25 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The purpose of this Design degree at California State University Long Beach 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.

The Graphic Design at California State University Long Beach incorporates a broad approach to the transmission of ideas, information, and subjective impressions through the use of print, film, video, and computer media. 

The Sculpture program at California State University Long Beach offers opportunities to explore figurative and formal approaches through molding, casting, and fabrication methods; video, kinetics and electronic arts; installation and intermedia; and performance, participatory, and relational practices.

The Film and Electronic Arts - Narrative Production at California State University Long Beach is the combination of the former B.A. options in Narrative Production and Theory & Practice.  

The Photography programme at California State University Long Beach helps students develop an expanded understanding of image-making through photography, performance, and video art. 

The Cinematic Arts at California State University Long Beach emphasizes both theory and practice.  Focusing on the integration of moving images, culture, and technology, the curriculum is designed to develop technical skills while providing a foundational education in the arts and humanities.

This Industrial Design degree programme at California State University Long Beach prepares students for professional practice in Industrial Design where innovation, entrepreneurship, and human-centered and collaborative solutions are applied to the creation of products and experiences at the intersection of art, commerce, and technology.

This Interior Design degree at California State University Long Beach 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.

The Art History programme at California State University Long Beach provides the necessary coursework and writing skills to enter the professional fields of museum work, art gallery management, art consultancy, arts management, and art writing, among others.

The Urban Studies Certificate at California State University Long Beach, housed in the Department of Geography, takes an interdisciplinary approach. Students take a core of courses in Geography and take courses from one of two concentrations (Urban Theory and Practice or Applied Urban Geography).

The Theatre Arts - Technical Theatre degree at California State University Long Beach provides opportunities to gain exposure and expertise across a broad range of highly transferable skills in the dramatic arts with an emphasis on design and technical crafts. 

The Printmaking program at California State University Long Beach incorporates a number of historical media including etching, lithography, relief printing, monotype, and screen printing while expanding upon emerging photographic and digital processes. Emphasis is placed on both unique/individual images and the multiple.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at California State University Long Beach is designed to prepare students for professional careers as performers and/or choreographers. 

The Bachelor of Arts in Dance at California State University Long Beach provides students with a balanced course of study that helps to prepare them for careers as performers, educators, arts administrators, health and fitness specialists, and/or graduate study in dance. 

The Dance Science option at California State University Long Beach offers a course of study combining dance with specific kinesiology and science courses for students interested in teaching careers in dance, dance medicine, careers in dance fitness, or graduate education in the areas of dance science or related dance studies. 

The Ceramic Arts programme at California State University Long Beach explores the production of both functional and non-functional art objects. 

The Theatre Arts degree at California State University Long Beach provides opportunities to gain exposure and expertise across a broad range of highly transferable skills in the dramatic arts.

The Music - Composition undergraduate music curriculum at California State University Long Beach prepares students to become professional composers in various contemporary styles and media including contemporary classical, film and electronic arts, theater, computer music and mixed media.

The Studio Art degree at California State University Long Beach  is a versatile programme that allows students to explore a wide range of artistic disciplines.

The Drawing and Painting programme at California State University Long Beach encourages a strong foundation in the traditions of life drawing and offers focuses on both figurative and non-figurative approaches to the medium. Courses are designed to contextualize the fundamentals, introduce critical thinking, and foster independence.