CSULB (Lon Beach)

  • Our department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinematic Arts. The B.A. degree in Cinematic Arts is the combination of the former B.A. options in Narrative Production and Theory & Practice. 

    Program Learning Outcomes:

    1. Demonstrate proficiency in an area of the cinematic arts (critical studies, media writing, production, and/or post-production);

    2. Analyze and evaluate the ethical, historical, cultural, and economic impacts of cinema and its production and distribution worldwide;

    3. Apply aesthetic and textual analysis when creating or analyzing works of cinematic art;

    4. Utilize cinematic language to communicate themes, emotions, and points of view to an audience;

    5. Work collaboratively and ethically across all disciplines of the cinematic arts, synthesizing the valuable contributions of others in the resulting creative or scholarly work;

    6. Be prepared with conceptual, practical, and technical skills to successfully enter the workforce or to pursue advanced study.

  • The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design provides a framework within which students can fully immerse themselves in a critical examination of then social, cultural, and environmental awareness while giving visual form to their investigations. It supports opportunities for employment in the practice of Interior Design; in addition it helps prepare those who are interested in continuing on with a Masters degree or wish to pursue teaching. A diverse curriculum of lecture and studio courses develops the student's cognitive ability to analyze design challenges of a complex nature. Issues of graphic communication, project analysis, programming, space planning, design and selection of interior components are presented in a logical sequence. Instruction emphasizes the three-dimensional possibilities of sculpting interior space, from conceptual ideas. The courses include lectures, demonstrations, and critiques of works-in-progress. Professional designers and educators from outside the department visit regularly to lecture and review student projects.

    The department academic facilities provide dedicated and secure studio environments. These studios are available twenty-four hours a day to all students in third and fourth year design studios. Each designated workstation has necessary computer workstation hookups, including Ethernet hookup through the CSULB server. In addition, several dedicated studios and design laboratories are provided for student use. These up to date, well equipped facilities include: a Multimedia lab with PC and Mac workstations with oversized printing  capabilities, a Metal/Plastic and Wood shop (including a CNC, Rapid Prototype (RP) and 3D scanning  machines for precise computer generated models) and a three Materials Resource libraries.

  • The Industrial Design faculty believe that an appropriate education for the professional designer must include a comprehensive body of technical knowledge involving historical sources, tools, techniques, and materials. In addition, a methodology for encouraging the creative problem solving process; and the attainment of the requisite level of skill to express visual ideas with clarity must be obtained. While being fully equipped to meet the objectives of the global marketplace, today’s designer must also achieve sufficient educational breadth to adapt successfully to the varying demands imposed on their work by economic, social and psychological factors.

    The program prepares designers for professional practice, whose function will be to help shape the products and systems produced by industrial processes. The curriculum includes studies in rapid visualization, aesthetics, materials and processes, presentation techniques, design methodology, product development, human factors, product costing, and financing principles. Students often have an opportunity to work directly with industry professionals through internships or as team members on sponsored projects. Participating companies have included Oakley, Xerox, Unisys, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, NCR, Apple, Chrysler, General Motors, Hitachi, Toyota, Kawasaki, InFocus, Compaq and Nike. Graduates have found positions in a wide variety of industries, including motion picture special effects, medical and dental equipment, computer and microchip technology, small appliances, as well as air, water and land transportation.

  • The Bachelor of Arts in Design (BA) is is structured for students who seek a broad understanding and application of design with an opportunity to focus in a specific area of study. The purpose of this degree is to provide a forward-thinking liberal arts degree where students will take a variety of core courses in design theory, art and design history, and either object or space oriented design. In addition to receiving a foundation of core design courses focused on either object or spaced oriented design, the curriculum enables students to focus in a specific area of study including display and exhibition, environmental communication design, furniture design, computer modeling, lighting design, and design history. The degree is also advantageous to design students who would like a degree in an alternative design area, or who wish to pursue study in a graduate program.

Michael Wei