Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Allan Hancock College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Allan Hancock College — i.e. exactly which Allan Hancock College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Allan Hancock College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Cinema
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Media Criticism
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Visual Literacy
Take at Allan Hancock College: ART 101
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Allan Hancock College: ART 104
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHTO 101
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Allan Hancock College: DANC 101
Music Appreciation
Take at Allan Hancock College: MUS 100
World Music
Take at Allan Hancock College: MUS 106
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Take at Allan Hancock College: ENGL 150 or ES 150
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Allan Hancock College: ENGL 139 or ES 139 or ENGL 151 or ES 151 or ENGL 152 or ES 152
Critical Thinking
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHIL 112
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Modern Europe
Take at Allan Hancock College: HUM 105 or HIST 105
World History
Take at Allan Hancock College: HUM 102 or HIST 102
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Allan Hancock College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHIL 101
The American People
Take at Allan Hancock College: HIST 107 or HIST 108
The American People
Take at Allan Hancock College: HIST 108
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Allan Hancock College: PHIL 105
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Film and Media Studies, B.A. from Allan Hancock College to other UCs
Film and Media Studies, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges
Data sourced from ASSIST.org (official CCC→UC articulation) and the UC Information Center (transfer admit data), 2025–26. Skyway is an independent transfer-planning tool and is not affiliated with the University of California or ASSIST.