Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Foothill College — i.e. exactly which Foothill College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Foothill College → UC Santa Barbara)
Music Appreciation
Take at Foothill College: MUS 1
World Music
Take at Foothill College: MUS 2D
Introduction to Cinema
Take at Foothill College: MDIA 1 or MDIA 1H
Media Criticism
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Foothill College: ART 2C
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Foothill College: PHOT 10 or PHOT 10H
The History of Jazz
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Foothill College: DANC 10
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Take at Foothill College: ENGL 40
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at Foothill College: ENGL 12
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Foothill College: ENGL 12 or ENGL 31
Critical Thinking
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 7
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Foothill College: ETHN 5
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Foothill College: ETHN 3
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Foothill College: HIST 18
History of Philosophy
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 20B
Introduction to African Studies
Take at Foothill College: ANTH 6
Modern Europe
Take at Foothill College: HIST 4C
World History
Take at Foothill College: HIST 3C
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Foothill College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Foothill College: PHIL 4
The American People
Take at Foothill College: HIST 17B
The American People
Take at Foothill College: HIST 17C
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Foothill College: 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.