Program: Film and Electronic Arts Minor - California State University, Long Beach

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Total Units Required: 18 units.

Students are admitted to the minor after having completed a minimum of 30 units of college-level course work including all 12 units of General Education Foundation courses with an overall, CSULB, and major GPA of 2.75 or higher.

***Please note: the Film and Electronic Arts Minor will no longer be accepting applicants in Fall 2023.***

Requirements

Complete the following courses with a “C” or better:

CINE 299 - Media Aesthetics (3 units)
CINE 205 - Film History (3 units)
CINE 206 - History of Broadcasting (3 units)

Complete 9 units of electives from the following:

Students should consult the FEA Academic Advisor regarding ways by which elective units can be grouped into specialized tracks. For example, a basic management skills set would include CINE 327 , CINE 375 and CINE 427 ; a basic screenwriting skill set would include CINE 207 , CINE 306 , and CINE 408 .

CINE 207 - Introduction to Screenwriting (3 units)
CINE 304 - Writing the Short Script (3 units)
CINE 306 - Intermediate Screenwriting (3 units)
CINE 310 - The World and Culture Through Film (3 units)
CINE 315 - Digital Culture (3 units)
CINE 316 - Mass Media and Popular Culture (3 units)
CINE 318 - Theory of Fiction and Film (3 units)
CINE 327 - Producing I (3 units)
CINE 330 - Introduction to Production Design for Motion Pictures (3 units)
CINE 337 - Digital Arts Production (3 units)
CINE 338 - Television Studio Production (3 units)
CINE 360 - Independent Media Production (3 units)
CINE 375 - Producing and the Business of Television (3 units)
CINE 380 - Documentary History and Theory (3 units)
CINE 405 - Comedy Writing (3 units)
CINE 408 - Writing the Screen Adaptation (3 units)
CINE 427 - Producing II: Producing Feature Films (3 units)
CINE 437 - Introduction to 3D Computer Animation (3 units)
CINE 438 - Television Studio Directing (3 units)
CINE 486 - Alternative Media (3 units)