Television, Film and New Media, Emphasis in Production

Admission reality

Cherrypicker does not estimate anyone’s chance of admission, and never will. Historical outcomes are context, not a prediction.

Planning reality

Counts over the courses ASSIST maps for this pathway. Every figure is a plain count with one definition — there is no score or ranking here.

• 10Mapped preparation courses
• 8Scheduled Winter 2027
• 8With open seats reported
• 20Current sections

Sections offered at De Anza College this term for the courses listed in this agreement. Open one to see instructors, meeting times and CRNs.

Not scheduled at De Anza College this term: THEA 1, F/TV 1H. A course can still be part of the requirement and offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Where this path usually starts

Ranked by how central each course is to the agreement — whether it is the only option for a requirement, how many requirements it covers, and whether it is running now. This is Cherrypicker’s ordering of published requirements, not advice about your situation, and it does not know your transcript.

1. ARTS 1AIntroduction to the Visual ArtsOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 360 seats reported this term.
2. F/TV 6AScreenwriting Fundamentals for Film/Video IOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 30 seats reported this term.
3. MUSI 1AMusic Appreciation: Music in Western CulturesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 80 seats reported this term.
4. THEA 20ATheory and Technique of Acting (Introduction)Open
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 23 seats reported this term.
5. THEA 1Appreciation of TheatreNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
6. ARTS 2BHistory of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the RenaissanceOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • Counts toward 2 separate requirements.
   • 40 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

Derived from this agreement and the current class data — not generic advice.

Major preparation

Left: what San Diego State requires. Right: the De Anza College course or courses ASSIST accepts for it. Alternatives are labelled or; courses joined by + are all required together.

• ART 157

  Introduction to Art

  • ARTS 1A

    Introduction to the Visual Arts

• ART 258

  Introduction to Art History I

  • ARTS 2A + ARTS 2B

    History of Art: Europe from Prehistory through Early Christianity · History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

• ART 259

  Introduction to Art History II

  • ARTS 2B + ARTS 2C

    History of Art: Europe During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance · History of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through Impressionism

• MUSIC 151

  Introduction to Music

  • MUSI 1A

    Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

• THEA 115

  Acting for Nonmajors

  No Course Articulated

• THEA 130

  Acting I

  • THEA 20A

    Theory and Technique of Acting (Introduction)

• THEA 120

  Heritage of Storytelling

  No Course Articulated

• THEA 100

  The Art of Theatre

  • THEA 1

    Appreciation of Theatre

• TFM 110

  Writing for Television and Film

  • F/TV 6A

    Screenwriting Fundamentals for Film/Video I

• TFM 160

  Cinema as Art

  • F/TV 1

    Introduction to Cinematic Arts

  • or
    F/TV 1H

    Introduction to Cinematic Arts - HONORS

Agreement year 2025-26, captured from ASSIST. Verify against the official agreement and confirm with a counselor before making transfer decisions.

The other FHDA college

Foothill College has its own ASSIST agreement for this major. It is a separate agreement with its own courses and its own source — not an extension of the De Anza College one, and the two are never combined on this page.

Whether a course taken at one college satisfies the other college’s requirements is a separate question from articulation. Confirm with a counselor before relying on it.

Other San Diego State majors from De Anza

• Accounting, Business AdministrationDe Anza → San Diego State
• Aerospace EngineeringDe Anza → San Diego State
• Africana StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• American Indian StudiesDe Anza → San Diego State
• AnthropologyDe Anza → San Diego State
• Art - Emphasis in Applied DesignDe Anza → San Diego State
• Art - Emphasis in Art HistoryDe Anza → San Diego State
• Art - Emphasis in Interior ArchitectureDe Anza → San Diego State

Common questions