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 |
| CP 366 | THE BUSINESS OF TELEVISION | 4 |
| FILM 115 | TELEVISION PRODUCTION I | 4 |
| FILM 250 | CINEMATOGRAPHY I | 4 |
| SCWR 151 | TELEVISION GENRES FOR MAJORS | 4 |
| SCWR 240 | INTRODUCTION TO PITCHING | 4 |
| SCWR 250 | INTRODUCTION TO TELEVISION WRITING | 4 |
| SCWR 360 | WRITING THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 365 | SHOWRUNNING I | 4 |
| 8 |
Third Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| CP 360 | PRODUCING TELEVISION | 4 |
| SCWR 309 | CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| SCWR 352 | WRITING THE HALF-HOUR SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 353 | WRITING THE HOUR-LONG TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 361 | PRODUCING THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| SCWR 362 | MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTING THE INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES | 4 |
| 8 |
Fourth Year
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCWR 341 | PITCHING SEMINAR | 4 |
| SCWR 342 | FEATURE DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| or MCS 274 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION |
| SCWR 354 | REWRITING THE ORIGINAL TELEVISION PILOT | 4 |
| SCWR 355 | THE WRITER'S ROOM | 4 |
| SCWR 366 | SHOWRUNNING II | 4 |
| SCWR 397 | SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE I | 4 |
| SCWR 398 | SCREENWRITING CAPSTONE II | 4 |
| 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 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.