Apr 19, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Design


Department Chair: Heather Renée Barker

Department Office: Design (DESN), Room 101

Telephone: (562) 985‑5089

Website: Design Department 

Undergraduate Advisor: B.A./B.F.A./B.S.: Rachael King (562) 985-4368; Design (DESN), Room 107

Graduate Advisor: MA: Heather Barker (562) 985-7903; Design (DESN), Room 109

Faculty: Jeff Adair, Heather Barker, Steve Boyer, Von Dominguez, Behnaz Farahi, Alec Johnson, John Kleinpeter, Michael Laforte, Dorothy Ottolia, Eduardo Perez, José Rivera-Chang, Debra Satterfield, David Teubner, Tom Tredway, Wesley Woelfel

Administrative Coordinator: Diane Stein

Administrative Support Assistant: Evelyn Rosales

Operations Coordinator: Denny Cubbage

Design Support Technician: Arnel Ignacio

Equipment Technician: Chris Webster

Career Possibilities

Interior Designer • Industrial Designer • Environmental Graphic Designer • Immersive Experience Designer • 3-D Graphic Illustrator • Architectural Illustrator • Automotive Designer • Design Consultant • Design Strategist • Digital Interaction Designer • Digital Modeler • Display/Exhibit Designer • Furniture Designer • Game Designer • Human Experience Design Researcher • Model Maker • Package Designer • Product Designer • Service Designer • Technical Illustrator • User Experience Designer • Wearables Designer

(Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see the CSULB Careers Website.)

Introduction

The Department of Design prepares students for professional practice and advanced work in design with emphasis on innovative, human-centered, and collaborative approaches to spaces, experiences and products. The study of design encourages creative problem solving and provides the skills necessary to express creative ideas with clarity. A competitive portfolio review is held each year to identify students whose work has reached a level of competence necessary to advance to junior- and senior-level courses in Interior Design and Industrial Design. After passing portfolio requirements, selected students are officially admitted to the B.F.A. and B.S. programs. The B.A. program is open to all students. The graduate Human Experience Design Interactions program is an interdisciplinary program with competitive admissions criteria.

California State University, Long Beach is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). NASAD, founded in 1944, is an organization of schools, colleges, and universities, with about 240 accredited institutional members. It establishes national standards for undergraduate and graduate degrees and credential programs. 

Programs

    Graduate and Professional DegreesUndergraduate DegreesMinor

    Courses

      Design