Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Mission College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Mission College — i.e. exactly which Mission College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Mission College → UC Santa Barbara)
Introduction to Cinema
Take at Mission College: ENG 015 or HUM 015
Media Criticism
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Mission College: ART 001B
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Mission College: GDS 012
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Mission College: KIN 080
Music Appreciation
Take at Mission College: MUS 010
World Music
Take at Mission College: MUS 017
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Mission College: ENG 013 or ETH 013
Critical Thinking
Take at Mission College: PHI 002
Modern Europe
Take at Mission College: HIS 004BH or HIS 004B
World History
Take at Mission College: HIS 016 or HIS 016H
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Mission College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Mission College: HUM 016
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Mission College: PHI 001
The American People
Take at Mission College: HIS 017A or HIS 017AH or HIS 017BH or HIS 017B
The American People
Take at Mission College: HIS 017B or HIS 017BH
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Mission College: PHI 003
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.