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.

Undergraduate Minors 2019-2020

  • In-Class
  • In-Class and Online
  • Online Only
  • Not Currently Offered
  • Animation Technical Director Minor
    ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
    ANI 231 3D Animation
    ANI 332 3D Rigging
    ANI 339 3D Texturing and Lighting
    ANI 342 3D Animation Production
    ANI 378 3D Dynamics
    Choose one (1) from the following:
    ANI 310 Motion Capture
    ANI 333 Advanced 3D Rigging
    ANI 336 3D Modeling Studio
    ANI 337 Environment Modeling
    ANI 338 3D Organic Modeling
    ANI 351 Advanced Motion Capture Studio
    ANI 379 3D Compositing
  • Animation Minor
    ANI 101 Animation for Non-Majors
    OR ANI 201 Animation I (NOT BOTH)
    ANI 206 History of Animation
    Twenty (20) credit hours from the following list of courses:
    Any ANI course
    POST 110 Editing I
    FILM 233 Cinema and Art
  • Comedy Filmmaking Minor
    SCWR 101 Screenwriting for Majors
    OR SCWR 100 Introduction to Screenwriting (Formerly DC 201)
    SCWR 370 Comedic Improvisation for Filmmakers
    SCWR 371 Comedic Improvisation for Filmmakers II
    SCWR 372 Comedic Improvisation for Filmmakers III
    SCWR 376 Comedic Voice
    SCWR 385 Directing Comedy for Film
    OR SCWR 250 Introduction to Television Writing (Formerly DC 272)
    OR SCWR 301 Story Development (Formerly DC 300)
    SCWR 386 Directing Comedy for Film II
    OR SCWR 302 Writing the Feature Screenplay (Formerly DC 301)
    OR SCWR 352 Writing the Sitcom (Formerly DC 306)
  • Computer Science Minor
    MAT 140 Discrete Mathematics I
    CSC 241 Introduction to Computer Science I
    CSC 242 Introduction to Computer Science II
    CSC 300 Data Structures I
    CSC 301 Data Structures II
    CSC 373 Computer Systems I
    CSC 374 Computer Games
  • Data Science Minor
    IT 240 Introduction to Databases OR CSC 355 Database Systems
    IT 223 Data Analysis
    DSC 323 Data Analysis and Regression (Formerly CSC 324)
    DSC 341 Foundations of Data Science (Formerly CSC 367)
    DSC 324 Advanced Data Analysis (Formerly CSC 334)
    2 courses chosen from the following list:
    CSC 241 Introduction to Computer Science I
    CSC 242 Introduction to Computer Science II OR CSC 243 Python for Programmers
    CSC 270 From Fireflies to Facebook: The Science of Networks
    DSC 345 Machine Learning
    DSC 365 Data Visualization (Formerly Dsc 350)
    CSC 380 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
    CSC 381 Introduction to Digital Image Processing
    CSC 382 Applied Image Analysis
    MAT 150 Calculus I
    MAT 151 Calculus II
    MAT 220 Applied Linear Algebra
    GEO 141 Geographic Information Systems I: Digital Mapping
  • Designing for Physical Technology Minor
    ISM 210 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
    EXP 210 Design and Fabrication for Physical Space Workshop
    GAM 240 Playgramming
    EXP 250 Hardware Design Basics Workshop
    EXP 390 Physical Technology Collaborative Studio I
    EXP 391 Physical Technology Collaborative Studio II
    2 courses from the following list
    EXP 340 Designing for Autonomy
    EXP 350 Designing for the Internet of Things
    EXP 360 Physical and Interactive Exhibits
    EXP 370 Games and Play in Physical Space
  • Documentary Production Minor
    FILM 101 Foundations of Cinema for Majors OR FILM 110 Digital Cinema Production I (Formerly DC 210)
    DOC 305 Documentary Storytelling
    DOC 324 Documentary Production II
    DOC 396 Advanced Topics in Documentary (Formerly DC 374)
    Choose 3 from the following list:
    SCWR 101 Screenwriting for Majors OR SCWR 100 Introduction to Screenwriting (Formerly DC 201)
    POST 124 Sound Design I
    POST 110 Editing I
    FILM 290 Topics in Digital Cinema
    SCWR 250 Introduction to Television Writing (Formerly DC 272)
    FILM 250 Cinematography I
    POST 332 Production Sound II (Formerly DC 313)
    FILM 390 Advanced Topics in Cinema (Formerly DC 370)
    DOC 394
    FILM 350 Cinematography II (Formerly DC 375)
    FILM 392 Topics in TV Production
  • Film Production Minor
    SCWR 101 Screenwriting for Majors
    OR SCWR 100 Introduction to Screenwriting (Formerly DC 201)
    FILM 101 Foundations of Cinema for Majors (Formerly DC 110)
    OR FILM 102 Foundations of Cinema for Non-Majors (Formerly DC 205)
    POST 100 Video Editing for Non-Majors (Formerly DC 120)
    OR POST 110 Editing I
    FILM 111 Cinema Production for Non-Majors (Formerly DC 150)
    OR FILM 110 Digital Cinema Production I (Formerly DC 210)
    Choose three (3) from the following list:
    FILM 104 Video for Social Media
    POST 120 Audio for Podcasts and Other Media (Formerly DC 113)
    FILM 170 The Art of Production Design (Formerly DC 121)
    FILM 165 Digital Still Photography for Non-Majors (Formerly DC 125)
    OR FILM 265 Digital Still Photography (Formerly DC 225)
    SCWR 120 Film Structure for Majors
    OR SCWR 121 Classic Hollywood Film Structure (Formerly DC 222)
    FILM 233 Cinema and Art
    FILM 281 The Art of Screen Acting
    FILM 381 Acting for Filmmakers (Formerly DC 349)
    CP 310 Film Production Company Development
    FILM 319 Live Event/Talk TV Workshop
    VFX 200 Introduction to Visual Effects
  • Game Design Minor
    ANI 101 Animation for Non-Majors
    OR ANI 201 Animation I
    ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
    GAM 224 Game Design for Non-Majors
    OR GAM 226 Fundamentals of Game Design
    GAM 244 Game Development I
    GAM 245 Game Development II
    1 course from the following list:
    ANI 231 3D Animation
    GAM 341 Introduction to Level Design
    GAM 362 Making Deep Games
    GAM 365 Advanced Game Design
    GAM 392 Game Modification Workshop
    GAM 397 Topics in Game Design
    SCWR 349 Storytelling for Video Games (Formerly DC 341)
  • Game Technical Director Minor
    ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
    ANI 231 3D Animation
    ANI 332 3D Rigging
    ANI 337 Environment Modeling
    ANI 346 Game Art Pipeline
    Choose two (2) from the following:
    ANI 310 Motion Capture
    ANI 333 Advanced 3D Rigging
    ANI 336 3D Modeling Studio
    ANI 338 3D Organic Modeling
    ANI 339 3D Texturing and Lighting
    ANI 351 Advanced Motion Capture Studio
    ANI 378 3D Dynamics
  • Graphic Design Minor
    GD 105 Intro to Visual Design
    GD 200 Graphic Design: Form
    GD 300 Graphic Design: Projects
    GD 230 Typography: Form
    3 courses from the following list and/or any GD course (at least 1 must be GD)
    ANI 101 Animation for Non-Majors
    ANI 201 Animation I
    ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
    ANI 260 Motion Graphics
    ANI 360 3D Motion Graphics
    FILM 165 Digital Still Photography for Non-Majors (Formerly DC 125)
    POST 110 Editing I
    FILM 265 Digital Still Photography (Formerly DC 225)
    FILM 270 Production Design (Formerly DC 321)
    FILM 279 Visual Design (Formerly DC 376)
    ISM 220 Interactive Design and Prototyping
    ISM 222 Information Visualization
    ISM 320 Advanced Principles of Interactivity
    ISM 270 User-Centered Web Design
    IT 130 Introductory Computing for the Web
    2 of the following courses may substitute for 1 course
    GD 350 Portfolio Workshop
    GD 150 Illustrator Workshop
    GD 151 Photoshop Workshop
    GD 152 Indesign Workshop
  • Illustration Minor
    ART 106 Beginning Drawing
    ILL 200 Illustration Foundations
    ILL 210 Digital Illustration I Also offered as GD 210 Digital Illustration I
    OR ILL 220 Making Comics also offered as ANI 225 Making Comics
    ART 218 Figure Drawing
    OR ART 206 Intermediate Drawing
    Choose 3 courses from the list below, 1 must be a 300-level course:
    ART 105 Two-Dimensional Foundations
    OR GD 105 Intro to Visual Design
    OR ANI 105 Motion Graphics Foundations
    ART 110 Beginning Painting
    ART 229 Beginning Printmaking
    ART 231 Screen Printing
    ART 210 Intermediate Painting I
    ART 245 Painting: Mixology
    ART 206 Intermediate Drawing
    ART 218 Figure Drawing
    ART 227 Digital Art
    ART 306 Advanced Drawing
    ART 310 Advanced Painting I
    ART 318 Advanced Figure Drawing
    ART 345 Advanced Painting: Mixology
    ART 360 Illustration
    ILL 206 History of Comics
    ILL 210 Digital Illustration I Also offered as GD 210 Digital Illustration I
    ILL 211 Intermediate Digital Illustration Also offered as GD 211 Intermediate Digital Illustration
    ILL 220 Making Comics Also offered as ANI 225 Making Comics
    ANI 220 Storyboarding and Narrative Development
    ANI 345 Character Design
    GD 150 Illustrator Workshop ANDGD 151 Photoshop Workshop (2 credit hour courses; students must complete both to equal one elective)
  • Information Systems Minor
    IT 240 Introduction to Databases
    IS 201 Introduction to Information Systems
    IS 215 Analysis and Design Techniques
    IS 372 Software Project Management
    IS 373 Introduction to Enterprise Systems
    IT 263 Applied Networks and Security
  • Information Technology Minor
    IT 130 Introductory Computing for the Web
    IT 240 Introduction to Databases
    IT 231 Web Development I
    IT 211 Introduction to Applied Programming
    ISM 210 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
    Choose one course from the following list:
    IT 212 Applied OO Programming
    IT 238 Interactive Web Scripting
    CSC 299 Sophomore Lab in Applied Computing
    IT 320 Content Management Systems
  • Motion Graphics Minor
    ANI 101 Animation for Non-Majors
    orANI 201 Animation I
    ANI 105 Motion Graphics Foundations
    ORGD 105 Intro to Visual Design
    ORART 105 Two-Dimensional Foundations
    ANI 260 Motion Graphics
    ANI 360 3D Motion Graphics
    ANI 362 Title Design
    Choose two (2) from the following:
    ANI 206 History of Animation
    ANI 220 Storyboarding and Narrative Development
    ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
    ANI 231 3D Animation
    ANI 240 Animation Production I
    ANI 321 Animation Mechanics
    ANI 355 Stop Motion Animation
    ANI 356 Experimental Animation
    ANI 357 Hybrid Animation
    ANI 358 Advanced Stop Motion Animation
    FILM 111 Cinema Production for Non-Majors (Formerly DC 150)
    SCWR 100 Introduction to Screenwriting (Formerly DC 201)
    FILM 110 Digital Cinema Production I (Formerly DC 210)
    POST 110 Editing I
    GD 200 Graphic Design: Form
    GD 230 Typography: Form
    VFX 200 Introduction to Visual Effects
    VFX 374 Compositing I
    Two (2) of the following may substitute for one (1) course:
    ANI 150 After Effects Workshop
    ANI 151 Adobe Animate Workshop
    GD 150 Illustrator Workshop
    GD 151 Photoshop Workshop
  • Network Technologies Minor
    IT 263 Applied Networks and Security
    TDC 311 Computers in Telecommunications Systems (Formerly TDC 311)
    TDC 362 Principles of Data Communications
    TDC 363 Introduction to Local Area Networks
    TDC 365 Network Interconnection Technologies
    TDC 372 Wan Services
  • Screenwriting Minor
    SCWR 101 Screenwriting for Majors
    OR SCWR 100 Introduction to Screenwriting (Formerly DC 201)
    SCWR 120 Film Structure for Majors
    OR SCWR 121 Classic Hollywood Film Structure (Formerly DC 222)
    OR SCWR 150 Television Genres (Formerly DC 229)
    OR SCWR 151 Television Genres for Majors
    SCWR 301 Story Development (Formerly DC 300)
    OR SCWR 250 Introduction to Television Writing (Formerly DC 272)
    SCWR 302 Writing the Feature Screenplay (Formerly DC 301)
    OR SCWR 352 Writing the Sitcom (Formerly DC 306)
    OR SCWR 353 Writing the Episodic Drama (Formerly DC 353)
    SCWR 303 Rewriting the Feature Film Script (Formerly DC 303)
    OR SCWR 354 Rewriting the Original Television Pilot (Formerly DC 330)
    1 courses from the following list:
    SCWR 240 Introduction to Pitching (Formerly DC 288)
    SCWR 390 Topics in Screenwriting (Formerly DC 304)
    SCWR 341 Pitching Seminar (Formerly DC 305)
    SCWR 305 Writing on Assignment
    SCWR 342 Feature Development (Formerly DC 309)
    SCWR 360 Writing the Web Series (Formerly DC 328)
    SCWR 349 Storytelling for Video Games (Formerly DC 341)
    SCWR 308 Writing the Short Film for Production (Formerly DC 343)
    SCWR 306 Scene Writing (Formerly DC 346)
    SCWR 307 Adaptation (Formerly DC 347)
    SCWR 379 Comedy, Joke, and Sketch Writing (Formerly DC 383)
    SCWR 355 The Writer's Room (Formerly TV 302)
  • Software Engineering Minor
    SE 333 Software Testing
    SE 350 Object-Oriented Software Development
    or GAM 372 Object-Oriented Game Development
    4 courses from the following list:
    CSC 360 Web Applications
    CSC 371 Survey of Computer Graphics
    CSC 372 Principles of Computer Animation
    CSC 391 Mobile Application Development for iOS II
    CSC 392 Mobile Application Development for Android II
    SE 330 Object Oriented Modeling
    SE 352 Object-Oriented Enterprise Application Development
    SE 359 Agile Software Development
    SE 371 Practices of Global Software Development
    Note: This minor is open only to students that have passed CSC 301 Data Structures II .
  • Sound Design Minor
    POST 124 Sound Design I
    POST 328 Scoring for Film and Video (Formerly DC 312)
    POST 332 Production Sound II (Formerly DC 313)
    POST 224 Sound Design II (Formerly DC 315)
    3 courses from the following list
    ANI 315 Audio for Animation
    GAM 250 Game Sound Design I
    POST 324 Sound Mixing I (Formerly DC 317)
    POST 326 Sound Mixing II (Formerly DC 318)
    POST 336 Advanced Sound Recording and Editing (Formerly DC 319)
    POST 120 Audio for Podcasts and Other Media (Formerly DC 113)
  • Television Production Minor
    SCWR 100 Introduction to Screenwriting (Formerly DC 201)
    FILM 110 Digital Cinema Production I (Formerly DC 210)
    FILM 105 Foundations of Television
    FILM 115 Television Production I (Formerly TV 271)
    3 courses from the following list:
    CP 366 The Business of Television (Formerly TV 289)
    SCWR 355 The Writer's Room (Formerly TV 302)
    POST 315 Editing for Television (Formerly TV 320)
    SCWR 361 Web Series Production (Formerly TV 330)
    CP 360 Producing Television
    POST 110 Editing I
    SCWR 250 Introduction to Television Writing (Formerly DC 272)
    SCWR 352 Writing the Sitcom (Formerly DC 306)
    SCWR 353 Writing the Episodic Drama (Formerly DC 353)
    DOC 324 Documentary Production II
    FILM 392 Topics in TV Production
    VFX 200 Introduction to Visual Effects
  • User Experience Design Minor
    ISM 101 Introduction to User Experience Design
    ISM 210 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
    ISM 220 Interactive Design and Prototyping
    IT 130 Introductory Computing for the Web
    OR GD 110 Web Design
    ISM 270 User-Centered Web Design
    OR ISM 320 Advanced Principles of Interactivity
    Elective from the list of required and elective courses from the User Experience Design Major.
  • Visual Effects Minor
    ANI 230 3D Design and Modeling
    ANI 339 3D Texturing and Lighting
    POST 110 Editing I
    POST 340 Color Correction (Formerly DC 325)
    VFX 200 Introduction to Visual Effects
    VFX 374 Compositing I
    VFX 378 Compositing II

Basic guidelines for completing a minor

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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