Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Los Medanos College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Los Medanos College — i.e. exactly which Los Medanos College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Los Medanos College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Los Medanos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Los Medanos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Los Medanos College: ART 008 or ART 009
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Los Medanos College: ART 019
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Los Medanos College: ENGL 127 or ENGL 128 or ENGL 129 or ENGL 120 or ENGL 121
Critical Thinking
Take at Los Medanos College: PHIL 210
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Los Medanos College: HIST 052
History of Philosophy
Take at Los Medanos College: PHIL 132
Modern Europe
Take at Los Medanos College: HIST 035
World History
Take at Los Medanos College: HIST 040
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Los Medanos College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Los Medanos College: PHIL 100
The American People
Take at Los Medanos College: HIST 029 or HIST 030
The American People
Take at Los Medanos College: HIST 030
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Los Medanos College: PHIL 122 or PHIL 120
View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗
Don’t plan this alone.
Skyway builds your full term-by-term plan from these exact requirements + IGETC, checks your gaps, models your GPA, and an AI counselor answers anything — free.
Start my free plan →Film and Media Studies, B.A. from Los Medanos College to other UCs
Film and Media Studies, B.A. to UC Santa Barbara from other colleges
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.