Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Saddleback College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Saddleback College — i.e. exactly which Saddleback College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Saddleback College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Saddleback College: ARTH 26
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at Saddleback College: ARCH 12
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Saddleback College: PHOT 25
The History of Jazz
Take at Saddleback College: MUS 27
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Saddleback College: DANC 64
Music Appreciation
Take at Saddleback College: MUS 20
World Music
Take at Saddleback College: MUS 23
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Saddleback College: ENG 24
Critical Thinking
Take at Saddleback College: PHIL 12
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Saddleback College: ES 33 or HIST 33
Latin American History: Independence and National Period
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 28
The Middle East from Muhammad to the Nineteenth Century
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 74
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 75
Survey of African History
Take at Saddleback College: PS 80 or HIST 80
Chinese Civilization
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 72
History of Philosophy
Take at Saddleback College: PHIL 5
Latin American History: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 27
Introduction to African Studies
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 80 or PS 80
Modern Europe
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 63
World History
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 5
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Saddleback College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Saddleback College: PHIL 1H or PHIL 1
The American People
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 16 or HIST 17
The American People
Take at Saddleback College: HIST 17
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Saddleback College: PHIL 15
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.