Requirements-MS-in-Film-and-Television-Sound

Master of Science 2025 through2026

Film and Television

About the Program

Virtual Production Concentration

Curriculum Requirements

First Year

  • Fall Quarter
    • ANI 423
    • FILM 401
  • Winter Quarter
    • VFX 410
    • VFX 420
    • FILM 450
  • Spring Quarter
    • VFX 422
    • FILM 455

Second Year

  • Fall Quarter
    • ANI 439
    • VFX 434
  • Winter Quarter
    • VFX 426
    • One Major Elective
  • Spring Quarter
    • VFX 428
    • One Major Elective

*Students with 3D animation experience can have the ANI 423 requirement substituted by their Faculty Advisor, and replace it with a Major Elective.

Major Elective Courses

Major Elective courses must be chosen from the following:

  • ANI 436
  • ANI 437
  • ANI 450
  • ANI 451
  • ANI 478
  • FILM 456
  • FILM 460
  • FILM 499
  • VFX 430
  • VFX 490


Degree Requirements

Students in this degree program must meet the following requirements

  • Complete a minimum of 52 graduate credit hours in the designated degree program.
  • Complete all graduate courses and requirements listed in the designated degree program.
  • Earn a grade of C- or better in all courses in the designated degree program.
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
  • Students pursuing a second (or more) graduate degree may not double count or retake any course that applied toward the completion of a prior graduate degree. If a required course in the second degree was already completed and applied toward a previous degree, the student must meet with a faculty advisor to discuss a new course to be completed and substituted in the new degree. This rule also applies to cross-listed courses, which are considered to be the same course but offered under different subjects.
  • Students pursuing a second master's degree must complete a minimum of 52 graduate credit hours beyond their first designated degree program in addition to any required introductory courses in their second designated degree program.

Students with a GPA of 3.9 or higher will graduate with distinction.

For DePaul's policy on repeat graduate courses and a complete list of academic policies see the DePaul Graduate Handbook in the Course Catalog.