Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from San Diego Mesa College — i.e. exactly which San Diego Mesa College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (San Diego Mesa College → UC Santa Barbara)
Media Criticism
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ARTF 111 or ARTF 109
The History of Jazz
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MUSI 111
Music Appreciation
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MUSI 100
World Music
Take at San Diego Mesa College: MUSI 109
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 155
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at San Diego Mesa College: ENGL 230 or BLAS 155 or CHIC 135
Critical Thinking
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 101 or PHIL 100
Mass Media, Blackness and the Politics of Representation
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 150
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at San Diego Mesa College: AAPI 124 or HIST 123
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 110B or CHIC 141B or CHIC 110A or CHIC 141A
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 130
Survey of African History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: BLAS 145B
History of Philosophy
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 104B
Modern Europe
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 106
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 170
World History
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 101
Introduction to African-American Studies
No San Diego Mesa College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at San Diego Mesa College: CHIC 210
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 102A
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 110 or HIST 109
The American People
Take at San Diego Mesa College: HIST 110
Introduction to Ethics
Take at San Diego Mesa College: PHIL 102B
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.