Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Laney College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Laney College — i.e. exactly which Laney College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Laney College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Laney College: ART 4
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at Laney College: ARCH 107
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Laney College: PHOTO 25
The History of Jazz
Take at Laney College: MUSIC 15A
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Laney College: DANCE 1
Music Appreciation
Take at Laney College: MUSIC 10
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at Laney College: ENGL 31
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Laney College: ENGL 31 or M/LAT 36
Critical Thinking
Take at Laney College: PHIL 10
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Laney College: ASAME 20
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Laney College: M/LAT 19
History of Philosophy
Take at Laney College: PHIL 20B
Modern Europe
Take at Laney College: HIST 2B
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Laney College: M/LAT 31
World History
Take at Laney College: HIST 3B
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Laney College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Laney College: PHIL 1
The American People
Take at Laney College: HIST 7B or HIST 7A
The American People
Take at Laney College: HIST 7B
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Laney College: PHIL 2 or HUMAN 30A
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.