Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Riverside City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Riverside City College — i.e. exactly which Riverside City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Riverside City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Visual Literacy
Take at Riverside City College: AHS 4
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Riverside City College: AHS 10
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Riverside City College: AHS 8
The History of Jazz
Take at Riverside City College: MUS 25
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Riverside City College: DAN 6 or DAN 6H
Music Appreciation
Take at Riverside City College: MUS 19
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Riverside City College: ENGL 25
Play Analysis
Take at Riverside City College: THE 9
Critical Thinking
Take at Riverside City College: PHI 32
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Riverside City College: HIS 44 or ETS 44
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Riverside City College: ETS 2 or HIS 31
World History
Take at Riverside City College: HIS 2 or HIS 2H
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Riverside City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Riverside City College: PHI 10H or PHI 10
The American People
Take at Riverside City College: HIS 6 or HIS 6H or HIS 7H or HIS 7
Introduction to American Religion
Take at Riverside City College: HUM 11
The American People
Take at Riverside City College: HIS 7H or HIS 7
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Riverside City College: PHI 12
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.