Undergraduate Minors

Undergraduate Minors

Undergraduate students may choose to supplement their major by adding a minor to their degree program. Minors both inside and outside of CDM are available.

Minor/Major restriction: Some combinations of minors or minors and majors are prohibited as noted in the University Catalog.

Undergraduate Minors 2023 through2024

  • In-Class
  • In-Class and Online
  • Online Only
  • Not Currently Offered
Animation Technical Director

This minor is only available to students in the Game Programming BS and the Computer Science BS who complete GAM 325 and GAM 370 as part of their degree requirements. 

Animation Technical Director Minor Course Requirements

  • ANI 230
  • ANI 231
  • GAM 325
  • GAM 370
Select two from the following
  • ANI 332
  • ANI 339
  • ANI 342
  • ANI 378
Select two from the following
  • ANI 310
  • ANI 333
  • ANI 336
  • ANI 337
  • ANI 338
  • ANI 351
  • ANI 379
Animation

Animation Minor Course Requirements

  • ANI 101
    or ANI 201
  • ANI 206
Twenty (20) credit hours from the following list of courses
  • Any ANI course
  • SCWR 100
  • POST 110
  • FILM 110
Comedy Filmmaking

Comedy Filmmaking Minor Course Requirements

  • SCWR 100
    or SCWR 101
  • SCWR 370
  • SCWR 371
  • SCWR 372
  • SCWR 120
    or SCWR 121
    or SCWR 150
    or SCWR 151
Choose a set of two courses from the following groups
  • SCWR 385
    andSCWR 386
  • SCWR 301
    andSCWR 302
  • SCWR 250
    andSCWR 352
Computer Science

Computer Science Minor Course Requirements

  • MAT 140
  • CSC 241
  • CSC 242
  • CSC 300
  • CSC 301
  • CSC 373
  • CSC 374
Cinematography

Cinematography Minor Course Requirements

  • FILM 110
  • FILM 250
  • FILM 350
  • FILM 355
Choose 12 credits from:
  • FILM 251
  • FILM 279
  • FILM 280
  • FILM 318
  • FILM 319
  • FILM 323
  • FILM 325
  • FILM 356
  • FILM 357
  • FILM 358
  • FILM 390
  • DOC 352
  • VFX 200
  • POST 340
Data Science

Data Science Minor Course Requirements

  • CSC 355
    or IT 240
  • IT 223
    or MAT 137
  • DSC 323
  • DSC 324
  • DSC 341
Select two from the following
  • CSC 241
  • CSC 242
    or CSC 243
  • CSC 270
  • CSC 380
  • CSC 381
  • CSC 382
  • DSC 345
  • DSC 365
  • GEO 241
  • MAT 150
  • MAT 151
  • MAT 220
Designing for Physical Technology

Designing for Physical Technology Minor Course Requirements

  • UXD 210
  • EXP 210
  • GAM 240
  • EXP 250
  • EXP 390
  • EXP 391
Select two from the following
  • EXP 340
  • EXP 350
  • EXP 360
  • EXP 370
Documentary Production

Documentary Production Minor Course Requirements

  • DOC 224
  • DOC 305
  • FILM 110
    or FILM 111
Select three from the following
  • DOC 122
  • DOC 312
  • DOC 324
  • DOC 326
  • DOC 352
  • DOC 382
  • DOC 396
  • FILM 290
    or FILM 390
Experimental Filmmaking

Experimental Filmmaking Minor Course Requirements

  • SCWR 110
  • POST 110
    or POST 100
  • FILM 233
    or ANI 363
  • FILM 325
  • FILM 326
Choose 8 credits from:
  • FILM 235
  • FILM 323
  • FILM 345
  • DOC 382
  • DOC 396
  • ANI 101
  • ANI 356
  • ANI 357
  • POST 306
  • POST 322 (2 credits)
  • POST 364 (2 credits)
  • POST 329
Film Production

Film Production Minor Course Requirements

  • SCWR 101
    or SCWR 100
  • FILM 101
    or FILM 102
  • POST 100
    or POST 110
  • FILM 111
    or FILM 110
Select three from the following
  • FILM 104
  • POST 120
  • FILM 170
  • FILM 165
    or FILM 265
  • SCWR 120
    or SCWR 121
  • FILM 233
  • FILM 281
  • FILM 381
  • CP 310
  • FILM 319
  • VFX 200
Game Design

Game Design Minor Course Requirements

  • ANI 101
    or ANI 201
  • ANI 230
  • GAM 224
    or GAM 226
  • GAM 244
  • GAM 245
Select one from the following
  • ANI 231
  • GAM 341
  • GAM 362
  • GAM 365
  • GAM 392
  • GAM 397
  • SCWR 349
Game Technical Director

This minor is only available to students in the Game Programming BS and the Computer Science BS who complete GAM 325 Applied 3D Geometry and GAM 370 Rendering and Graphics Programming as part of their degree requirements. 

Game Technical Director Minor Course Requirements

  • ANI 230
  • ANI 231
  • ANI 346
  • GAM 325
  • GAM 370
Select three from the following
  • ANI 310
  • ANI 332
  • ANI 333
  • ANI 336
  • ANI 337
  • ANI 338
  • ANI 339
  • ANI 351
  • ANI 378
Graphic Design

Graphic Design Minor Course Requirements

  • ART 105
    or ANI 105
    or GD 105
  • GD 200
  • GD 205
    or GD 220
    or GD 230
  • GD 232
  • GD 300
Select a total of twelve (12) credit hours from the following; at least four (4) credit hours must be GD
Four-credit hour courses:
  • ANI 101
  • ANI 201
  • ANI 230
  • ANI 360
  • ANI 361
  • FILM 265
  • FILM 270
  • FILM 279
  • IT 130
  • POST 110
  • UXD 101
  • UXD 210
  • UXD 220
  • UXD 222
  • UXD 320
  • UXD 270
Two-credit hour courses:
  • GD 150
  • GD 151
  • GD 152
  • GD 350
Illustration

    Illustration Minor Course Requirements

  • ART 106
  • ILL 200
  • GD 210
    or ILL 220
  • ART 218
Select 3 courses from the list below, 1 must be a 300-level course
  • ART 105
    or GD 105
    or ANI 105
  • ART 110
  • ART 229
  • ART 231
  • ART 210
  • ART 245
  • ART 206
  • ART 218
  • ART 227
  • ART 306
    or ART 376
  • ART 310
    or ART 395
  • ART 318
    or ART 338
  • ART 345
    or ART 358
  • ILL 206
  • ILL 210
  • ILL 211
  • ILL 220
  • ANI 220
  • ANI 345
  • GD 150
    and GD 151 (2 credit hour courses; students must complete both to equal one elective)
Industrial Design

Industrial Design Minor Course Requirements

  • ID 100
  • ID 101
  • ID 210
  • PHY 110
Select a total of eight (8) credit hours from the following
  • ID 210
  • EXP 210
  • EXP 250
  • UXD 210
  • ID 250
Information Systems

Information Systems Minor Course Requirements

  • IT 240
  • IS 201
  • IS 215
  • IS 335
  • IS 372
  • IS 373
  • IS 324
    or IS 382
    or CSEC 340
Information Technology

Information Technology Minor Course Requirements

  • IT 130
  • IT 240
  • IT 231
  • IT 211
  • UXD 210
Select one from the following
  • IT 212
  • IT 238
  • CSC 299
  • IT 320
Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics Minor Course Requirements

  • ANI 101
    or ANI 201
  • ANI 105
    or ART 105
    or GD 105
  • ANI 360
  • ANI 361
  • ANI 362
Select a total of eight (8) credit hours from the following
Four-credit hour courses:
  • ANI 206
  • ANI 220
  • ANI 230
  • ANI 231
  • ANI 240
  • ANI 321
  • ANI 355
  • ANI 356
  • ANI 357
  • ANI 358
  • FILM 110
  • FILM 111
  • GD 200
  • GD 230
  • POST 110
  • SCWR 100
  • VFX 200
  • VFX 374
Two-credit hour courses:
  • ANI 150
  • ANI 151
  • GD 150
  • GD 151
Network Technologies

Network Technologies Minor Course Requirements

  • IT 263
  • NET 311
  • NET 362
  • NET 363
  • NET 365
  • NET 372
Screenwriting

Screenwriting Minor Course Requirements

  • SCWR 101
    or SCWR 100
  • SCWR 120
    or SCWR 121
    or SCWR 150
    or SCWR 151
  • SCWR 301
    or SCWR 250
  • SCWR 302
    or SCWR 352
    or SCWR 353
  • SCWR 303
    or SCWR 354
Select one from the following
  • SCWR 240
  • SCWR 390
  • SCWR 341
  • SCWR 305
  • SCWR 342
  • SCWR 360
  • SCWR 349
  • SCWR 308
  • SCWR 306
  • SCWR 307
  • SCWR 379
  • SCWR 355
Software Engineering

Software Engineering Minor Course Requirements

  • SE 333
  • SE 350
    or GAM 372
Select four from the following
  • CSC 360
  • CSC 371
  • CSC 372
  • CSC 391
  • CSC 392
  • SE 330
  • SE 352
  • SE 359
  • SE 371

Note: This minor is open only to students that have passed CSC 301     

Sound Design

Sound Design for Film & Television Minor Course Requirements

  • POST 124
  • POST 224
  • POST 328
  • POST 330
Select three from the following
  • GAM 315
  • GAM 316
  • GAM 317
  • GAM 351
  • POST 120
  • POST 322
  • POST 324
  • POST 326
  • POST 332
  • POST 336
  • POST 360
  • POST 364
  • POST 390
Television Production

Television Production Minor Course Requirements

  • FILM 105
  • FILM 115
    or FILM 116
  • FILM 215
  • FILM 216
Select eigth (8) credit hours from the following
  • CP 360
  • FILM 317
  • FILM 319
  • FILM 384
  • FILM 392
  • POST 315
  • SCWR 361
  • SCWR 362
  • SCWR 365
  • SCWR 366
User Experience Design

User Experience Design Minor Course Requirements

  • UXD 101
  • UXD 210
  • Four courses (16 credits) from:
  • UXD 220
  • UXD 320
  • UXD 260
  • UXD 381
  • UXD 382
  • UXD 222
  • UXD 329
  • UXD 227
  • UXD 390
  • UXD 225
  • UXD 270
  • GD 110
    or IT 130
  • IT 223
  • IT 231
  • ID 100
  • ID 101
Visual Effects

Visual Effects Minor Course Requirements

  • ANI 230
  • ANI 339
    or VFX 330
  • POST 110
  • POST 340
  • VFX 200
  • VFX 374
  • VFX 378

Basic Guidelines for Minor Completion

To complete a minor a student must satisfy the following requirements:

  • A grade of at least C- must be earned in each minor course
  • Earn at least a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all courses applied to the minor;
  • Not select the pass/fail option for courses in the minor;
  • Meet the following residency requirement: no more than 50% of the requirements of a minor may be fulfilled by transfer credits, AP credit, IB credit or CLEP credit;
  • Finally, students cannot earn a minor in their major program.

Please refer to the DePaul University Undergraduate Student Handbook for additional information regarding earning a minor.

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