Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Television Arts - Film Production California State University - Northridge, USA

Big screen, small screen, YouTube, Netflix, Oculus—there are more ways to tell powerful stories than ever before. Learn the skills you need to bring your ideas to life.

Why Study Cinema and Television Arts?

As a Cinema and Television Arts major, you will learn conceptual thinking and technical skills needed for this booming industry. You will gain the practical know-how required to produce a TV show, film or other mass media storytelling forms. You will develop your creativity in a way that helps you reach your ideal audience.

With a degree in cinema and television arts, you will be ready for an exciting career in media. You can work in TV or film production, writers' rooms, emerging media industries, entertainment media management or as a media critic and researcher. Put your big ideas into action with the pre-professional training this major offers.

Why Study Cinema and Television Arts at CSUN?

Multiple Options

Choose a cinema and television arts option that fits your passion. You can choose to focus on:

• Entertainment media management
• Film production
• Television production
• Media theory and criticism
• Emerging media production
• Screenwriting

Hands-on Experience

Our curriculum is designed to go beyond theory and into the practical application of what you learn in the classroom. Most of our options require either an internship or program production experience to graduate.

State-of-the-art Facilities

Our facilities include film and television sound stages, post-production and mixing suites, a new media lab, and the 130-seat Elaine and Alan Armer Screening Room. The CSUN Cinematheque regularly programs film series and other screenings and events in the Armer.

Entertainment Capital of the World

Studying in Los Angeles means having the entertainment industry right at your fingertips. We are a short drive from film and television studios and offices. Students have been able to take advantage of internship and work opportunities in this bustling city.

What You'll Learn

Your coursework will mostly be determined by the option you choose. However, there are certain foundational skills you'll gain in your first years. Your core classes will include an overview of mass media fields, television and film aesthetics and an introduction on writing for film and other media.

Depending on your concentration, you may also complete basic coursework on the fundamentals of video, film or digital production.

You will also fulfill internship or production credits as part of the practicum requirements for your major.

Film Production

In this option, you will learn how to conceptualize, produce, direct, edit and distribute film projects. In addition to gaining a strong technical foundation, you will choose one skill area to focus on: editing, sound, cinematography or producing.

In your film production core classes, you will learn about:

• Photography
• Film directing
• Film production
• Program production
• Film postproduction

Your senior year, you will complete a capstone project where you can apply what you've learned from your classes into a student film.

Finally, you will choose from a variety of classes in cinema and television arts history, criticism and entertainment management to round out your major courses.