Film and Media Studies, B.A. Transfer Requirements: Southwestern College → UC Santa Barbara
The official course articulation for transferring into UC Santa Barbara’s Film and Media Studies, B.A. major from Southwestern College — i.e. exactly which Southwestern College courses satisfy each UC Santa Barbara major-preparation requirement, per ASSIST.org (2025–26).
Required courses (Southwestern College → UC Santa Barbara)
World History
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 107
Media Criticism
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Advanced Film Analysis
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art
Take at Southwestern College: ART 157 or ART 151
Survey: Architecture and Planning
Take at Southwestern College: ARCH 210 or ARCH 208
Survey: History of Photography
Take at Southwestern College: ART 156
The History of Jazz
Take at Southwestern College: MUS 106
Music Appreciation
Take at Southwestern College: MUS 105
World Music
Take at Southwestern College: MUS 195
Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures
Take at Southwestern College: ENGL 274 or ENGL 272
Play Analysis
Take at Southwestern College: TA 102
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 141 or MAS 141
The Middle East: From the Nineteenth Century to the Present
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 160
Modern Europe
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 105
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Southwestern College: MAS 170
Introduction to African-American Studies
No Southwestern College equivalent — complete after transfer.
Introduction to Chicano/a Studies
Take at Southwestern College: MAS 142 or HIST 142
Short Introduction to Philosophy
Take at Southwestern College: PHIL 101
The American People
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 100 or HIST 101
The American People
Take at Southwestern College: HIST 101
Introduction to Ethics
Take at Southwestern College: PHIL 120
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.