Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Cuyamaca College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Cuyamaca College — i.e. exactly which Cuyamaca College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Cuyamaca College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Cuyamaca College: ART 143 or ART 141
The History of Jazz
Take at Cuyamaca College: MUS 111
Music Appreciation
Take at Cuyamaca College: MUS 110
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Cuyamaca College: ENGL 236 or ETHN 236
Critical Thinking
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHIL 130 or PHIL 125
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Cuyamaca College: HIST 118 or HIST 119
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Cuyamaca College: HIST 148
History of Philosophy
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHIL 117
Modern Europe
Take at Cuyamaca College: HIST 106
World History
Take at Cuyamaca College: HIST 101
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Cuyamaca College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHIL 110
The American People
Take at Cuyamaca College: HIST 109 or HIST 108
The American People
Take at Cuyamaca College: HIST 109
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Cuyamaca College: PHIL 140
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.