| SCWR 110 | INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV | 4 |
| FILM 110 | CINEMA PRODUCTION I FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| POST 110 | EDITING I | 4 |
| POST 128 | THE ART OF SOUND DESIGN AND FILM | 4 |
| FILM 131 | HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION | 4 |
Second Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| CP 101 | FOUNDATIONS OF CREATIVE PRODUCING | 4 |
| FILM 115 | TELEVISION PRODUCTION I | 4 |
| SCWR 151 | TELEVISION STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| DOC 224 | DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I | 4 |
| SCWR 240 | STORY IDEATION | 4 |
| SCWR 250 | DEVELOPING THE TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 360 | WRITING THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 365 | SHOWRUNNING I | 4 |
Third Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCWR 309 | CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCWR 352 | WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES | 4 |
| or SCWR 353 | WRITING THE HOUR-LONG TELEVISION SERIES |
| CP 360 | PRODUCING TELEVISION | 4 |
| SCWR 361 | PRODUCING THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 362 | MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTING THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| CP 366 | THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION | 4 |
Fourth Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCWR 341 | PITCHING SEMINAR | 4 |
| SCWR 342 | STUDIO DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| or MPOP 274 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION |
| SCWR 354 | REWRITING THE ORIGINAL TELEVISION PILOT | 4 |
| SCWR 355 | THE WRITERS' ROOM | 4 |
| SCWR 366 | SHOWRUNNING II | 4 |
| SCWR 397 | SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE I | 4 |
| SCWR 398 | SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE II | 4 |
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 Showrunner are forbidden from pursuing the BA in Film and Television. Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Showrunner are also forbidden from pursuing a Minor in the following: Comedy Filmmaking; Film Production; Screenwriting.