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Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara

The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Rancho Santiago College — i.e. exactly which Rancho Santiago College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).

Required courses (Rancho Santiago College → UC Santa Barbara)

FAMST 96
5 UC units
Advanced Film Analysis
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
FAMST 70
5 UC units
Media Criticism
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ARTHI 6C
5 UC units
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ART 102
ARTHI 6G
5 UC units
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHOT 150
BL ST 14
5 UC units
The History of Jazz
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MUS 103
MUS 15
5 UC units
Music Appreciation
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MUS 101H or MUS 101
MUS 17
5 UC units
World Music
Take at Rancho Santiago College: MUS 102H or MUS 102
ENGL 50
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGL 245 or ENGL 246
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHIL 111
BL ST 50
5 UC units
Mass Media, Blackness and the Politics of Representation
Take at Rancho Santiago College: ENGL 245
CH ST 1A
5 UC units
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Rancho Santiago College: HIST 124H or CHST 150 or HIST 124
CH ST 1B
5 UC units
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Rancho Santiago College: HIST 181
HIST 2C
5 UC units
World History
Take at Rancho Santiago College: HIST 102 or HIST 102H
BL ST 1
5 UC units
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Rancho Santiago College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHIL 1
5 UC units
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHIL 106H or PHIL 106
HIST 17B
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Rancho Santiago College: HIST 120 or HIST 120H or HIST 121H or HIST 121
HIST 17C
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Rancho Santiago College: HIST 121 or HIST 121H
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Rancho Santiago College: PHIL 108

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Film and Media Studies, B.A. from Rancho Santiago 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.