Film and Media Studies

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.

• 35Mapped preparation courses
• 15Scheduled Fall 2026
• 6With open seats reported
• 38Current 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: DANC 38A, ELIT 41, ELIT 41H, CHLX 35, F/TV 7, PHIL 7, PHIL 7H, ASAM 1, ASAM 10, HIST 16B, PHIL 20C, HIST 6CH, ASAM 21, CHLX 26, WMST 26, HIST 3CH, CHLX 11, CHLX 13, HIST 17BH, PHIL 8H. 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. MUSI 1BMusic Appreciation: Jazz StylesOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 3 seats reported this term.
2. PHIL 1Introduction to PhilosophyOpen
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • 10 seats reported this term.
3. ARTS 1BArchitecture Past and PresentWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
4. ARTS 2CHistory of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through ImpressionismWaitlist
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • No open seats reported this term.
5. ASAM 1Asian American Experiences Past to PresentNot 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. ASAM 10Contemporary Asian American CommunitiesNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• FAMST 70

  Media Criticism

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• FAMST 96

  Advanced Film Analysis

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

• ARTHI 6C

  Art Survey III: Modern-Contemporary Art

  • ARTS 2C

    History of Art: Europe from the Baroque Period through Impressionism

• ARTHI 6F

  Survey: Architecture and Planning

  • ARTS 1B

    Architecture Past and Present

• BL ST 14

  The History of Jazz

  • MUSI 1B

    Music Appreciation: Jazz Styles

• DANCE 45

  History and Appreciation of Dance

  • DANC 38A

    Appreciation of Dance

• MUS 15

  Music Appreciation

  • MUSI 1A

    Music Appreciation: Music in Western Cultures

• AS AM 5

  Introduction to Asian American Literature

  • ASAM 20

    Asian Pacific American Literature

  • or
    ELIT 24

    Asian Pacific American Literature

• ENGL 50

  Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Literatures

  • ELIT 41

    Ethnic Literature of the United States

  • or
    ELIT 41H

    Ethnic Literature of the United States - HONORS

  • or
    ASAM 20

    Asian Pacific American Literature

  • or
    CHLX 35

    Chicano/a, Latino/a Literature

  • or
    ELIT 24

    Asian Pacific American Literature

• THTR 1

  Play Analysis

  • F/TV 7

    Script Analysis

• PHIL 3

  Critical Thinking

  • PHIL 7

    Deductive Logic

  • or
    PHIL 7H

    Deductive Logic - HONORS

• AS AM 1

  Introduction to Asian American History, 1850-Present

  • ASAM 1

    Asian American Experiences Past to Present

• AS AM 2

  American Migration Since 1965: Asians and Others in the United States

  • ASAM 10

    Contemporary Asian American Communities

• CH ST 1A

  Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • CHLX 10

    Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

  • or
    CHLX 12

    Chicanx and Latinx History

• HIST 49B

  Survey of African History

  • HIST 16B

    History of Africa From 1800 to the Present

• PHIL 20C

  History of Philosophy

  • PHIL 20C

    History of Western Philosophy- 1800 - the Present

• HIST 4C

  Modern Europe

  • HIST 6C

    History of Western Civilization: 1750 C.E. to Present

  • or
    HIST 6CH

    History of Western Civilization: 1750 C.E. to Present - HONORS

• AS AM 4

  Introduction to Asian American Popular Culture

  • ASAM 21

    Asian Pacific Americans Make Culture

• CH ST 1B

  Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • CHLX 26

    La Mujer: Latina Life and Experience

  • or
    WMST 26

    La Mujer: Latina Life and Experience

• HIST 2C

  World History

  • HIST 3C

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present

  • or
    HIST 3CH

    World History from 1750 CE to the Present - Honors

• BL ST 1

  Introduction to African-American Studies

  This Course is Never Articulated

• CH ST 1C

  Introduction to Chicano/a Studies

  • CHLX 11

    Chicanx Culture

  • or
    CHLX 13

    The Chicanx and Latinx and the Arts

• PHIL 1

  Short Introduction to Philosophy

  • PHIL 1

    Introduction to Philosophy

• HIST 17B

  The American People

  • HIST 17B

    History of the United States from 1800 to 1900

  • or
    HIST 17BH

    History of the United States from 1800 to 1900 - HONORS

• HIST 17C

  The American People

  • HIST 17C

    History of the United States From 1900 to the Present

  • or
    HIST 17CH

    History of the United States From 1900 to the Present - HONORS

• PHIL 4

  Introduction to Ethics

  • PHIL 8

    Ethics

  • or
    PHIL 8H

    Ethics - 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 UC Santa Barbara majors from De Anza

• Actuarial ScienceDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• AnthropologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Archaeology EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Biological EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Anthropology, B.A. - Cultural EmphasisDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Applied MathematicsDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• Aquatic BiologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• ArtDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara

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