Student in the Visual Effects concentration must select eight (8) credit hours of Visual Effects Major Electives from the following list:
Open Elective Credit Hours are required to meet the minimum graduation requirements of 208 hours. Open electives may be taken from any unit at DePaul.
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 WRD 103 and WRD 104 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.
Students in the BFA Animation program must choose classes to fulfill their Arts & Literature learning domain requirements from the following list. Choose 4 credit hours.
- any History of Art and Architecture (HAA) Arts & Literature course approved for A&L designation
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ART 200 Art and Artists in Contemporary Culture
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ART 220 Thinking Photography
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GD 220 Histories of Design
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ILL 206 History of Comics
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MPOP 207 History of Cinema I, 1890-1945
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MPOP 208 History of Cinema II, 1945-1975
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MPOP 209 History of Cinema III, 1975-Present
CourseRequirements
Although students are free to take course requirements in any order they choose, provided they have mastered the course-specific prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that students follow these year-by-year suggestions, especially regarding the first-year major courses.
Courses offered in the student's primary major cannot be taken to fulfill LSP Domain requirements.