Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: De Anza College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from De Anza College — i.e. exactly which De Anza College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (De Anza College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at De Anza College: ARTS 2C
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at De Anza College: ARTS 1B
The History of Jazz
Take at De Anza College: MUSI 1B
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at De Anza College: DANC 38A
Music Appreciation
Take at De Anza College: MUSI 1A
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Take at De Anza College: ASAM 20 or ELIT 24
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at De Anza College: ELIT 41 or ASAM 20 or ELIT 24 or ELIT 41H or CHLX 35
Play Analysis
Take at De Anza College: F/TV 7
Critical Thinking
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 7 or PHIL 7H
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at De Anza College: ASAM 1
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at De Anza College: ASAM 10
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at De Anza College: CHLX 10 or CHLX 12
Survey of African History
Take at De Anza College: HIST 16B
History of Philosophy
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 20C
Modern Europe
Take at De Anza College: HIST 6C or HIST 6CH
Introduction to Asian American Popular Culture
Take at De Anza College: ASAM 21
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at De Anza College: CHLX 26 or WMST 26
World History
Take at De Anza College: HIST 3CH or HIST 3C
Introduction to African-American Studies
No De Anza College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at De Anza College: CHLX 11 or CHLX 13
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 1
The American People
Take at De Anza College: HIST 17B or HIST 17BH
The American People
Take at De Anza College: HIST 17C or HIST 17CH
Introduction to Ethics
Take at De Anza College: PHIL 8H or PHIL 8
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.