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

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

Required courses (Santa Monica College → UC Santa Barbara)

FAMST 46
5 UC units
Introduction to Cinema
Take at Santa Monica College: FILM 9
FAMST 70
5 UC units
Media Criticism
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
FAMST 96
5 UC units
Advanced Film Analysis
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
ARTHI 6C
5 UC units
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Santa Monica College: AHIS 3
ARTHI 6F
5 UC units
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at Santa Monica College: AHIS 22 or AHIS 21
ARTHI 6G
5 UC units
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Santa Monica College: PHOTO 52 or AHIS 52
BL ST 14
5 UC units
The History of Jazz
Take at Santa Monica College: MUSIC 33
DANCE 45
4 UC units
History and Appreciation of Dance
Take at Santa Monica College: DANCE 5
MUS 15
5 UC units
Music Appreciation
Take at Santa Monica College: MUSIC 32
MUS 17
5 UC units
World Music
Take at Santa Monica College: MUSIC 29
BL ST 38A
5 UC units
Introduction to African-American Literature (Part I)
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 34
ENGL 50
5 UC units
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Santa Monica College: ENGL 53 or ENGL 34 or ENGL 10 or ENGL 41
PHIL 3
5 UC units
Critical Thinking
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 9 or PHILOS 7
CH ST 1A
5 UC units
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 42 or SOCIOL 31 or HIST 43
HIST 46B
5 UC units
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 22
HIST 49B
5 UC units
Survey of African History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 39
PHIL 20C
5 UC units
History of Philosophy
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 4
HIST 4C
5 UC units
Modern Europe
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 2
HIST 2C
5 UC units
World History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 34
BL ST 1
5 UC units
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Santa Monica College equivalent — complete after transfer.
PHIL 1
5 UC units
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 1
HIST 17B
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 12 or HIST 11
HIST 17C
5 UC units
The American People
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 12
PHIL 4
5 UC units
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Santa Monica College: PHILOS 2
HIST 49C
5 UC units
Survey of African History
Take at Santa Monica College: HIST 39

View the official agreement on ASSIST.org ↗

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Film and Media Studies, B.A. from Santa Monica 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.