Students majoring in the BFA Film and Television program are forbidden from double-majoring in the BA Film and Television program; as well as from minoring in Film Production, Sound Design, and Television Production.
Curriculum Requirements
Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.
First Year
- FILM 101
- FILM 105
- FILM 110
- FILM 131
- POST 110
- POST 124
- SCWR 101
- SCWR 110
OR MPOP 274
Liberal Studies Requirements
Second Year
- FILM 150
- GAM 317
- IT 202
- POST 200
- POST 224
- POST 321 (2 credit hours)
- POST 322 (2 credit hours)
- POST 330
- POST 332
Liberal Studies Requirements
Third Year
- DOC 224
- FILM 323
- POST 323
- POST 324
- POST 326
- POST 327
- POST 328
- POST 329*
*POST 329 must be taken two (2) times for a total of eight (8) Credit Hours.
Liberal Studies Requirements
Fourth Year
- GAM 315
- POST 329*
- POST 336
- POST 360
- POST 384
- POST 398
- Four (4) credit hours of Major Electives selected from the list below
*POST 329 must be taken two (2) times for a total of eight (8) Credit Hours.
Liberal Studies Requirements
- 1 Arts & Literature
- 1 Philosophical Inquiry
- 1 Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Inquiry
Major Electives
Major elective credit hours must be selected from the following list:
- ANI 101
- FILM 210
- GAM 351
- POST 306
- POST 340
- POST 390
- POST 395
- SCWR 120
Open Electives
Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 192 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.
Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies program is the general education portion of the curriculum at DePaul University. Students must earn a grade of D or better in all courses taken to satisfy these requirements. The only exception is the Capstone course which is considered also a major requirement and WRD 103 and WRD 104 in which students need to earn a C- or better.
Students may choose to take some CDM courses that carry Liberal Studies credit but they cannot double count them if they are part of the major requirements. A complete list of courses that carry Liberal Studies credit can be found on the
Liberal Studies website along with an overview of the
Liberal Studies requirements for this program. Students can search for courses that satisfy a particular Liberal Studies requirement on
campusconnect.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements
- Complete a minimum of 192 credit hours
- Earn a grade of C- or higher in WRD 103, WRD 104, and all Major and Minor courses
- Earn a grade of D or higher in all other Liberal Studies and Open Elective courses
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA
- Between 3.500 and 3.699 will graduate Cum Laude
- Between 3.700 and 3.849 will graduate Magna Cum Laude
- of at least 3.850 will graduate Summa Cum Laude
For DePaul's policy on repeat courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Undergraduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.