Requirements MS Film & TV | Visual Effects

Master of Science 2024 through2025

Film and Television

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Visual Effects Concentration

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Curriculum Requirements

No Introductory Course may be substituted for any other course at any level.

Major Requirements

  • ANI 423 3D Animation Survey
  • ANI 439 3D Modeling and Shading
  • FILM 401 Fundamentals of Cinema Production
  • POST 401 Editing Intensive
  • POST 440 Color Correction
  • POST 484 Post-Production Seminar
  • VFX 430 Visual Effects Supervision
  • VFX 434 Virtual Cinematography
  • VFX 474 Compositing I
  • Sixteen (16) credit hours of Major Electives
  • PORTFOLIO REVIEW REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION

Major Electives

Major Elective courses must be chosen from the following:





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.