Cinematic Arts & Technology, B.A.

Cinematic Arts and Technology is a hands-on program that prepares you for careers in film, broadcast, and interactive media across commercial, independent, and community sectors.

You will create narrative, documentary, interactive, and experimental media in a variety of collaborative, independent, and cross-disciplinary projects. Major coursework will help you to develop skills and experience in all facets of media making, including: directing, writing, producing, editing, sound design, visual design, animation, motion graphics, interaction design, and mobile media.

Associate Degree to Baccalaureate Degree

If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T certified student in Film, Television, and Electronic Media, your baccalaureate degree requirements can be found on the Film, Television, and Electronic Media, AS-T to Cinematic Arts & Technology, B.A. page.

Required Courses ~ 56 units

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your General Education and University Requirements .

Complete all of the following courses:
CART 200 - Introduction to Filmmaking Units: 3
CART 210 - Introduction to Sound Production Units: 4
CART 228 - Cinematic History 1849-1960 Units: 3
CART 240 - Introduction to Screenwriting Units: 4
CART 301 - Practical Application Units: 2
CART 303 - Media, Power, and Society Units: 3
CART 305 - Intermediate Filmmaking Units: 3
CART 329 - Contemporary Media History Units: 3
CART 330 - Elements of Cinema Units: 4
CART 361 - Intro to Editing Units: 4
CART 399S - Community-Based Media Units: 4
CART 490 - Capstone Preproduction and Development Units: 4
CART 491 - Capstone Completion & Assessment Units: 4
Complete one of the following film studies courses:
CART 211 - Picturing the Environment Units: 3
CART 212 - Charlie Don’t Surf: War, Culture & Cinema Units: 3
CART 220 - Haunted Screens: Horror in Film Units: 3
CART 230 - The Art of Storytelling Units: 3
CART 231 - Movie Mania Units: 3
CART 275 - Women Filmmakers Units: 3
Complete 4 units from the following lower division Research and Development courses:
CART 205 - Production Management Units: 1-2
CART 208 - Business for Filmmakers Units: 2-4
CART 215 - Visual Design Units: 4
CART 216 - Art of the Film Pitch Units: 1
CART 219 - Storyboarding Workshop Units: 1
CART 265 - Script Supervisor Workshop Units: 2
Complete one of the following Media Practice and Innovation courses:
CART 318 - Introduction to Animation Units: 4
CART 321 - Experimental Production Units: 4
CART 341 - Film Directing Units: 4
CART 375 - Cinematography Units: 4
CART 376 - Documentary Production Units: 4
CART 424 - Environmental Media Arts Units: 4

Learning Outcomes

MLO 1: Historical, Theoretical, and Analytical Understanding

Students develop fluency in media criticism, media history and media ethics in order to describe and analyze the major historical movements (events, artists, genres, developments, etc.) and their interrelationships. Students learn to understand media contextually, in relationship to social movements and technological developments so that they can describe and analyze relationships between aesthetics and content. Students apply ethical, social and political analysis in critique.

MLO 2: Research and Development for Cinema

Students demonstrate fundamental concepts of storytelling through written analysis and by creating various forms using sound, image, and text. Students develop written and visual content through research and pre-production processes. Students evaluate projects through critical analysis.

MLO 3: Media Practice and Innovation

Students develop intellectual approaches and craftsmanship in media production through experiences to include writing, directing, cinematography, editing, designing, and producing. Students demonstrate knowledge of new trends in form and content by creating meaningful, innovative, and contemporary projects.