Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Monterey Peninsula College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Monterey Peninsula College — i.e. exactly which Monterey Peninsula College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Monterey Peninsula College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Monterey Peninsula College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Monterey Peninsula College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: ARTH 4
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: ARTP 14
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: DANC 5
Music Appreciation
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: MUSI 1
World Music
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: MUSI 5
Play Analysis
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: THEA 6
Critical Thinking
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHIL 6 or PHIL 10
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: ETNC 23 or HIST 23
Modern Europe
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: HIST 5
World History
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: HIST 8
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Monterey Peninsula College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHIL 2
The American People
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: HIST 17 or HIST 18
The American People
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: HIST 18
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Monterey Peninsula College: PHIL 4
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.