VFX 490 — ADVANCED TOPICS IN VISUAL EFFECTS (CUR-524)

VFX 490 — ADVANCED TOPICS IN VISUAL EFFECTS is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. Advanced study in visual effects focusing on a specific area each quarter such as: virtual reality, stereoscopic compositing, visual effects supervising, visual effects producing, optical effects, etc. May be repeated for credit.

Summary 🟢 ✓

• Resource type: course
• College / school: Visual Effects
• College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
• Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
• Catalog: VFX 490
• Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

• Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
• Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
• Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

• Status: ✓ Catalog course
• Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 catalog review).
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/vfx
• Last verified: 2026-07-01

Catalog description

Advanced study in visual effects focusing on a specific area each quarter such as: virtual reality, stereoscopic compositing, visual effects supervising, visual effects producing, optical effects, etc. May be repeated for credit.

Resource relevance

Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: optics_laser.

Notes

Catalog course key: VFX 490.

Catalog context

• Themes: optics_laser
• Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms