Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Santa Barbara City College — i.e. exactly which Santa Barbara City College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Santa Barbara City College → UC Santa Barbara)
Critical Thinking
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 205
Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ASAM 101
American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ASAM 102
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHST 102 or CHST 101
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 138
History of Philosophy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 201
Modern Europe
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 113H or HIST 104
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHST 121
World History
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 108
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHST 103
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 100H or PHIL 100
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 102 or HIST 101 or HIST 102H
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 206
Introduction to American Religion
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 118
The American People
Take at Santa Barbara City College: HIST 102 or HIST 102H
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PHIL 101 or PHIL 101H
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at Santa Barbara City College: BLST 113
Major Works in European Literature
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENG 231
Major Works in European Literature
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENG 232
Major Works in European Literature
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ENG 232
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Santa Barbara City College: CHST 113 or CHST 114 or BLST 113
Play Analysis
Take at Santa Barbara City College: TA 104
Visual Literacy
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ART 101
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ART 104 or ART 104H
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Santa Barbara City College: ART 114
The History of Jazz
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MUS 112
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Santa Barbara City College: PE 250
Music Appreciation
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MUS 110
World Music
Take at Santa Barbara City College: MUS 118
Introduction to Cinema
Take at Santa Barbara City College: FS 101H or FS 101
Media Criticism
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Santa Barbara City College equivalent — complete after transfer.
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.