Colleges and Pollak Library

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College of the Arts

Cal State Fullerton’s College of the Arts is an essential part of the creative fabric of Southern California, proudly serving as both an academic and cultural resource. It is a living laboratory for the arts, where success is measured in lines of dialogue, phrases of choreography, sheets of music, and slabs of clay. COTA Alumni leave lasting legacies by contributing to the vitality of the arts nationally and globally and can be found in all facets of the thriving art and entertainment industries. Each year, the college enthusiastically opens its doors to more than 40,000 students, campus and community members who attend the hundreds of concerts, exhibitions, workshops, masterclasses, visiting artists’ lectures, and performances it presents.

Departments include: Art, Dance, Music, Theatre

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College of Business and Economics

The CSUF College of Business and Economics provides student-focused education, grounded in academic excellence and personal development, that empowers students to change their lives, the organizations they lead and the communities they serve. Whether students are starting their academic journey or pursuing an advanced business degree, CBE will prepare them to be leaders in today's ever-changing economic environment.

Departments include: Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, International Business, Management, and Marketing

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College of Communications

Academic programs in the College cover the full gamut of communications, which prepare students to work in all areas and related fields in business, education, entertainment, government, health care, nonprofit, for profit and more

Departments include: Cinema and Television Arts; Communication Sciences and Disorders; Communications; and Human Communication Studies.

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College of Education

The College of Education provides educators, leaders and professionals in various learning environments with the ability to apply critical and informed thinking to professional practice and problem-solving and to use these skills and attributes to become change agents in their schools, communities and other work places. The College prepares students to become active and critical thinkers in order to meet academic requirements related to university learning.

Departments include: Educational Leadership, Elementary and Bilingual Education, Literacy and Reading Education, Secondary Education and Special Education, Instructional Design and Technology program for graduate students, Doctor of Education program, and Urban Learning, a bachelor's program first offered in fall 2024.

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College of Engineering and Computer Science

The curricula of the College of Engineering and Computer Science are designed to prepare students for careers in engineering and computer science and for further study and specialization in graduate work. The faculty of the college is actively involved, not only in instruction and scholarship, but also in the advising of students on topics relating to the planning of career and program goals. Cooperative education and internship programs are generally available.

Departments include: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering

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College of Health and Human Development

The College of Health and Human Development is committed to excellent programs, focused on student success and being highly engaged in the community. Our student-centered faculty are recognized for outstanding teaching and cutting-edge research. Our state-of-the-art classrooms, laboratories and student success centers are well equipped to support student learning. Our programs meet rigorous national accreditation standards, produce graduates who consistently perform at the highest levels on certification and licensure examinations, and provide experiential learning opportunities that link graduates to meaningful careers.

Departments include: Counseling, Human Services, Kinesiology, Military Science, School of Nursing, Public Health, and Social Work.

HHD WEBSITE

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS) offers students the breadth of a traditional liberal arts education while preparing them for a wide range of professions, graduate school and advanced professional study. It is home to more than 20 different departments and programs. All majors in H&SS provide students with the broad education and core skills that will be attractive to employers in whatever career or field a graduate may choose. For those seeking to become high school teachers, we offer programs leading to secondary credentials in English/Language Arts, Foreign Languages and History/Social Science.

H&SS WEBSITE

Departments and programs include:

African American Studies
Aging Studies
American Studies
Anthropology
Asian American Studies
Asian Studies
Chicana and Chicano Studies
English, Comparative Literature and Linguistics
Environmental Studies
Geography and the Environment
History
Latin America Studies
Liberal Studies
Modern Languages and Literatures
Philosophy
Politics, Administration and Justice
Psychology
Religious Studies
Sociology
Women and Gender Studies

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

The curricula of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics are designed to prepare students for careers in scientific, mathematical and other technical fields; for further study and specialization in advanced graduate work; and for entry into professional schools of medicine and other health-related disciplines. The faculty of the college is actively involved, not only in instruction and research, but in the advising of students in the college on topics relating to the planning of career and program goals. Cooperative education internship programs are available in each of the College’s Departments.

The College sponsors a variety of professional and educational programs at which students and faculty have an opportunity to meet with their counterparts.

Departments and programs include: Biological Science, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geological Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics.

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Pollak Library

Chief among campus learning resources is the Pollak Library. Located at the center of the campus and offering robust physical and electronic collections, the library consists of a six-story south wing and a newer four-story north wing.

The library provides access to over 200 online databases, over 140,000 electronic journals and online collections of streaming audio, video and digitized primary source materials. In addition to physical and electronic book collections of almost two million volumes, the library also contains a wide array of other materials, including print and online government publications (federal, state, local and international), audiovisual collections, archival and rare items, maps and microforms.

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