Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Cabrillo College — i.e. exactly which Cabrillo College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cabrillo College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Cabrillo College: AH 14
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Cabrillo College: AP 15
The History of Jazz
Take at Cabrillo College: MUS 11A
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Cabrillo College: DANCE 1
Music Appreciation
Take at Cabrillo College: MUS 10
World Music
Take at Cabrillo College: MUS 12
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 41A
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Cabrillo College: ENGL 41A or ENGL 39
Play Analysis
Take at Cabrillo College: TA 14
Critical Thinking
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 12
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Cabrillo College: SOC 8 or ETHN 8
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Cabrillo College: HIST 6
Chinese Civilization
Take at Cabrillo College: HIST 19B
History of Philosophy
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 7
Modern Europe
Take at Cabrillo College: HIST 4BH or HIST 4B
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Cabrillo College: WS 5
World History
Take at Cabrillo College: HIST 2B
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Cabrillo College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Japanese History Through Art and Literature
Take at Cabrillo College: HIST 19C
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 4
The American People
Take at Cabrillo College: HIST 17BH or HIST 17B or HIST 17A or HIST 17AH
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Cabrillo College: ANTHR 8
The American People
Take at Cabrillo College: HIST 17B or HIST 17BH
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cabrillo College: PHILO 10H or PHILO 10
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.