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 |
MCS 274 | DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION | 4 |
POST 110 | EDITING I | 4 |
POST 124 | SOUND DESIGN I | 4 |
SCWR 101 | SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS | 4 |
Second Year
Third Year
Fourth Year
Course List Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
IT 211 | INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED PROGRAMMING | 4 |
POST 384 | POST-PRODUCTION SEMINAR | 4 |
POST 398 | POST PRODUCTION CAPSTONE | 4 |
VFX 334 | VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY | 4 |
VFX 340 | PREVISUALIZATION | 4 |
VFX 391 | VISUAL EFFECTS STUDIO | 4 |
| 8 |
| 3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION | |
| 3D MOTION GRAPHICS | |
| 3D DYNAMICS | |
| PRODUCING FOR ANIMATION AND VFX | |
| CINEMA PRODUCTION II | |
| VISUAL EFFECTS CINEMATOGRAPHY | |
| EDITING II | |
| ADVANCED COLOR CORRECTION | |
| TITLE DESIGN | |
| ESTABLISHING A CREATIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS | |
| ADVANCED TOPICS IN VISUAL EFFECTS | |
| 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 Visual Effects are forbidden from pursuing the BA in Film and Television. Students pursuing the BFA in Film and Television with a Concentration in Visual Effects are also forbidden from pursuing the Minor in Film Production and the Minor in Visual Effects.