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.

• 11Mapped preparation courses
• 7Scheduled Fall 2026
• 7With open seats reported
• 27Current sections

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

Not scheduled at Foothill College this term: PSYC C1000, PSYC C1000H, SOC 1H, POLS C1000. 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. POLS C1000American Government and PoliticsNot currently offered
   • The only course ASSIST lists for one of this major's requirements.
   • Not scheduled this term — plan it for a later quarter.
2. ANTH 2ACultural AnthropologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 8 seats reported this term.
3. ANTH 2AHHonors Cultural AnthropologyOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 21 seats reported this term.
4. ECON 1APrinciples of Macroeconomics Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 47 seats reported this term.
5. ECON 1BPrinciples of MicroeconomicsOpen
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 12 seats reported this term.
6. HIST 17BHistory of the United States from 1812 to 1914Open
   • Listed as preparation for this major.
   • 3 seats reported this term.

Things to watch

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

Major preparation

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

• HISTORY 7B

  The United States from Civil War to Present

  • HIST 17B + HIST 17C

    History of the United States from 1812 to 1914 · History of the United States from 1914 to the Present

• ECON 1

  Introduction to Economics

  • ECON 1A + ECON 1B

    Principles of Macroeconomics · Principles of Microeconomics

• PSYCH 1

  General Psychology

  • PSYC C1000

    Introduction to Psychology

  • or
    PSYC C1000H

    Introduction to Psychology - Honors

• SOCIOL 1

  Introduction to Sociology

  • SOC 1

    Introduction to Sociology

  • or
    SOC 1H

    Honors Introduction to Sociology

• ANTHRO 3

  Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

  • ANTH 2A

    Cultural Anthropology

  • or
    ANTH 2AH

    Honors Cultural Anthropology

• POL SCI 1

  Introduction to American Politics

  • POLS C1000

    American Government and Politics

• MEDIAST 10

  Introduction to Media Studies

  This course must be taken at the university after transfer

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

De Anza 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 Foothill 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 Berkeley majors from Foothill

• Aerospace EngineeringFoothill → UC Berkeley
• African American StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• American StudiesFoothill → UC Berkeley
• AnalyticsFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Ancient Greek and Roman CivilizationsFoothill → UC Berkeley
• AnthropologyFoothill → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureFoothill → UC Berkeley
• Art (Practice of)Foothill → UC Berkeley

Common questions