Undergraduate Minors

Undergraduate students may choose to supplement their major by adding 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 2024 through2025

In-Class
In-Class and Online
Online Only
Not Currently Offered

Animation

Animation Minor Course Requirements

ANI 101
or ANI 201
ANI 206

Select 20 credit hours from the following

Any ANI course
FILM 110
POST 110
SCWR 100

Animation Technical Director

This minor is only available to students in the Game Programming BS and the Computer Science BS who complete GAM 325 and GAM 370 as part of their degree requirements.

Animation Technical Director Minor Course Requirements

ANI 230
ANI 231
GAM 325
GAM 370

Select eight (8) credit hours from the following - REQUIRED

ANI 332
ANI 339
ANI 342
ANI 378

Select eight (8) Credit Hours from the following - REMAINING OPTIONS

ANI 310
ANI 333
ANI 336
ANI 337
ANI 338
ANI 351
ANI 379

Comedy Filmmaking

Comedy Filmmaking Minor Course Requirements

SCWR 100
or SCWR 101
SCWR 120
or SCWR 121
or SCWR 150
or SCWR 151
SCWR 370
SCWR 371
SCWR 372

Choose one of the following 2-course sequences

SCWR 250
andSCWR 352
SCWR 301
andSCWR 302
SCWR 385
andSCWR 386

Computer Science

Computer Science Minor Course Requirements

MAT 140
CSC 241
CSC 242
CSC 300
CSC 301
CSC 373
CSC 374

Cinematography

Cinematography Minor Course Requirements

FILM 110
FILM 250
FILM 350
FILM 355

Choose 12 credit hours from the following list

DOC 352
FILM 251
FILM 279
FILM 280
FILM 318
FILM 319
FILM 323
FILM 325
FILM 356
FILM 357
FILM 358
FILM 390
POST 340
VFX 200

Data Science

Data Science Minor Course Requirements

DSC 323
DSC 324
DSC 341
CSC 355
or IT 240
IT 223
or MAT 137

Select eight (8) Credit Hours from the following list

CSC 241
CSC 242
or CSC 243
CSC 270
CSC 380
CSC 381
CSC 382
DSC 345
DSC 365
GEO 241
MAT 150
MAT 151
MAT 220

Designing for Physical Technology

Designing for Physical Technology Minor Course Requirements

UXD 210
EXP 210
GAM 240
EXP 250
EXP 390
EXP 391

Select eight (8) Credit Hours from the following list

EXP 340
EXP 350
EXP 360
EXP 370

Documentary Production

Documentary Production Minor Course Requirements

DOC 224
DOC 305
FILM 110
or FILM 111

Select 12 Credit Hours from the following list

DOC 122
DOC 312
DOC 324
DOC 326
DOC 352
DOC 382
DOC 396
FILM 290
or FILM 390

Experimental Filmmaking

Experimental Filmmaking Minor Course Requirements

SCWR 110
POST 100
or POST 110
FILM 233
or ANI 363
FILM 325
FILM 326

Choose eight (8) credit hours from the following list

ANI 101
ANI 356
ANI 357
DOC 382
DOC 396
FILM 235
FILM 323
FILM 345
POST 306
POST 322 (2 credits)
POST 329
POST 364 (2 credits)

Film Production

Film Production Minor Course Requirements

FILM 101
or FILM 102
FILM 110
or FILM 111
POST 100
or POST 110
SCWR 100
or SCWR 101

Select 12 Credit Hours from the following list

CP 310
FILM 104
FILM 165
or FILM 265
FILM 170
FILM 233
FILM 281
FILM 319
FILM 381
POST 120
SCWR 120
or SCWR 121
VFX 200

Game Design

Game Design Minor Course Requirements

ANI 101
or ANI 201
ANI 230
GAM 224
or GAM 226
GAM 244
GAM 245

Select four (4) Credit Hours from the following list

ANI 231
GAM 341
GAM 362
GAM 365
GAM 392
GAM 397
SCWR 349

Game Technical Director

This minor is only available to students in the Game Programming BS and the Computer Science BS who complete GAM 325 Applied 3D Geometry and GAM 370 Rendering and Graphics Programming as part of their degree requirements.

Game Technical Director Minor Course Requirements

ANI 230
ANI 231
ANI 346
GAM 325
GAM 370

Choose 12 Credit Hours from the following list

ANI 310
ANI 332
ANI 333
ANI 336
ANI 337
ANI 338
ANI 339
ANI 351
ANI 378

Graphic Design

Graphic Design Minor Course Requirements

ART 105
or ANI 105
or GD 105
GD 200
GD 205
or GD 220
or GD 230
GD 232

Select a total of eight (8) credit hours from the following list or from any other GD course; at least one (1) course must be GD

Four (4) Credit Courses

ANI 101
ANI 201
ANI 230
ANI 360
ANI 361
FILM 265
FILM 270
FILM 279
IT 130
POST 110
UXD 101
UXD 210
UXD 220
UXD 222
UXD 320
UXD 270

Two (2) Credit Courses

GD 150
GD 151
GD 152
GD 350

Illustration

Illustration Minor Course Requirements

ART 106
ART 218
ILL 200
GD 210
or ILL 220

Select three courses from the following list, one must be on the 300 level

ART 105
or GD 105
or ANI 105
ANI 220
ANI 345
ART 110
ART 206
ART 210
ART 218
ART 227
ART 229
ART 231
ART 245
ART 304
or ART 331
ART 306
or ART 376
ART 310
or ART 395
ART 318
or ART 338
ART 345
or ART 358
GD 150
and GD 151 (2 credit hour courses; students must complete both courses to fulfill one elective.)
GD 210
ILL 206
ILL 211
ILL 220

Industrial Design

Industrial Design Minor Course Requirements

ID 100
ID 101
ID 210
PHY 110

Select eight (8) Credit Hours of electives

EXP 210
EXP 250
ID 210
ID 250
UXD 210

Information Systems

Information Systems Minor Course Requirements

IT 240
IS 201
IS 215
IS 324
or IS 382
or CSEC 340
IS 335
IS 372
IS 373

Information Technology

Information Technology Minor Course Requirements

IT 130
IT 240
IT 231
IT 211
UXD 210

Select one from the following

IT 212
IT 238
CSC 299
IT 320

Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics Minor Course Requirements

ANI 101
or ANI 201
ANI 105
or ART 105
or GD 105
ANI 360
ANI 361
ANI 362

Choose eight (8) credit hours from the following elective list

4 Credit Hour Courses

ANI 206
ANI 220
ANI 230
ANI 231
ANI 240
ANI 321
ANI 355
ANI 356
ANI 357
ANI 358
FILM 110
FILM 111
GD 200
GD 230
POST 110
SCWR 100
VFX 200
VFX 374

2 Credit Hour Courses

ANI 150
ANI 151
GD 150
GD 151

Network Technologies

Network Technologies Minor Course Requirements

IT 263
NET 311
NET 362
NET 363
NET 365
NET 372

Screenwriting

Screenwriting Minor Course Requirements

SCWR 100
or SCWR 101
SCWR 120
or SCWR 121
or SCWR 150
or SCWR 151
SCWR 250
or SCWR 301
SCWR 302
or SCWR 352
or SCWR 353
SCWR 303
or SCWR 354

Select one from the following

SCWR 240
SCWR 305
SCWR 306
SCWR 307
SCWR 308
SCWR 341
SCWR 342
SCWR 349
SCWR 355
SCWR 360
SCWR 379
SCWR 390

Software Engineering

Software Engineersing Minor Course Requirements

SE 333
SE 350
or GAM 372

Select 16 Credit Hours 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

Sound Design for Film & Television Minor Course Requirements

POST 124
POST 224
POST 328
POST 330

Select 12 Credit Hours from the following

GAM 315
GAM 316
GAM 317
GAM 351
POST 120
POST 322
POST 324
POST 326
POST 332
POST 336
POST 360
POST 364
POST 390

Television Production

Television Production Minor Course Requirements

FILM 105
FILM 115
or FILM 116
FILM 215
FILM 216

Select eigth (8) credit hours from the following

CP 360
FILM 317
FILM 319
FILM 384
FILM 392
POST 315
SCWR 361
SCWR 362
SCWR 365
SCWR 366

User Experience Design

User Experience Design Minor Course Requirements

UXD 101
UXD 210
Select 16 credit hours from the following list
UXD 220
UXD 222
UXD 225
UXD 227
UXD 260
UXD 270
UXD 320
UXD 329
UXD 381
UXD 382
UXD 390
GD 110
or IT 130
IT 223
IT 231
ID 100
ID 101

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Minor Course Requirements

ANI 230
ANI 339
or VFX 330
POST 110
POST 340
VFX 200
VFX 374
VFX 378

Virtual Production Environment Design

Virtual Production Environment Design Minor Course Requirements

ANI 230
ANI 339
VFX 310
VFX 320
VFX 322
VFX 334

Virtual Production Stage Operation

Virtual Production Stage Operation Minor Course Requirements

FILM 110
FILM 250
VFX 310
VFX 320

Choose eight (8) credit hours from the following list

VFX 324
VFX 326
VFX 328

Basic Guidelines for Minor Completion

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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