Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Los Angeles Pierce College — i.e. exactly which Los Angeles Pierce College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Angeles Pierce College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Survey: Architecture and Planning
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHOTO 027A
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: DANCEST 805
Music Appreciation
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: MUSIC 111
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: ENGLISH 219 or ENGLISH 234
Play Analysis
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: THEATER 114
Critical Thinking
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 006 or PHILOS 009
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHICANO 008 or HISTORY 044
The Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: HISTORY 029
History of Philosophy
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 014
Modern Europe
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: HISTORY 002
World History
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: HISTORY 087
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Los Angeles Pierce College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: CHICANO 002
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 001
The American People
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: HISTORY 011 or HISTORY 012
The American People
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: HISTORY 012
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Angeles Pierce College: PHILOS 020
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.