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 and below.
- Animation Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| ANI 101 OR ANI 201 (NOT BOTH) |
| ANI 230 |
| ANI 231 |
| ANI 206 |
| 3 courses from the following list (at least 1 must be ANI) |
| Any ANI course |
| DC 201 |
| DC 210 |
| DC 220 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Animation (BA), Animation (BS), or Digital Cinema (BS) are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Computer Science Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| MAT 140 |
| CSC 241 |
| CSC 242 |
| CSC 300 |
| CSC 301 |
| CSC 373 |
| CSC 374 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Computer Science (BS), Computer Game Development (BS) - Gameplay Programming or Systems Programming Concentration, Information Technology (BS), or Math and Computer Science (BS) or minoring in Information Technology are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Data Analysis and Data Mining Minor
| IT 240 |
| IT 223 |
| CSC 324 |
| CSC 367 |
| CSC 334 |
| 2 CDM Electives |
- Digital Cinema Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| DC 201 |
| DC 205 |
| DC 220 |
| DC 210 |
| 3 courses from the following list |
| DC 215 |
| DC 225 |
| DC 275 |
| DC 310 |
| DC 320 |
| DC 321 |
| DC 323 |
| DC 349 |
| DC 389 |
| VFX 200 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Digital Cinema (BA) or Digital Cinema (BS) or minoring in Television Production are restricted from earning this minor. |
- E-Commerce Technology Minor
| IT 130 |
| CSC 241 |
| CSC 242 |
| IT 231 |
| ECT 330 |
| ISM 210 |
| 1 courses from the following list |
| ECT 355 |
| ECT 360 |
| IT 232 |
- Game Design Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| 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 |
| DC 341 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Computer Game Development (BS) or minoring in Game Programming are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Game Programming Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| CSC 309 |
| CSC 393 |
| OR CSC 301 |
| GAM 245 |
| GAM 372 |
| OR SE 350 |
| GAM 374 |
| GPH 321 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Computer Game Development (BS) or minoring in Game Design are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Graphic Design Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| GD 105 |
| GD 200 |
| GD 300 |
| GD 230 |
| 3 courses 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 |
| DC 125 |
| DC 220 |
| DC 225 |
| DC 321 |
| DC 376 |
| ISM 220 |
| ISM 222 |
| ISM 320 |
| ISM 270 |
| IT 130 |
| 2 of the following courses may substitute for 1 course |
| GD 350 |
| GD 150 |
| GD 151 |
| GD 152 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Graphic Design (BFA) are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Information and Computing in the Modern World
| ECT 250 |
| HCI 201 |
| IS 201 |
| IS 215 |
| CSC 223 |
| OR IT 228 |
| OR CSC 208 |
| OR IS 208 |
| IS 324 |
| OR IS 331 |
| OR IT 398 |
- Interactive and Social Media Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| ISM 101 |
| ISM 210 |
| ISM 220 |
| IT 130 |
| OR GD 110 |
| ISM 270 |
| OR ISM 320 |
| Elective from the list of required and elective courses from the Interactive and Social Media Major. |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Interactive and Social Media (BS) are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Information Systems Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| IT 240 |
| IS 201 |
| IS 215 |
| IS 372 |
| IS 373 |
| IT 263 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Information Systems (BS) are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Information Technology Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| IT 130 |
| IT 240 |
| IT 231 |
| IT 211 |
| ISM 210 |
| Choose one course from the following list: |
| IT 212 |
| IT 232 |
| IT 238 |
| CSC 299 |
| IT 320 |
| Minor/Major description: Students majoring in Computer Science (BS), Information Systems (BS), Information Technology (BS), or Math and Computer Science (BS) or minoring in Computer Science are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Network Technology Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| CSC 211 |
| OR CSC 261 |
| CSC 212 |
| OR CSC 262 |
| IS 201 |
| IT 263 |
| TDC 362 |
| TDC 363 |
| TDC 365 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Network Technology (BS) are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Sound Design Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| DC 215 |
| DC 312 |
| DC 313 |
| DC 315 |
| 3 courses from the following list |
| ANI 315 |
| GAM 250 |
| DC 317 |
| DC 318 |
| DC 319 |
| DC 113 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Digital Cinema (BA) - Sound Concentration are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Television Production Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| DC 201 |
| DC 220 |
| DC 210 |
| TV 271 |
| 3 courses from the following list: |
| TV 289 |
| TV 301 |
| TV 320 |
| TV 330 |
| DC 272 |
| DC 306 |
| DC 307 |
| DC 371 |
| TV 372 |
| VFX 200 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Digital Cinema (BA) - Television Production concentration or minoring in Digital Cinema are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Visual Effects Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| ANI 230 |
| ANI 379 |
| DC 220 |
| DC 325 |
| VFX 200 |
| VFX 278 |
| VFX 378 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Digital Cinema (BS) are restricted from earning this minor. |
- Writing for Film and Television Minor (Minor/Major restriction)
| DC 101 |
| OR DC 201 |
| DC 222 |
| OR DC 229 |
| 5 courses from the following list: |
| DC 301 |
| DC 302 |
| DC 303 |
| DC 308 |
| DC 309 |
| DC 344 |
| DC 272 |
| DC 306 |
| DC 307 |
| TV 301 |
| Minor/Major restriction: Students majoring in Digital Cinema (BA) - Screenwriting Concentration are restricted from earning this minor. |
In order to earn a minor, a student must:
- Earn a grade of at least C- in each minor field course. Individual units have the prerogative to be more restrictive in the grade required. The pass/fail option may not be selected for courses in the minor.
- Earn a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.000 for all courses applied to the minor.
- Complete at least 50% of the required credit hours for the minor through DePaul coursework.
Notes
Some combinations of minors, or minors and majors, are prohibited as noted in the University Catalog. Please see the specific major and minor requirements for additional information and/or restrictions.
All credits that may apply toward the major, Liberal Studies, or Honors Programs, and/or open electives may also apply toward the minor.
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