Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Palomar College — i.e. exactly which Palomar College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Palomar College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Visual Literacy
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Palomar College: ART 169
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Palomar College: PHOT 125
The History of Jazz
Take at Palomar College: MUS 102
Music Appreciation
Take at Palomar College: MUS 100
World Music
Take at Palomar College: MUS 171
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Critical Thinking
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 201 or PHIL 116
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Palomar College: AAS 100
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Palomar College: CS 100 or CS 102 or CS 101
Latin American History: Independence and National Period
Take at Palomar College: HIST 151
The Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
Take at Palomar College: HIST 160
History of Philosophy
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 141
Latin American History: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
Take at Palomar College: HIST 150
Introduction to African Studies
Take at Palomar College: ANTH 126
Modern Europe
Take at Palomar College: HIST 106
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Palomar College: CS 140
World History
Take at Palomar College: HIST 108
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Palomar College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 111
The American People
Take at Palomar College: HIST 101 or HIST 102
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Palomar College: RS 105
Introduction to American Religion
Take at Palomar College: RS 110 or RS 102
The American People
Take at Palomar College: HIST 102
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Palomar College: PHIL 121
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.