Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: College of San Mateo → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from College of San Mateo — i.e. exactly which College of San Mateo courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (College of San Mateo → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No College of San Mateo equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No College of San Mateo equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at College of San Mateo: ART 103
Survey: History of Photography
Take at College of San Mateo: ART 347
The History of Jazz
Take at College of San Mateo: MUS. 275
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at College of San Mateo: DANC 100
Music Appreciation
Take at College of San Mateo: MUS. 202
World Music
Take at College of San Mateo: MUS. 250
Critical Thinking
Take at College of San Mateo: PHIL 200 or PHIL 103
Mass Media, Blackness and the Politics of Representation
Take at College of San Mateo: ETHN 288
History of Philosophy
Take at College of San Mateo: PHIL 175
Modern Europe
Take at College of San Mateo: HIST 101
World History
Take at College of San Mateo: HIST 106
Introduction to African-American Studies
No College of San Mateo equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at College of San Mateo: PHIL 100
The American People
Take at College of San Mateo: HIST 201 or HIST 202
The American People
Take at College of San Mateo: HIST 202
Introduction to Ethics
Take at College of San Mateo: PHIL 244
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.