Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Butte College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Butte College — i.e. exactly which Butte College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Butte College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Butte College: ART 4 or ART 5
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Butte College: PHO 1
The History of Jazz
Take at Butte College: MUS 7
Music Appreciation
Take at Butte College: MUS 1
World Music
Take at Butte College: MUS 9
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Thinking
Take at Butte College: PHIL 6
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at Butte College: ETHS 40
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Butte College: HIST 20
Modern Europe
Take at Butte College: HIST 23
World History
Take at Butte College: HIST 5
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Butte College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Butte College: ETHS 10
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Butte College: PHIL 2
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 8 or HIST 10
The American People
Take at Butte College: HIST 10
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Butte College: PHIL 4
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
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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.