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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
IT 202CODING FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO4
FILM 250CINEMATOGRAPHY I4
GAM 317GAME SOUND DESIGN AND SCORING STUDIO4
POST 200EDITING II4
POST 224SOUND DESIGN II4
POST 321LOGIC PRO MIDI SEQUENCING WORKSHOP2
POST 322ABLETON LIVE WORKSHOP2
POST 330PRODUCTION SOUND I4
POST 332PRODUCTION SOUND II4
SCWR 120FILM STRUCTURE FOR MAJORS4

Third Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
DOC 224DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION I4
FILM 323MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION4
POST 323SOUND SYSTEM DESIGN4
POST 324SOUND MIXING I4
POST 326SOUND MIXING II4
POST 328SCORING FOR FILM AND VIDEO4
POST 329SOUND DESIGN AND SCORING STUDIO 14
Eight (8) Credit Hours of Open Electives8

Fourth Year

Course Title Quarter Hours
GAM 315GAME SOUND DESIGN 24
POST 329SOUND DESIGN AND SCORING STUDIO 14
POST 336ADVANCED SOUND RECORDING AND EDITING4
POST 360SOUND & MUSIC SYNTHESIS FOR FILM4
POST 384POST-PRODUCTION SEMINAR4
POST 398POST PRODUCTION CAPSTONE 4
Four (4) credit hours of Major Electives selected from the list below4
Eight (8) Credit Hours of Open Electives8
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POST 329 must be taken two (2) times for a total of eight (8) Credit Hours.

Major Electives

Course Title Quarter Hours
Major elective credit hours must be selected from the following list:
ANI 101
ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS
FILM 210
CINEMA PRODUCTION II
GAM 351
EXPRESSIVE AUDIO SCRIPTING IN GAMES
POST 306
EDITING STYLES AND TECHNIQUES
POST 340
COLOR CORRECTION
POST 390
TOPICS IN POST-PRODUCTION SOUND
POST 395
ESTABLISHING A CREATIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS

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