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BA in Digital Cinema - Screenwriting

Bachelor of Arts 2011-2012

Digital Cinema

Screenwriting Concentration

This concentration features a program of study in advanced screenwriting in addition to core courses in cinema production, dramatic literature and cinema history/theory.
Course Requirements
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 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.

Note Students must complete an ethics class as one of the Philosophical Inquiry or Religious Dimensions requirements. In this sample schedule the ethics requirement replaces one of the Philosophical Inquiry requirements.

Students must complete the eight credit hour Mathematical and Technological Literacy requirement which is both LSP 120 and LSP 121. LSP 121 may replace one course from any one of the six Learning Domains as long as the student takes at least one course in each domain. In this sample schedule it replaces one Religious Dimensions requirement.

The representation of these course requirements on a year-by-year basis is just a suggestion. Students are free to take these courses in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites.
Course Legend
First Year
DC 101
DC 110
DC 222
DC 206
DC 227
2 Open Electives
Liberal Studies Requirements
LSP 110
OR LSP 111
LSP 112
WRD 103
WRD 104
1 Arts & Literature
Second Year
DC 210
DC 220
DC 349
DC 270
DC 309
1 Major Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
LSP 200
LSP 120
LSP 121
1 Religious Dimensions
1 Self, Society and the Modern World
1 Understanding the Past
Third Year
DC 301
DC 302
DC 303
DC 306
OR DC 307
DC 235
1 Major Elective
1 Open Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
1 Junior Year Experiential Learning
1 Philosophical Inquiry
1 Self, Society and the Modern world
1 Understanding the Past
1 Arts & Literature
Fourth Year
DC 308
DC 304
DC 370
DC 389
DC 398 (Capstone)
2 Major Electives
1 Open Elective
Liberal Studies Requirements
1 Arts & Literature
1 Self, Society and the Modern World
1 Scientific Inquiry
1 Philosophical Inquiry
Major Electives
Major Electives can be chosen from any 200 level DC, ANI, GD, VFX or TV courses.

Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in all major elective courses.

Open Electives
Open Electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul. These are the only courses that may be taken under the pass/fail option (see the DePaul Undergraduate Course Catalog for details). Students must earn a grade of D or higher in all open elective courses. Courses that satisfy a CDM minor or other minors are normally credited as open electives.
Degree Requirements
Students in this degree must meet the following requirements:
  • complete a minimum of 192 credit hours (generally 48 courses)
  • earn a grade of C- or higher in all Major courses (excluding Liberal Studies courses and Open Electives)
  • maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher
Students who earn a cumulative DePaul University GPA:
  • between 3.500 and 3.699 will be graduated cum laude
  • between 3.700 and 3.849 will be graduated magna cum laude
  • of at least 3.850 will be graduated 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.