Learn More and ApplyVisual Effects Concentration, Film & Television (BFA)

Major 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	CINEMA PRODUCTION I FOR MAJORS	4
FILM 131	HISTORY OF CINEMA PRODUCTION	4
POST 110	EDITING I	4
POST 124	SOUND DESIGN I	4
SCWR 101	SCREENWRITING FOR MAJORS	4
SCWR 110	INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION IN FILM & TV	4
or MPOP 274	DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CINEMA AND TELEVISION

Second Year

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
ANI 101	ANIMATION FOR NON-MAJORS	4
or ANI 201	ANIMATION I
ANI 105	MOTION GRAPHICS FOUNDATIONS	4
or GD 105	INTRO TO VISUAL DESIGN
ANI 230	3D DESIGN & MODELING	4
ANI 231	3D ANIMATION	4
IT 202	CODING FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO	4
POST 180	ESSENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR MEDIA CREATORS	4
POST 340	COLOR CORRECTION	4
VFX 200	INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL EFFECTS	4
VFX 374	COMPOSITING I	4

Third Year

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
ANI 361	MOTION GRAPHICS	4
ANI 339	3D TEXTURING AND LIGHTING	4
VFX 310	GAME ENGINES FOR FILMMAKERS	4
VFX 320	FUNDAMENTALS OF VIRTUAL PRODUCTION	4
VFX 330	VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISION	4
VFX 340	AI TOOLS FOR VISUAL EFFECTS AND POST-PRODUCTION	4
VFX 378	COMPOSITING II	4
VFX 380	CG COMPOSITING	4

Fourth Year

Course List

Course	Title	Quarter Hours
POST 384	POST-PRODUCTION SEMINAR	4
POST 398	POST PRODUCTION CAPSTONE	4
VFX 334	VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY	4
or FILM 150	CINEMATOGRAPHY I (FORMERLY FILM 250)
VFX 391	VIRTUAL CINEMA	4
Choose eight (8) Credit Hours from the following:		8
ANI 342	3D ANIMATION PRODUCTION
ANI 360	3D MOTION GRAPHICS
ANI 378	3D DYNAMICS
CP 350	PRODUCING FOR ANIMATION AND VFX
FILM 210	CINEMA PRODUCTION II
FILM 359	VISUAL EFFECTS CINEMATOGRAPHY
IT 281	IMAGE SCIENCE
POST 200	EDITING II
POST 306	POST-PRODUCTION AESTHETICS AND ANALYSIS
POST 344	ADVANCED COLOR CORRECTION
POST 348	TITLE DESIGN
POST 386	POST-PRODUCTION SUPERVISION
POST 395	ESTABLISHING A CREATIVE INDEPENDENT BUSINESS
VFX 390	ADVANCED TOPICS IN VISUAL EFFECTS

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 following Minor degrees: Film Production; Visual Effects.