Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: MiraCosta College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from MiraCosta College — i.e. exactly which MiraCosta College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (MiraCosta College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at MiraCosta College: ART 260 or ART 260H
Survey: History of Photography
Take at MiraCosta College: ART 254
The History of Jazz
Take at MiraCosta College: MUS 119
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at MiraCosta College: DNCE 101
Music Appreciation
Take at MiraCosta College: MUS 115
World Music
Take at MiraCosta College: MUS 116
Introduction to Asian American Literature
Take at MiraCosta College: LIT 101
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at MiraCosta College: LIT 100
Play Analysis
Take at MiraCosta College: DRAM 123
Critical Thinking
Take at MiraCosta College: PHIL 110 or PHIL 100
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at MiraCosta College: CCS 100 or HIST 142 or HIST 141
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at MiraCosta College: HIST 102
Modern Europe
Take at MiraCosta College: HIST 104
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at MiraCosta College: CCS 232 or SOC 232
World History
Take at MiraCosta College: HIST 101H or HIST 101
Introduction to African-American Studies
No MiraCosta College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at MiraCosta College: PHIL 101H or PHIL 101
The American People
Take at MiraCosta College: HIST 111H or HIST 111 or HIST 110 or HIST 110H
Introduction to American Religion
Take at MiraCosta College: RELG 103
The American People
Take at MiraCosta College: HIST 111H or HIST 111
Introduction to Ethics
Take at MiraCosta College: PHIL 102
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.