Undergraduate Minors
Undergraduate students may choose to supplement their major by choosing to add 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 2020-2021
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In-Class
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In-Class and Online
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Online Only
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Not Currently Offered
- Animation Technical Director Minor
Required Courses: |
GAM 325 |
GAM 370 |
ANI 230 |
ANI 231 |
Choose 2 (2 Required from this list): |
ANI 332 |
ANI 339 |
ANI 342 |
ANI 378 |
Choose 2 (Remaining Options): |
ANI 310 |
ANI 333 |
ANI 336 |
ANI 337 |
ANI 338 |
ANI 351 |
ANI 379 |
- Animation Minor
ANI 101 OR ANI 201 (NOT BOTH) |
ANI 206 |
Twenty (20) credit hours from the following list of courses: |
Any ANI course |
POST 110 |
FILM 233 |
- Comedy Filmmaking Minor
SCWR 101 OR SCWR 100 |
SCWR 370 |
SCWR 371 |
SCWR 372 |
SCWR 376 |
SCWR 385 OR SCWR 250 OR
SCWR 301 |
SCWR 386 OR SCWR 302 OR
SCWR 352 |
- Computer Science Minor
MAT 140 |
CSC 241 |
CSC 242 |
CSC 300 |
CSC 301 |
CSC 373 |
CSC 374 |
- Data Science Minor
IT 240ORCSC 355 |
IT 223ORMAT 137 |
DSC 323 | |
DSC 341 |
DSC 324 |
2 courses chosen from the following list: |
CSC 241 |
CSC 242ORCSC 243 |
CSC 270 |
DSC 345 |
DSC 365 |
CSC 380 |
CSC 381 |
CSC 382 |
MAT 150 |
MAT 151 |
MAT 220 |
GEO 141 |
- Designing for Physical Technology Minor
UXD 210 |
EXP 210 |
GAM 240 |
EXP 250 |
EXP 390 |
EXP 391 |
2 courses from the following list |
EXP 340 |
EXP 350 |
EXP 360 |
EXP 370 |
- Documentary Production Minor
FILM 101OR FILM 110 |
DOC 305 |
DOC 324 |
DOC 396 |
Choose
3 from the following list: |
SCWR 101ORSCWR 100 |
POST 124 |
POST 110 |
FILM 290 |
SCWR 250 |
FILM 250 |
POST 332 |
FILM 390 |
DOC 394 |
FILM 350 |
FILM 392 |
- Film Production Minor
SCWR 101 |
OR SCWR 100 |
FILM 101 |
OR FILM 102 |
POST 100 |
OR POST 110 |
FILM 111 |
OR FILM 110 |
Choose three
(3) from the following list: |
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 Minor
ANI 101 |
OR ANI 201 |
ANI 230 |
GAM 224 |
OR GAM 226 |
GAM 244 |
GAM 245 |
1 course from the following list: |
ANI 231 |
GAM 341 |
GAM 362 |
GAM 365 |
GAM 392 |
GAM 397 |
SCWR 349 |
- Game Technical Director Minor
Required Courses: |
GAM 325 |
GAM 370 |
ANI 230 |
ANI 231 |
ANI 346 |
Choose three (3) from the following: |
ANI 310 |
ANI 332 |
ANI 333 |
ANI 336 |
ANI 337 |
ANI 338 |
ANI 339 |
ANI 351 |
ANI 378 |
- Graphic Design Minor
GD 105 |
or
ART 105 or
ANI 105 |
GD 200 |
GD 300 |
GD 230 |
or
GD 205 or
GD 220 |
GD 232 |
12 credit hours from the following list and/or any GD course (at least 1 must be GD) |
ANI 101 |
ANI 201 |
ANI 230 |
ANI 260 |
ANI 360 |
POST 110 |
FILM 265 |
FILM 270 |
FILM 279 |
UXD 101
|
UXD 210 |
UXD 220 |
UXD 222 |
UXD 320 |
UXD 270 |
IT 130 |
2 of the following courses may substitute for 1 course |
GD 350 |
GD 150 |
GD 151 |
GD 152 |
- Illustration Minor
ART 106 |
ILL 200 |
ILL 210Also offered as GD 210 |
OR ILL 220also offered as ANI 225 |
ART 218 |
OR ART 206 |
Choose
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 |
ART 310 |
ART 318 |
ART 345 |
ART 360 |
ILL 206 |
ILL 210Also offered as GD 210 |
ILL 211Also offered as GD 211 |
ILL 220Also offered as ANI 225 |
ANI 220 |
ANI 345 |
GD 150ANDGD 151 (2 credit hour courses; students must complete both to equal one elective) |
- Industrial Design Minor
Requirements (16 credit hours): |
ID 100 |
ID 101 |
ID 210 (2 credit hours, up to 2 times) |
PHY 110 |
Electives (8 credit hours): |
ID 210 (2 credit hours, up to 2 times) |
EXP 210 (2 credit hours) |
EXP 250 (2 credit hours) |
UXD 210 (4 credit hours) |
ID 250 (4 credit hours) |
- Information Systems Minor
IT 240 |
IS 201 |
IS 215 |
IS 372 |
IS 373 |
IT 263 |
- Information Technology Minor
IT 130 |
IT 240 |
IT 231 |
IT 211 |
UXD 210 |
Choose one course from the following list: |
IT 212 |
IT 238 |
CSC 299 |
IT 320 |
- Motion Graphics Minor
ANI 101 orANI 201 |
ANI 105 ORGD 105 ORART 105 |
ANI 260 |
ANI 360 |
ANI 362 |
Choose two (2) from the following: |
ANI 206 |
ANI 220 |
ANI 230 |
ANI 231 |
ANI 240 |
ANI 321 |
ANI 355 |
ANI 356 |
ANI 357 |
ANI 358 |
FILM 111 |
SCWR 100 |
FILM 110 |
POST 110 |
GD 200 |
GD 230 |
VFX 200 |
VFX 374 |
Two (2) of the following may substitute for one (1) course: |
ANI 150 |
ANI 151 |
GD 150 |
GD 151 |
- Network Technologies Minor
IT 263 |
NET 311 |
NET 362 |
NET 363 |
NET 365 |
NET 372 |
- Screenwriting Minor
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 |
1 courses from the following list: |
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 Minor
SE 333 |
SE 350 |
or
GAM 372 |
4 courses from the following list: |
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 Minor
POST 124 |
POST 328 |
POST 330 |
POST 224 |
3 courses from the following list |
ANI 315 |
GAM 250 |
POST 324 |
POST 326 |
POST 332 |
POST 336 |
POST 120 |
- Television Production Minor
SCWR 100 |
FILM 110 |
FILM 105 |
FILM 115 |
3 courses from the following list: |
CP 366 |
SCWR 355 |
POST 315 |
SCWR 361 |
CP 360 |
POST 110 |
SCWR 250 |
SCWR 352 |
SCWR 353 |
DOC 324 |
FILM 392 |
VFX 200 |
- User Experience Design Minor
UXD 101 |
UXD 210 |
UXD 220 |
IT 130 |
OR GD 110 |
UXD 270 |
OR UXD 320 |
Elective from the list of required and elective courses from the User Experience Design Major. |
- Visual Effects Minor
ANI 230 |
ANI 339 |
POST 110 |
POST 340 |
VFX 200 |
VFX 374 |
VFX 378 |
Basic guidelines for completing a minor
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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